JP2012029238A - Destabilization preventing method for portable phone and potable phone body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable phone capable of preventing a device from being unsteady while operating keys, in the case of putting the entire device on a floor by making the device body in an open state.SOLUTION: When a device is in an open state, as a centroid 9 of the entire device inclines to a reception side 4, a battery cover 11 whose tip part is implemented with an anchor 13 is caused to slide. On both lateral faces of a case of a transmission side 1, a groove forming a slide rail for the battery cover 11 is provided, and at sliding, a slide hooking convex part provided on the battery cover 11 side slides in the groove. In the middle of the slide, a convex part is provided on the battery cover 11 side, so that a user can detect a position for removing the battery cover 11. When sliding the battery cover 11 furthermore, the battery cover 11 stops by running on to the convex part, and a position of the centroid 9 settles by moving to the transmission side 1, and the battery cover 11 touches a floor board 7 by a large part of area of its undersurface, so that keys 8 can be stably operated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone and a method for preventing instability of a mobile phone body, and in particular, when the mobile phone body is in an open state and the entire device is used on the floor, the device is prevented from wobbling during key operation. The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a method for preventing instability of a portable telephone body.

In recent years, the shape of mobile phones has been diversified with the demand for thinner devices.
FIG. 7 is an external view as an example of a conventional folding cellular phone.
FIG. 8 is a front view as an example of a conventional folding mobile phone.
The arrows shown in the figure indicate the wobbling in the lateral direction of the apparatus due to the apparatus round form section 2.
The external appearance of the conventional folding cellular phone 20 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 shows the transmission side 1 and the device round form 2. The transmitter 1 is usually provided with a battery cover, which is not shown here.
As seen in FIG. 7, the design and ease of holding of the recent folding mobile phone 20 are taken into consideration. 7 and 8 has a structure having a device round form 2 on the back side of the transmission side 1.

FIG. 9 shows a side view of a conventional foldable mobile phone in a state where a floor is installed.
As shown in the figure, in the case of a foldable mobile phone (eg, foldable mobile phone 20) having a device round form 2 on the back side of the transmission side 1, the entire device is usually used during actual user use. Often used on the floor 7 (floor or desk).
FIG. 10 shows a side view as an example when the conventional folding cellular phone is used in the open state.
More specifically, as shown in the figure, the foldable mobile phone (for example, the foldable mobile phone 20) is often used with the receiving side 4 in an open state. Therefore, there are many opportunities for the transmitting side 1 to come into contact with the floor surface 7.

Further, in this case, when this foldable mobile phone has an information browsing function from an external information site or a TV browsing function, there is a scene in which the key 8 is operated with the finger 6 in the floor-standing state. There are many cases.
FIG. 11 shows a side view as another example when the conventional folding cellular phone is used in the open state.
Further, as shown in the figure, the conventional foldable mobile phone (for example, the foldable mobile phone 20) has a center of gravity 9 in the open state of the device with the recent increase in the size of the liquid crystal display section on the receiving side 4. There is a tendency that the balance is directed toward the receiving side 4.

  As a publicly known technique related to the present invention, first, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of a portable terminal device having a folding structure that is excellent in stability when placed on a table. Specifically, the lower casing having a key operation section, the upper casing having a display section, a coupling section that allows the lower casing and the upper casing to rotate, and a folding section having a fall prevention section. It is a portable terminal device having a structure. The fall prevention unit is attached to the rear of the upper casing, which is the direction in which it is most likely to fall, in the same direction as the support surface of the lower casing. High stability is obtained regardless of the weight of the upper casing, and stability can be obtained even if the angle of the upper casing is freely changed in order to improve the visibility of the display unit.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an open / close shaft that foldably connects the first housing and the second housing, and a vertical shaft that is orthogonal to the open / close shaft and supports the first housing so that the front and back can be turned upside down. In a mobile phone equipped with a mobile phone, a technology is disclosed in which a display unit is placed in a horizontally long state and placed on a desk in a stable state so that a user can watch a television or make a videophone call. Specifically, a mountain-shaped portion having a mountain-shaped cross section is bulged and formed on the back side of the first housing. The first housing and the second housing are folded in a state where the first housing is turned upside down on the mountain-shaped portion, and the first housing is slightly rotated about the vertical axis, and one of the left and right sides is The side mounting member is formed so as to be able to be placed on a desk while holding the side of the second casing extended in a state where the interval is widened.

  Further, Patent Document 3 discloses means for enabling a battery pack stored in the battery storage portion to be easily removed with a relatively simple configuration. Specifically, when the battery pack is stored in the battery case (battery pack storage portion) of the mobile phone case, the battery case is retracted into the side wall of the battery case and is fitted into the mobile phone case. When an operation of removing the battery cover by sliding the combined battery cover is performed, the battery cover is accommodated in the battery case by abutting against a rib provided on the battery cover and being pushed out into the battery case. A slider having a function of pushing up the battery pack from the bottom surface of the battery case is provided. Therefore, the slider is formed with a slope for lifting one end of the battery pack when pushed out while sliding into the battery case.

JP 2003-258970 A JP 2008-219736 A JP 2009-032595 A

  By the way, in the conventional mobile phone described in the background art above, the receiver side is often used in an open state, and in this case as well, the floor side is placed and the transmitter side is in contact with the floor surface. There are many. In this case, if the mobile phone has a function of browsing information from an external information site or a TV browsing function, the key is operated with a finger in the floor-standing state.

However, in such a case, if the device round form part is in contact with the platform floor surface, the ground contact area with the platform floor surface is small, and the entire device tilts or wobbles when the key is operated. There was a problem that it became difficult to press the key and the operation became difficult.
In addition, as described above, with the increase in size of the liquid crystal display on the receiving side, the balance of the center of gravity in the open state of the device tends to be directed toward the receiving side, and the device falls down on the receiving side in the open state of the device There was a problem that cases also occurred.

Therefore, in the present invention,
(1) In a foldable mobile phone (which may be either a foldable mobile phone or a sliding mobile phone) that floats from the floor when the floor is placed on the floor, send Having a battery cover moving means for stably moving the battery cover provided on the side;
(2) having a device round form part on the outer surface, and having a flat surface forming means for forming a flat surface by the drawn battery cover when the device is placed so that the device round form part is in contact with the floor;
(3) The battery cover moving means and the plane forming means include a slide mechanism that moves the battery cover so as to protrude from the tip on the transmission side;
Is the main point.

Note that the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 do not include all of the above points as constituent requirements.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and prevents the device from wobbling during key operation when the device body of the mobile phone is opened and the entire device is placed on the floor. The object is to provide a mobile phone that can be used.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for preventing destabilization of a mobile phone body that can prevent the device from wobbling during key operation when the device body of the mobile phone is opened and the entire device is placed on the floor. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the mobile phone according to the present invention can be pulled out in the direction of increasing the longitudinal length of the apparatus main body on the transmitting side of the apparatus main body, and the bottom surface after the extraction The structure which comprises a part of said apparatus main body comprised so that a floor may be provided is provided.
In addition, the method for preventing instability of a mobile phone body according to the present invention can be pulled out in the direction in which the length of the device body is increased on the transmitting side of the device body, and after the withdrawal, A structure that constitutes a part of the apparatus main body is provided so that the bottom surface is landed.

  As described above, according to the cellular phone of the present invention, the structure such as the battery cover can be slid to the transmission side, so that the position of the center of gravity of the apparatus body moves to the transmission side, If the lower surface of this structure is flattened, most of the area can be in contact with the platform, so that the key can be operated stably.

The side view at the time of use of the open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the battery cover of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the groove part of the both sides | surfaces of the case of a transmission side. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detailed arrangement | positioning relationship between the battery cover of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the groove part of the both sides | surfaces of the case of a transmission side. The external view at the time of use of the open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention is shown. The side view as an example at the time of use of the open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention is shown. The side view as another example at the time of use of the open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention is shown. It is an external view as an example of the conventional foldable mobile phone. It is a front view as an example of the conventional foldable mobile phone. The side view as an example in the base-floor installation state of the conventional foldable mobile telephone is shown. The side view as an example at the time of use of the open state of the conventional foldable mobile telephone is shown. The side view as another example at the time of use of the open state of the conventional folding-type mobile telephone is shown.

The present invention changes the position of the center of gravity of the entire apparatus by stably sliding a battery cover attached to the transmission side of the apparatus (cellular phone). Here, in order to prevent the battery cover from being easily removed, the locking structure is specially considered as described later.
Hereinafter, a mobile phone and a method for preventing instability of a mobile phone body according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a side view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention when used in an open state. In the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 6) shown below including the same figure, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in FIGS.
In this embodiment, the case of a foldable mobile phone will be described. However, the mobile phone according to the present invention can be applied to other general mobile phones, and in particular, to a slide-type mobile phone. Is possible. Furthermore, the cellular phone according to the present invention can be applied to other portable information terminal devices.
The cellular phone 10 according to this embodiment shown in the figure has a battery cover 11 as an essential component as compared with the conventional folding cellular phone 20 shown in FIGS. A special device is applied.
The external view of the mobile phone 10 according to this embodiment shown in the figure may be the same as the external view of the conventional foldable mobile phone 20 shown in FIG. 7, for example.

Hereinafter, the function of the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment will be described with the battery cover 11 as a main component, with reference to FIG.
In the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, the balance of the center of gravity 9 is set to the transmitter side 1 by sliding the battery cover 11 installed on the transmitter side 1 in the direction of the arrow 12 when the apparatus is placed on the floor. It is something to shift.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, lifting from the floor 7 on the transmission side 1 is prevented. In FIG. 1, a weight 13 is mounted on the tip of the battery cover 11. The weight 13 is an optional component necessary only when the balance of the center of gravity cannot be changed by simply sliding the battery cover 11. For example, the weight 13 may be omitted when the material constituting the battery cover 11 is made of a metal having a sufficient weight and the balance of the center of gravity can be moved to the transmitting side 1 only by sliding the battery cover 11. .

Further, the cellular phone 10 according to the present embodiment secures a flat grounding area on the lower surface of the sliding portion after the battery cover 11 is slid, so that the key 8 can be used even when the device is opened on the floor. Can be operated stably.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement relationship between the battery cover 11 of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention and the groove portions 14 on both side surfaces of the case on the transmission side 1.
As shown in the figure, in the mobile phone 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, slide rails with the battery cover 11 are formed on both side surfaces (only one side is shown in FIG. 2) of the case on the transmission side 1. On the other hand, on the battery cover 11 side, a protrusion (to be described later) capable of sliding inside the groove 14 is provided.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a detailed arrangement relationship between the battery cover 11 of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention and the grooves 14 on both side surfaces of the case on the transmission side 1.
As shown in the figure, when the mobile phone 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is in an open state, the center of gravity 9 of the entire apparatus body is tilted toward the receiving side 4, so that the battery cover 11 with the weight 13 mounted at the tip is provided. Slide.

On both side surfaces of the case on the transmission side 1 are provided groove portions 14 that constitute a slide rail with the battery cover 11, and at the time of the above-mentioned sliding, the slide catch convex portions 15 provided on the battery cover 11 side are provided on the groove portions 14. Slide in.
In the middle of sliding in the direction indicated by the arrow 12, a convex portion 16 is provided on the battery cover 11 side so that the user can detect the position when the battery cover 11 is removed.
When the battery cover 11 is slid in the direction indicated by the arrow 12 beyond the position of the convex portion 16, the battery cover 11 moves to a position where the user can stably operate the key 8. It is configured to ride on the part 17 and stop.

According to the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, after the battery cover 11 is slid in the direction indicated by the arrow 12, the position of the center of gravity 9 moves to the transmitting side 1, and the bottom surface of the battery cover 11 is Since most of the area is in contact with the floor 7 (see FIG. 1), the key 8 can be operated stably.
In addition, due to this effect, even when the user uses the apparatus in an open state on the floor, the key 8 can be stably operated, so that a product in consideration of usability can be provided. There is an effect.

(Other embodiments)
The shape, size, installation position and the like of the mobile phone according to the present invention are not limited. For example, the mobile phone can be configured to have the device round form 2 on the back side of the transmission side 1.
FIG. 4 is an external view of a mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention when used in an open state.
As shown in the figure, when the balance of the center of gravity 9 is significantly inclined in the direction of the receiving side 4 and the device is inclined or wobbled, a pocket 18 is provided in the slide area of the battery cover 11 to balance the device. The weight 13 having the most effective weight for picking can be selected and placed on the pocket 18, thereby obtaining an effect that can be appropriately balanced.

FIG. 5 shows a side view as an example when the cellular phone according to another embodiment of the present invention is used in the open state.
As shown in the figure, it is possible to arrange the structure 3 having a predetermined weight on the side of the floor 7 that comes in contact with the floor surface, which has the same effect of being balanced.
FIG. 6 shows a side view as another example when the cellular phone according to another embodiment of the present invention is used in the open state.
As shown in the figure, it is possible to arrange a round form 9 having a weight balance that collapses on the transmitting side 1 on the surface side that contacts the floor surface 7, and the effect that can be balanced in the same manner. Have.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transmission side 2 Apparatus round form part 3 Structure 4 Reception side 7 Base floor 9 Center of gravity 10 Mobile phone (this invention)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Battery cover 13 Weight 14 Groove part 15 Sliding catch convex part 16,17 Convex part 18 Pocket 20 Folding type mobile telephone (conventional)

Claims (9)

  A part of the apparatus main body configured to be able to be pulled out in the direction of increasing the vertical length of the apparatus main body on the transmission side of the apparatus main body, and so that the bottom surface is landed after the extraction A cellular phone comprising a structure that constitutes the above.   The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the structure is a battery cover that covers a battery that supplies power to the apparatus main body.   The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein a groove portion is provided on both side surfaces of the transmission side, and the battery cover has a portion that can be inserted into the groove portion.   The said insertable site | part has a catching convex part, and it is comprised so that the inside of the said groove part can be slid integrally with the said catching convex part inside the said groove part. Mobile phone.   The convex part which produces friction between the said hooking convex part at the time of the said slide is provided in the inside of the groove part provided in the both sides | surfaces of the said transmission side, The Claim 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Mobile phone.   The bottom surface of the structure after the drawing is provided with a flat portion having a landing area capable of maintaining the entire apparatus mechanically and stably when the apparatus is used in an open state. The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2.   2. The structure after pulling out has a weight and a shape capable of maintaining the entire apparatus mechanically and stably when the apparatus is used in an open state. Alternatively, the mobile phone according to claim 2.   3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the structure after the drawer has a shape that falls down to a transmitting side of the device main body when used in an open state.   A part of the apparatus main body configured to be able to be pulled out in the direction of increasing the vertical length of the apparatus main body on the transmission side of the apparatus main body, and so that the bottom surface is landed after the extraction A method for preventing destabilization of a mobile phone main body, characterized in that a structure that constitutes the structure is provided.

Images