KR20030003056A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To photograph either in a folded state or in an opened state and to improve operability when photographing. CONSTITUTION: A first main body part 2 having an operation key part 1, a main body part 4 having a display part 3 are connected by the first and second cylindrical shafts 19 and 20 of a hinge part 5 in a foldable state, and a second main body 4 is connected rotatably also in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction by the projecting shaft 21 of the hinge part 5. Then, a camera part 6 is provided along its axial direction within the first cylindrical shaft 19 of this hinge part 5. Consequently, photographing is possible with the camera part 6 facing a photographing direction freely either in the state of folding or opening the first and second main body parts 2 and 4, and the direction of the display part 3 of the second main body part 4 can freely be adjusted with respect to the photographing direction of the camera part 6 by rotating the second main body part 4 in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction. Thus, operability is improved.

Description

Portable terminal {PORTABLE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal such as a portable telephone.

For example, in the field of portable telephones, data transmission capability has been remarkably improved, and there is a movement to use portable telephones as terminals for voice communication as well as terminals for data communication.

As a form of using such a portable telephone as a terminal for data communication, a portable terminal having a camera function mounted on the portable telephone and communicating image data in real time has been proposed.

A portable telephone as this type of portable terminal includes a first main body portion having an operation key portion, a second main body portion having a display portion, a hinge portion for foldably connecting these first and second main body portions, and a hinge portion provided in the hinge portion. It is equipped with a camera part, and when carrying, it closes a 1st, 2nd main body part, and faces an operation key part and a display part, and hides a camera part, and when using, opens a 1st and 2nd main body part, exposes an operation key part and a display part, and also exposes a camera part. It is.

In this case, when the first and second main body portions are opened, the camera portion is provided in the hinge portion so that the imaging direction is directed toward the display portion. Moreover, a microphone part is provided in the 1st main body part, and an antenna and a speaker part are provided in the 2nd main body part. Accordingly, in the portable telephone, the first and second main body parts can be rotated about the hinge part to make a call in the open state, and the camera part can take a picture, and the data of the captured image can be communicated. have.

However, in such a portable telephone, the camera unit is not exposed unless the first and second main body parts are rotated and opened around the hinge part, so that the camera cannot be photographed. When the first and second main body parts are opened, the imaging direction of the camera part faces the display part. In order to face the direction, the user must rotate the camera unit when the user takes a picture of another person so that the imaging direction is directed to the other person. Therefore, it is difficult to lift the phone, resulting in poor operability at the time of shooting.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of photographing both in a folded state and in a opened state and having good operability at the time of photographing.

The present invention provides a first main body portion having an operation key portion, a second main body portion having a display portion, a hinge portion for foldably connecting the first main body portion and the second main body portion, and the hinge portion in its axial direction. It is provided with an image pickup member for taking an image of a subject located in the axial direction, characterized in that the portable terminal.

According to the present invention, since the imaging member is provided in the hinge portion of the hinge portion connecting the first and second main body portions so as to be foldable, the imaging member captures an image of the subject located in the axial direction. Photographing can be performed both in the folded state and in the open state, so that the image can be taken freely with the image capturing direction irrespective of the direction of the display portion, so that the operability at the time of shooting can be obtained.

In this case, as described in claim 2, the hinge portion is rotatably connected to the second body portion in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction in a state where the second body portion is opened with respect to the first body portion. Since the second main body rotates in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction while the second main body is opened, the direction of the display portion of the second main body can be freely adjusted with respect to the image capturing direction of the image capturing member. When shooting, and when the user shoots another person, it is possible to shoot while looking at the display unit, so the operability is very good.

Further, as described in claim 3, the microphone unit is provided in the first main body, and the speaker unit is provided in the second main body. Thus, the user can make a voice call by taking a telephone function and take a picture. Can also communicate data.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view at the time of carrying out in 1st embodiment which applied this invention to the portable telephone.

2 is a rear view of FIG. 1.

3 is a side view of the upper side of FIG. 1;

4 is a front view of a state in which the first and second body parts of FIG. 1 are opened;

5 is a left side view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow A-A of FIG. 4; FIG.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the hinge portion in the B-B arrow of Fig. 5.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the second main body part is rotated in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction in the state of FIG. 4, and the user photographs himself with the imaging direction of the camera part and the display part in the same direction;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a first embodiment in which the first and second body parts are opened in a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable telephone.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second main body part is rotated in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction in the state of FIG. 9, the display part is directed toward the user side, and the image capturing direction is directed toward a subject such as another person;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an input display part of the second main body part is exposed by overlapping the rear surface of the second main body part of FIG.

※ Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

1: operation key portion 2: first body portion

3: display part 4: second main body part

5: hinge portion 6: camera portion

13: microphone unit 18: speaker unit

19: first barrel 20: second barrel

21: projection shaft 23: lens unit

24: imaging device 30: input display section

[First embodiment]

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-8, 1st Embodiment which applied this invention to the portable telephone is demonstrated. Fig. 1 is a front view of a problem book when carrying a portable telephone to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, Fig. 3 is a side view of the upper side thereof, and Fig. 4 is a front view when using a mobile phone call state. Fig. 5 is a left side view thereof, Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the AA arrow of Fig. 4, Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the hinge portion of the BB arrow shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 8 is used in a photographing state by a portable telephone. It is a figure which shows an example of an example.

As shown in FIG. 4, the portable telephone includes a first main body 2 having an operation key 1, a second main body 4 having a display 3, a first main body 2, and a first main body 2. 2 A hinge portion 5 for foldably connecting the main body portion 4, and a camera portion 6 which is provided in the hinge portion 5 in the axial direction and is an image pickup member for taking an image of a subject located in the axial direction. ).

As shown in FIG. 4, the 1st main body part 2 is a palm-sized case with a vertically long flat plate shape, and the operation key part 1 is provided in the upper surface side. On the left side of the first main body 2, as shown in Fig. 5, a shutter button 7 and a card insertion opening 8 such as a memory card are provided. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the battery cover 9 is attached to the lower side of the back surface of the 1st main body part 2 so that opening and closing is possible, and the antenna 10 is attached to the upper side so that it can be projected to the upper side side. At the same time, the strap holder 11 protrudes from the upper side. 6, the battery 12 is accommodated in correspondence with the battery cover 9 in the inside of the first main body 2, and the microphone 13 is disposed on the lower side thereof. It is provided corresponding to the microphone hole 13a provided in (2).

As shown in Fig. 4, the operation key section 1 includes various keys such as a dial key, a mode changer, a power key, a call key, and a function key. That is, this operation key part 1 has a structure in which the rubber sheet 15 is provided on the circuit board 14 arranged in the first main body part 2, as shown in FIG. The rubber sheet 15 is provided with a plurality of key button portions 16 that are elastically deformable. Each of these key button portions 16 corresponds to various keys, and each of the upper end portions (each end portion on the right side in FIG. 6) is formed from each hole portion provided on the upper surface (right side in the same view) of the first body portion 2. It protrudes outside and the movable contact is provided in the inside, respectively. The fixed contacts are provided on the circuit board 14 so as to face the movable contacts in the key button portions 16, respectively. Accordingly, the operation key unit 1 is configured to output an electrical signal when the key button unit 16 is pushed and operated from the outside so that the key button unit 16 elastically deforms and the movable contact contacts the stationary contact.

As shown in FIG. 4, the 2nd main-body part 4 is a palm-sized case with a long flat plate shape, and the opening part 4a is provided in the substantially whole area of the upper surface as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the display substrate 17 is provided inside the second main body portion 4, and the display portion 3 corresponds to the opening portion 4a on the display substrate 17. It is installed. Moreover, the speaker part 18 is provided in the upper side part of the upper surface side of this 2nd main-body part 4 corresponding to the sound insulation hole 18a provided in the 2nd main-body part 4. As shown in FIG.

The display unit 3 is formed of a flat display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel or an EL (electroluminescence) display panel, and includes information such as a pre-registered phone number, an input sentence, and an image photographed by the camera unit 6. Is configured to selectively display.

The hinge part 5 connects the 1st main body part 2 and the 2nd main body part 4 so that folding is possible, as shown to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, and the 2nd main body part 4 as shown in FIG. ) Is connected to the first main body 2 so that the second main body 4 is rotatably connected in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, this hinge part 5 is a pair of 1st cylinder shaft 19 integrally provided in the both sides in the upper side part of the 1st main body part 2, and these pair of 1st cylinder shafts. It consists of the 2nd cylindrical shaft 20 rotatably attached in the coaxial direction between (19), and the normal projection shaft 21 provided in this 2nd cylindrical shaft 20 by protruding in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction, The lower side part of the 2nd main-body part 4 is comprised so that this protrusion shaft 21 may be rotatably attached.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the pair of first cylindrical shafts 19 and the second cylindrical shafts 20 are each engaging flange portions 19a provided on the inner circumferential surfaces of the opposite ends of the pair of first cylindrical shafts 19, respectively. Is rotatably fitted into ring-shaped locking grooves 20a respectively provided on the outer circumferential surfaces at both ends of the second cylindrical shaft 20, whereby the second cylindrical shaft 20 is coaxial with respect to the first cylindrical shaft 19. As shown in FIG. It is configured to rotate in the direction. In addition, the normal projection shaft 21 and the 2nd main body part 4 insert the projection shaft 21 into the connection recess part 22 provided in the lower side part of the 2nd main body part 4, as shown in FIG. The engaging flange portion 21a provided on the outer circumferential surface of the distal end of the inserted projection shaft 21 is rotatably fitted into the locking groove 22a in the connecting recess 22, thereby providing a second main body portion. (4) is comprised so that it may rotate in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the 1st, 2nd cylindrical shafts 19 and 20 about the projection shaft 21. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the camera part 6 is provided along the axial direction in the 1st cylindrical shaft 19 of one of the pair of 1st cylindrical shafts 19 of the hinge part 5 (left side in the same figure). . In other words, the camera unit 6 includes a lens unit 23 provided at the distal end of the first cylindrical shaft 19, an image pickup device 24 such as a CCD on which an image taken by the lens unit 23 is projected, and a first cylindrical shaft. An image of a subject disposed in (19) and attached to an image pickup device (24) and positioned in the axial direction of the hinge portion (5) is transferred from the lens portion (23) to the image pickup device (24). It projects so that the projected image may be converted into an electrical signal by the image pickup device 24 and output.

In this case, the camera substrate 25 with the image pickup device 24 has the first body portion 2 through the connection hole 27 in which the first cable 26 is provided in the first cylindrical shaft 19, as shown in FIG. The circuit board 14 in the circuit board 14 is electrically connected to the circuit board 14 in the first main body 2. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the display substrate 17 in the second main body 4 has the second cable 28 extending from the second main body 4 into the normal protrusion shaft 21. Guided into the second cylindrical shaft 20, and the guided second cable 28 is inserted into the first cylindrical shaft 19 on the other side (right side in FIG. 7) of the pair of first cylindrical shafts 19, It is electrically connected to the circuit board 14 in the first body part 2 by being connected to the circuit board 14 in the first body part 2 through the connection hole 29 provided in the first cylinder shaft 19. .

Next, the usage mode of such a portable telephone will be described.

When carrying this portable telephone, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the 1st, 2nd main-body parts 2 and 4 are centered around the 1st, 2nd cylinder shafts 19 and 20 of the hinge part 5. As shown in FIG. Close it by rotating it. Then, the first main body part 2 and the second main body part 4 overlap each other while the operation key part 1 of the first main body part 2 and the display part 3 of the second main body part 4 face each other. do. For this reason, the whole portable telephone can be made compact and it can carry well.

In addition, when making a call with this portable telephone, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the 1st, 2nd main-body parts 2, 4 centering around the 1st, 2nd barrel 19, 20 of the hinge part 5 are shown. ) Is rotated to open, and the operation key portion 1 of the first body portion 2 and the display portion 3 of the second body portion 4 are exposed. In this state, it is possible to make a call by stretching the antenna 10 to operate each key button portion 16 of the operation key portion 1.

When photographing the user himself with this portable telephone, as shown in FIG. 8 with the 2nd main body part 4 opened with respect to the 1st main body part 2, as shown in FIG. The second main body 4 is rotated in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction, and the display unit 3 of the second main body 4 is directed toward the imaging direction of the camera unit 6, and then the second main body 4 is rotated. The part 4 is inclined at approximately a right angle with respect to the first main body part 2. In this state, the direction of the lens unit 23 of the camera unit 6 and the direction of the display surface of the display unit 3 are in the same direction, so that the first main body 2 is lifted up by hand to the camera unit 6. When the lens unit 23 is directed to the user himself, an image of the user himself, which is a subject, is projected by the lens unit 23 onto the image pickup device 24, and the image obtained by the image pickup device 24 is displayed on the display unit 3. do. For this reason, the user can easily project himself by operating the shutter button 7 of the first main body 2 while watching the image displayed on the display unit 3.

In addition, when the user photographs another person with the portable telephone, the second main body 4 is rotated approximately 180 degrees about the projection shaft 21 of the hinge part 5 in the state shown in FIG. The part 4 is reversed from side to side. Accordingly, the direction of the lens unit 23 of the camera unit 6 and the direction of the display surface of the display unit 3 are shifted by 180 degrees, so that the user lifts the first main body 2 by hand to When the lens unit 23 is directed toward a subject such as another person, the display unit 3 faces the user side. In this state, an image of another person as a subject is displayed on the display unit 3 as described above, and the shutter button 7 of the first main body unit 2 can be operated while viewing the image displayed on the display unit 3. Subjects such as others can be easily and satisfactorily photographed.

In the portable telephone, the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 are opened as shown in FIG. 5, and the second main body part 4 is rotated 180 degrees about the protrusion shaft 21 of the hinge part 5. By rotating the display unit 3 to the rear side, and in this state, the second main body 4 is overlaid on the first main body 2 and closed, so that the rear surface of the second main body 4 becomes the first main body 2. The display part 3 of the 2nd main body part 4 is exposed by overlapping with the operation key part 1 of (). Even in this state, when the lens unit 23 of the camera unit 6 is directed toward the subject, the image of the subject is displayed on the display unit 3 as described above, and the image can be taken while viewing the displayed image.

In addition, in this portable telephone, since the lens portion 23 of the camera portion 6 is always exposed, the operation key portion 1 of the first body portion 2 and the display portion 3 of the second body portion 4 face each other. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the camera unit 6 can photograph a subject even in a portable state in which the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 are closed. Moreover, even if it captures in either state, the data of the image | photographed in this way can communicate.

In this manner, according to the portable telephone, the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 are closed and overlapped to carry the compact phone, and the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 can be opened to make a call. In addition, since the camera part 6 is provided in the hinge part 5 which foldably connects the 1st, 2nd main body parts 2 and 4 in the axial direction, the 1st and 2nd main body parts In the folded state and the open state (2, 4), the operation key part 1 incorporated in the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 can be photographed with the imaging direction of the camera part 6 facing freely. ), And the high density mounting can be performed because the camera unit 6 does not restrict the installation of components such as the display unit 3 and the like.

In particular, in the portable telephone, since the second main body 4 is connected to the hinge portion 5 so as to be rotatable in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction, the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 are opened. By rotating the second body portion 4 in a direction perpendicular to the opening and closing direction in the state, the direction of the display portion 3 of the second body portion 4 can be freely adjusted with respect to the imaging direction of the camera portion 6. Therefore, even when the user photographs herself or when the user photographs another person, the user can photograph while looking at the display unit 3, so that a very operable one can be obtained.

Second Embodiment

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9-11, 2nd Embodiment which applied this invention to the portable telephone is demonstrated. In addition, it demonstrates attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol to the same part as 1st Embodiment shown in FIGS.

In the portable telephone, the shape of the first cylindrical shaft 19 of one of the pair of first cylindrical shafts 19 of the hinge portion 5 (left in Fig. 9) is different from that of the first embodiment, and the second main body portion 4 ) Is a structure in which an input display unit 30 having a display function and a touch input function is provided, and other than these, the structure is substantially the same as in the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the outer end part of the 1st cylindrical shaft 19 of the hinge part 5 protrudes in the axial direction. The lens portion 23 of the camera portion 6 is provided at the protruding outer end of the first cylindrical shaft 19, and the imaging device 24 of the camera portion 6 is provided inside the first cylindrical shaft 19. And a camera substrate 25 mounted thereon.

The input display unit 30 of the second main body 4 includes a flat display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel and an EL display panel, and a transparent touch input panel provided on the surface of the flat display panel. While the information displayed on the display panel can be viewed through the input panel, a touch input can be made by the input pen 31 while viewing the displayed information as shown in FIG.

In such a portable telephone, similarly to the first embodiment, the first and second main body parts 2 and 4 can be closed and superimposed and thus can be carried compactly. As shown in FIG. 9, the first and second main body parts 2 are provided. , The user can make a call by releasing 4), and in this state, the second main body 4 is rotated in a direction orthogonal to the opening direction thereof, for example, as shown in FIG. Since the unit 23 can be directed to a subject such as another person, and the input display unit 30 of the second main body 4 can be directed toward the user side, the image of the subject taken by the camera unit 6 can be displayed on the input display unit 30. ), You can shoot while viewing the displayed image. In this case, since one of the first cylindrical shafts 19 of the pair of first cylindrical shafts 19 of the hinge portion 5 protrudes in the axial direction, the imaging direction of the camera portion 6 can be easily confirmed. Therefore, the operability at the time of imaging can also be improved.

In this portable telephone, the second main body 4 is rotated in a direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction in the state shown in Fig. 10, and the input display section 30 is directed upward. In this state, the second main body 4 ) Is rotated about the first cylindrical shaft 19 of the hinge 5 so that the second main body 4 overlaps with the first main body 1 to close the second main body 4 as shown in FIG. ) Is overlapped with the operation key portion 1 of the first body portion 2, and the input display portion 30 of the second body portion 4 is exposed upward, so that the subject photographed by the camera portion 6 In addition to displaying an image on the input display unit 30, as shown in FIG. 11, the touch pen is touched while viewing the information displayed on the input display unit 30 by bringing the input pen 31 into contact with the surface of the input display unit 30. can do.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the portable terminal of the present invention is applied to a portable telephone is not necessarily a portable terminal having a previous function. For example, it is a notebook function, a dictionary function, and a radio function. The present invention can also be applied to a portable terminal having an information processing function such as a calculation function.

As described above, according to the present invention, a first main body portion having an operation key portion, a second main body portion having a display portion, a hinge portion for foldably connecting the first main body portion and a second main body portion, and the hinge portion Since the imaging member is provided in the axial direction and takes an image of the subject located in the axial direction, the first and second main body parts can be photographed either in the folded state or in the open state. Since the imaging direction of the imaging member can be taken freely, imaging can be obtained with good operability at the time of shooting, and the imaging member is provided for installation of components such as operation keys and display units incorporated in the first and second main body portions. High density mounting is possible because there is no restriction.

In this case, when the hinge part is opened, the second body part can be rotatably connected in the direction orthogonal to its opening and closing direction so that the second body part can be rotated in the direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction. Therefore, the direction of the display portion of the second main body portion can be freely adjusted with respect to the imaging direction of the image pickup member, so that the user can take pictures while viewing the display portion when the user photographs himself or when the user takes another person. .

In addition, the microphone unit is provided in the first main body, and the speaker unit is provided in the second main body. Thus, by having a telephone function, voice calls can be made and data of captured images can be communicated.

Claims (3)

A first main body portion having an operation key portion, a second main body portion having a display portion, a hinge portion for foldably connecting the first main body portion and the second main body portion, and a hinge portion provided in the axial direction thereof A portable terminal comprising an image pickup member for taking an image of a subject located in the axial direction The method of claim 1, The hinge unit is a portable terminal, characterized in that the second body portion in the open state with respect to the first body portion to connect the second body portion in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction so as to be rotatable. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The first main body portion is provided with a microphone portion, the second main body portion is provided with a speaker portion, characterized in that it has a telephone function.