JPH0535671Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a videophone device.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention relates to a simple video telephone device that does not have a telephone section. This videophone device can adjust the orientation of the image display surface, is compact for easy portability, and can be used with other devices (e.g., computer, VTR, etc.)
Multiple connectors are provided on the side of the housing to allow easy connection to external equipment, allowing it to be used for purposes other than videophone calls. As for the telephone itself, it is possible to use an existing telephone.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional example will be explained using FIG. 2. The videophone device shown in the figure is a stationary type in which a television camera section 1, an image display section 2, a telephone section, a control section, an image signal transmitting/receiving section, and others are housed in one housing. This videophone device can be used by connecting to a public telephone line.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional video telephone device is a combination of a plurality of devices. The first problem is that in order to use the videophone device as a portable videophone device, a storage box is required, and the device has a complicated shape.
The finished product packed in a storage box is quite bulky. A second problem is that because the orientation of the image display surface and the mounting angle of the television camera are fixed, the position of the user of the videophone device facing the device is almost fixed. In addition to the above two points, another point to be improved is that the video telephone device has a single function, that is, only the video telephone function. Diversification of uses is desirable.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention removes the part corresponding to the conventional voice telephone from the videophone device, and improves the usability of the remaining part to make it easier to carry.

The first casing and the second casing are connected like a hinge so that they can be folded in half, and a television camera and an image display section are provided on the two-page spread surface of the first casing. Equipment for transmitting and receiving image signals is housed inside, and the facing side of the second casing can be used as a stand for a telephone, and multiple input/output connectors are provided on the side of the second casing. .

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the videophone device of the present invention.

In the figure, 3 indicates a first housing, 4 indicates a television camera, and 5 indicates an image display section. 6, 6a, 6b
7 indicates a knob for adjusting the image quality of a display image, a changeover switch, etc., 7 indicates a handle, and 8 indicates a facing surface of the first casing. 9 is the second housing, 10, 10a, 10
b, 10c, 10d, 10e are connectors, 11
12 shows a facing surface of the second housing 9, and 12 represents a multi-core connection cord that electrically connects the equipment housed in the first housing 3 and the equipment housed in the second housing 9. Reference numeral 13 indicates an opening angle adjustment knob, and reference numeral 14 indicates a telephone set with the second housing 9 as a stand.

As shown in the figure, the television camera 4 and the image display unit 5 are arranged side by side on the handle 7 of the double-page spread surface 8 of the first housing 3.
Install it somewhere close to. In this case, the image display section 5
A flat type (for example, one using a flat tube) is used. The control section, image signal transmission/reception circuit section, power supply section, and other circuits other than the television camera 4 and the image display section 5 are connected to the rest of the inside of the first housing 3 and the second
They are distributed and stored inside the casing 9. First housing 3
Connection between the equipment inside the second housing 9 and the equipment inside the second casing 9 is performed by a multi-core connection cord 12. Electrical adjustment and switching of the television camera 4, image display section 5, etc. is performed using knobs 6, 6a, and 6b. Furthermore, the person using this videophone device adjusts the inclination angle of the first housing 3 using the opening angle adjustment knob 13 so that the angle at which the image display section 5 is viewed is appropriate. Second housing 9
The two-page spread surface 11 is made so that it can be used as a stand on which a telephone 14 is installed. Further, in the videophone device of the present invention, an input/output connector to an internal device (for example, a modem, a circuit attached to a display device, etc.) is provided on the side surface of the second housing 9, so that, for example, the output of a computer can be input to the modem, and the output from the computer can be inputted to the modem. By outputting the output to the transmission line, computer communication became possible. Furthermore, for example, by inputting the video output of a VTR to an image display device, the image of the VTR can be monitored. As described above, the device can be used for purposes other than video telephone devices. Also, when I want to transport it, I fold it in half and don't put it in a case, so I can use the handle to easily carry it. If we were to describe the dimensions of the videophone device of the present invention, it would be, for example, 250 mm (W) when folded in half.
x300mm (D) x 150mm (H).

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a videophone device that is easy to carry, convenient to use, and can be used for other purposes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional example. 1... Television camera, 2... Image display section, 6,
6a, 6b...adjustment, switching knob, 7...handle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] The first unit equipped with a television camera and image display unit
a second casing connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable with respect to each other by a hinge mechanism; a first position where the first and second casings are folded in half; an adjustment knob that adjusts and fixes the inclination angle of the first casing between a second position where the first casing has a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the second casing; The display screen section is provided on the facing surface of the first casing, and the second casing has a plurality of input/output connectors on the side surface for connecting to external devices and/or external lines, It has a connector for connecting the modem built in the second housing to an existing telephone, and is connected to the television camera and the image display unit, and connects to the external device and/or via the input/output connector. It has a built-in image signal transmitting/receiving unit that transmits and receives image signals to and from an external line, and is characterized in that the facing side of the second casing is designed as a stand on which an existing telephone can be selectively installed. Transmitting/receiving device.