KR100716811B1 - Swing Hinge Type Mobile Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention has been invented to solve a problem occurring in a sensor for detecting a swing position of a swing hinged mobile communication terminal.

In the swing hinge mobile communication terminal consisting of an upper panel and a lower panel,

A rotating member installed to be driven in conjunction with the upper panel;

An opening / closing detection unit capable of detecting a rotation state of the upper panel by rotating the rotating member;

By providing a swing-hinge mobile communication terminal comprising a; base member for mounting the opening and closing detection unit,

Its manufacturing process is simple, the number of parts required can be reduced, and the possibility of errors caused by magnetism can be reduced.

Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Mobile Phone, Swing, Sensor, Horizontal, Multi, Recognition, Screen

Description

Swing Hinge Type Mobile Phone {Swing Hinge Type Mobile Phone}

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a mechanical upper panel opening and closing detection unit of a swing hinged mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating that a connector is installed on the rotating member between the cover and the rotating member of the embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a diagram illustrating a closed mode in the upper panel state sensing device of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an open mode in the upper panel state sensing apparatus of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

<Description of main parts of drawing>

       10: upper panel 20: lower panel

       30: cover 31: cover through hole

       40: base member 50: stopper

       51: stopper fastening portion 60: rail seating portion

       100: rotating member 110: connector

       120: rail 130: connection state transmission unit

       150: base member central axis 151: rotating member through hole

The present invention relates to a swing hinged mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a swing hinged mobile communication terminal having an apparatus for mechanically recognizing a swing rotation state of an upper panel.

In general, the term "mobile communication terminal" refers to a device that a user can carry out wireless communication with the other party. These mobile communication terminals are classified into various types in appearance. For example, wireless terminals are classified as bar-type, flip-type, folder-type, or slide-type wireless terminals, depending on their appearance. do. Recently, the function of the terminal is also important, but in consideration of design, the pursuit of slimming or miniaturization.

Due to the development of the telecommunications industry and the rapid expansion of mobile communication services, many people are carrying mobile terminals, and in order to meet the various functional needs of users, in addition to wireless telephone communication functions, music files are played, wireless Internet use and e-mail Various functions such as are added to the mobile communication terminal. Recently, output to a computer screen and storage to a computer can be performed by connecting to a computer or the like.

In addition, an increasing number of users want high performance in an internet environment or a multimedia environment such as a movie. Many existing multimedia content, movies and videos are designed to be implemented on standard screens (1.37 to 1) and wide screens (2.35 to 1). As described above, there is a problem that the left and right of these contents are cut off when attempting to view a previously produced movie or video in a display window of a conventional mobile communication terminal having a horizontal length longer than a vertical length.

In addition, many users enjoy digital multimedia broadcasting or games, such as the latest video type 3 (d) games, which are implemented in a horizontal screen, using mobile communication terminals. In addition, in recent years, as the performance of the terminal is improved, it is also possible to implement existing desktop games or games for various game terminals as emulators for mobile communication terminals and enjoy them in mobile communication terminals. Since most of these games are made up of contents that are implemented according to a horizontal screen, it is difficult to enjoy them with a conventional vertical terminal screen.

As described above, when the above-described contents are implemented in a mobile phone that extends up and down, there is a problem that spaces left and right of the content are inevitably deleted. In addition, it is highly desirable that a screen with a golden division having an aspect ratio of 4 to 3 can secure a wide field of view for general users.

However, in the case of a terminal capable of realizing such a horizontal screen enlarged to the left and right, for example, a swing phone, the position of the upper panel implementing the horizontal screen on the lower panel is generally determined by a sensor mounted at a predetermined position. The sensing unit transmits the position signal of the upper panel to the lower panel having the printed circuit board.

The conventional sensor system is composed of a magnetic sensor and a magnetic, the magnetic sensor is embedded in a printed circuit board, the magnetic is installed in a predetermined portion, such as a case. Such a configuration has a large number of parts provided and also takes a long time to manufacture.

In addition, when the magnetic sensor system as described above is used, an error of the sensor may occur due to a magnetic field or other environmental change when the upper panel is swinged on the lower panel for realizing a horizontal screen.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problem occurring in the sensor for detecting the swing position of the swing hinged mobile communication terminal, and instead of the sensor to mechanically transmit the position information of the upper panel to the lower panel. It is to provide a device that can.

An object of the present invention is a swing hinge mobile communication terminal consisting of an upper panel and a lower panel,

A rotating member installed to be driven in conjunction with the upper panel;

An opening / closing detection unit capable of detecting a rotation state of the upper panel by rotating the rotating member;

As a structure comprising; a base member for mounting the opening and closing detection unit,
The opening and closing detection unit,
At least one connector fixed to the rotating member so as to be interlocked according to a swing movement of the rotating member;
A rail capable of switching the on-off state of the upper panel by forming one or more gaps in a predetermined region so that the contact is interrupted as the connector is rotated in contact with the connector;
A connection state transfer unit capable of transmitting the on-off signal to a printed circuit board; Equipped with
The base member is achieved by providing a swing hinged mobile communication terminal having a rail seating portion for allowing the rail to be seated and the base member having a central axis coincident with the center of the rotation member and the rail.

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The connector is made of a conductive material, and the rail may also be made of a conductive material.

The rotating member is covered by a cover and is coupled to the base member of the lower panel, and when in the open or closed mode, stoppers are provided on both sides of the base member adjacent to the gap of the rail, The stopper fastening portion may be formed on the outer circumferential surface at a predetermined interval.

The rail may be disposed on the lower panel.

The connection state transmission unit may be integrally connected to the printed circuit board or may be connected by wiring.

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Hereinafter, a swing hinged mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a mechanical upper panel opening and closing detection unit of a swing hinged mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Swing hinge mobile communication terminal of the present invention is composed of a rotating member 100, opening and closing detection unit, the base member 40,

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mechanical upper panel opening / closing detection unit includes a cover 30, a connector 110 interlocked with the rotating member 100, a rail 120, and a connection state transmission unit 130. And a base member 40. The members are arranged on the same axis in order on one side of the swing hinged mobile communication terminal.

The cover 30 has a through hole 31, and the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 30 coincides with the outer circumferential surface of the engaging portion 112 of the rotating member 100 to rotate with the cover 30. The member 100 is coupled. In addition, a plurality of fastening holes are formed in the cover 30, and the base member 40 is coupled to the cover 30 by screwing, preferably by corresponding fastening holes of the base member 40.

Preferably, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating member 100 is coupled to the upper panel 10, and the cover 30 and the base member 40 are preferably the lower panel 20. ) Will be combined. Meanwhile, the central shaft 150 of the base member 40 penetrates and is coupled to the through hole 151 of the rotating member 100 and the assembly of the cover 30 and the base member 40 as described above is performed. Is completed.

In addition, the connection state transmission unit 130 is provided at one end of the rail 120, and preferably, the connection state transmission unit 130 may be integrally connected to the printed circuit board or by wiring.

Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating that a connector is installed on the rotating member between the cover and the rotating member of the embodiment of the present invention.

The connector 110 and the rail 120 of the present invention are provided between the cover 30 and the base member 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the rail 120 is mounted on a rail seating portion 60 in the base member 40, and the rail 120 is annular, and has at least two or more gaps in a predetermined portion. d) is formed at intervals of 180 degrees. In FIG. 2, the connector 110 is preferably disposed on the rear surface of the rotating member 100 at a symmetrical direction, that is, at an interval of 180 degrees so as to connect the gap d. At this time, the connector 110 is disposed in a position to be swing or rotationally sliding on the rail 120.

In addition, two stoppers 50 are disposed at an inner portion of the base member 40 at intervals of 180 degrees, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, where a gap d on the rail 120 is preferably provided. The stopper 50 is disposed so as to correspond to the portion where) is installed. The stopper 50 is made of an elastic member, and when the external force is applied, the shape is deformed, and when the external force applied to the stopper 50 disappears, the stopper 50 is restored to have an original appearance again.
On the other hand, a plurality of stopper fastening portions 51 are provided on the outer surface of the rotating member 120 at predetermined intervals, and preferably, four stopper fastening portions 51 have a 90 degree interval. It is placed on the rotating member 100 symmetrically.

When the rotating member 100 is coupled to the base member 40, the stopper 50 of the base member 40 is fitted into the stopper fastening portion 51 of the rotating member 100 to be coupled. According to this structure, when the rotating member 100 is swing rotated on the lower panel according to the swing rotation of the upper panel, the rotational force of the rotating member 100 is applied to the stopper 50, accordingly the appearance of the stopper 50 While being deformed, the stopper 50 in the stopper fastening part 51 is detached and slides on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 100. Subsequently, as the stopper 50 is further rotated, the stopper 50 is coupled to the other stopper fastening part 51. In this case, the stopper 50 is fastened to the stopper fastening part 51, and an external force applied to the stopper 50. As a result, the stopper 50 is restored to a circular shape.

According to this configuration, when the connector 110 is swing rotated on the rail 120 so that the connector 110 is in a position to connect the rail 120 having the gap d, the stopper 50 is The connector 110 keeps the rail 120 energized unless it is fastened to the stopper fastening part 51 provided on the rotating member 100 so that a predetermined external force is not applied. In contrast, the connector 110 is arranged orthogonal to the gap d of the rail 120 so that when the connection of the rail 120 is broken, the connector 110 is orthogonal to the position of the gap d. The stopper 50 of the base member 40 is engaged with the stopper fastening portion 51 of the rotating member 100 to maintain a state in which electricity is blocked.

3A is a view illustrating a closed mode in the upper panel state sensing apparatus of the present invention embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a top panel arranged horizontally so that the upper panel is swing rotated on the lower panel to realize a horizontal screen. It is a figure which shows the state.

As described above, the upper panel 10 is connected to the rotating member 100 so that the rotating member 100 is rotated in accordance with the swing rotation of the upper panel 10. In addition, the connector 110 is connected to the rotation member 100, the swing sliding on the rail 120 of the lower panel 20 to allow the rail 120 to energize or block the energization.

As shown in FIG. 3A, in the state where the upper panel 10 is closed, the connector 110 mounted on the rotating member 100 is in a position connecting the gap d of the rail 120. An electricity is supplied to the 120, and the state is notified to the printed circuit board by the connection state transmission unit 130, and the printed circuit board recognizes that the upper panel 10 is positioned in the closed mode.

As shown in FIG. 3A, with the stopper 50 fastened on the stopper fastening portion 51 in the closed mode, the upper panel 10 is opened on the lower panel 20 in a direction opposite to that of FIG. 3A. When swinging in the mode, the stopper 50 is deformed while an external force is applied, and the stopper 50 comes out of the stopper fastening portion 51, wherein the connector 110 is an outer circumferential surface of the rotating member 100. The connector 110 is moved away from the position where the gap d of the rail 120 is connected, and the energization on the rail 120 is cut off, thereby printing by the connection state transmission unit 130. The circuit board is informed that the energization is cut off. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3B, the printed circuit board recognizes that the upper panel 10 is open for the horizontal screen. At this time, the stopper 50 is coupled to the stopper fastening portion 51 of the rotating member 100. Accordingly, the upper panel 10 remains open unless a special external force is applied on the lower panel 20.

As such, in the case of a device for detecting the position of the upper panel swinging on the lower panel by using a conventional sensor system, especially a magnetic sensor, a complicated manufacturing process is required, and many parts are required, and errors caused by magnetism can be avoided. Although there was a possibility of occurrence, this point can be overcome by providing the apparatus of the present invention.

Although the present invention has been described for the embodiments of the present invention based on the accompanying drawings for convenience, it is obvious that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (9)

delete In the swing hinge mobile communication terminal consisting of an upper panel and a lower panel, A rotating member installed to be driven in conjunction with the upper panel; An opening / closing detection unit capable of detecting a rotation state of the upper panel by rotating the rotating member; As a structure consisting of; a base member for mounting the opening and closing detection unit, The opening and closing detection unit, At least one connector fixed to the rotating member so as to be interlocked according to a swing movement of the rotating member; A rail capable of switching the on-off state of the upper panel by forming one or more gaps in a predetermined region so that the contact is interrupted as the connector is rotated in contact with the connector; A connection state transfer unit capable of transmitting the on-off signal to a printed circuit board; Equipped with And the base member has a rail seating portion formed so that the rail is seated, and a central axis coinciding with the center of the rotation member and the rail. The method of claim 2, Swing connector mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the connector is made of a conductive material. The method of claim 2, Swing hinge mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the rail is made of a conductive material. The method of claim 2, The rotating member is covered by a cover and is coupled to the base member of the lower panel, and when in the open or closed mode, stoppers are provided on both sides of the base member adjacent to the gap of the rail, Swing hinge type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the stopper fastening portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface at a predetermined interval. The method of claim 2, Swing rail type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the rail is disposed on the lower panel. The method of claim 2, And the connection state transmission unit is integrally connected to the printed circuit board. The method of claim 2, And the connection state transmission unit is connected to a printed circuit board by wires. delete

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