KR100658207B1 - Personal portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A personal mobile terminal is provided to allow a user to easily perform camera photographing, easily using multimedia, and to allow a microphone to be close to user's mouth in a state that a receiver of a terminal body is tightly attached to the user's ear. An upper terminal body(110) includes a receiver mounted at an upper end portion thereof. A lower terminal body(120) is tightly attached to the upper terminal body(110) and includes microphones(126,128) mounted at a lower end portion. An upper hinge part is mounted at a lower portion of the upper terminal body and includes the first slop face. A lower hinge part is mounted at an upper portion of the lower terminal body(120), includes the second slope face corresponding to the first slope face, and rotatably mounted at the upper hinge part. The upper terminal body(110) and the lower terminal body(120) are rotated centering around the first and second slope faces to allow the receiver and the microphones to be close to the user's ear and mouth.

Description

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1 is a perspective view for explaining a personal portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view for describing a rotation state of the personal portable terminal of FIG. 1.

3 is a front perspective view for explaining a rotation state of the personal portable terminal of FIG.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a rotary hinge device of a personal portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of the rotary hinge device of FIG.

6 is a side view illustrating a rotary hinge device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining a state in which the rotary hinge device of FIG. 6 is rotated.

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110: upper terminal body 120: lower terminal body

130: rotary hinge device

The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal, and more particularly, to a rotary hinge device for rotating each terminal body 360 degrees, and a bar-type personal portable terminal using the rotary hinge device.

In general, the portable wireless terminal is classified into a flip type, a folder type, a slide type, a swing type, and a bar type mobile phone according to its appearance.

In the flip method, a display unit and a key input unit, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), are generally formed on the same body, and the key input unit is protected by using a cover connected to the bottom by a hinge.

In the folder method, two folder parts can be opened and closed by hinges, and a main display unit and a key input unit are respectively formed on surfaces facing each other. The folder-type personal portable terminal can close two folders to protect the display unit and the key input unit, and can open a folder to receive a call or perform a desired function through key input.

In the swing-type personal portable terminal, two terminal bodies are disposed to face each other, and one terminal body is rotated 360 degrees while maintaining a state parallel to the other terminal body. Such a method is referred to as a swing-type personal portable terminal, and since the position of each terminal body can be freely designated, it has gained much popularity in recent years.

The sliding personal portable terminal is a personal portable terminal in which two sliding parts are disposed to overlap each other, and the display unit and the key input unit face the same direction on the sliding part, respectively. In general, the sliding type personal portable terminal may expose the display unit or the key input unit hidden on the rear side by sliding the front sliding part relatively.

Lastly, the bar-type terminal is configured in such a manner that a keypad, which is a data input means, a display device, which is a data output means, a talker, and a receiver module, is mounted in one housing. There is an advantage to this.

However, the conventional bar-type mobile phone is equipped with all the functions in one body housing, so if the receiver is close to the user's ear when making a call, the microphone moves away from the user's mouth and the call sensitivity decreases. If the mouth is close to the receiver is far away from the user's ear there is a problem that the hydration sensitivity is lowered.

One object of the present invention for solving the above problems of the present invention is to provide a personal handheld terminal that allows the microphone to approach close to the mouth even when the receiver of the terminal body is in close contact with the ear.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal handheld terminal that facilitates camera shooting in a bar type personal portable terminal and facilitates the utilization of multimedia.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the personal portable terminal has an upper terminal body, a lower terminal body, an upper hinge portion and a lower hinge portion. The personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes an upper hinge portion and a lower hinge portion connecting an upper terminal body and a lower terminal body positioned below the upper terminal body, and the personal portable terminal includes an upper terminal body and a lower terminal body. It is arranged in a (Bar) shape. A receiver is formed at an upper portion of the upper terminal body, and a microphone may be mounted at both front and rear surfaces of the lower terminal body at the lower portion of the lower terminal body. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, according to the intention of the designer, one microphone is mounted on the lower terminal body, and sound may be transmitted in both directions through one hole. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, according to the designer's intention, the omnidirectional microphone may be mounted so that sound may be input in any direction of the lower terminal body.

The upper hinge portion is fixed to the bottom surface of the upper terminal body and the bottom surface of the upper hinge portion is provided with a first inclined surface. The first inclined surface is formed to be higher toward the rear from the front of the upper terminal body. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the first inclined surface may be designed in various directions according to the intention of the designer.

The lower hinge portion is mounted to be fixed to an upper surface of the lower terminal body and has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface. The lower hinge portion is rotatably mounted to the upper hinge portion, and the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are in close contact with each other. Accordingly, the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body may be rotated about the first and second inclined surfaces through the upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion coupled to each other.

Conventionally, the bar-type hinge device is equipped with all the functions in one main body housing, so if the receiver is close to the user's ear, the microphone is far from the user's mouth and the call sensitivity is reduced. If it is close to the receiver is far from the user's ear there is a problem that the hydration sensitivity is lowered.

The rotary hinge device according to the present invention connects two terminal bodies to each other and is mounted as one terminal body. As the upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion rotate together, the lower hinge portion is deflected with respect to the upper hinge portion. Therefore, the personal portable terminal to which the rotary hinge device is applied is inclined by a predetermined angle between the terminal bodies by the rotation of the rotary hinge device. A personal terminal inclined by a certain angle between each terminal body can approach the microphone of the lower terminal body close to the mouth even when the receiver is in close contact with the ear.

In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the personal mobile terminal includes an upper terminal body, a lower terminal body, an upper hinge portion, and a lower hinge portion. A display is formed on the front of the upper terminal body, and a camera module may be mounted on the rear of the upper terminal body. And, the rear of the lower terminal body is equipped with an operation button for operating the camera module. Accordingly, when the lower terminal body is rotated 180 degrees to the upper terminal body, the display of the upper terminal body and the operation buttons of the lower terminal body are disposed at a predetermined angle, which makes it very convenient to operate the camera module.

In the present specification, a personal portable device (Personal Portable Device) refers to a portable electric and electronic device such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smart phone, a handheld PC, a mobile phone, an MP3 player, and the like. A predetermined communication module such as a Division Multiplexing Access module, a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA), a wired / wireless LAN card, etc., and a terminal having a predetermined computing power by mounting a predetermined microprocessor for performing a multimedia playback function Can be used as a generic concept.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

Example  One

1 is a perspective view for explaining a personal portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear perspective view for explaining the rotation state of the personal portable terminal of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a personal portable of Figure 1 Front perspective view for explaining the rotation state of the terminal.

1 to 3, the personal portable terminal includes an upper terminal body 110, a lower terminal body 120, and a rotary hinge device 130.

The upper terminal body 110 has a display unit 112 formed on the front side and the receiver 118 is formed on the front side. A button key may be formed on the side of the upper terminal body 110, and may control a sound or perform a function such as an automatic response using the button key. On the rear of the upper terminal body 110, a camera module 114 for taking a camera may be mounted. The camera module 114 may transmit a screen to the display unit 112 to view a screen shot by the display unit 112 and store the screen. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, various functions may be added according to a designer's intention, and the button key may be omitted.

The lower terminal body 120 is formed in a shape corresponding to the upper terminal body 110 and the call button 122 is formed on the front. Therefore, the display unit 112 and the call button 122 are formed on the front of the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 and may be referred to as a bar type because they are the same as one terminal body. The lower terminal body 120 may have a call button 122 formed on the front surface, and a function key and a battery unit may be formed on the rear surface of the lower terminal body 120. In addition, a first microphone 126 may be formed on the front surface of the lower terminal body 120, and a second microphone 128 may be formed on the rear surface of the lower terminal body 120. Therefore, even if the user rotates the lower terminal body 180 degrees, it is possible to make a phone call. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, according to the designer's intention, the omnidirectional microphone may be mounted so that sound may be input in any direction of the lower terminal body. In addition, an operation button 129 for operating the camera module 114 is provided at the rear of the lower terminal body 120. Accordingly, when the lower terminal body 120 is rotated 180 degrees in the upper terminal body 110, the display 112 and the operation button 129 are arranged at a predetermined angle, so that the camera module can be easily photographed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are disposed in a bar shape such that the inclined surfaces are in close contact with each other on the bottom surface of the upper terminal body 110 and the upper surface of the lower terminal body 120. Connected. In this state, the user generally uses a personal mobile device, and can be used when sending a text message to another person or playing a game. 2 and 3, in the upper terminal body 110, the lower terminal body 120 is rotated by the rotary hinge device 130, and the lower terminal body 120 rotates the upper terminal body 110. It will be refracted as a reference. Therefore, even when the receiver is in close contact with the ear during use, the microphone of the lower terminal body 120 can be approached close to the mouth.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a rotary hinge device of a personal portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the rotary hinge device of FIG.

4 and 5, the rotary hinge device 130 serves to rotatably connect the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120, the upper hinge portion 140 and the lower hinge portion ( 150).

The bottom surface of the upper terminal body 110 may be formed to have the same inclination angle as the first inclined surface 142 so that the first inclined surface 142 of the upper hinge portion 140 is not exposed to the outside. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the upper terminal body may be simply formed into a hexahedron shape according to a designer's intention.

The upper hinge portion 140 is mounted on the bottom surface of the upper terminal body 110, and the lower surface of the upper terminal body 110 is provided with an upper accommodating groove 116 for accommodating an end portion of the upper hinge portion 140. The upper hinge portion 140 is formed with a cylindrical upper fixing piece 144, the upper rotating piece 146 is formed integrally with the upper fixing piece 144 is formed. The upper rotary piece 146 has an end portion having a first inclined surface 142, and the first inclined surface 142 is formed to be higher from the front of the upper terminal body 110 toward the rear side. That is, the angle 136 formed by the center line 132 passing through the center of the upper hinge part 140 and the inclined line 134 passing through the first inclined surface 142 becomes an acute angle. In other words, the upper terminal body 110 is formed by tilting one side on which the hinge portion is mounted so that the length of the front portion thereof is shorter than the length of the rear portion, and the upper hinge portion 140 is mounted on the inclined surface and the upper hinge portion The exposed surface of 140 is disposed to be on the same plane as the inclined surface of the upper terminal body 110. The lower terminal body 120 and the lower hinge portion 150 are also coupled to be symmetrical, and a detailed view thereof is illustrated in FIG. 4.

Therefore, the front surface of the upper terminal body 110 may have a wide mounting space, thereby mounting a wide display unit 112.

The upper surface of the lower terminal body 120 may be formed to have the same inclination angle as the second inclined surface 152 so that the second inclined surface 152 of the upper hinge portion 140 is not exposed to the outside.

The lower hinge part 150 is mounted on an upper surface of the lower terminal body 120, and a lower receiving groove 124 is provided on an upper surface of the lower terminal body 120 to receive an end of the lower hinge part 150. The lower hinge portion 150 is formed with a cylindrical lower fixing piece 154, the lower rotating piece 156 is formed integrally with the lower fixing piece 154 is formed. The lower rotating piece 156 has a second inclined surface 152 whose end portion corresponds to the first inclined surface 142, and is in close contact with the first inclined surface 142. Accordingly, the upper hinge portion 140 and the lower hinge portion 150 are disposed in a bar shape while the first inclined surface 142 and the second inclined surface 152 are in close contact with each other, and the upper hinge portion 140 and the lower hinge portion 150 are disposed in a bar shape. ) Rotate on the first and second inclined surfaces (142, 152). In addition, the upper hinge portion 140 and the lower hinge portion is formed in a hollow type (H) and electrically connects the circuit boards to the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 through the hollow (H). .

The personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes a rotary hinge device 130 connecting the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 to each other and is mounted as one terminal body, and includes a first inclined surface 142 and Since the rotation on the second inclined surface 152 is inclined by a predetermined angle between each terminal body. Personal handheld terminal inclined by a certain angle between each terminal body can improve the call feeling because the microphone of the lower terminal body 120 can be approached close to the mouth even when the receiver is in close contact with the ear.

In addition, since the upper terminal body 110 equipped with the camera module 114 can be rotated in the bar-type personal portable terminal, the direction in which shooting can be freely adjusted, and the upper terminal body 110 is connected to the lower terminal body 120. Since it can be disposed to be inclined relative to the user, it is easier for a user to watch the display unit 112 mounted on the upper terminal body 110.

Example  2

6 is a side view for explaining a rotary hinge device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a side view for explaining a state in which the rotary hinge device of FIG.

6 and 7, the personal portable terminal includes an upper terminal body, a lower terminal body, and a rotary hinge device. Since the upper terminal body, lower terminal body, and rotary hinge device of the present invention are substantially the same as the first embodiment, and the functions and effects of the components are also substantially the same, please refer to the description and drawings of the previous embodiment in the description of the present embodiment. The repeated content may be omitted.

The rotary hinge device includes an upper hinge portion 210 and a lower hinge portion 220.

The upper hinge portion 210 is mounted on the bottom surface of the upper terminal body, the upper hinge portion 210 is formed with a cylindrical upper fixing piece 214, the upper rotating piece formed integrally with the upper fixing piece 214 216 is formed. The upper rotating piece 216 has an end portion having a first inclined surface 212, and the first inclined surface 212 is formed to be higher from the front to the rear of the upper terminal body. That is, the angle 206 formed by the center line 202 passing through the center of the upper hinge part 210 and the inclined line 204 passing through the first inclined surface 212 is an acute angle. Therefore, the front surface of the upper terminal body may have a wide mounting space, thereby mounting a wide display unit. The protrusion 218 protruding outward is formed on the first inclined surface 212. The protrusion 218 may slide and rotate along the second inclined surface 222.

The lower hinge portion 220 is mounted on an upper surface of the lower terminal body, and a lower receiving groove is provided on the upper surface of the lower terminal body for accommodating an end portion of the lower hinge portion 220. The lower hinge portion 220 has a cylindrical lower fixing piece 224 is formed, the lower rotating piece 226 is formed integrally with the lower fixing piece 224 is formed. The lower rotating piece 226 has a second inclined surface 222 having an end portion corresponding to the first inclined surface 212, and is in close contact with the first inclined surface 212. Accordingly, the upper hinge portion 210 and the lower hinge portion 220 are disposed in a bar shape while the first inclined surface 212 and the second inclined surface 222 are in close contact with each other, and the upper hinge portion 210 and the lower hinge portion 220 are disposed. ) And rotate on the first and second inclined surfaces (212, 222). An inner surface of the second inclined surface 222 is formed with a first stop groove 228 corresponding to the protrusion 218 and a second stop groove 229 formed at a position where the protrusion 218 is rotated. The first and second stop grooves 228 and 229 are formed at positions spaced apart by an angle at which the upper hinge portion 210 and the lower hinge portion 220 are rotated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper hinge portion 210 and the lower hinge portion 220 are initially bound such that the protrusion 218 is positioned in the first stop groove 228. When the upper hinge portion 210 is positioned to be positioned in the first stop groove 228, the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are positioned as if they are one body in a bar shape. Then, when the upper hinge portion is rotated such that the protrusion 218 is positioned in the second stop groove 229, the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are inclined to each other by a predetermined angle. This type of hinge can be referred to as a click hinge.

Therefore, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention can obtain a click type hinge effect in which the initial position and the later position are temporarily fixed when rotating between the terminal bodies by the rotary hinge device.

The personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes a rotary hinge device that connects the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body to each other and is mounted as one terminal body, and rotates on a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, so that a predetermined angle between each terminal body is provided. Will be inclined by. Personal handheld terminal inclined by a certain angle between the body of each terminal, even when the receiver is in close contact with the ear can close the microphone of the lower terminal body close to the mouth can improve the feeling of communication.

In addition, since the upper terminal body equipped with the camera module can be rotated in the bar type personal portable terminal, the direction in which shooting can be freely adjusted, and the upper terminal body can be inclined with respect to the lower terminal body, allows the user to use the upper terminal. It is easier to watch the display unit mounted on the body.

In addition, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention can obtain a click type hinge effect in which the initial position and the later position are temporarily fixed when rotating between the terminal bodies by the rotary hinge device.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (13)

An upper terminal body having a receiver mounted on an upper end thereof; A lower terminal body in close contact with the upper terminal body and having a microphone mounted at a lower end thereof; An upper hinge part mounted at a lower portion of the upper terminal body and having a first inclined surface formed at a lower portion thereof; And And a lower hinge part mounted on an upper portion of the lower terminal body and having a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, and rotatably mounted to the upper hinge portion. The upper terminal body and the lower terminal body rotate about the first and second inclined surfaces through the upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion coupled to each other, so that the receiver and the microphone are close to the user's ear and mouth, respectively. Personal handset, characterized in that to be located. The method of claim 1, The bottom surface of the upper terminal body is inclined to have the same inclination angle as the first inclined surface, the upper surface of the lower terminal body is characterized in that the inclined to have the same inclination angle as the second inclined surface. The method of claim 1, Personal portable terminal, characterized in that the microphone is provided on both the front and rear surfaces of the lower terminal body. The method of claim 1, The first inclined surface is a personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed higher toward the rear from the front of the upper terminal body. The method of claim 1, The upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed in a hollow. The method of claim 1, The upper hinge portion is formed with protrusions protruding outward, the lower hinge portion is formed on the inner surface of the first stop groove corresponding to the projection and the second stop groove formed in the position where the projection is rotated Mobile terminal. An upper terminal body having a display formed on the front side and a camera module mounted on the rear side; A lower terminal body that is in close contact with the upper terminal body and has an operation button for operating a camera module at a rear side thereof; An upper hinge part mounted at a lower portion of the upper terminal body and having a first inclined surface formed at a lower portion thereof; And And a lower hinge part mounted on an upper portion of the lower terminal body and having a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, and rotatably mounted to the upper hinge portion. The upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are rotated about the first and second inclined surfaces through the upper and lower hinge parts coupled to each other, such that the display unit and the operation button are disposed at a predetermined angle. Personal portable terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein The first inclined surface is a personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed from the front of the upper terminal body toward the rear toward the higher. The method of claim 7, wherein The upper hinge portion and the lower hinge portion personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed in a hollow. The method of claim 7, wherein The upper hinge portion is formed with protrusions protruding outward, the lower hinge portion is formed on the inner surface of the first stop groove corresponding to the projection and the second stop groove formed in the position where the projection is rotated Mobile terminal. An upper terminal body; A lower terminal body positioned below the upper terminal body; An upper hinge part mounted on a lower surface of the upper terminal body and having a first inclined surface formed on a lower side thereof; And A lower hinge part mounted on an upper surface of the lower terminal body and having a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface on the upper side thereof to be rotatably mounted on the upper hinge part; And And the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body rotate on the first and second inclined surfaces about the upper hinge part and the lower hinge part. The method of claim 11, The bottom surface of the upper terminal body is inclined to correspond to the first inclined surface, the upper surface of the lower terminal body is characterized in that the inclined to correspond to the second inclined surface. The method of claim 11, The display unit is formed on the front of the upper terminal body, the operation button is formed on the rear of the lower terminal body, the camera module is mounted on the rear of the upper terminal body.

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