KR100334776B1 - Visual confirming unit of automatic folder for radiotelephone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a visual notification device of an automatic folder, the disclosed apparatus is (a) the main body, the automatic folder (b), the main body (a) and the automatic folder (b) by mechanically connected to the call angle automatically A folding type terminal consisting of a hinge device (c) for providing an opening and closing force, the folding terminal comprising: an opening provided at one end of the hinge device in a predetermined size; A button body including an upper end exposed to the outside from the opening, a lower end hidden in the main body, and an intermediate part positioned at the upper end and lower end constrained to the main body; At least one LED emitting light in order to visually notify a user of a mode state of the terminal according to the pressing operation of the button body; Connection means to which the LED is connected; And a connecting circuit electrically connected to the connecting means, electrically connecting the LED to the main board, and transmitting an opening / closing signal of the automatic folder to the main board by pressing the button body. Therefore, the user is visually informed of the open / closed state of the automatic folder and is convenient to use.

Description

VISUAL CONFIRMING UNIT OF AUTOMATIC FOLDER FOR RADIOTELEPHONE}

The present invention relates to a terminal, and more particularly, to a device for visually notifying a state of opening and closing of an automatic folder in a folder type terminal.

Typically, portable terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, and folder-type when they are classified into external shapes. Among such portable terminals, flip-type or folder-type terminals protect a plurality of keys, which are data input devices, serve as negative reflectors, and are becoming popular because they are advantageous for miniaturization of a main body. In the future, more compact and lightweight terminals will be in the spotlight.

In the flip-type terminal, a hinge device for opening and closing the flip to the call angle is essentially required, and the flip-type terminal also needs a hinge device for opening and closing the call angle to the main body. That is, the hinge device of the conventional flip type or foldable terminal has been configured to be operated manually. Taking the flip type terminal as an example, in the on-hook state, the flip remains completely closed in the main body, and the flip is not opened in the main body unless any external force is applied. At this time, the hinge device provided a force for keeping the flip is closed in the main body. Therefore, the flip was opened to the call angle in the main body by the force of the user.

Therefore, from the user's point of view, the inconvenience of having to open and close the flip each time in the body at the time of a call or at the end of a call occurs. Moreover, it was not possible to check the opening and closing state of the folder in the main body at a long distance or at night. In a typical portable terminal, when a flip type or a folding type terminal falls in an open state, a breakage state larger than a closed state occurs in the main body, and is frequently generated at night due to carelessness of a user, thereby causing damage to the terminal. This is often the reality. The present invention is devised to pursue the ease of opening and closing of the folder at a long distance or at night and to minimize the breakage state of the folder.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above technical problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a visual notification device for visually notifying a user of an open / closed state of an automatic folder.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a visual notification device for an automatic folder that can easily check the opening and closing state of the automatic folder at a long distance or at night.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention (a) the main body, the automatic folder (b), the main body (a) and the automatic folder (b) by mechanically connecting to provide the force to open and close automatically to the call angle In the clamshell terminal composed of a hinge device (c),

An opening provided at one end of the hinge device in a predetermined size;

A button body including an upper end exposed to the outside from the opening, a lower end hidden in the main body, and an intermediate part positioned at the upper end and lower end constrained to the main body;

At least one LED emitting light in order to visually notify a user of a mode state of the terminal according to the pressing operation of the button body;

Connection means to which the LED is connected; And

The connecting means is electrically connected, and electrically connects the LED to the main board, and comprises a flexible circuit that transmits an opening / closing signal of the automatic folder to the main board by pressing the button body.

1 is a perspective view showing a terminal in an on-hook state according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a terminal of the off-hook state according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing a part of the terminal in the on-hook state according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a visual notification device of the automatic folder in the on-hook terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the visual notification device of the automatic folder in the on-hook terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a visual notification device of the automatic folder in the off-hook terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a visual notification device of the automatic folder in the off-hook terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention; In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 and 2 are foldable terminals. However, it should be noted that the visual notification device according to the present invention does not need to be limited to a foldable terminal and may be equally applicable to a flip terminal. However, in order to help the understanding of the present invention, a folding terminal will be described as an example.

Moreover, in applying the visual notification device of the automatic folder according to the present invention to the terminal, it is preferable to be applied to the hinge device of a conventional folder type terminal. The reason is that there is an unnecessary space in the side arm of a conventional hinge device, to maximize the miniaturization of the main body by applying the visual notification device according to the present invention. After all, the visual notification device of the automatic folder according to the present invention is most preferably applied to the hinge device. In addition, in consideration of the risk of falling of a conventional portable terminal, it is preferable to apply the visual notification device of the automatic folder according to the present invention to the hinge device having the best rigidity. Conventional flip type terminal or folder type terminal has the best rigidity in consideration of the function of the hinge device during the drop test. In this way, the automatic notification of the automatic folder according to the present invention minimizes the risk of falling.

1 is a perspective view showing a terminal in an on-hook state according to the present invention. 2 is a perspective view showing a terminal in the off-hook state according to the present invention. The terminal shown in the figure is a clamshell terminal. Here, an on hook means a terminal in a call waiting mode in which a user cannot make a call, and an off hook means a terminal in a call mode in which a user can make a call. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the clamshell terminal mechanically connects the main body 10, the folder 20, and the main body 10 and the folder 20 to a call angle (about 135 °). It is divided into a hinge device (not shown in the figure) to open and close. The folder 20 is opened and closed at the main body 10 about the hinge axis A.

The main body 10 includes a plurality of keys 40 for inputting data, a microphone unit 50 and an antenna unit 110. The folder 20 includes a display unit 30 and an earpiece 210 for outputting data. The hinge device includes side hinge arms 101a and 101b which are positioned at both ends of the main body and face each other, and a center hinge arm 201 located at one end of the folder 20. .

At this time, the hinge module for providing the opening and closing force of the folder 20 is not shown in the drawing because it is embedded in the center hinge arm 201. The hinge module mentioned here provides an opening and closing force for automatically opening and closing the folder 20 in accordance with the mode change. Therefore, hereinafter, the folder 20 will be referred to as an "automatic folder".

Among the two side hinge arms, one side hinge arm 101a has an incoming lamp 102 for notifying the user of an incoming state, and the other side hinge arm 101b has a visual notification device according to the present invention. 60). In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, only the upper end 610a of the button body is slightly protruded and exposed in the visual notification device 60.

3 is a view showing a state in which the button body 610 of the visual notification device 60 according to the present invention is exposed at the side end 101c of the side hinge arm 101b of the body.

4 and 5, the visual notification device 60 of the automatic folder mounted to the side hinge arm 101b according to the present invention will be described. The visual notification device 60 of the automatic folder according to the present invention means a switching unit such as a kind of switch. That is, when this switch is "on", that is, pressing the button body 610, the user is visually informed that the automatic folder has been opened in the body, and when the switch is "off", that is, pressing the button body once again. Visually notifies you that the automatic folder has been closed in the main unit. Here, "visual" means that the automatic folder opening and closing state of the foldable terminal can be checked at a long distance, and the automatic folder opening and closing state can be easily confirmed at night.

The visual notification device 60 of the automatic folder according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an opening 101c provided at a predetermined position of the main body, and a button body 610 located at the opening 101c. And an LED element 620, which is a light source for visually notifying the mode state of the terminal according to the pressing operation of the button body 610, and the connecting means 630 to which the LED element 620 is connected. (contact means) and the contact means 630 is provided with a flexible printed circuit (640) (flexible printed circuit) for electrically connecting between the LED element 620 and the main board 120. The opening 101c is preferably provided in the hinge device of the main body, and most preferably in the side end 101c of the side hinge arm 101b of the hinge device in consideration of the rigidity of the main body. The button body 610 is located between the upper end 610a exposed to the outside from the opening 101d, the lower end 610c hidden inside the body, and the upper end 610a and the lower end 610c. It consists of an intermediate portion (610b) to be bound to. The LED element 620 emits light according to the pressing operation of the button body 610, and the light emitting state notifies the user that the automatic folder is opened.

Preferably, the burr body 610 is provided with recesses (610d) (recess) for the mounting of the LED element 620, when pressed in the direction of the arrow ① by the user, pressing the connecting means 630 Further provided with a protrusion 610e. In addition, the button body 610 is preferably made of a transparent acrylic resin in order to diffuse the light emitted from the LED element 620 to the outside.

6 and 7, when the force of the pressed button body 610 is removed, the button body 610 moves in the direction of arrow ②, and the LED element 620 emits light to the outside direction. Radiate light. At this time, the movement distance of the button body 610 is limited by the middle portion. Here, the restoring force of the button body 610 is provided by the connecting means 630. The connecting means 630 is made of a conventional carbon contact, it is preferably composed of a metal for excellent restoring force.

As a result, after the user presses the button body 610 in the direction of arrow ① in order to make a call, the user pushes the button body 610 back in the direction of the arrow by removing the pressed force, and the automatic folder automatically reaches the call angle. When the LED element 620 is opened, the user is visually notified of the opening / closing state of the automatic folder. Subsequently, when the call is ended and the button body 610 is pushed in the direction of arrow ① and the pressed force is removed to move the button body 610 in the direction of arrow ②, the automatic folder is closed in the main body, and the LED element ( 620, the light emitting state is terminated. That is, the contact means 630 is in contact with the contact portion of the flexible circuit 640 in accordance with the movement of the button body, thereby generating the opening and closing signal of the automatic folder and the drive signal of the LED element.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention enables the terminal to visually notify the user of the open / closed state of the automatic folder. Therefore, the opening and closing state of the automatic folder can be easily confirmed at a long distance or at night, and the effect of preventing the automatic folder from being opened unnecessarily is achieved.

Claims (3)

(a) a folding type terminal comprising a main body, an automatic folder (b), and a hinge device (c) that provides a force to automatically open and close the call angle by mechanically connecting the main body (a) and the automatic folder (b). To An opening provided at one end of the hinge device in a predetermined size; A button body including an upper end exposed to the outside from the opening, a lower end hidden in the main body, and an intermediate part positioned at the upper end and lower end constrained to the main body; At least one LED element emitting light in order to visually notify a user of a mode state of the terminal according to the pressing operation of the button body; Connection means to which the LED is connected; And The connecting means is electrically connected, and electrically connects the LED element to the main board, and the automatic folder is composed of a flexible circuit that transmits the opening / closing signal of the automatic folder to the main board by pressing the button body. Visual notification device. The method of claim 1, wherein the button body A recess formed at a bottom thereof to position the LED element; And The visual notification device of the automatic folder further protrudes from the bottom and has a projection for pressing the connecting means. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the button body is made of a transparent acrylic resin for diffusing light emitted from the LED element to the outside.