JPH09266503A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication equipment which provides an excellent reception state by eliminating the difficulty of listening to a received sound due to inferior contactness of the reception part of conventional communication equipment. SOLUTION: This communication equipment 1 consists of an antenna 2, a receiver 3 which can be pushed out at the time of a telephone call, a driving part 4 having a shaft 4A which is thread-cut for driving the receiver 3, a liquid crystal display panel(LCD) 5 which displays information, operation keys 6 equipped with a call button 6A and an on-hook button 6B, a microphone 7 for speech transmission, etc. When a user depresses the call button 8A to perform operation for telephone calling, the driving part 4 is actuated associatively to push out the receiver 3, thereby enabling an excellent telephone call. When on-hook operation is done by pressing the on-hook button 6B, the driving part 4 is actuated associatively to put the receiver 3 back in the equipment main body, so that the receiver 3 will not be an obstacle when the equipment is carried.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, a mobile telephone and a personal handyphone system (P).
The present invention relates to a communication device such as HS), and more specifically, to a communication device suitable for use in a call between these devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in communication devices such as so-called mobile phones and PHS, when a call is made or an incoming call is announced by a predetermined sound (for example, a beep sound), a user operates a call button of the communication device. A call is being made by.
However, the earpiece (receiver) of the conventional communication device generally has a structure that is recessed in the main body of the device, and has poor adhesion to the ear. Therefore, the S / N ratio of the received sound during a call is greatly deteriorated, and the received sound is difficult to hear especially in a noisy environment or the elderly. In addition, since the received sound is difficult to hear, the transmitted sound inevitably becomes loud and annoy other people.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to solve the difficulty of hearing a received sound due to poor adhesion of a receiving section in a conventional communication device. It is to provide a communication device that enables a good reception state.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the present invention, the following means have been taken. That is, as a basic configuration of the communication device of the present invention, in a communication device having at least a transmitter and a receiver (receiver), when a call is made from the communication device or an incoming call is made to the communication device, In response to the call operation, the earpiece comes out, and the earpiece is placed close to or inserted into the ear canal to achieve good reception, and it also comes down according to the call completion operation of the communication device.
A driving means for driving the receiver is provided.

In the communication device of the present invention, the driving means pushes out the earpiece in response to a call operation such as pressing the call button of the user when the call is made or received by the communication device.
When the call is completed and the call complete operation such as pressing the off button is completed, the receiver is driven so as to move down. As a result, the earpiece that protrudes during a call is brought close to or inserted into the ear canal of the user to achieve good reception, and the earpiece does not get in the way during a non-call.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the configuration of the communication device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1A and 1B are views showing an example of a communication device of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front view of the communication device, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the communication device when not in a call, and FIG. 1C is the communication device. FIG. 4 is a lateral cross-sectional view during a call.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a communication device of the present invention. The communication device 1 of the present invention is provided with an antenna 2, as a feature of the present invention, a drive including a receiver 3 as an earpiece that can be pushed out during a call, and a shaft 4A formed with a screw for driving the receiver 3. Part 4, liquid crystal display panel for displaying information such as message (“LC” in the figure)
5), an operation key 6 having a call button 6A and an off button 6B, a microphone 7 for transmitting a voice, and the like.

The operation of the communication apparatus of the present invention thus configured will be briefly described by exemplifying the time of incoming call (omitted during outgoing call).

When the antenna 2 of the communication device 1 of the present invention receives an incoming call signal from a base station (not shown), the communication device determines whether or not it is for itself, and the communication device 1 is for itself. When there is, an incoming call is announced. Then, the user presses the call button 6A for the communication device 1 of the present invention.
When is pressed to perform a receiving operation, a motor (details will be described later) inserted in the drive unit 4 is activated in conjunction with the operation, and the screw-formed shaft 4A is rotated by a predetermined number in a predetermined direction. Let As a result, the receiver 3 connected to the shaft 4A is pushed out, and the user inserts the receiver 3 in the pushed out state into the ear canal or the like to talk in a good receiving state. Since the receiver 3 has flexibility in the extended state, it can be easily inserted into the ear canal of the user. Further, the periphery of the receiver 3 is covered with a rubber cap or the like, and has a waterproof structure in which the airtightness with the main body of the equipment is maintained when the earpiece is in a state of being lowered.

When the user presses the off button 6B after the call to the communication device is completed, the drive unit 4 is interlocked with it.
The motor of (4) is activated to rotate the screwed shaft 4A by a predetermined number in the opposite direction to the above. Then, the receiver 3 connected to the shaft 4A immediately descends, and the receiver 3 is housed in the device body. As a result, the receiver 3 does not get in the way when the communication device 1 of the present invention is stored in a bag or a pocket. Note that the communication device in the drawing is an example of a design, and the shape of the whole or the receiver may have another design. Further, the shape of the receiver is not limited to the shape to be inserted into the ear canal described above, and may be close to the ear canal. Furthermore, the method of pushing out the receiver may be popped up by using a biasing means (spring) or the like, and the present invention is not limited to the shape and material of the receiver 3 and the driving method thereof.

Next, the circuit configuration of the communication device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing a main part of the communication device of the present invention. The communication device of the present invention is a conventionally known communication device circuit to which a drive unit for newly realizing the present invention is added. Further, the same reference numerals are attached to the same parts as those described in the above-mentioned communication device.

The circuit configuration of the communication device 1 of the present invention includes an antenna 2, a receiver 3, a liquid crystal display panel 5, operation keys 6 and a microphone 7, as well as an RF section 8, a modem 9, a memory 10, a microcomputer 11, and a voice codec 12. A drive unit 4 and a motor 13 for implementing the present invention are provided.

The circuit operation of the main unit of the present invention configured as described above will be described below by exemplifying a response example at the time of an incoming call.

When the antenna 2 receives an incoming call to the communication device 1 of the present invention, it is amplified and frequency-converted by the RF unit 8, demodulated by the modem 9 and transmitted to the microcomputer 11. The microcomputer 11 processes the received signal based on the control program stored in the memory 10. Then, after confirming that it is the call signal of its own, it outputs a call signal of a predetermined format to the receiver 3, and the receiver 3 generates a ring tone to notify the user that there is an incoming call.

The user moves forward to the ringing tone and operates the operation key 6
Press the call button 6A. On the microcomputer 11, the call button 6
The drive unit 4 is activated by the forward movement of the pressure of A, and the motor 13 is rotated a predetermined number of times in a predetermined direction. Similarly, the microcomputer 11 transmits a display signal to the liquid crystal display panel 5 based on the display processing program stored in the memory 10. Liquid crystal display panel 5
Receiving this display signal, displays the incoming call information, such as the caller's telephone number and message.

After the call is started by the user pressing the call button 6A, the voice codec 12 converts the input signal into a voice signal, and the converted voice signal is received by the receiver 3 by the user. On the other hand, the transmission sound input through the microphone 7 is converted by the audio codec 12 into a communication format that matches the communication line, and then the microcomputer 11
And is modulated by the modem 9. Further, after being amplified and frequency-converted by the RF unit 8, it is radiated from the antenna 2 and reaches the base station, and is connected to a telephone line, an integrated digital communication network ISDN line or the like through the base station to talk.

After the call is completed by the user pressing the off button 6B, the drive unit 4 is activated by the microcomputer 11 and the motor 1
3 is rotated a predetermined number in the opposite direction to the above. As a result, the receiver 3 is placed in the device body. It should be noted that although the above embodiment has been described by exemplifying the incoming call, it is needless to say that the same applies to the outgoing call. Further, the circuit configuration of the communication device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described one, and it goes without saying that another configuration having the same function may be used.

According to the communication device of the present invention, the drive unit 4 for driving the receiver 3 and the motor 13 are added, the receiver 3 is pushed out by the call operation by the user, and the earpiece unit is pressed according to the communication completion operation. Drive it down. As a result, a good call can be made during a call. In addition, since the reception volume is good, the call volume can be made relatively low, so that it does not disturb the surroundings. Furthermore, since the earpiece can be stored during a non-call, the earpiece does not get in the way.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various embodiments can be adopted. In the above-described embodiment, a mobile phone is illustrated as an example of the communication device, but the present invention is applicable to a personal handyphone system, a receiver device, an ordinary telephone, etc., and the present invention is not limited to the shape and method of the communication device. Not limited. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be developed in various forms without being limited to the embodiment described above.

[0021]

According to the communication device of the present invention described above, the call reception part is pushed out in response to the call operation of the user when a call is made from the communication device or an incoming call is made to the communication device. The receiver includes a driving unit that drives the earpiece so as to move downward in response to the completion operation. Therefore, the sealing property between the protruding earpiece and the ear canal of the user is improved, and the S / N ratio deterioration of the earphone sound during a call can be reduced. As a result, good reception is possible even in the situation where ambient noise or the elderly person is making a call, which is effective.

Further, since the airtightness between the earpiece and the user's ear canal is improved, the amplification rate of the earpiece volume during a call can be made relatively small, which leads to a reduction in power consumption of communication equipment and enables a call. The time and standby time can be extended. Furthermore, since the earpiece can be stored when the communication device is not in a call, the communication device does not disturb the user when carrying.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a communication device of the present invention,
(A) is a front view of the same communication device, (b) is a cross-sectional view of the same communication device when not in a call, and (c) is a cross-sectional view of the same communication device when a call is made.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing a main part of a communication device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Communication device of the present invention, 2 ... Antenna, 3 ... Receiver,
4 ... Drive unit, 5 ... Liquid crystal display panel, 6 ... Operation keys, 7 ...
Microphone, 8 ... RF section, 9 ... Modem, 10 ... Memory, 11
… Microcomputer, 12… Voice codec, 13… Motor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a communication device having a transmitter and a receiver, the receiver pushes out in response to a call operation when a call is made from the communication device or an incoming call is made to the communication device. And a driving means for driving the receiving part so as to move down in response to a call completion operation of the communication device, by providing the receiving part close to or inserted in the ear canal part. machine. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the earpiece is formed of a soft member and prevents the user from being injured when the communication device is in use. 3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the reception section is formed of a waterproof member, and the communication apparatus has a waterproof structure when the reception section is in a down state.