JP2010010731A - Cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use an area of an operation surface for a phone call of a currently-prevailing cellular phone as it is, and to easily carry out its key operation by considering convenience of a game machine or a personal computer when used for the game machine or the personal computer. <P>SOLUTION: In this cellular phone where an oblong display housing part and an oblong body part having an operation surface for a phone call are openably/closably connected to each other through a first connection means, an oblong operation housing part for a game machine or a personal computer integrally formed with a base plate is connected openably/closably at 360° to the oblong body part through a second connection means having two axes; and the oblong operation housing part is rotated on the operation surface for a phone call through a rotating means arranged from the base plate to the center part of the oblong operation housing part to be set orthogonal to the oblong body part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone.

  First, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, a pair of operation housing portions (hinge portions 25 and 26) are provided at both left and right end portions of the display housing portion (main housing portion 20) via rotation means (hinge portions 25 and 26). The left housing unit 30 and the right housing unit 40) are connected to each other, and the pair of left and right operation housing units 30 and 40 are opened and closed with respect to the display housing unit 20 in a double-spread manner. The portable terminal device described in Patent Document 1 has the same object as that of the present invention in that a portable telephone set that is currently popular has a game function. In addition, this mobile terminal device is provided with a first key operation unit 32 and a second key operation unit 41 for game operation on the upper surfaces of the left and right operation housing units 30 and 40 of the display housing unit, respectively. Therefore, there are advantages that the left and right fingers can be used freely and the operability is improved.

  However, although this mobile terminal device can use the second key operation unit 41 of one operation housing unit 40 as an operation key of a mobile phone by switching button operations (button effect), the operation housing Since the part 40 is a double-spread type, there is a problem that the area of the operation panel is limited to half. In addition, there is a drawback that the operation key of the second key operation unit 41 or the input touch panel of the operation housing unit 40 cannot be made the same as the surface area of the display housing unit (main housing unit 20). It was.

  Next, in Patent Document 2, a vertically long display case is connected to an upper end portion of a vertically long main body having a telephone operation surface via a connecting means having two axes, and the vertically long display case is not used. In some cases, the liquid crystal display surface overlaps the telephone operation surface so as to be in close contact with the telephone operation surface, while in use, the matter is rotated 360 degrees to be unfolded. Although the mobile phone described in Patent Document 2 is currently on the market, it does not include a vertically-operated casing for a game machine or a personal computer as described in Patent Document 1.

Further, in Patent Document 3, in a mobile phone in which a vertically long display housing portion and a vertically long main body portion having a telephone operation surface are connected to each other through a connecting means, the vertically long display housing portion includes: It is disclosed that a display base plate rotatably supported by the connecting means rotates via a display rotating means. Note that Patent Document 4 describes a matter in which a housing opens and closes in a lateral direction.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-244385 (paragraph 0021, FIG. 1) JP 2006-295384 A (FIGS. 12 and 13) Japanese Patent No. 4031776 (FIGS. 1 and 2) JP 2007-13648 A

  The intended object of the present invention is to effectively utilize the area of a telephone operation surface (including a touch panel type) of a mobile phone that is currently popular in view of the problems of Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and the like. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone capable of easily performing key operations in consideration of convenience of a game machine or a personal computer when used for a game machine or a personal computer. The second object is to consider the portability and to be able to fold the whole compactly when not in use. A third object is to make it possible to easily place the vertically long display housing portion in a horizontal state in order to improve visibility when operating a key of a game machine or a personal computer.

  The mobile phone according to the present invention is a mobile phone in which a vertically long display housing portion and a vertically long main body portion having a telephone operation surface are connected to be freely opened and closed via a first connecting means. A vertically-operated casing for a game machine or a personal computer provided integrally with the base plate is connected through a second connecting means having a position that can be opened and closed approximately 360 degrees, and the vertically-operated casing is further Rotating on the telephone operation surface so as to be orthogonal to the vertically long main body through a rotating means provided from the base plate to the center of the vertically long casing. And

  In addition to being able to effectively utilize the area of the operating surface for mobile phones that are currently popular, as well as for the convenience of game consoles and computers, The vertically operating casing can be changed to a game machine or a personal computer, and the key operation can be easily performed.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 will be described below (first embodiment).

(1) Main part of the invention The mobile phone X of the present invention can be folded so that it can be held with one hand when not in use. The usage mode of the mobile phone X is divided into two. One is when used as a mobile phone, and the other is when used as a game machine or a personal computer. For this purpose, a vertically long operation casing for a game machine or a personal computer is foldably provided on the back side (outer wall surface of the bottom) of the main body (main casing) of a self-contained foldable mobile phone that is currently popular, The vertically long operation casing portion can rotate approximately 360 degrees to the front side (telephone operation surface) of the main body portion (main casing portion) via the second connecting means.

  That is, the mobile phone X of the present invention is a mobile phone in which a vertically long display housing portion 1 and a vertically long main body portion 2 having a telephone operation surface 2a are connected via a first connecting means 3 so as to be opened and closed. Through a second connecting means 4 having two axes at the lower end portion of the vertically long main body portion 2, a vertically long operation housing portion 6 for a game machine or a personal computer provided integrally with the base plate 5 is connected to be freely opened and closed. When the vertically long main body 2 is used as a telephone, the vertically long display housing 1 is opened from the folded state to a predetermined angle via the first connecting means 3, while the vertically long operating housing 1 6 is used as a keyboard of a game machine or a personal computer, first, the vertically long display housing portion 1 in a folded state is opened to a predetermined angle, and then the base plate 5 and the vertically long operation housing portion 6 in a folded state are opened. Through the second connecting means 4, the vertically long Rotate the body part 2 to a position on the telephone operation surface 2a so that the key operation surface 6a of the vertically long operation housing part 6 faces upward, and then, from the base plate 5 to the center of the vertically long operation housing part 6 The vertically long operation casing 6 is rotated so as to be orthogonal to the vertically long main body 2 via the rotation means 7 provided over the entire surface. Hereinafter, specific requirements of the present invention will be sequentially described, but detailed matters will be omitted from the drawings and the description thereof.

(2) Each component First, FIG. 1 is explanatory drawing of the state folded so that the mobile telephone X could be grasped with one hand. Therefore, FIG. 1 shows a state in which the mobile phone X is not used, and it can be put in a pocket or bag in that state.

  The constituent members will be described with reference to FIG. 1. First, 1 is a vertically long display housing portion, and 2 is a vertically long main body portion. The vertically long display casing 1 is connected to the upper end of the vertically long main body 2 via a uniaxial first connecting means 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The vertical display casing 1 is located on the right side of the vertical main body 2 in the drawing, and the liquid crystal display surface 1 a faces the telephone operation surface 2 a of the vertical main body 2 in close contact. Although the reference numerals are not particularly given, the first connecting means 3 includes a bearing portion protruding from the upper end portion of the main body vertically long portion 2 and a pair of left and right of the vertically long display housing portion 1 fitted into the bearing portion. It consists of a single horizontal axis that pivotally supports the base end of this (trivial matter).

  Next, 5 is a slightly vertically long base plate, and 6 is a vertically long operation casing. The ratio of the length of the base plate 5 and the vertically long operation casing 6 is, for example, 2: 3. The length and width dimension of the base plate 5 and the vertically long operation housing unit 6 are set so as not to protrude from the vertically long main body 2 in the folded state. In addition, the four corners of the vertically long operation casing portion 6 are formed in an arc shape so that the vertically long operation casing portion 6 can smoothly rotate.

  A base end portion (lower end portion in the figure) of the base plate 5 is connected to a lower end portion of the vertically long main body portion 2 through a second connecting means 4 having two axes so as to be freely opened and closed. The vertically long operation casing 6 is integrally provided on the inner wall surface of the base plate 5 via a rotating means 7. The vertical operation casing 6 is located on the left side of the vertical main body 2 in the drawing, and the key operation surface 6a faces the back surface (back side) of the vertical main body 2 in close contact. Therefore, in the folded state, the key operation surface 6a for the game machine or the personal computer cannot be seen.

  Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory views showing that the base plate 5 is connected to the back surface (back side) of the vertically long main body 2 via the second connecting means 4 having two axes. As shown in FIG. 3, the second connecting means 4 includes a connecting plate 8 having left and right end faces, and a pair of shaft holes 8 a formed in the connecting plate longitudinal direction from both end faces of the connecting plate 8. It consists of two shafts 9 and 10 respectively inserted into 8b. Note that the thickness of the connecting plate 8 corresponds to that of the vertically long main body 2 and the vertically long operation housing 6.

(3) Usage mode of game machine or personal computer The base plate 5 is connected to the base end (lower end) of the vertically long main body 2 via the second connecting means 4 having the two shafts 9 and 10, A vertically long operation housing section 6 is provided on the wall surface via a rotating means 7. Here, the configuration of the rotating means 7 will be described with reference to FIG. 10. For example, the rotating means 7 includes a flange portion 7a and a short threaded portion 7b provided continuously to the inner surface of the flange portion 7a. The flange portion 7a is loosely slidably (rotatably) fitted in a fitting recess 5a formed in a portion near the tip portion of the base plate 5, while the short threaded portion 7b is a vertically long operation housing portion. 6 is screwed into an unnumbered female screw portion formed on 6.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, 7, etc., the vertically long operation housing unit 6 can rotate approximately 360 degrees from the back surface (back side) to the surface of the vertically long main body portion 2.

  Therefore, when using the vertically long operation casing 6 as a keyboard of a game machine or a personal computer, first, the vertically long display casing 17 in the folded state is opened to a predetermined angle as shown in FIGS. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, the base plate 5 and the vertically long operation housing portion 6 in the folded state are placed on the telephone operation surface 2a of the vertically long main body portion 2 through the second connecting means 4. Rotating means provided so as to turn the key operation surface 6a of the vertically long operation housing portion 6 upward, and thereafter, from the base plate 5 to the center of the vertically long operation housing portion 6 as shown in FIG. 7, the vertically long operation casing 6 is rotated so as to be orthogonal to the vertically long main body 2.

(4) Switching operation mode FIG. 11 is a block diagram of switching operation mode. In FIG. 11, reference numeral 11 denotes an open / close detection circuit for detecting the rotation mode (open / closed state) of the base operation plate 5 and the vertically long operation housing section 6, 12 is a control section built in the vertically long main body section 2, and 1a is vertically long. A liquid crystal display screen of the vertically long display housing unit 1 mechanically and electrically connected to the main body unit 2, and 13 is a signal electrically connected to the control unit 12 and a signal from the operation key 14 of the vertically long operation housing unit 6. Is a key input conversion unit for converting. As shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment, when the base operation plate 5 and the vertically long operation housing portion 6 are rotated 360 degrees from the back side of the vertically long main body portion 2 to the front side thereof, the rotation mode is detected by the open / close detection circuit, When the control unit 12 obtains a detection signal from the open / close detection circuit, it outputs a control signal to the key input conversion unit 13 so as to convert the mode of the operation key. Therefore, the mode of the operation key is automatically switched by opening and closing the vertically long operation casing 6.

  In the embodiment shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the vertically long display housing portion 1 is of a type in which the liquid crystal display surface (liquid crystal display portion) 1a does not rotate in the usage mode of FIG. That is, the liquid crystal display surface 1a is integrally incorporated in an unnumbered casing frame.

  12 to 14 show a second embodiment of the mobile phone X1 in which the liquid crystal display surface 1a is rotatable. In the second embodiment, the display base plate 21 is connected to the vertically long main body 2 via the first connecting means 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The vertically long display housing portion 1A of the mobile phone X1 is provided on the display base plate 21 so as to be rotated 90 degrees via the display rotation means 22. The display rotating means 22 has the same configuration as that of the rotating means 7 on the side of the vertically long operation casing 6.

  In the above configuration, when the mobile phone X1 is used as a game machine or a personal computer, as shown in FIG. 14, the display provided from the display base plate 21 to the center of the vertically long display housing 1A. Via the rotating means 22, the vertically long display casing 1 </ b> A is rotated so as to be orthogonal to the display base plate 21. In this way, the vertically long display housing portion 1A is also crossed (horizontal) in correspondence with the vertically long operation housing portion 6 that is crossed (horizontal) with respect to the vertically long main body 2, so that only operability is achieved. In addition, the visibility of characters and screens can be improved. Although not particularly illustrated, the vertically long display housing 1A or the vertically long main body 2 of the mobile phone X1 is provided with a known or obvious signal conversion function for converting characters and screens from a vertical state to a horizontal state. .

  By the way, the key operation surface 6a of the vertically long operation casing portion 6 of this embodiment is not limited to the keyboard layout for personal computer operation as in the first embodiment, but is used for game operation as shown in FIG. May be. Therefore, a pair of push keys (for example, a button key, a cross key, etc.) 25 and 26 are provided on the left and right of the key operation surface 6a of the operation casing vertically long portion 6.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the vertically long operation casing portion 6 is rotatably connected to the lower end portion of the vertically long main body portion 2 via the second connecting means 4 having two axes. As shown in FIG. 7, the vertically long operation casing portion 6 may be rotatably connected to the side portion of the vertically long main body portion 2 via the second connecting means 4.

  The embodiment shown in FIGS. 16 to 20 is herein referred to as a “third embodiment”. The basic configuration of the third embodiment and the rotation mode of the vertically long operation casing 6 are the same as those of the first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 17 to 20, and therefore the same components are given the same configuration. Omit duplicate explanations.

  The present invention is mainly used in the industry for manufacturing and selling mobile phones and portable game machines.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 are explanatory views showing the best embodiments of the present invention. 12 to 14 are explanatory views showing a second embodiment of the present invention. 16 to 20 are explanatory views showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
Explanatory drawing from the left side view of the folded state of 1st Example (when the mobile phone X is not used). Explanatory drawing of the main structural member. Explanatory drawing which shows a 2nd connection means. Explanatory drawing from the left side view at the time of using as a telephone. Explanatory drawing from the front view at the time of using as a telephone (expanded state of a vertically long display housing | casing part). 6 (a) and 6 (b) are explanatory views from the left side view showing the rotation mode of the vertically long operation casing. Explanatory drawing from the left side view which rotated the vertical operation housing | casing part 360 degree | times. Explanatory drawing from the front view which rotated the vertical operation housing | casing part 360 degree | times (expanded state of a vertical operation housing part). Explanatory drawing from the left side view at the time of using a vertically long operation housing | casing part as a keyboard of a game machine or a personal computer. Explanatory drawing of the principal part (rotating means 7). Block diagram of operation mode switching. Explanatory drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows 2nd Example. Explanatory drawing similar to FIG. Explanatory drawing similar to FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the other Example of the key operation surface 6a of the vertically long operation housing | casing part 6. FIG. The schematic explanatory drawing from the left side surface of 3rd Example (a vertically long display housing | casing part is an expansion | deployment state). Schematic explanatory view from the front view (the vertically long display housing portion is in an unfolded state). FIG. 18 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a vertically long operation casing portion located on the back side of the vertically long main body portion is rotated by about 180 degrees in FIG. 17. FIG. 19 is a schematic explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the vertically long operation casing portion is further rotated by approximately 180 degrees and is superimposed on the surface of the vertically long main body portion in FIG. 18. The schematic explanatory drawing which shows the state which rotated the vertically long operation housing | casing part in the horizontal state in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  X, X1... Mobile phone, 1, 1A .. portrait display casing, 1a... Liquid crystal display surface, 2... Portrait main body, 2a ... telephone operation surface, 3. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 ... Base board, 6 ... Longitudinal operation housing | casing part, 6a ... Key operation surface, 7 ... Rotating means, 9, 10 ... Axis, 11 ... Opening / closing detection circuit, 12 ... Control part, 13 ... Key input conversion part, 14 ... Operation keys, 21 ... display base plate, 22 ... display rotation means.

Claims (3)

In a mobile phone in which a vertically long display case and a vertically long main body having a telephone operation surface are connected to each other via a first connecting means, the second connecting means having two axes on the vertically long main body is provided. A vertically-operated casing for a game machine or a personal computer provided integrally with the base plate is connected to be able to open and close approximately 360 degrees, and the vertically-operated casing is connected to the telephone operation surface. The mobile phone is configured to rotate so as to be orthogonal to the vertically long main body through a rotating means provided from the base plate to a central portion of the vertically long casing. The display base plate according to claim 1, wherein the display base plate is connected to the vertically long main body portion via the first connecting means so as to be openable and closable, and is provided from the display base plate to the central portion of the vertically long display housing portion. A cellular phone, wherein a vertically long display casing is rotated so as to be orthogonal to a display base plate via a rotating means. 2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the vertically long operation casing portion is connected to either a lower end portion or a side portion of the vertically long main body portion via a second connecting means having two axes.

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