KR200293076Y1 - Portable Terminal Having Changeable Ornamental Cover - Google Patents

Abstract

The portable terminal according to the present invention includes a front cover 10 having a locking projection 12 formed at one side thereof, and a back cover 20 which is coupled to the front cover 10 and forms a predetermined space between the front cover 10. ) And a decorative cover 31 which is slidably coupled to the upper surface of the front cover 10 and has a hook 31 fixed to the locking jaw 12 at one end thereof. Here, the locking jaw 12 is formed to protrude inside the insertion hole 11 formed in the upper end of the front cover 10, the hook 31 is formed extending from the upper end of the decorative cover 30 and inserted into the insertion hole (11) It is not exposed to the outside by being coupled to the locking step 12 in the state. According to such a portable terminal, it is possible to simply change the appearance design of the portable terminal by replacing the decorative cover 30, it is possible to prevent economic waste and environmental pollution by changing the design of the portable terminal.

Description

Portable Terminal Having Changeable Ornamental Cover

The present invention relates to a portable terminal such as a portable telephone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and more particularly, to a portable terminal having a decorative cover that can be easily replaced by a user.

As shown in FIG. 1, a general portable terminal includes a front cover 1 and a back cover 2 fixedly coupled to the front cover 1. The front cover 1 is combined with a display panel 3 for displaying characters and images, and a keypad 4 for inputting numbers and characters, and a battery pack 5 in the back cover 2. It is detachably combined.

In recent years, portable terminals are recognized not only as an information device but also as a kind of accessory, and thus the appearance design is increasing in importance. However, since a general portable terminal has a fixed exterior structure in which the front cover 1 and the back cover 2 are fixedly coupled to each other, a new portable terminal must be purchased if the consumer wants to change the external design of the portable terminal. did.

Since the main purchasers of portable terminals are young people who are very concerned about the design of the product, the portable terminal itself is frequently replaced to replace the design. Therefore, the life cycle of the portable terminal is getting shorter, and thus, the economical waste and environmental pollution problems are emerging.

Due to these problems, recently, portable terminals capable of replacing the front cover have been developed. 2 shows an example of a front cover replaceable terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional front cover replaceable terminal includes a hook-shaped button 1a integrally formed at a lower end of the front cover 1 and a back cover 2 so as to correspond to the button 1a. It has a coupling hole 2a formed in it. As the button 1a is engaged or separated from the engaging hole 2a, the front cover 1 is separated or combined with the back cover 2.

However, in the conventional front cover replaceable portable terminal, since the button 1a is exposed to the outside of the terminal through the coupling hole 2a in a state in which the front cover 1 and the back cover 2 are coupled, the appearance is apparent. The problem is that it doesn't look good. In addition, since the entire front cover 1 must be changed in order to change the design of the portable terminal, there is a problem that economical waste is not remarkably eliminated.

On the other hand, the detachable coupling structure of the front cover 1 and the back cover 2 in the conventional front cover replaceable portable terminal is difficult to adopt to the folding type portable terminal which is widely spread in recent years. Therefore, to date, a folding portable terminal of replacing the front cover has not been commercialized.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal that can easily change the appearance design by having a decorative cover that is replaceably coupled to the top of the front cover There is.

1 is a perspective view of a typical portable terminal.

2 is a perspective view of main parts of a conventional front case replaceable terminal.

3 is a partial perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the decorative cover is separated from the portable terminal of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the back of the decorative cover in the portable terminal of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: front cover 11: insertion hole

12: main locking jaw 13: fixing groove

20: back cover 25, 25 ': guide jaw

27: first auxiliary locking jaw 28: second auxiliary locking jaw

30: decorative cover 31: main hook

33: fixed protrusion 35, 35 ': guide protrusion

37: first auxiliary hook 38: second auxiliary hook

An object of the present invention as described above, the front cover is formed with a locking jaw on one side, the back cover is coupled to the front cover and forms a predetermined space between the front cover, the sliding coupling on the upper surface of the front cover And, one end is achieved by providing a portable terminal characterized in that it comprises a decorative cover formed with a hook fixed to the locking jaw.

Here, the locking jaw is formed to protrude inside the insertion hole formed in the upper end of the front cover, the hook is formed from the upper end of the decorative cover is coupled to the locking jaw in the state inserted into the insertion hole is not exposed to the outside It is preferable.

On the other hand, the portable terminal according to the present invention may further include a guide protrusion protruding in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the decorative cover, and a guide jaw protruding in a shape symmetrical with the guide projection on the outer surface of the back cover. In this case, the guide protrusion is coupled to the guide jaw while moving along the guide jaw when the decorative cover is slid to the upper surface of the front cover.

In addition, the portable terminal according to the present invention, in order to more securely fix the decorative cover, a plurality of auxiliary hooks protruding around the inner surface of the decorative cover and the outer surface of the back cover so that the auxiliary hooks are respectively coupled It may further include a plurality of auxiliary locking jaw formed along the circumference.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a partial perspective view of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows a folder of a folder-type portable terminal, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which a decorative cover to be described later is separated from the folder of FIG. The exploded perspective view shown.

As shown in FIG. 3, the folder of the folder-type portable terminal according to the present embodiment forms a predetermined space between the front cover 10 and the front cover 10. A back cover 20 coupled to the lower portion of the front cover 10 and a decorative cover 30 replaceably coupled to an upper surface of the front cover 10 are provided. Meanwhile, although not separately illustrated, an LCD module is installed between the front cover 10 and the back cover 20 to display a character or a picture.

As shown in Figure 4, the decorative cover 30 is detachably coupled to the upper surface of the front cover 10 in a sliding manner. In order to couple the decorative cover 30 and the front cover 10, the main hook 31 and a pair of fixing protrusions 33 on both sides of the main hook 31 are upwards at the upper end of the decorative cover 30. It is formed to extend. In addition, the upper end of the front cover 10 has an insertion hole 11 is formed so that the main hook 31 is inserted in the center, a pair of fixing grooves so that the fixing projections 33 are inserted into both sides of the insertion hole 11, respectively. (13) is formed.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the main locking jaw 12 protrudes in a shape corresponding to the main hook 31 inside the insertion hole 11 of the front cover 10. Therefore, when the decorative cover 30 is coupled to the front cover 10, the main hook 31 of the decorative cover 30 is caught by the main locking jaw 12 through the insertion opening 11 of the front cover 10. It is fixed. At this time, the fixing protrusion 33 of the decorative cover 30 is inserted into the fixing groove 13 of the front cover 10, thereby preventing the decorative cover 30 from flowing. In the present embodiment, the main hook 31 is preferably formed of a material that is elastically deformable, for example, synthetic resin, to facilitate coupling and separation with the main locking jaw 12.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6, in order to guide the sliding coupling of the decorative cover 30 and the front cover 10, on the left and right inner surface of the decorative cover 30, each pair of guide projections along the length direction 35 and 35 'are protruded. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide protrusions 35 and 35 ′ protrude in a shape symmetrical with the guide protrusions 35 and 35 ′ on the outer surface of the back cover 20. , 25 ').

By sliding the guide protrusions 35 and 35 'in contact with the bottom surfaces of the guide jaws 25 and 25', the decorative cover 30 slides in the correct direction on the top surface of the front cover 10. As described above, in the state where the main hook 31 is caught and fixed to the main locking jaw 12, the guide protrusions 35 and 35 ′ are positioned below the guide jaws 25 and 25 ′, thereby the decorative cover 30. ) Is prevented from flowing in a direction perpendicular to the surface thereof.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a first auxiliary hook 37 protrudes from the inner side of the upper end of the decorative cover 30, and a second auxiliary hook 38 is formed on the inner side of the lower end of the decorative cover 30. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the first auxiliary hooking jaw 27 in which the first auxiliary hook 37 is locked is protrudingly formed on the outer side of the upper end of the back cover 20, and the back cover 20 is formed. The second auxiliary hooking jaw 28 in which the second auxiliary hook 38 is locked is formed at the outer side of the lower end of the lower portion. With the decorative cover 30 coupled to the top surface of the front cover 10, the first and second auxiliary hooks 37, 38 of the decorative cover 30 correspond to the first and second of the back cover 20. By locking each of the second auxiliary locking projections 28, the decorative cover 30 can be more securely fixed to the upper portion of the front cover (10). That is, the decorative cover 30, the upper end is fixed to the front cover 10 by the main hook 31, the side end and the lower end is the back cover 20 by the first and second auxiliary hooks (37, 38) ), It is not only securely fixed to the upper portion of the front cover 10, the dimensional stability is good even after assembly.

The method of assembling and disassembling the decorative cover 30 in the portable terminal according to the present embodiment is as follows.

First, in order to assemble the decorative cover 30, as shown in Figure 4, in the state that the front cover 10 and the back cover 20 is coupled by screws or hooks, hooks 31, 37, 38 ) And the decorative cover 30 is arranged on the upper surface of the front cover 20 so that the guide projections 35 and 35 'are aligned with the locking projections 12, 27 and 28 and the guide projections 25 and 25' corresponding to each of them. Lay on. In this state, when the decorative cover 30 is pushed up toward the upper end of the front cover 10, the guide protrusions 35 and 35 'are brought into contact with the lower surfaces of the guide jaws 25 and 25', thereby sliding. As shown, the main hook 31 is correctly locked to the main latching jaw 12 through the insertion opening 11. In addition, the fixing protrusion 32 and the first and second auxiliary hooks 37 and 38 are also accurately locked to the fixing groove 13 and the first and second auxiliary locking jaws 27 and 28, respectively, so that the decorative cover ( 30) assembly is completed. In this way, in the state that the decorative cover 30 is assembled to the upper surface of the front cover 10, the main hook 31 and the fixing projection 33 of the decorative cover is inserted into the insertion hole 11 and the fixing groove 13, respectively. Since it is in a state where it is, it is not exposed to the outside and thus does not damage the appearance of the portable terminal.

Next, to replace the decorative cover 30, as shown in Figure 5, when pressing the upper surface of the main hook 31 in the direction of the arrow, the main hook 31 is deformed as indicated by the dotted line while the main catch It is taken out of the jaw 12. As described above, when the decorative cover 30 is pushed down toward the lower end of the front cover 10 in a state in which the main hook 31 is pressed, the fixing protrusion 32 and the first and second auxiliary hooks 37 , 38 are separated from the fixing groove 13 and the first and second auxiliary locking projections 27 and 28, respectively, so that the decorative cover 30 is completely separated from the front cover 10 and the back cover 20.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the appearance design of the portable terminal can be easily changed by replacing the decorative cover, it is economical waste generated by replacing the entire portable terminal or the front cover to change the exterior design as in the prior art. And environmental pollution can be prevented.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the decorative cover is coupled to or separated from the upper surface of the front cover in a sliding manner, it is easy to replace the decorative cover, there is an advantage that can be easily applied to a folding portable terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the various hooks formed on the decorative cover are not exposed to the outside in an assembled state, there is also an advantage that there is no appearance damage due to the assembly of the decorative cover.

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and any person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the utility model registration claims. Would be possible.

In particular, in the above embodiment, the present invention has been described in the case of applying the present invention to a foldable portable terminal, the present invention can be applied to a general bar type portable terminal as shown in FIG.

Claims (4)

A front cover 10 having a locking jaw 12 formed at one side thereof; A back cover 20 coupled to the front cover 10 and forming a predetermined space between the front cover 10; And Portable terminal, characterized in that the sliding cover is coupled to the upper surface of the front cover (10), one end of the decorative cover (31) having a hook (31) is fixed to the locking jaw (12). The method of claim 1, The locking jaw 12 is formed to protrude inside the insertion hole 11 formed at the upper end of the front cover 10, the hook 31 is formed extending from the upper end of the decorative cover 30 and the insertion hole 11 The portable terminal, characterized in that is not exposed to the outside by being coupled to the locking jaw (12) in the inserted state. The method of claim 2, Guide protrusions 35 protruding in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the decorative cover 30, and guide jaw 25 protruding in a shape symmetrical with the guide protrusions 35 on the outer surface of the back cover 20. More, The guide protrusion 35 is coupled to the guide jaw 25 while moving along the guide jaw 25 when the decorative cover 10 is slidingly coupled to the top surface of the front cover 10. Portable terminal made with. The method of claim 2 or 3, A plurality of auxiliary hooks 37 and 38 protruding along the inner circumference of the decorative cover 30 and the auxiliary hooks 37 and 38 are formed along the outer circumference of the back cover 20 so as to be coupled to each other. A portable terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of auxiliary locking jaw (27, 28).