JP4443508B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone formed by connecting a lid case to a main body case.

A foldable mobile phone is miniaturized by folding the main body case and the lid case when carrying, and by opening both cases during transmission / reception, the key operation surface and the transmitter provided on the inner surface of the main body case are exposed. At the same time, the image display surface and the receiving portion provided on the inner surface of the lid case can be exposed to make a call.
Such a foldable mobile phone is not only convenient for carrying, but also when carried in a bag or the like, the operation key is covered by the lid case, so the key is pressed against the will. There is no fear and it is safe.

  However, the conventional foldable mobile phone has a problem that it is inconvenient when a call is received unless a cover case is opened to expose the receiving part and the transmitting part.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can perform an on-hook operation and an off-hook operation and can make a call while the lid case is closed.

In the mobile phone of the present invention, the lid case (2) is connected to the main body case (1) so as to be opened and closed, and the inner surface of the main body case (1) is covered with the numeric keypad (2) covered by the lid case (2). 13) and an image display surface is provided on the lid case (2).
One end of the main body case (1) is provided with a transmitter (6) that can be used with the lid case (2) closed, while a receiver is provided on one end of the lid case (2). (7) is provided, and on-hook operation and off-hook operation can be performed by a key exposed when the lid case (2) is closed, and the above-mentioned transmission is performed with the lid case (2) closed. A call using the talking section (6) and the receiving section (7) is possible.

In a specific configuration, an off-hook key (11) and an on-hook key (12) that can be operated with the lid case (2) opened and closed on both sides or one side of the body case (1). Is deployed.
Therefore, it is possible to talk by operating the off-hook key (11) with the lid case (2) closed, and the call is terminated by operating the on-hook key (12) with the lid case (2) closed. I can do it.

More specifically, each of the off-hook key (11) and the on-hook key (12) is exposed on the inner surface of the main body case (1) and part of the surface is exposed on the side surface of the main body case (1). Thus, the pressing operation can be performed with the lid case (2) opened, and the pressing operation can be performed with the lid case (2) closed.
Accordingly, the lid case (2) can be pressed in a closed state and an open state without the off-hook key (11) and the on-hook key (12) having a special structure.

In a specific configuration, a display (22) is provided for displaying incoming call information with the lid case (2) closed when an incoming call is received.
As a result, the user can know the telephone number of the other party while closing the lid case (2) when receiving an incoming call.

  According to the mobile phone of the present invention, on-hook operation and off-hook operation can be performed with the lid case (2) closed, and a call using the transmitter (6) and receiver (7) is possible. It is.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The cellular phone according to the present invention comprises a flat main body case (1) and a lid case (2) as shown in the figure, and the upper end portion of the main body case (1) and the lower end portion of the lid case (2) are hinge mechanisms. It is connected to each other via (3) and can be opened and closed between the state in which the lid case (2) is opened as shown in FIG. 1 and the state in which the lid case (2) is closed as shown in FIG. It has become. A telescopic antenna (4) is disposed on the back of the main body case (1).

A plurality of keys such as an off-hook key (11), an on-hook key (12), a numeric keypad (13), and an up / down key (14) are arranged on the inner surface of the main body case (1), and the main body case (1) A microphone (61) is built in the lower end of the transmitter to constitute a transmitter (6) exposed on the inner surface of the main body case (1).
An open / close detection switch (8) for detecting the opening / closing of the lid case (2) is provided on the inner surface of the main body case (1).

  The lid case (2) is long in the closed state so that a part of the transmission section (6) is exposed to the outside even when the lid case (2) is closed as shown in FIG. 2 (b). Is formed to be slightly shorter than the main body case (1). Accordingly, the transmission section (6) can input sound to the microphone (61) with the lid case (2) opened as shown in FIG. 1, and the lid case (2) as shown in FIG. It is possible to input sound to the microphone (61) even when is closed.

  Further, the off-hook key (11), the on-hook key (12) and the up / down key (14) shown in FIG. Even when the body case (2) is closed, the key surface is installed at the side end of the body case (1) so that a part of the key surface is exposed from the side surface of the body case (1). Accordingly, each key can be pressed while the lid case (2) is opened as shown in FIG. 1, and a finger is applied to the end of the key even when the lid case (2) is closed as shown in FIG. Multiplying can be performed.

On the other hand, a main display (21) is provided on the inner surface of the lid case (2), and a main speaker (51) is built in the upper end of the lid case (2). The main receiving part (5) exposed on the inner surface of) is configured.
The main display (21) displays the date and time, various messages, the telephone number of the other party at the time of incoming call, the name, the telephone number of the other party at the time of outgoing call, etc., as in the conventional case.

Further, an auxiliary speaker (71) is built in the lower end of the lid case (2) as shown in FIG. 2 (b) to constitute an auxiliary receiver (7) exposed on the back surface of the lid case (2). is doing. The auxiliary speaker (71) has a function as a ringer that generates a ring tone when receiving a call and a function as a receiving speaker during a call (for example, refer to WO98 / 42454), and functions as a ringer when receiving a call. Then, a function as a reception speaker is automatically switched by a subsequent off-hook operation.
In addition, an auxiliary display (22) is provided on the back of the lid case (2) in the vicinity of the auxiliary receiver (7) so that the other party's telephone number can be displayed when an incoming call is received. .
Furthermore, an incoming call notification LED (23) that blinks when receiving an incoming call is provided on the back surface of the lid case (2).

  In the mobile phone, the open / close state of the lid case (2) is detected by the open / close detection switch (8), and when the lid case (2) is closed according to the detection result, the auxiliary speaker (71 ) And the microphone (61) are in an operable state, and the main speaker (51) and the microphone (61) are in an operable state when the lid case (2) is open.

When there is an incoming call with the lid case (2) closed, the incoming call notification LED (23) starts blinking and the auxiliary speaker (71) functions as a ringer to notify the incoming call. In addition, the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the auxiliary display (22).
Therefore, when the user opens the lid case (2) as shown in FIG. 1, this is detected by the open / close detection switch (8), and the main speaker (51) and the microphone (61) become operable. Also, the auxiliary speaker (71) is turned off. Here, the line is opened by pressing the off-hook key (11), and a call using the main receiver (5) and the transmitter (6) becomes possible. At this time, the up / down key 14 functions as a volume control key.
When the on-hook key (12) is pressed after the call ends, the line is disconnected.

When there is an incoming call and a call is to be made with the lid case (2) closed as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the lid case (2) remains closed and the main body case is closed. Press the off-hook key (11) exposed on the side of (1). As a result, the auxiliary speaker (71) is switched to the function as a reception speaker, and a call using the transmitter (6) and the auxiliary receiver (7) becomes possible.
After the call is finished, if the on-hook key (12) is pressed with the lid case (2) closed, the line is disconnected.

  With the lid case (2) closed, the up / down key (14) has a function to scroll the registered phone number displayed on the auxiliary display (22), and the other party's phone number is displayed. When the off-hook key (11) is pressed in this state, the telephone number can be called. As a result, a call using the transmitter (6) and the auxiliary receiver (7) becomes possible.

  According to the mobile phone of the present invention, as described above, the transmitter (6) exhibits the function of the microphone in both the closed state and the open state of the lid case (2), and the auxiliary receiver unit. (7) demonstrates the ringer function at the time of incoming call and the function of the receiving speaker with the lid case (2) closed, so it is sufficient to equip one microphone and two speakers. It is possible to reduce the size and weight of the mobile phone by decreasing one by one from the conventional one.

In the mobile phone according to the present invention, it is a front view of a state in which a lid case is opened. In the mobile phone according to the present invention, a side view (a) and a front view (b) with the lid case closed.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Body case
(11) Off-hook key
(12) On-hook key
(14) Up / Down key
(2) Lid case
(21) Main display
(22) Auxiliary display
(23) Receive LED
(3) Hinge mechanism
(5) Main receiver
(51) Main speaker
(6) Transmitter
(61) Microphone
(7) Auxiliary receiver
(71) Auxiliary speaker

Claims (3)

In a mobile phone in which a lid case (2) is connected to the main body case (1) so as to be opened and closed, and a numeric keypad (13) covered with the lid case (2) is provided on the inner surface of the main body case (1).
The body case (1) is provided with a transmitter (6) that can be used with the lid case (2) closed, while the lid case (2) is provided with the lid case (2). A receiving unit (7) and a display (22) that can be used in a closed state are provided, and an off-hook key that can be operated in a state in which the lid (2) is closed is provided on the main body case (1). 11) and an up / down key (14) that can be operated with the lid case (2) closed and scrolls the registered telephone number displayed on the display (22). On the display (22), the incoming call information is displayed with the lid case (2) closed when an incoming call is received. With the lid case (2) closed, the off-hook key (11) is used to perform an off-hook operation when the incoming call is received. And off-hook operation to make a call to the registered phone number displayed on the display (22). There, the mobile phone, which is a possible call using the transmission section with closed lid case (2) (6) and the receiving portion (7). The off-hook key (11) and the up / down key (14) are arranged on both sides or one side of the main body case (1) and operated with the lid case (2) opened and closed. Further, an on-hook key (12) that can be operated with the lid case (2) opened and closed is provided on both sides or one side of the body case (1) . Item 2. The mobile phone according to Item 1.   Each of the off-hook key (11), on-hook key (12) and up / down key (14) is exposed on the inner surface of the main body case (1) and part of the surface is exposed on the side surface of the main body case (1). 3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the cellular phone can be pressed while being exposed and the lid case (2) is open, and can be pressed even when the lid case (2) is closed.

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