JP2010081409A - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal in such a structure that disposes part of a drawer space of a USIM card outside a battery pack housing space by enhancing the design flexibility of arrangement between the USIM card and the battery pack. <P>SOLUTION: The width of the USIM card 80 is partially further protruded to a first side surface direction more than that of the battery housing space 51. A battery housing 40 is so configured that an opening and closing member 60 is mounted to a battery housing frame 50 which is freely opened and closed so as to include the protruded portion therein. The insertion and the removal the USIM card 80 in and from the USIM card housing 90 are carried out by opening the opening and closing member 60 and removing the battery pack from the battery housing space 51. After the USIM card 80 is inserted therein, the battery pack is loaded in the battery housing space 51, and the opening and closing member 60 are closed and further slid. This results in allowing not only a slide fixing portion 63 to be fixed to a slide receiving portion 53 but also a battery pressing portion 62 to be pressed in a main surface direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a battery storage part in which a battery pack is detachably stored and a card storage part in which a card is detachably stored.

  USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) cards used in mobile phones, etc. encrypt subscriber identification information issued by mobile phone companies and private information such as the subscriber's personal phone book. Are recorded. The mobile phone has a structure in which a USIM card can be attached and detached, and a subscriber can use a plurality of mobile phones by attaching and detaching the USIM card.

If the USIM card is attached or detached while the mobile phone is turned on, important information on the USIM card may be destroyed, and the USIM card cannot be attached or detached without removing the battery pack. .
In addition, the battery pack has a pressing structure for ensuring contact between the battery pack terminal and the connection terminal on the mobile phone side so that an instantaneous interruption due to an impact does not occur in the mounted state.

There is a mobile phone that incorporates such a SIM card (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 of this patent document 1, the SIM tray 6 for taking in and out the SIM card 7 is disposed in the battery chamber 25 which is a storage portion of the battery pack 8 in the pulled-out state. Yes. Accordingly, with the battery pack 8 removed, the SIM tray 6 is pulled out (FIGS. 3A and 4) and stored (FIGS. 3B and 5). This prevents the SIM card from being attached or detached while the power is on, and prevents data corruption of the SIM card (paragraph number [0046]).
JP 2004-222170 A (Pages 6 to 7, FIGS. 3 to 5)

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 of Patent Document 1, a general mobile phone has a structure in which a battery pack occupies the full width of the mobile phone. For this reason, the SIM tray 6 is inevitably disposed near the center, and the drawer space of the SIM tray 6 is included in the space of the battery chamber 25. In that case, there is no worry of hitting the wall of the battery chamber 25 when the SIM tray 6 is pulled out.

  By the way, when the side surface portion is narrowed due to the thinning and design of the mobile phone, or when the width of the battery pack is considerably smaller than the width of the mobile phone, the battery pack is separated from the side surface portion of the mobile phone casing. May be placed closer to the center. On the other hand, since the USIM card is thin, the degree of freedom in design of the arrangement is great and the USIM card can be arranged near the side surface. In this case, the USIM card drawer space is partly protruded from the battery pack storage chamber. For this reason, when the USIM card is pulled out, there is a problem that it strikes against the wall of the storage compartment of the battery pack.

  In the present invention, the design space between the USIM card and the battery pack is increased, and the USIM card drawer space is partly protruded from the battery pack storage chamber. In that arrangement, the USIM card and the wall of the battery pack storage chamber do not come into contact with each other, the battery pack can be securely held in the battery pack storage chamber, and the USIM card can be attached and detached without removing the battery pack. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal having a structure that cannot perform the above.

To achieve the above object, the mobile terminal of the present invention is a mobile terminal having a battery storage part in which a battery pack is detachably stored and a card storage part in which a card is detachably stored.
When the card is pulled out, the first area of the drawer space overlaps with the battery pack stored in the battery storage unit, and the second area of the drawer space protrudes outside from the battery pack, and the battery storage The portion includes an openable / closable opening / closing member in a region including the second region, and the opening / closing member and the second region do not overlap with each other when the opening / closing member is opened, The opening / closing member overlaps the second region, and the opening / closing member presses and fixes the battery pack when the battery pack is stored in the battery storage portion.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in designing the arrangement between the USIM card and the battery pack, and to arrange the USIM card with a part protruding out of the storage space of the battery pack. In that arrangement, the USIM card and the wall of the battery pack storage chamber do not come into contact with each other, the battery pack can be securely held in the battery pack storage chamber, and the USIM card can be attached and detached without removing the battery pack. The structure that cannot be performed can be maintained.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile terminal 100 has a straight type structure, and includes a back case 10 (also used as a battery lid), a middle case 20, a main case 30, and the like. On the opposite side of the main surface case 30, as shown by a dotted line, a voice receiver 31, which is a user interface, a display unit 32, a key operation unit 33, a microphone 34, and the like are provided.

  Hereinafter, as the three-dimensional direction viewed from the central portion of the mobile terminal 100, the direction toward the back case 10 is the back direction, the direction toward the main surface case 30 is the main surface direction, and the direction toward the audio receiver 31 is the top direction. The direction toward the microphone 34 is referred to as a bottom direction, the side direction toward the opening / closing member 60 is referred to as a first side direction, and the opposite direction is referred to as a second side direction.

  In the middle case 20, there is a battery housing portion 40 inside, and the battery housing portion 40 includes a battery housing frame 50 and an opening / closing member 60. The opening / closing member 60 is connected to the battery housing frame 50 so as to be freely opened and closed, and is rotated and opened in the back direction. A battery pack 70 is attached to the battery housing frame 50.

  With the opening / closing member 60 opened and the battery pack 70 removed, the USIM card 80 is inserted into and removed from the internal USIM card storage 90 (not shown) by moving it in the top and bottom directions.

  The back case 10 also serves as a battery lid, and the back case 10 covers the battery pack 70 by fitting the fitting claws 11 of the back case 10 with the fitting holes 21 of the middle case 20.

  2 and 3 are structural views of the battery storage unit 40 and the USIM card 80 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and show a state in which the USIM card 80 is pulled out. 2A is a perspective view seen in the first side direction, FIG. 2B is a perspective view seen in the second side direction, and the left and right sides are opposite to FIG. It has become. FIG. 3 is a plan view.

  In order to pull out the USIM card 80 from the USIM card storage unit 90, the opening / closing member 60 needs to be opened and the battery pack 70 (not shown) needs to be removed.

  Next, each component will be described. The battery storage unit 40 includes a battery storage frame 50 and an opening / closing member 60. The battery storage frame 50 is a frame that holds the battery pack 70 so as to surround it. A battery storage space 51 is formed therein, and the battery pack 70 is stored in this portion. The battery housing frame 50 includes a battery pressing portion 52 (second battery pressing portion), a slide receiving portion 53, and a rotation receiving projection 54, and a battery connector 55 is attached thereto. The battery holding part 52 holds the end of the battery pack 70 in the main surface direction. The slide receiving portion 53 fixes the slide fixing portion 63 of the opening / closing member 60 when the opening / closing member 60 is closed.

  The opening / closing member 60 includes a rotating part 61, a battery pressing part 62 (first battery pressing part), and a slide fixing part 63. The rotating portion 61 has a structure that fits into the rotation receiving projection 54 of the battery housing frame 50 and does not come off by the rotation receiving projection 54 after assembly. The opening / closing member 60 rotates around the rotating portion 61 portion. This rotating surface is a surface perpendicular to the main plane of the battery pack 70. The opening / closing member 60 is closed while rotating in the main surface direction, and is configured to be slidable in the top direction.

  The arrangement relationship between the battery pack 70 stored in the battery storage unit 40 and the USIM card 80 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The width in the side surface direction of the battery pack 70 stored in the battery storage unit 40 and the width in the side surface direction of the USIM card 80 are indicated by arrows. As described above, the first side surface end of the USIM card 80 protrudes outward from the first side surface end of the battery pack 70.

  Conventionally, the battery pack 70 is arranged such that the width of the USIM card 80 is included in the width of the battery pack 70. However, due to downsizing of the battery pack 70, drawing of the side surface portion of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, the necessity and degree of freedom of placing the battery pack 70 in the center portion instead of being arranged just on the side surface of the mobile terminal 100 are increased. It has occurred. In the present invention, a part of the drawer space of the USIM card 80 is disposed outside the battery pack 70.

  The drawing area for drawing the USIM card 80 from the USIM card storage unit 90 toward the bottom is divided into a first area 81 that overlaps the battery pack 70 and the outside of the battery pack 70 as shown by a dotted line in the drawing. There is a second region 82 located.

  Since there is the first area 81 that overlaps the battery pack 70, the USIM card 80 cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery pack 70 is removed, and there is no possibility of destroying the information on the USIM card 80.

  Since the second region 82 located outside the battery pack 70 is provided, if the battery storage frame 50 is rectangular as in the prior art, the second region 82 of the USIM card 80 is drawn into the frame when the USIM card 80 is pulled out. Can't be pulled out.

The present invention is characterized in that an openable / closable opening / closing member 60 is disposed in a range including the second region 82. Then, after the battery pack 70 is removed with the opening / closing member 60 open, the USIM card 80 is inserted and removed. (The USIM card 80 is stored in the USIM card storage unit 90 and the USIM card 80 is retracted. Then, the battery pack 70 is mounted, the opening / closing member 60 is closed, and the battery pack 70 is pressed by the opening / closing member 60. .)
Next, the mounting state of the USIM card 80 and the battery pack 70 will be described.

  4 and 5 are structural views of the battery storage unit 40 and the USIM card 80 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and show a state in which the USIM card 80 is stored. 4A is a perspective view as viewed in the first lateral direction, FIG. 4B is a perspective view as viewed in the second lateral direction, and the left and right sides are opposite to (A). It has become. FIG. 5 is a plan view.

  In a state where the USIM card 80 is stored, the battery pack 70 is mounted with the opening / closing member 60 open, and the opening / closing member 60 is closed and the opening / closing member 60 holds the battery pack 70.

  Next, each component will be described. The battery pack 70 has a notch 71 (first end), a notch 72 (second end), and a battery pack contact 73.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the user inserts and stores the USIM card 80 in the USIM card storage unit 90 with the opening / closing member 60 opened and the battery pack 70 removed. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stored USIM card 80 is not hit even when the battery pack 70 is attached. Further, the closed opening / closing member 60 is not hit.

  Then, the user attaches the battery pack 70 to the battery housing frame 50 with the opening / closing member 60 opened. At that time, the cutout portion 72 of the battery pack 70 enters the main surface direction side of the battery holding portion 52 of the battery housing frame 50 and is pressed in the main surface direction.

  Then, the user closes the opening / closing member 60 and slides it further in the top direction. At that time, the slide fixing portion 63 of the opening / closing member 60 is fixed by the slide receiving portion 53 of the battery housing frame 50 and does not float up in the back direction. Further, the notch portion 71 of the battery pack 70 is pressed in the main surface direction by the battery pressing portion 62 of the opening / closing member 60.

  At this time, since the battery pack 70 is firmly pushed in the back direction, the connection between the battery pack contact 73 and the battery connector 55 is protected without being deviated from vibration and impact.

In this state, since the opening / closing member 60 still moves in the bottom direction due to vibration or impact, there is a possibility that the slide fixing portion 63 and the slide receiving portion 53 are not fixed, so a structure for locking the slide will be described next.
FIGS. 6 and 7 are structural diagrams illustrating the relationship between the battery storage unit 40 and the back case 10 (battery cover) according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view. FIG. 7 is a detailed view, (A) is a plan view seen from the front of the middle case 20, (B) is an enlarged detailed view of the circled portion of (A), (C) is a view of (B). It is sectional drawing of a STOPPER-STOPPER arrow.

  The slide lock protrusion 12 of the back case 10 corresponds to the position of the slide lock hole 64 of the opening / closing member 60 when the back case 10 is fitted over the middle case 12 and the slide lock protrusion 12 is located in the slide lock hole. Enter 64. Thereby, sliding of the opening-and-closing member 60 can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the USIM card drawer space partially protrudes outside the battery pack storage space, increasing the degree of freedom of design between the USIM card and the battery pack. It can be arranged. In that arrangement, the USIM card and the wall of the battery pack storage chamber do not come into contact with each other, the battery pack can be securely held in the battery pack storage chamber, and the USIM card can be attached and detached without removing the battery pack. The structure that cannot be performed can be maintained.

  Note that the mobile terminal of the present invention can be applied to a device equipped with a USIM card and a battery pack, such as a mobile phone, a PHS, and a data terminal.

The disassembled perspective view of the portable terminal 100 which concerns on the Example of this invention. The structure perspective view of the battery accommodating part 40 and USIM card | curd 80 which concern on the Example of this invention (The state which pulled out the card | curd). FIG. 3 is a structural plan view of the battery storage unit 40 and the USIM card 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention (in a state where the card is pulled out). The structure perspective view of the battery accommodating part 40 and USIM card | curd 80 etc. which concern on the Example of this invention (The state which accommodated the card | curd). FIG. 3 is a structural plan view of the battery storage unit 40 and the USIM card 80 according to the embodiment of the present invention (card storage state). The structural view perspective view explaining the relationship between the battery storage unit 40 and the back case 10 (battery cover) according to the embodiment of the present invention. Detailed drawing explaining the relationship between the battery accommodating part 40 and the back case 10 (battery cover) which concern on the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Back case 11 Fitting claw 12 Slide lock protrusion 20 Middle case 21 Fitting hole 30 Main surface case 31 Audio | voice receiver 32 Display part 33 Key operation part 34 Microphone 40 Battery storage part 50 Battery storage frame 51 Battery storage space 52 Battery holder Part 53 slide receiving part 54 rotation receiving projection 55 battery connector 60 opening / closing member 61 rotating part 62 battery holding part 63 slide fixing part 64 slide lock hole 70 battery pack 71 notch part 72 notch part 73 battery pack contact 80 USIM card 81 First area 82 Second area 90 USIM card storage unit 100 Mobile terminal

Claims (5)

A portable terminal having a battery storage part in which a battery pack is detachably stored and a card storage part in which a card is detachably stored,
The first area of the drawer space when pulling out the card overlaps with the battery pack stored in the battery storage portion, and the second area of the drawer space protrudes outside from the battery pack,
The battery compartment is
An opening / closing member that can be opened and closed is provided in a region including the second region, and the opening and closing member and the second region do not overlap with each other when the opening and closing member is opened, and with the opening and closing member when the member is closed The portable terminal, wherein the opening and closing member presses and fixes the battery pack when the second region overlaps and the battery pack is stored in the battery storage unit. The opening / closing member has a slide fixing part and a battery holding part,
The battery storage part further includes a receiving part for receiving the slide fixing part,
2. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the slide fixing portion is fixed to the receiving portion by rotating the opening / closing member after being closed, and the battery pressing portion holds the battery pack in this state. Terminal. The portable terminal further includes a battery lid that covers the battery pack and the opening / closing member,
The opening / closing member is further formed with a hole facing the battery lid in a closed state,
The battery cover has a protrusion at a position corresponding to the hole of the opening / closing member in a state where the opening / closing member is slid and fixed, and the sliding of the opening / closing member is in a state where the battery cover is set. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal is locked.   The rotation surface of the opening / closing member is perpendicular to the main plane of the battery pack, and the battery holding portion of the opening / closing member holds the first end portion of the battery pack in the vertical direction. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The battery pack further includes a connection terminal in the vicinity of the second end and the first end and the second end,
The portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein the battery storage unit further includes a second battery pressing part that presses a second end of the battery pack.

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