KR100705028B1 - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal. The present invention provides a keypad for signal input, a microphone for inputting sound, and a first panel having a camera module on a front surface thereof; A second panel including a display unit for outputting images, characters, and symbols and a speaker for outputting sound; A hinge portion hinged to the first panel and the second panel such that the first panel is rotatable with respect to the second panel, and the rear surface of the first panel and the rear surface of the second panel axially hinge the hinge portion. Characterized in that it is provided to abut.

Therefore, the camera module allows the user to directly capture the shape of the subject while photographing using the display unit. The display unit is provided on the outer side of the second panel so that the image is output to the display unit even when the second panel is not opened. And various symbols and the like, and facilitates switching to a call mode and a standby mode such as an incoming or outgoing call by the rotation of the second panel.

Mobile communication terminal, hinge unit, camera module, rotation detection unit, image conversion unit, display unit

Description

Mobile terminal {MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a front view of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

2 (a) is a front view showing a second panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 2 (b) is a front view showing a first panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, c) is a side view of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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3C is an exploded perspective view showing a hinge portion of a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3D is a state cross-sectional view of the hinge portion of the mobile communication terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3C.

4 (a) and 4 (b) and 5 (c) and (d) show that the second panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is rotated so that the second panel is the first panel like a conventional mobile communication terminal. This is a flow chart showing the order to be located at the top of the.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: mobile communication terminal 20: first panel

22: Keypad 24: camera module

26: second speaker 28: microphone (MIC)

30: second panel 32: display unit

34: first speaker 36: latch

40: hinge portion 50: fastener mounting hole

52: fastener insert 52a: sliding groove

54: support portion 56: the locking projection

58: jaw

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70: clamp 72: insertion groove

74: sliding projection 76: sliding piece

80: pressing projection 82: spring

90: battery pack A: slope

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal that allows a user to directly take a picture of a shape of a subject while photographing by using a camera module mounted in the mobile communication terminal.

As is generally known, mobile communication terminal is a personal portable communication means, and its demand has already been supplied so that it becomes a necessity of life, and the function of communication means for transmission and reception alone does not satisfy the needs of consumers. And a mobile communication terminal with multifunctionalization has been released.

As an example of such a function, the display unit of the mobile communication terminal may be colored or the camera function may be added to the mobile communication terminal to send or receive instant photos, or the MP3 function to input, output or play a music file. With such additions, mobile communication terminals with various functions are being launched with the target audience of the main customers, and accordingly, product prices are soaring at a very high price.

Such mobile communication terminals include bar type, flip type, and folder type. Among them, the folder type mobile communication terminal is small in size and light in weight and is easy to carry. It can be produced larger than that, so a lot of information can be displayed on one screen, which is used a lot.

1 is a front view of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional mobile communication terminal 100 is equipped with a second panel 120 rotatable by hinge coupling to the first panel 110, and propagates on one side of the first panel 110. An antenna (not shown) for transmitting and receiving is coupled.

In addition, a display unit (LCD; Liquid Crystal Display) 122 for displaying an image, a character, a symbol, etc. is disposed on one surface of the second panel 120, and a speaker 124 is provided on an upper end of the display panel. One side of the 110) for the signal input The keypad 112 and the microphone 114 are provided at the bottom of the keypad. Although not shown, the mobile communication terminal 100, which is currently being released, is equipped with a camera module (not shown) to allow a user to take a picture or a video.

In the conventional clamshell mobile communication terminal as shown in FIG. 1, a display unit 122 is usually disposed on an upper surface of the second panel 120. In this case, the folder 120 is kept closed while being carried or waiting for a call, and thus the display unit 122 is completely covered by the aforementioned second panel 120 so that the second panel 120 is not exposed to the outside. In the closed state, the information displayed on the display 122 cannot be confirmed. Accordingly, in addition to the main display unit 122 disposed on the upper surface of the second panel 120, a dual type clamshell mobile communication terminal having a small sub display unit (not shown) disposed on the front of the first panel 110 has been developed. Since the display unit is overlapped with each other, there is a limitation in making a thin product, which makes it difficult to miniaturize and lighten the product.

In addition, in the case of a mobile communication terminal having a camera function, in particular, a mobile communication terminal using a fixed camera module instead of a rotatable camera module is a camera facing an object to be photographed, i. Since the module and the display unit are disposed, there is a problem in that the pose of the subject to be photographed by the photographer cannot be confirmed by the display unit. In addition, even if the above-described dual type mobile communication terminal is used, it is inconvenient to check the subject because the sub display unit that can be confirmed is small.

 Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that allows a user to take a picture while directly photographing a shape of a subject when photographing using a camera module.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal having a display unit on an outer surface of the second panel so that an image and various symbols and the like outputted to the display unit can be checked without opening the second panel.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal that facilitates switching to a call mode and a standby mode such as an incoming or outgoing call by a rotation of the second panel.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal including: a keypad for signal input, a microphone for inputting sound, and a first panel provided with a camera module on a front surface thereof; A second panel including a display unit for outputting images, characters, and symbols and a speaker for outputting sound; A hinge portion hinged to the first panel and the second panel such that the first panel is rotatable with respect to the second panel, and the rear surface of the first panel and the rear surface of the second panel axially hinge the hinge portion. Characterized in that it is provided to abut.

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In addition, at least one side of one side or the other side of the second panel is formed with a latch, the hinge portion, an insertion groove is formed on one side of the upper end so as to latch the latch and at least one sliding piece on one side and the other side. Fasteners formed; A fastener insertion part is formed at an upper end thereof, and the fastener insert part is formed at the upper end, and the fastener insert part is provided with a sliding groove for allowing the fastener to be slidably moved. It may be configured to include; a fastener mounting hole is formed to be mounted to at least one of one end or the other end of the hinge portion by the support.

Here, the inside of the mobile communication terminal and the rotation detection unit for detecting the rotation of the second panel; And an image converter configured to change an output direction of the display unit when the second panel detects that the second panel is rotated by a predetermined angle or more.

In this case, when the opposite surface of the second panel is in contact with the opposite surface of the first panel, the image converting unit normally outputs an image and various symbols outputted to the display unit, and the second panel is connected to the first panel. When rotated 90 degrees or more in the upper direction, it is preferable to rotate the image and various symbols output to the display unit by 180 ° to output in reverse phase.

On the other hand, the top of the first panel is configured to further include a second speaker for outputting the received sound.

The mobile communication terminal is configured to switch to an incoming / outgoing call mode or a standby mode when the second panel is rotated by more than a set turning angle.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail. However, these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the shapes of the fastener mounting fixture and the fastener shown in each of the drawings are shown to simplify the fastener mounting fixture and the fastener only to represent the same fastener mounting fixture and the fastener.

2 (a) is a front view showing a second panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 2 (b) is a front view showing a first panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, c) is a side view of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to (a) to (c) of FIG. 2, in the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention, a keypad 22 for signal input is disposed near the front center of the first panel 20, and the keypad ( At the top of the 22, a camera module 24 for taking a picture and a second speaker 26 for outputting the received sound are formed, and a microphone 28 for inputting sound is provided at the bottom of the keypad 22. As described above, the second speaker 26 and the microphone 28 are provided on the first panel 20 so that incoming and outgoing calls of the mobile communication terminal 10 can be made using the keypad 22 without the second panel 30. Do. In addition, an inclined surface A is formed on an upper end of the first panel 20, and a battery pack 90 is mounted on a rear surface of the first panel 20.

In addition, the second panel 30 is equipped with a display unit 32 for outputting images, characters, and various symbols near the center of the upper surface, and the first speaker 34 for outputting the received sound on the upper end of the display unit 32. And the latch 36 is coupled to the hinge portion 40 on the upper left and right sides of the second panel 30 is formed. Here, the latch 36 may be formed at any one of the left side and the right side of the second panel 30.

The hinge part 40 serves as an axis connecting one side of the first panel 20 and the second panel 30 to allow the second panel 30 to be rotatable with respect to the first panel 20. When the panel 30 is rotated and moved in the upper direction of the first panel 20, the insertion groove 72 is formed to insert and fix the latch 36 formed on the upper left and right sides of the second panel 30. Has a detent 70. Insertion groove 72 is formed in a shape capable of inserting and fixing it according to the shape of the clamp 36, the fastener 70 is fixed to at least one of one end or the other end of the hinge portion (40) It is inserted into and fixed to the fastener inserting portion 52 of the mounting hole 50. Here, the fastener mounting hole 50 is mounted in the same number in the position where the above-described latch 36 can be caught.

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3C is an exploded perspective view showing a hinge portion of the mobile communication terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3D is a state cross-sectional view of the hinge portion of the mobile communication terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3C.
As shown in Figure 3c, the one end or the other end of the hinge portion 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a fastener mounting port 50, the fastener mounting hole 50 described above ( 70) is mounted to be slidable. In addition to the components constituting the hinge portion 40, but other than the main portion will be omitted.
The upper end of the fastener mounting port 50 is formed with a fastener inserting portion 52 into which the fastener 70 can be inserted, and a sliding groove 52a is formed on the inner surface of the fastener inserting portion 52. Here, the sliding grooves 52a are preferably formed on both side surfaces of the clamp insert 52 for the stable sliding movement of the clamp 70.
In addition, one side of the fixing bracket mounting hole 50 is integrally formed with a support 54 having a locking projection 56 in a predetermined region of the outer peripheral surface. Here, the locking projection 56 is formed in the region to allow the fastener mounting hole 50 to rotate by a predetermined angle, it is preferably formed of a flexible material to some extent. In addition, a jaw 58 having a height higher than that of the locking protrusion 56 is formed at each end of the locking protrusion 56 formed in a predetermined area of the outer circumferential surface of the support part 54.

3C to 3D, the clamp 70 is formed with an insertion groove 72 for inserting the clamp 36, and the sliding piece 76 inserted into the sliding groove 52a on the outer surface of the clamp 70. ) Is protruded and formed.
As shown in Figure 3d, the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention is inserted into the support portion 54 of the clamp mounting hole 50 is inserted into one end or the other end of the hinge portion (40). The support part 54 of the clamping fitting 50 has a locking protrusion 56 in a predetermined area of the outer circumferential surface, and the pressing protrusion 80 in which the spring 82 is disposed on the upper surface of the hinge part 40. Will be installed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described in detail.

4 (a) and 4 (b) and 5 (c) and (d) show that the second panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is rotated so that the second panel is the first panel like a conventional mobile communication terminal. This is a flow chart showing the order to be located at the top of the.

In Figure 4 (a) is a standby state before using the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention or in the direction of the user using the fixed camera module 24 of the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention. A side view showing a state where a subject to be positioned is to be photographed, that is, a state before the second panel 40 is rotated is illustrated.

In this case, the camera module 24 mounted on the first panel 20 faces the subject, and the display 22 faces the user so that the user can comfortably take a picture while looking at the subject through the display 22. It becomes possible. In addition, since the second speaker 26 is disposed at the upper end of the first panel 20 and the microphone 28 is provided at the lower end, the call can be made without the second panel 30. In the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention, the display unit 32 of the second panel 30 and the keypad 22 of the first panel 20 are formed on the outer surface, respectively, so that the user is generally used. The image and various symbols output through the mobile communication terminal 10 can be checked without opening the second panel 30 used as a folder (120 of FIG. 1) in the mobile communication terminal (100 of FIG. 1).

4 (b) shows that the second panel of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is rotated so as to be positioned on the top of the first panel.

The second panel 30 is rotated by the hinge part 40, and the camera module 24 and the display part 32 face the same direction. In addition, as in the case of opening the folder (120 in FIG. 1) of the commonly used clamshell mobile communication terminal (100 in FIG. 1), the call mode is switched to the second panel 30 by the rotation of the second panel 30. Sound is output through the provided first speaker 34, and a call is possible through the microphone 28 provided in the first panel 20. That is, when the second panel 30 is rotated more than a predetermined angle set in the front direction of the first panel 20, the second panel 30 is determined as if the call button of the normal mobile communication terminal (100 of FIG. 1) is pressed. For example, if the second panel 30 is rotated more than a set angle when a call signal is received, it is possible to use the incoming mode in which the call is possible, and after inputting a telephone number through the keypad 22 operation, the second panel If the 30 is rotated as described above, it can be used as a calling mode that attempts to make a call to the inputted telephone number.

Figure 5 (c) shows that when the second panel is moved to the upper end of the first panel mounting the latch of the second panel to the clamp.

When the second panel 30 moves to the upper end of the first panel 20, the clamp 70 moves the latch 36 by sliding upward along the sliding groove 52a of the clamp mounting hole 50. It is inserted into the insertion groove 72 of the clamp 70 to be fixed. Since the latch 36 is inserted into and fixed to the insertion groove 72 of the clamp 70, the user can input an image of the camera module 24 of the subject through the manipulation of the keypad 22. At this time, the user of the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention can take a picture of the user's own shape input through the camera module 24 mounted on the first panel 20 while directly looking through the display unit 32. .

On the other hand, when the second panel 30 is rotated and positioned at the upper end of the first panel 20, the display unit 32 is positioned upside down unlike the display unit 32 shown in FIG. The displayed screen may be displayed upside down.

Although not shown, in order to prevent this, the rotation detection unit and the image conversion unit are mounted inside the mobile communication terminal 10. When the second panel 30 is rotated, the rotation detection unit of the second panel 30 The rotation will be detected. When the rotation angle of the second panel 30 is rotated more than the set angle, the image conversion unit rotates the direction of the image and various symbols output to the display unit 32 by 180 degrees. Thus, the user can normally see the image output to the display unit 32 without rotating the mobile communication terminal 10 itself. In this case, when the second panel 30 is rotated by 90 ° or more, it is preferable that the image converting unit rotates the direction of the image and various symbols that are output to the display unit 32 by 180 ° and outputs the reverse phase.

FIG. 5D illustrates that the second panel moves in the front direction of the first panel while the latch of the second panel is inserted into the fastener.

Here, after fixing the clamp 36 of the second panel 30 to the clamp 70, it is rotated by a predetermined angle in the front direction of the first panel 20 to facilitate the call.

As described above with reference to FIG. 4A, the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention uses the second panel 26 and the second panel 26 by using the microphone 28 and the second speaker 26 located in the first panel 20. 30) a call is possible, and a call is typically made using a clamshell mobile communication terminal (100 in FIG. 1), that is, the microphone 28 of the first panel 20 and the first speaker of the second panel 30. You can also use 34 to make a call. When making a call using the microphone 28 and the first speaker 34, the user of the microphone 28 disposed on the first panel 20 and the first speaker 34 provided on the second panel 30 is a user. Will be used to rotate a predetermined angle in the front direction to get closer to the mouth and ears. At this time, the second panel 30 of the mobile communication terminal 10 according to the present invention is no longer able to rotate in the front direction by the inclined surface A formed at the upper end of the first panel 20, but the second In order to prevent the panel 30 from being rotated in the opposite direction in which the panel 30 is rotated, the clamping fitting 50 is mounted at one end or the other end of the hinge portion 40.

The locking protrusion 56 formed on the support part 54 of the clamping fitting 50 limits the radius of rotation of the clamping fitting 50. That is, when the second panel 30 is rotated in the front direction of the first panel 20 and positioned at the upper end of the first panel 20, the second panel 30 is not pushed in the rear direction. When the latch 36 of the two panels 30 is inserted into and fixed to the fastener 70, the lower end of the fastener 70 is caught by the fastener mounting hole 50. In addition, the engaging projection 56 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the support portion 54 of the clamping fixture 50 is formed in a predetermined region and the jaw is formed at a higher height than the engaging projection 56 on both sides of the predetermined region. Since the pressing protrusion 80 mounted in the branch portion 40 does not exceed the jaw 58 of the support portion 54 described above, the radius of rotation of the fastener mounting hole 50 is a predetermined region in which the locking protrusion 56 is formed. It is limited to. The rotation radius of the fastener mounting hole 50 is an inclined surface formed at the top of the first panel 10 from a position such that the second panel 30 located at the top of the first panel 20 is not pushed in the rearward direction. It is limited to (A). As described above, although the second panel 30 is prevented from rotating in the front direction by the inclined surface A, even if there is no inclined surface A, as described above, since the rotation radius of the clamping fixture 50 is limited, the second panel 30 ) Will no longer rotate in the forward direction.

Although not shown, rotating the second panel 30 to its original position at the end of the call may be performed by reversing the above process, and when the second panel 30 returns to the original position, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. 10 is switched to the standby mode.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention has an effect of allowing a user to directly capture a shape of a subject while photographing using a camera module.                     

In addition, the present invention is provided with a display unit on the outer surface of the second panel, it is possible to check the image and various symbols and the like output to the display unit without opening the second panel.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of making it easy to switch to a call mode and a standby mode such as an incoming or outgoing call by the rotation of the second panel.

Claims (7)

delete delete A first panel having a keypad for inputting a signal, a microphone for inputting sound, and a camera module on a front surface thereof; A second panel including a display unit for outputting images, characters, and symbols and a speaker for outputting sound; A hinge portion hinged to the first panel and the second panel such that the first panel is rotatable with respect to the second panel; A rear surface of the first panel and a rear surface of the second panel are provided to abut the shaft with the hinge part; A latch is formed on at least one side of one side or the other side of the second panel, The hinge portion, A fastener formed with an insertion groove formed on one side of the upper end to hold the latch and having at least one sliding piece formed on one side and the other side thereof; A fastener insertion part is formed at an upper end thereof, and the fastener insert part is formed at the upper end, and the fastener insert part is provided with a sliding groove for allowing the fastener to be slidably moved. And a fixture mounting tool formed at least one of one side end or the other end of the hinge unit by the support unit. The method of claim 3, A rotation detector configured to detect a rotation of the second panel inside the mobile communication terminal; And a video conversion unit for converting the output direction of the display unit when the second panel detects that the second panel is rotated by a predetermined angle or more. The method of claim 4, wherein The image converter, When the opposite surface of the second panel is in contact with the opposite surface of the first panel, the image and various symbols outputted to the display unit are normally output, and the second panel is rotated by 90 ° or more in the upper direction of the first panel. And rotate the image and various symbols outputted to the display unit by 180 ° to output in reverse phase. The method of claim 3, And a second speaker for outputting the received sound at an upper end of the first panel. The method of claim 3, The mobile communication terminal, When the second panel is rotated more than a set rotation angle, the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that switching to the incoming / outgoing call mode or standby mode.

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