KR20060097274A - Folder type mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention by adopting a hinge means implemented in the folder with a sliding structure and a rotating structure that is automatically rotated when sliding, it is configured to open and close the folder easily with one hand to promote user convenience, improve the performance of the product There is provided a folding mobile communication terminal. The hinge means of the clamshell mobile communication terminal has a first hinge housing fastened to one side of the upper part of the main body, a second hinge housing fastened to the other side of the upper part of the main body, and fastened to one side of the folder and fitted into the first hinge housing to slide. A dummy hinge rotated by a spring and a hinge, a hinge fastened to the other side of the folder and inserted into the second hinge housing and sliding, a spring connected to the dummy hinge to allow the dummy hinge to rotate when sliding.

Clamshell, hinge, slide

Description

Foldable mobile terminal {FOLDER TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL}

1 is a front view of a folder opened in a clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a front view of a folder in a closed state in a clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view of the clamshell mobile communication terminal showing AA 'plane of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a folding mobile communication terminal showing the BB 'surface of FIG.

5A to 5C are views illustrating a process of opening a folder in a folder type mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

***** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing *****

10: main body

20: folder

100: spring

110: first hinge housing

120: dummy hinge

130: first sliding part

140: folder opening

111: second hinge housing

121: hinge

131: second sliding part

The present invention relates to a clamshell mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, by adopting a hinge means implemented with a sliding structure and a rotating structure that automatically rotates when sliding, the folder can be easily opened and closed with one hand. The present invention relates to a folding mobile communication terminal which is configured to enhance user convenience and improve product performance.

In general, a mobile communication terminal has a bar type in which the number and function buttons are exposed to the outside, a flip type having a cover covering the number and function buttons, and a folder in which the main body is folded in half. ), And the spread of folder type mobile communication terminals is gradually increasing due to market preference and miniaturization.

Conventional clamshell mobile communication terminals are largely composed of a main body and a rotatable folder, and one side of the folder is supported by the hinge means with respect to the main body, and the folder is opened and closed by rotating in the forward or reverse direction about the hinge means.

However, since the conventional folder type mobile communication terminal has a relatively heavy weight, it is inconvenient to open the folder with the other hand while holding the main body with one hand during use.

In addition, the prior art using a separate drive means has also been proposed in order to easily open and close the folder with one hand, in this case, instead of eliminating user inconvenience to some extent by using a separate drive means And there was a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to adopt a hinge means implemented in the folder with a sliding structure and a rotating structure that is automatically rotated when sliding, the folder is configured to open and close easily with one hand to promote user convenience, It is to provide a folder type mobile communication terminal that improves the performance of the product.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problem mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. There will be.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a folder type mobile communication terminal includes a rotatable folder mounted on an upper portion of a main body, and the folder is connected to a hinge unit that is rotated when sliding. It is fastened to the main body by, by sliding the folder in one direction of the main body is characterized in that the folder is rotated in the vertical direction of the main body to open and close.

In the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge means includes a first hinge housing fastened to one side of the upper body, a second hinge housing fastened to the other side of the upper body, and the folder. A dummy hinge fastened to one side of the dummy hinge and inserted into the first hinge housing and rotated by a spring and a hinge when sliding, the hinge fastened to the other side of the folder and inserted into the second hinge housing and sliding; It is preferable that the spring is connected to the dummy hinge to allow the dummy hinge to rotate when sliding.

In the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first hinge housing has a space corresponding to an outer portion of the dummy hinge, the first sliding portion fixing the dummy hinge inserted therein; Preferably, a folder opening part having a larger space than the outer side of the dummy hinge is formed so that the dummy hinge slid from the first sliding part is rotatable.

In the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the second hinge housing includes a second sliding part having a space longer than the hinge so that the hinge fitted therein is slidable.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5C.

1 is a front view of a folder opened in a clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a folder closed state in a clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention has a form similar in appearance to that of a conventional clamshell mobile communication terminal consisting of a main body 10 and a folder 20. Unlike the conventional clamshell mobile communication terminal, the folder 20 is slid and fastened to the upper portion of the main body 10 by a hinge means which is rotated when sliding, so that the folder 20 moves in one direction of the main body 10. When sliding, the folder 20 is configured to rotate in a vertical direction of the main body 10 to open and close.

Conventional clamshell mobile communication terminals are usually configured so that the hinge means fastened to both sides of the folder can only rotate by fixing the folder on both sides, the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is sliding and rotating Hinge means are configured on both sides of the folder 20 to enable this.

For convenience of explanation, hereinafter, the description will be made on the assumption that the folder 20 is pushed upward of the main body 10. However, in the present invention, the direction in which the folder 20 slides is the direction of the main body 10. It will be understood that it is not limited to the upper side but in any one direction of the upper and lower sides.

When the user pushes up the folder 20 upwards, the folder 20 is slid upwardly around the hinge means, and the dummy hinge 120 is driven by the elastic force of the spring 100 and the force received from the hinge 121. ) Rotates in the vertical direction, and the folder 20 is opened accordingly.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the clamshell mobile communication terminal showing the AA 'plane of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the clamshell mobile communication terminal showing the BB' plane of FIG.

3 and 4, the hinge means of the clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a spring 100, a first hinge housing 110 on the left side, and a second hinge on the right side. It consists of a housing 111, a dummy hinge 120, a hinge 121 and the like.

The spring 100 has one side connected to the dummy hinge 120 so that the dummy hinge 120 can be rotated in the vertical direction by the force applied from the hinge 121 of the other side when sliding.

The first hinge housing 110 and the second hinge housing 111 are fastened to one side and the other side of the upper body 10, respectively.

In the first hinge housing 110, a space corresponding to the outer side of the dummy hinge 120 is formed to fix the dummy hinge 120 inserted therein, and from the first sliding part 130. The folder opening part 140 is formed to have a larger space than the outside of the dummy hinge 120 so that the sliding dummy hinge 120 is rotatable. When the dummy hinge 120 is fitted to the first sliding part 130, rotation is impossible. When the dummy hinge 120 slides along the first sliding part 130 and is positioned at the folder opening part 140, the rotation is performed. It becomes possible.

The second hinge housing 111 has a second sliding part 131 having a space longer than the hinge 121 so that the hinge 121 fitted therein is slidable. The hinge 121 slides along the second sliding portion 131 which operates as a sliding rail.

The dummy hinge 120 is fastened to one side of the folder 20 and inserted into the interior of the first hinge housing 110 so that the dummy hinge 120 is received by the elastic force of the spring 100 and the force received from the hinge 121 of the other side when sliding. Is rotated.

The hinge 121 is fastened to the other side of the folder 20, and fitted into the second hinge housing 111 to slide.

Looking at the structure of the first hinge housing 110, the dummy hinge 120, the first sliding portion 130, the folder opening portion 140 is fastened to one side of the main body 10, the user is to folder (20) The dummy hinge 120 being pushed upward by the spring 100 is slid along the first sliding part 130 and then the spring 100 and the other side hinge 121 at the folder opening part 140. The folder 20 is opened accordingly.

Looking at the structure of the second hinge housing 111, the hinge 121, the second sliding portion 131 fastened to the other side of the main body 10, while adopting the hinge structure of the conventional clamshell mobile communication terminal, It is configured not to rotate even if it slides.

5A to 5C illustrate a process of opening a folder in a folder type mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the initial stage in which the folder 20 is closed, as shown in FIG. 5A, the dummy hinge 120 and the hinge 121 are positioned and fixed under the inner side of the first hinge housing 110 and the second hinge housing 111. As a result, an empty space having a predetermined length a is formed on the inner upper side. In this case, the length a of the empty space formed inside the first hinge housing 110 and the second hinge housing 111 may be a length at which the folder 20 can be pushed up by the user.

In the intermediate step in which the folder 20 is pushed up by the user, as shown in FIG. 5B, the dummy hinge 120 and the hinge 121 are slid to the first hinge housing 110 and the second hinge housing 111. It touches the inside upper side of and the length (a ') formed in the inside upper side becomes nearly zero.

In the final stage in which the folder 20 is opened, as shown in FIG. 5C, the force and one side of the dummy hinge 120 and the hinge 121 that are non-rotating hinge 121 are applied to the dummy hinge 120 as the sliding hinge 120 slides. By the elastic force of the spring 100 connected to the dummy hinge 120, the dummy hinge 120 is automatically rotated to open the folder 20. Since the first hinge housing 110 into which the dummy hinge 120 is fitted has a folder opening part 140 having a larger space than the outer edge of the dummy hinge 120, the dummy hinge 120 has a first hinge housing 110. When the upper sliding inside the hinge housing 110 is rotated by the force received from the hinge 121 and the elastic force of the spring (100).

The present invention described above is capable of various modifications without departing from the basic concept according to the needs of those skilled in the art.

The clamshell mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention made as described above employs a hinge means implemented with a sliding structure and a rotating structure that automatically rotates when sliding, so that the folder can be easily opened and closed with one hand. It can be configured to improve user convenience and improve product performance.

Claims (4)

In the clamshell mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotatable folder on the upper part of the main body, The folder is fastened to the main body by a hinge means which is rotated when sliding, and the folder is rotated in a vertical direction of the main body as the folder is slid in one direction of the main body is opened and closed clamshell mobile communication terminal . The method of claim 1, The hinge means, A first hinge housing fastened to one side of the upper body; A second hinge housing fastened to the other side of the upper body; A dummy hinge fastened to one side of the folder and inserted into the first hinge housing and rotated by a spring and a hinge when sliding; A hinge fastened to the other side of the folder and inserted into the second hinge housing and sliding; And One side is connected to the dummy hinge is a folding type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the spring is provided so that the dummy hinge can be rotated when sliding. The method of claim 2, In the first hinge housing, A space corresponding to the outer edge of the dummy hinge is formed to secure the dummy hinge inserted therein, and a space larger than the outer edge of the dummy hinge so that the dummy hinge slid from the first sliding part is rotatable. Folder-shaped mobile communication terminal characterized in that the formed folder opening is formed. The method of claim 2, In the second hinge housing, A folding-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that a second sliding portion having a space longer than the hinge is formed so that the hinge fitted therein is slidable.

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