KR100842632B1 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal is provided to offer a double-width display unit of swung horizontal state, a stereo sound system, and an always-exposed key operation unit, thereby accomplishing convenient portability as improving user interfacing environment. A swing unit(30) consists of the first area(302) opened/closed by a body unit(20), depending on whether a swing action is performed, and the second area(304) always opened regardless of the body unit. The body unit comprises as follows. An upper part(210) opens/closes the first area according to motion of the swing unit, and faces an upper side of the swing unit. A lower part(220) stands as facing the upper part in parallel, and faces a lower side of the swing unit. A middle part integratedly connects the upper part with the lower part.

Description

Mobile terminal {MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view illustrating a portable terminal in which a display unit according to the present invention is swinging.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal having a display unit arranged in a wide swing is completed according to the present invention.

4 is a side view of FIG. 1;

The present invention relates to a portable terminal including a notebook, palm PC, cellular phone, PCS, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), Hand Held Phone (HHP) and the like.

In general, portable terminals have been miniaturized, slimmed, and lightweight in consideration of their portability. In particular, the importance of entertainment contents including multimedia, direction, for example, TV, movies, games, entertainment, etc., which can pursue various service functions is important. In particular, since the current era of DMB viewing has arrived, there is a demand for a portable terminal that is easy to see, convenient to operate, and easy to view. The above-mentioned viewing convenience means that the screen is provided in a wide range.

Such mobile terminals are most important for the convenience of viewing a displayed screen or key operation. Especially, in the case of a mobile terminal communicating wirelessly, miniaturization, weight reduction, and slimness are very important for optimizing portability while carrying or moving.

An example of a conventional portable terminal that is popular is a bar or clamshell portable terminal. The bar portable terminal has a structure in which a display unit and keys are arranged in a single body. On the other hand, compared to the bar-type portable terminal, the folding portable terminal is configured to be a folding type, there is an advantage in miniaturization.

For example, a folding portable terminal previously filed by the present applicant has been disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,865,406 (radiotelephone for visual communication). The patent includes a main body, a folder, and a hinge device, and the camera lens assembly is rotatably mounted to the hinge device. The keys are arranged inside the main body, and the display is arranged inside the folder.

However, the portable terminal disclosed in US Pat. No. 6,865,406 is small in size and advantageous to the user to carry, but it is difficult to provide a wide display unit. That is, the US patent is convenient to use in the phone mode, but the display screen of the display unit is fixed in various modes related to watching a video, so that the wide display unit is not provided. That is, in various video viewing modes, it is a reality that a wide display section is provided for convenient viewing.

Of course, if the overall size of the portable terminal is mounted with a wide display unit and more keys are placed, the above-mentioned problems can be overcome, but the problem of deterioration in portability from the user's point of view is to counteract miniaturization and light weight. There is.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal which is advantageous for miniaturization while providing a wide display unit in a horizontal view state in a bar portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal having an improved user interface environment by providing a wide display unit, a stereo sound system, and a constantly exposed key operation unit to a user in a landscape view state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which a bar-type portable terminal is concealed in a main body part in a closed state and provides a wide display part in a horizontal view state in an open state, thereby providing a wide display part while also providing a width and width of the overall terminal. It is to provide a portable terminal that is advantageous in miniaturization of the.

A portable terminal according to the present invention includes a main body portion including keys; And a display unit, the swing having a first area opened and closed by the main body part according to whether the swing is continuously connected, while maintaining the state facing the main body part and the second area always open. An upper portion including a portion, the main body portion opening and closing the first area according to the movement of the swing portion, and facing the upper surface of the swing portion; A lower portion installed in parallel with the upper portion and facing the bottom surface of the swing portion; And it characterized in that it comprises an intermediate portion for connecting the upper and lower parts integrally.

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The intermediate part according to the present invention is formed between the lower end of the upper and lower portions to surround the lower end.

Between the upper and lower parts according to the present invention is provided with a slot for accommodating the swing or provide a swing space.

The portable terminal according to the present invention is configured to have a longer length in the lower part than the upper part.

The swing housing according to the present invention performs a swing movement while drawing a predetermined trajectory.

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A portable terminal according to the present invention includes a key operation unit; A battery unit mounted in parallel with the key operation unit; An intermediate unit which integrally connects the key operation unit and the battery unit; And connected by a connecting device so as to maintain a facing state between the key operation unit and the battery unit, and capable of swinging at a predetermined rotational angle, and closed by the key operation unit at a pre-swing position, and from the key operation unit at a post-swing position. And a display portion having an open first display portion region and a second display portion region that is always open regardless of before and after the swing.

The display unit according to the present invention is configured to be longer than the key operation unit.

In the display unit according to the present invention, first and second speaker devices are disposed at both ends thereof, so that the first speaker is closed and the second speaker is opened before the swing, and the first and second speaker devices are opened after the swing. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

A configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the portable terminal 10 according to the present invention has a predetermined body portion 20, a swing portion 30, and the swing portion 30 in the body portion 20. It consists of a connecting device (M: shown in Fig. 4) for connecting while drawing the locus of. The swing portion 30 swings while maintaining the state facing the main body portion 20 by the connecting device (M). In addition, the swing part 30 may include a first area 302 opened and closed by the main body 20 and a second area 304 that is always open regardless of the main body 20 depending on whether or not the swing is performed. Equipped.

The main body 20 opens and closes the first region 302 according to the movement of the swing portion 30, and an upper portion 210 facing the upper surface of the swing portion 30, and the upper portion 210. And a lower portion 220 facing the bottom surface of the swing portion 30, and an intermediate portion 230 integrally connecting the upper and lower portions 210 and 220. The intermediate portion 230 is formed between the lower ends of the upper and lower parts 210 and 220, respectively, and has a shape surrounding the lower ends of the upper and lower parts 210 and 220, respectively. In addition, a slot S is provided between the upper and lower portions 210 and 220 to accommodate the swing portion 30 or provide a swing moving space. 1 shows a state in which the swing part 30 is accommodated in the slot S, and in FIG. 3, a state in which the swing part 30 is separated from the slot S is shown.

In addition, the lower portion 220 is configured to be longer in the longitudinal direction than the upper portion 210, and is configured to be slightly longer than the swing portion 30. According to this configuration, the swing portion 30 is completely accommodated on the lower portion 220 in the state as shown in FIG. 1, and arranged in the letter 'T' together with the upper portion 210 in the state as shown in FIG. 3. Face in a direction perpendicular to each other.

As described above, the main body is composed of an upper portion 210, a lower portion 220, and an intermediate portion 230, and the upper portion 210 includes a key operation portion including a plurality of keys 212, and the lower portion 220. ) Is provided with a battery unit. In addition, the swing unit 30 includes a display unit 330. The swing unit 30 has already been described as being divided into first and second regions 302 and 304 in which the opening and closing is determined by the upper portion 210. In the first region 302, the first display region 310 is formed. And a second display area 320 in the second area 304. That is, the display unit 330 is divided into first and second display area regions 310 and 320.

Hereinafter, the upper portion 210 will be referred to as a key manipulation unit.

Accordingly, the display unit 330 is closed by the key operation unit 210 at the pre-swing position, and is correlated with the first display unit area 310 which is opened from the key operation unit 210 at the post-swing position and before and after the swing. And a second display area 320 that is always open. In addition, the display unit 330 is configured to be longer than the length of the key operation unit 210 so that the display unit 330 is disposed along the length direction of the key operation unit 210 in the closed state. The 310 is closed and the second display area 320 is opened. After the swing, the second display area 320 is opened, and the first and second areas 310 and 320 are completely opened after the swing. .

In addition, since the length of the lower portion 220 is longer than that of the upper portion 210, the length of the display portion 330 is longer than that of the key manipulation portion 210.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the display unit 330 has first and second speaker devices 344 and 342 disposed at both ends thereof, so that the first speaker device 344 is closed and the second speaker is closed before the swing. The speaker device 342 is opened, and the first and second speaker devices 344 and 342 are opened after the swing.

In the mobile terminal state as shown in FIG. 1, it is convenient to be used in a phone mode, and in the state as shown in FIG. For example, as modes related to watching a video, it is convenient in a TV mode, a DMB mode, an on-demand video mode, or a game mode. This is because the display unit 330 is in a wide horizontal viewing state, provides a stereo sound system, and convenient key manipulation.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention does not need to be limited to a key operating portion disposed at an upper portion, a display portion mounted on a swing portion, a display portion disposed at an upper portion, and a key operating portion disposed below.

As described above, the present invention has achieved an advantage of miniaturization while providing a wide display portion. In particular, the present invention provides a user with a wide display unit in a swing horizontal view state, a stereo sound system, and a constantly exposed key operation unit to provide a user with an improved user interface environment while being portable.

Claims (10)

In a mobile terminal, A main body including keys; And A swing unit including a display unit, the swing unit having a first area opened and closed by the main body unit according to whether the swing is maintained, and a second area which is always opened according to whether the swing is maintained while continuously facing the main body unit; Including the main body portion An upper portion which opens and closes the first region according to the movement of the swing portion and faces the upper surface of the swing portion; A lower portion installed in parallel with the upper portion and facing the bottom surface of the swing portion; And And a middle portion for integrally connecting the upper and lower portions. delete The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the intermediate part is formed between lower ends of the upper and lower parts to surround the lower end. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein a slot is provided between the upper and lower parts to accommodate the swing or provide a swing space. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal length of the lower portion is longer than that of the upper portion. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the swing unit is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the main body unit after performing a swing movement while drawing a predetermined trajectory. delete delete In a mobile terminal, Key operation unit; A battery unit mounted in parallel with the key operation unit; An intermediate unit which integrally connects the key operation unit and the battery unit; And It is connected by a connecting device to maintain the facing state between the key operating portion and the battery portion, which allows swinging at a predetermined rotational angle, is closed by the key operating portion at the pre-swing position, and is opened from the key operating portion at the post-swing position. And a display unit disposed in a direction perpendicular to the key operation unit. The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the display unit has first and second speaker devices disposed at both ends thereof, such that the first speaker is closed before the swing, the second speaker is opened, and the first and second speakers are opened after the swing. A portable terminal, characterized in that the device is open.

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