KR200218505Y1 - Bar-type and wrist-type portable radiotelephone combined thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bar-type and wrist-wearable combined terminal, the disclosed terminal comprising a first terminal including a metal housing having a data input and output means and a speaker at the top, and a circular protrusion at the bottom; And a housing having a first accommodating part open at an upper end, a circular groove provided at a bottom of the first accommodating part, and a speaker and a microphone device respectively disposed above and below the first accommodating part. A second terminal usable in a bar shape when a first terminal is mounted on the first accommodating part; And a second accommodating part opened at an upper end and a circular groove provided at a bottom of the second accommodating part to insert the circular protrusion, so that the first terminal is mounted on the second accommodating part. It consists of a third terminal that can be used in a wrist worn type.

Description

BAR-TYPE AND WRIST-TYPE PORTABLE RADIOTELEPHONE COMBINED THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal used in voice communication, video communication or Internet communication, and more particularly, to a bar-type and wrist-wearing combined terminal.

Typically, portable terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, and folder-type in appearance, and are classified into wrist-wear-type or necklace-type-type terminals according to a wearing method. A typical bar-type terminal is generally equipped with a data input / output means and a handset module in one body housing. The flip-type terminal is generally composed of a main body, a flip, and hinge means for connecting the main body and the flip. A folder-type terminal is generally composed of a main body, a folder, and hinge means for connecting the main body and a folder. In addition, a wrist wear-type or necklace wear-type terminal is generally used to wear a band or necklace strap to wear the terminal body on a wrist or a necklace.

At present, portable terminals have been improved in miniaturization and light weight, and portability has been improved. In order to minimize the risk of loss, wrist wear-type or necklace wear-type terminals are generally used.

However, in reality, portable terminals classified according to the above-described appearance or wearing method have one or two disadvantages. In particular, when a user selects and purchases a portable terminal, it is impossible to modify the form, and thus, the user may use only the method suggested by the terminal manufacturer. Therefore, it is not possible to selectively use the terminal according to the characteristics, tastes, or desires of various consumers. For example, if a consumer purchases and uses a flip-type terminal, it cannot be used as a bar-type or wrist-wear type. However, the bar-type, flip-type or folder-type terminal is portable in the form of a necklace, but can not be used as a wrist-wear type. Moreover, in the information age, consumers' tastes demand product diversity.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a bar-type and wrist-wear combined terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal that can meet the taste or desires of various consumers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal capable of providing an optimal portable condition.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention includes a first terminal including a data housing and a speaker at the top and a metallic housing having a circular protrusion at the bottom;

And a housing having a first accommodating part open at an upper end, a circular groove provided at a bottom of the first accommodating part, and a speaker and a microphone device respectively disposed above and below the first accommodating part. A second terminal usable in a bar shape when a first terminal is mounted on the first accommodating part; And

A second receiving portion opened at an upper end and a circular groove provided at a bottom of the second receiving portion to insert the circular protrusion, so that the wrist when the first terminal is mounted to the second receiving portion And a third terminal usable in a wearable manner.

1 is a front view showing a terminal for a bar-type and wrist-wear combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view showing a second terminal when used in the bar-shaped according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a front view showing a third terminal when used in the wrist-wear-type according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the first terminal according to the present invention.

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 so as not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the terminal according to the present invention is a bar-type and wrist-wear combined terminal. That is, the present invention is used as a bar-type terminal when the first terminal 10 is mounted to the second terminal 20, and when the first terminal 10 is mounted to the third terminal 30, the wrist It is meant to be used as a wearable terminal. Of course, the body housing 200 of the second terminal 20 is bar-shaped, the body housing of the third terminal 30 is wrist-wearing. Here, the Bluetooth module, which is a known short-range wireless communication means, is used for signal transmission between the first terminal 10, the second terminal 20, and the third terminal 30.

Hereinafter, a terminal of the present invention including a plurality of terminals will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1. First, it should be noted that the terminal according to the present invention consists of three terminals and operates simultaneously. Moreover, it should be noted that the terminal according to the present invention is composed of three terminals, and any one selected terminal cannot be used independently, but is combined into one pair to perform the terminal function.

The terminal according to the present invention comprises a first terminal 10, a second terminal 20 detachable from the first terminal 10, and a third terminal 30 detachable from the first terminal 10. do. That is, the first terminal 10 is coupled to the second terminal 20 (in the direction of the thick arrow on the left side of FIG. 1) to operate as one terminal, and the first terminal 10 is the third terminal 30. ) Is combined with (right arrow direction of the right side of Figure 1) to act as another terminal. Here, when the first terminal 10 is mounted on the second terminal 20, it means that it is used as a bar-type terminal shown in Figure 2, the first terminal 10 is a third terminal ( 30, it means that it is used as the wrist-wear terminal shown in FIG. In addition, the first terminal 10 alone, the second terminal 20 equipped with the first terminal 10 may be worn in a necklace-type.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the first terminal 10 includes a body housing 100 and an LCD 101 (LCD) provided at the top end 100a of the body housing 100. And a plurality of keys 102 positioned below the LCD 101, and protrusions protruding from the speaker 103 and the lower end 100b (bottom end) of the main body housing 100 located below the keys 102. 104. The body housing 100 may be made of plastic injection molding or metal. If the material of the main body housing 100 is made of a plastic injection molding, when the first terminal 10 is mounted on the second terminal 20 or the third terminal 30, a separate locking means or coupling means Is required. On the other hand, if the material of the body housing 100 is made of a metal, the second terminal 20 or the third terminal 30 requires a known magnet, by using a coupling force between the metal and the magnet of the body housing The first terminal 10 may be restrained to the second terminal 20 or the third terminal 30. In the figure a magnet is not shown.

The main body housing 200 of the second terminal 20 is bar-shaped, and an accommodating part 202 for accommodating the speaker 201, the first terminal 10 sequentially from the upper end 200a, and a microphone device. 203 and a hanger 204 are provided. In addition, the body housing 200 is formed of a bar-shaped side (200b) (side end) is composed of a rubber 205 to feel good when hand. The receiving portion 202 is a recessed portion from the upper end of the main housing 200a, and has at least one opening, and has a groove for placing the protrusion 104 of the first terminal toward the bottom. 202a) is formed. The groove 202a is circular.

The third terminal 30 is composed of a main body portion 300 and a known wearing band 301 extending from both sides of the main body portion 300 to both sides to restrain the wrist. The main body 300 has a receiving part 302 for placing the protrusion 104 of the first terminal, and the receiving part 302 is provided with a recessed groove 303. The groove 303 is circular. However, the shape of the protrusion 104 or the groove 303 may be implemented in various ways. For example, the protrusion 104 or the groove 303 may be implemented in a triangle or a square. Meanwhile, the means for coupling the first terminal 10 to the second terminal 20 or the means for coupling the first terminal 10 to the third terminal 30 are known snap-fits. May be implemented in a

The reason why the protrusion 104 should be formed in a circular shape is that a coin-type battery is preferable as a power supply means of the first terminal 10. Thus, a coin type battery is built in the protrusion 104. Coin-type batteries are not shown.

According to the above configuration, looking at the terminal using method of the present invention, the first terminal 10 is mounted on the second terminal 20 to use the bar-type, or by connecting the necklace strap to the hook 204 necklace Used as a -type terminal. In addition, the first terminal 10 may be used as a necklace-type terminal by connecting the first terminal 10 to a necklace strap, and the first terminal 10 is carried in a bag or a pocket. Then, the first terminal 10 is mounted on the third terminal 30 and used as a wrist wear-type terminal.

In addition, the terminal of the present invention uses a plurality of keys as data input means, but data input / output is possible using voice recognition means (not shown). In addition, a touch screen may be applied instead of the LCD 101 of the first terminal to operate as a data input / output means.

On the other hand, the detailed description of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can be carried in the selected type of the bar type or wrist worn type, it is possible to meet the tastes and desires of various consumers. In addition, there is an advantage in that the user can provide the optimum portable condition for carrying the terminal in a state suitable for the mobile terminal according to the situation in which the state of clothing is placed.

Claims (2)

A first terminal including a data input / output means and a speaker at the top, and including a metallic housing having a circular protrusion at the bottom; And a housing having a first accommodating part open at an upper end, a circular groove provided at a bottom of the first accommodating part, and a speaker and a microphone device respectively disposed above and below the first accommodating part. A second terminal usable in a bar shape when a first terminal is mounted on the first accommodating part; And A second receiving portion opened at an upper end and a circular groove provided at a bottom of the second receiving portion to insert the circular protrusion, so that the wrist when the first terminal is mounted to the second receiving portion Combined bar type and wrist worn type terminal, characterized in that consisting of a third terminal that can be used as a wearable. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the side end of the housing of the first terminal comprises a rubber.