JP2011097254A - Portable apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable apparatus usable as a simple body unit without limiting the use of a function. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone 1 of this embodiment includes: a first operation part 10 including a first input part 12; a second operation part 20 including a second input part 22, and relatively movable with respect to the first operation part 10 so that the first input part 12 can be concealed or exposed; and a body 30 including a display part 32 including a touch panel 32T, an imaging part 34 capable of imaging an image and arranged at the back side of the display part 32, a radio transmission/reception part 320 for transmitting and receiving a radio signal via a network, and a microphone 380 and a receiver 370 for speech, and connectable/separable to/from the second operation part 20 so that the second input part 22 can be concealed or exposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a portable device in which a plurality of cases are slidably connected. Patent Document 2 discloses a portable device in which a plurality of cases are detachably connected.

JP 2007-179525 A JP 2006-178924 A

  When one device separated from the portable device is used alone, there is a possibility that the function of the other separated device cannot be used. For this reason, there is a possibility that the use of functions originally possessed by the mobile device may be restricted by using the mobile device separately.

  An object of this invention is to provide the portable apparatus which can be used by the main-body part single-piece | unit, without restrict | limiting use of a function.

  The portable device disclosed in this specification includes a first operation unit including a first input unit and a second input unit, and is relatively moved with respect to the first operation unit so that the first input unit can be concealed or exposed. A second operation unit capable of displaying, a display unit having a touch panel, an imaging unit capable of taking an image and provided on the back side of the display unit, a wireless transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving a wireless signal via a network, A main body that includes a microphone and a receiver, and that can be connected to and separated from the second operation unit so that the second input unit can be concealed or exposed.

  It is possible to provide a portable device that can be used as a single unit without restricting the use of functions.

1A and 1B are explanatory views of a mobile phone according to the present embodiment. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the mobile phone of this embodiment. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1A. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the mobile phone of this embodiment.

A mobile phone will be described as an example of the mobile device.
1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and 3 are explanatory diagrams of a mobile phone according to the present embodiment.
The mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 10 (hereinafter referred to as the operation unit 10), a second operation unit 20 (hereinafter referred to as the operation unit 20), and a main body unit 30. The operation unit 20 is connected to the operation unit 10 so as to be relatively movable. Specifically, the operation unit 20 is slidable in the longitudinal direction. The main body 30 is connected to the operation unit 20. 1A and 1B show a cellular phone 1 in a superimposed state in which operation units 10 and 20 and a main body unit 30 are overlapped. 2A and 2B show the mobile phone 1 in an unfolded state in which the operation unit 20 is slid from the operation unit 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, a display unit 32 having a touch panel, an earpiece 37, and a mouthpiece 38 are provided on the front surface of the main body 30. As shown in FIG. 2A, a first input unit 12 (hereinafter referred to as the input unit 12) is provided on the front surface of the operation unit 10. The input unit 12 includes a numeric keypad and function keys. The input unit 12 is concealed and exposed by the slide of the operation unit 20. The input unit 12 can be operated by exposing the input unit 12.

  FIG. 3 shows the cellular phone 1 in a separated state in which the main body 30 is separated from the operation unit 20. A second input unit 22 (hereinafter referred to as the input unit 22), engaging units 26 a and 26 b, an earpiece 27, and a terminal unit 29 are provided on the front surface of the operation unit 20 concealed by the main body unit 30. . The operation unit 20 is provided with an opening 24. An imaging unit 34, engagement units 36 a and 36 b, and a terminal unit 39 are provided on the back surface of the main body unit 30. The imaging unit 34 has a shape protruding from the back surface of the main body unit 30. The imaging unit 34 has an imaging element capable of receiving subject light. The input unit 22 includes full keys arranged in a QWERTY array.

  In the coupled state in which the operation unit 20 and the main body unit 30 are coupled, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, the imaging unit 34 and the opening 24 are fitted. In the connected state, the terminal portions 29 and 39 are in contact with each other, and the operation portion 20 and the main body portion 30 are electrically connected. The operation units 10 and 20 are electrically connected via a flexible printed board (not shown).

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a cross section of the mobile phone 1 in a superimposed state and a connected state. As shown in FIG. 4, the main body unit 30 includes a storage medium S, a battery 30 </ b> B, a printed circuit board 30 </ b> P, a display unit 32, a receiver 370, and a microphone 380. The operation unit 20 includes a receiver 270. The operation unit 10 includes a battery 10B. The microphone 380 can generate an audio signal included in a radio signal described later. The receivers 270 and 370 can generate and output audio based on audio signals included in radio signals described later. The storage medium S is a card-type removable storage medium. The display unit 32 includes a liquid crystal display 32D and a touch panel 32T disposed on the front side of the liquid crystal display 32D. The touch panel 32T can detect the contact position of the user. The touch panel 32T is a capacitive method, but may be a pressure sensitive method. The imaging unit 34 is connected to the printed circuit board 30P via a flexible printed circuit board (not shown).

  The engaging portions 26a and 36a can be engaged and disengaged from each other. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the engaging portions 26a and 36a has a hook shape at the tip. In the connected state, the engaging portions 26a and 36a are engaged. The engaging portion 36a is biased by a spring 361 provided on the main body portion 30 side so that the engagement with the engaging portion 36b is maintained. By pushing the engaging portion 36a in the direction PD opposite to the biasing direction of the spring 361 shown in FIG. 4, the engaging portion 36a is retracted from the engaging portion 26a. Thereby, engagement of the engaging portions 26a and 36a is released. In this state, the main body 30 can be separated from the operation unit 20 by separation.

  A projecting engagement portion 26 b is provided on the inner surface of the opening 24. A concave engaging portion 36 b is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the imaging unit 34. The engaging portions 26b and 36b are complementary to each other. The engaging portions 26b and 36b can be engaged and disengaged from each other. In the connected state, the engaging portions 26b and 36b are engaged.

  The opening 24 and the imaging unit 34 will be described. When connecting the main body 30 to the operation unit 20, the opening 24 and the imaging unit 34 are first engaged, and then the main body 30 is pushed toward the operation unit 20. Thereby, the engaging portions 26a and 36a are engaged, the engaging portions 26b and 36b are engaged, and the operation portion 20 and the main body portion 30 are connected. Therefore, when connecting, the position of the main body 30 relative to the operation unit 20 is defined by first engaging the opening 24 and the imaging unit 34. Thereby, the position of the main-body part 30 with respect to the operation part 20 at the time of connection can be prescribed | regulated correctly, and a connection operation | work becomes easy. Thus, the opening 24 functions as a positioning unit that defines the position of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 by engaging with the imaging unit 34 during connection.

  When separating the main body portion 30 from the operation portion 20, the engagement portion 36a is operated to release the engagement with the engagement portion 26a, and the main body portion 30 is pulled away from the operation portion 20 to the front side. At this time, while the opening 24 and the imaging unit 34 are engaged, the separation direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 is limited to a direction opposite to the protruding direction of the imaging unit 34. As shown in FIG. 3, the imaging unit 34 protrudes in the vertical direction with respect to the back surface of the main body unit 30. For this reason, the separation direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 is limited to the vertical direction in front of the main body 30.

  As described above, when the main body 30 is coupled to the operation unit 20, the opening 24 and the imaging unit 34 are first engaged. Therefore, the connection direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 is limited to the protruding direction of the imaging unit 34. For this reason, the connection direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 is limited to the vertical direction on the front surface of the main body 30.

  As described above, the connecting direction and the separating direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 are limited to a certain direction. When the connection direction and the separation direction of the main body 30 with respect to the operation unit 20 are not limited, the following problem may occur. When the main body 30 is connected or separated obliquely with respect to the front direction of the operation unit 20, when engaging or releasing the engagement, any of the engaging portions 26a, 36a, 26b, 36b There is a risk of excessive load. As a result, the tip of any of the engaging portions 26a, 36a, 26b, and 36b may be worn or the durability may be reduced. In the cellular phone 1 of the present embodiment, the connection direction and the separation direction are limited to a certain direction by the opening 24 and the imaging unit 34. This prevents an extreme load from being applied to any of the engaging portions 26a, 36a, 26b, and 36b.

  The reason why the imaging unit 34 has a protruding shape will be described. The display unit 32 and the imaging unit 34 overlap in the thickness direction of the main body unit 30. Similarly, the display unit 32, the printed board 30 </ b> P, and the storage medium S overlap in the thickness direction of the main body unit 30. Further, the display unit 32, the printed circuit board 30 </ b> P, and the battery 30 </ b> B overlap in the thickness direction of the main body unit 30. This reason is for suppressing the enlargement of the main-body part 30 in the plane direction. As described above, when a plurality of members are stacked in the thickness direction of the main body 30, the thickness of the main body 30 increases, but the battery 30 </ b> B and the storage medium S are thinner than the imaging unit 34. Thereby, the imaging unit 34 has a shape protruding from the back surface of the main body unit 30.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the area of the front surface of the operation unit 20 exposed by the separation of the main body unit 30 is relatively large. The area of the front surface of the operation unit 10 exposed by the relative movement of the operation units 10 and 20 is relatively small. On the other hand, the total number of keys of the input unit 22 is larger than the total number of keys of the input unit 12. The input unit 22 having a large total number of keys is provided in front of the operation unit 20 having a relatively large area, and the input unit 12 having a small total number of keys is provided in front of the operation unit 10 having a relatively small area. Thereby, many keys are efficiently arranged within the limited surface area of the mobile phone 1.

  The reason why the exposed area of the front face of the operation section 10 is different from the exposed area of the front face of the operation section 20 is that the overlapping portion where the operation sections 10 and 20 overlap is larger than the opening 24 even in the unfolded state. Because. The reason why the overlapping portions of the operation units 10 and 20 are enlarged is that a load is not applied to the mechanism that slidably connects the operation units 10 and 20 by securing the area of the overlapping portion in the unfolded state. . In particular, when the operation unit 20 to which the main body unit 30 is coupled is slid, the load on such a mechanism increases.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 2B, the mouthpiece 18 is provided on the back surface of the operation unit 10. Thereby, the space on the front side of the operation unit 10 can be secured, and the input unit 12 can be disposed on the front side of the operation unit 10. Although the main body unit 30 includes the receiver 370 and the microphone 380, the reason why the mouthpiece 18 is provided in the operation unit 10 is that a call can be made using the operation units 10 and 20 in a separated state. It is to do. Details will be described later.

  Further, as described above, the imaging unit 34 is provided on the back side of the display unit 32. Thereby, the imaging unit 34 is prevented from limiting the area of the display unit 32, and the area of the display unit 32 is secured.

  As described above, the positions of the input units 12 and 22, the mouthpiece 18, the display unit 32, and the imaging unit 34 are set in consideration of the limited surface area of the mobile phone 1.

  2B, the imaging unit 34 is concealed or exposed by the relative movement of the operation units 10 and 20 in the connected state. As described above, the relative movement of the operation units 10 and 20 causes the imaging unit 34 to be exposed and ready for imaging.

  As shown in FIG. 3, terminal portions 29 and 39 that ensure electrical connection between the operation portion 20 and the main body portion 30 are provided in the vicinity of the engaging portions 36a and 36b, respectively. Since the engaging portions 26a and 36a are maintained in engagement by the urging force of the spring 361, the terminal portions 29 and 39 are provided in the vicinity of the portion where the engagement is stably maintained. Contact can be maintained stably.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 1. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the operation unit 10 includes a control unit 100, a wireless communication unit 120, and a microphone 180. The control unit 100 controls the functions of the operation units 10 and 20 and is realized by a CPU. The operation unit 20 includes a receiver 270. The main body unit 30 includes a control unit 300, a display unit 32, a wireless transmission / reception unit 310, a wireless communication unit 320, an antenna 350, a receiver 370, a microphone 380, and the like. The control unit 300 controls the functions of the entire mobile phone 1 and is realized by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like.

  The main body 30 has a wireless transmission / reception unit 310. The antenna 350 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception unit 310. The wireless transmission / reception unit 310 transmits / receives a wireless signal via a network. The wireless transmission / reception unit 310 performs wireless communication with a base station (not shown) connected to the network, and transmits / receives various signals. The various signals include voice signal data at the time of voice call, a mail signal at the time of mail transmission / reception, a web page signal at the time of browsing the web, and the like. The control unit 300 includes a receiver 370 and a microphone 380. As a result, the control unit 300 can realize a call with another telephone and connect to various servers via the Internet network to transmit and receive various types of information such as e-mails and home pages.

  Based on the command input via the touch panel 32T, the control unit 300 realizes a predetermined function. Calls and the imaging unit 34 can be operated by input from the touch panel 32T. As described above, the main body unit 30 includes the display unit 32, the imaging unit 34, the wireless transmission / reception unit 310, the receiver 370, and the microphone 380. Thus, the functions of the mobile phone are integrated in the main body 30 that can be separated from the operation units 10 and 20. For this reason, even when the main body 30 is separated from the operation sections 10 and 20, the main body 30 can be used alone without restricting the use of the function of the mobile phone. That is, the main body 30 itself can be carried and used.

  The wireless communication units 120 and 320 perform wireless communication by Bluetooth communication. Note that the wireless communication units 120 and 320 may realize wireless communication based on a short-range wireless communication standard (IEEE802.1, infrared communication, weak wireless, etc.) other than Bluetooth communication. Thereby, the command input by the input units 12 and 22 in the separated state is transmitted to the control unit 300 via the wireless communication units 120 and 320. Thus, wireless communication is realized between the main body 30 and the operation units 10 and 20. In the connected state, the main body 30 and the operation units 10 and 20 communicate with each other via the terminal units 29 and 39.

  As described above, in the separated state, the main body unit 30 can be operated using the operation units 10 and 20, and for example, the imaging unit 34 can be operated.

  In the separated state, the radio signal received by the radio transmission / reception unit 310 is transmitted to the control unit 100 via the radio communication units 320 and 120. As described above, the operation units 10 and 20 include the microphone 180 and the receiver 270, respectively. Therefore, in a state where the wireless communication between the wireless communication units 320 and 120 is ensured in the separated state, it is possible to make a call using only the operation units 10 and 20. Thereby, in the separated state, the display unit 32 can be viewed while making a call using the operation units 10 and 20. For example, the mail displayed on the display unit 32 can be viewed while making a call using the operation units 10 and 20. Thus, the microphone 180 and the receiver 270 correspond to an auxiliary microphone and an auxiliary receiver, respectively.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

  The mobile device is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be a PDA or a notebook computer, for example. The operation units 10 and 20 may be coupled so as to be relatively rotatable. The operation unit 10 may include both the microphone 180 and the receiver 270, the operation unit 20 may include both the microphone 180 and the receiver 270, and the operation unit 10 includes the receiver 270. However, the operation unit 20 may have a microphone 180.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 10 1st operation part 12 1st input part 120,320 Wireless communication part 180,380 Microphone 20 2nd operation part 22 2nd input part 24 Opening part 26a, 26b, 36a, 36b Engagement part 270, 370 Receiver 30 Main Body 310 Wireless Transmitter / Receiver 32 Display Unit 32T Touch Panel 34 Imaging Unit

Claims (7)

A first operation unit including a first input unit;
A second operation unit that includes a second input unit and is movable relative to the first operation unit so that the first input unit can be concealed or exposed;
A display unit having a touch panel, an imaging unit capable of taking an image and provided on the back side of the display unit, a wireless transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal via a network, a microphone and a receiver for calling, A portable device comprising: a main body part that can be connected to and separated from the second operation part so that the second input part can be concealed or exposed. The imaging unit has a protruding shape,
The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the second operation unit includes a positioning unit that defines a position of the main body unit with respect to the second operation unit by engaging with the imaging unit when the second operation unit is connected to the main body unit. The main body includes an engaging portion that can be engaged with and detached from the second operating portion,
The portable device according to claim 2, wherein the positioning unit limits a connection direction and a separation direction of the main body unit to a direction in which the imaging unit protrudes. The positioning portion is an opening;
The portable device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the imaging unit is concealed or exposed by relative movement of the second operation unit with respect to the first operation unit when the main body unit is coupled to the second operation unit. .   5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with at least one of the first and second input units. An auxiliary microphone provided on one of the first and second operation units, for making a call via the wireless transmission / reception unit and the wireless communication unit;
The portable device according to claim 5, further comprising: an auxiliary receiver that is provided on one of the first and second operation units and is used to make a call via the wireless transmission / reception unit and the wireless communication unit. The first input unit includes a first input key,
The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the second input unit includes a plurality of second input keys having a larger number than the first input keys.

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