KR20040062057A - Mobile phone with folder type camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An insertion type camera of a mobile terminal is provided to prevent a damage due to an external impact and allow photographing of image information at various angles by accommodating a camera at one side of a folder part. CONSTITUTION: A folder part(20) includes an LCD(23) for receiving an electric signal generated from a PCB of a main body part(10) and displaying an operation state and image information of a mobile terminal and a speaker(24) through which a user can listen to voice information. An accommodating recess(25) is provided at one corner portion of the folder part(20), into which an insertion type camera is coupled. The insertion type camera(40) includes a camera hinge and a camera module for inputting image information inside upper and lower cases.

Description

Folding Camera for Mobile Device {MOBILE PHONE WITH FOLDER TYPE CAMERA}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, a camera for inputting image image information is accommodated on one side of a folder of a portable terminal to prevent damage due to external impact and to capture image image information of various angles. It relates to a folding camera of a folding portable terminal.

In general, a small camera for inputting image information into a portable terminal is a trend. However, most of the built-in cameras are fixed or simple rotation type, and attention is focused on camera fastening methods for easily capturing image information at various angles while preventing the lens of the exposed camera from being damaged.

Hereinafter, referring to an example of a conventional pole-type portable terminal, Figure 1 is a closed perspective view of a conventional foldable portable terminal, Figure 2 is an open perspective view of a conventional foldable portable terminal.

As shown in the drawing, in the conventional folding portable terminal 100, the folder portion 120 is folded on the main body portion 110, the folder portion 120, and one side of the upper surface of the body portion 110. It is composed of a hinge portion 130 that is possibly coupled.

The main body 110 includes a printed circuit board (PCB), which is an electronic circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted inside the lower case 112 and the upper case 111 covering the upper side of the lower case. A keypad 113 for inputting information and a plurality of letters and numbers, which are fixed to an upper side of the PCB and protrudingly coupled to the upper case 111, and a microphone 114 for inputting voice information are accommodated and coupled. An antenna 116 is detachably coupled to the upper side of the main body case, and a battery is detachably attached to a lower surface of the lower case to supply power required for operation of the portable terminal.

The folder unit 120 receives an electrical signal generated from the PCB of the main body unit 110 between the front case 121 and the rear case 122 coupled to the rear of the front case 121 to determine an operating state of the mobile terminal. An LCD 123 for viewing and a speaker 124 for listening to voice information are built in.

Although not shown in the drawings, a camera for inputting image information is used in a portable terminal, and a part of a rotary type, a main body part and a folder part, and a hinge part, which are used by rotating and protruding a camera module according to the operation form of the camera. It is divided into three types of fixed type to be used at fixed and detachable type to be attached at the time of use. However, the camera lens may be damaged due to the exposure of the camera and / or the camera's shooting angle is restricted when the mobile terminal is used. There is a problem that the inconvenience caused by.

According to the present invention devised to solve the above problems it is an object of the present invention to provide a folding camera of a portable terminal for widening the range of the lens and damage of the camera due to exposure of the camera when carrying the portable terminal.

1 is a closed perspective view of a conventional foldable portable terminal

2 is an open perspective view of a conventional foldable portable terminal;

3 is a closed perspective view of a folding portable terminal having a folding camera of the present invention;

4 is an open perspective view of a folding portable terminal having a folding camera of the present invention;

5 is an exploded perspective view of a folder unit of the foldable portable terminal of the present invention;

6 is an exploded perspective view of the folding camera of the present invention;

7 is a partial perspective view showing a folded state of the folding camera of the present invention,

8 is a partial perspective view showing an unfolded state of the foldable camera of the present invention.

* Description of the main parts of the drawings *

1: portable terminal 10: main body

20: folder portion 25: receiving groove

30: hinge portion 40: folding camera

41: upper camera case 42: lower camera case

43: camera module 44: camera hinge

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a conventional portable portable terminal consisting of a main body portion and a folder portion which is hinged to one side of the main body portion foldable, the folder portion is provided with a camera receiving groove on one side of the front surface, It is achieved by a folding camera of the portable terminal, characterized in that the folding camera is accommodated in the accommodating groove and foldably accommodated on one side of the accommodating groove.

Here, the receiving groove is preferably formed so that the folding camera accommodated on one side of the front side of the folder unit is folded to the left and right.

In addition, the receiving groove is preferably installed on the upper side of the front of the folder portion is formed so that the folding camera can be folded up, down.

In addition, the folding camera is coupled to unfold by rotating 180 degrees around one side of the receiving groove.

In addition, the foldable camera is composed of a camera module for inputting an image inside the camera case, and a hinge for fixing the rotational position as well as rotatably fixed to one side of the receiving groove.

In addition, the hinge is preferably composed of a click hinge (click hinge).

Hereinafter, a folding camera of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 3 is a closed perspective view of a folding portable terminal with a folding camera of the present invention, Figure 4 is an open perspective view of a folding portable terminal with a folding camera of the present invention, Figure 5 is a folding portable terminal of the present invention. Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the folder portion, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the folding camera of the present invention, Figure 7 is a partial perspective view showing a closed state of the folding camera of the present invention, Figure 8 is an unfolded state of the folding camera of the present invention. A partial perspective view is shown.

The conventional clamshell portable terminal 1 has a main body portion 10, a folder portion 20, and a hinge portion to which the folder portion 20 is foldably coupled to one side of an upper surface of the main body portion 10. It consists of 30.

The main body 10 includes a printed circuit board (PCB), which is an electronic circuit board having a plurality of electronic components mounted inside the lower case 12 and the upper case 11 covering the upper side of the lower case. A keypad 113 for inputting information and a plurality of letters and numbers, which are fixed to an upper side of the PCB and protrudingly coupled to the upper case 11, and a microphone 14 for inputting voice information are accommodated and coupled. The antenna 16 is detachably coupled to the upper side of the main body case, and a battery is detachably attached to the bottom of the lower case to supply a power required for operation of the mobile terminal.

The folder unit 20 receives an electrical signal generated from the PCB of the main body unit 10 in the inner accommodating space formed by the front case 21 and the rear case 22 to display the operating state and image information of the portable terminal. An LCD 23 and a speaker 24 for listening to voice information are incorporated. In addition, an accommodating groove 25 for accommodating and engaging the folding camera 40 to be folded at one corner portion of the folder is provided.

The folding camera 40 is provided with a camera module 43 for inputting the camera hinge 44 and the image information in the upper case, the lower case 41, 42 inside the camera.

The camera hinge 44 may use both a click hinge and a stop hinge for foldable fixing from the receiving groove of the folder portion 20 of the foldable camera 40, but the click can be fixed at any position during rotation. It is more preferable to use a hinge.

By such a configuration, the operation of the foldable camera of the mobile terminal of the present invention first open the folder portion 20 foldably coupled to the main body portion 10 for use of the mobile terminal 1, When photographing the user of the mobile terminal 10 by using the folding camera 40, it stores or transmits the image information photographed in the state accommodated in the receiving groove 25 of the folder unit 20.

Then, the folding camera 40 accommodated in the receiving groove 25 of the folder part 20 opens the folding camera 40 in the direction to shoot while rotating the axis projection relative to the axis projection, wherein the camera hinge ( The click hinge used as 44 allows the user to take a picture while maintaining the fixed state of the foldable camera 40 at a desired position.

Then, after photographing using the foldable camera 40, the foldable camera 40 is rotated again to be accommodated in the receiving groove 25 of the folder portion 20, the folding camera portion 40 in the receiving groove 25 The folder part 20 accommodated therein is rotated so as to be folded to the main body part 10 so as to prevent damage to the lens and other parts of the camera module 43 due to the impact.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to increase the size of the portable terminal according to the attachment of the camera by embedding the camera foldably using the free space portion of the folder of the portable terminal. Damage can be prevented, and the effect can be taken from a variety of angles.

Claims (5)

In a conventional folding portable terminal in which a main body portion and a folder portion of one side of the main body portion are connected to a hinge portion so as to be folded, The folder unit is provided with a camera accommodating groove on one side of the front side, the folding camera of the portable terminal, characterized in that it is accommodated in the accommodating groove and provided with a foldable camera that is foldably coupled to one side of the accommodating groove. The method of claim 1, The accommodating groove is a folding camera of the portable terminal, characterized in that the folding camera accommodated on one side of the front of the folder portion is folded to the left, right. The method of claim 1, The accommodating groove is installed on the upper side of the front of the folder portion folding camera of the portable terminal, characterized in that the folding camera is formed to be folded up, down. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The foldable camera is a foldable camera of the foldable portable terminal, characterized in that coupled to rotate 180 degrees about one axis from the receiving groove. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The foldable camera is a foldable camera of the foldable portable terminal, characterized in that the camera module for inputting an image inside the camera case, and a hinge for fixing the rotational position and fixed to the rotatable one side of the receiving groove. .