JP2531344B2 - Mobile phone equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile telephone, and more particularly to a mobile telephone which is applied to a mobile telephone and uses an earphone as a receiver (speaker).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, mobile phones, especially mobile phones, have been reduced in size. For this reason, it is difficult to arrange the transmitter (microphone) and the receiver (speaker) provided at the upper and lower ends of the mobile phone in the space between the ear and the mouth of the person making the call. That is, the gap between the transmitter (microphone) and the receiver (speaker) has become too narrow due to the progress of miniaturization of mobile phones. For this reason, it is possible to fold the plate on which the two-fold type mobile phone and the microphone (microphone) are placed to reduce the overall length during stagnation, and to connect the microphone (microphone) and the receiver (speaker) during communication. The distance is adapted to the distance between the human ear and mouth.

In order to improve this, there is an example in which an earphone is used in place of the receiver (speaker) in the main body of the mobile phone. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional mobile phone using earphones. In FIG. 4, this example is a mobile phone used for a cellular mobile phone, etc.
And earphones 4. On the main body 2, an LCD (liquid crystal display) 5 for displaying an input dial number, a connection state of a wireless line in a cell, a dial button and a function selection button group 6, and a transmitter (microphone) 7 are provided on the main body 2. And a whip antenna 8 that can be extended and stored. The earphone 4 is a cord 4a to which a call voice signal is supplied from a voice output unit (not shown) in the main body 2.
And an earphone portion 4b connected to the cord 4a. With such a configuration, since the voice from the earphone 4 is heard during a call, it is not necessary to consider the distance between the transmitter (microphone) and the receiver (speaker) in the mobile phone as in the conventional example, and the device is small in size. Will be promoted.

By the way, in a mobile phone using such an earphone 4, it is troublesome to handle the earphone 4 during non-call, that is, when carrying. For example, it is carried in a pocket of a case that houses the mobile telephone device.
As a proposal example for improving this, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 01-017544
"Telephone" disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 08-85854
Examples thereof include "Handset with earphone" disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7 and "Phone" disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-065544.

The "telephone" disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 1-017544 is equipped with a winder for winding a cord connecting the handset and the main body so that the handset cord does not get in the way. The "handset with earphones" disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-088547 has an accommodating portion that is wound inside the telephone when the earphone and the earphone cord are not used so that the user can talk using both hands. Has become. The "telephone" disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-065544 is provided with a winder that automatically stores a cord when the handset is on-hook to facilitate work on a desk. .

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional mobile telephone device, the earphone cord is made of a relatively thin and soft material. Therefore, when used after being drawn out, a twist m is likely to occur as shown in FIG. As described above, in the conventional mobile phone using the earphone, the cords are likely to be entangled with each other, and sometimes the cord cannot be stored easily.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and prevents the entanglement due to twisting in the middle of the cord by using the cord having the earphone portion extending from the mobile telephone body as the cord. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile telephone device that can be easily and automatically stored or pulled out on a reel in the main body.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a mobile telephone main body including at least a transmitter, a plurality of dial buttons and function selecting buttons,
In a mobile telephone device comprising a cord extending from the main body of the mobile telephone and an earphone part connected to the cord end, the cord is a cord, and when the cord is pulled to the earphone side and released, the cord is automatically Constituting an automatic winder for winding a vertically extending strip-shaped cord, pulling out the strip-shaped cord after winding, and fixing the position of the strip-shaped cord at a position where the pulling-out is stopped in the mobile telephone body There is. Further, the mobile phone main body is provided with a reel for winding the belt-shaped cord and a turntable provided on the back side of the mobile phone main body for rotating the reel and having a concave portion for receiving a human finger. . Then, using either polyethylene material or vinyl chloride material as the material of the preferable strip-shaped cord,
Moreover, the ratio of the thickness and the width of the strip is set to 1: 8.

[0009]

The mobile telephone device of the present invention having the above structure is
The earphone cord extending from the main body of the mobile phone is formed into a strip shape so that twisting does not occur in the middle of the cord and the cord is prevented from being entangled. Further, automatic or manual storage and withdrawal on a reel in the mobile phone body can be easily performed.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the mobile telephone device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the mobile telephone device of the present invention. In FIG. 1, this example is a mobile phone used for a cellular type mobile phone or the like, and has a main body 12 and an earphone 14. On the main body 12, an LCD (liquid crystal display) 15 for displaying input dial numbers, a connection state of a wireless line in a cell, a dial button and a function selection button group 16, and a microphone (microphone) ) 17 and a whip antenna 1 that can be extended and stored
And 8 are provided.

The earphone 14 is supplied with a call voice signal from a voice output section (not shown) in the main body 12 and has a band-shaped cord 14a made of a material having self-restoring property, and an earphone part 14b connected to the band-shaped cord 14a. And have. The strip-shaped cord 14a is directly connected to a voice output unit (not shown) in the main body 12,
4a may be provided with a connector (plug), and this connector (plug) may be attached / detached to / from a connector (receptacle) provided outside the main body 12.

Next, the strip cord 14a will be described. This belt-shaped cord 14a has a self-restoring property.
That is, it has a core wire (stranded wire) that is a soft conductor and a shield wire that is a mesh wire that covers the core wire. The insulating member that encloses the core wire and the shield wire is made of a resin material of a slightly hard material, instead of a soft member like this type of earphone cord. Polyethylene material or vinyl chloride material is suitable as the resin material.

Here, the term "hard" means that the belt-shaped cord 14a is so hard that the earphone portion 14b is not hindered when it is worn on the human ear. At the same time, the hardness is such that it does not hinder the holding of the main body 12 manually. For example, since the belt-shaped cord 14a is hard when the body 12 is moved,
Consider that b does not fall out of the human ear. Further, as will be described later, the hardness is set so that the reel can be easily wound even when it is wound by a reel in the apparatus. A suitable example for this is a thickness of 0.5 mm and a width of 4 mm (thickness / width ratio of 1: 8).
There is no problem in use at a certain level.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this mobile telephone device, a winding device 20 for automatically winding the belt-shaped cord 14a.
Is provided. This winder 20 has a strip-shaped cord 1.
4a is pulled toward the earphone 14b side, and is formed by a reel (not shown), a coil spring, and the like that winds the strip-shaped cord 14a that automatically extends when released. Further, the strip-shaped cord 14a is pulled out from the reel after winding, and the strip-shaped cord 14a is fixed at a position where the pulling-out is stopped. This winder has the same configuration as that used as a winder for AC cords of electric devices and the like. The band-shaped cord 14a is wound by pressing the button, the band-shaped cord 14a is pulled out after the winding, and the band-shaped cord 1 is pulled out at a position where the pulling-out is stopped.
Other winders for fixing 4a may be used.

With this structure, the belt-shaped cord 14a can be easily wound up. That is, since it has a strip shape, the extending strip-shaped cord 14a is not twisted and is not easily entangled.
Further, since the strip-shaped cord 14a having no entanglement is wound around the reel in a spiral shape, the winding can be easily performed.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the second embodiment. FIG.
The back side of the main body 12 is illustrated, and a winder 22 for manually winding the belt-shaped cord 14 a is provided in the main body 12. The winding device 22 includes a reel that is arranged in the main body 12 and that winds a strip-shaped cord 14a (not shown).
It has a rotatable turntable 24 that is fixed to the central axis of the reel and is rotatable. On the front side of the turntable 24, there is provided a recess 23 for turning with a human finger.

In this structure, when a person's finger is put in the concave portion 23 of the turntable 24 and rotated in the direction q, the strip-shaped cord 14a that has been extended is wound around the reel inside. After the winding is completed, the belt-shaped cord 14a or the earphone 1
The earphone 14b is used by picking up 4b with a person's finger and pulling it out in the direction of the arrow r. Also in this case, the strip-shaped cord 14a can be easily wound up as in the first embodiment. That is, since the belt-shaped cord 14a is not twisted, and the belt-shaped cord 14a is not easily entangled with the belt-shaped cord 14a and is spirally wound around the reel,
The winding can be done easily.

In any of the embodiments, the main body 12
If there is enough space for the earphone 14b,
If a recess is provided in the housing 2 for storage, convenience of carrying is improved.

[0019]

As described above, according to the mobile telephone device of the present invention, the storage and withdrawal of the strip-shaped cord extending from the mobile telephone main body to the reel in the mobile telephone main body can be automatically performed without the cord becoming entangled. Alternatively, it has an effect that it can be easily performed manually.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a mobile telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the winder of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a mobile phone using a conventional earphone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Main body 14 Earphone 14a Belt cord 14b Earphone part 15 LCD 16 Button group for dial button and function selection 17 Transmitter 18 Whip antenna 20 Winder

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mobile phone body comprising at least a transmitter, a plurality of dial buttons and a function selecting button,
In a mobile phone device comprising a cord extending from the main body of the mobile phone and an earphone part connected to the end of the cord, the cord is a cord, and the cord is pulled inside the mobile phone body toward the earphone part. And an automatic winder that winds the strip-shaped cord that automatically extends when it is released, pulls out the strip-shaped cord after winding, and fixes the position of the strip-shaped cord at the position where the pulling-out is stopped. A mobile telephone device characterized by the above. 2. In addition to the structure according to claim 1, a reel for winding a belt-shaped cord is provided inside the mobile telephone body, and a reel is provided on the back side of the mobile telephone body for rotating the reel, and a human finger is put on the reel. A mobile telephone device, comprising: a turntable having a recess. 3. The mobile telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the strip-shaped cord is made of polyethylene or vinyl chloride, and the strip-shaped thickness / width ratio is 1: 8.