JP2015041230A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily eject a display plate without increasing the size of a portable terminal.SOLUTION: A portable terminal comprises a display plate 20 that can be ejected/inserted together with ejection/insertion of a SIM card 11 in a card connector 10 from/into which a card can be ejected/inserted. For example, an identification number is displayed on the display plate 20 (label 21).

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a card connector capable of inserting and removing an SD card, a SIM card, and the like.

  IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) means an international mobile device identification number (terminal identification number), which is an identification number that each mobile phone or data communication card has. Have different numbers. This identification number usually consists of 15 digits, a number indicating the manufacturer and model that manufactured the device, the country of production, the serial number assigned to the individual, and a check to verify that the IMEI is correct. Contains digits. It is known that important information such as the IMEI and serial number is written on a tray provided in any of the casings.

  On the other hand, due to the arrangement space, an SD card connector, a SIM card connector, and the like around the tray are card connector devices that perform a pushing operation either during insertion or removal (see Patent Document 1). Parts having a mechanism for easily taking out a card, such as an electrical connector for a card using a button (see Patent Document 2), are often arranged.

JP 2006-127808 A JP-A-6-260243

  In recent years, with the miniaturization of portable terminals typified by smartphones and the incorporation of batteries, it has become impossible to take up display areas for important information such as IMEI and serial numbers. For this reason, a technique has been used in which important information such as IMEI is displayed on a drawer-type IMEI display tray and is pulled out and checked only when necessary.

  However, due to space and the like, there are many things that are difficult to pull out, such as having to pull out the surrounding parts and pull it out with a jig.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily take out the display plate without increasing the size of the mobile terminal.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the display plate can be taken out by utilizing a card insertion / removal mechanism of the card connector.

Specifically, in the present invention, on the premise of a portable terminal having a card connector capable of inserting and removing a card, the portable terminal,
A display plate that can be taken in and out in association with the insertion and removal of the card of the card connector.

  According to the above configuration, when the display plate is taken out, it can be taken out by using the card connector insertion / removal mechanism without removing the surrounding parts. For this reason, parts and space only for taking out a display plate can be reduced as much as possible.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the display plate can be easily taken out without increasing the size of the portable terminal by allowing the display plate to be taken in / out along with the card insertion / removal of the card connector. it can.

It is a perspective view which shows the electronic circuit board containing the enlarged view which made the tray taking-out mechanism visible. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing a mobile phone and a part thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a mobile telephone. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a part of electronic circuit board. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a card connector, in which (a) is a perspective view seen from the back side and a perspective view taken out of a push-push mechanism, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the front side. It is an enlarged perspective view of the display plate, (a) is a perspective view seen from the back side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the front side. It is a perspective view which shows the connector for cards which concerns on the modification of embodiment, and its periphery. It is a rear view which expands and shows the biasing member of a modification, a to-be-pressed part, and its periphery. The display plate of a modification is expanded and shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from the back side, and (b) is the perspective view seen from the front side.

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

  2 and 3 show a mobile phone 1 (smart phone) as a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 houses a liquid crystal display unit 2 including a touch panel, for example, and a front-side cabinet as a housing. 3 and a back side cabinet 4 that covers the back side of the front side cabinet 3, and an electronic circuit board 5 is accommodated above the front side cabinet 3 and the back side cabinet 4. The electronic circuit board 5 is covered with a board holder 6 and fixed to the front cabinet 3.

  As shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. 1 and 4, for example, a card connector 10 capable of inserting and removing the SIM card 11 and the SD card 12 is attached to the upper side of the electronic circuit board 5. In the card connector 10 of the present embodiment, a first socket 13 capable of accommodating a SIM card 11 and a second socket 14 capable of accommodating an SD card 12 are provided back to back so as to sandwich the electronic circuit board 5. . Although not shown in detail, the first socket 13 includes a biasing member 16 that pushes out the SIM card 11 from the first card insertion opening 13a. In the present embodiment, the card connector 10 includes the first socket 13 and the second socket 14 together to form the card connector 10. However, the card connector 10 may include only the first socket 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first card insertion opening 13 a and the second card insertion opening 14 a are both exposed from, for example, an oval through-hole 4 a opened at the upper end of the back side cabinet 4. ing. On the upper side of the back side cabinet 4, a notch 4b is formed including the periphery of the through hole 4a, and the through hole 4a is exposed from the notch 4b. As shown in FIG. 3, the cutout 4 b is sealed and waterproof and dustproof by the connector cover 15 including the through hole 4 a.

  Of the two cards, the SIM card 11 is essential for each mobile phone 1 and is rarely taken out except when the model is changed. The SD card 12 is not used by some users, and even when used, the SD card 12 can be taken out when the data is used in another electronic device. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display plate 20 is inserted on the first card insertion opening 13a side on the SIM card 11 side, which is essential for each mobile phone 1. On the display plate 20, a label 21 on which important information such as IMEI and serial number is written is affixed. The important information may be directly written on the surface of the display plate 20 by printing, engraving, or the like instead of attaching a label. At the upper end of the display plate 20, an ellipse-shaped finger hooking hole 22 for hooking and pulling out a nail is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, a part of the first socket 13 is slidably accommodated with an L-shaped pressed portion 17 that is pressed by a biasing member 16 made of, for example, a compression coil spring. The pressed portion 17 is linked to a known push-push mechanism (not shown) and is pressed by the urging member 16 to push out the SIM card 11. A projection 18 for operating the display plate 20 is formed on the pressed portion 17 so as to protrude to the back side. The protrusion 18 is movable in a slit 13 b formed in the first socket 13 and extending in the vertical direction. Although the SD card 12 may not be used depending on the user, the display plate 20 is provided on the SIM card 11 side always included in the mobile phone 1, so an extra member is provided only for removing the display plate 20. There is no need to provide it. Further, the display plate 20 can be taken out along with the removal of the card only by providing the protrusion 18 on the pressed portion 17 pressed by the urging member 16 that has been conventionally used. Although not shown in detail, in the present embodiment, the second socket 14 similarly has a push-push mechanism.

  The display plate 20 is provided in the card connector 10 so as to be guided and pass through a plate housing portion 23 (shown only in FIG. 3) adjacent to the first card insertion opening 13a. Specifically, the plate accommodating portion 23 is formed by being covered with a substrate holder 6 that covers the electronic circuit substrate 5 and is fixed to the front-side cabinet 3. As shown in FIG. 6, the display plate 20 is integrally formed with an arm 24 with which the protrusion 18 of the pressed portion 17 abuts. In the present embodiment, the arm 24 extends from the side surface of the display plate 20, but may be provided on either the front surface or the back surface of the display plate 20. In this way, the display plate 20 is provided in the immediate vicinity of the card connector 10 and the arm 24 extending therefrom is driven by the projection 18 of the pressed portion 17, so that the drive structure of the display plate 20 is as small as possible. Can be realized. In addition, by providing the substrate holder 6 with a guide function for the display plate 20 that is conventionally required, a drive structure for the display plate 20 can be realized in a narrow space without increasing the number of components.

  Next, a procedure for taking out the display plate 20 will be briefly described.

  First, the connector cover 15 above the mobile phone 1 is opened to expose the SIM card 11.

  Next, when the SIM card 11 is pushed downward, the SIM card 11 is pushed upward by the action of the push push mechanism 19. At this time, the pressed portion 17 pushes not only the SIM card 11 but also the display plate 20 by the protrusion 18.

  Next, a fingernail is put on the exposed upper finger-fitting hole 22, and the contents of the display plate 20 are confirmed.

  After confirmation, the display plate 20 is pushed together with the SIM card 11 and closed with a connector cover.

  As described above, since the identification number is displayed on the display plate 20 that can be inserted / removed in association with the insertion / removal of the card connector 10, the card connector 10 can be removed without removing the surrounding components when removing the display plate 20. It can be taken out by using a loading / unloading mechanism. For this reason, parts and space only for taking out the display plate 20 can be reduced as much as possible.

  Therefore, according to the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment, the display plate 20 on which the identification number is displayed can be taken in / out along with the insertion / removal of the SIM card 11, so that the mobile phone 1 can be displayed without increasing the size. The plate 20 can be easily taken out.

-Modification-
7 to 9 show modifications of the embodiment of the present invention, which are different from the above embodiment in that the drive structure of the display plate 120 is different. In addition, in this modification, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same part as FIGS. 1-6, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  That is, in the present modification, the display plate 120 has a convex portion 124 that fits into the concave portion 118 formed in the pressed portion 117 that is pressed by the urging member 16 to push out the SIM card 11. In this modification, the slit 113 b is provided in the first socket 113 corresponding to the recess 118, and the projection 124 protruding from the front side of the display plate 120 can move in the vertical direction while being fitted in the recess 118. It has become.

  Also in this modified example, the display plate 120 can be pulled out by the push-push mechanism 119 when the SIM card 11 is taken out as in the above embodiment, so that the display plate 120 can be easily taken out without increasing the size of the mobile phone 1. be able to.

  In the above embodiment, important information such as IMEI and serial number is displayed on the display plate 20, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other items such as handling precautions for products may be displayed.

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

  That is, in the above embodiment, the mobile terminal is the mobile phone 1, but it may be a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a mobile tool, an electronic dictionary, a calculator, a game machine, or the like. 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 Liquid crystal display
3 Front cabinet (housing)
4 Rear cabinet
4a Through hole
4b Notch
5 Electronic circuit board
6 Board holder
10 Card connector
11 SIM card
12 SD card
13 First socket
13a First card insertion opening
13b slit
14 Second socket
14a Second card insertion opening
15 Connector cover
16 Biasing member
17 Pressed part
18 Protrusions
19 Push-push mechanism
20 Display plate
21 Label
22 Finger hook holes
23 Plate receiving part
24 Arm 113b Slit 117 Pressed part 118 Concave part 119 Push-push mechanism 120 Display plate 124 Convex part

Claims (5)

In a portable terminal having a card connector capable of inserting and removing a card,
A portable terminal comprising a display plate that can be inserted and removed in association with card insertion and removal of the card connector. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The display plate is provided so as to pass through the accommodating portion adjacent to the card insertion opening in the card connector,
The card connector includes a biasing member that pushes out the card,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display plate includes an arm that abuts against a protrusion formed on a pressed portion that is pressed by the biasing member to push out the card. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
The display plate is provided so as to pass through the accommodating portion adjacent to the card insertion opening in the card connector,
The card connector includes a biasing member that pushes out the card,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display plate has a convex portion that fits into a concave portion formed in a pressed portion that is pressed by the biasing member to push out the card. In the portable terminal according to claim 2 or 3,
The card connector has card insertion openings into which two cards can be inserted,
A portable terminal, wherein the display plate is inserted into a card insertion opening side of a necessary card of the two cards. In the portable terminal as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4,
An electronic circuit board for connecting the card connector;
The mobile terminal, wherein the display plate is configured to be guided by a substrate holder that covers the electronic circuit board and is fixed to a housing.

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