KR101217552B1 - Portable electronic device having multi-display panel - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable electronic device having a multi display panel. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device including a multi-display panel, comprising: a first body part having an input part on an upper surface thereof; A second body part disposed below the first body part to support the first body part to rotate about one axis; And a side-by-side is accommodated under the first body part so that only a part of it is exposed out of the first body part during standby, and in use, rotates by 90 degrees symmetrically with each other about an axis connected to the second body part at one corner. And a pair of display units, one side of which is disposed to be in contact with each other. In addition, the portable electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention displays an image on a portion exposed from the first body portion from the pair of display units during standby, and is connected to each other using the pair of display units during use. It may further include a control unit for displaying an image.

Description

Portable electronic device having multi-display panel

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the embodiment of FIG. 1.

3 is a plan view illustrating a state of using the multi display of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

4A to 4C are plan views illustrating a multi display panel opening operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

5A to 5C are plan views illustrating a main body rotation operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view illustrating the region VI of FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: first body unit 11: input unit

12: speaker unit 13: microphone unit

20: display unit 21: first display unit

22: second display unit 30: second main body

33: main body hinge portion 213, 223: protective member

215,225: display hinge

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device having a multi-display panel, and more particularly, to a pair of display units having each display panel, each swinging symmetrically about one corner to receive and use the swing. The present invention relates to a portable electronic device having a multi display panel.

In general, a portable electronic device that outputs a still image or a moving image such as a mobile phone, a PDA, a PMP, and the like has a main display panel. The main display panel is gradually enlarged according to the needs of users who want to view images through a wider screen. However, the portable electronic device has a limitation in increasing the size of the main display panel because it must secure portability.

In order to satisfy a desire for a wide screen and a desire for portability at the same time, recently, devices of a method of folding and stacking a plurality of display panels in the air and expanding or pulling them out in use to provide an expanded screen have been proposed.

However, the conventional devices have a relatively large spacing between the plurality of display panels, which causes the plurality of display panels to be heterogeneous to the user. When the gap between the panels is narrowed, there is a problem in that the display panel is easily damaged by a small mechanical defect or an error by a conventional folding or sliding method.

The present invention has been proposed to improve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, by providing a swing-type multi-display panel accommodating structure, the heterogeneity between the plurality of display panels is reduced, and the multi-display panel with improved safety and convenience in use. It is an object to provide a portable electronic device having a.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device including a multi-display panel, comprising: a first body part having an input part on an upper surface thereof; A second body part disposed below the first body part to support the first body part to rotate about one axis; And a side-by-side is accommodated under the first body part so that only a part of it is exposed out of the first body part during standby, and in use, rotates by 90 degrees symmetrically with each other about an axis connected to the second body part at one corner. And a pair of display units, one side of which is disposed to be in contact with each other.

The pair of display units may be arranged to be accommodated between the first body portion and the second body portion.

In addition, the portable electronic device may further include a protection member that is provided on each side of the pair of display units in contact with each other to mitigate an impact upon contact. In this case, the protection member may be made of a transparent material, or may be made of a material having a property of diffusing light.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device including a multi-display panel, comprising: a first body part having an input part on an upper surface thereof; A second body part disposed below the first body part to support the first body part to rotate about one axis; In the air, side by side is accommodated below the first main body so that only a part of it is exposed out of the first main body, and in use, each side is rotated by 90 degrees symmetrically with respect to the axis connected to the second main body at one corner. A pair of display units having one side disposed to be in contact with each other; And a controller configured to display an image on a portion of the pair of display units exposed to the outside of the first body unit during standby, and to display images connected to each other using the pair of display units when in use.

Here, the display unit has an input terminal at one side, and the first main body portion or the second main body portion is provided in a position corresponding to the input terminal during standby and use, respectively, a plurality of output terminals selectively connected to the input terminal In this case, the control unit may detect which output terminal of the plurality of output terminals is selected to distinguish between the standby image output mode and the image output mode when in use.

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a portable electronic device having a multi display panel according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the accompanying drawings indicate like elements.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention. A pair of display units are stored to show a state of waiting. This embodiment corresponds to the case where the present invention is applied to a mobile communication terminal. The pair of display units 20, that is, the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 are parallel to each other between the first body unit 10 and the second body unit 30. It is stored. An input unit 11 is provided on an upper surface of the first body unit 10. The input unit 11 may be, for example, a keypad or a touch pad. The front end of the first body portion 10 is provided with a speaker portion 12 corresponding to the handset of the telephone, the rear end is provided with a microphone portion 13 corresponding to the handset of the telephone.

Although not shown in the drawing, a control unit (not shown) may be built in the first body unit 10, and a battery pack is provided in the second body unit 30 to supply power to the portable electronic device. An additional may be provided.

In addition, the present embodiment shows a structure in which the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 are accommodated between the first body unit 10 and the second body unit 30 as a non-limiting example. However, a structure in which the second main body 30 is disposed below the first main body 10 and the pair of display units 20 is accommodated under the second main body 30 is also possible.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the embodiment of FIG. 1. A portion of the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 is exposed to the outside of the first body unit 10 in a state in which the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 are accommodated under the first body unit 10, respectively. The exposed area may function as a sub display when the portable terminal, for example, the mobile communication terminal is in a standby state. That is, the connection status of the base station, the battery level, whether or not the message can be displayed through an image or a symbol.

Protection members 213 and 223 may be provided at side ends of the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 to protect side surfaces of the display panels 211 and 221. The protection members 213 and 223 protect the display panels 211 and 221 from external shocks. Various types of flat panel display panels may be used as the display panels 211 and 221. As a non-limiting example, OLEDs (organic light emitting device display panels), LCDs (liquid crystal display panels), PDPs (plasma display panels), FEDs (electroluminescent device display panels) and the like can be employed.

3 is a plan view illustrating a state of using the multi display of the embodiment of FIG. 1. The first and second display parts 21 and 22 are symmetrically rotated by 90 degrees about one corner, respectively, so that one side of the first and second display parts 21 and 22 are in contact with each other. Unfolds out. At this time, the first body part 10 may be moved toward the pair of display parts 20 in which the front end part is rotated by 90 degrees about one axis with respect to the second body part 30. By doing this, the direction of the input unit 11 can be matched with the display direction. This is because the pair of display units 20 are mainly used to provide an image having a wide width.

Rotation operations of the pair of display unit 20 and the first body unit 10 may be performed simultaneously or separately. Looking at the operation of these separately.

The control unit (not shown) of the portable electronic device according to the present invention detects whether the display unit 20 is in a standby state in which the display unit 20 is stored as shown in FIG. 2 or a stretched use state as shown in FIG. 3, and displays a display suitable for each situation. May provide a signal.

4 is a plan view illustrating a multi-display panel opening operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1. That is, the pair of display units 20 shows a process of unfolding from the stored state at the time of use to the state at the time of use. First, referring to FIG. 4A, first and second display parts 21 and 22 are accommodated on the second body part 30. In practice, the first body part 10 is disposed on the display parts 21 and 22, but the first body part 10 is omitted in FIG. 4 so that the operation of the display parts 21 and 22 can be easily seen. Shown. A shaft 33 is provided at the center of the second body portion 30, and the first and second display portions 21 and 22 respectively have recesses 218 and 228 to secure space of the shaft 33. Can have In addition, the first and second display units 21 and 22 have input terminals 219 for inputting display signals. Here, the shaft 33 at the center of the second body portion 30 rotatably supports the first body portion 10, and the power source between the first body portion 10 and the second body portion 30. And a passage for signal transmission.

Next, referring to FIG. 4B, it can be seen that the first and second display parts 21 and 22 are rotated in the direction of the arrow about the axes 215 and 225 provided at one corner, respectively. Semi-automatic hinge members (not shown) may be further provided on the shafts 215 and 225, respectively. The semi-automatic hinge member refers to a member that helps the user to automatically rotate the remaining sections when the user rotates by applying a force to a predetermined section, such as the hinge member of the folding type mobile phone, and may employ a member known in the art. In addition, the semi-automatic hinge member may provide a pressing force to bring the first and second display parts 21 and 22 into close contact with each other while in contact with one side of each other. In addition, the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 may be linked to each other to rotate at the same time.

Subsequently, in FIG. 4C, the first and second display parts 21 and 22 are rotated by 90 degrees, respectively, so that one side of the first and second display parts 21 and 22 extend out from the second body part 30. In this case, the input terminal 219 reaches a position different from that of FIG. 4A. Although not shown in the drawing, the first main body 10 or the second main body 30 is provided with output terminals corresponding to two positions of the input terminal 219, respectively, and the display units 21 and 22 stand by. The input terminal 219 may be connected to another output terminal (not shown) during and during use.

In addition, the controller of the portable electronic device according to the present invention detects which of the output terminals (not shown) of the above two positions the input terminal 219 is connected to the display unit (21, 22) The display device may be configured to detect whether it is stored or unfolded and to distinguish between the standby mode and the use mode according to the detected signal. The position of the control unit is not limited and may be embedded in the first body unit 10 or the second body unit 20.

5 is a plan view illustrating a main body rotation operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1. In FIG. 5D, the display unit 20 is omitted to facilitate understanding of the operation of the first body unit 10 with respect to the second body unit 30.

First, FIG. 5A shows a standby state as shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5B shows a state in which the first main body 10 is rotating in an arrow direction with respect to the second main body 30, and FIG. 5C shows the first state. The main body 10 is shown to be rotated 90 degrees. A semi-automatic hinge member (not shown) may be provided on the shaft 33 connecting the first body portion 10 and the second body portion 30. In addition, the rotation operation of the first body unit 10 may be simultaneously performed in conjunction with the above-described rotation operations of the first and second display units 21 and 22. Through this, the user may rotate the one of the first body part 10 or the display parts 21 and 22 to complete the operation of the first body part 10 and the display part 20.

Here, the first body portion 10 and the second body portion 30 preferably have the same shape, for example, may have a variety of shapes, such as rectangular, square, oval. However, when the first body portion 10 is to be exactly overlapped with each other even when the first body portion 10 is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the second body portion 30 is preferably square.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view illustrating the region VI of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, protective members 213 and 223 are provided on at least a surface where the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22 are in contact with each other when the display unit 20 is in an open state. . The protective members 213 and 223 may be attached to side surfaces of the display panels 211 and 221 as a film-like member which may serve as a buffer material. The thickness of the protective members 213 and 223 is preferably not more than 1 mm in total of the first display unit 21 and the second display unit 22. This is because when the distance between the two display panels 211 and 221 is about 1 mm or more, the user's eyes feel heterogeneous. For this reason, it is advantageous that the active regions 212 emitting the visible light in the display panels 211 and 221 are disposed as close as possible to the side surfaces on which the protective members 213 and 223 are provided.

As one of means for reducing the heterogeneity, the protective members 212 and 223 may be made of a transparent material. Furthermore, it may be made of a material having optical properties to diffuse light. In this case, a part of the visible light emitted from the active region 212 is diffused through the protection members 213 and 223, so that the two display units 21 and 22 may be connected to each other.

Although the preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.

According to the above-described configuration of the present invention, a portable electronic device having a multi-display panel according to the present invention improves stability and convenience of use by taking a manner in which a pair of display panels are swinging on the same plane, and the two display panels It has the effect of reducing the heterogeneity in between.

In addition, the portable electronic device according to the present invention has an effect of performing a sub display function through a partially exposed portion even when a pair of main display panels are accommodated.

Claims (16)

A first body part having an input part on an upper surface thereof; A second body part disposed below the first body part to support the first body part to rotate about one axis; And  In the standby, a portion of each of the exposed and side-by-side areas under the first body part serves as a sub display so that only a part of the part is exposed to the outside of the first body part. In use, each of the exposed areas functions as a sub display. And a pair of display units which are rotated by 90 degrees symmetrically with each other so that one side thereof is in contact with each other. The method of claim 1, And the pair of display units are receivably disposed between the first body portion and the second body portion. The method of claim 1, And a shaft connecting the first body portion and the second body portion is disposed at the center of the first and second body portions. The method of claim 1, And the pair of display units interlock with each other to simultaneously rotate. 5. The method of claim 4, And a semi-automatic hinge member disposed on an axis connecting the corner of the display unit and the second body unit to rotate the display unit semi-automatically. 5. The method of claim 4, And the pair of display units are interlocked such that the first body portion rotates by 90 degrees at the same time when the first body portion rotates 90 degrees with respect to the second body portion. The method of claim 6, And a semi-automatic hinge member disposed on an axis connecting the first body portion and the second body portion to rotate the first body portion semi-automatically. The method of claim 1, And said first body portion and said second body portion are square and equal in size to each other. The method of claim 1, And a semi-automatic hinge member disposed on an axis connecting the corner of the display unit and the second body unit to rotate the display unit semi-automatically. The method of claim 1, The display unit has an input terminal at one side, and the first body unit or the second body unit is provided at a position corresponding to the input terminal during standby and use, respectively, and a plurality of output terminals selectively connected to the input terminal. Portable electronic device comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a protective member provided on each side of the pair of display units that are in contact with each other to mitigate an impact upon contact. 12. The method of claim 11, The protective member is a portable electronic device, characterized in that made of a transparent material. 12. The method of claim 11, The protective member is a portable electronic device, characterized in that made of a material having a property of diffusing light. The method of claim 1, The display further includes a control unit for displaying an image on a portion exposed from the first body unit in the pair of display units during standby, and displaying images connected to each other using the pair of display units in use. Portable electronics with a panel. The method of claim 14, The display unit has an input terminal at one side, and the first body unit or the second body unit is provided at a position corresponding to the input terminal during standby and use, respectively, and a plurality of output terminals selectively connected to the input terminal. Portable electronic device comprising a. 16. The method of claim 15, The controller detects which output terminal of the plurality of output terminals is selected to distinguish between the standby image output mode and the image output mode when in use.

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