KR101474446B1 - Portable terminal and battery used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a battery pack including a main body having a housing chamber capable of accommodating a battery and a main terminal at least partially exposed through the housing chamber and a plurality of regions that are in contact with the main terminal on at least two surfaces of the outer surface of the battery And a battery terminal having a portion formed in at least one region thereof when the battery is received in the accommodating chamber, the battery terminal being in contact with the main terminal, and a battery mounted in the battery chamber.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION [0002] PORTABLE TERMINAL AND BATTERY USED FOR THE SAME [0003]

The present invention relates to an electrical connection structure between a battery and a portable terminal for power supply.

A portable terminal is a portable electronic apparatus which is portable and has one or more functions of voice and video call function, information input / output function, and data storing function.

As the functions of the portable terminal are diversified, the portable terminal is implemented in the form of a multimedia device having complicated functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of music or video file, reception of a game, and reception of a broadcast.

Various new attempts have been made in terms of hardware or software in order to implement complex functions and to make the use of the users easier for such multimedia devices.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal having a battery connection structure different from conventional ones.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a single battery to be commonly used in a portable terminal having different types of main terminals.

A portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems includes a main body and a battery terminal.

The main body has a containing chamber capable of receiving a battery. The main chamber is exposed at least a part of the accommodating chamber. And is formed in a plurality of regions that can contact the main terminal on at least two of the outer surfaces of the battery. The battery terminal is formed such that a portion formed in at least one of the plurality of regions is in contact with the main terminal when the battery is accommodated in the accommodating chamber.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the battery includes a pair of main surfaces, and side surfaces connecting the main surfaces and having an area smaller than the main surfaces. The battery terminal includes at least one main surface portion formed on at least one of the major surfaces, and a side surface portion formed at any one of the side surfaces. The at least one main surface portion may be formed as a pair formed on each of the pair of main surfaces so as to be connected to each other by the side surface portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a terminal cover formed to surround at least a part of the at least one surface of the battery in an exposed state. Wherein the terminal cover is detachably coupled to the battery so as to enclose at least part of the areas, or the terminal cover is formed in the main body so as to cover a part of the battery terminal exposed when the battery is housed in the containing chamber .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery including a battery cell for storing electric power, and a battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and capable of contacting a main terminal formed in the portable terminal. Wherein the battery terminal is formed in a plurality of regions that are in contact with the main terminal and are located on at least two sides of the outer surface of the battery, and when the battery is mounted on the portable terminal, Is configured to be in contact with the main terminal. And a terminal cover detachably coupled to the battery so as to surround at least a part of the regions.

The portable terminal according to the present invention configured as described above allows a plurality of terminals to be formed on a plurality of surfaces of the battery so that one battery can be used for a plurality of portable terminals having different main terminals.

This makes it possible to share the battery at a certain level, thereby making it unnecessary to produce many types of batteries. Even if a user uses a portable terminal of another model, there is an advantage that the existing battery can be used as it is.

Hereinafter, a portable terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, the same or similar reference numerals are given to different embodiments in the same or similar configurations.

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal of the present invention includes a first body 10 and a second body 20 that is slidable along at least one direction on the first body 10. The first and second bodies 10 and 20 may collectively be referred to as bodies.

The first body 10 may be referred to as a closed configuration (refer to FIG. 3) in which the first body 10 is disposed so as to overlap with the second body 20, 2 The state in which at least a portion of the body 20 is exposed may be referred to as an open configuration.

The portable terminal operates mainly in the standby mode in the closed state, but the standby mode is also released by the operation of the user. In addition, the portable terminal operates mainly in a communication mode in an open state, but may be switched to a standby mode by a user's operation or a predetermined period of time.

A casing (a casing, a housing, a cover, etc.) constituting an outer appearance of the first body 10 is formed by a front case 11 and a rear case 12. Various electronic components are embedded in the space formed by the front case 11 and the rear case 12. [ At least one intermediate case may be additionally disposed between the front case 11 and the rear case 12. [ The cases may be formed by injection molding of a synthetic resin or may be formed of a metal material such as stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti).

The display unit 13, the sound output unit 14, the first image input unit 15, or the first operation unit 16 may be disposed in the first body 10, specifically, the front case 11.

The display unit 13 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) module, and the like that visually express information. The display unit 13 may further include a touch screen to enable information input by a user's touch.

The sound output unit 14 may be implemented in the form of a receiver or a speaker. The first image input unit 15 may be implemented as a camera module for capturing an image or a moving image of a user.

The first operation unit 16 receives a command for controlling the operation of the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The front case 21 and the rear case 22 can form the case of the second body 20 as in the case of the first body 10.

The second operation unit 23 may be disposed on the front surface of the second body 20, specifically, the front case 21. [

The third operation unit 24, the first sound input unit 25, and the interface 26 may be disposed in at least one of the front case 21 and the rear case 22. [

The first to third operating portions 16, 23, 24 may be collectively referred to as a manipulating portion and may be employed in any manner as long as the user operates in a tactile manner.

For example, the operation unit may be implemented as a dome switch or a touch screen or a touch pad capable of receiving commands or information by a push or touch operation of a user, or may be a wheel, a jog type, a joystick, Or the like.

In terms of functions, the first operation unit 16 is for inputting commands such as start, end, scrolling and the like, and the second operation unit 23 may be for inputting numbers, letters, symbols, and the like. The third operation unit 24 may operate as a hot-key for performing a special function such as activation of the first image input unit 15. [

The first sound input unit 25 may be implemented in the form of a microphone, for example, to receive a user's voice, other sounds, and the like.

The interface 26 is a path through which the portable terminal related to the present invention can exchange data with an external device. For example, the interface 26 may be a wired or wireless connection terminal for connecting to an earphone, a port for short range communication (for example, an IrDA port, a Bluetooth port, a wireless LAN port a wireless Lan port), or power supply terminals for supplying power to the portable terminal. The interface 26 may be a card socket that accepts an external card such as a subscriber identification module (SIM) or a user identity module (UIM), a memory card for information storage, and the like.

A power supply unit 27 for supplying power to the portable terminal is mounted on the rear case 22 side. The power supply unit 27 includes a rechargeable battery 27a (see FIG. 3), for example. The battery 27a may be detachably coupled to the rear case 22 for charging or the like.

2 is a rear perspective view of the portable terminal of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, a second image input unit 28 may be additionally mounted on the rear surface of the rear case 22 of the second body 20. The second image input unit 28 may have a photographing direction substantially opposite to that of the first image input unit 15 (see FIG. 1), and may be a camera having different pixels from the first image input unit.

For example, the first image input unit 15 has low pixels so that it is easy to capture a face of a user in the case of a video call or the like and send it to the other party. The second image input unit 28 photographs a general object It is preferable to have a high pixel because it is often not transmitted.

A flash 29 and a mirror 30 are further disposed adjacent to the second image input unit 28. The flash 29 shines light toward the subject when the subject is photographed by the second image input unit 28. The mirror unit 30 allows the user to illuminate the user's own face or the like when the user intends to take a picture of himself / herself (self-photographing) using the second image input unit 28.

The lower cover 22 may further be provided with a second sound output section 31. [ The second sound output unit 31 may implement a stereo function together with the first sound output unit 14 (see FIG. 1), and may be used for talking in a speakerphone mode.

At one side of the lower cover 22, an antenna 32 for reception of a broadcast signal may be arranged in addition to an antenna for communication. The antenna 32 may be installed to be detachable from the second body 20.

A portion of the slide module 33 that slidably couples the first body 10 and the second body 20 is disposed on the rear case 12 side of the first body 10. [ The other part of the slide module 33 is disposed on the side of the front case 21 of the second body 20 and may be in a form that is not exposed to the outside as in this figure.

In the above description, the second image input unit 28 and the like are disposed in the second body 20, but the present invention is not limited thereto. At least one of the configurations 28 to 32 described as being arranged in the lower cover 22, such as the second image input unit 28, may be mounted on the first body 10, mainly the lower cover 12, It is also possible to mount it. In such a case, there is an advantage that the configuration (s) arranged in the lower cover 12 in the closed state is protected by the second body 20. Further, the first image input unit 15 may be rotatably formed so that the second image input unit 28 can be photographed up to the second image input unit 28 even if the second image input unit 28 is not separately provided.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view for explaining the power supply unit 27 of the portable terminal of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual sectional view of the battery 27a of FIG.

Referring to this figure, a housing chamber 51 for receiving a battery 27a is formed in the rear case 22 of the second body 20. [ The battery 27a accommodated in the accommodation chamber 51 is covered by the battery cover 27b.

The housing chamber 51 has a recessed shape than other portions of the rear case 22 and can have a size corresponding to the battery 27a. The accommodating chamber 51 has one bottom surface 52 and a plurality of wall surfaces 53 having an area smaller than the bottom surface 52.

At least a part of the main terminal 61 mounted on the main body of the portable terminal is exposed through the housing chamber 51. The main terminal 61 is generally exposed through the wall surface 53 of the housing chamber 51 as illustrated in the figure. However, the main terminal 61 may be exposed through the bottom surface 52 of the accommodating chamber 51.

The battery 27a may have a generally hexahedral shape. In this case, a pair of main surfaces facing each other and having the widest area and four side surfaces connecting the main surfaces are formed.

A battery terminal 70 is formed over a plurality of main surfaces and side surfaces of the battery 27a. The battery terminal 70 is formed in a plurality of regions corresponding to the main terminal 61.

In this embodiment, the battery terminal 70 includes first and third portions (main surface portions) 71 and 73 respectively formed on the main surfaces of the battery 27a, and one of the side portions And a second portion (side portion)

Although the battery terminal 70 composed of the three portions 71 to 73 has been described above, the battery terminal may have a combination of two of the upper portions 71 to 73. It is also possible that the battery terminal 70 is formed to have four or more parts.

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a state in which the battery 27a of FIG. 3 is connected to the main terminals 61, 61 ', 61 "arranged at various positions, respectively.

Referring to this figure, when the battery 27a is housed in the housing chamber 51, the second portion 72 is connected to the main terminal 61 .

The first portion 71 is connected to the upper main terminal 61 'if the main terminal 61' uses a terminal formed on the upper right side of the bottom surface 52. [

In the case of using a terminal in which the main terminal 61 "is disposed on the upper left side of the bottom surface 52, the third portion 73 may be connected to the upper main terminal 61". To this end, the battery 27a may be rotated about the line along the extending direction of the third portion 73 in the presently shown state and accommodated in the accommodating chamber 51. [

From these usage states, it can be seen that one battery 27a can be used in three different portable terminals. However, even when the main terminal 61 is disposed on the left side of the wall surface 53, the second portion 72 can be connected to the main terminal 61 by rotating the battery 27a. Further, depending on the additional terminal portion (s) of the battery terminal 70, the battery 27a may be additionally used in other types of terminals.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing a battery 27a according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the figure, the battery 27a includes a battery cell 27a 'for storing electric power, a battery terminal 70 formed on the outer surface of the battery cell 27a' and electrically connected to the battery cell 27a ' . The battery terminal 70 includes a plurality of portions as described above.

A battery cover 81 for covering a part of the battery terminal 70 may be coupled to the battery cell 27a '. The battery cover 81 is preferably formed of a nonconductive material. Considering the thickness of the battery cover 81, a portion of the battery cell 27a 'to which the battery terminal 70 is coupled may be formed thinner than other portions.

The battery cover 81 can be detachably coupled to the battery cell 27a 'by its own fastening portions 81a and 82 formed in the battery cell 27a'. The fastening portions 81a and 82 may be a combination of a detachable shape, for example, a hole in which the hook is hooked.

The terminal cover 81 covers the third portion 73 if the main terminal 61 'of the terminal is formed on the upper right side of the bottom surface 52 of the accommodating chamber 51 It may be mounted on the battery cell 27a '. In this case, the first portion 71 is connected to the main terminal 61 ', and the second portion 72 is opposed to the wall surface 53 of the accommodation chamber 51. As a result, even if the battery cover 27b is detached while the battery 27a is accommodated in the storage chamber 51, any part of the battery terminal 70 can not be exposed to the outside.

If the third portion 73 is to be used, the battery cover 81 may be coupled to the other side of the battery cell 27a 'so that the first portion 71 is covered.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a portable terminal for showing a terminal cover 91 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which the battery 27a is mounted on the enlarged portion of FIG. to be.

Referring to these drawings, the terminal cover 91 is formed in the main body of the portable terminal, specifically, the rear case 22, not the battery 27a. When the main terminal 61 "is formed on the left upper end of the bottom surface 52 of the housing chamber 51, the terminal cover 91 is received from the rear case 22 in accordance with the main terminal 61" And is formed so as to protrude toward the chamber 51.

The region where the battery terminal 70 is formed enters between the terminal cover 91 and the bottom surface 52 when the battery 27a is accommodated in the accommodation chamber 51. [ In this state, the third portion 73 is connected to the main terminal 61 ", and the second portion 72 is covered by the wall surface 53. The first portion 71 is connected to the rear case 22, As shown in Fig.

In this manner, when the terminal cover 91 is formed on the terminal body, there is no need to separately mount the terminal cover 81 (see Fig. 6) for each battery 27a.

The portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the slide type shown in FIG. 1 but can be applied to various structures such as a bar type, a folder type, and a swing type.

9 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

9, a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication module 41, operation units 16, 23 and 24, image input units 15 and 28, an audio input unit 25, a display unit 13, sound output units 14 and 31, a sensing unit 46, an interface 26, a broadcast receiving module 45, a memory 44, a power supply unit 27 and a control unit 40.

The control unit 40 typically controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition to the normal function control, the control unit 40 controls the operation of the portable terminal related to the present invention.

The wireless communication module 41 transmits / receives a wireless signal to / from a mobile communication base station through an antenna. A transmission unit 42 for transmitting and receiving voice data, character data, video data, and control data under the control of the control unit 40 and for modulating and transmitting a signal to be transmitted for this purpose; 43).

The operation units 16, 23, and 24 are configured as shown in FIG. 1, and provide the control unit 40 with key input data that the user inputs for controlling the operation of the terminal. The operation units 16, 23, and 24 are composed of a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The image input units 15 and 28 process image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame is converted into image data that can be displayed on the display unit 13 and output to the display unit 13. [ The image frames processed by the image input units 15 and 28 are stored in the memory 44 under the control of the control unit 40 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless transmission / reception unit 41.

The sound input unit 25 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data is converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the wireless communication module 41 in the communication mode, and is output to the wireless communication module. In the case of the recording mode, the processed voice data is output to be stored in the memory 44. The sound input unit 25 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The display unit 13 displays and outputs information processed in the portable terminal. For example, when the portable terminal is in the call mode, the control unit 40 displays and outputs a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the call. When the portable terminal is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the control unit 40 displays and displays the photographed image, the UI, and the GUI. When the display unit 13 includes a touch screen, the display unit 13 is used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The sound output units 14 and 31 receive sound data received from the wireless communication module 41 under the control of the control unit 40 in the call signal reception mode, the communication mode or the recording mode, the voice recognition mode, And outputs the converted sound data to the outside. Also, the sound output units 14 and 31 output sound signals related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the portable terminal. These sound output units 14 and 31 include a speaker, a receiver, a buzzer, and the like.

The sensing unit 46 senses the current state of the portable terminal, such as the opening / closing state of the portable terminal, the position of the portable terminal, whether or not the user touches the portable terminal, and generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal. For example, if the portable terminal is in the form of a slide phone, it senses whether the slide phone is opened or closed and outputs the sensing result to the controller 40 so that the operation of the terminal is controlled. And a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 27 is powered on, whether the interface 26 is coupled to an external device, and the like.

The interface 26 may be connected to any external device such as a wired / wireless headset, an external charger, a wired / wireless data port, a card socket (for example, a memory card, a SIM / UIM card) It serves as an interface with the device. The interface 26 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device, transfers the data to each component in the portable terminal, or transmits data in the portable terminal to an external device.

The memory 44 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 40 and may have a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . In addition, the memory 44 stores a program for controlling the operation of the portable terminal related to the present invention. The memory 44 includes the concept of a generally known hard disk, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a flash memory, a RAM, a ROM, and the like.

The broadcast receiving module 45 receives broadcast signals transmitted through satellite or terrestrial waves and converts the received broadcast signals into broadcast data types that can be output to the sound output units 14 and 31 and the display unit 13 and outputs them to the control unit 40 . In addition, the broadcast receiving module 45 receives additional data (e.g., EPG (Electric Program Guide), channel list, etc.) related to broadcasting. The broadcast data and the additional data converted by the broadcast receiving module 45 may be stored in the memory 44. [

The power supply unit 27 receives external power and internal power under the control of the control unit 40 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The above-described portable terminal is not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments.

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

2 is a rear perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a partially exploded perspective view illustrating a power supply unit of the portable terminal of FIG.

Figure 4 is a conceptual cross-sectional view of the battery of Figure 3;

FIG. 5 is a conceptual view for explaining a state in which the battery of FIG. 3 is connected to main terminals disposed at various positions; FIG.

6 is an exploded perspective view of a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is an exploded perspective view of a portable terminal for showing a terminal cover according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which the battery is mounted on the enlarged portion of Fig.

9 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A receiving chamber formed in the terminal body and recessed to receive the battery; A battery which is vertically rotated or turned to the left and right so as to be universally usable and is accommodated in the containing chamber; A main terminal formed to be exposed on an inner surface of the accommodating chamber and disposed on one side of the recessed surface; And A second surface that is disposed on the first surface of the battery and is perpendicular to the first surface, and a second surface that is biased on the first surface of the battery so as to be in contact with the main terminal, And a battery terminal extending continuously to a third surface opposite to the first surface. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the first and third surfaces form a pair of major surfaces, Wherein the second surface is one of side surfaces connecting the main surfaces and having an area smaller than the main surfaces. delete The method according to claim 1, And a terminal cover formed to surround at least a part of the battery terminal with at least one surface of the battery exposed to the outside. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the terminal cover is detachably coupled to the battery so as to surround at least a part of the battery terminal. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the terminal cover is formed in the main body and covers a part of the battery terminal exposed when the battery is accommodated in the accommodating chamber. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the terminal cover is protruded to occupy a part of an area occupied by the accommodating chamber. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein a portion of the battery where the battery is formed is thinner than the other portion. A battery cell for storing electric power; And a battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and capable of contacting with a main terminal exposed in a receiving chamber formed in the portable terminal, wherein the battery is rotatable up and down, , Wherein the battery terminal is biased on a first surface of the battery and is perpendicular to the first surface so as to be in contact with a position where the main terminal is formed when the battery is inserted into the accommodation chamber, And a third surface perpendicular to the second surface and opposite to the first surface. 10. The method of claim 9, And a terminal cover detachably coupled to the battery so as to surround at least a part of the battery terminals extending continuously in three planes.

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