JP4629577B2 - 二方向ヒンジを有する無線端末 - Google Patents
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- ユーザ入力インタフェース(9,10)を搭載する第1の端末部材(2,3)と、ユーザ出力インタフェース(11)を搭載する第2の端末部材(4)と、第1の回転軸(7)の周りで無線通信端末を閉鎖位置から第1の開放位置に展開するために前記端末部材間を接続する第1のヒンジ器具(8)と、前記第1の回転軸に垂直な第2の回転軸の周りで無線通信端末の電話モード操作に適した第2の開放位置に無線通信端末を展開するための第2のヒンジ器具と、を備えている無線通信端末(1)において、
前記第1の端末部材が、前記無線通信端末の細長い伸長部を鉛直に配置した向きで使用するのに適した前記電話モード操作用の数字を表示する第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(9)を搭載する第1の端末部材部分(2)と、第2のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(10)を搭載する第2の端末部材部分とを含み、前記第1の端末部材部分(2)が、前記第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(9)及びユーザ出力インタフェース(11)の一部を現し、前記ユーザ出力インタフェース(11)の相補的な部分が前記第2のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(10)と対向する第2の開放位置に展開可能なように、前記第1及び第2の端末部材部分が、前記第2のヒンジ器具によって互いに接続されていることを特徴とする無線通信端末。 - 前記端末部材が、ほぼ平面の細長い本体部を備えており、前記第1の回転軸が、前記本体部の対応する前記平面内において、前記本体部の細長い伸長部に対して平行に延びていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記端末部材が、前記閉鎖位置において前記第1及び第2のインタフェースが互いに対向するように配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材部分は、前記第2の開放位置をとるように偏位されているとともに、第1のラッチ(70,72)を搭載しており、この第1のラッチは、前記第1の端末部材部分を、前記第2の端末部材部分と同じ平面内に延びる位置で、リリース可能な形でロックするように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のラッチ(72)と協動する第1のロック用部材(73)が、前記第2の端末部材部分上に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のラッチ(70)と協動する第1のロック用部材(71)が、前記第2の端末部材上に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材部分は、前記第1及び第2の端末部材部分が同じ平面内で互いに並んで配備された位置をとるように偏位されているとともに、第1のラッチ(91)を搭載しており、この第1のラッチは、前記第2の開放位置において、前記第1の端末部材部分を、リリース可能な形でロックするように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のラッチと協動する第1のロック用部材(92)が、前記第2の端末部材部分上に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分が、前記無線通信端末の細長い伸長部を鉛直に配置した向きで使用するのに適した、端末の電話モード操作用の数字キーボード(9)を有することを特徴とする請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分が、前記無線通信端末の細長い伸長部を鉛直に配置した向きで使用するのに適した、端末の電話モード操作用の数字キーボード(9)の機能を提供するように構成されたタッチパネル式ディスプレイを有することを特徴とする請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材の前記第2の端末部材部分(3)が、前記第1のヒンジ器具を介して、前記第2の端末部材(4)と接続されていることを特徴とする請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材が、前記第2の端末部材上に配備された第2のロック用部材(22)とリリース可能な形で係合するように構成された第2のラッチ(21)を搭載していることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第2のラッチが、前記第1の端末部材の前記第2の端末部材部分上に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(9)と前記第2のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(10)とが共に、前記無線通信端末の細長い伸長部を水平に配置した向きで使用するのに適した、端末のコンピュータモード操作用の英数字キーボード(9,10)を有することを特徴とする請求項1から13のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(9)と前記第2のユーザ入力インタフェース部分(10)とが、前記無線通信端末の細長い伸長部を水平に配置した向きで使用するのに適した、端末のコンピュータモード操作用の英数字キーボード(9,10)の機能を提供するように構成されたタッチパネル式ディスプレイを共に含むことを特徴とする請求項11から13のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記コンピュータモード操作用の英数字キーボード(9,10)が、電話モード操作用の前記数字キーボード(9)を含んでいることを特徴とする請求項14又は15に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材部分(2,82)と前記第2の端末部材部分(3,83)が、ほぼ同じ長さであることを特徴とする請求項1から16のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
- 前記第1の端末部材分(1102)が、前記第2の端末部材部分(1103)より長いことを特徴とする請求項1から17のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信端末。
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