JP3857969B2 - Portable electronic devices - Google Patents

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JP3857969B2
JP3857969B2 JP2002262971A JP2002262971A JP3857969B2 JP 3857969 B2 JP3857969 B2 JP 3857969B2 JP 2002262971 A JP2002262971 A JP 2002262971A JP 2002262971 A JP2002262971 A JP 2002262971A JP 3857969 B2 JP3857969 B2 JP 3857969B2
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次郎 尾崎
昌信 岡村
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Tottori Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
表示部を有する携帯電子機器に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
携帯電話装置やPDA(Personal Digital Assistant)等の携帯電子機器は多くが液晶表示部を有している。この表示を保護する透明カバーは単調な透明板であり、意匠的に乏しいものであった。このために、透明カバーの周縁を着色することが考えられた(例えば、特許文献1参照。)。
【0003】
【特許文献1】
実用新案登録第3048145号公報(第2頁)
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本願発明は、透明カバーの意匠を更に向上させて商品価値を高めようとするものである。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明はこのような問題点を解決する為のものであり、光を放射する発光部を有する表示部と、該表示部の前方に配置され表面が露出する透光性のカバーを有する携帯電子機器において、前記カバーの裏面の縁部に光を反射する反射体を設け、該反射体に対向する表面と側面とで形成される稜を面取りし、前記表示部から発せられた光が前記反射体により反射して前記面取りされた部分が光ることを特徴とする。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の実施の形態を、携帯電話装置を例に説明する。図1は携帯電話装置の正面図である。携帯電話装置は電話に係る情報を表示する表示部(1)を有する。
【0008】
図2は表示部(1)の部分断面図(図1のA−A’断面)である。液晶パネル(10)は透過型のCLDであり、バックライトを必要とする。バックライトの光源としてLED(11)が液晶パネル(10)の後方下部に配設される。LEDから発せられた光は導光板(12)、拡散シート(13)、第1,第2のBEF(Brightness Enhancement Film、別名:プリズムシート)(14)(15)を介して液晶パネル(10)に入射される。
【0009】
詳しく説明すると、図3の如く、導光板(12)の背面(図3の右方側の面)は斜めになっており、LED(11)から遠ざかるに従って導光板(12)の肉厚が薄くなっている。そして、導光板(12)の背面にはくさび状の切欠き(121)が縦横に形成されており、その背面側に反射シート(16)が配設される。この切欠き(121)と反射シート(16)により、LED(11)から発せられた光が乱射する。反射シート(16)から出射した光は拡散シート(13)により拡散し、第1,第2のBEF(14)(15)に入射する。
【0010】
第1,第2のBEF(14)(15)はシート状に形成されたプリズムの働きにより、前方に光を集中させるものであり、第1のBEF(14)は図1からみて縦方向に分散する光を集中させ、第2のBEF(25)は横方向に分散する光を集中させる。これにより、正面から見た場合、輝度が高くなる。
【0011】
これにより、LED(11)から発せられた光は略均一な光度で、且つ略前方に向かって液晶パネル(10)に入射される。
【0012】
液晶パネル(10)の前方にカバー(2)が露出して配設される。カバー(2)は透明なアクリル板より製作されたものである。カバー(2)の表面と側面の稜は45度の面取りがされる。その面取り面(2a)はNC加工機により鏡面仕上げが施される。また、カバー(2)の背面の周縁に反射膜(20)が形成される。反射膜(20)はアルミを含んだミラー印刷あるいはアルミ蒸着等により形成される。カバー(2)は粘着材(21)によりパネル(3)に粘着される。
【0013】
上述の構成により、外部からの光は直接面取り面(2a)の全反射でキラキラ光るだけでなく、面取り面(2a)の後部の反射膜(20)によってもキラキラ光る。特に、携帯電話装置が屋外に携帯されたときはよく反射して、優れた装飾感を与える。
【0014】
また、発明者が暗い場所で携帯電話装置を使用したところ、表示部(1)のバックライトであるLED(11)を点灯させると、カバー(2)の面取り面(2a)がほのかに明るくなった。LED(11)から発せられた光は第1,第2のBEF(14)(15)により略前方に向かって液晶パネル(10)に入射されるが、斜めに向かう光もある。この弱い光をカバー(2)の表面や反射膜(20)の反射により、集光して面取り面(2a)を光らせる。このようにして、暗い場所でも表示部(1)が発する弱い光を集光して、カバー(2)の周縁を光らせて装飾感を与えることができる。
【0015】
尚、上述の実施例は携帯電子機器の表示部の周縁全てを光らせたが、一部の縁を光らせても良い。
【0016】
また、面取り面は45度の平面であったが、45度に限定するものではなく、また、球面であってもよい。
【0017】
【発明の効果】
携帯電子機器の表示部の周縁を光り易くすることができ、優れた装飾間を与える。また、暗い場所であっても、表示部が発する弱い光を集光して、カバーの周縁を光らせることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の表示部分を示す正面図である。
【図2】表示部の断面右側面図である。
【図3】導光板と反射シートによる反射を示す正面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 表示部
10 液晶パネル
11 LED
12 導光板
13 拡散シート
14 第1のBEF
15 第2のBEF
16 反射シート
2 カバー
2a 面取り面
20 反射膜
21 粘着材
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a portable electronic device having a display unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Many portable electronic devices such as mobile phone devices and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) have a liquid crystal display. The transparent cover that protects this display is a monotonous transparent plate and has poor design. For this purpose, it has been considered to color the periphery of the transparent cover (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Utility Model Registration No. 3048145 (2nd page)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention intends to further improve the design of the transparent cover to increase the commercial value.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is for solving such problems, and a portable electronic device having a display unit having a light emitting unit that emits light, and a translucent cover that is disposed in front of the display unit and whose surface is exposed. In the device, a reflector that reflects light is provided at an edge of the back surface of the cover, a ridge formed by a surface and a side surface facing the reflector is chamfered, and light emitted from the display unit is reflected by the reflection unit. The chamfered portion is reflected by a body and shines.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking a cellular phone device as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view of the mobile phone device. The cellular phone device has a display unit (1) for displaying information related to the telephone.
[0008]
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view (AA ′ cross-section of FIG. 1) of the display unit (1). The liquid crystal panel (10) is a transmissive CLD and requires a backlight. An LED (11) is disposed in the lower rear part of the liquid crystal panel (10) as a light source of the backlight. The light emitted from the LED is transmitted through the light guide plate (12), the diffusion sheet (13), and the first and second BEF (Brightness Enhancement Film, also known as prism sheet) (14) (15) to the liquid crystal panel (10). Is incident on.
[0009]
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear surface of the light guide plate (12) (the surface on the right side in FIG. 3) is slanted, and the thickness of the light guide plate (12) decreases as the distance from the LED (11) increases. It has become. A wedge-shaped notch (121) is formed vertically and horizontally on the back surface of the light guide plate (12), and a reflective sheet (16) is disposed on the back surface side. The light emitted from the LED (11) is scattered by the notch (121) and the reflection sheet (16). The light emitted from the reflection sheet (16) is diffused by the diffusion sheet (13) and is incident on the first and second BEFs (14) and (15).
[0010]
The first and second BEFs (14) and (15) concentrate the light forward by the action of the prism formed in the form of a sheet, and the first BEF (14) is longitudinally viewed from FIG. The dispersed light is concentrated, and the second BEF (25) concentrates the light dispersed in the lateral direction. Thereby, the brightness increases when viewed from the front.
[0011]
Thereby, the light emitted from the LED (11) is incident on the liquid crystal panel (10) with a substantially uniform luminous intensity and substantially forward.
[0012]
A cover (2) is disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel (10). The cover (2) is made of a transparent acrylic plate. The cover (2) is chamfered by 45 degrees on the side and the side edges. The chamfered surface (2a) is mirror finished by an NC processing machine. A reflective film (20) is formed on the periphery of the back surface of the cover (2). The reflective film (20) is formed by mirror printing including aluminum or aluminum vapor deposition. The cover (2) is adhered to the panel (3) by the adhesive material (21).
[0013]
With the above-described configuration, the light from the outside not only shines by direct reflection of the chamfered surface (2a) but also shines by the reflection film (20) at the rear of the chamfered surface (2a). In particular, when the mobile phone device is carried outdoors, it reflects well and gives an excellent decorative feeling.
[0014]
Further, when the inventor used the cellular phone device in a dark place, when the LED (11) which is the backlight of the display unit (1) is turned on, the chamfered surface (2a) of the cover (2) becomes slightly brighter. It was. Light emitted from the LED (11) is incident on the liquid crystal panel (10) substantially forward by the first and second BEFs (14) and (15), but there is also light which is obliquely directed. This weak light is condensed by reflection of the surface of the cover (2) and the reflection film (20) to shine the chamfered surface (2a). In this way, weak light emitted from the display unit (1) can be collected even in a dark place, and the peripheral edge of the cover (2) can be illuminated to give a decorative feeling.
[0015]
In the above-described embodiment, the entire periphery of the display unit of the portable electronic device is illuminated, but a part of the edge may be illuminated.
[0016]
Further, the chamfered surface is a flat surface of 45 degrees, but is not limited to 45 degrees, and may be a spherical surface.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
The periphery of the display unit of the portable electronic device can be easily illuminated, and an excellent decoration is provided. Further, even in a dark place, it is possible to collect weak light emitted from the display unit and shine the periphery of the cover.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a display portion of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of a cross section of the display unit.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing reflection by a light guide plate and a reflection sheet.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Display 10 Liquid Crystal Panel 11 LED
12 Light guide plate 13 Diffusion sheet 14 First BEF
15 Second BEF
16 Reflective sheet 2 Cover 2a Chamfered surface 20 Reflective film 21 Adhesive material

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光を放射する発光部を有する表示部と、該表示部の前方に配置され表面が露出する透光性のカバーを有する携帯電子機器において、前記カバーの裏面の縁部に光を反射する反射体を設け、該反射体に対向する表面と側面とで形成される稜を面取りし、前記表示部から発せられた光が前記反射体により反射して前記面取りされた部分が光ることを特徴とする携帯電子機器。 In a portable electronic device having a display unit having a light emitting unit that emits light and a translucent cover that is disposed in front of the display unit and the surface of which is exposed, a reflector that reflects light on an edge of the back surface of the cover And chamfering a ridge formed by a surface and a side surface facing the reflector, and the light emitted from the display unit is reflected by the reflector and the chamfered portion shines. Portable electronic device.
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