KR100614705B1 - Swing folder type mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention, the main body hinge groove is formed in a part of the front surface; A folder positioned to be in contact with the front surface of the main body so as to cover the front surface of the main body, and a folder hinge groove formed at an upper end surface of a portion corresponding to the main body hinge groove; A horizontal hinge configured to be coupled to the main body hinge groove and a main body insertion portion fixed to the main body hinge groove, and a horizontal axis coupled to the center rotation of the main body insertion portion so as to be self-rotating; ; The folder connector is fixed to the folder hinge groove in a shape that can be coupled to the folder hinge groove, one side is connected to the folder connector and the other side is connected to be orthogonal to the horizontal axis and the vertical axis is coupled to allow the self-rotation of the folder connector A vertical hinge configured to be a central axis in the vertical rotation of the folder; It is coupled to contact the front of the main body and the upper surface of the folder, and comprises a cover coupled to the horizontal hinge and the vertical hinge to surround the coupling portion between the horizontal hinge and the vertical hinge, one side of the folder according to the user's will The LCD screen positioned in the front or rear position to increase the stability to the external environment, using a camera provided in the terminal provides a swing folder type mobile communication terminal that can shoot in a variety of shooting environment according to the folder rotation.

Mobile terminal, swing folder, horizontal hinge, vertical hinge, camera

Description

Swing folder type mobile communication terminal             

1 illustrates a swing folder type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of a swing folder type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a hinge applied to a swing folding mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

4a to 4g illustrate an opening process of a swing folding terminal according to the present invention;

4A illustrates a state in which a folder of a terminal is closed.

4B illustrates a state in which a folder of the terminal is rotated 90 ° about a horizontal axis.

4C is a state in which the folder is further rotated 90 ° about the horizontal axis in FIG. 4B.

FIG. 4D is a state in which the fully opened folder is rotated 90 ° about the vertical axis as shown in FIG.

4E illustrates a state in which the folder is further rotated by 90 ° about the vertical axis in FIG. 4D so that the LCD screen is located in front.

4F is a state in which the folder is rotated 90 ° about the horizontal axis in FIG. 4E.

Figure 4g is a state in which the folder is rotated further by 90 ° around the horizontal axis in Figure 4f.

5A to 5G relate to a hinge applied to the present invention, and show an operating state of the hinge according to the position of the folder shown in FIGS. 4A to 4G.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

Main Unit: 100 Keypad: 102 Transmitter: 104

Main body hinge groove: 110 Spring: 121 Folder: 200

LCD: 202 Receiver: 204 Folder Hinges: 210

Horizontal hinge: 300 Body insertion part: 310 Horizontal axis: 320

Streamline Cam: 322 Stopper: 330 Groove: 332

Slider: 340 Streamline Groove: 342 Shaft: 344

Vertical hinge: 400 Folder connector: 410 Connecting member: 412

Circular groove: 414 Through hole: 416 Projection: 418

Vertical axis: 420 Jaw: 422 Cover: 500

Camera: 502 Function Keys: 504

The present invention relates to a swing folding type mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal capable of horizontally and vertically rotating a folder having a hinge capable of vertical rotation in a horizontally opening and closing terminal in a side sliding manner.

Due to the rapid development of the information and communication industry, the functions and types of mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs are rapidly developing, and accordingly, the number of users of mobile communication terminals is rapidly increasing. Bar type, flip type, and folding type are used as mobile communication terminals. Among them, small size and light weight make it easy to carry and can display a lot of information on a large LCD screen compared to other models. Foldable terminal with advantages is the most used.

The foldable terminal is provided with a plurality of key buttons for signal generation and information input on the front surface, a main body with a hinge portion formed at the top, and rotated around the hinge portion to open and close various types of menus and information on one side or both sides. It consists of a folder in which a main liquid crystal screen to be displayed is formed. Such a folder type terminal is used when a call, a message (voice, text), or a wireless Internet is opened, and the folder is opened and the display unit is exposed. Since it is used in a folded state, the space is enough to adopt a large LCD screen, and the portability is also superior to other terminals because it is folded in half and carried.

However, the above-described clamshell terminal is opened and closed by a strong elastic force around the hinge portion, and thus there is a problem in that both hands must be used to open a folder. In other words, when you get a call, you have to stop the job and open the folder with both hands. In addition, in the dual type in which the liquid crystal screens are formed on both sides, the two liquid crystal screens overlap, which makes it difficult to manufacture a thin product, making it difficult to miniaturize and reduce the weight of the product.

In order to solve the above problems, a swing folding type terminal having a folder which is opened and closed by sliding to the side of the main body has recently appeared. The swing-foldable terminal has a liquid crystal screen for displaying various menus and information on a front surface thereof, a folder having an earpiece for outputting a received sound, and a plurality of signals for generating signals and inputting information in contact with the folder. A key button is formed and includes a main body provided with a transmitter for inputting sound and a hinge for rotatably coupling the folder and the main body.

However, the swing foldable terminal as described above also has various problems. Since the LCD screen is always located in front of the terminal, the stability of the external environment is lowered. When shooting with a camera mounted on the terminal, it is impossible to provide various shooting environments.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of horizontal and vertical rotation of the folder having a hinge capable of vertical rotation in the horizontal opening and closing terminal by the side sliding method. Its purpose is to.

Swing folder-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the main body hinge groove is formed in the front portion; A folder positioned to be in contact with the front surface of the main body so as to cover the front surface of the main body, and a folder hinge groove formed at an upper end surface of a portion corresponding to the main body hinge groove; A horizontal hinge configured to be coupled to the main body hinge groove and a main body insertion portion fixed to the main body hinge groove, and a horizontal axis coupled to the center rotation of the main body insertion portion so as to be self-rotating; ; The folder connector is fixed to the folder hinge groove in a shape that can be coupled to the folder hinge groove, one side is connected to the folder connector and the other side is connected to be orthogonal to the horizontal axis and the vertical axis is coupled to allow the self-rotation of the folder connector A vertical hinge configured to be a central axis in the vertical rotation of the folder; It is coupled to contact the front surface of the main body and the upper surface of the folder, and comprises a cover coupled to the horizontal hinge and the vertical hinge to surround the coupling portion between the horizontal hinge and the vertical hinge.

The mobile communication terminal having the structure described above has a folder rotated horizontally about the horizontal hinge coupled to the front of the main body and opened and closed, and a vertical rotation of the folder centered on the vertical hinge positioned to be perpendicular to the horizontal hinge. This makes it possible to position the LCD screen formed on one side of the folder on the front or back according to the user's will.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 illustrates a swing folding mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a swing folding mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is applied to a swing folding mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. The cross section of the hinge.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the swing folding mobile terminal of the present invention is largely divided into a main body 100, a folder 200, a horizontal hinge 300, a vertical hinge 400, and a cover 500 do.

The main body 100 has an octagonal main body hinge groove 110 formed at an upper portion of the front surface, and a keypad 102 for signal generation and information input below the main body hinge groove 110, and inputs a voice. It comprises a transmitter 104 including a microphone for.

The folder 200 is located on the front of the main body 100 to cover the front of the main body 100, is coupled to open and close by sliding to the side of the main body 100, and displays various information on one surface The LCD screen 202 and a receiver 204 for outputting the received voice are provided, and a folder hinge groove 210 is formed on the upper surface of the folder 200 corresponding to the main body hinge groove 110. do.

The horizontal hinge 300 is a central axis in the horizontal rotation of the folder 200 is opened and closed by the side sliding method, the main body inserting portion 310 coupled to the main body hinge groove 110, and the main body inserting portion It is composed of a horizontal axis 320 coupled to the center of the 310 so as to enable self rotation. In more detail, the horizontal shaft 320 is formed with a streamlined cam 322 on one inner surface, the other side is formed with a rectangular stopper 330 to be perpendicular to the horizontal axis 320, the stopper 330 At the bottom of the recess is provided with a recess 332. In addition, the main body insertion part 310 is formed in the same shape as the main body hinge groove 110 of the main body 100, the inside is formed of a hollow one side is open, the main body insertion portion 310 of the hollow A slider 340 is formed therein to form a streamlined groove 342 to bury the streamlined cam 322 of the horizontal shaft 320, and a shaft 344 is formed in the longitudinal direction opposite to the streamlined groove 342. A spring 121 is positioned to surround the shaft 344. The spring 121 applies the elastic force to the slider 340 so that the streamlined cam 322 is inserted into the streamlined groove 342 every time the horizontal shaft 320 rotates 180 °. To stop at 180 ° and 360 °.

The vertical hinge 400 is formed to be coupled to the folder hinge groove 210 is coupled to the folder connector 410 is coupled to the folder hinge groove 210, one side is connected to the folder connector 410 and the other side is It is connected to orthogonal to the horizontal axis 320 is composed of a vertical axis 420 coupled to allow the self-rotation of the folder connector 410. The folder connector 410 of the vertical hinge 400 is a cylindrical upper surface is open, the lower end connection member protruding in both directions to have a cross section of the same shape as the folder hinge groove 210 to be coupled to the folder hinge groove. A 412 is formed, and a circular groove 414 having a predetermined depth is formed at a lower surface thereof, and a through hole 416 is formed at a bottom of the circular groove 414 such that the vertical axis 420 is coupled therethrough. In addition, a plurality of protrusions 418 corresponding to the recess 332 formed in the stopper 330 are maintained at 180 ° around the opened upper surface. The vertical axis 420 which is vertically coupled to the horizontal axis 320 has a locking jaw 422 formed at one side which is not coupled to the horizontal axis 320, and is formed between the locking jaw 422 and the circular groove 414. The spring 121 is positioned to surround the vertical axis 420 in the spring portion, and the folder connector 410 is applied by applying an elastic force to the folder connector 410 in the direction in which the protrusion 418 is inserted into the recess 332. Since the protrusion 418 is inserted into the groove 332 every time it rotates 180 °, it is possible to stop at 180 ° and 360 ° during the vertical rotation of the folder.

In addition, the front surface of the main body 100 and the upper surface of the folder 200, the cover on the horizontal hinge 300 and the vertical hinge 400 so as to surround the coupling portion between the horizontal hinge 300 and the vertical hinge 400 500 is coupled, the front of the cover 500 is provided with a camera 502 and a simple function key 504.

Looking at the opening and closing operation of the mobile communication terminal having the structure as described above and the rotation operation of the hinge according to the position of the folder as follows.

4b to 4g illustrate the opening process of the swing-foldable terminal according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5a to 5g are related to the hinge applied to the present invention, and the hinge according to the position of the folder shown in FIGS. 4a to 4g. The operation state is shown.

In FIG. 4A, the folder 200 and the main body 100 of the terminal are in contact with and closed, and the folder 200 has one surface not provided with the LCD screen 202 facing the front, and as shown in FIG. The connection member 412 of the 410 is located below, and the horizontal hinge 300 is a state in which the streamlined cam is inserted into the streamlined groove and fixed.

When the force is applied to the side of the folder 200 in order to open the terminal in the state of FIG. 4A, the folder 200 is slid sidely rotated about the horizontal axis 320 of the horizontal hinge 300, and FIG. 4B. Rotation is stopped in the state in which the folder 200 is completely opened as shown in FIG. In the above process, the folder connector 410 in the state of FIG. 5A is fixed after rotating to the state of FIG. 5C through a 90 ° rotation process as shown in FIG. 5B about the horizontal axis 320. That is, the connection member 412 of the folder connector 410 is located in the upper state with the streamlined cam rotated 180 ° and reinserted into the streamlined groove.

When the force is applied to the folder 200 to rotate about the vertical hinge 400 in the state of FIG. 4C, the liquid crystal display 202 is fixed in the state of FIG. 4E through the 90 ° rotation process of FIG. 4D. do. 5C, 5D, and 5E, the horizontal hinge 300 is not operated, and the folder connector 410 of the vertical hinge 400 is rotated about the vertical axis 420. When the protrusion 418a formed in the folder connector 410 rotates away from the recess 332 and reaches 180 °, the other protrusion 418b formed opposite to the protrusion 418a is the recess 332. Will be inserted and stopped.

When the force is applied to the folder 200 in the horizontal rotation direction in FIG. 4E, the rotation of the folder 200 is stopped in the closed state as shown in FIG. 4G through the process of FIG. 4F with the LCD screen 202 facing the front. do. There is no operation of the vertical hinge 400 in the above process, the folder connector 410 is fixed after rotating to the state of Figure 5g through a 90 ° rotation process as shown in Figure 5f around the horizontal axis (320). . That is, the streamlined cam rotates 180 ° to return to the original state inserted into the streamlined groove, and the connecting member 412 of the folder connector 410 is also positioned downward as the first.

Since the horizontal and vertical rotation of the folder 200 can be performed as described above, the liquid crystal display 202 may face the front or the back of the terminal 200 according to a user's request during the opening and closing of the terminal.

As described above, the configuration and operation of the swing-foldable mobile communication terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention have been shown in accordance with the above description and drawings, but these are merely described for example and do not depart from the spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope.

As described above, the swing-foldable mobile communication terminal of the present invention enables horizontal and vertical rotation of a folder using horizontal and vertical hinges. Improved stability to the environment, it can provide a variety of shooting environment by the folder rotation when shooting with a camera mounted on the terminal.

Claims (4)

A main body 100 having a main body hinge groove 110 formed at a portion of the front surface thereof; The folder 200 is positioned to be in contact with the front surface of the main body 100 so as to cover the front of the main body 100, the folder hinge groove 210 is formed on the top surface of the portion corresponding to the main body hinge groove 110. Wow; The main body inserting portion 310 fixed to the main body hinge groove 110 in a shape that can be coupled to the main body hinge groove 110, and the horizontal axis 320 is coupled to the center of the main body inserting portion 310 so as to be self-rotating. A horizontal hinge 300 configured to be a central axis in the horizontal rotation of the folder 200; The folder connector 410 fixed to the folder hinge groove 210 in a shape that can be coupled to the folder hinge groove 210, one side is connected to the folder connector 410 and the other side is perpendicular to the horizontal axis 320 A vertical hinge 400 which is connected to the vertical axis 420 coupled to allow the self-rotation of the folder connector 410 to be a central axis in the vertical rotation of the folder 200; It is coupled to contact the front surface of the main body 100 and the upper surface of the folder 200, the horizontal hinge 300 and the vertical hinge 400 to surround the coupling portion between the horizontal hinge 300 and the vertical hinge 400 Cover coupled to; Swing clamshell mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The horizontal hinge 300 is a streamlined cam 322 formed on the inner surface of the horizontal axis 420, and a streamlined groove 342 which is located inside the main body insertion part 310 and can bury the streamlined cam 322. The swing foldable mobile terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a slider 340 is provided in the longitudinal direction and the shaft 344, and a spring 121 positioned to surround the shaft (344). The method according to claim 1 or 2, The horizontal shaft 320 is formed with a stopper 330 having a recess 332 formed on one side of the vertical shaft 420 is coupled, The folder connector 410 is formed with a plurality of protrusions 418 or more on the upper portion of the folder connector 410 corresponding to the groove portion 332, Swing folder type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that when the folder 200 is rotated about the vertical axis (420) is fixed for each formed angle of the protrusion (418). The method of claim 3, wherein The folder connector 410 is formed with a circular groove 414 in the portion coupled to the vertical axis 420, The vertical axis 420 has a locking step 422 is formed at one end coupled to the folder connector 410, By placing the spring 121 between the bottom of the circular groove 414 and the locking jaw 422, elastic force is applied to the folder connector 410 in the direction in which the protrusion 418 is inserted into the groove 332. Swing clamshell mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the authorization.

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