JP4733678B2 - Portable device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device having a sliding structure that slides relatively in a longitudinal direction from a state in which a first housing having a keyboard portion and a second housing having a display portion are overlapped with each other.

  Conventionally, as a structure of a portable device typified by a mobile phone, a first casing provided with a keyboard section, a microphone section, and the like and a second casing provided with a display section, a speaker section, etc. are used with a hinge. A two-fold type that is connected so as to be openable and closable is known.

  As another portable device structure, there is a slide type structure in which a first casing and a second casing superimposed on the first casing are slidably connected using a slide unit. It has been.

  Since the two-fold portable device and the slide-type portable device can both halve the overall length by folding or overlapping the first housing and the second housing when not in use, Storage and handling when not in use are convenient, and it is possible to prevent the key button from being accidentally pressed when not in use.

  However, the two-fold portable device opens the first housing and the second housing relatively each time when trying to check the destination phone number, answering machine information, date and time at the time of the incoming call. There is a problem that it must be complicated.

  The sliding portable device is used along the face line because the upper surface of the first housing and the lower surface of the second housing are located on substantially the same plane when talking in an open state. However, if the speaker part of the second housing is brought close to the ear, there is a problem that the microphone part of the first housing is separated from the mouth.

As a prior art for solving this problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that the upper surface of the first housing is a curved concave surface, and the lower surface of the second housing is a curved convex surface, and the first housing and the second housing along these surfaces. A portable device that slides in a curved shape when viewed from the side is disclosed.
JP 2007-104144 A

  However, in the portable device of Patent Document 1, the upper surface of the first housing is a curved concave surface, and the lower surface of the second housing is a curved convex surface, which increases the thickness of the mobile device and impairs convenience during portability. There is a problem that it ends up.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a portable device having a sliding structure that is thin, can have a large display screen, and can be used along a face line. Objective.

  The portable device of the present invention includes a first housing having a keyboard portion, a second housing having a display portion, a slide unit that slidably connects the first housing and the second housing, A closed state in which the keyboard portion is covered with the second housing, and a first open state in which the keyboard portion is exposed by sliding the second housing forward from the closed state. In the second casing, a first portion located behind the display unit has a predetermined angle, and the first casing has a second portion overlapping the first portion in the closed state. And the second housing is rotated from the first open state so that the first portion is parallel to a portion other than the second portion of the first housing. Take the configuration to form the open state.

  According to the present invention, the first casing and the second casing of the portable device are slidably connected, and the rear ends of the second casing and the first casing are bent so as to have the opening angle α. As a result, it is possible to realize a portable device that can be thin and have a large display screen and can be used along the face line.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a mobile phone which is a kind of mobile device will be described as an example.

  1, 2 and 3 are perspective views showing a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 show the mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment includes a first housing 2 and a second housing 3. The first housing 2 has a keyboard unit 4, a microphone unit 5, and the like, and plays a role as a transmission unit. The second housing 3 includes a display unit 6, a speaker unit 7, and the like, and plays a role as a receiving unit.

  1 and 4 show a closed state in which the keyboard portion 4 is not exposed, and FIGS. 2 and 5 show a first open state in which the keyboard portion 4 is exposed by translating the second housing 3 from the closed state. 3 and 6 show a second open state in which the second housing 3 is rotated from the first open state so as to form the opening angle α with the first housing 2.

  The first casing 2 and the second casing 3 are the first casing 2 on the bottom, the second casing 3 on the top, the surface of the first casing 2 on which the keyboard unit 4 is disposed, and the second casing. The slide unit 8 is slidably connected in the longitudinal direction so as to face the surface opposite to the surface on which the display unit 6 of the body 3 is disposed. In the following description, the direction in which the second housing 3 moves from the closed state to the first open state with respect to the first housing 2 is forward, and the second housing 3 moves from the first state to the closed state. The direction to do is called backward.

  The first housing 2 is formed in a flat elongated rectangular shape, and a side portion 2b that protrudes toward the second housing 3 in order to embed the convex member 21 of the slide unit 8 in a main body 2a having a flat rectangular cross section, 2c is provided.

  The second housing 3 is formed in a flat and elongated rectangular shape, has a flat rectangular cross section, and guide grooves 22 of the slide unit 8 are provided on both side surfaces 9a and 9b.

  In addition, the rear end portion 11 which is a portion located behind the display unit of the second housing 3 and the rear end of the first housing 2 which is a portion overlapping the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3 in the closed state. The part 12 is bent so as to have a predetermined angle (for example, 150 °) with respect to other parts. In addition, a magnetized member such as a magnet is built in the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3.

  Thereby, the mobile phone 1 can overlap the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 in the closed state, and can have a shape along the face line in the second open state. Further, the mobile phone 1 can maintain the second open state by the magnetism of the magnet built in the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3.

  Next, a slide unit 8 for sliding the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example of the slide unit 8.

  The slide unit 8 is provided on the convex member 21 embedded in each of the inner side surfaces 10 a and 10 b of the side portions 2 b and 2 c of the first housing 2 and on both side surfaces 9 a and 9 b of the second housing 3. And a guide groove 22.

  The convex member 21 is mainly composed of a case portion 23, a lid portion 24, a pin 25, a receiving member 26, and a spring 27. The diameter of the front end opening 28 of the case portion 23 is smaller than that of the rear end opening 29. The pin 25 is formed of a ball bearing or the like that is larger than the diameter of the tip opening 28, and is accommodated in the case portion 23 so that a part thereof protrudes outward from the tip opening 28 of the case portion 23. The receiving member 26 is accommodated in the case portion 23 so as to support the pin 25. The spring 27 is accommodated in the case portion 23 so as to be located at the rear portion of the receiving member 26. The rear end opening 29 of the case portion 23 is closed by the lid portion 24. A part of the pin 25 protrudes outward from the front end opening 28 of the case portion 23 by the bias of the spring 27.

  The guide groove 22 has an arc cross section, and faces both sides of the second housing 3 so as to face the pins 25 of the convex member 21 in order to slide the first housing 2 and the second housing 3. The end of each is formed at a position facing the pin 25 of the convex member 21 in the open state and a position facing the pin 25 of the convex member 21 in the closed state.

  The pin 25 abuts on the guide groove 22 by the bias of the spring 27 and moves while being guided by the guide groove 22, so that the user moves the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 in the longitudinal direction. Can be slid.

  In the closed state and the first open state, a spherical recess 30 having a diameter larger than the width of the guide groove 22 and deeper than the guide groove 22 is provided at a position facing the pin 25 of the guide groove 22. However, the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 are in a locked state with respect to sliding by being brought into contact with the recess 30 by the bias of the spring 27. Then, from the first open state, if the second housing 3 is rotated with the pin 25 and the recess 30 as the central axes until the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3 is substantially parallel to the first housing 2 The second open state is established.

  Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When the user holds the first housing 2 with one hand from the closed state and pushes the second housing 3 forward with the other hand, the locked state between the pin 25 and the recess 30 is released, and the pin 25 Is guided by the guide groove 22 so that the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 can slide, and the second housing 3 first moves forward in parallel with the first housing 2. And when it will be in the 1st open state, it will be in a locked state about sliding between the pin 25 and the recessed part 30, and the keyboard part 4 of the 1st housing | casing 2 will be exposed.

  Then, the user moves the second housing 3 from the first open state so that the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3 is substantially parallel to the first housing 2 with the pin 25 and the recess 30 as the central axes. If the mobile phone 1 is rotated, the mobile phone 1 enters a second open state that is shaped along the face line, and the second open state is maintained by the magnetism of the magnet built in the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3. The

  When the user finishes the operation of the mobile phone 1 and returns to the closed state, the user holds the first housing 2 with one hand and the other hand with the pin 25 and the recess 30 as the central axis. 3, the second housing 3 is rotated so that the portions other than the rear end portion 11 are substantially parallel to the first housing 2 to be in the first open state.

  Then, the user pulls the second housing 3 rearward to release the locked state between the pin 25 and the recess 30, and the pin 25 is guided by the guide groove 22 and the first housing 2 and the second housing 3. When the housing 3 is slidable and closed, the locked state is again established between the pin 25 and the recess 30.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, by bending the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3 and the rear end portion 12 of the first housing 2 so as to have the opening angle α in the second open state, During a call, the user can bring the microphone unit 5 of the first housing 2 close to the mouth and the speaker unit 7 of the second housing 3 close to the ear, and the user can watch the display unit 6 of the second housing 3 while watching the display unit 6. It becomes easy to operate the keyboard unit 4 of one housing 2. Moreover, the display part 6 of the 2nd housing | casing 3 can be enlarged by making it the shape which bends the rear-end part 11 of the 2nd housing | casing 3 and the rear-end part 12 of the 1st housing | casing 2. FIG.

  Note that although a mobile phone has been described in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be used for other mobile devices having a keyboard portion and a display portion, such as a portable game machine.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the convex member 21 of the slide unit 8 is provided in the first housing 2 and the guide groove 22 is provided in the second housing 3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the slide The same effect can be obtained even if the convex member 21 of the unit 8 is provided in the second housing 3 and the guide groove 22 is provided in the first housing 2. In the present invention, the configuration of the slide unit 8 is not limited, and other mechanisms may be used as long as the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 can slide. Depending on the configuration of the slide unit 8, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the mobile phone 1 can be configured such that the side portions 2 b and 2 c are not provided in the first housing 2.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to lock the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 in the second open state, a configuration in which a magnet is built in the rear end portion 11 of the second housing 3 is adopted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other mechanisms may be used as long as the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 are locked in the second open state.

  The present invention is suitable for use in a portable device having a sliding structure.

The perspective view which shows the closed state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The perspective view which shows the 1st open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The perspective view which shows the 2nd open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the closed state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the 1st open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the 2nd open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on one embodiment of this invention AA sectional view of FIG. Schematic sectional view showing an example of a slide unit The perspective view which shows the closed state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the 1st open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the 2nd open state of the mobile telephone which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 1st housing | casing 2a Main body 2b, 2c side part 3 2nd housing | casing 4 Keyboard part 5 Microphone part 6 Display part 7 Speaker part 8 Slide unit 9a, 9b Both side surface 10a, 10b Inner side surface 11 Rear end part 12 Rear end portion 21 Convex member 22 Guide groove 23 Case portion 24 Lid portion 25 Pin 26 Receiving member 27 Spring 28 Front end opening portion 29 Rear end opening portion 30 Recessed portion

Claims (2)

A first housing having a keyboard portion;
A second housing having a display unit;
A slide unit that slidably connects the first housing and the second housing;
Forming a closed state in which the keyboard portion is covered with the second housing, and a first open state in which the keyboard portion is exposed by sliding the second housing forward from the closed state;
In the second casing, a first portion located behind the display unit has a predetermined angle,
In the first housing, the second portion that overlaps the first portion in the closed state has the predetermined angle,
From the first open state, the second housing is rotated so that the first portion is parallel to a portion other than the second portion of the first housing to form a second open state.
Mobile device.   A magnet is built in the first portion of the second casing, and the first portion and the portion other than the second portion of the first casing are locked by magnetism in the second open state. Item 2. The mobile device according to Item 1.

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