JP2013240109A - Portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable device which includes an opening and closing mechanism capable of opening a housing from a closed state in two directions, i.e. vertical and lateral directions, and restricts and maintains the opening angle in the vertical direction when the housing is opened in the lateral direction while being opened at a specific angle in the vertical direction.SOLUTION: An intermediate rotation shaft 34 for opening a housing in a vertical direction and a display side fixing shaft 35 for opening the housing in a lateral direction are connected with each other while a rotation restriction part 34b and a rotation restriction part 35a, which respectively form end parts of the intermediate rotation shaft 34 and the display side fixing shaft 35, are overlapped. When the housing is opened in the lateral direction after being opened in the vertical direction to a specific angle, the rotation restriction part 34b and the rotation restriction part 35a are engaged with each other and a rotation angle in the vertical direction is maintained.

Description

  The present invention relates to a foldable portable device.

  Recently, a foldable mobile phone in which a display unit and a main body (operation unit) are hinge-coupled so as to be foldable is widely known. In Patent Document 1, such a foldable mobile phone is connected to a receiving unit having a display unit and a transmitting unit, which is a main body, by a hinge so as to be freely opened in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction from a folded state. Such a technique is disclosed.

JP 2003-110673 A

  However, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, there are the following inconveniences when the casing on the display unit side is opened. That is, when the terminal described in Patent Document 1 is further opened in the horizontal direction with the display unit opened in the vertical direction, the angle opened in the horizontal direction cannot be maintained in that state. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform an operation when the housing is opened in the horizontal direction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and includes an opening / closing structure that can be opened in two directions, vertical and horizontal, from a state in which the housing is closed, and is opened in the horizontal direction at a specific angle in the vertical direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable device that can regulate and maintain a vertical opening angle when it is touched.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable device that can easily perform an operation of opening a casing in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the portable device of the present invention provides:
A first housing and a second housing;
A first rotating shaft for rotating the first casing and the second casing relative to each other from a folded state and opening the first casing and the second casing in the vertical direction;
A second rotating shaft for relatively rotating the first casing and the second casing in the lateral direction;
A connecting portion for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft in a state where respective end portions overlap each other;
One of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft when the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft have angles other than the predetermined first angle and second angle, respectively. The first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are configured such that the one rotation shaft can be rotated and the rotation of the other rotation shaft is restricted by engaging the rotation shaft of the second rotation shaft. Engaging portion for releasing the engagement when the angle is at the first angle and the second angle;
A third housing rotatable about the first rotation axis together with the second housing;
The second rotation is provided by locking the second casing at the first position when the second rotation shaft is provided in the third casing and can be rotated at the engaging portion. A regulation switch that regulates rotation of the shaft and releases the locking with the second housing at the second position;
It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, it is provided with an opening / closing structure that can be opened in two directions, vertical and horizontal, from a state in which the housing is closed, and the vertical opening angle can be set when the housing is opened at a specific angle in the vertical direction. A portable device that can be regulated and maintained can be provided.
In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable device that can easily perform an operation of opening the housing in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of FIG. 1 from the direction of arrow II, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of FIG. 1 from the direction of arrow III, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of FIG. 1 from the direction of arrow IV, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of Drawing 1 from the direction of arrow V, (a) shows an appearance and (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of FIG. 1 from the direction of arrow VI, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.1 (b). (A) is an enlarged view of the hinge part of FIG. 2 (b), (b) is an enlarged view of the hinge part of FIG. 6 (b), and (c) is an enlarged view of the hinge part of FIG. 5 (b). FIG. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the structure and operation | movement of a control switch. It is a perspective view which shows the other component of a portable terminal. It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal of the state which closed the housing | casing, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.11 (b). It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal of the state which opened the housing | casing fully in the vertical direction, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.13 (b). It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal of the state which opened the housing | casing in the horizontal direction, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.15 (b). It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal of the state which opened the housing | casing 90 degree | times to the vertical direction, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of Drawing 17 (b) from the direction of arrow XVIII. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.17 (b). (A), (b) is a figure which shows one form which uses the camera part and display part of a portable terminal. It is a perspective view which shows the control switch in the state which opened the housing | casing 90 degree | times to the vertical direction. It is a perspective view which shows the portable terminal of the state which opened the housing | casing 90 degree | times to the vertical direction, and also opened to the horizontal direction, (a) shows an external appearance, (b) shows a hinge part. It is the figure which looked at the portable terminal of FIG.22 (b) from the direction of arrow XXIII. It is the elements on larger scale of the hinge part shown in FIG.22 (b).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiment, a mobile phone (mobile terminal 1) will be described as an example of the mobile device.

  FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an appearance of the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the hinge portion 30 as seen through FIG. 2 to 6 are views of the mobile terminal 1 viewed from the directions indicated by arrows II to VI shown in FIG. 2 to 6, as in FIG. 1, (a) shows the appearance, and (b) shows the hinge part 30 inside.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the mobile terminal 1 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20, a hinge case 21, a camera unit 22, a hinge unit 30, It has.

  The first housing 10 is a housing that houses a so-called main body or operation unit of the mobile terminal 1. The first housing 10 includes a control unit, a transmission unit (both not shown), operation buttons (operation buttons 12 and 13) to be described later, and the like.

  The second housing 20 is a housing that accommodates a so-called display unit of the mobile terminal 1. The second casing 20 includes a receiving unit (not shown), a display unit (23) to be described later, and the like.

  The hinge case 21 is a case that covers the hinge part 30 and accommodates the camera part 22, and functions as a third casing that constitutes a part of the casing of the mobile terminal 1. Further, as will be described later, the restriction switch 42 is also accommodated in the hinge case 21.

  The camera unit 22 performs imaging by a user's button operation and a command from the control unit via the illustrated lens.

  The hinge portion 30 is a so-called biaxial hinge that can operate in two directions. As shown in FIG. 2B, the hinge portion 30 includes an operation side fixing bracket 31, an operation side fixing shaft 32, an intermediate rotating gear 33, an intermediate rotating shaft 34, a display side fixing shaft 35, and a display side. A fixing bracket 36. Among these, the operation side fixing bracket 31, the operation side fixing shaft 32, the intermediate rotation gear 33 and the intermediate rotation shaft 34 are covered by the first casing 10, the hinge case 21 and the cover 41 as a whole. The display side fixing bracket 36 is connected to the gear fixing plate 37 via the display side fixing shaft 35 and is accommodated in the second housing 20.

  The cover 41 covers a part of the hinge portion 30 as described above. However, the cover 41 rotates together with the second casing 20 and the hinge case 21 when the casing is rotated in the vertical direction. I have. Although the illustrated rotating shaft 41a is one, in actuality, one pair is provided on the left and right of the cover 41 toward FIG. The rotating shaft 41a is supported by a bearing 11 (shown in a simplified manner in FIG. 2B) provided in the first housing 10.

  Next, the detail of each part of the hinge part 30 is demonstrated with reference to the enlarged view of FIG.7 and FIG.8 (a)-(c) with each (b) figure of FIGS.

  The operation side fixing bracket 31 is fixed to the inner bottom surface of the first housing 10. Although the operation side fixing bracket 31 is formed as a plate-like body, a part of the operation side fixing bracket 31 is bent in an L shape with respect to the fixing portion to the first housing 10 and supports the operation side fixing shaft 32. It is like that.

  The operation side fixed shaft 32 is a shaft provided such that the axial direction is left and right as viewed in FIG. One end of the operation side fixed shaft 32 is fixedly supported by the operation side fixed bracket 31, and a gear 32a that is a fixed gear is provided at the other end.

  The intermediate rotation gear 33 is a rotation gear provided between the gear 32a and the gear 34a. In this embodiment, it is formed as a gear having a larger outer diameter and number of teeth than the gear 32a and the gear 34a.

  The intermediate rotation shaft 34 is a shaft provided such that the axial direction is left and right as viewed in FIG. One end of the intermediate rotation shaft 34 is a gear 34a that engages and rotates with the intermediate rotation gear 33, and the other end is provided with a rotation restricting portion 34b that is a shape obtained by cutting out a part of a cylindrical shape. The rotation restricting portion 34b is formed with notches 34c and 34d so that a fan-shaped portion remains when viewed from the axial direction.

  The display-side fixed shaft 35 is a shaft provided such that the axial direction is up and down as viewed in FIG. One end of the display-side fixed shaft 35 is provided with a rotation restricting portion 35 a that is a part of a columnar shape, and the other end is connected and fixed to the display-side fixing bracket 36. As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the notch 35b of the rotation restricting portion 35a is formed such that a part thereof is notched in an L shape when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the axis.

  The display side fixing bracket 36 is fixed to the inner bottom surface of the second housing 20. Although the display-side fixing bracket 36 is formed as a plate-like body, a part of the display-side fixing bracket 36 is bent in an L shape with respect to the fixing portion to the second housing 20, and the end portion of the display-side fixing shaft 35 is And fixedly connected.

  The gear fixing plate 37 is formed by bending a plate-like body, and is a member that supports one side of the gear 32a, the intermediate rotation gear 33, and the gear 34a (right side as viewed in FIG. 2B). At the same time, the gear fixing plate 37 supports between the gear 34a and the rotation restricting portion 34b of the intermediate rotating shaft 34 and between the end portion of the display side fixing shaft 35 opposite to the rotation restricting portion 35a. It has become.

  The gear fixing plate 38 is formed of a plate-like body, and is a member that supports the other side (left side as viewed in FIG. 2B) of the gear 32a, the intermediate rotation gear 33, and the gear 34a.

  Among the members supported by the gear fixing plate 37 and the gear fixing plate 38, the intermediate rotation gear 33, the intermediate rotation shaft 34, and the display side fixed shaft 35 are freely rotatable within a range defined by the mobile terminal 1 as a whole. It has become. The intermediate rotation shaft 34 and the display-side fixed shaft 35 are supported by the gear fixing plate 37 so that the angle is opened 90 degrees in a state where the respective end portions (the rotation restricting portion 34b and the rotation restricting portion 35a) overlap each other. Yes. Here, “the state in which the end portions overlap” means that the shaft centers of the intermediate rotating shaft 34 and the display-side fixed shaft 35 are twisted except when the shaft center of the intermediate rotating shaft 34 and the shaft center of the display-side fixed shaft 35 intersect. It may be in the case of As shown in the enlarged views of FIGS. 7 and 8 (a) to (c), the shaft portion of the intermediate rotating shaft 34 that is not cut is inserted through the hole of the gear fixing plate 37. In the figure, in order to clearly show the rotation restricting portion 34b, the outline of the cylindrical shaft in the insertion portion is not shown.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, the restriction switch 42 is accommodated in the switch accommodating portion 25 provided in the hinge case 21. The restriction switch 42 can be moved to the left and right as shown in FIG. 9A by pressing the protrusion 42a with the user's finger. When the restriction switch 42 is moved to the right as viewed in the figure, the rotation restricting portion 42b of the restriction switch 42 is inserted into the second casing 20 (FIG. 9A), and is directed toward the figure. When it is moved to the left, the rotation restricting portion 42b comes out of the second housing 20 (FIG. 9B).

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal 1 includes an operation button 12, an operation button 13, and a display unit 23.

  The operation buttons 12 and 13 are user operation buttons provided on the first housing 10. The operation button 12 is, for example, a push button, and the operation button 13 is, for example, a button that can be tilted in four directions along with a pressing operation. By operating these buttons, the user instructs the control unit to perform various operations such as a call, imaging, or display.

  The display unit 23 is a display panel that displays various characters or images to the user. As the display unit 23, for example, a panel using various display means such as liquid crystal or organic EL (Electroluminescence) can be used.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted about various components other than the above in this specification, for example, the control part accommodated in the 1st housing | casing 10 and the display part 23 provided in the 2nd housing | casing 20 are included. Electrically connected cables are provided. In order to arrange these cables, for example, the display-side fixed shaft 35 may be formed in a hollow shape so that the cables can be inserted therethrough.

  Next, the operation of opening and closing the casing of the mobile terminal 1 configured as described above will be described.

  In this specification, the operation directions of the casing (the first casing 10 and the second casing 20) or the hinge unit 30 are expressed as “vertical direction” and “lateral direction” as follows. “Opening in the vertical direction” or “rotating in the vertical direction” means that the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 are aligned in the vertical direction in the main usage state of the mobile terminal 1. That is, it means that the second housing 20 and the hinge case 21 rotate around the operation side fixed shaft 32. Further, “open in the horizontal direction” or “rotate in the horizontal direction” means that the second casing 20 rotates in the horizontal direction with respect to the first casing 10 in the main usage state of the mobile terminal 1. That means. That is, it means that the second casing 20 rotates around the display-side fixed shaft 35, and the relationship between the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 will be described later with reference to FIGS. ) And the states of FIGS. 22 (a) and 22 (b).

(Case closed)
FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 12 show a state in which the housing is closed. This state is the same as the state of FIGS. 1 to 9 described so far, and the positional relationship of the hinge portion 30 is also the same. The second casing 20 (and the first casing 10) is composed of a plurality of casing members. In FIG. 11B and FIG. 12, the second casing 20 is shown for convenience of illustration. Some casing members are removed.

  From this state, the second housing 20 can be opened with respect to the first housing 10 in the vertical direction (arrow V1 in FIG. 12) or in the horizontal direction (arrow H1 in FIG. 12). That is, as the second casing 20 is opened in the vertical direction, the rotation restricting portion 34b of the intermediate rotation shaft 34 also rotates in the V1 direction, but the notch 35b of the rotation restricting portion 35a is directed to the rotation restricting portion 34b. For this reason, the intermediate rotation shaft 34 is not locked. Further, as the second casing 20 is opened in the horizontal direction, the rotation restricting portion 35a of the display side fixed shaft 35 also rotates in the H1 direction, but the notch 34c of the rotation restricting portion 34b is on the rotation restricting portion 35a side. Therefore, the display side fixed shaft 35 is not locked.

(With the housing fully opened in the vertical direction)
When the operation of opening the casing in the vertical direction is performed, the intermediate rotation gear 33 rotates around the gear 32a in the V1 direction, and accordingly the gear 34a and the coaxial rotation restricting portion 34b rotate in the direction opposite to the V1 direction. To do. FIGS. 13A, 13B, and 14 show a state where the housing is fully opened. This state is the same as the state of FIG. 10 described above, and further rotation is restricted, for example, by the hinge case 21 engaging with the first housing 10.

  From this state, the operation of closing the second casing 20 in the vertical direction (arrow V2 in FIG. 14) is naturally possible because the operation is in the opposite direction to the above-described operation. However, at this time, in FIG. 14, the rotation restricting portion 34b has entered the notch 35b of the rotation restricting portion 35a. Therefore, when the second casing 20 is rotated in the lateral direction, the notch 35b and the rotation restricting portion 34b The shaft end surface or the outer periphery engages. Thereby, the rotation of the rotation restricting portion 35, that is, the horizontal rotation of the second housing 20 is restricted.

(When the housing is opened horizontally)
FIGS. 15A, 15B and 16 show a state where the housing is opened in the lateral direction. The rotation in the lateral direction can also be performed up to a predetermined angle by appropriately providing a stopper, and the illustrated state is fully opened in the present embodiment.

  From this state, the operation of closing the second housing 20 in the lateral direction (arrow H3 in FIG. 16) is naturally possible because the operation is in the opposite direction to the operation described above. However, at this time, in FIG. 16, the rotation restricting portion 35a enters the notch 34c of the rotation restricting portion 34b. Therefore, when the second casing 20 is rotated in the vertical direction, the notch 34c and the rotation restricting portion 35a The shaft end surface or the outer periphery engages. Accordingly, the rotation of the intermediate rotation shaft 34, that is, the vertical rotation of the second casing 20 is restricted.

(The case where the casing is opened 90 degrees vertically)
17 to 19 show a state where the casing is opened 90 degrees in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the second casing 20 is moved laterally (in the H4 direction in FIG. 19) around the display side fixed shaft 35 from this state due to the relationship between the rotation restricting portion 34 b and the rotation restricting portion 35 a. ) Can be rotated. As described above, it can be rotated in the vertical direction (direction V4 in FIG. 19).

  In other words, except for a specific angle (90 degrees in this embodiment), since the casing is opened in the vertical direction and is not opened in the horizontal direction, inadvertent contact between the casings due to the lateral opening is caused. Can be prevented.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the angle of the rotation restricting portion 34b can be accurately determined by employing a gear for the rotation mechanism. In the example of the present embodiment, since the number of teeth of the gear 34 a is smaller than the number of teeth of the intermediate rotation gear 33, the rotation of the intermediate rotation shaft 34 compared to the rotation angle of the second case 20 with respect to the first case 10. The angle is increased, and play in an angle range in which the housing can be opened laterally can be reduced. The configuration of the gear is not limited to the example of the present embodiment. For example, by making the number of teeth of the gear 34a larger than the number of teeth of the intermediate rotation gear 33, it is possible to facilitate fine adjustment of the angle range that can be rotated in the lateral direction.

(Operation to open the case horizontally with the case opened 90 degrees vertically)
As shown in FIGS. 20 (a) and 20 (b), when the user 50 holds the mobile terminal 100 sideways with the casing 50 opened in the vertical direction, the casing is also opened in the horizontal direction. Sometimes you want to. For example, when shooting a moving image using the camera unit 22, it may be necessary to change the shooting angle while viewing the display screen of the display unit 23. At this time, the casing is inadvertently rotated in the vertical direction with the angle changed, and for example, the “P” portion of the second casing 20 and the “Q” surface of the first casing 10 are in contact with each other. There was a case. In addition, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to open the casing in the horizontal direction when the casing is opened in the vertical direction.

  As described above, the portable terminal 1 of the present embodiment includes the restriction switch 42 that restricts the rotation of the casing in the lateral direction on the hinge case 21. FIG. 21 shows the position of the restriction switch 42 when the housing is opened 90 degrees in the vertical direction. Accordingly, from the state of FIG. 20A, the user 50 can easily perform the operation of opening the second casing 20 in the lateral direction with the left hand while operating the restriction switch 42 with the right hand. That is, the operability when changing the angle of the display unit 23 can be improved.

  22 to 24 show a state in which the housing is opened 90 degrees in the vertical direction and then opened 180 degrees in the horizontal direction. Due to the relationship between the rotation restricting portion 34b and the rotation restricting portion 35a, an operation (arrow H5 in FIG. 24) for rotating the second casing 20 in the lateral direction from this state is possible. However, as shown in FIG. 24, at this time, the rotation restricting portion 35a has entered the notch 34d of the rotation restricting portion 34b. Therefore, when the second casing 20 is rotated in the vertical direction, the rotation restricting portion 35a rotates with the notch 34d. The shaft end surface or the outer peripheral portion of the restricting portion 35a is engaged. Accordingly, the rotation of the intermediate rotation shaft 34, that is, the vertical rotation of the second casing 20 is restricted.

  As described above, the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is connected in a state where the shaft end portions overlap each other, and the engaging portions (the rotation restricting portion 34b and the rotation restricting portion) that switch the rotation / locking of each other according to the rotation angle. 35a) is provided in the hinge part 30. As a result, it is possible to rotate the casing in the vertical and horizontal directions from the closed state, and also in the horizontal direction when the casing is rotated in the vertical direction at a specific angle. Can be made. At this time, since the rotation in the vertical direction is restricted in the state rotated in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, this state can be easily maintained. Each of the rotation restricting portion 34b and the rotation restricting portion 35a is a notch at the shaft end, and one notch is engaged with the other shaft end surface or the shaft outer peripheral portion. Thereby, each rotation control part can be formed easily and the structure of the engaging part can be simplified.

  Moreover, since the portable terminal 1 of this embodiment is provided with the regulation release mechanism (regulation switch 42) which regulates the horizontal rotation of the 2nd housing | casing 20, it is easy to hold the portable terminal 1 in the hand. In addition, the rotation operation in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction can be performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and specific examples, and various modifications and applications are possible.

  The present invention can be applied to various electronic devices having a casing opening / closing structure such as a camera, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a wearable PC, a calculator, an electronic dictionary, etc. Can be applied.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that the horizontal rotation is possible when the casing is opened 90 degrees in the vertical direction. In addition, the rotation angle in the vertical direction is other than 90 degrees by changing the positional relationship of the notches (notch 34c, notch 34d, notch 35b) between the rotation restricting portion 34b and the rotation restricting portion 35a. Can be configured to allow lateral rotation at an angle of.

  Further, although the rotation / locking mechanism is configured by providing a notch in the rotation shaft, for example, a protrusion with respect to the shaft may be provided.

  Further, the first casing 10 and the second casing 20 may be casings having any function, for example, both casings may be provided with a touch panel.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the opening operation in the vertical direction is basic has been described. However, since the concept of vertical / horizontal in this specification is relative, the opening operation in the horizontal direction is performed. You may use the hinge apparatus of this invention for the housing | casing which is basic. Furthermore, although the portable terminal 1 of this embodiment is a housing | casing whose vertical direction is a longitudinal direction in the main use state, the horizontal direction may be a housing | casing whose longitudinal direction is, for example.

  In addition, it is needless to say that specific detailed structures and the like can be appropriately changed.

(Appendix 1)
A first rotating shaft for rotating the first casing and the second casing relative to each other from the folded state to open in a vertical direction;
A second rotating shaft for relatively rotating the first casing and the second casing in the lateral direction;
A connecting portion for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft in a state where respective end portions overlap each other;
One of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft when the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft have angles other than the predetermined first angle and second angle, respectively. The first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are configured such that the one rotation shaft can be rotated and the rotation of the other rotation shaft is restricted by engaging the rotation shaft of the second rotation shaft. An engagement portion for releasing the engagement when the angle is at the first angle and the second angle,
The hinge apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

(Appendix 2)
The engaging portion is a cutout portion formed in each of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft.
The hinge device as set forth in Appendix 1, wherein

(Appendix 3)
The engaging portion allows the one rotating shaft to rotate while the other notched portion formed in the other rotating shaft engages with the shaft end surface or the outer peripheral portion of the one rotating shaft, and the other rotating shaft. To regulate the rotation of the rotation axis,
The hinge device as set forth in Appendix 2, wherein

(Appendix 4)
A first housing and a second housing;
A hinge device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3,
A portable device characterized by that.

(Appendix 5)
A first housing and a second housing;
A first rotating shaft for rotating the first casing and the second casing relative to each other from a folded state and opening the first casing and the second casing in the vertical direction;
A second rotating shaft for relatively rotating the first casing and the second casing in the lateral direction;
A connecting portion for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft in a state where respective end portions overlap each other;
One of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft when the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft have angles other than the predetermined first angle and second angle, respectively. The first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are configured such that the one rotation shaft can be rotated and the rotation of the other rotation shaft is restricted by engaging the rotation shaft of the second rotation shaft. Engaging portion for releasing the engagement when the angle is at the first angle and the second angle;
A third housing rotatable about the first rotation axis together with the second housing;
The second rotation is provided by locking the second casing at the first position when the second rotation shaft is provided in the third casing and can be rotated at the engaging portion. A regulation switch that regulates rotation of the shaft and releases the locking with the second housing at the second position;
A portable device characterized by that.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 10 ... 1st housing | casing, 11 ... Bearing, 12 ... Operation button, 13 ... Operation button, 20 ... 2nd housing | casing, 21 ... Hinge case, 22 ... Camera part, 23 ... Display part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 25 ... Switch accommodating part, 30 ... Hinge part, 31 ... Operation side fixed bracket, 32 ... Operation side fixed shaft, 32a ... Gear, 33 ... Intermediate rotation gear, 34 ... Intermediate rotation shaft, 34a ... Gear, 34b ... Rotation restriction part 34c ... Notch, 34d ... Notch, 35 ... Display side fixed shaft, 35a ... Rotation restricting part, 35b ... Notch, 36 ... Display side fixing bracket, 37 ... Gear fixing plate, 38 ... Gear fixing plate, 41 ... Cover, 41a ... Rotating shaft, 42 ... Restriction switch, 42a ... Projection part, 42b ... Rotation restriction part, 50 ... User, 100 ... Mobile terminal

Claims (1)

A first housing and a second housing;
A first rotating shaft for rotating the first casing and the second casing relative to each other from a folded state and opening the first casing and the second casing in the vertical direction;
A second rotating shaft for relatively rotating the first casing and the second casing in the lateral direction;
A connecting portion for connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft in a state where respective end portions overlap each other;
One of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft when the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft have angles other than the predetermined first angle and second angle, respectively. The first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are configured such that the one rotation shaft can be rotated and the rotation of the other rotation shaft is restricted by engaging the rotation shaft of the second rotation shaft. Engaging portion for releasing the engagement when the angle is at the first angle and the second angle;
A third housing rotatable about the first rotation axis together with the second housing;
The second rotation is provided by locking the second casing at the first position when the second rotation shaft is provided in the third casing and can be rotated at the engaging portion. A regulation switch that regulates rotation of the shaft and releases the locking with the second housing at the second position;
A portable device characterized by that.

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