KR100592169B1 - Slide type mobile communication terminal having auxiliary liguid crystal display - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a slide-type mobile communication terminal comprising a main body and a slider coupled to overlap the front of the main body in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body, wherein one side or both sides of the front part of the slider are provided. Since a flipper with an auxiliary LCD screen is rotatably mounted thereon, a plurality of LCD screens are provided in a limited space, thereby providing a slide type mobile communication terminal having an auxiliary LCD screen capable of performing various multimedia functions.

Mobile communication terminal, LCD screen, flipper, hinge, rotation

Description

Sliding type mobile communication terminal having auxiliary LCD screen {Slide type mobile communication terminal having auxiliary liguid crystal display}             

1A and 1B are perspective views of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal in which a main body front is opened.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views showing an operating state of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

  * Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

A-mobile communication terminal 10-main unit

11-Key Button 12-Phone Book

13-battery 14-coupling

20-Slider 21-Main LCD Screen

22-receiver 23-function keys

24- guide rail 25,25 '-hinge knuckle

25a, 25a '-1st & 2nd hinge groove 30-Flipper

31-Auxiliary LCD 32-Hinge

32a-Insertion Groove 32b-Fixed Hinges

34-hinge 34a-flipper insert

34b-Slider Insert

The present invention relates to a slide-type mobile communication terminal having an auxiliary liquid crystal screen, and more particularly, to a liquid crystal added to a limited space by rotationally mounting a flipper having an auxiliary liquid crystal screen on one or both sides of the slider front. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having an auxiliary liquid crystal display, which overcomes the problems and inconveniences caused by the existing single liquid crystal display by using the screen, and which can realize a more expanded display space and multi-function through the added liquid crystal display.

Recently, thanks to the rapid development of communication technology, the use of mobile communication terminals has also been diversified, enabling multimedia functions such as Internet search, video playback, and various games using mobile communication terminals. Recently, since a larger size of the LCD screen is required to output a positive amount of information, a terminal manufactured in a slide type that can increase the size of the LCD screen is preferred to the flip type and the folding type.

Hereinafter, a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A and 1B are perspective views of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal in which a main body front is opened.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal includes a main body having a keypad 110 for inputting a signal of a character or various symbols and a transmitter 120 for inputting an audio signal on a front surface thereof. 100 and a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body 100 are coupled to overlap the front of the main body 100, the LCD screen 210 for outputting an image and the earpiece 220 for outputting sound. And a slide unit 200 having a front surface with a function key 230 for executing a special function.

Accordingly, the user may input a signal using the keypad 110 while the front surface of the main body 100 is opened and the keypad 110 and the talker 120 are exposed, and the talker 120 and the earpiece can be input. Telephone 220 can be used to make a phone call.

The slide unit 200 has a guide rail 240 for guiding the direction of movement of the sliding movement on the rear side, and the main body 100 is a guide rail at a portion corresponding to the guide rail 240 when combined with the slide unit 200. The sliding part 200 is provided with a coupling part (not shown) formed in a structure capable of being coupled to the 240 and sliding movement in a state coupled with the guide rail 240, so that the slide part 200 slides along the direction of the guide rail 240. It is configured to be. In addition, a battery 130 for supplying power to the terminal is mounted on the rear of the main body 100.

However, the conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal has a problem that it is difficult to implement a variety of multimedia due to the limited space in which only a single LCD screen 210 can be mounted.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to add a secondary liquid crystal by rotating the flipper equipped with an auxiliary liquid crystal screen on one side or both sides in front of the slider. It is an object of the present invention to overcome the problems and inconveniences caused by the existing single LCD screen by the screen, and to provide a slide type mobile communication terminal having an auxiliary LCD screen that can realize a wider display space and multi-function through the added LCD screen. .

The present invention is a slide-type mobile communication terminal consisting of a main body and a slider coupled to overlap the front of the main body in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body, the front portion of the slider has one surface or Both sides of the auxiliary liquid crystal display is provided with a flipper rotatably mounted.

In addition, a set of hinge knuckles including first and second hinge grooves are formed on one side of the slider to face each other, and the flipper is coupled to the hinge knuckles and is rotatable to correspond to the first and second hinge grooves. A hinge cylinder having an insertion groove and a fixed hinge is formed in each of the portions, wherein the hinge is inserted into the first hinge groove and the insertion groove so that the flipper is intermittently rotated from the slider.

In addition, the hinge is coupled in a structure capable of rotating the slider insertion portion and the flipper insertion portion in the same rotation axis, respectively, may have a period of 135 °, or may be configured to be fixed at any angle.

In addition, the upper end of the flipper is provided with a sound output unit in communication with the hydrator of the slider.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figures 4a and 4b of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention A perspective view showing an operating state.

As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the slide type mobile communication terminal A having an auxiliary LCD according to the present invention includes a keypad 11 for inputting a signal of a character or various symbols and a voice input for inputting an audio signal. A main body 10 having a front portion 12; It is coupled to overlap the front surface of the main body 10 in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body 10, the main liquid crystal display 21 for outputting an image, and the receiving unit 22 for outputting sound. A slider 20 having a function key 23 on the front for executing the function; It is installed rotatably on the front of the slider 20, and comprises a flipper 30 having one side or both sides of the auxiliary liquid crystal screen 31 for outputting an image.

Slider 20 is provided with a guide rail 24 for guiding the movement direction of the sliding movement on the rear side, the main body 10 has a sliding movement in the portion corresponding to the guide rail 24 when combined with the slider 20 The coupling portion 14 is formed to be coupled to the guide rail 24 in a possible structure.

Since the coupling structure between the main body 10 and the slider 20 and the sliding movement process of the slider 20 are the same as in the conventional slide type mobile communication terminal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the front side of the slider 20 includes first and second hinge grooves 25a and 25a ', and a set of hinge knuckles 25 and 25' protrude in the same plane as the slider 20. They are formed to face each other so as to constitute the slider 20.

The flipper 30 is installed to be rotatably coupled between a set of hinge knuckles 25 and 25 'provided in the slider 20, and has a size and thickness that can maintain the shape of the terminal in a closed state. In addition, the auxiliary liquid crystal screen 31 is provided on one or both sides of the main liquid crystal display 21 so that multimedia functions can be implemented. That is, the auxiliary LCD screen 31 provided on the outside of the flipper 30 provides basic information such as date, day of the week, and time, and the auxiliary LCD screen 31 provided therein includes video chat, video call, It allows you to use functions such as internet search, and the main LCD screen 21 allows you to input basic numbers, letters and symbols, and to provide special functions such as etiquette mode, recording, playback, and lock. At the same time, it is possible to implement various multimedia, and depending on the embodiment, the auxiliary liquid crystal screen 31 mounted on the outside may be omitted.

In addition, the sound output unit 33 is provided at the center of the upper end of the flipper 30 so as to communicate with the receiver 22 provided in the slider 20 so that the call can be made even when the flipper 30 is closed. One end of the fur 30 is provided with a hinge cylinder 32 is rotatably coupled between the hinge knuckle 25 (25 ') provided on the slider 20.

The hinge cylinder 32 is formed to form an arcuate surface whose tip is curved so as to be rotatable between the hinge knuckles 25 and 25 ', and an insertion groove corresponding to the first hinge groove 25a of the slider 20 in the lower portion thereof. 32a is formed to have a predetermined depth in the width direction of the slider 20, and can be inserted into the second hinge groove 25a 'in the upper portion of the hinge cylinder 32 corresponding to the second hinge groove 25a'. A fixed hinge 32b having a shape is provided, and the flipper 30 and the slider 20 are connected to the insertion groove 32a of the flipper 30 and the first hinge groove 25a of the slider 20. Of course, the hinge 34 is mounted to enable intermittent rotation.

The hinge 34 is divided into a flipper inserting portion 34a and a slider inserting portion 34b which are coupled to each other in a rotatable structure with the same rotation axis, and fixed at a cycle of 135 °, or various according to a user's selection. It can be configured as a free-stop hinge that can be set at an angle.

In addition, since the hinge is configured to be fixed at 135 ° cycles, the freestop hinge that can be fixed at various angles is already widely used in the prior art, the detailed description of the internal structure and operation thereof will be omitted.

The fixed hinge 32b does not have the same unique function as the hinge 34, and merely serves as a rotating shaft when the flipper 30 rotates, and the first hinge groove 25a and the second hinge groove 25a '. Since the hinge 34 is formed to have the same central axis, the hinge 34 also has the same rotational axis as the fixed hinge 32b. Accordingly, the flipper 30 is coupled to the slider 20 to enable rotational movement about the rotation axis of the hinge 34 and the fixed hinge 32b.

In addition, in the present invention, the fixed hinge 32b is formed in the flipper 30 and the second hinge groove 25a 'is formed in the slider 20. However, the fixed hinge 32b is formed in the slider 20. Of course, the second hinge groove 25a 'may be formed in the flipper 30.

Accordingly, when the front surface of the main body 10 is opened, the keypad 11 and the talker 12 are positioned in an exposed state, and the user is provided on the outside of the flipper 30 using the keypad 11. A signal may be input while checking basic image information through the auxiliary LCD screen 21, and a telephone call may be made using the transmitter 12 and the receiver 22. At this time, since the sound output unit 33 communicates with the receiver 22 of the slider 20 at the center of the upper end of the flipper 30, the call is not restricted.

In addition, when the flipper 30 is rotated in this state, since the main liquid crystal screen 21 and the auxiliary liquid crystal screen 31 provided in the slider 20 and the flipper 30 are exposed, the two screens are exposed. While looking at the Internet, you can compare two products, or when using SMS, you can receive a large amount of messages. When you provide video chat, one side can act as a display, and the other side can act as a text editor. Since it can also be provided at the same time it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience caused by the conventional single LCD screen.

Although the technical idea of the present invention has been described in detail according to the preferred embodiment, the embodiment applied to the slide-type terminal is for the purpose of explanation. Application of the present invention is not limited to the slide-type mobile phone, it is applicable to various types of mobile phones, such as a folding type, flip type, bar type.

In addition, the present invention can be applied to all mobile terminals such as various mobile communication terminal and PDA, and those skilled in the art can understand that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. will be.

According to the slide-type mobile communication terminal having an auxiliary liquid crystal screen according to the present invention, a plurality of liquid crystal screens are provided in a limited space by rotatably mounting a flipper having an auxiliary liquid crystal screen on one side or both sides in front of a slider. By doing so, it is possible to perform various multimedia functions.

Claims (5)

A main body including a keypad for inputting signals such as letters and numbers and a talker for inputting an audio signal, and coupled to overlap in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body, for displaying various image information. In the slide-type mobile communication terminal comprising a liquid crystal display and a slider having a receiver for outputting an audio signal, The front surface of the slider is formed with a groove-shaped seating portion formed by recessing a predetermined portion, the mounting portion is installed in a structure capable of rotating a flipper installed on one or both sides of the auxiliary liquid crystal screen, One set of hinge knuckles including the first and second hinge grooves are formed at one end of the seating portion of the slider, and the insertion grooves are fixed to the flipper at positions corresponding to the first and second hinge grooves, respectively. With a hinged hinged cylinder, A hinge is inserted into the first hinge groove and the insertion groove, and a fixed hinge is inserted into the second hinge groove, so that the flipper can be rotated from the slider. . delete The method of claim 1, The hinge is A slider insertion portion formed to be inserted into the first hinge groove and a flipper insertion portion formed to be inserted into the insertion groove are divided into two parts, and the slider insertion portion and the flipper insertion portion are each rotatable with the same rotation axis. Is coupled to, the slide-type mobile communication terminal with an auxiliary liquid crystal screen, characterized in that configured to be fixed at a cycle of 135 °. The method of claim 1, The hinge is A slider insertion portion formed to be inserted into the first hinge groove and a flipper insertion portion formed to be inserted into the insertion groove are divided into two parts, and the slider insertion portion and the flipper insertion portion are each rotatable with the same rotation axis. Is coupled to, the slide type mobile communication terminal with an auxiliary LCD screen, characterized in that the free-stop hinge is configured to be fixed at any angle. The method of claim 1, And a sound output unit having a structure in communication with a receiver unit provided in a slider at a center of an upper end of the flipper.

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