JP2008289063A - Portable remote terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the damage of a card by taking in and putting out the card as a battery is left as it is entered while thinning the thickness of a portable remote terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A battery housing recessed section 8 and a card inserting section 10 are formed so as to be mutually adjoined in the longitudinal direction of a cabinet 3a for a sliding type portable telephone 1 (the portable remote terminal). A control member 12 is fitted on a boundary between the battery housing recessed section 8 and the card inserting section 10. The taking-in and putting-out operation of an SIM card 9 is controlled in the card inserting section 10 by the control member 12 when the battery 6 is housed in the battery housing recessed section 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal provided with a cabinet having a battery housing recess and a card insertion part, and more particularly to a structure for restricting card insertion into the card insertion part.

  A SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) is an IC card used in a mobile phone of a system such as GSM or W-CDMA. The SIM card contains a user's phone number and information of a contracted mobile phone carrier. Etc. are recorded. By attaching the SIM card to the mobile phone, the mobile phone can be used with the telephone number recorded in the card.

  The SIM card is not intended to be frequently inserted and removed. To prevent the internal data from being erased and deleted when the power is on, the SIM card must be securely turned off before insertion or removal. The mobile phone needs to be turned off. For this reason, many mobile phones have a structure in which the SIM card cannot be inserted or removed without removing the battery.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a mobile phone body, an IC card, and a battery pack are provided, and the mobile phone body has a locking portion, an extrusion spring, and an extrusion spring so that the IC card can be attached to a surface exposed when the battery pack is removed. A mobile phone having an IC card connector is disclosed. In this mobile phone, the IC card is attached and detached by the spring force of the push spring and the spring force of the connection connector that works in the direction of pushing the IC card out of the mobile phone body. This simplifies the IC card attaching / detaching structure and sufficiently protects the IC card so as not to cause damage or the like.

  In Patent Document 2, a SIM card is inserted into a card mounting recess formed in an opening of a case of a portable terminal, and the SIM card is held by a sliding case lock. The card lock that holds the inserted SIM card is securely fixed by the battery card lock stopper. When replacing the SIM card, the SIM card is lifted by the inclined portion of the card mounting recess, and at the same time, the slide-type card lock is also slid rearward, so that the card mounting and removing operations are simple and reliable without causing damage. I can do it.

In Patent Document 3, in a foldable portable electronic device in which a first housing having a display unit and a second housing having an operation unit are coupled via a hinge portion so as to be opened and closed, a battery chamber is provided in the second housing. An SD card (first IC card) insertion slot on the outer surface of the second casing, a SIM card (second IC card) insertion slot facing the battery compartment inside the second casing, and an SD card A connector, a connector for a SIM card, and a card chamber for mounting and electrically connecting these cards are provided. With this configuration, a mounting structure for a plurality of IC cards is realized in a space-saving manner.
JP-A-6-276263 JP 2003-304313 A JP 2004-222170 A

  However, in the conventional portable terminal, since the battery accommodating recess for accommodating the battery and the card insertion part for inserting and removing the card are provided so as to overlap in the thickness direction of the portable terminal, the thickness of the portable terminal is reduced. There was a problem that I could not.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and the object of the present invention is to ensure that the card is damaged by inserting and removing the card while the battery is inserted, while reducing the thickness of the portable terminal. There is to prevent.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the battery housing recess and the card insertion portion are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet of the portable terminal.

Specifically, in the first invention, a cabinet having a battery housing recess and a card insertion portion adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction;
A regulating member that is provided at a boundary between the battery housing recess and the card insertion portion, and restricts the card insertion / removal operation with respect to the card insertion portion when the battery is housed in the battery housing recess; ing.

  According to said structure, since the battery accommodating recessed part and the card insertion part are formed so that it may mutually adjoin in the longitudinal direction of a cabinet, it is thick compared with the case where these are piled up in the thickness direction of a portable terminal. And the space in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet can be used effectively. Moreover, since the card insertion / removal operation is regulated with respect to the card insertion portion when the battery is accommodated in the battery accommodating recess by the regulating member, damage to the card is reliably prevented.

In the second invention, in the first invention,
The restriction member is provided at an insertion port of the card insertion part, and is configured to release the restriction of the card insertion / removal operation by sliding toward the battery housing recess side.

  According to the above configuration, the regulation of the card insertion / removal operation by the regulation member is released by taking out the battery from the battery accommodation recess and sliding the regulation member toward the battery accommodation recess. For this reason, the regulating member is configured with a simple configuration.

In the third invention, in the first or second invention,
The card is configured to be inserted / removed in the width direction of the cabinet with respect to the card insertion portion.

  According to said structure, the increase in the length of the longitudinal direction of a cabinet is prevented by making the insertion / extraction direction of a card | curd into the width direction of a cabinet.

In the fourth invention, in the third invention,
The insertion slot is formed with a tapered surface that facilitates insertion of the card,
The restricting member has a bulge portion that bulges from the tapered surface and restricts the card from coming out of the insertion slot.

  According to said structure, the bulging part which bulges rather than a taper surface prevents insertion / removal of a card | curd, and since a taper surface exists, a card | curd is smoothly inserted / removed along a taper surface. Moreover, a space can be used effectively by providing the regulating member on the tapered surface.

In the fifth invention, in the fourth invention,
The taper surface is formed with a restriction member insertion opening into which the restriction member is inserted from the battery housing recess side.
The restriction member has an insertion portion that is inserted into the restriction member insertion opening, and the bulging portion is formed on a proximal end side of the insertion portion.

  According to said structure, by inserting the insertion part of a control member in the control member insertion opening formed in the taper surface, the bulging part is arrange | positioned reliably on a taper surface, and insertion / extraction of a card | curd is prevented reliably.

In a sixth invention, in the fifth invention,
The insertion portion includes a tapered portion that constitutes a part of the tapered surface.

  According to the above configuration, since the taper portion of the insertion portion is continuous with the taper surface, the taper is tapered in the region of the taper surface if the bulging portion does not exist on the taper surface without pulling out all the regulating members. Even if the portion remains, the card can slide on the tapered surface. For this reason, the restriction member can be easily inserted and removed. Moreover, since it is not necessary to pull out all the regulating members from the cabinet, the regulating members will not be lost.

In a seventh invention, in the sixth invention,
The distal end side of the insertion portion is configured to be inserted into the rear surface of the opening periphery of the restricting member insertion opening.

  According to the above configuration, the distal end of the insertion portion is one step lower than the tapered surface, so even if the restricting member is not pulled out completely, if the bulging portion does not exist on the tapered surface, it will enter the tapered surface region. Even if the tip of the insertion part remains, the card slides on the tapered surface. For this reason, the restriction member can be easily inserted and removed.

In the eighth invention, in the seventh invention,
At the boundary between the regulating member and the battery housing recess, an operation unit is provided that projects when the regulating member is inserted and removed.

  According to said structure, a control member is easily slid to the battery accommodating recessed part side by operating an operation part.

In a ninth invention, in any one of the fifth to eighth inventions,
A flange portion is formed on the back surface side of the insertion portion so as to contact the back surface of the peripheral edge of the opening for inserting the regulating member.

  According to said structure, since the flange part of an insertion part contact | abuts to the peripheral back surface of the opening for insertion of a control member, a control member is prevented from coming off.

In a tenth aspect, in the ninth aspect,
The flange portion is formed with a retaining portion that is bent and retained when inserted into the restriction member insertion opening.

  According to the above configuration, when the restricting member is inserted into the restricting member insertion opening, the retaining portion bends and is retained by its elasticity, so that the restricting member is accidentally removed and the restriction of the restricting member is released. It is surely prevented.

In an eleventh aspect, in the tenth aspect,
The restriction member is a resin molded product.

  According to said structure, a complicated shape can be shape | molded easily and cheaply, and since the retaining part is easy to bend, the retaining effect is easy to be exhibited.

In a twelfth aspect, in any one of the first to eleventh aspects,
The battery accommodating recess and the card insertion part are covered with a battery lid.

  According to said structure, when covered with a battery cover, since a card insertion part is also covered, it looks good.

In a thirteenth invention, in any one of the first to twelfth inventions,
The card is an IC card.

  According to the above configuration, since the IC card is not inserted and removed while the battery is accommodated, the data inside the IC card is not damaged.

In a fourteenth invention, in the thirteenth invention,
The IC card is a SIM card.

  According to the above configuration, since the SIM card is not inserted and removed while the battery is accommodated, the SIM card is not damaged and the reliability is improved.

In a fifteenth aspect, in any one of the first to fourteenth aspects,
The mobile terminal is a sliding mobile phone.

In a sixteenth invention, in any one of the first to fourteenth inventions,
The mobile terminal is a foldable mobile phone.

In a seventeenth invention, in any one of the first to fourteenth inventions,
The mobile terminal is a straight mobile phone.

  According to these inventions, in any type of mobile phone, the card is reliably prevented from being damaged, so that the merchantability is improved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the battery housing recess and the card insertion portion are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet, and the battery is housed in the battery housing recess by the regulating member. In addition, by restricting the card insertion / removal operation with respect to the card insertion part, it is possible to reliably prevent the card from being damaged by inserting / removing the card with the battery inserted while reducing the thickness of the mobile terminal. it can.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  2 to 4 show a slide-type mobile phone 1 as a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The slide-type mobile phone 1 includes a first casing 2 having a vertically long screen 2a and an operation unit 4. The first casing 2 slides on the surface of the second casing 3 so that the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 overlap each other. It is configured to be switchable between a closed state (shown in FIGS. 2 and 4) and an open state (shown in FIG. 3) in which the operation unit 4 appears.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cabinet 3 a on the back side of the second housing 3 is provided with a battery lid 5 for housing the battery 6 therein. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 to 7, a battery housing recess 8 for housing the battery 6 and a card insertion portion 10 for inserting the SIM card 9 are provided inside the battery lid 5. Yes.

  Specifically, the battery housing recess 8 is formed of a rectangular recess in plan view, and accommodates a battery 6 having a long and narrow rectangular plate shape in the vertical direction. The card insertion portion 10 is adjacent to the upper side in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the cabinet 3a of the battery housing recess 8 when the sliding mobile phone 1 is viewed from the back side. A tapered surface 11 that facilitates insertion of the SIM card 9 is formed on the right side corresponding to the insertion slot of the card insertion portion 10. Thus, the SIM card 9 is configured to be inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion 10 in the width direction of the cabinet 3a.

  As described above, since the battery housing recess 8 and the card insertion portion 10 are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet 3a, when these are provided so as to overlap each other in the thickness direction of the slide type mobile phone 1. In comparison, the thickness is reduced, and the space in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet 3a is effectively used. Furthermore, by making the insertion / removal direction of the SIM card 9 the width direction of the cabinet 3a, an increase in the length in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet 3a is prevented.

  A regulating member 12 is provided at the boundary between the battery housing recess 8 and the card insertion portion 10. Specifically, the regulating member 12 is made of a resin molded product. A restriction member insertion opening 13 into which the restriction member 12 is inserted is opened in the tapered surface 11 so as to extend in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the restriction member 12 has an insertion portion 14 that is inserted into the restriction member insertion opening 13. A bulging portion 19 is formed on the proximal end side of the insertion portion 14. The bulging portion 19 bulges to the surface side of the tapered surface 11, and the upright portion 19 a (shown only in FIG. 9) closest to the SIM card 9 is located in the immediate vicinity of the tip of the SIM card 9. . Thus, the standing portion 19a regulates the SIM card 9 from coming out of the card insertion portion 10. Although the inside of the bulging portion 19 is hollow in order to make the restriction member 12 easy to mold, it may be solid, and the bulging portion 19 may be composed only of the upstanding portion 19a.

  A taper portion 15 constituting a part of the taper surface 11 is formed in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the insertion portion 14. The tapered portion 15 has a surface that is substantially flush with the tapered surface 11.

  The distal end 14 a of the insertion portion 14 is formed one step lower than the tapered surface 11 so as to be inserted into the back surface of the peripheral edge of the restriction member insertion opening 13.

  Further, on the back surface side of the insertion portion 14, a flange portion 16 that abuts on the peripheral back surface of the restricting member insertion opening 13 is widened. The flange portion 16 is formed with a retaining portion 17 that is bent and retained when inserted into the restriction member insertion opening 13. Specifically, the retaining portion 17 includes a cutout 17a provided on the left flange portion 16 and a protrusion 17b, and the protrusion 17b abuts against a rib (not shown) on the rear surface of the periphery of the restricting member insertion opening 13. Therefore, it is configured to bend toward the cutout 17a.

  At the boundary between the regulating member 12 and the battery housing recess 8, an operation unit 18 is provided which is operated when the regulating member 12 is inserted and removed. Specifically, the operation unit 18 is formed to extend to the SIM card 9 side (left side) continuously from the surface of the bulging unit 19. Since the side surface 18a on the battery housing recess 8 side (lower side) of the operation portion 18 is continuous with the side wall of the battery housing recess 8, the appearance is improved. Further, since the operation unit 18 covers the upper surface of the SIM card 9 when the regulating member 12 is inserted, it can be seen at a glance that the SIM card 9 cannot be removed. By operating the operation portion 18, the regulating member 12 can be easily slid to the battery housing recess 8 side.

  As described above, the regulation member 12 plays a role of regulating the insertion / removal operation of the SIM card 9 with respect to the card insertion portion 10 when the battery 6 is accommodated in the battery accommodation recess 8. The regulating member 12 is configured to release the regulation of the insertion / removal operation of the SIM card 9 by sliding toward the battery housing recess 8 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in a state where the insertion portion 14 of the restriction member 12 is inserted into the restriction member insertion opening 13, only the taper portion 15, the bulging portion 19, and the operation portion 18 are exposed. Moreover, since the battery accommodating recessed part 8 and the card insertion part 10 are covered with the battery 6 cover, it looks good.

-Operation-
Next, the operation of the slide type mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  During use of the slide cellular phone 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the battery 6 is accommodated in the battery accommodating recess 8, and the SIM card 9 is inserted into the card insertion portion 10. At this time, since the bulging portion 19 of the regulating member 12 bulges from the tapered surface 11, the insertion / removal operation of the SIM card 9 is reliably regulated. Further, the regulating member 12 is completely prevented from coming off by the flange portion 16 or the like. For this reason, since the SIM card 9 cannot be taken out while the battery 6 is accommodated, the SIM card 9 is prevented from being damaged.

  On the other hand, when the SIM card 9 is taken out, first, as shown in FIG. 6, the battery 6 is taken out from the battery housing recess 8, and the battery housing recess as shown by the arrow is shown while pressing the operating portion 18 of the regulating member 12 with a finger. Slide 8 side. Since the operation portion 18 is provided in this way, the restriction member 12 can be easily inserted and removed. Moreover, since it is not necessary to pull out all the regulating members 12 from the cabinet 3a, the regulating members 12 are not lost.

  The sliding amount at this time may be an amount by which the bulging portion 19 protrudes from the tapered surface 11, and the tapered portion 15 in the middle of the insertion portion 14 may remain on the tapered surface 11. As a result, the bulging portion 19 is removed from the tapered surface 11 and the restriction of the SIM card 9 insertion / removal operation by the restriction member 12 is released. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the user slides and removes the tapered surface 11 including the tapered portion 15 while pressing the partially exposed SIM card 9. Thus, since the SIM card 9 is removed in a state where the battery 6 is removed and the restriction of the restriction member 12 is released, the SIM card 9 is prevented from being damaged.

  When the SIM card 9 is inserted again, the SIM card 9 is slid on the tapered surface 11 and the tapered portion 15 and inserted into the card insertion portion 10 in a state where the battery 6 is not accommodated. By inserting the insertion portion 14 of the restriction member 12 into the restriction member insertion opening 13 formed in the tapered surface 11, the flange portion 16 of the insertion portion 14 comes into contact with the rear surface of the peripheral edge of the restriction member insertion opening 13 and is prevented from coming off. The Further, since the retaining portion 17 is bent and retained by its elasticity, it is reliably prevented that the regulating member 12 is accidentally removed and the regulation of the regulating member 12 is released.

-Effect of the embodiment-
Therefore, according to the slide type mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment, the battery housing recess 8 and the card insertion portion 10 are formed adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cabinet 3a, and the battery housing recess 8 is formed by the regulating member 12. When the battery 6 is accommodated in the card holder 10, the SIM card 9 is inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion 10, so that the thickness of the sliding mobile phone 1 is reduced and the battery 6 is still inserted. It is possible to reliably prevent the SIM card 9 from being damaged by inserting and removing the SIM card 9.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal is a sliding mobile phone, but it may be a foldable mobile phone or a straight mobile phone. In any shape of the mobile phone, the SIM card 9 is reliably prevented from being damaged, so that the reliability of the SIM card 9 is improved and the merchantability is improved.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal is a sliding mobile phone, but it may be a PC, a mobile tool, an electronic dictionary, a calculator, a copier, or the like. Further, it may be a mobile communication device such as PHS or PDA.

  In the above embodiment, the SIM card 9 is targeted, but another IC card may be used. In any of the IC cards, since the IC card is not inserted and removed while the battery 6 is accommodated, the data inside the IC card is not damaged.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use.

  As described above, the present invention is a structure that regulates the insertion operation of an IC card such as a SIM card into a card insertion portion in a portable terminal having a cabinet having a battery housing recess and a card insertion portion such as a cellular phone. Useful for.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the battery of the slide type mobile telephone concerning embodiment of this invention, and slid the regulating member. It is the perspective view which looked at the slide type cellular phone of the closed state from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the slide type cellular phone of the open state from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the slide type cellular phone of the closed state from the back side. FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 illustrating a state in which a lid is removed and a battery is accommodated. FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a state where a battery is removed. FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a state where a SIM card is extracted. It is the perspective view which expanded the control member and was seen from the surface side. It is the perspective view which expanded the regulating member and was seen from the back side.

Explanation of symbols

1 Sliding mobile phone (mobile terminal)
5 Battery cover 6 Battery 8 Battery housing recess 9 SIM card (card)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Card insertion part 11 Tapered surface 12 Restriction member 13 Restriction member insertion opening 14 Insertion part 14a Tip 15 Taper part 16 Flange part 17 Detachment part 18 Operation part 19 Swelling part

Claims (17)

A cabinet having a battery housing recess and a card insertion portion adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction;
A regulating member that is provided at a boundary between the battery housing recess and the card insertion portion, and restricts the card insertion / removal operation with respect to the card insertion portion when the battery is housed in the battery housing recess; A mobile terminal characterized by The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The restriction member is provided at an insertion port of the card insertion portion, and is configured to release the restriction of the card insertion / removal operation by sliding to the battery accommodating recess side. Mobile device. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
The mobile terminal is configured such that the card is inserted into and removed from the card insertion portion in the width direction of the cabinet. The mobile terminal according to claim 3,
The insertion slot is formed with a tapered surface that facilitates insertion of the card,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the restriction member has a bulge portion that bulges from the tapered surface and restricts the card from coming out of the insertion slot. The mobile terminal according to claim 4,
The taper surface is formed with a restriction member insertion opening into which the restriction member is inserted from the battery housing recess side.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the restriction member has an insertion portion that is inserted into the restriction member insertion opening, and the bulging portion is formed on a proximal end side of the insertion portion. The mobile terminal according to claim 5,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the insertion portion includes a tapered portion constituting a part of the tapered surface. The mobile terminal according to claim 6,
A portable terminal, wherein the distal end side of the insertion portion is configured to be inserted into the rear surface of the opening periphery of the restriction member insertion opening. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein
A portable terminal, characterized in that an operation portion that is operated when the restriction member is inserted and removed is projected from a boundary between the restriction member and the battery housing recess. In the portable terminal as described in any one of Claims 5 thru | or 8,
A portable terminal characterized in that a flange portion is formed on the back surface side of the insertion portion so as to be in contact with the peripheral back surface of the opening for inserting the regulating member. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein
A portable terminal, wherein the flange portion is formed with a retaining portion that is bent and retained when inserted into the restriction member insertion opening. The mobile terminal according to claim 10,
The mobile terminal, wherein the restriction member is a resin molded product. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The mobile terminal, wherein the battery housing recess and the card insertion part are covered with a battery lid. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
A portable terminal, wherein the card is an IC card. The mobile terminal according to claim 13,
The mobile terminal, wherein the IC card is a SIM card. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A mobile terminal characterized by being a sliding mobile phone. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A portable terminal, which is a foldable mobile phone. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A mobile terminal characterized by being a straight-type mobile phone.

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