KR100645159B1 - a slide type mobile phone with ratating camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a slide-type mobile phone having a camera, and more particularly, to a slide-type mobile phone having a rotary camera in which the camera module is rotated forward and backward as the slide unit is opened and closed. In addition, the slide unit is a slide type mobile phone moving in an upward direction of the main body portion, a through hole is formed in the upper portion of the slide portion, the camera module is rotatably mounted on the inside of the through hole, the lifting of the slide unit In accordance with the camera module is configured to rotate the camera 180 degrees.

Accordingly, it is possible not only to photograph the front and rear of the mobile phone while checking the LCD of the mobile phone, but also has the effect of eliminating the trouble of performing a separate operation of rotating the camera.

Description

Sliding mobile phone with a rotating camera {a slide type mobile phone with ratating camera}

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention,

   1a is a front view showing a first operating state,

   1B is a front view showing a second operating state.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main portion of FIG.

Figure 3 shows the operating state of the present invention,

   3A is a sectional view showing the principal parts of a first operating state;

   3B is a sectional view showing the principal parts of a second operating state;

Figure 4 shows the operating state of the present invention,

   Figure 3a is a left side view of the main portion showing the first operating state,

   3B is a left side view of the main portion showing the second operating state;

5 shows the operating state of the present invention,

   Figure 5a is a right side view of the main portion showing a first operating state,

   5B is a right side view of the main portion showing the second operating state;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a slide-type mobile phone with a conventional camera.

※ Explanation of codes for main parts of drawing

10: main body

   11: keypad 12: microphone

20: slide section

   21: through hole 22: LCD window

   23: speaker

30: camera module

   31 lens 32 rotation axis

40: camera rotation means

   41: Pinion Gear 42: Rack Gear

   43: Tange Spring

      431: spring support jaw 432: spring support protrusion

      433: rotation limit projection

   44: cam

   45: Cam Go Government

      451: housing 452: support spring

      453: cam fixing plate

The present invention relates to a slide-type mobile phone having a camera, and more particularly, to a slide-type mobile phone having a rotatable camera in which the camera module rotates forward and backward as the slide unit is opened and closed.

In general, a mobile phone is a kind of advanced mobile communication means developed by a user so that the user can freely communicate wirelessly regardless of time and place. It has been evolved into flip type and folder type.

In addition, in recent years, a large LCD window is required to enjoy not only a simple call but also various multimedia functions with a mobile phone, and thus, a cellular phone having a small size and a light weight structure can be mounted on the mobile phone.

However, in order to use the folding mobile phone, there was an inconvenience in using the hinged fixed folder to open the main body, so to solve this problem, a slide that can be easily used while viewing the LCD window without having to open the folder in the related art. Type mobile phones have been released, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

As shown, the conventional slide-type mobile phone is provided with a plurality of input keys 101 on the front side, the microphone 102 is installed on the bottom, the antenna 103 for wireless communication is mounted on the top and the battery pack ( 104 is mounted to the main body 100 and the front of the main body 100, the speaker 201 is installed on the upper side and a large LCD window 202 is provided on the front, and even in a state where the slide is closed It consists of the slide part 200 provided with the function key 203 which inputs a function.

In this case, the slide unit 200 is typically connected to the main PCB (not shown) and the FPCB (not shown) built in the main body 100, and slides up and down the front surface of the main body 100 By opening and closing, the user can use the mobile phone by pushing the slide unit 200 upwards, and after use, it can be conveniently carried back to its original position.

In addition, in order to meet the needs of consumers who require various functions of mobile phones, a lot of slide-type mobile phones equipped with a camera 300 have been developed and marketed in recent years, and such a camera 300 is generally provided in front of the slide unit 200 or the like. As it is fixed to the rear of the main body 100, there was a problem that it is very inconvenient to check the LCD window 202 and to take a picture or video in various directions.

To solve this problem, a method of arranging a camera at the rear of the main body and attaching a reflector to one side of the camera to devise a self-photographing method has been devised, but the size of the reflector is also limited, so it is difficult to take a clear and focused picture. There was a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object is to rotate the camera forward and backward in accordance with the opening and closing of the slide portion to shoot.

It is also an object of the present invention to easily rotate the camera module even with a simple configuration.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to allow the camera module to rotate more smoothly and stop the rotation in the correct position.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to not only prevent unnecessary rotation of the camera module, but also to sense the rotation position of the camera by the touch.

It is also an object of the present invention to allow the cam to be inserted into and detached from the cam retainer smoothly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a slide unit coupled to a front surface of the main body unit, wherein the slide unit includes a through-hole formed in an upper portion of the slide unit in a slide-type mobile phone moving upwardly. A camera module is rotatably mounted to the camera module, and a camera rotating means for rotating the camera module 180 degrees in accordance with the elevation of the slide unit is provided.

In addition, the camera rotation means, and the pinion gear is fixed on the rotation axis of the camera module; The rack gear is fixed to the main body and provided to correspond to the upper side of the pinion gear.

In addition, the camera rotating means, one end of the camera module is supported on the inner side of the slide portion, the other end is supported by the camera module, it is further provided with a spring ring for elastically supporting the camera module in the rear rotation direction It features.

In addition, the cam is fixed on the rotation axis of the camera module; And a cam fixing part in which the cam is fixed to the main body portion corresponding to the cam in the closed state of the slide part.                         

In addition, the cam fixing portion, the housing is fixed to the inside of the main body; Tanger springs fixed to the inside of the housing; The cam fixing plate is provided so as to reciprocate in the outward direction of the housing in the upper portion of the tangji spring, the cam holding groove is formed in which the cam is inserted in the center.

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

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1a is a front view showing a first operating state, Figure 1b is a front view showing a second operating state, as shown in the present invention of the main body 10 The camera module 30 is mounted on the slide-type mobile phone having a slide unit 20 coupled to the front surface of the slide unit 20, and the camera module 30 photographs the front and the rear as the slide unit 20 moves up and down. It is coupled to the camera rotating means 40 so as to be able to rotate 180 degrees.

The main body 10 is provided with a keypad 11 having a telephone number and a function group for performing various functions on the front side, and a microphone for transmitting voice at the lower portion thereof, and the slide unit 20 is the front side. LCD window 22 for outputting a variety of information is provided and the speaker 23 for the output of the voice is provided.

In addition, the slide portion 20 is coupled to increase the overall length while sliding toward the upper side of the main body portion 10 is lowered by sliding the slide portion 20 so that the length of the mobile phone is more convenient to carry, When making a call or sending a text message or the like, the slide 20 is pushed up and is configured as a general slide type mobile phone to use the keypad 11 formed in the main body 10.

The camera module 30 is fixed to the rotating shaft 32 mounted in the transverse direction inside the through hole 21 which is penetrated forward and backward on the upper side of the slide unit 20 to the inside of the through hole 21. It is configured to rotate in, one side is attached to the lens 31 for capturing a picture or video and the inside of the lens 31 is equipped with a digital photographing element such as CCD or CMOS image captured by the lens 31 Check it on the LCD screen and make sure it is stored in the internal memory of the phone.

The camera rotation means 40 is fixed to the rotation shaft 32 and is exposed to the rear side of the slide portion 20 and the front surface of the body portion 10 corresponding to the pinion gear 41. It consists of a rack gear 42 fixed in the vertical direction.

The pinion gear 41 is fixed to one side of the camera module 30 to rotate the camera module 30 in accordance with the rotation of the pinion gear 41, the rack gear 42 and the pinion gear 41 It is provided to be engaged so that the pinion gear 41 moves along the rack gear 42 as the slide unit 20 is pushed upward of the main body unit 10.

Accordingly, the camera module 30 moves the LCD window 22 of the camera so that the lens 31 faces the front of the through hole 21 while the slide unit 20 is lowered and the main body 10 is closed. The user can directly take a picture of the front of the camera, such as taking a self-image shooting, the camera module 30 is rotated 180 degrees in the state in which the slide unit 20 is upwardly rotated 180 degrees lens 31 to the rear of the through hole 21 By facing the user, the user can take a picture of the front of the user while looking at the LCD window (22).

In addition, one side of the camera module 30 is provided with a spring spring 43 for elastically supporting the lens 31 toward the rear of the main body portion 10 so that the camera module 30 rotates more smoothly. When the slide unit 20 descends to close the main body 10, the camera module 30 is provided with a cam 44 and a cam fixing part 45 to fix the camera module 30 to the main body 10. It is desirable to prevent unnecessary rotation of the device.

2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of FIG. 1, and as described above, the camera module 30 is fixed to the rotating shaft 32 together with the camera rotating means 40, so that the camera module 30 rotates according to the rotation of the camera rotating means 40. 30 is configured to change the shooting direction while rotating.

The camera module 30 has a lens 31 attached to one side as described above, and is provided with a photographing element such as a CCD or a CMOS for changing image information received through the lens 31 into a digital signal. The rotating shaft 32 is coupled to the camera module 30 is configured to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the rotating shaft (32).

The camera rotating means 40 is composed of a pinion gear 41 fixed to the rotating shaft 32, a rack gear 42 corresponding to the pinion gear 41 and fixed to the main body portion 10, the slide portion ( As the pinion gear 41 moves along the rack gear 42, the pinion gear 41 rotates as the camera module 30 rotates.

In addition, one side of the camera module 30 is inserted into the center of the rotation shaft 32, one end is inserted into and supported by the spring support jaw 431 formed inside the slide portion 20, the other end of the camera module ( 30 is provided with a spring spring 43 formed of a torsion spring supported on the spring support protrusion 432 formed on one side, the spring spring 43 is a camera module 30 so that the lens 31 is directed toward the user. By elastically supporting, it is preferable that the camera module 30 is more smoothly rotated by the elastic force of the tangent spring 43 when the slide module is pushed up.

In addition, one side of the camera module 30 is fixed to the rotating shaft 32, and provided with a cam 44 for fixing the lens 31 in the user direction when the slide unit 20 is closed, The main body 10 is preferably provided with a cam fixing part 45 to which the cam 44 is locked to prevent unnecessary rotation of the camera module 30.

3 is a view showing the operating state of the present invention, Figure 3a is a sectional view of the main portion showing the first operating state, Figure 3b is a sectional view of the main portion showing a second operating state, through the pinion gear 41 and the rack gear ( 42 is described in more detail the rotation process of the camera module 30 as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the camera module 30 rotatably mounted inside the slide unit 20 has the lens 31 in a state in which the slide unit 20 is lowered to close the main body unit 10. It is configured to face to the user side, wherein the pinion gear 41 is engaged with the bottom end of the rack gear 42 to be fixed to the position of the camera module 30.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the slide unit 20 is pushed up to the upper side of the main body unit 10, the pinion gear 41 is pushed upward and engaged with the rack gear 42 to rotate counterclockwise. When the camera module 30 is rotated 180 degrees and the lens 31 faces the front of the user, the pinion gear 41 completely exits the rack gear 42 to stop the rotation.

At this time, the length of the rack gear 42 is formed by half of the circumferential length of the pinion gear 41 so that the rotation shaft 32 is no longer rotated after 180 degrees, so that the camera module 30 is exactly in front of the mobile phone It is preferable to face toward and rearward.

On the contrary, when the slide unit 20 is lowered, the lens 31 facing the rear of the mobile phone rotates clockwise as the pinion gear 41 and the rack gear 42 mesh again, and stops toward the front of the mobile phone. It will return to its original position.

Figure 4 shows an operating state of the present invention, Figure 3a is a left side view of the main portion showing a first operating state, Figure 3b is a left side view of the main portion showing a second operating state, through the figure the tangier spring 43 Referring to the operation of the in more detail as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the slide unit 20 descends to close the main body unit 10, one end of the tangent spring 43 is fixed to the spring support jaw 431, and the other end of the spring support protrusion is fixed. While being supported by 432, the camera module 30 is elastically supported in a clockwise direction to absorb the shaking of the camera module 30, while the above-described rack gear 42 and the pinion gear 41 are engaged with each other. The lens 31 is fixed to the front of the mobile phone.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the slide unit 20 is pushed up to the upper side of the main body unit 10, the pinion gear 41 rotates along the rack gear 42 as described above with reference to FIG. 3. In this state, the spring finger 43 pushes the spring support protrusion 432 counterclockwise, thereby minimizing the shaking caused by the play caused during the rotation of the camera module 30.

In addition, when the camera module 30 is rotated 180 degrees so that the lens 31 faces the rear of the mobile phone, the end of the Tanger Spring 43 supported by the spring support protrusion 432 is located inside the slide unit 20. It is fixed to the rotation limit projection 433 formed to prevent excessive rotation of the camera module 30, and at the same time, the lens 31 is precisely directed to the rear of the mobile phone, the vibration generated in that state also the tangy spring It is absorbed by 43 so that a clearer picture can be taken.

Figure 5 shows the operating state of the present invention, Figure 5a is a right side view of the main portion showing the first operating state, Figure 5b is a right side view of the main portion showing a second operating state.

First, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the slide unit 20 descends and the main body 10 is closed, the end of the cam 44 is fixed while being inserted into the cam fixing part 45 so that the camera module 30 is unnecessary. It prevents rotation and flow.

The cam fixing part 45 includes a housing 451 inserted into and fixed to the main body part 10, a support spring 452 provided inside the housing 451, and an inside of the housing 451. It is composed of a cam fixing plate 453 is elastically supported in the outward direction of the body portion 10 by the support spring 452 is formed with a groove into which the end of the cam 44 is inserted.

Accordingly, the cam 44 is rotated and inserted into the cam fixing plate 453 while the slide unit 20 is closed, and the support spring 452 comes into close contact with the cam 44 by the cam fixing plate 453. This will suppress unnecessary movement.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the slide unit 20 is pushed up to the upper side of the main body unit 10, the fixing plate is pushed into the housing 451 by the rotating cam 44, and the cam 44. If it continues to rotate is released from the cam fixing plate (453) with a click feeling is completely removed from the cam fixing plate (453).

On the contrary, when the slide unit 20 is lowered, the cam 44 comes into contact with the cam fixing plate 453 again, and the cam fixing plate 453 is pushed into the housing 451, and the slide unit 20 is moved. When completely lowered, the cam 44 is inserted into the cam fixing plate 453 with a feeling of clicking by the support spring 452 to detect the direction of the camera module 30 only by feeling.

In addition, in the case of the slide-type mobile phone which is coupled to the front of the main body portion 10 and slides downward of the main body portion 10 as opposed to the above described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, the main body portion ( 10) is provided with a camera module 30 of the above-described configuration on the upper side of the pinion gear 41 and the tanger spring 43 for rotating the camera module 30 to fix the camera module 30 When the cam 44 is mounted, and the rack gear 42 and the cam fixing part 45 are formed on the rear side of the slide unit 20, as the slide unit 20 descends as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The camera module 30 will be able to perform the operation to rotate 180 degrees.

As described above, according to the present invention, the camera is rotated forward and backward as the camera module and the camera rotating means are rotated to open and close the slide unit, thereby photographing the front and rear of the mobile phone while checking the LCD of the mobile phone. Not only is it possible to do this, but the hassle of performing the separate operation of rotating the camera has the effect of disappearing.

In addition, the present invention allows the camera module to be easily rotated by a simple configuration of the rack gear and the pinion gear, it is not necessary to provide a separate drive means to make the production of a mobile phone more simple, it occurs in the camera rotation means The risk of failure is also greatly reduced.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a tangji spring to more smoothly rotate the camera module and stop the rotation in the correct position, not only to prevent the camera lens is placed in a position you do not want to interfere with the shooting, the camera is more The effect is to rotate smoothly.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a cam and a cam fixing portion not only to prevent unnecessary rotation of the camera module, but also to sense the rotation position of the camera by the touch, not only makes the use of the camera more simple, but also the operation of the camera further It will have an effect that can be easily identified.

In addition, the present invention is composed of a support spring and a cam fixing plate provided in the interior of the housing so that the cam is smoothly inserted into and away from the cam fixing portion, the noise generated by the cam is inserted into the cam fixing portion and excessive wear of the cam Not only prevents damage, but also has a softer feel of sliding the slide.

Claims (10)

delete The slide unit 20 is coupled to the front surface of the main body unit 10, the slide unit 20 in the slide-type mobile phone moving in the upper direction of the main body unit 10, A camera module 30 rotatably mounted inside the through hole 21 formed in the upper portion of the slide unit 20; And By rotating the camera module 30 by 180 degrees as the slide unit 20 moves up and down, the pinion gear 41 fixed on the rotating shaft 32 of the camera module 30 and the main body 10 A camera rotation means (40) having a rack gear (42) fixed to the upper side and disposed correspondingly to the upper side of the pinion gear (41); Slide-type mobile phone with a rotary camera, characterized in that provided with. The method of claim 2, wherein the camera rotating means 40, One side of the camera module 30, one end is supported on the inside of the slide unit 20, the other end is supported by the camera module 30, the spring spring for elastically supporting the camera module 30 in the rear rotation direction Slide-type mobile phone with a rotary camera, characterized in that it further comprises (43). The method of claim 2 or 3, A cam 44 fixed to the rotation shaft 32 of the camera module 30; The rotating camera 20 is further provided with a cam fixing part 45 to which the cam 44 is fixed to the main body 10 corresponding to the cam 44 in the state in which the slide part 20 is closed. Slide-type mobile phone. The cam fixing part 45 of claim 4, A housing 451 fixed to the inside of the main body 10; A support spring 452 fixed to the inside of the housing 451; A cam fixing plate 453 which is provided to reciprocate in the outward direction of the housing 451 from the upper portion of the support spring 452 and has a cam groove in which a cam 44 is inserted; Slide-type mobile phone with a rotating camera. delete The slide unit 20 is coupled to the front of the main body unit 10, the slide unit 20 in the slide-type mobile phone moving in the lower direction of the main body unit 10, A camera module 30 rotatably mounted inside the through hole 21 formed in the upper portion of the main body 10; And By rotating the camera module 30 by 180 degrees as the slide unit 20 descends, the pinion gear 41 fixed on the rotating shaft 32 of the camera module 30 and the slide unit 20 A camera rotation means (40) having a rack gear (42) fixed to the upper side and disposed correspondingly to the upper side of the pinion gear (41); Slide-type mobile phone with a rotary camera, characterized in that provided with. The method of claim 7, wherein the camera rotating means 40, One end of the camera module 30 is supported on the inner side of the main body 10, the other end is supported by the camera module 30, the spring spring for elastically supporting the camera module 30 in the rear rotation direction Slide-type mobile phone with a rotary camera, characterized in that it further comprises (43). The method according to claim 7 or 8, A cam 44 fixed to the rotation shaft 32 of the camera module 30; The rotating camera 20 is further provided with a cam fixing part 45 to which the cam 44 is fixed to the slide 20 corresponding to the cam 44 while the slide 20 is closed. Slide-type mobile phone. The cam fixing part 45 of claim 9, A housing 451 fixed to the inside of the slide unit 20; A support spring 452 fixed to the inside of the housing 451; A cam fixing plate 453 which is provided to reciprocate in the outward direction of the housing 451 from the upper portion of the support spring 452 and has a cam groove in which a cam 44 is inserted; Slide-type mobile phone with a rotating camera.

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