JP2014134679A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal capable of avoiding damages in a glass panel with a simple and easily assembled structure without deteriorating external appearance.SOLUTION: Between a peripheral wall 3c of a display side cabinet 3 and a panel pasting part 3b, a peripheral edge groove 3d is recessed in a rectangular frame shape. An engaged part 3e is provided separated from the peripheral edge groove 3d. A rectangular frame shaped decorative member 10 whose stiffness is smaller than a display side cabinet 3 and having an engaging pawl 11 engaged with the engaged part 3e is inserted into the peripheral edge groove 3d so as to be interleaved between the peripheral wall 3c and the outer periphery of a glass panel 2b with a gap.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rectangular plate-shaped display unit and a portable terminal including a display unit side cabinet that accommodates the display unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable terminals that protect a display unit by being surrounded by plastic are known. For example, as in Patent Document 1, two contact pads made of elastomer are arranged on the inner surface of each side of the side plate surrounding the periphery of the upper space in which the liquid crystal display panel of the frame is housed, for a total of eight over the entire circumference. What is set up is known. These eight contact pads are arranged so that the contact pads of the side plates facing each other face each other, elastically contact the end surface of the liquid crystal display panel to be accommodated, and sandwich this.

  Moreover, what attaches a U-shaped frame seeing from the front as a decorative panel which covers a glass panel is also known. Furthermore, a glass panel is also covered with a metal cabinet without a gap.

JP 2006-65008 A

  However, the portable terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is necessary to provide a large number of contact pads, the number of parts is large, and it takes time to assemble.

  In the case of providing a U-shaped frame, the frame itself may move when dropped or the like, and the glass panel may be damaged. On the other hand, if the glass panel is fixed to the frame of the metal cabinet without any gap, there is no buffer effect, and there is a problem that the impact at the time of dropping is directly transmitted to the glass panel and the glass panel is broken.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to prevent the damage of a glass panel by the simple and easy assembly structure, without impairing an external appearance.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a rectangular frame-shaped decorative member is fitted between the peripheral wall of the display unit side cabinet and the outer periphery of the glass panel.

Specifically, in the first invention,
A portable terminal provided with a rectangular plate-shaped display unit and a display unit side cabinet that accommodates the display unit is assumed.

And the said display unit has a rectangular plate-shaped glass panel,
The display side cabinet is
A rectangular frame-shaped panel pasting portion to which the periphery of the glass panel is pasted;
A peripheral wall provided at a peripheral edge of the display unit side cabinet and having at least a height equal to or higher than a height of the glass panel;
A peripheral groove recessed in a rectangular frame shape between the peripheral wall and the panel attaching part;
An engaged portion provided apart from the peripheral groove,
A rectangular frame-shaped decorative member having an engaging claw that engages with the engaged portion is provided between the peripheral wall and the outer periphery of the glass panel. It is inserted so as to be sandwiched.

  According to said structure, while covering the outermost side of a glass panel with the surrounding wall of the display part side cabinet of a material with higher rigidity, while preventing the damage of the display part side cabinet at the time of dropping, etc., the surrounding wall and the glass panel outer periphery In the meantime, by sandwiching a decorative member having lower rigidity while maintaining a gap, it is difficult to transmit an impact applied to the peripheral wall to the glass panel, and damage to the glass panel is effectively prevented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a rectangular frame-shaped decorative member having rigidity lower than that of the display unit side cabinet is provided in the peripheral groove portion of the display unit side cabinet, and a gap is formed between the peripheral wall and the outer periphery of the glass panel. The glass panel can be prevented from being damaged without damaging the appearance by being fitted so as to be sandwiched.

(A) is the Ia-Ia line expanded sectional view of FIG. 5, (b) is the Ib-Ib line expanded sectional view of FIG. 5, (c) is the Ic-Ic line expanded cross section of FIG. FIG. 1 shows a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view seen from the front side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the back side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the mobile telephone from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the mobile telephone from the back side. It is a front view which partially enlarges and shows the mobile telephone which abbreviate | omitted the display unit. The decorative member is shown, (a) is a perspective view seen from the front side, (b) is a perspective view seen from the back side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 2 shows a mobile phone 1 as a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view seen from the front side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the back side. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mobile phone 1 as seen from the front side, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the mobile phone 1 as seen from the back side. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged front view of the mobile phone 1 from which the display unit is omitted. 1A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line Ia-Ia in FIG. 5, FIG. 1B is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line Ib-Ib in FIG. 5, and FIG. It is an Ic-Ic line expanded sectional view.

  The cellular phone 1 includes a rectangular plate-like display unit 2 having a protective sheet 2a and a rectangular plate-like glass panel 2b. The display unit 2 has a touch panel, a liquid crystal display, etc. which are not shown in figure. The display unit 2 is fitted in, for example, a fiber reinforced plastic containing glass fiber having a relatively high rigidity or a metal display unit side cabinet 3.

  And the display part side cabinet 3 is insert-molded with the plate-shaped rigid frame 3a, for example, and is provided with the rectangular frame-shaped panel sticking part 3b to which the periphery of the glass panel 2b is stuck. The glass panel 2b is affixed to the panel affixing part 3b with the double-sided tape 2c in a state where a touch panel, a liquid crystal display or the like is affixed to the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a peripheral wall 3 c having a height higher than that of the glass panel 2 b is erected in a rectangular frame shape on the periphery of the display unit side cabinet 3. In addition, you may align the height of the surrounding wall 3c with the height of the glass panel 2b. A peripheral groove 3d is recessed in a rectangular frame shape between the peripheral wall 3c and the panel pasting part 3b. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 1 (a), engaged portions 3e made of, for example, through holes are provided apart from each other on the pair of left and right sides of the peripheral groove portion 3d.

  A rectangular frame-shaped decorative member 10 made of, for example, ABS resin, PA (polyamide) resin, or the like having lower rigidity than the display unit side cabinet 3 is fitted in the peripheral groove portion 3d. 6A and 6B show the decorative member 10, in which FIG. 6A is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view seen from the back side. The decorative member 10 has an engaging claw 11 that engages with the engaged portion 3e on a pair of opposite sides on the left and right sides, and the collar portion 11a is provided so as to protrude downward. In addition, you may provide so that all the collar parts 11a may protrude above. Further, fixing ribs 12 are provided on the pair of upper and lower sides of the decorative member 10 so as to extend toward the lower peripheral surface of the glass panel 2b. In this embodiment, for example, three fixing ribs 12 are provided on the lower side and one fixing rib 12 is provided on the upper side, but the number is not limited. The appearance is improved by making the coloring of the decorative member 10 different from that of the display unit side cabinet 3.

  When the decorative member 10 is fitted into the peripheral groove portion 3d, the flange portion 11a is inserted into the engaged portion 3e and then slid downward, so that the flange portion 11a is placed on the back surface periphery of the engaged portion 3e. Get caught. Thereafter, when the double-sided tape 2c is attached to the panel attaching portion 3b in which the fixing rib 12 is fitted, and the peripheral edge of the glass panel 2b is attached to the double-sided tape 2c, as shown in FIG. The fixing rib 12 is sandwiched between the peripheral edge and the panel sticking portion 3b. In this way, the decorative member 10 is sandwiched with a slight gap between the peripheral wall 3c and the outer periphery of the glass panel 2b. As shown in FIG. 1, the appearance is improved by making the height of the peripheral wall 3 c equal to the height of the decorative member 10.

  With this configuration, in this embodiment, (1) the outermost side of the glass panel 2b is covered with the peripheral wall 3c of the display unit side cabinet 3 made of a material having higher rigidity, so that the display unit side cabinet 3 is dropped. Etc. can be prevented from being damaged. By fitting the decorative member 10 having lower rigidity between the peripheral wall 3c and the outer periphery of the glass panel 2b while maintaining a gap, it is difficult to transmit the impact applied to the peripheral wall 3c to the glass panel 2b. Damage is effectively prevented. Furthermore, since the decorative member 10 is integrally formed in a frame shape, it is easy to assemble with a simple structure.

  (2) The engaging claws 11 are provided on a pair of opposing sides of the decorative member 10 so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the hook portions 11a are provided on the respective engaging claws 11 so as to protrude in the same direction. Fixing ribs 12 extending toward the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the glass panel 2b are provided on the other pair of sides that are continuous with the sides. For this reason, the fixing rib 12 can be sandwiched between the peripheral edge of the glass panel 2b and the display unit side cabinet 3, and the decorative member 10 is difficult to come off. On the other hand, by arranging the flanges 11a of the engaging claws 11 in the same direction, the assembling is easy, and it is easy to come off at the time of repair or the like.

  As described above, according to the present invention, damage to the glass panel 2b can be prevented without impairing the appearance.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is of a straight type, but a foldable mobile phone in which the first casing and the second casing are connected so as to be foldable and openable, or the first casing. May be a sliding mobile phone connected to the second housing so as to be slidable. Even in this case, the present invention may be applied to the display unit side cabinet in which the display unit is arranged.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile terminal is the mobile phone 1, but it is a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smartphone, a personal computer, a mobile tool, an electronic dictionary, a calculator, a game machine, and the like. Also good.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use. The technical features described in each embodiment can be combined with each other, and a new technical feature can be formed by combining them.

1 Mobile phone (mobile terminal)
2 Display unit
2a Protection sheet
2b glass panel
2c Double-sided tape
3 Display side cabinet
3a Rigid frame
3b Panel sticking part
3c wall
3d peripheral groove
3e engaged part
10 Decoration members
11 engaging claw
11a buttock
12 Fixing rib

Claims (2)

In a portable terminal provided with a rectangular plate-shaped display unit and a display unit side cabinet that accommodates the display unit,
The display unit has a rectangular plate-like glass panel,
The display side cabinet is
A rectangular frame-shaped panel pasting portion to which the periphery of the glass panel is pasted;
A peripheral wall provided at a peripheral edge of the display unit side cabinet and having at least a height equal to or higher than a height of the glass panel;
A peripheral groove recessed in a rectangular frame shape between the peripheral wall and the panel attaching part;
An engaged portion provided apart from the peripheral groove,
A rectangular frame-shaped decorative member having an engaging claw that engages with the engaged portion is provided between the peripheral wall and the outer periphery of the glass panel. A portable terminal characterized by being fitted so as to be sandwiched between the two. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The engaging claws are provided apart from each other on a pair of opposing sides of the decorative member, and each engaging claw has a collar portion so as to protrude in the same direction,
A portable terminal, wherein a fixing rib extending toward the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the glass panel is provided on another pair of sides that are continuous with the pair of sides of the decorative member.

Images