JP2011071889A - Mobile electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide mobile electronic equipment having a cover with a simple structure that functions as a stand and also functions as a cover. <P>SOLUTION: Mobile electronic equipment has a housing that has an exterior I/O part on a first surface side which is a main surface and an opening elongated and provided over a second surface and a side surface of the back surface side of the first surface, and a lid member including a first lid covering the second surface side of the opening and a second lid covering the side surface side of the opening. The first lid has a first engaging part that engages to the second surface side of the opening on an inner surface side, and a second engaging part that engages to the second surface side of the opening on an outer surface side. The first lid is configured so that the second lid covers the side surface side of the opening when the first engaging part engages to the opening, and so that the second lid supports the housing in a state that an angle between the first surface and a mounting surface inclines on the second surface side rather than the right angle when the second engaging part engages to the opening and when the housing is mounted in a way that the side surface side of the opening is a bottom surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device which is a portable information input / output device such as a mobile phone, a portable game machine, a TV, a projector, a speaker, and a microphone.

In recent years, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and portable game machines have been improved in performance such as CPU and battery capacity, video data such as video broadcasts acquired from digital broadcasts and external networks, and audio data such as music. Can be watched. In such a case, it is conceivable that the portable electronic device is placed directly upright or viewed with an attached stand. Examples of portable electronic devices having a stand structure are shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. Patent Document 1 discloses a mobile phone that uses, as a stand, a protective cover of a drawable external input / output terminal disposed at the bottom of the mobile phone body. Patent Document 2 discloses a portable wireless communication apparatus that uses an openable / closable battery pack as a support portion to erect the antenna in an upward direction.

JP 2001-111666 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-352381

  However, the cellular phone disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires a separate protective cover that can be pulled out. Moreover, since the battery pack is exposed in the stand state, the portable wireless communication device disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a problem that the battery pack is detached due to an impact.

  In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device including a cover having a simple structure that functions as a stand and at the same time functions as a cover.

  The present invention includes an external input / output unit on the first surface side which is a main surface, a housing having an opening extending over the second surface and the side surface which is the back side of the first surface, and the opening A first lid portion that has a substantially flat plate shape that covers the second surface side of the first cover portion, and a second lid portion that covers the side surface side of the opening portion, and the first lid portion is provided on the inner surface side. A first engagement portion that is detachably engaged on the second surface side of the opening, and a second engagement portion that is detachably engaged on the second surface side of the opening on the outer surface side. In the first lid portion, when the first engagement portion engages with the opening portion, the second lid portion covers a side opening portion of the housing, while the second engagement portion is in the opening portion. When the housing is mounted with the opening side surface side as the bottom surface, the angle formed by the first surface and the mounting surface is inclined to the second surface side rather than the right angle, Two lid, characterized in that for supporting the housing.

  In addition, the second engagement portion of the first lid portion is located on the opposite side to the second lid portion, and is formed with a projection that is thinner than the first lid portion on the second lid portion side. In addition, the second lid portion has an insertion portion that is parallel to the first lid portion and into which the projection portion can be inserted, the second lid portion, When inserted into the insertion portion, the first lid portion preferably covers the second surface side of the opening.

  Furthermore, the first lid portion further includes a second projecting portion projecting in a direction orthogonal to the first projecting portion on one side surface of the first lid portion, with the projecting portion serving as the first projecting portion, The housing further includes a second insertion portion at a position orthogonal to the first insertion portion, with the insertion portion serving as the first insertion portion, and the lid member has the first projection portion at the first insertion portion. From the first position to be inserted, the first protrusion is slid in parallel along the first insertion part, and the second protrusion is moved to a second position to be inserted into the second insertion part. Then, it is preferable that the movement in the direction in which the first protruding portion is extracted from the first insertion portion is restricted.

  Further, the casing has a step portion on a side where the second surface and the opening intersect, the step portion has the same depth as the insertion portion, and the second lid portion has the side portion. It is preferable that the protrusion is placed when covering.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the external output unit is a display unit, and when the display unit is placed with at least the side surface side of the opening as a bottom surface, the display screen of the display unit faces upward.

  Further, the opening further includes a battery storage chamber, the battery storage chamber further includes a charging terminal, and the charging terminal moves when the lid member moves from the first position to the second position. It is preferable that the state covered with the lid member is released and exposed to the outside.

  A housing provided with a component storage chamber (not limited to a battery) that opens over the first surface of the second aspect of the invention and the second surface that is the side surface thereof; A first part that covers the first surface side, and a second part that covers the second surface side of the component storage chamber, and a lid member that is attached to the housing so as to cover the component storage chamber, The first surface of the housing has an engaging portion for engaging the first portion with the component storage chamber in an inverted state with respect to the covered state.

  The portable electronic device according to the present invention can provide a portable electronic device provided with a cover having a simple structure that functions as a stand and at the same time functions as a cover.

They are the back perspective view (a) and front perspective view (b) of the closed state of the mobile telephone in 1st embodiment of this invention. (A) is a rear view of the portable electronic device from which the battery cover is removed, and (b) is a battery cover of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. (A) is AA 'sectional drawing in the mobile telephone of Fig.1 (a), (b) is the figure which expanded the circled part of (a). (A) is a mobile phone in which the side cover portion 32 is fixed so as to protrude with respect to the second housing, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of (a), and (c) is a line BB 'Is a cross-sectional view. 4 is a mobile phone on which the side cover portion 32 in FIG. 4A is placed as a support portion. (A) is a front perspective view of the slide type mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a rear perspective view in which the side cover portion 32 is placed as a support portion. (A) is a rear view of the mobile phone provided with the charging terminal 43 in the battery storage chamber 40 in the third embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a rear perspective view in which the side cover portion 32 is placed as a support portion. It is.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
A basic structure of a foldable mobile phone 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a rear perspective view (a) and a front perspective view (b) in a closed state of a foldable mobile phone 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view (a) of the mobile phone 100 with the battery cover 30 removed and a perspective view (b) inside the battery cover 30.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the foldable mobile phone 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first casing 10, a second casing 20, a first casing 10, and a first casing 10. The connecting portion 1 that connects the two housings 20, a battery cover 30 (lid member), and the biaxial hinge unit 2 are configured.

  The first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are connected by the connecting portion 1 so as to be openable and closable (foldable) around the opening / closing axis. The biaxial hinge unit 2 is a mechanical component having a rotating shaft that rotates the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 in a direction orthogonal to the opening / closing axis in addition to the opening / closing shaft. By rotating the biaxial hinge unit 2, the display unit 11 can be switched between the outside and the inside with the housing folded. Note that a sub-display (not shown) or the like is provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the display unit 11 of the first housing 10 is located. Further, a key, a microphone, and the like are provided on the inner surface of the second housing 20 when the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are folded.

  Next, in the foldable mobile phone 100, as shown in FIG. 2A, a battery storage chamber 40 is provided on the opposite surface of the second housing 20 from the surface on which keys, microphones, and the like are provided. . Specifically, a rectangular opening 41 is formed in the region covered with the battery cover 30 so as to wrap around from the back surface to the side surface of the second housing, and four guides are provided at the peripheral portion of the region for storing the battery 50. A hole 42 is provided. Naturally, the opening 41 is formed larger than the battery 50 in order to accommodate the battery 50.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the battery cover 30 includes a back cover part (first lid part) 31 and a side cover part (second lid part) 32, and the cross section thereof is substantially L. It is formed to be a letter shape.

  The back cover portion 31 has a flat plate and a rectangular shape, and the first thin portion 33, the second thin portion 34, and the engagement are formed on the inner surface (the surface that covers the battery when the battery cover 30 is attached to the second housing 20). A claw 35 is formed, and a side cover 32 is formed on one side (referred to as side A) so as to be continuous with the back cover 31.

  Further, the first thin portion 33 is formed in the back cover portion 31 on the opposite side (side B) portion of one side (side A) that is continuous with the side cover portion 32. The first thin portion 33 reaches the entire length of the side B and is continuously formed up to a region corresponding to the length a from the side B to the side A. A second thin portion 34 that is continuous from the first thin portion 33 is also formed on the side C that is one of the two sides that connect both ends of the side A and both ends of the side B. The first thin portion 33 and the second thin portion 34 have the same thickness and are thinner than other regions on the inner surface of the back cover portion 31.

  In addition, the full length of the side surface cover part 32 in the direction parallel to the side A is shorter than the side A, and specifically, it is not provided near the position where the side A and the side C intersect.

  Further, the battery cover 30 is provided with four engaging claws 35 projecting from the inner surface of the back cover portion 31 in parallel with the side B and spaced apart from each other by a fixed distance.

  The battery cover 30 is attached in the forward direction, that is, the inner surface of the back cover portion 31 of the battery cover portion (the surface provided with the engaging claws 35) faces the battery storage chamber 40, and the inner surface of the side cover portion 32 When the (surface facing the engagement claw 35) is faced to the side surface side of the battery storage chamber 40, the four engagement claws 35 are inserted into the four guide holes 42 to form the first engagement portion. Thus, the back cover part 31 and the side cover part 32 of the battery cover 30 are fixed so as to cover the back part and the side part of the battery storage chamber 40.

  The first engaging portion is not limited to the position and number of the engaging claws 35 and the guide holes 42. In addition, as an example of the first engagement portion by the engagement claw 35 and the guide hole 42, the insertion and fixation in the thickness direction of the back cover portion 31 has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the horizontal direction (rear surface) It may be configured to be inserted and fixed in a direction parallel to the plate surface of the cover portion.

  FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of the mobile phone of FIG. 1, and shows a portion of the battery cover 30 by hatching.

  In FIG. 3A, a guide groove 21 provided in parallel with the sides A and C of the battery cover 30 is formed on the housing surface side in the peripheral portion of the battery storage chamber 40. Similarly, the first insertion portion 22 is formed in a step shape parallel to the sides A and C of the battery cover 30 on the inner side of the casing at the periphery of the battery storage chamber 40. The depth of the guide groove 21 of the second housing 20 in the direction parallel to the thickness direction of the back cover portion 31 is substantially equal to the depth of the guide groove in the same direction.

  For this reason, when the battery cover 30 is fixed in the forward direction so as to cover the back surface portion and the side surface portion of the battery storage chamber 40, the first thin portion 33 (first projecting portion) is placed in the guide groove 21, The outer surface of the back cover portion 31 of the battery cover 30 and the back surface portion of the second housing 20 constitute a continuous plane. Further, as will be described later in FIG. 4B, the thickness of the first thin portion 33 is equal to the thickness of the first insertion portion 22, and the side cover portion 32 is in the forward direction with respect to the second housing 20. When the battery cover 30 covers the battery storage chamber 40 and is slid in the direction of a1 in a state of projecting to the opposite side (in the reverse direction), the first thin portion 33 is moved into the first insertion portion 23. Will get into.

  FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a circled portion where the first thin portion 33 in FIG. 3A is placed in the guide groove 21.

  In FIG. 3B, the length from the tip of the first thin portion 33 to the step is a, the length from the peripheral portion on the battery storage chamber 40 side to the step of the first insertion portion 22 is b, and also from the peripheral portion. The length to the level | step difference of the guide groove 21 is represented by c. Since the length a of the first thin portion 33 is longer than the length c of the guide groove 21 (a> c), the portion extending from the tip of the first thin portion 33 to the length c is placed in the guide groove 21. Yes.

  Further, since the first insertion portion 22 is longer than or equal in length to the first thin portion 33 (b ≧ c), the side cover portion 32 protrudes on the opposite side with respect to the second housing 20 (reversely When the battery cover 30 is moved in the direction b1 in the direction mounting state), almost all of the first thin portion (the length of a) is inserted into the first insertion portion. At that time, the battery cover 30 moves in the direction of a1 by the length of a−c compared to the state where the first thin portion 33 shown in FIG. 3B is placed in the guide groove 21.

  Similar to the first insertion portion 22, the second layer insertion portion 23 is formed at the peripheral portion of the battery storage chamber 40 by a step shape that is continuous with the end portion of the first insertion portion 22 and is parallel to the side C of the battery cover 30. Is formed. The second insertion portion 23 has the same length as the side C of the battery cover 30 and the same thickness as the second thin portion 34.

  FIG. 4 is a rear view (a) of the mobile phone to which the battery cover 30 is fixed such that the side cover portion 32 protrudes in the opposite direction with respect to the second housing 20 (that is, in a reverse direction mounted state). It is AA 'sectional drawing (b) of the mobile telephone in (a), and BB' sectional drawing (c) of the mobile telephone in (a).

  In FIG. 4A, the first insertion portion 22 and the second insertion portion 23 provided on the inner side of the second housing 20 are represented by the same oblique line, and the first insertion portion 22 is the second housing. The second insertion portion 23 is provided at a position intersecting with the side surface portion of the second housing 20.

  The first insertion part 22 is configured such that the insertion depth is substantially equal to the thickness of the first thin part 33 and the length of the side is substantially equal to the side B of the back cover part 31.

  The second insertion portion 23 is located in a direction orthogonal to the end of the first insertion portion 22, has an insertion depth substantially equal to the second thin portion 34 (second protrusion), and has a side length on the back surface. The cover portion 31 is configured to be substantially equal to the side C.

4B, the outer surface of the back cover 31 is installed in contact with the back surface portion of the battery storage chamber 40, and the battery cover 30 is b1 with the first thin portion 33 facing the first insertion portion 22. The first thin portion 33 is inserted into the first insertion portion 23 by moving in the direction. By restricting the movement of the battery cover 30 in the reverse direction with respect to the first housing 20, the battery cover 30 covers the back surface of the battery storage chamber 40, and the battery 50 can be easily moved by the impact on the second housing 20. It can be prevented from coming off.

4C, the first thin portion 33 of the battery cover 30 in FIG. 4B is inserted into the first insertion portion 22, and then along the first insertion portion 22 in the direction of b1. The second thin portion 34 is inserted into the second insertion portion 23 by moving in the direction of the orthogonal c1.
When the second thin portion 34 is inserted into the second insertion portion 23, the thickness of the second thin portion 34 and the second insertion portion 23 is substantially equal, so the surface of the second thin portion 34 and the second insertion portion 23 are the same. The frictional force in the direction opposite to the insertion direction b1 with the hole inner surface is generated, so that the movement of c1 in the reverse direction is restricted, and the battery cover 30 is fixed in a state of being in contact with the battery storage chamber 40.

  Further, when the battery cover 30 is urged in the reverse direction of b1, the movement of the second insertion portion 23 in the direction opposite to b1 is restricted by the end of the second insertion portion 23 opposite to the b1 direction.

  Accordingly, the movement in the direction opposite to that of the first housing 20 is further restricted as compared with the case where the second thin portion 34 is inserted into the second insertion portion 34, and an impact is applied when the side cover portion 32 is placed. Even if this occurs, the battery cover 30 cannot be easily removed, so that the battery 50 can be prevented from falling off.

  FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the foldable mobile phone 100 of FIG. 4A in a state where the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30 protruding to the opposite side with respect to the second housing 20 is placed as the bottom surface. It is.

  In FIG. 5, the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30 is placed, and is held in a state where the angle formed between the first housing 10 and the placement surface is slightly inclined toward the second housing 20 side rather than a right angle. A mobile phone 100 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the side cover 32 has the first casing 10 diagonally upward because the side cover 32 of the battery cover 30 is positioned inside the casing from the side of the second casing 20. It becomes a support part for maintaining in the state which faced the direction. The diagonally upward direction means that the angle formed between the first housing and the mounting surface is slightly inclined toward the second housing 20 side than the right angle.

  By maintaining the first housing 10 in an obliquely upward direction, the screen displayed on the display unit 11 provided in the first housing 10 is easier to see than in FIG. However, there is an effect that it is easy to view the sound output by the speakers provided inside and outside the first housing 10 and to input the sound using the microphone provided similarly.

  The angle formed by the first housing and the mounting surface varies depending on the length of the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30 and the angle formed by the back cover portion 31 and the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30. And the angle formed by the back cover part 31 and the side cover part 32 of the battery cover 30 are not limited to this embodiment. Further, by providing a slip stopper having a high frictional force on the outside of the side cover portion 32 of the protruding battery cover 30, it is possible to prevent a side slip even on a surface where the mounting portion is slippery.

  1 to 5 show the foldable mobile phone 100 as an embodiment, but the first casing 10, the second casing 20, and the back and side surfaces of the second casing 20 are the same as those in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 shows a slide type mobile phone 200 provided with a battery storage chamber 40 composed of a part of a part and a battery cover 30 covering the battery storage chamber 40 as a second embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a front perspective view (a) and a rear perspective view (b) when the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30 protruding to the opposite side of the second housing 20 of the slide type mobile phone 200 is placed. is there.

  The slide type mobile phone 200 has a display unit 11 outside the first housing 10 in FIG. 6A, and further includes a back surface portion and a side surface portion of the second housing 20 in FIG. The battery storage chamber 40 includes a part of the battery storage chamber 40, and the battery cover 30 covers the battery storage chamber 40. Further, the side surface portion of the battery storage chamber 40 is located at the end portion on the opposite side with respect to the direction of the display unit 11.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention, and is a rear view (a) of a mobile phone 100 in which a charging terminal 42 is further provided on the back surface of the mobile phone 100 of the first embodiment, and a rear perspective view. FIG.
A rear view of the mobile phone 100 in which a charging terminal 42 is provided at the end of the battery storage chamber 40 and the battery cover 30 is fixed to the rear surface by the first insertion portion 23 and the second insertion portion 24 in the second housing 20 (a). ) And a perspective view (b) of the mobile phone 100 placed with the side cover portion 32 of the battery cover 30 as a support portion.

  In FIG. 7A, the charging terminal 42 is provided at the end of the battery storage chamber 40 on the opposite side to the second insertion portion 24.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the battery cover 30 is moved in the direction b <b> 1 with the side cover portion 32 protruding in the direction opposite to the second housing 20, and the first insertion portion 23 is moved to the first insertion portion 23. In a state where the thin portion 33 is inserted, the charging terminal 42 is located on the back surface of the battery cover 30 and is not exposed.
Next, in FIG. 4A, when the battery cover 30 moves in the direction c1 along the first insertion portion 23 and the second thin portion 34 is inserted into the second insertion portion 24, FIG. ), The charging terminal 42 is removed from the back surface of the battery cover 30 and is exposed.
In FIG. 7B, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 100 on which the side cover portion 32 is placed can be charged from the back side by the charging terminal 42 even in the stand state.

  In the above-described embodiment, the battery cover 30 is used as a stand. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a cover of a data card such as an SD card can be used as a stand.

  Moreover, although the 1st thin part 33 and the 2nd thin part 34 which were wide with respect to thickness had the square shape parallel to the back cover part 31 of the battery cover 30, it is limited to this. For example, a plurality of thin-walled portions having a length equal to the thickness provided at regular intervals can be applied.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connection part 2 Biaxial hinge unit 10 1st housing | casing 11 Display part 20 2nd housing | casing 21 Guide groove 22 1st insertion part 23 2nd insertion part 30 Battery cover 31 Back surface cover part 32 Side surface cover part 33 1st thin part 34 Second thin portion 35 Engaging claw 40 Battery storage chamber 41 Opening portion 42 Guide hole 43 Charging terminal 50 Battery 100 Folding type mobile phone 200 Sliding type mobile phone

Claims (7)

A housing having an external input / output unit on the first surface side which is the main surface, and having an opening extending over the second surface and the side surface which is the back surface side of the first surface;
A first lid portion that is a substantially flat plate shape that covers the second surface side of the opening portion, and a second lid portion that covers the side surface side of the opening portion, and
The first lid portion is detachably engaged with the inner surface side on the second surface side of the opening portion, and is detachably engaged with the outer surface side on the second surface side of the opening portion. A second engaging portion,
When the first engaging portion is engaged with the opening, the second lid covers the side opening of the housing, while the second engaging portion is in the opening. When engaged, when the casing is placed with the side surface side of the opening as the bottom surface, the angle formed by the first surface and the placement surface is inclined to the second surface side rather than the right angle, and the second surface A portable electronic device, wherein a lid portion supports the casing. The second engagement portion of the first lid portion is located on the opposite side of the second lid portion, and is formed with a thin protrusion from the first lid portion on the second lid portion side,
On the second surface side peripheral edge of the opening, it has an insertion part that is parallel to the first lid part and into which the protruding part can be inserted,
2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second lid portion covers the second surface side of the opening when the protruding portion is inserted into the insertion portion. . The first lid portion further includes a second projecting portion projecting in a direction orthogonal to the first projecting portion on one side surface of the first lid portion, with the projecting portion serving as a first projecting portion,
The housing further includes a second insertion portion at a position orthogonal to the first insertion portion, with the insertion portion serving as a first insertion portion.
The first protrusion is slid in parallel along the first insertion part from the first position where the first protrusion is inserted into the first insertion part. The movement in a direction in which the first protruding portion is extracted from the first insertion portion is restricted when the portion moves to a second position to be inserted into the second insertion portion. The portable electronic device as described in. The housing has a step portion on a side where the second surface and the opening intersect.
The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the stepped portion has the same depth as the insertion portion, and the protruding portion is placed when the second lid portion covers the side surface portion. The external output unit is a display unit;
The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein when the display unit is placed with at least a side surface of the opening as a bottom surface, the display screen of the display unit faces upward. The opening further includes a battery storage chamber,
The battery storage chamber further includes a charging terminal,
4. The charging terminal according to claim 3, wherein when the lid member moves from the first position to the second position, the charging terminal is released from a state covered with the lid member and exposed to the outside. Portable electronic devices. A housing provided with a storage chamber (not limited to a battery) that opens over the first surface and the second surface that is the side surface;
The housing has a substantially flat plate shape and a first portion that covers the first surface side of the component storage chamber, and a second portion that covers the second surface side of the component storage chamber, and covers the component storage chamber. A lid member attached to the body;
With
The first surface of the housing has an engaging portion that engages the first portion with the component storage chamber in an inverted state with respect to the covered state. .