JPH0546135U - Portable radio handset - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In use, the user should be able to reliably and swiftly and smoothly report and communicate without causing any confusion or erroneous operation, while at the same time sufficiently protecting the operating part. [Structure] An intermediate portion is a grip portion 2, a handset 3 is arranged at one end side, and a transmitter 4 is arranged at the other end side. In particular, the grip part 2
A part or all of the operating portion 5 is provided in the above, and an opening / closing cover 6 capable of hiding a part (or all) 5p of the operating portion 5 provided in the grip portion 2 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a handset of a portable wireless device in which a handset and a transmitter are integrated in a grip part.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, a portable radio device for disaster prevention is known, and this type of portable radio device usually includes a radio body and a handset.

The handset is provided with a receiver and a transmitter integrally on both sides of a grip portion located at an intermediate portion, and an operation unit having a power button, an emergency button, and a numeric keypad for executing various functions. , It is connected to the transceiver itself via a telescopic cable.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the conventional portable wireless device described above has the following problems.

First, in the case of a portable wireless device for disaster prevention, it is used by an unspecified number of people, but the most recent portable wireless device has an increase in the number of buttons and numeric keys due to the emphasis on functionality, and Tend to be complicated. For this reason, there is a possibility that the user may be confused during operation or may make a mistake in operation, which may delay the notification or impede smooth communication.

Secondly, the portable radio device for disaster prevention is often used in an outdoor disaster site due to heavy rain, typhoon, earthquake, etc., but in this case, the operation part is easily contaminated or foreign matter is easily hit. For example, the operating part cannot be sufficiently protected.

The present invention solves the problems existing in such conventional techniques, and enables reliable, prompt and smooth notification and communication without any confusion or misoperation by the user during use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a handset of a portable radio that can be operated and can sufficiently protect the operation unit.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the present invention, when the handset 1 of the portable wireless device in which the middle part is the grip part 2, the handset 3 is arranged on one end side, and the transmitter 4 is arranged on the other end side, particularly, the grip part 2 is the operation part. A part or all of 5 is provided, and an opening / closing cover 6 capable of hiding a part (or all) 5p of the operation section 5 provided in the grip section 2 is provided.

In this case, it is desirable to select an operation unit that is infrequently used, for example, a numeric keypad for executing various functions, for the part 5p of the operation unit that is hidden by the opening / closing cover 6. Further, the opening / closing cover 6 is configured to be opened and closed by sliding, and in particular, the opening / closing cover 6 is formed with one or more slits 7 s ... That are perpendicular to the sliding direction and the inner surface 6i of the opening / closing cover 6 is formed. In particular, it is desirable to form one or more projecting ribs 8r, 8r which are arranged in a position parallel to the sliding direction and not in contact with the part 5p of the operating portion 5.

[0010]

[Action]

 According to the handset 1 of the portable wireless device according to the present invention, the opening / closing cover 6 that can conceal the part 5p of the operating portion 5 arranged in the grip portion 2 is provided. By closing 6, the part 5p of the operating portion 5 is hidden by the opening / closing cover 6. Further, when operating a part 5p of the operation unit 5, it can be operated by opening the opening / closing cover 6.

Therefore, if a part of the operation part 5p, which is classified according to the frequency of use, such as an infrequently used operation part, such as a ten-key pad for executing various functions, is provided, the opening / closing cover 6 can be used during normal communication. Can be used in the closed state.

If the opening / closing cover 6 is configured to be opened and closed by sliding and the opening / closing cover 6 is provided with slits 7s ... Opened in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, the slits 7s. In addition to functioning as a stop, it also functions as a ventilation hole that allows sound to pass through even when a speaker or the like is present below the opening / closing cover 6 when the cover 6 is opened. Furthermore, if projecting ribs 8r, 8r are provided on the inner surface 6i of the opening / closing cover 6 in a position parallel to the sliding direction and not in contact with the part 5p of the operation portion 5, the opening / closing cover 6 will be operated during the sliding operation. The contact area of the inner surface 6i with the outer surface of the grip portion 2 becomes extremely small even when the user presses with a finger from above, so that the opening / closing cover 6 can be slid smoothly at all times, and at the same time, one of the operation portion 5 can be slid. It is possible to prevent an adverse effect such as an erroneous pressing operation of the portion 5p.

[0013]

【Example】

 Next, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an overall schematic configuration of a portable wireless device M including the handset 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 6, M is a mobile wireless device for disaster prevention, which is composed of a wireless device main body 31 and a handset 1. The wireless device main body 31 has a portable grip 32 on the upper end and an antenna 33 on one side. The other side surface of the radio main body 31 has an inlet-side connector 34, and the front surface has a holding portion 35 for holding the handset 1 by a magnet or the like. The handset 1 can be attached to and detached from the holding portion 35. Become. Then, the handset 1 is connected to the connector 34 via the extension cable 36.

Next, the configuration of the handset 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The handset 1 is integrally configured as a whole, and an intermediate portion is a grip portion 2 held by a hand. Further, the handset 3 is arranged on one end side of one surface of the handset 1 and the transmitter 4 is arranged on the other end side. On the other hand, an operating portion 5 is provided on the grip portion 2 on the other surface and side surface of the handset 1. The operation unit 5 is divided into a first operation unit 5f and a second operation unit 5s, and the first operation unit 5f includes a power button 11, an emergency call button 12, a volume control button 13, a transmission / reception switching button 14, etc., which are frequently used. In addition to arranging buttons necessary for normal communication, a ten key (keyboard) 15 consisting of eighteen keys that are rarely used is arranged on the second operation section 5s. The second operation unit 5s becomes a part 5p of the operation unit 5 described above.

Further, an opening / closing cover 6 capable of concealing the second operating portion 5s by sliding is attached to the second operating portion 5s. The opening / closing cover 6 is formed by integrally forming a cover surface portion 6c having a size capable of covering the entire surface of the second operation portion 5s and gripping surface portions 6e, 6e bent from both sides of the cover surface portion 6c, as shown in FIG. Further, engaging pin portions 6p ... Which face each other and project in the facing direction are integrally provided at front and rear positions of the front end portions of the gripping surface portions 6e, 6e. That is, in this case, the engaging pins 6p are arranged at a total of four positions in the front, rear, left and right. On the other hand, a plurality (six in this embodiment) of open slits 7s ... Which are perpendicular to the sliding direction are formed at approximately the center of the cover surface portion 6c. The slits 7s are arranged in parallel at regular intervals, and it is desirable to provide elevated portions 7m as shown in FIG. 5 between the slits 7s. Further, a pair of left and right protruding ribs 8r, 8r are formed on the inner surface 6i of the cover surface portion 6c so as to be parallel to the sliding direction and at positions not touching the keys of the numeric keypad 15 (see FIG. 5). .

On the other hand, guide rails 16 and 16 having concave grooves as shown in FIG. 3 are formed on both side surfaces of the handset 1 from the grip portion 2 to the transmitter 4. Thus, by engaging the engaging pin portions 6p of the open / close cover 6 with the guide rails 16 and 16, the open / close cover 6 can be loaded into the handset 1 and the open / close cover 6 can be slid along the guide rails 16 ... be able to.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a display unit using, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, which is arranged on the surface opposite to the handset 3. Further, 21 is an external speaker, which is arranged on the surface opposite to the transmitter 4.

Next, the function of each unit in the handset 1 will be described. First, the opening / closing cover 6 can be slid along the guide rails 16 by pressing a finger against the slits 7s formed on the cover surface portion 6c. In this case, since the uneven surface is formed on the cover surface portion 6c by the slits 7s, it functions as a non-slip for catching a finger. Further, when pressed by a finger, the inner surface 6i tries to contact the outer surface of the grip portion 2 due to the deformation of the opening / closing cover 6, but the contact area between the inner surface 6i and the grip portion 2 is extremely small due to the presence of the ribs 8r and 8r. Thus, the opening / closing cover 6 can be smoothly slid, and the selection of the positions of the ribs 8r ...

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the open / close cover 6 is moved in the closing direction to be fully closed, the numeric keypad 15 in the second operation portion 5s is hidden and protected from the outside. Since the first operation unit 5f is exposed to the outside as it is, normal communication can be performed by the first operation unit 5f without any trouble. That is, the first operation unit 5f is only the minimum operation unit required for normal communication, and the user can perform a reliable and quick operation without causing any confusion or erroneous operation.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, if the opening / closing cover 6 is moved in the opening direction to open the second operating portion 5 s, various machines can be operated by operating the ten-key 15 of the second operating portion 5 s. Can perform Noh. In this case, the open / close cover 6 covers the external speaker 21 located therebelow when fully opened, but the presence of the slits 7s ... Listens to the sound through the slits 7s ... Without being blocked by the open / close cover 6. be able to.

Although the embodiments have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments. For example, the operation unit may be present other than the grip unit. In this case, the opening / closing cover can be configured so as to be able to conceal all the operating parts arranged in the grip part. Further, the open / close cover may be configured by a pivot type in which one end is hinged. In addition, the detailed configuration, shape, quantity, etc. can be arbitrarily changed without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the handset of the portable wireless device according to the present invention, the grip part is provided with a part or the whole of the operation part, and a part or the whole of the operation part provided in the grip part is concealed. Since the cover is provided, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

[0026] A numeric keypad, which is not frequently used for normal communication, is hidden by the opening / closing cover, so that there is no fear of the user being confused or erroneous when using the device, and reliable notification and communication are ensured. Can be done quickly and smoothly.

Even when it is used in an outdoor disaster site caused by heavy rain, typhoon, earthquake, etc., the harmful effects such as direct adherence of dirt to the operation part and contact with foreign matter are eliminated, and sufficient protection is provided for the operation part. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a handset according to the present invention with an opening / closing cover open.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the handset with the opening / closing cover closed,

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway bottom view of the handset with the opening / closing cover closed.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the handset,

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the opening / closing cover of the handset (cross-section taken along the line AA in FIG. 2),

FIG. 6 is an overall front view of a portable wireless device including the handset,

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handset 2 Grip part 3 Handset 4 Transmitter 5 Operating part 5p Part of operating part 6 Open / close cover 6i Inner surface of open / close cover 7s Slit 8r Rib

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a handset of a portable wireless device, wherein a middle portion is a grip portion, a receiver is arranged on one end side, and a transmitter is arranged on the other end side, and a part or all of an operation portion is arranged on the grip portion. In addition, a handset for a portable wireless device, which is provided with an opening / closing cover capable of concealing a part or the whole of the operation section arranged in the grip section. 2. The handset of a portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit concealed by the opening / closing cover is an operation unit having a low frequency of use classified by frequency of use. 3. The handset of a portable wireless device according to claim 2, wherein the operation unit hidden by the opening / closing cover is a ten-key pad. 4. The handset of a portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing cover is opened and closed by sliding. 5. The handset of a portable wireless device according to claim 4, wherein the opening / closing cover is formed with one or more slits which are perpendicular to the sliding direction. 6. The mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein one or more projecting ribs are formed on the inner surface of the opening / closing cover so as to be parallel to the sliding direction and not to contact the operating portion. Radio handset.