KR100800829B1 - Game/communication portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game-use portable terminal comprising a rotatable housing which rotates in accordance with use in a portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal includes a first housing extending in a longitudinal direction and in a state facing the first housing. A second housing which rotates near or away from the first hinge axis provided in the longitudinal direction, and within the housing about a second hinge axis provided in the first housing and provided side by side in the same direction as the first hinge axis; In addition to the rotating in the front, the rear, the rear housing is characterized in that it is composed of a rotating housing, thereby improving the use of the terminal, the game mode function has the advantage of convenient key operation when using have.

First and second housings, rotatable housings, first and second hinge devices.

Description

Gaming Handhelds {GAME / COMMUNICATION PORTABLE DEVICE}             

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a portable game terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a game combined portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is used as a game mode function;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a rotation operation state of the rotatable housing of the configuration of the game combined portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a rotated state of the rotatable housing of the configuration of the game combined portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view illustrating a rotation operation of a second housing in the configuration of a game-use portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a view illustrating a state in which the terminal is used as a call mode function after rotating the second housing of the portable game console according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game combined portable terminal, and more particularly, to a combined game portable terminal including a rotatable housing which rotates according to a function used in the portable terminal.

In general, the term “portable terminal” refers to an electronic device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such mobile terminals are referred to as HHP, CT-2 cellular phones, digital phones, PCS phones and PDAs, and are classified into various types in appearance. For example, wireless terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type wireless terminals according to their appearance. The bar-type wireless terminal means that the single housing is configured as a bar-type, and the flip-type wireless terminal means that the flip or cover is rotatably configured by the hinge device in the bar-type housing. The terminal means that the folder is configured to be rotatably connected to the single bar-shaped housing by a hinge device and to be folded.

Such portable terminals are becoming smaller, slim, grip, and lighter in consideration of portability, and are moving toward a multi-media direction in which various functions can be pursued.

In particular, more and more portable terminals will be used for miniaturization, light weight, multifunction, and versatility, and will be modified to adapt to various multimedia environments or the Internet environment. In addition, portable terminals are being recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times as an electronic device commonly used anywhere in the world.

The above-mentioned conventional portable terminals essentially have an antenna device, a data input / output device, and a data transmission / reception device. Of course, the data input device is commonly used as a keypad for inputting data mainly by a finger pressing operation, a touch pad or a touch screen is also used.

In addition, the display function according to the data output device commonly uses a liquid crystal display (LCD).

In addition, the conventional portable terminal for a video call is provided with a camera lens, so that it is possible to make a video call with the other party, or to shoot a desired subject.

In addition, most mobile terminals mainly intended for voice communication or video communication have a large number of external terminals such as flip type or folder type.

Such flip-type or clamshell terminals have excellent sound sensitivity, and are currently in a generalized trend because they are advantageous for miniaturization and light weight of the main body.

Conventional clamshell portable terminals have a hinge device which mechanically connects the main body and the folder with the main body equipped with various keys and a microphone, a liquid crystal display device and a speaker, and mechanically connects the main body and the folder. It is composed.

The camera module housing is mounted at a predetermined position of the hinge device for video communication.

However, the conventional portable terminal has a problem in that key operation is inconvenient because the size of the key is narrow in the key pad structure of the 3X4 key when the mobile terminal is used as a function of the game mode. As described above, the key operation of the conventional communication device is reduced in speed and accuracy.

This is because the keys used in the game mode are used in combination with the keys used in the call mode.

Therefore, the conventional portable terminal has a disadvantage in that a plurality of keys are arranged in a narrow housing so that the accuracy between the keys is narrow due to a narrow space between the keys, and the speed of key operation is reduced by using one hand. there was.

In addition, there is a disadvantage in that the economic burden on the user's point of view to prepare a game phone for a separate game.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention, by configuring a rotating housing that rotates in accordance with the use function in the portable terminal, the game combined to improve the use of the terminal It is to provide a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention, by configuring a rotatable housing having a call mode key and a game dedicated key in the mobile terminal, the game combined portable to facilitate the key operation of the terminal when using the call mode function and game mode function In providing a terminal.                         

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable terminal,

A first housing extending longitudinally;

A second housing which rotates near or away from the first hinge axis provided in the longitudinal direction while facing the first housing; And

It is characterized in that it is composed of a rotatable housing which rotates in the housing around the second hinge axis provided in the first housing and provided side by side in the same direction as the first hinge axis, and the front and rear surfaces thereof are reversed. .

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the game-use portable terminal 10 includes the first and second housings 20 and 30, the rotatable housing 40, and the first and second hinge devices 50 and 60. The first housing 20 extends in the longitudinal direction to rotate the second housing 30 about the first hinge axis A1 of the first hinge device 50. The second housing 30 is disposed on the front surface of the first housing 20 so as to be rotated near or away from the first hinge shaft A1 provided in the longitudinal direction while facing the first housing 20. It is provided in the longitudinal direction, the rotatable housing 40 is rotated about the second hinge axis (A2) provided in the longitudinal direction and in the first housing 20 so that the front, the rear surface is reversed. It is provided.                     

As shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the rotatable housing 40 is provided with a key array 41 and a plurality of game-only keys 42 formed of a plurality of keys.

As shown in FIG. 6, the auxiliary liquid crystal display 43 is provided at a position adjacent to the key array 41 to use the terminal 10 as a call mode function.

4 to 5, the first hinge device 50 provides the first hinge axis A1 and vertically extends the second housing 30 from the first housing 20 in the longitudinal direction. It is provided in the longitudinal direction of the side of the first and second housings 20 and 30 so as to be rotatably connected.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second hinge device 60 provides the second hinge axis A2 and the rotatable housing 40 is rotatable in the first housing 20. It is provided in the longitudinal direction of 20, The said 2nd hinge apparatus is provided in the both sides of the perpendicular | vertical perpendicular | vertical of the longitudinal direction of the said 1st housing.

1 and 3, a rotation space 21 is formed in the first housing 20 to rotate the rotatable housing 40, and a rear surface of the first housing 20. The microphone device 22 and the speaker device 23 are provided so that the terminal 10 can be used as a call mode function.

In addition, a large capacity battery pack 31 is mounted on the front surface of the second housing 30.

The large liquid crystal display 32 is provided on the rear surface of the second housing 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, at least one auxiliary speaker device 33 is provided on both sides of the large liquid crystal display 32 to provide sound when the terminal 10 is used as a game function.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6 attached to the operation of the game combined portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail as follows.

1 and 2, when the game-use portable terminal 10 is used as a game function, the second housing 30 faces the front surface of the first housing 20, and in this state, the first hinge The second housing 30 is rotated away from the first housing 20 in the vertical direction about the first hinge axis A1 of the device 50.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the first hinge device 50 is provided on one side surface of the first and second housings 20 and 30 in the longitudinal direction, and the second housing 30 is disposed in the first housing ( 20 is rotatably connected.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, in the first housing 20, a rotating housing 40 in which front and rear surfaces are rotated and inverted about a second hinge axis A2 of the second hinge device 60. ), The rotatable housing 40 is rotated about the second hinge axis A2.

At this time, as shown in Figure 2, the front of the rotatable housing 40 is provided with a key array 41 and a plurality of game-only keys 42 consisting of a plurality of keys using the terminal 10 as a call mode function Since the rotatable housing 40 rotates, the key array 41 and the game-only keys 42 are exposed to the outside.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, since the large liquid crystal display device 32 is provided on the rear surface of the second housing 30, the second housing 30 rotates and the large liquid crystal display device 32. ) And the key array 41 and game dedicated keys 42 of the rotatable housing 40 are exposed to the outside.

In this state, the user can use the terminal 10 as a game function.

3 and 6, when the user uses the terminal 10 as a call mode function, the user rotates the rotatable housing 40 to be reversely inverted about the second hinge axis A2. The key array 41 and the game-only keys 42 made up of a plurality of keys provided at the front of the rotatable housing 40 are exposed at the rear of the first housing 20.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first and second housings 20 and 30 face each other by rotating the second housing 30 close to the first housing 20 in the longitudinal direction. .

In this state, the user uses the terminal 10 as a call mode function.

As described above, the use of the terminal can be improved by configuring a rotatable housing which is rotated and used according to the call mode function and the game mode function of the terminal.

The game-use portable terminal of the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

For example, the present invention can be applied to all portable terminals.

As described above, according to the game-only portable terminal according to the present invention,

By rotating according to the use of the rotatable housing having the call mode key and the game-specific keys of the mobile terminal, the key operation of the terminal can be made convenient when the call mode function and the game mode function are used, thereby improving the use of the terminal. It can be effected.

Claims (9)

In a mobile terminal, A first housing extending longitudinally; A second housing which rotates near or away from the first hinge axis provided in the longitudinal direction while facing the first housing; And And a rotatable housing which is provided in the first housing and rotates in the housing about the second hinge axis provided in parallel with the first hinge axis and in which the front and rear surfaces thereof are reversed. Gaming handheld terminal. The first hinge device of claim 1, further comprising a first hinge device on a longitudinal side surface of the first housing and the second housing, the first hinge device configured to rotatably connect the second housing from the first housing. , And a second hinge device provided in the first housing to provide the second hinge shaft and to enable the rotatable housing to be rotatable in the first housing. The portable game terminal according to claim 2, wherein the second hinge device is provided on both sides of the first housing in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction. The portable game terminal according to claim 1, wherein a rotation space is further formed in the first housing to rotate the rotatable housing. The portable game terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a microphone device and a speaker device on a rear surface of the first housing. The portable game terminal according to claim 1, wherein a large capacity battery pack is mounted on a front surface of the second housing, and a large liquid crystal display device is provided on a rear surface of the second housing. 7. The portable game terminal according to claim 6, wherein at least one auxiliary speaker device is further provided on both sides of the large liquid crystal display. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein a front panel of the rotatable housing includes a key array consisting of a plurality of keys and a plurality of game-only keys, and an auxiliary liquid crystal display is further provided at adjacent positions of the key array. Mobile game console to play. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the game portable terminal is used as a game mode function, the second housing is rotated away from the first housing in a vertical direction about the first hinge axis, and the first housing is rotated. The rotating housing provided therein is rotated about the second hinge axis of the second hinge device, and a plurality of keys and game-only keys provided on the front of the rotatable housing are exposed to the front of the first housing. Use it, When the terminal is used as a call mode function, the rotatable housing is rotated to be positioned opposite to the position in the game mode about the second hinge axis, and a plurality of keys and a plurality of games dedicated to the front of the rotatable housing are provided. Keys are exposed on the rear surface of the first housing, in this state, the second housing is rotated close to the first housing and used to face each other to use.

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