JPH10243070A - Hand-free telephone set and telephone system using it - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the hand-free telephone set and the telephone system using it in which a portable section is easily operated. SOLUTION: A case 1 is shaped to be a conventional can shape and the case 1 is placed to a cup holder(CH) mounted on an automobile. A portable telephone set 20 is inserted to a telephone set container 2 of the case 1 and a hand-free state is attained by connecting a harness 7. A microphone and speaker 4 is provided to the can-shaped case 1 and drive by a battery power supply 5. The portable telephone set 20 is operated through an opening 1a. The microphone and speaker 4 is placed to a rear side of the opening 1a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hands-free set type telephone system using a general-purpose portable telephone, and is compact and convenient for installation, which can be widely used for in-vehicle use, home use, and the like. The present invention relates to a telephone system using a telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automobile telephones have become extremely popular, and in addition to conventional handset telephones, hands-free telephones have been developed in order to avoid one-handed driving during the operation of the handset.

[0003] This type of hands-free telephone set is
A microphone for transmission is installed in, for example, a sun visor section, and an ON / OFF switch for transmission and reception is installed in, for example, a steering wheel section.
Since the dedicated speaker or the in-vehicle audio speaker is also used, the driver can talk without releasing the hand from the steering wheel.

[0004] In this case, since a car-dedicated telephone cannot be used once leaving the car, a conventional general-purpose portable telephone is configured to be connectable to a hands-free set telephone device. At that time, a mobile phone that can be used has been proposed.

[0005] Such a hands-free set type mobile phone system is configured such that a hands-free set housing is mounted in a seat side box of a center console or on a lid of the seat side box, and a mobile phone is set therein. Have been.

[0006]

However, in the conventional hands-free set car telephone system, there are (1) restrictions on the installation location, and (2) a harness or hands-free set for connecting the hands-free set to a vehicle power supply. There have been various problems such as the need for a harness for connecting to a mobile phone, and (3) a complicated structure and high cost.

That is, in the conventional device, the hands-free set is stored in the seat side box of the center console or tied to the lid, so that the seat side box cannot be used, and the shape of the seat side box differs depending on the vehicle type. Therefore, it is difficult to firmly fix it, or a special part for mounting is required separately, which causes an increase in cost.

Further, when the hands-free set is mounted on the lid of the seat side box, the signal wiring harness is exposed, and there is a problem that the interior is not organized and the appearance is poor. Since the user needs to operate the device facing sideways, the operability is poor.

[0009] Therefore, the present inventors have made the housing of the hands-free telephone device into a general-purpose can shape, put a portable telephone therein, and adopted a battery as a driving power source, so that it was compact and convenient for installation. An inexpensive hands-free set and a telephone system using it have been developed.

However, when the operation buttons of the mobile phone are pressed or the display panel is viewed, it is necessary to take the mobile phone out of the can housing one by one, and this operation requires the use of both hands. It turned out to be bad.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and has as its object to provide a hands-free telephone device with improved operability of a portable telephone and a telephone system using the same.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a hands-free telephone device according to the present invention comprises a general-purpose can-shaped housing provided with a microphone, a speaker, and a battery power supply. The device is characterized in that an opening for operating a mobile phone is formed on a side surface of the housing.

In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention, since an opening is formed on the side surface of the housing, when the operation button of the mobile phone is pressed or the display panel is viewed, the operation or visual recognition is performed through the opening. can do. Further, since it is sufficient to simply form the opening, it is very advantageous in terms of cost.

In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention,
The installation positions of the microphone and the speaker are not particularly limited, but the microphone and the speaker are preferably provided on the side surface of the housing on the back side of the opening.

Since a general-purpose can is used, the layout of components such as a microphone and a speaker needs to be performed efficiently. However, in this hands-free telephone device, the space on the back side of the housing portion of the mobile phone is used. I do.

At this time, the opening for operating the mobile phone, the microphone and the speaker are located on the back side of each other, but when the operation is performed, the opening forming surface is turned to the front and the call is made. In this case, the installation surface of the microphone and the speaker may be turned to the front. Since a general-purpose can-shaped casing is used, it can be very easily rotated by 180 ° in a state where the casing is installed in a cup holder or the like.

In addition to the above features, the hands-free telephone device of the present invention has the following features. That is, in the hands-free telephone device of the present invention, since its housing is formed in a general-purpose can shape, installation is extremely convenient.
For example, when used for in-vehicle use, it can be directly installed on a cup holder mounted on an automobile, and when used for home use, it can be installed on a table or other place as it is.

In the case where the hands-free telephone device of the present invention is applied to a vehicle, the cup holder in which the casing having a general-purpose can shape is installed may be one that is mounted on a vehicle in advance or one that is retrofitted. included. The mounting position of the cup holder is not particularly limited, and may be anywhere such as a center console, a door side, or an upper surface of an instrument panel.

In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention, since the microphone as the input unit of the hands-free set and the speaker as the output unit are provided in the can-shaped housing, the microphone, the speaker, and the control circuit board are provided. The harness for connecting to the vehicle is not exposed indoors.

Further, in the hands-free telephone device of the present invention, since the power source of the various electronic components provided on the control circuit board is a battery and the battery power source is provided in the can-shaped casing, the power source and the control circuit board are provided. The harness for connecting to the vehicle is not exposed to the room, and can be moved freely anywhere.

In this case, the battery may be a secondary battery. In addition, it is preferable that a terminal for charging the secondary battery be provided by a vehicle power supply when applied for in-vehicle use and a household outlet when applied for home use. By doing so, the vehicle-mounted battery power can be supplied from the cigarette terminal or the like, or the household power can be supplied from the outlet, so that the battery can be charged as it is even if the battery capacity is reduced by prolonged use, which is more convenient than a dry battery. . In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention, an on / off switch for battery power may be provided.

In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention,
It is preferable that the microphone and the speaker are connected to an input / output terminal of a built-in microphone and a built-in speaker of the mobile phone via a harness. By providing only a microphone and a speaker in a hands-free telephone device, that is, by using a portable telephone as a transmission / reception circuit, a compact and inexpensive hands-free telephone device can be provided.

In the hands-free telephone device of the present invention,
It is preferable that a control circuit board that controls transmission and reception of audio signals between the microphone and the speaker and the input / output terminals of the built-in microphone and the built-in speaker of the mobile phone is provided in the can-shaped housing. By providing the control circuit board in the housing, the connection harness for connecting the microphone and the speaker is not exposed to the room.

The above object can also be achieved by a telephone system having the above-described hands-free telephone device and a portable telephone.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hands-free telephone system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an installed state of a hands-free telephone device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hands-free telephone system of the present invention, and FIG. Is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

First, the basic configuration will be described. The hands-free telephone device 10 of the present embodiment has a housing 1, which is specifically about 60 mm in diameter and about 120 mm in height. It is formed in a general-purpose can shape. The material of the housing 1 is not particularly limited, and can be formed of aluminum, steel, synthetic resin, or the like. In addition, the numerical value of the size of the can shape described above is merely an example, and it is sufficient that the size is such that the general-purpose mobile phone 20 can be inserted.

The can housing 1 is formed with a telephone housing 2 for inserting and housing the mobile phone 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, an opening 1a is formed on one side surface of the housing 1.
Through a, various operation buttons of the mobile phone 20 can be operated and the display unit can be visually recognized.

A control circuit board 8 for controlling transmission / reception of audio signals to / from an input / output terminal 21 of a built-in microphone 22 and a built-in speaker 23 of a portable telephone 20 is provided inside the can-shaped casing 1. And, as shown in FIG.
By inserting the plate-shaped control circuit board 8 into the can-shaped casing 1,
The above-described telephone housing section 2 is formed so as to be partitioned in the can-shaped housing 1. In the present invention, the shape of the control circuit board 8 is not particularly limited, and it is not necessary to form the telephone housing section 2 with the control circuit board 8. This is a desirable configuration in that the control circuit board 8 exerts a so-called backrest function of the mobile phone 20. In addition,
“13” shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is a spacer for absorbing a difference in size (mainly, thickness) of the mobile phone 20, and is made of an elastic material such as a foam.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a microphone 3 and a speaker 4 are provided on the other side surface of the can-shaped casing 1. The microphone 3 is connected to the mobile phone 20
The voice of a driver or the like is input in place of the built-in microphone 22 of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, an earphone jack (harness) 7 provided on the control circuit board 8 is connected to the input / output terminal 21 of the mobile phone 20. Thus, the audio signal input from the microphone 3 is transmitted from the input / output terminal 21 via the control circuit 8 and the harness 7 to the mobile phone 2.
The signal is transmitted to a communication partner side as a radio signal after being signal-processed by a built-in control circuit (not shown) of the mobile phone 20.

On the other hand, the speaker 4 outputs voice from the other party in place of the built-in speaker 23 of the mobile phone 20, and as shown in FIG.
By connecting the earphone jack (harness) 7 provided on the control circuit board 8 to the input / output terminal 21 of the mobile phone 20, the control circuit of the mobile phone 20 processes the audio radio signal received by the built-in antenna 24 from the other party. After being done,
The signal is output from the speaker 4 to the room via the input / output terminal 21, the harness 7, and the control circuit 8.

In the hands-free telephone device 10 of the present embodiment, a battery power source 5 is provided on the bottom surface of the can-shaped casing 1, and an on / off switch 6 of the battery power source 5 is formed in series with the battery power source 5. I have. The on / off switch 6 of the battery power supply 5
It is provided on the front side of the can-shaped housing 1, in the embodiment shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the battery power source 5 may be a secondary battery in addition to a general-purpose dry battery. When the battery power supply 5 is a secondary battery, a charging terminal may be provided, and the secondary battery may be charged by an automobile battery. By doing so, the on-board battery power can be supplied from the cigarette terminal or the like, so that the battery can be charged as it is even if the battery capacity is reduced due to long-time use, which is more convenient than a dry battery. Note that, instead of the battery power supply 5, the vehicle battery power may be directly supplied from a cigarette terminal or the like.

The hands-free telephone device 10 of the present embodiment
Can be installed in the cup holder CH as shown in FIG. The cup holder CH includes not only one that is previously installed in the center console of an automobile, but also one that is retrofitted. The mounting position of the cup holder CH is not particularly limited, and may be anywhere such as a center console, a door side, or an upper surface of an instrument panel. Also, the hands-free telephone device 10 is connected to the cup holder C.
When installing in H, the microphone 3 during standby,
It is desirable that the surface on which the speaker 4 and the on / off switch 6 are provided face the driver, and that the camera be rotated 180 ° when operating the mobile phone 20 or looking at the display panel.

When the portable telephone 20 is used as a hands-free device, the portable telephone 20 is inserted into the telephone housing 2 and the jack of the harness 7 is inserted into the input / output terminal 21 of the portable telephone 20. Thereby, the driver's voice is input from the microphone 3 and transmitted to the built-in control circuit of the mobile phone 20 via the control circuit 8, the harness 7, and the input / output terminal 21. Then, it is transmitted from the built-in antenna 24 as a sound wave.
On the other hand, the voice from the other party is received by the built-in antenna 24, processed by the built-in control circuit of the mobile phone 20, and then output from the speaker 4 to the room via the input / output terminal 21, the harness 7, and the control circuit 8. You. Thereby, the driver can talk on the phone without releasing the hand from the steering wheel.

Here, when making a telephone call or looking at the display panel of the portable telephone 20, the opening 1a is directed toward the user with the cup holder CH left.
Operate or visually recognize through a. Thus, the driver can operate or visually recognize the mobile phone 20 with one hand. At the time of waiting for a telephone call, the microphone 3 and the speaker 4 are turned to the front while being kept in the cup holder CH.

The hands-free telephone device 1 of the present embodiment
0 indicates that the housing 1 is formed in a general-purpose can shape,
Cup holder CH mounted on the car as shown in FIG.
It is very convenient because it can be installed as it is without difficulty. Further, since the can-shaped casing 1 has a function of accommodating the mobile phone 20, only the insertion of the mobile phone 20 is sufficient, which is extremely simple.

Further, since the microphone 3 as an input unit of the hands-free set and the speaker 4 as an output unit are provided in the housing 1, the microphone 3 and the speaker 4 are connected to the control circuit board 8. Harness is routed inside the housing 1 and is not exposed indoors.

The power supply 5 for the various electronic components provided on the control circuit board 8 is a dry battery or a secondary battery, and is built in the housing 1 so that a harness for connecting the power supply 5 and the control circuit board 8 is provided. Are also routed inside the housing 1 and are not exposed indoors. Also, the hands-free telephone device 10
Can be moved freely anywhere.

Further, in the hands-free telephone device 10 of the present embodiment, only the microphone 3 and the speaker 4 are provided, and the transmission / reception circuit and the like are used in the portable telephone 20. Therefore, the hands-free telephone device 10 which is compact and inexpensive is provided. can do.

The embodiments described above are described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, a design such as a picture may be applied to the surface of the housing 1 to add a design effect. Further, the present invention can be applied to home use and the like in addition to the use for vehicles.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portable telephone can be operated or viewed as it is, and it can be handled with one hand. It is. It is also cheap.

Further, the hands-free telephone device of the present invention
Since the microphone, the speaker, the power supply, and the control circuit board are provided in the housing, the harness does not need to be routed and can be moved anywhere. Also, it looks good. In addition, since the transmission / reception control circuit and the like use a mobile phone, an inexpensive hands-free telephone device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hands-free telephone system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an installed state of the hands-free telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hands-free telephone system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Hands-free telephone device 1 ... Case 1a ... Opening part 2 ... Telephone accommodation part 3 ... Microphone 4 ... Speaker 5 ... Battery power supply 6 ... ON / OFF switch 7 ... Harness 8 ... Control circuit board 20 ... Mobile telephone 21 ... Input / output Terminal 22: Built-in microphone 23: Built-in speaker 24: Built-in antenna CH: Cup holder

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A hands-free telephone device in which a microphone (3), a speaker (4) and a battery power supply (5) are provided in a housing (1) formed in a general-purpose can shape. A hands-free telephone device, wherein an opening (1a) for operating the mobile phone (20) is formed. 2. The microphone (3) and the speaker (4) are connected to the opening (1) on a side surface of the housing (1).
The hands-free telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the hands-free telephone device is provided on the back side of (a). 3. The hands-free telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the housing (1) is installed on a cup holder (CH) mounted on an automobile. 4. The hands-free telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said battery power supply is a secondary battery. 5. The hands-free telephone device according to claim 4, further comprising a terminal for charging said secondary battery. 6. The portable telephone (2) is connected to the microphone (3) and the speaker (4) via a harness (7).
6. The microphone according to claim 1, wherein the input / output terminal is connected to an input / output terminal of the built-in microphone and built-in speaker.
The hands-free telephone device according to any one of the above. 7. The input / output terminal (21) of the microphone (3) and the speaker (4) and the built-in microphone (22) and the built-in speaker (23) of the mobile phone are provided in the can-shaped housing (1). The hands-free telephone device according to claim 6, further comprising a control circuit board (8) for controlling transmission and reception of the audio signal. 8. A telephone system comprising a hands-free telephone device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a mobile telephone (20).