KR20060018176A - A cellular phone having a camera - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera that can conveniently take both front and rear photographs of a mobile communication terminal, and provide a new feeling because the operation for photographing is new. have.

The structure of the mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera of the present invention for achieving the above object, and the folder unit having a first hinge arm built so that the camera can shoot in one direction; A connection part provided with a second hinge arm that forms a hinge coupling with the first hinge arm, and the folder part rotates to be opened or folded; The connection portion is made to include a main body portion that is opened or closed by sliding while being fastened so as to slide a predetermined distance; The camera is exposed to the front of the terminal when the folder part is rotated and opened with respect to the connecting part, and the camera is exposed to the rear of the terminal when the connecting part slides open with respect to the main body part while the folder part is folded.

Handset, camera, hinge, slide

Description

Structure of Mobile Communication Terminal with Camera {A Cellular Phone having a Camera}

1 is a perspective view showing a structure in which a camera is mounted on a conventional mobile communication terminal.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing another structure in which a camera is mounted on a conventional mobile communication terminal.

3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention.

5a and 5b is a view for explaining the operation by the spring device of the slide module constituting the present invention.

6A and 6B are cross-sectional views illustrating 6-6 'of FIG. 3 in a state in which the folder portion and the main body portion are slid and closed or open constituting the present invention.

7A to 7D are side views for explaining the operation of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: folder

110: display 120: first hinge arm

130: camera 140: external display

200: connecting portion 210: second hinge arm

300: slide module 310: subrail

311: guide rib 312: screw hole

320: main rail 321: guide groove

322: screw hole 330: spring device

331: lever shaft 332: spring

333: insertion groove 340: detection means

341: permanent magnet 342: magnetic force sensor

400: main body 410: groove

500: FPCB 600: FPCB Guide

The present invention relates to a structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, and more particularly, to a structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera for photographing the front and rear of the mobile communication terminal with a new operation method.

Recently, mobile communication terminals have become highly functional and multifunctional due to the development of technology. In particular, mounting of a digital camera for taking pictures and videos and viewing them on a display is becoming common.

In mounting the digital camera to the mobile communication terminal, the camera 20 is fixedly mounted on one surface of the case of the mobile communication terminal 10 as shown in FIG. When trying to shoot the camera was difficult to drive the problem was difficult to shoot.

Referring to the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 2 proposed to solve this problem, by hinge-bonding the camera unit 50 having a camera built into one side of the mobile communication terminal 40, the user can watch the camera while viewing the display 60. Only by rotating the unit 50, the subjects anywhere could be accurately photographed.

However, even in the case of such a mobile communication terminal 40, in order to rotate the camera unit 50, the user has to hold the terminal 40 with one hand and rotate the camera unit 50 with the other hand. If you rotate the camera unit 50 to shoot in the opposite direction after taking the direction shooting, the reversed phase is output to the display 60. Therefore, the front and rear shooting can be manually toggled by inverting up and down by pressing a key or the like every time. There was an inconvenience to give.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, it is convenient to take pictures of both the front and rear of the mobile communication terminal, a new operation for photography is equipped with a mobile camera equipped to provide a new feeling It is to provide a structure of a communication terminal.

The structure of the mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera of the present invention for achieving the above object, and the folder unit having a first hinge arm built so that the camera can shoot in one direction; A connection part provided with a second hinge arm that forms a hinge coupling with the first hinge arm, and the folder part rotates to be opened or folded; The connection portion is made to include a main body portion that is opened or closed by sliding while being fastened so as to slide a predetermined distance; The camera is exposed to the front of the terminal when the folder part is rotated and opened with respect to the connecting part, and the camera is exposed to the rear of the terminal when the connecting part slides open with respect to the main body part while the folder part is folded.

The camera may be built in the first hinge arm so as to be exposed to the same surface as one surface of the folder portion which comes into contact with the connection portion as the rotation is performed.

The connecting portion is fastened to the main body portion so as to slide in a direction in which the first hinge arm and the second hinge arm protrude from the main body portion with a second hinge arm coupled to the first hinge arm located at one end of the main body portion. When the connecting part slides open, the camera embedded in the first hinge arm is exposed to the rear of the terminal.

The connection part and the main body part are fastened to subrails and main rails that slide together while constituting a slide module, so that the slide module can slide a predetermined distance.

The slide module is characterized in that the sensing means for detecting the slide state between the sub-rail and the main rail is added.

The slide module is provided with a spring device for automatically sliding the subrail after a predetermined distance with respect to the main rail when an external force is applied.

The spring device includes: a lever shaft for lever movement as the subrail slides with respect to the main rail; When the lever shaft is a lever movement is compressed and restored and made to include a spring to automatically slide the subrail relative to the main rail by the restoring force.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention, Figures 5a and 5b are constituting the present invention 6A and 6B are cross-sectional views illustrating 6-6 'of FIG. 3 in a state in which a folder part and a main body part are slid and closed or open by sliding the spring module of the slide module. 7A to 7D are side views for explaining the operation of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the structure of the mobile communication terminal equipped with the camera of the present invention includes a folder unit 100 having a first hinge arm 120 embedded so that the camera 130 can photograph one direction. )Wow; A connection part 200 provided with a second hinge arm 210 which forms a hinge coupling with the first hinge arm 120 so that the folder part 100 is rotated and opened or folded; The connection part 200 includes a main body 400 that is opened or closed by sliding while being fastened to be able to slide a predetermined distance.

The folder unit 100 includes a display 110 on one surface and displays multimedia information such as information on the operation of the mobile communication terminal and pictures and videos, and at one end thereof, a first hinge arm 120 is installed. The external display 140 is provided on the surface.

In the first hinge arm 120, a digital camera 130, such as a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) type, is embedded to photograph the outside in the direction in which the display 120 is displayed.

The connecting portion 200 has a second hinge arm 210 which forms a hinge coupling with the first hinge arm 120 and can rotate at a predetermined angle with the folder portion 100. In this embodiment, the first hinge arm ( 120 is the center hinge arm, the second hinge arm 210 is composed of a side hinge arm to form a hinge coupling, the folder portion 100 is folded to the connecting portion 200 in the first hinge arm 120 The built-in camera 130 faces rearward.

The bottom surface of the connecting portion 200 is slidable by being fastened to the main body 400 by the slide module 300, the slide module 300 is the sub-rail 310 and the main body 400 is fixed to the connecting portion 200 Consists of the main rail 320 is fixed to the guide ribs 311 formed to form a '' 'in the sub-rail 310 in the guide groove 321 provided on the side of the main rail 320 is inserted into the guide As the rib 311 slides in the guide groove 321, the subrail 310 and the main rail 320 are slidable with each other.

The direction in which the subrail 310 slides with respect to the main rail 320 is in a state in which the connection part 200 fixed to the subrail 310 and the main body part 400 fixed to the main rail 320 overlap and are closed. The connection portion 200 is a direction protruding upward of the main body portion 400, the sliding distance is suitably such that the hinge of the connection portion 200 is completely exposed to the rear of the main body portion 400.

When the subrail 310 and the main rail 320 are fixed to the connecting portion 200 and the main body 400, respectively, the subrail 310 is inserted from the bottom of the connecting portion 200 to be screw holes 312 of the side surface. It is fixed by screwing through, the main rail 320 is seated in the groove (410) groove (410) formed to fit the shape of the main rail 320 in the main body 400 screw hole 322 of the side It is fixed by screwing through.

Meanwhile, a spring device 330 may be added to the slide module 300 so that the subrail 310 slides only a predetermined distance by the external force with respect to the main rail 320.

Referring to FIG. 5, the spring device 330 has one end protruded from the subrail 310 while the spring 332 is installed on the lever shaft 331 rotatably fixed to the main rail 320. When the subrail 310 is inserted into the insertion groove 333 and the subrail 310 slides the main rail 320 by a predetermined distance by an external force while the subrail 310 is closed with the main rail 320 (Fig. 5a), the lever shaft 331 is a lever movement, the spring 332 is compressed by the insertion groove 333 and is restored while applying the elastic force to the sub-rail 310, the rest is automatically slide the sub-rail 310 is The main rail 320 is opened (FIG. 5B).

In addition, the slide module 300, the detection means for applying a detection signal to the control circuit for controlling the overall function of the mobile communication terminal by detecting the open or closed state by sliding the subrail 310 with respect to the main rail 320 340 is added.

Since the detection means 340 has a number of well-known technologies, for example, the permanent magnet 341 and the magnetic force sensor 342 are respectively provided at corresponding positions of the subrail 310 and the main rail 320. In the state in which the subrail 310 and the main rail 320 are closed, the magnetic force sensor 342 may apply a detection signal to the control circuit, and in the open state, may detect the slide state without generating a detection signal. .

When the control circuit recognizes that the folder unit 100 is opened by the sensing means, the control circuit drives the camera photographing menu, so that the user can take a picture if there is any key input.

The folder unit 100 and the main body unit 400 are connected to each other by a signal connection line such as a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) 500, and power signals and operation signals are exchanged.

The FPCB 500 is inserted into the second hinge arm 210 through the first hinge arm 120 from the folder part 100 and then slides integrally with the subrail 310 as shown in FIG. 6. After being guided through the guide 600 is connected to the main body 400 to connect a signal.

The FPCB guide 600 protrudes in a plate shape from the side of the subrail 310, or is fixed integrally to the connecting portion 200 and slides together with the subrail 310 while the subrail 310 slides on the main rail 320. In the closed state (FIG. 6A) or the open state (FIG. 6B), the excess length of the FPCB 500 is guided so as not to be twisted in the connection part 200, thereby preventing damage to the FPCB 500.

Looking at the use and operation of the mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera according to the present invention made as described above with reference to FIG.

The user normally carries and stores the folder unit 100 of the mobile communication terminal by sliding and closing the main body unit 400 while being rotated and folded. (FIG. 7A).

If the user wants to make a phone call or the like, the user may simply rotate and open the folder unit 100. At this time, since the camera 130 built in the first hinge arm 120 faces the user, the camera photographing menu using an input key may be used. The user may take a picture of himself / herself while viewing the display 110 (FIG. 7B).

Alternatively, when the folder unit 100 is rotated and opened, when the folder unit 100 is opened by sliding the folder unit 100 with respect to the main body unit 400, the detecting unit 340 detects the slide open state and applies a signal to the control circuit to automatically open the folder unit 100. By entering the camera shooting menu, you can shoot yourself (Fig. 7c).

If the user wants to photograph the subject at the rear of the terminal, when the folder unit 100 is in a folded state when it is rotated, the sensor unit 340 simply slides and opens the folder unit 100 with respect to the main body unit 400. And automatically enters the camera shooting menu. At this time, the camera 130 embedded in the first hinge arm 120 protrudes with respect to the main body 400 in the rearward facing direction and thus is exposed to the external display 140. It is possible to take a picture by a predetermined key operation. (FIG. 7D)

If the folder unit 100 is rotated and opened in this state, the camera 130 faces the user again, thereby photographing the user himself (FIG. 7C).

Meanwhile, the arrow shown in FIG. 7 indicates a direction in which the camera 130 can take a picture.

According to the structure of the mobile communication terminal equipped with the camera of the present invention as described above, both the front and rear of the mobile terminal can be conveniently photographed, and the operation for photographing is new, thereby providing a new feeling of use. There is.

Claims (7)

A folder unit having a first hinge arm embedded so that the camera can photograph one direction; A connection part provided with a second hinge arm that forms a hinge coupling with the first hinge arm, and the folder part rotates to be opened or folded; The connection portion is made to include a main body portion that is opened or closed by sliding while being fastened so as to slide a predetermined distance; The camera is exposed to the front of the terminal when the folder part is rotated and opened with respect to the connecting part, and the camera is exposed to the rear of the terminal when the connecting part slides open with respect to the main body part while the folder part is folded. The structure of the terminal. The method according to claim 1, The camera has a structure of a mobile terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that built in the first hinge arm so as to be exposed to the same surface as one surface of the folder portion which is in contact with the connecting portion as the rotation. The method according to claim 1, The connecting portion is fastened to the main body portion so as to slide in a direction in which the first hinge arm and the second hinge arm protrude from the main body portion with a second hinge arm coupled to the first hinge arm located at one end of the main body portion. When the connection is opened by sliding the structure of the mobile terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that the camera embedded in the first hinge arm is exposed to the rear of the terminal. The method according to claim 1, The connecting portion and the main body, the structure is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that is coupled to each of the sub-rail and the main rail to slide while constituting the slide module, the slide module can slide a predetermined distance. The method according to claim 4, The slide module has a structure of a mobile terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that the sensing means for detecting the slide state between the sub-rail and the main rail is added. The method according to claim 4, The slide module is a structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that the addition of a spring device to automatically slide after the subrail slides a predetermined distance with respect to the main rail when an external force is applied. The method of claim 5, wherein the spring device, A lever shaft for lever movement as the subrail slides with respect to the main rail; The lever shaft is a structure of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera, characterized in that it comprises a spring for compressing and then restoring the subrail automatically slides with respect to the main rail by the restoring force when the lever shaft.

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