KR100697648B1 - Personal portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A personal portable terminal is provided to facilitate standing of a bar type personal portable terminal while arranging terminal bodies having a slop in an L-shape by rotating the terminal bodies along the slopes, and facilitate rotation between the terminal bodies by temporarily fixing a rotary hinge to the first position and a rotated position. The first slope(114) is formed at a lower part of an upper terminal body(110). The second slope(124) corresponding to the first slope at an upper part is formed at a lower terminal body(120) which is closely contact to the upper terminal body. The rotary hinge(130) includes an upper hinge installed to the first slope and a lower hinge pivotally connected to the upper hinge by being installed to the second slope. The upper and lower terminal body is rotated on the first and second slope by centering on the rotary hinge. A display part is formed to a front side of the upper terminal body. The first slope is formed to a direction leaving the display part behind.

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.

2 is a side cross-sectional view of the personal portable terminal of FIG. 1.

3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the personal portable terminal of FIG. 1 is rotated.

4 is a partial side view for explaining a rotary hinge of the personal portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining driving of the rotary hinge part of FIG. 4. FIG.

6 is a side view of a personal portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining that the personal portable terminal according to the second embodiment of FIG. 6 is rotated.

8 is an internal side view for explaining the rotary hinge of the personal portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

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110: upper terminal body 120: lower terminal body

130: Rotary hinge part

The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal, and more particularly, to a personal portable terminal having a structure that can be mounted without a separate cradle in a bar type personal portable terminal.

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, conventionally, a bar type mobile phone cannot be mounted without a separate holder. As a result, mobile phones are frequently used when watching multimedia functions such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or VOD (Video On Demand). Uncomfortable.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above-described problems of the present invention is to provide a personal portable terminal that can be mounted while being disposed in an L-shape as it rotates along the inclined surfaces between terminal bodies having inclined surfaces.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal handheld terminal which is easily rotated between the terminal body by temporarily fixing the rotary hinge portion at an initial position and a rotated position.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a personal portable terminal that is easily rotated between each terminal body by automatically rotating the rotary hinge portion by elastic force after a predetermined distance.

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 and a rotary hinge.

The upper terminal body has a first inclined surface formed at a lower portion thereof, and a display unit is provided at the front thereof. The user can watch the screen through the display unit. Recently, multimedia functions such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or VOD (Video On Demand) have been improved, and thus the use of the display unit has been highlighted.

The lower terminal body has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, and is in close contact with the upper terminal body. The lower terminal body is arranged to be bar-shaped with the upper terminal body.

The rotary hinge portion includes an upper hinge mounted on the first inclined surface and a lower hinge mounted on the second inclined surface so as to be rotatably connected to the upper hinge portion, and the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are formed around the rotary hinge portion. And rotate on the second inclined surface. In this case, the rotary hinge portion may be designed as a free stop type hinge or as a click hinge. A free stop type hinge means a hinge which rotates automatically when a certain distance is rotated, and a click hinge means a hinge in which an initial position and a later position are temporarily fixed.

Recently, mobile phones are frequently used to watch multimedia functions such as DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or VOD (Video On Demand). However, the bar-type personal portable terminal cannot be mounted without a separate holder, so it is very inconvenient to watch the multimedia function by hand holding the terminal body.

The personal portable terminal according to the present invention can rotate the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body by a rotary hinge portion. The upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are rotated by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface to deform from the bar shape to the L-shape. Therefore, the front surface of the lower terminal body faces the ground so that the upper terminal body is supported, and as a result, the personal mobile terminal can be mounted without a separate holder, and the user can view the screen through the display unit of the upper terminal body.

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 can be provided, and a predetermined microprocessor for performing a multimedia playback function is provided. It can be used as a concept that collectively refers to a terminal.

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 illustrating a personal portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the personal portable terminal of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which the personal portable terminal of FIG. 1 is rotated. It is a side cross section for doing this.

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

The upper terminal body 110 is formed with a display unit 112 on the front and a receiver is formed on the front side. A button key is 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. The first inclined surface 114 is formed below the upper terminal body 110. The first inclined surface 114 faces a direction facing the display unit 112. Therefore, the front surface of the upper terminal body 110 is provided wider than the rear surface and can be mounted with the largest size of the display unit 112.

The lower terminal body 120 is formed in a shape corresponding to the upper terminal body 110, the button portion 122 is formed on the front. Accordingly, the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are arranged side by side up and down like a bar type personal portable terminal. In addition, since the second inclined surface 124 corresponding to the first inclined surface 114 is formed on the upper surface of the lower terminal body 120, the first inclined surface 114 and the second inclined surface 124 may be disposed to face each other.

The first inclined surface 114 and the second inclined surface 124 are in close contact with each other such that the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are bar-shaped to each other. And, as shown in Figure 3, to mount the personal portable terminal to watch the image output from the display unit 112, the lower terminal body 120 in the upper terminal body 110 by the rotary hinge 130. ) Rotates and deforms into an L-shape, and the personal terminal is mounted by the lower terminal body 120.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first inclined surface 114 is characterized in that the angle A is inclined at approximately 20 to 45 °. Because, when the first inclined surface 114 is inclined at an angle smaller than 20 degrees, when the lower terminal body 120 is rotated in the upper terminal body 110, the lower terminal body 120 is disposed between the upper terminal body 110 and the upper terminal body 110. This is because the display unit 112 is inconvenient because it cannot be mounted in an angle or the front of the upper terminal body 110 faces downward. In addition, when the first inclined surface 114 is inclined at an angle greater than 45 degrees, the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are in close contact with each other, and the front surface of the upper terminal body 110 faces the upper side, thereby displaying the display. It is inconvenient to watch section 112. Therefore, the first inclined surface 114 may be designed such that the angle is inclined between about 20 to 45 degrees.

4 is a partial side view for explaining the rotary hinge of the personal portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a side view for explaining the driving of the rotary hinge of FIG.

4 and 5, the rotary hinge unit 130 includes an upper hinge 140 and a lower hinge 150.

The upper hinge 140 is fixed to the upper terminal body 110 to rotatably connect the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120, and includes an upper fixing plate 142 and a hinge body 144. do. The upper fixing plate 142 is fixed to the upper terminal body 110 and is mounted on the first inclined surface 114 of the upper terminal body 110. In addition, the hinge body 144 is integrally formed with the upper fixing plate 142 and a protrusion 146 protruding outward is formed. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the hinge body and the upper fixing plate may be formed separately according to the intention of the designer.

The lower hinge 150 is fixed to the lower terminal body 120 to rotatably connect the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120, and includes a lower fixing plate 152 and a rotating hinge 154. do. The lower fixing plate 152 is fixed to the lower terminal body 120 and is mounted on the second inclined surface 124 of the lower terminal body 120. The rotation hinge 154 is integrally formed with the lower fixing plate 152 and rotatably mounted with the hinge body 144 as the rotation axis. The first stop groove 156 corresponding to the protrusion 146 and the second stop groove 158 formed at the position where the protrusion 146 is rotated are formed on the inner surface of the rotation hinge 154. The first stop groove 156 and the second stop groove 158 are respectively formed at positions spaced apart by an angle at which the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are rotated. Accordingly, when the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are arranged in a bar shape, the protrusion 146 is located in the first stop groove 156, and the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are disposed. The projection 146 is rotated ⓐ to be located in the second stop groove 158 when is deformed into an L-shape. In addition, the upper hinge 140 and the lower hinge 150 is formed in a hollow in order to electrically connect the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120.

Therefore, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention can rotate the upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 by the rotary hinge 130. The upper terminal body 110 and the lower terminal body 120 are rotated by the first inclined surface 114 and the second inclined surface 124 to be deformed from the bar shape to L-shaped. Therefore, since the lower terminal body 120 supports the upper terminal body 110 and is mounted on the ground, the user terminal can be mounted as a result without a separate holder, and the user can display the 112 of the upper terminal body 110. ), You can watch the screen.

In addition, the personal handheld terminal according to the present invention is a click-type hinge that is temporarily fixed to the initial position and the later position when rotating between the terminal body by a rotary hinge 130 including a hinge body 144 and a rotating hinge The effect can be obtained.

Example  2

6 is a side view of the personal portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a side view for explaining that the personal portable terminal according to the second embodiment of FIG.

6 and 7, the personal mobile terminal includes an upper terminal body 210, a lower terminal body 220, and a rotary hinge 230.

The upper terminal body 210 is provided with a front portion on which the display portion 212 is formed, a bottom portion on which the first inclined surface 214 is formed, and a first circuit board 216 for controlling various functions therein. The first inclined surface 214 faces a direction facing the display unit 212. Therefore, the front surface of the upper terminal body 210 is provided wider than the rear surface and can be mounted by increasing the size of the display unit 212 as much as possible.

The lower terminal body 220 is a front portion on which the keypad 222 is mounted, an upper surface portion forming a second inclined surface 224 corresponding to the first inclined surface 214, and a second for mounting various functions to control various functions. A circuit board 226. The first inclined surface 214 and the second inclined surface 224 are in close contact with each other such that the upper terminal body 210 and the lower terminal body 220 are bar-shaped to each other. In this case, the rotary hinge portion 230 has a hollow formed in the center thereof, a connection portion 228 for electrically connecting the first circuit board 216 and the second circuit board 226 may be provided.

8 is an internal side view for explaining the rotary hinge of the personal portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the rotary hinge portion 230 includes an upper hinge 240 and a lower hinge 250.

The upper hinge 240 is fixed to the upper terminal body 210 to rotatably connect the upper terminal body 210 and the lower terminal body 220, the upper fixing plate 242, the hinge body 244, the center Bar 226 and spring 228. The upper fixing plate 242 is fixed to the upper terminal body 210 and is mounted on the first inclined surface 214 of the upper terminal body 210. The center bar 226 is formed with a protrusion 229 protruding outward. The spring 228 is in close contact with the center bar 226 and is inserted into the hollow of the hinge body 224. Thus, the spring 228 is compressed when the center bar 226 exerts a force toward the interior of the hinge body 224.

The lower hinge 250 is fixed to the lower terminal body 220 to rotatably connect the upper terminal body 210 and the lower terminal body 220, and includes a lower fixing plate 252 and a rotating cam 254. do. The lower fixing plate 252 is fixed to the lower terminal body 220 and is mounted on the second inclined surface 224 of the lower terminal body 220. In addition, the rotary cam 254 is in close contact with the projection 229 is formed with a slide surface 256 for sliding sliding semi-automatically. The rotary cam 254 is in close contact with the center bar 226, and the protrusion 229 slides along the slide surface 256.

Specifically, the projection 229 formed on the center bar 226 and the rotation cam 254 are in close contact with each other, and the projection 229 is positioned at the lowest point from the surface of the rotation cam 254 of the slide surface 256. When the center bar 226 rotates, the protrusion 229 slides along the slide surface 256, and when the protrusion 229 is positioned at the highest point of the slide surface 256, the center bar 226 is moved. Moving inside the hinge body 244, the spring 228 in close contact with the center bar 226 is compressed. Accordingly, the compressed spring 228 pushes the center bar 226 outward by the elastic force, and the hinge body 244 automatically rotates without remaining the hinge body 244.

In addition, the personal handheld terminal according to the present invention obtains the effect of moving a certain distance manually when the rotation between the terminal body by a rotary hinge 230 including a hinge body 244 and a rotating hinge and the remaining distance automatically rotated. Can be.

Therefore, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention can rotate the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body by the rotary hinge portion. The upper terminal body and the lower terminal body are rotated by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface to deform from the bar shape to the L-shape. Therefore, since the lower terminal body is mounted on the ground by supporting the upper terminal body, it is possible to mount the personal portable terminal without a separate cradle as a result, and the user can watch the screen through the display unit of the upper terminal 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 a rotary hinge portion including a hinge body and a rotating hinge.

In addition, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention can obtain the effect of moving a certain distance manually and the remaining distance automatically rotates when rotating between the terminal body by a rotary hinge including a hinge body and a rotating hinge.

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 on which a first inclined surface is formed; A lower terminal body having a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface and being in close contact with the upper terminal body; And A rotary hinge portion including an upper hinge mounted to the first inclined surface and a lower hinge mounted to the second inclined surface and rotatably connected to the upper hinge portion; And And the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body rotate on the first and second inclined surfaces about the rotary hinge portion. The method of claim 1, Personal portable terminal, characterized in that the display unit is formed on the front of the upper terminal body. The method of claim 2, And the first inclined surface is formed to face the display unit. The method of claim 1, The first inclined surface is an individual portable terminal, characterized in that inclined at an angle of 20 ~ 45 °. The method of claim 1, The upper hinge includes an upper fixing plate fixed to the upper terminal body and a hinge body formed integrally with the upper fixing plate and having protrusions protruding outward, and wherein the lower hinge is fixed to the lower terminal body and the lower fixing plate fixed to the lower terminal body. And a rotating hinge having a hinge body rotatably mounted on a rotation axis and having a first stop groove corresponding to the protrusion and a second stop groove formed at a position at which the protrusion is rotated. terminal. The method of claim 5, The upper hinge and the lower hinge is a personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed in a hollow type. The method of claim 1, The upper hinge is formed integrally with the upper fixing plate fixed to the upper terminal body, the upper fixing plate and the hollow hinge body, the center bar is inserted into the hollow of the hinge body and protruded outwards and the hollow of the hinge body A spring positioned to be positioned in close contact with the center bar to provide an elastic force, and the lower hinge is integrally formed with the lower fixing plate fixed to the lower terminal body and the lower fixing plate and is in close contact with the protrusion to slide for sliding automatically. Personal portable terminal comprising a rotating cam formed face. The method of claim 7, wherein The hinge body, the center bar and the rotating cam is characterized in that the hollow portable terminal. An upper terminal body including a front portion on which an LCD is mounted, a bottom portion forming a first inclined surface facing the LCD, and a first circuit board mounted therein; A lower terminal body including a front portion on which a keypad is mounted, an upper surface portion forming a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, and a second circuit board mounted therein; And The rotary hinge is mounted to the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body to rotate the lower terminal body relative to the upper terminal body, and a hollow is formed in the center to electrically connect the first circuit board and the second circuit board. chapter; And And the upper terminal body and the lower terminal body rotate on the first and second inclined surfaces about the inner hinge part. The method of claim 9, And a connection part electrically connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board through the hollow. The method of claim 9, The first inclined surface is an individual portable terminal, characterized in that inclined at an angle of 20 ~ 45 °. The method of claim 9, An upper hinge including an upper fixing plate fixed to the upper terminal body and a hinge body protruding outwardly and integrally formed with the upper fixing plate; And A lower fixing plate fixed to the lower terminal body and the hinge body rotatably mounted to a rotation axis, and a first stop groove corresponding to the protrusion and a second stop groove formed at a position where the protrusion is rotated are formed on an inner surface thereof; A lower hinge including a rotating hinge; Personal portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 9, The rotary hinge portion is formed integrally with the upper fixing plate fixed to the upper terminal body, the upper fixing plate and the hollow hinge body, the center bar is inserted into the hollow of the hinge body and protruding outwards and the hollow of the hinge body An upper hinge positioned at and including a spring in close contact with the center bar to provide an elastic force; And A lower hinge including a lower fixing plate fixed to the lower terminal body and a rotating cam integrally formed with the lower fixing plate, the rotating cam being in close contact with the protrusion and having a slide surface for semi-automatic sliding movement; Personal portable terminal comprising a.

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