KR101422169B1 - Case for Portable Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal case which comprises a back side protection cover protecting the backside of a terminal body; a front side protection cover covering to open and close the front side of the terminal body; and a connection part connecting the back side protection cover and the front side protection cover, wherein a sight glass which enables caller identification is formed at the upper part of the front side protection cover, and a call connection button or a call connection touching part is formed at the lower part. Therefore, not only the caller identification but also the button or touch control for a call connection are possible while the front side protection cover is not opened.

Description

Case for portable terminal {Case for Portable Device}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal case, and more particularly, to a portable terminal case capable of confirming caller information without opening a front cover and enabling a button or a touch operation for a call connection.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a portable terminal is a slim type mobile communication terminal, such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a portable PC (Personal Computer) They are advanced communication devices that can perform computer tasks.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] In recent years, a majority of display devices (LCDs) for inputting information in order to execute various multimedia functions, such as games and moving pictures,

On the other hand, since the above-mentioned terminal has built-in various electronic parts, parts are damaged or malfunction due to impact applied from the outside, and the LCD and buttons are exposed to the outside, do.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a portable terminal case capable of protecting and safely using and carrying the terminal has been developed.

Hereinafter, a portable terminal case according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the portable terminal case according to the related art is a wallet-type mobile phone case which is connected to the front cover 10 and the rear cover 20 so as to be able to receive the mobile phone 2 therein, And a fixing means 8 for fixing the cellular phone 2 to the inner surface of the rear cover 20 in the space between the rear cover 20 and the rear cover 20. [

An opening 13 having a size corresponding to the size of the display window 3 of the cellular phone 2 is formed in the front cover 10 and a transparent window 15 made of transparent material is provided in the opening 13 So that the display window 3 of the cellular phone 2 can be seen from the outside.

However, the portable terminal case according to the related art can confirm the caller information upon reception of a voice call through the transparent window formed in the opening of the front cover. However, since the size of the transparent window is the same size as that of the display window, There is a problem in that it is ineffective for protecting the apparatus from damage.

In addition, the front cover is provided with a through hole for an operation button. However, since the cell phone operation button is directly exposed to the outside, it is easily contaminated or damaged by foreign substances. In addition, There is still a problem that a double operation of opening and closing the front cover is still required.

Korean Registered Patent No. 1192287 (Oct. 11, 2012) Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0009612 (October 10, 2011) Korea Registered Utility Model Bulletin No. 0461453 (July 7, 2012)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal case capable of checking caller information without opening a front cover, .

In order to achieve the above object, a portable terminal case according to the present invention comprises:

A rear protective cover for protecting the rear surface of the terminal body in a wrapping state;

A front protective cover for opening and closing the front surface of the terminal main body;

And a connection part connecting the rear protective cover and the front protective cover,

A transparent window for confirming caller information is formed on an upper portion of the front cover, and a call connection button or a call connection portion is formed below the front cover.

In addition, the rear protective cover may include:

A front tight contact portion which closely contacts the front edge of the terminal body,

A rear surface contact portion which comes into close contact with the rear surface of the terminal body,

And a plurality of side close contact portions which are in close contact with each other in a state of wrapping the side face of the terminal main body by connecting the front close contact portion and the rear face close contact portion,

And one of the plurality of side contact portions is provided with an entrance for allowing the terminal body to slide inward.

In addition, the access port side and the front close contact portion are formed with an auxiliary contact portion for protecting one side of the terminal main body from being wrapped around the terminal main body and facilitating the withdrawal of the terminal main body.

In addition, the viewing window is composed of a transparent panel that transmits light and a reflective film attached in a laminated state on the top of the transparent panel.

In addition, the call connection button is disposed on the rear surface of the front protective cover and protrudes toward the call button of the terminal body,

And a display unit for indicating a position of the call connection button is formed on a front surface of the front cover.

On the other hand, the call connection touch part is constituted by a pressing guide part extending in a linear direction from one side of the front protective cover toward the other side, and a conductive member formed on the back surface of the pressing guide part.

Further, the pressing guide portion is an elastic material which is elongated and contracted by external pressure.

Further, the rear protective cover and the front protective cover may further include detachable means for detachable coupling with each other,

And the detachment means is formed between the rear protective cover and the connecting member.

The detachment means is formed of any one of a valve, a magnet, and a zipper type which is formed at one longitudinal end portion of the rear protective cover and the connecting member.

The rear protection cover and the front protection cover may further include a tightening means for closely coupling each other.

A magnet or a metal material is embedded in an outer edge of the rear surface of the front protective cover, and another magnet or a metal material is embedded in a corresponding outer edge of the rear protective cover.

In addition, the rear protective cover includes a pedestal which can be installed horizontally on the table when watching a TV or a moving picture from a terminal main body,

One end in the longitudinal direction of the pedestal is hingably connected to the rear protective cover and the other end is constituted of a connecting strap for adjusting the angle, and the connecting strip is connected to the rear protective cover.

According to the present invention as described above, a transparent window for confirming caller information and a call connection button or a call connection touch portion are formed on the upper and lower portions of the front cover, respectively, so that the caller information And a button or a touch operation for a call connection can be effected.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal case according to the related art.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a case of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front protective cover of FIG. 2 is opened.
4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration and operation of the touch connection unit for call connection shown in Fig.
Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the detachment means constituted between the rear protective cover and the front protective cover.
Fig. 6 is a bottom view showing another embodiment of the attaching / detaching means of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is a bottom view showing still another embodiment of the attaching / detaching means of Fig. 5;
FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the pedestal of the rear protective cover of FIG. 2; FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8. FIG.

The portable terminal case according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a rear protection cover 100 for protecting the rear surface of the terminal body 10 in a wrapping state and a front protection cover And a connection part 300 connecting between the rear protection cover 100 and the front protection cover 200.

The rear protection cover 100, the front cover, the protective cover 200, and the connection unit 300 according to the present invention can be manufactured by combining any one material of leather, synthetic resin, or fabric, or by combining two materials.

The rear protection cover 100 protects the rear surface of the terminal main body 10 in a wrapping state and is formed by using a sewing or injection molding apparatus after a cut according to the type of the terminal body 10 and the material of the material. can do.

The rear surface protection cover 100 includes a front surface contact portion 110 which is in close contact with the front surface of the terminal body 10 and a rear surface side surface of the rear surface protection cover 100 which is in close contact with the rear surface of the terminal body 10 And a plurality of side contact parts 130 which are connected to each other in a state of covering the side surface of the terminal body 10 by connecting between the front side close contact part 110 and the rear side close part 120.

One of the plurality of side contact portions 130 is provided with an entry port 140 through which the terminal body 10 can slide inward.

That is, the entrance 140 serves as a passageway for allowing the terminal body 10 to be seated on the rear protective cover 100.

The auxiliary tight contact part 150 is formed at the entrance 140 side and the front tight contact part 110 to protect the terminal main body 10 in a wrapping state.

The auxiliary tightly coupled part 150 covers the side surface of the terminal main body 10 mounted on the rear protective cover 100 through the entry opening 140 to protect the side surface of the terminal main body 10, And also guides the terminal body 10 seated in the housing 100 to be easily pulled outward again.

The terminal fitting hole 131 and the exposure hole 132 are formed in the side close contact part 130 so as to expose the earphone terminal, the charging terminal and the camera according to the standard of the terminal body 10 .

The front surface protection cover 200 interlocks the front surface of the terminal body 10 so as to open and close the terminal body 10 securely and protects the LCD 11 disposed on the front surface of the terminal body 10 by an external impact .

The front surface protection cover 200 is in contact with the front surface adhesion portion 110 of the rear surface protection cover 100.

In other words, the front surface protection cover 200 is in contact with the front surface tightness part 110, not directly contacting the LCD 11 of the terminal body 10, so that the back surface of the front surface protection cover 200 and the LCD 11 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the external impact can be more effectively dispersed or absorbed.

In particular, a transparent window 210 for confirming caller information is formed on the front protective cover 200, and a call connection button 220 or a call connection touch unit 230 is formed below the front protection cover 200.

The viewing window 210 provides a function for easily checking the sender information (e.g., name or telephone number) in a state where the front cover 200 is not opened.

Here, it is preferable that the viewing window 210 is formed to have a predetermined size that is limited only to the sender information.

That is, if the viewing window 210 is enlarged to a certain size or larger, the area for protecting the LCD 11 is reduced, which is disadvantageous to external shocks.

The viewing window 210 is composed of a transparent panel 211 for transmitting light and a reflective film 212 laminated on the transparent panel 211.

The reflective film 212 is provided to enable the terminal body 10 to function as a mirror for illuminating objects in a standby state.

Of course, since the reflectance of the reflective film 212 varies depending on the transmittance, it is natural to select a film having an appropriate transmittance and reflectance.

The call connection button 220 is disposed on the rear surface of the front surface protection cover 200 and is protruded toward the call button 12 of the terminal body 10. The call connection button 220 does not open the front surface protection cover 200, The call button 12 can be indirectly pressed to make a voice call with the caller.

The reason why the call connection button 220 is provided on the back surface of the front protective cover 200 is to prevent the call button 12 of the terminal body 10 from being exposed to the outside, It is because.

The call connection button 220 may be applied to a terminal equipped with the call button 12 (Samsung Electronics, Galaxy series).

The front cover 200 is further provided with a display unit 221 for indicating the position of the call connection button 220 so that the user can easily grasp the position of the call connection button 220 desirable.

In addition, the call connection touch unit 230 is an electrostatic system in which a call connection is made by making contact with the LCD 11 of the terminal main body 10.

For example, an iPhone manufactured by Apple Inc. in the United States chooses an electrostatic mode in which a user pushes an LCD in a slide direction using a finger without providing a separate call button.

Therefore, the call connection touch unit 230 formed at the lower part of the front protection cover 200 according to the present invention is operated by the operation of the call connection display unit 13 displayed on the LCD 11 through the configuration in which a minute current flows, Can be recognized.

4, the call connection touch part 230 includes a press guide part 231 extending in a linear direction from one side of the front cover 200 to the other side, 231 formed on the back surface of the conductive member 232.

Here, it is preferable that the pressing guide portion 231 is made of an elastic material which is elongated and contracted by external pressure.

This is because it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a touch error by increasing the recognition rate at which the conductive member 232 contacts the LCD 11.

In addition, the conductive member 232 can be manufactured in a form of an elongated wire, as well as carbon fibers having good conductivity.

The rear protection cover 100 and the front protection cover 200 may further include detachable means 400 that can be detachably coupled with each other.

The detachable means 400 may be formed between the rear protective cover 100 and the connecting member 300.

The detachable means (400) provides a function of allowing the terminal body (10) to be easily mounted at another place.

In other words, when the terminal body 10 is used for navigation in the vehicle, since the width and width of the cradle for mounting the terminal body 10 are limited, the front protection cover 200 can be protected And can be easily mounted on the cradle by detaching it from the cover (100).

5 to 7, the attaching / detaching means 400 may be formed of any one of a ball screw, a magnet, and a zipper type which is formed at one longitudinal end portion of the rear protective cover 100 and the connecting member 300 And make them.

The rear protection cover 100 and the front protection cover 200 may further include a tightening means 500 for closely coupling each other.

A magnet 510 or a metallic material is embedded in the outer side edge of the rear surface of the front protective cover 200 and another magnet or metal material 520 is embedded in the outer edge of the rear protective cover 100 corresponding to the rear protective cover 100.

As shown in FIG. 8, the rear protective cover 100 further includes a pedestal 600 which can be installed horizontally on the table when watching a TV or moving pictures from the terminal.

One end in the longitudinal direction of the pedestal 600 is hingably connected to the rear protective cover 100 and a connecting strap 610 for adjusting the angle is formed at the other end of the pedestal 600. The connecting strap is connected to the rear protective cover 100 do.

The rear protection cover 100 is formed with a receiving groove 160 for receiving the pedestal 600 therein.

As described above, according to the present invention, the transparent window 210, the call connection button 220, or the call connection touch unit 230 are formed on the upper and lower portions of the front cover 200, It is possible not only to confirm caller information in a state in which the front cover 200 is not opened but also to perform a button operation or a touch operation for a call connection.

100: Rear protective cover
110: front tight contact portion
120:
130: side-
140: Entry
150: auxiliary adhering part
200: Front protective cover
210:
220: Call connection button
230: touch part for call connection
300: connection
400: detachment means
500: contact means

Claims (12)

A rear protective cover for protecting the rear surface of the terminal body in a wrapping state;
A front protective cover for opening and closing the front surface of the terminal main body;
And a connection part connecting the rear protective cover and the front protective cover,
A transparent window for confirming caller information is formed on an upper portion of the front protective cover ,
Wherein the viewing window comprises a transparent panel for transmitting light and a reflective film laminated on the top surface of the transparent panel.
The method according to claim 1,
The rear protection cover
A front tight contact portion which closely contacts the front edge of the terminal body,
A rear surface contact portion which comes into close contact with the rear surface of the terminal body,
And a plurality of side close contact portions which are in close contact with each other in a state of wrapping the side face of the terminal main body by connecting the front close contact portion and the rear face close contact portion,
Wherein one of the plurality of side contact portions is provided with an entry port for allowing the terminal body to slide inward.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the accessory side and the front tight contact portion are provided with an auxiliary contact portion for protecting one side of the terminal main body in a wrapping state and facilitating the withdrawal of the terminal main body.
delete 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the call connection button is disposed on the rear surface of the front cover and is protruded toward the call button of the terminal body,
And a display unit for indicating a position of the call connection button is formed on a front surface of the front protection cover.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the touch connection portion for the call connection comprises a pressing guide portion extending in a linear direction from one side of the front cover to the other side and a conductive member formed on the back surface of the pressing guide portion.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the pressing guide portion is an elastic material that is elongated and contracted by external pressure.
The method according to claim 6,
The rear protective cover and the front protective cover may further include detachable means capable of mutual detachable coupling,
Wherein the detachable unit is formed between the rear protective cover and the connection member.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the attaching / detaching means is formed of any one of a ball, a magnet, and a zipper type which is formed at one longitudinal end of the rear protective cover and the connecting member.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the rear protection cover and the front protection cover further comprise a tightening means for tightly coupling each other.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein a magnet or a metal material is embedded in an outer side edge of the rear surface of the front surface protection cover and another magnet or a metal material is embedded in a corresponding outer edge of the rear surface protection cover.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The rear protective cover includes a pedestal which can be installed horizontally on a table when viewing a TV or a moving picture from a terminal body,
Wherein one end in the longitudinal direction of the pedestal is hingably coupled to the rear protective cover and a connecting strap for adjusting the angle is formed at the other end, and the connecting strip is connected to the rear protective cover.

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