JPH10304037A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operating convenience by suspending the portable electronic device main body from the neck of the user with a suspending means such as a neck strap and mounting an earphone, a microphone or an actuator forming a vibrator or the like to the suspending means. SOLUTION: A neck strap 16 fitted to the portable telephone set 10 is put on the neck of the user so as to allow the portable telephone set 10 to hang down from the neck. Then an earphone 17 fitted to the neck strap 16 is put on the ear to allow the user to use the telephone set. Furthermore, a microphone 18 fitted in advance to the neck strap 16 is placed at a diagonally lower position of the mouth being an optimum position in use when the portable telephone set 10 is suspended by the neck strap 16. Furthermore, an actuator 19 acting like informing the arrival of an incoming call is placed around the neck, e.g. at the rear side of the neck, and when an incoming call is received, the actuator 19 is vibrated to inform the arrival of the call to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device such as a telephone, a radio receiver, a tape player, a transceiver, and a television receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional portable telephone is carried in a pocket or a bag because its cabinet is relatively small. When using it, take it out of your pocket or bag, hold it with your left or right hand and place it next to your face to make a call.

In some cases, a short string-like strap is attached to a cabinet or a carrying case. When such a strap is attached, the strap can be suspended and carried by the strap.

[0004]

There has been proposed a portable telephone in which a microphone and a speaker are connected through a cord without being integrated into a cabinet. In the case of such a portable telephone, the microphone is supported by an appropriate supporting means and is arranged so as to be located near the mouth. As for earphones, they are worn on the ears. However, in this type of conventional portable telephone, since the microphone and the earphone are separate, the usability is not very good, and there is a problem that the preparation takes time. In some cases, a vibrator for notifying an incoming call is connected, but when such a vibrator is attached, there is a drawback that preparation for attachment is further complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an easy-to-use portable electronic device in which an actuator constituting an earphone, a microphone, or a vibrator can be easily mounted. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a portable electronic apparatus main body is suspended from a neck by a suspension means, and an earphone, a microphone, an actuator, a microphone speaker and the like are attached to the suspension means. It was done.

The hanging means may be, for example, a neck strap, and such a neck strap may be directly attached to the portable electronic device main body or attached to a carrying case accommodating the portable electronic device main body. The portable electronic device may be hung from the neck.

[0008] Portable electronic devices to which such hanging means are attached include portable telephones, PHSs (Persons).
It may be an abbreviation for al handy phone system, abbreviated as a simple type portable telephone), a radio receiver, a portable playback tape player (Walkman, registered trademark), a transceiver, a liquid crystal television, or the like.

[0009] Cords such as earphones, microphones, actuators, and microphone speakers attached to the hanging means may be inserted through the hanging means. In this case, it is preferable that the cord itself be constituted by a hollow string. On the other hand, the cord may be constituted by a curl cord, and the hanging means may be inserted into the curl.

[0010]

1 to 7 relate to a portable telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 has a vertically long cabinet, a display unit 11 is provided on the surface thereof, and an operation unit 12 having operation buttons is provided below the cabinet. An antenna 13 protrudes from the upper part of the cabinet.

Such a portable telephone is adapted to be suspended by a neck strap 16 composed of a suspension string. The neck strap 16 is adapted to be directly attached to the cabinet of the portable telephone 10. Note that the neck strap 16 may be attached to a carrying case that houses the mobile phone 10.
An earphone 17, a microphone 18, and an actuator 19 are attached to the neck strap 16, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the neck strap 16 is composed of a braid, is hollow, and the electric cord 22 is inserted through the hollow. Earphone 1
The electric cord 22 for connecting the microphone 7 and the microphone 18 to the mobile phone 10 may be detachably connected to a jack of the mobile phone 10 via a plug 23.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show an actuator 19 attached to such a neck strap 16.
The actuator 19 is a means for notifying an incoming call of the portable telephone 10, and includes a flat elliptical case 27, and a voice coil 28 is arranged in the case 27 in a ring shape. A disk-shaped magnet 29 is mounted inside the voice coil 28, and the disk-shaped magnet 29 is pressed from above and below by a damper spring 30 in opposite directions.

From the portable telephone body 10 to the electric cord 22
When a drive current is supplied to the voice coil 28 through
In response to this, the magnet 29 receives a force to move upward or downward in the axial direction, and moves vertically while being clamped by the damper spring 30, whereby the actuator 19 vibrates. Therefore, it is possible to notify the user of the incoming call of the portable telephone 10 by such vibration.

The actuator 19 can be used as a means for reproducing heavy bass during a call or during reproduction.

Such a telephone is used as shown in FIG. That is, by hanging the neck strap 16 attached to the mobile phone 10 around the neck, the mobile phone 10 is hung from the neck. And the earphone 17 attached to the neck strap 16
By putting on to one ear, it becomes usable.

When the portable telephone 10 is suspended by the neck strap 16, the microphone 18 previously attached to the neck strap 16 is positioned diagonally below the mouth, and is arranged at a position most suitable for use. Will be. Further, the actuator 19 for notifying the incoming call is located around the neck, for example, on the rear side, and when the actuator 19 vibrates in this state, it is possible to notify the user of the incoming state.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, the electric cord for connecting the earphone 17 and the microphone 18 to the portable telephone 10 is constituted by a spiral curl cord 34. The neck strap 16 is inserted through the curl of the curl cord 34 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a curl cord 34 of the earphone 17.
The right and left curl cords 34 of the microphone 18 are separated from each other, and the neck strap 16 is inserted into the curl cords 34.

The configuration shown in FIG.
In this case, the actuator 19 constituting the vibrator is not attached to the mobile phone 6. In this case, the incoming call is notified by the incoming call notification means provided in the portable telephone 10.

The configuration shown in FIG. 12 also eliminates the actuator, and also includes an earphone 17 and a microphone 18.
The neck strap 16 is inserted into the inside of the curl of the curl cord 34 constituting the electric cord.

FIG. 13 shows a curl cord 34 of the earphone 17.
And the curl cords 34 of the microphone 18 are separated from each other, and the neck strap 16 is inserted into the curl of the curl cords 34.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 14 relates to a radio receiver. On the front side of the radio receiver 40, a liquid crystal display unit 41 and an operation unit 42 that is pressed by hand are provided. Moreover, a curl cord 34 for supplying a sound signal to the earphone 17 is connected to such a radio receiver 40. The neck strap 16 is attached to the cabinet of the radio receiver 40 so as to pass through the curl of the curl cord 34.

FIG. 15 shows a configuration in which an actuator 19 is further added to the configuration shown in FIG. The actuator 19 is used here as a means for reproducing heavy bass. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce a wide-band sound together with the earphone 17.

FIG. 16 shows a reproduction-only tape player (Walkman, registered trademark) 46. Here, the neck strap 16 is attached to the tape player 46. The neck strap 16 passes through the inside of the curl of the curl cord 34 of the left and right earphones 17.

FIG. 17 shows a configuration in which an actuator 19 is further added to the configuration shown in FIG. Here, the actuator 19 is used for reproduction of heavy bass. Therefore, the right and left earphones 17 and the heavy bass reproducing actuator 19 can reproduce good sound quality.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 18 relates to a transceiver 50 for wireless communication. A microphone speaker 51 is connected to the transceiver 50 via the curl cord 34. The neck strap 16 is attached to the transceiver 50 so that the inside of the curl of the curl cord 34 is inserted. In addition, an actuator 19 that constitutes a means for notifying of an incoming call is attached to the neck strap 16.

In such a transceiver 50, the clip of the mask speaker on the back side of the microphone speaker 51 can be fixed to the hanging string. Also, when there is no place to attach the clip in the sea bathing,
The microphone speaker 51 can be fixed.

The structure shown in FIG. 19 relates to a liquid crystal television 55. The liquid crystal television 55 has a display section 56 formed of a liquid crystal panel on its surface. And LCD TV 5
The neck strap 16 is attached to the hook 5 so that the neck strap 16 can be hung from the neck. The neck strap 16 is inserted through the curl of the curl cord 34. The curl cord 34 constitutes an electric cord for supplying a sound signal from the liquid crystal television 55 to the earphone 17.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the portable electronic device main body is suspended from the neck by the suspension means, and the earphone for reproducing the audio signal from the device main body is attached to the suspension means.

Therefore, the user can use the earphone by simply attaching it to his / her ear while hanging from the neck by the hanging means.

According to another aspect of the invention, the portable electronic device main body is suspended from the neck by the hanging means, and an earphone for reproducing the audio signal from the device main body, and the audio signal is converted into an electric signal and supplied to the device main body. A microphone is attached to the hanging means.

According to such a configuration, the preparation for use is completed only by hanging from the neck by the hanging means and attaching the earphone to the ear.

In still another aspect, the portable electronic device main body is suspended from the neck by the suspension means, and an earphone for reproducing an audio signal from the device main body and an actuator for reproducing heavy bass are provided in the suspension means. It is intended to be attached.

Therefore, according to such a configuration, the preparation for mounting is completed only by hanging from the neck by the hanging means and attaching the earphone.

Still another aspect of the present invention is directed to an earphone for hanging a portable electronic device main body from a neck by a hanging means and reproducing an audio signal from the device main body, an actuator for reproducing heavy bass, and an electric signal converting an audio signal to an electric signal. And a microphone to be supplied to the main body of the device after being converted to a suspension means.

Therefore, according to such a configuration, the apparatus main body is suspended from the neck by the suspension means, and the earphone is put on the ear, so that the apparatus can be used.

In still another aspect of the present invention, the device main body is hung from the neck by the hanging means, and a microphone speaker for performing communication through the device main body is attached to the hanging means.

According to such a configuration, the mounting preparation is completed only by hanging the device main body from the neck.

When the main body of the portable electronic device is composed of a portable telephone, it becomes possible to provide a portable telephone excellent in usability.

When the portable electronic device is a portable radio receiver, it is possible to provide a radio receiver having good usability and good sound quality.

According to the configuration in which the portable electronic device is a portable tape player, it is possible to provide a portable tape player excellent in usability and sound quality.

When the main body of the portable electronic device is a transceiver for wireless communication, it is possible to provide a transceiver for wireless communication which is excellent in usability.

When the main body of the portable electronic device is a small television receiver, it is possible to provide a small television receiver excellent in both usability and sound quality.

According to the structure in which the suspending means is formed of a hollow string and a cord for transmitting an electric signal is inserted through the string, the electric cord is not noticeable.

According to the structure in which the code for transmitting the electric signal is formed of a curl code and the hanging means is inserted into the curl, the curl of the curl code is effectively used to form the code. The connection with the suspension means can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a neck strap through which an electric cord is inserted.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the actuator.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the actuator.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a driving unit of the actuator.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a drive unit of the actuator.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the portable telephone in use.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a mobile phone according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a curl cord in which a neck strap is inserted.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a mobile phone according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a mobile phone according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a mobile phone according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a portable telephone according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a radio receiver according to another embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a radio receiver according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a tape player according to another embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a tape player according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a transceiver according to still another embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a liquid crystal television according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 mobile phone, 11 display unit, 12 operation unit, 13 antenna, 16 neck strap (hanging string), 17 earphone, 18 microphone, 19 actuator 22 ‥‥ electric cord, 2
3 ‥‥ plug, 27 ‥‥ case, 28 ‥‥ voice coil, 29 ‥‥ disc magnet, 30 ‥‥ damper spring,
34 ‥‥ curl code, 40 ‥‥ radio receiver, 41 ‥
{Display part, 42} Operation part, 46} Tape player,
50 ‥‥ transceiver, 51 ‥‥ microphone speaker, 55
{LCD TV, 56} Display

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic device comprising: a suspending means for suspending a portable electronic device main body from a neck; and an earphone attached to the hanging means and reproducing an audio signal from the device main body. 2. A hanging means for hanging a portable electronic device main body from a neck, an earphone attached to the hanging means for reproducing a sound signal from the device main body, and converting sound into an electric signal. A portable electronic device, comprising: 3. A hanging means for hanging a portable electronic device main body from a neck, an earphone attached to the hanging means for reproducing an audio signal from the device main body, and an actuator for reproducing heavy bass. A portable electronic device having: 4. A hanging means for hanging a portable electronic device main body from a neck, an earphone attached to the hanging means for reproducing an audio signal from the device main body, and an actuator for reproducing heavy bass sound. And a microphone that converts sound into an electric signal and supplies the electric signal to the device main body. 5. A portable electronic device comprising: a suspending means for suspending a portable electronic device main body from a neck; and a microphone speaker attached to the hanging means and communicating through the device main body. 6. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the portable electronic device body is a portable telephone. 7. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device main body is a portable radio receiver. 8. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is a portable tape player. 9. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the portable electronic device body is a transceiver for wireless communication. 10. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device body is a small television receiver. 11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said hanging means is formed of a hollow string, and a cord for transmitting an electric signal is inserted through said string. Portable electronic devices. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the code for transmitting the electric signal is a curl code, and the hanging means is inserted into the curl. Portable electronic devices.