JP3896944B2 - Pen-type electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pen-type electronic device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, various functions are incorporated in a pen-shaped case, and it can be used as an electronic device with excellent portability by attaching it to a suitcase, shirt pocket, etc., or by attaching it to a small portable pen input device. It is considered. For example, a pen-type electronic device (for example, refer to Patent Document 1) or a pen input personal computer for wirelessly transmitting a signal of the position detection unit wirelessly from an antenna that also serves as a grip is provided. There are known ones in which a microphone is incorporated in a pen and used for recording surrounding sounds (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-218742 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-104907
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, this type of pen-type electronic device has a drawback that the device itself becomes larger if the built-in battery is enlarged, and if the built-in battery is made smaller to limit the size of the device, the battery life is shortened in a short period of time. In other words, the battery has to be replaced frequently. In this case, it is conceivable that a rechargeable battery is built in and charged from a power source outside the device, but charging is performed because it is generally performed for a long time at home and the like. There was a new drawback that it was not possible to go out while carrying.
In addition, this type of pen-type electronic device cannot incorporate many functions due to the limitation of the battery and the size of the device as described above, and it must be a dedicated machine used for a specific application. There was also a drawback of not obtaining.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pen-type electronic device that can be easily charged, can be downsized, and can be used for various purposes.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention of claim 1, a first columnar case member, an information processing circuit unit housed in the first columnar case member, and the first columnar case member An upper unit including a clip member provided on the outer surface of the first and a first connection portion provided below the first columnar case member and electrically connected to the information processing circuit; and A detachable second columnar case member, a rechargeable battery housed in the second columnar case member, an information output unit for outputting information processed by the information processing circuit, the battery, and the battery A lower unit having a second connection part electrically connected to the information output part and electrically connected to the first connection part when the second columnar case member is mounted on the upper unit; Special features To.
[0009]
According to the configuration of the first aspect , by preparing a plurality of lower units each having different information processing units, it can be used for different purposes by simply replacing the lower unit, and the battery is also charged at that time. It has the effect of being.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a clip member attached to the outer surface, an antenna member for transmitting at least a radio signal, a radio processing circuit unit electrically connected to the antenna member, and an electrical connection to the radio processing circuit unit An upper unit including a connected first connection unit, a rechargeable battery, an information output unit that outputs information processed by the wireless processing circuit unit, and the battery and the information output unit electrically And a second connecting portion electrically connected to the first connecting portion, and a lower unit detachably attached to the upper unit.
[0011]
According to the configuration of claim 3 , even if a wireless function with high power consumption is provided, the same effect as that of claim 1 can be obtained.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a pen-type electronic apparatus 1 that functions as a transceiver. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a top view, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the pen-type electronic device 1. FIG. 3 shows a diagram in which the pen-type electronic device 1 is separated into the upper unit 2 and the lower unit 3 by the connecting portion 26.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the pen-type electronic apparatus 1 is formed in a columnar shape as a whole, and includes an upper unit 2 and a lower unit 3. The case body of the upper unit 2 is configured by fitting the upper case 4 and the lid case 5 and fixing them with set screws 6. A switch portion 7 is formed in a recessed portion below the front surface of the upper case 4, and a head of a push button type switch 8 protrudes from the switch portion 7 of the recessed portion. In this embodiment, three switches 8 are provided, one functioning as a power switch, the other functioning as a switch operated when transmitting voice, and the other one serving as a transmission / reception frequency. This switch is used for adjustment and the like. Further, a speaker unit 9 is provided above the switch unit 7, and a speaker hole 10 is formed in the speaker unit 9. A clip 11 for holding the pen-type electronic device 1 in a breast pocket or the like is integrally formed from the upper case 4 on the right lateral outer side of the speaker unit 9.
[0015]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1C, a printed circuit board 12 is fixed (not shown) inside the upper unit 2, and this printed circuit board 12 faces the speaker hole 10 of the upper case 4. The speaker 13 is mounted on the surface to be mounted, and the switch 8 is mounted on the surface facing the switch unit 7. Further, an antenna 14 for wireless transmission / reception of voice information, a radio circuit unit 15 electrically connected to the antenna 14, and a radio circuit unit 15 are connected to a surface facing the inner side of the lid case 5. A sound processing circuit (hereinafter referred to as LSI) 16 having an arithmetic function for processing sound information and peripheral circuit components (not shown) of the LSI 16 are mounted.
[0016]
Further, a plurality of connection terminals 17 for electrically connecting the LSI 16 to the lower unit 3 are embedded in the terminal holder 18 below the printed circuit board 12 so as to be fitted and attached to the upper case 4. It has been. The connection terminal 17 and a wiring (not shown) formed on the printed circuit board 12 are electrically connected by a wiring member 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a coupling screw portion 19 for coupling with the lower unit 3 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper case 4 to which the terminal holder 18 is fitted.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower unit 3 is assembled so that a unit coupling member 47 for coupling with the upper unit 2 is rotated and slid with respect to the lower case 46. 47 is formed with a threaded portion for screwing with the coupling threaded portion 19 and a stepped portion 48 formed below. The unit coupling member 47 is sequentially raised by screwing with the coupling screw portion 19, and stops at the position where the stepped portion 48 contacts the convex end portion 23 of the lower case 46. Further, charging terminal holes 24, 24 are formed near the center of the lower case 46, and a microphone case 22 provided with a microphone hole 21 below the lower case 46 is formed in the lower case 46. It is fixed by means such as press fitting or adhesion.
[0018]
Inside the lower unit 3, a rechargeable battery 25 is accommodated in a substantially central portion, and a plurality of connection terminals 27 are provided above the lower unit 3, that is, at positions facing the connection terminal 17 side of the upper unit 2. It is held and incorporated in the holder 28. A charging control circuit unit 39 on which an electronic component 29 is mounted is disposed below the battery 25, and a microphone 41 integrated with the connection terminals 40, 40 is disposed below the charging control circuit unit 39. Arranged inside.
[0019]
Furthermore, in order to electrically connect the internal circuit of the lower unit 3, a flexible circuit member 42 is disposed in the gap between the battery 25 and the inner surface of the lower case 46. A part of the flexible circuit member 42 is extended to form a charge control circuit unit 39 in the previous period. Further, one end of the flexible circuit member 42 is bent and connected to the connection terminal 27, and the other end is connected to the connection terminal 27. A plurality of contact pads (not shown) connected to the terminals 40, 40 are formed, and the contact pad portions are also bent and electrically connected to the connection terminals 40, 40 by pressure contact.
The flexible circuit member 42 includes charging terminal pads 43 and 43 on the surface facing the inner surfaces of the charging terminal holes 24 and 24. That is, the flexible circuit member 42 has a wiring pattern for sending a signal from the microphone 41 sent via the connection terminals 40, 40 to the connection terminal 27, and a battery sent via the charge control circuit 39. A wiring pattern for sending 25 battery voltages to the connection terminal 27 and a wiring pattern for charging the battery 25 by sending external power applied to the charging terminal pads 43 and 43 to the charging control circuit 39 are formed. It is. The battery 25 and the flexible circuit member 42 are positioned by a battery holder 44.
[0020]
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pen-type electronic device 1 and shows a state in which the lid case 5 is removed. Further, the upper unit 2 and the lower unit 3 are separated by a connecting portion 26. FIG.
The upper unit 2 and the lower unit 3 are coupled by the unit coupling member 47 at the coupling screw portion 19, whereby the connection terminal 27 is inserted into the connection terminal 17 at the connection portion 26 and is electrically connected. Made. Since the connection between the upper unit 2 and the lower unit 3 is a structure in which the connection is fixed by the unit connecting member 47 after the connection terminals are aligned with each other, the upper unit 2 and the lower unit 3 are securely inserted.
[0021]
According to the above configuration, the clip 11 can be carried in a chest pocket or the like, and when using a transceiver, the power switch of the switch 8 is turned on and the power is turned on, and then the speaker unit 9 is placed near the ear and the microphone. By placing the holes 21 in the vicinity of the mouth and turning on / off the voice transmission / reception switch, voice transmission / reception with the partner can be performed.
When the battery voltage decreases, charging can be performed by inserting a terminal of an external power source through the charging terminal holes 24 and 24. Furthermore, since the lower unit 3 incorporates a charging battery and a charging control circuit, at least two lower units 3 are prepared and one is combined with the upper unit 3 while being used. The other can be charged, and when the battery voltage of the lower unit being used drops, it can be immediately replaced and used continuously.
In the first embodiment, the pen-type electronic device that functions as a transceiver has been described. For example, a dial key may be provided to provide a mobile phone function, or a broadcast reception function may be provided to provide a radio. It is good also as broadcast receiving apparatuses, such as broadcast. In this case, the microphone 41 is not necessary, and a channel selection key may be provided instead.
[0022]
4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. However, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of the pen-type electronic device 100 that can be used for a plurality of applications, FIG. 4 (a) is a front view, FIG. 4 (b) is a top view, and FIG. 4 (c). Shows a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the pen-type electronic device 100, and FIG. 6 is a view in which the pen-type electronic device 100 is separated into the upper unit 2, the battery unit 45, and the element unit 55.
[0023]
In the second embodiment, a display window portion 101 is formed in the upper case 4, and a display device 102 is attached to the printed circuit board 12 in the upper case 4 so as to face the display window portion 101. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the battery unit 45 and the element unit 55 are formed so as to be separable at the connecting portion 109. The element unit 55 includes a unit case 104 in which a through hole 103 is formed, and the unit case 104. The sensor 105 is arranged inside, a connection terminal 106 for electrically connecting the output of the sensor 105 to the flexible circuit board member 42, and a coupling member 108 in which a coupling screw portion 107 is formed. . A screw portion that is screwed into the connecting screw portion 107 is formed outside the lower case 46 of the battery unit 45, and the element unit 55 is attached to and detached from the battery unit 45 by the rotation of the connecting member 108.
[0024]
The element unit 55 includes a plurality of element units 55 such as a sensor 105 using a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a gas sensor, one of which is alternatively a battery unit 45. Attached to. The LSI 16 is an arithmetic processing circuit capable of processing output information output from the sensor regardless of which sensor is attached, and the measurement value obtained by processing by the sensor and processing by the arithmetic processing circuit is displayed on the display device. In addition to being digitally displayed at 102, it can be wirelessly output via the antenna 14.
[0025]
In the above example, a sensor is used as an information output unit that outputs information processed by the arithmetic processing circuit. However, as the element unit 55, for example, an imaging element such as an optical lens and a CCD is provided as an information output unit, The image information output from the image sensor by processing the image can be processed by the LSI 16, and the captured image can be stored or wirelessly output.
[0026]
According to the above configuration, when the battery voltage of the battery unit 45 is sufficient, it is possible to deal with various uses by simply replacing the element unit 55. The battery unit 45 can be used immediately by simply replacing it.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the pen-type electronic device can be easily separated into the upper unit and the lower unit including the rechargeable battery and the charge control circuit. It can be used immediately and has the effect of improving convenience.
[0028]
Further, since the function can be changed by exchanging the lower unit, a plurality of usage-specific functional elements can be selected and combined, and the convenience is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view and a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a state where an upper unit and a lower unit according to the first embodiment are separated.
4A and 4B are an external view and a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view of a second embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a rear view showing a state in which an upper unit, a battery unit, and an element unit according to a second embodiment are separated.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Upper unit 3 Lower unit 4 Upper case 12 Printed circuit board 14 Antenna 15 Radio circuit unit 17 Connection terminal 19 Connecting screw unit 25 Battery 26 Connection unit 27 Connection terminal 40 Connection terminal 41 Microphone 42 Flexible circuit member 45 Battery unit 46 Lower case 47 Unit Coupling member 55 Element unit 107 Coupling screw part 108 Coupling member 109 Connection part

Claims (5)

A first columnar case member, an information processing circuit unit housed in the first columnar case member, a clip member provided on an outer surface of the first columnar case member, and the first columnar case An upper unit including a first connection portion provided at a lower portion of the case member and electrically connected to the information processing circuit;
A second columnar case member attachable to and detachable from the upper unit, a rechargeable battery housed inside the second columnar case member, and an information output unit that outputs information processed by the information processing circuit; A second connecting portion electrically connected to the battery and the information output portion and electrically connected to the first connecting portion when the second columnar case member is mounted on the upper unit; The lower unit,
A pen-type electronic apparatus comprising: Further, wherein the second columnar case member, pen-type electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that the charging terminal unit for supplying a charging voltage to the battery is provided. A clip member attached to the outer surface, an antenna member for transmitting at least a radio signal, a radio processing circuit unit electrically connected to the antenna member, and a first connection electrically connected to the radio processing circuit unit An upper unit with a portion,
A rechargeable battery, an information output unit that outputs information processed by the wireless processing circuit unit, and a second that is electrically connected to the battery and the information output unit and electrically connected to the first connection unit And a lower unit detachably attached to the upper unit,
A pen-type electronic apparatus comprising: Pen-type electronic apparatus according to claim 1 or 3 wherein the information output unit is characterized, which is a sensor of the lower unit. The information output unit of the lower unit includes a voice input device that outputs voice information of voice input from the outside, and the upper unit is further provided with a voice output device, and the wireless processing circuit includes: pen-type electronic apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that outputs the audio signal received by the antenna to transmit the voice information inputted from the voice input apparatus via the antenna from the audio output device.

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