KR20060121440A - Handheld terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal is provided to enable a user to easily take a picture of a subject even though the subject is located in any direction because the user can check whether an image to be taken is in clear focus, or can adjust a zoom state of the image to be taken. A portable terminal comprises a camera(15), a screen unit(22), a screen holder(21), a combination unit(30), a PCB and a keypad(11). The camera(15) is installed beside a main body. The screen unit(22) is independently formed on a front face. The screen holder(21), formed on the front face, holds the screen unit(22). The combination unit(30) makes the screen(22) be rotatable in the screen holder(21) such that the screen unit(22) can be open/closed and be axially rotated. The PCB electrically connects the screen unit(22) to a main board. The keypad(11) is combined with the main body by a sliding scheme.

Description

Portable terminal {omitted}

1 is a front view of a portable terminal of the present invention

Figure 2 is a front view after the rotation operation of the screen unit of the portable terminal of the present invention

Figure 3 is a plan view after the rotation operation of the screen unit of the portable terminal of the present invention

4 is a front view after the keypad sliding operation of the portable terminal of the present invention

5 is a left side view for a shooting operation of the portable terminal of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a front view according to the keypad laying embodiment of the portable terminal of the present invention

Figure 7 is a left side view after the rotation operation of the screen unit according to a modified embodiment of the keypad of the portable terminal of the present invention

8 is a rear view after the rotation operation of the screen unit according to a modified embodiment of the camera mounting of the portable terminal of the present invention.

9 is a front view according to a modified embodiment of the screen unit of the portable terminal of the present invention;

9-1 is a plan view after the rotation operation of the screen unit according to a modified embodiment of the screen unit of the portable terminal of the present invention;

10 is a front view according to a modified embodiment of the hinge and the screen of the portable terminal of the present invention.

11 is a front view according to a modified embodiment of the hinge of the portable terminal of the present invention.

12 is a front view according to a modified embodiment of the hinge of the portable terminal of the present invention.

13 is a right side view of a speaker mounting embodiment of a portable terminal of the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

15: camera 21: screen receiving unit

16: flash 22: screen portion

17: speaker 23: stopper

30: swivel hinge 24: protrusion

31: rotation axis (Z axis) 25: protrusion stopper

32: side hinge arm 26: protruding stopper groove

11: Keypad 11-1: Modified Keypad

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and in detail, the screen unit provided on the front of the terminal can be opened and rotated so that the user can easily photograph the subject in all directions while checking the image of the subject directly on the screen unit. It relates to a terminal.

A portable terminal is a personal information terminal that a user carries and uses, such as a mobile phone and a PDA. Recently, as the user's desire for multimedia has increased, a number of portable terminals equipped with digital cameras capable of capturing video, pictures, etc. have been released to process various image information captured by digital cameras.

In particular, when shooting in the "self-camera" mode, the need for a preview function that can check the focus, zoom status, etc. in real time is prominent, so that the portable terminal equipped with the camera on the opposite side of the conventional screen In this case, the necessity of a screen is increasing on the same surface on which the camera is mounted.

Therefore, in the conventional portable terminal, when the user wants to photograph the subject, the user can shoot while checking the image to be captured on the screen after pointing the camera toward the subject. When shooting in the 'self-camera' mode, there was a disadvantage that the user can not check the image to be shot on the screen.

In addition, a portable terminal using a rotating camera module structure has been released, but as the camera module develops in megapixel units and an optical zoom structure, there is a problem in that the size of the rotating camera module structure is limited due to its volume.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, in the portable terminal, the camera is installed on the side of the portable terminal, and the screen receiving portion is formed on the front side of the screen separately connected by the swivel-type hinge and at the same time receiving the screen Since the unit and the screen unit are slid about the X axis orthogonal to each other so that the screen unit can be opened and closed at the screen receiving unit and the screen unit is axially rotated about the other Z axis, the subject is located in any direction. The user can easily take a picture while checking the image to be shot on the screen and check whether it is in focus or zoom status in real time, and the keypad is combined with the main body in a sliding manner to contribute to the miniaturization of the main body. It is an object to provide a terminal.

The present invention is a portable terminal in order to achieve the object described above, the camera 15 is installed on the side of the main body, the screen unit 22 is configured separately on the front surface is mounted, and the screen Coupling means for engaging the screen receiving part 21 formed on the front surface so that the part 22 and the screen part 22 is slidably rotated in the screen receiving part 21 to enable opening and closing and axial rotation. 30, a portable terminal (not shown) connecting the screen unit 22 and the main board (not shown), and a keypad 11 coupled to the main body in a sliding manner are provided.

The PCB may be a flexible PCB.

In addition, an adjacent part of the camera 15 may be equipped with a built-in component such as a flash 16 for facilitating shooting even at night or in a dark place.

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

In the following description, however, well-known functions or configurations will be omitted in order not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described below. These examples are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shape of the elements in the drawings and the like should be viewed as exaggerated to emphasize a more clear description.

1 is a front view of a portable terminal of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view after the rotation operation of the screen portion of the portable terminal of the present invention, Figure 3 is a plan view after the rotation operation of the screen portion of the portable terminal of the present invention, Figure 4 5 is a front view after the keypad sliding operation of the portable terminal of the present invention, Figure 5 shows a left side view for the shooting operation of the portable terminal of the present invention.

First, the mounting structure of the camera 15 will be described.

As shown in Figure 5, in the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the camera 15 is mounted on the side of the main body of the portable terminal.

In particular, although the camera 15 is illustrated as being mounted on the upper side of the main body in this embodiment, the position at which the camera 15 is mounted is not limited by this embodiment.

Therefore, modifications may be made to mount the back of the main body as illustrated in FIG. 8.

In addition, in the adjacent portion of the camera 15, a built-in component such as a flash 16 for capturing the camera 15 even at night or in a dark place may be built in the camera 15, or adjacent to the camera 15. I can attach it.

The mounting structure of the camera 15 as described above allows the subject located on the side of the user to take a picture while checking the focus, exposure, or zoom state of the image to be captured on the screen in real time without opening the screen unit 22. You can do it.

The mounting structure of the screen unit 22 of the main body is as follows.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, in the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the screen unit 22 is configured separately from the main body.

Therefore, the screen unit 22 is formed on the main body so that the screen unit 22 can be accommodated, and the size of the screen unit 22 is limited according to the size of the space of the screen receiving unit 21.

Therefore, in order to form a wide space of the screen accommodating part 21, it may be preferable to increase the width of the main body or to adopt an arrangement method in which the speaker and the function keys are minimized.

Coupling means is provided such that the screen unit 22 is coupled to and supported by the screen receiving unit 21.

The coupling means is mounted at both ends of the screen receiving portion 21 so as to be rotatable in sliding motion, and a rotation shaft 31 is vertically formed at the center of one side of the outer circumferential surface so as to be rotatable with one side of the screen portion 22. Are constructed in combination.

Therefore, the coupling means is preferably composed of a swivel-type hinge 30 to enable rotational sliding and vertical axis rotation as shown in Figures 2 and 3

In addition, the swivel-type hinge 30 in the present invention is such that one side of the screen portion 22 and one side of the screen receiving portion 21 is rotated by the swivel-type hinge 30 and coupled to be axially rotatable. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific form according to the present embodiment, and as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 12, the function can be secured in various forms as long as it meets the above purpose.

Since the swivel hinge 30 for rotating sliding and rotating the screen unit 22 is a well-known technique applied to a conventional folding portable terminal, a digital camera, a digital camcorder, and the like, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail. Description is omitted.

The swivel-type hinge 30 has both ends of the swivel-type hinge 30 formed on side hinge arms 32 formed at both ends of the screen receiving portion 21, and the screen portion 22 has the screen receiving portion ( A first hinge portion forming an X axis serving as a central support shaft to be slid and opened and rotated at 21), and one side surface of the screen portion 22 is formed in a direction perpendicular to a central rotation axis of an outer circumferential surface of the first hinge portion. The screen unit 22 is configured as a second hinge portion that forms the Z axis of the role of the center rotation axis 31 so as to be able to rotate freely.

Inside the swivel hinge 30 is formed to include a hollow (not shown) to form a hollow to connect the screen unit 22 and the main substrate (not shown).

In addition, the PCB may be configured as a flexible PCB (not shown), so that the problem does not occur even when the screen unit 22 rotates.

In addition, when the screen unit 20 continuously rotates in one direction, the PCB may be twisted and cut off, and thus, a rotation limit unit (not shown) may be formed to prevent the rotation of the screen unit 20 to be rotated by a predetermined angle. It would be desirable to be limited.

Therefore, the screen part 22 is opened by the screen receiving part 21 by the swivel-type hinge 30 so that the swivel operation can be freely performed. Users can shoot while checking the video to be taken in real time on the screen.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the screen unit 22 may rotate up to 180 degrees from side to side by the first hinge portion, and rotate up to 180 degrees up and down by the second hinge portion. There is no problem in coupling and rotation, and if necessary, it can be configured to be rotated at a higher angle.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the swivel hinge 30, which is the coupling means, is mounted on the left side of the screen accommodating part 21, and the screen part is shown to be opened to the left, but the lid 20 and the screen part 22 As long as there is no problem in coupling and rotation and there is no inconvenience in use, the swivel hinge 30 as the coupling means may be mounted on the right side of the screen receiving portion 21 so that the screen portion may be opened to the right.

The screen unit 22 according to the present invention has a main function of displaying the image information acquired through the camera 15 in the same or differently through image processing.

Therefore, it may be preferable to include a controller (not shown) for controlling displaying of the image information on the screen unit 22, and the controller is operated in conjunction with the camera 15 and the key button.

For example, a preview function of rotating and opening the screen unit 22 and displaying the image information viewed through the camera 15 in real time in the shooting mode. When the image information is displayed in reverse by the vertical axis rotation of the screen portion, the control unit implements a quick viewing function that adjusts to the photographer's gaze, a function that allows the user to view the processed image image information through the controller, and the like. Can be.

In addition, when the zoom button is pressed or the shutter button is pressed halfway in the preview state, the focus, exposure, zoom state, etc. of the same image as the image to be captured are displayed on the screen. The shooting conditions of the object can be easily set.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, in the case of the 'self-camera' function, the image information acquired through the camera 15 is directly real-time captured by the screen unit 22 such as a focus, exposure, or zoom state. It is possible to check the image, which can take a picture of superior quality compared to the 'self-camera' which is only to check the portion to be photographed through a mirror that is conventionally combined with the camera, and the time required for shooting can be greatly reduced. It is.

In addition, in the case of the function of displaying the image processed image, the photographer is a processed image, for example, the image to which various image processing such as rotation / symmetry, zooming, black and white, reverse image, brightness / contrast, etc. You can shoot while watching.

In order to reduce power consumption, the control unit (not shown) is interlocked with the power control unit (not shown) so that the image information is not displayed on the screen unit 40. It is more preferable to display.

Therefore, the present invention may further include a power control unit (not shown) for supplying or cutting off power to the screen unit 22, wherein the power control unit (not shown) includes a rotational movement of the screen unit and up and down of the keypad 11. It is desirable to allow the power to be turned on / off by opening and closing the screen unit 22 or opening and closing the keypad 11 as necessary to be linked to the movement.

A stopper 23 is formed on one side of the screen unit 22 so that the screen unit 22 may be more stably fixed in the screen receiving unit 21 or to prevent any movement. It may be desirable to form a protrusion 24 on one side of the screen receiving portion 21 at a corresponding position so that the end of the protrusion 24 is inserted into the stopper 23 and fixed.

Therefore, when the screen part 22 is closed to the screen receiving part 21 and the projection part 24 reaches and is inserted into the stopper 23, it is stably fixed and supported.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the stopper 23 and the protrusion part 24 are shown to be formed on one side of the screen part 22 and the screen receiving part 21 in a hemispherical shape, but the stopper 23 and the protrusion part ( The purpose of 24 is to allow the screen unit 22 to be more stably supported by the screen receiving unit 21, and is not limited to a specific shape, position, and quantity. The function can be secured in various forms, positions, and quantities such as locking jaw type and concave type.

9 and 9-1, in order to form the screen of the screen 22 with the largest area possible, the screen 22 is formed by removing the right side of the screen accommodating part 21. Modifications to extend to the right end of the screen receiving portion 21 will be possible.

In addition, the protrusion stopper 25 is formed to extend downwardly at the right end of the screen portion 22, and the protrusion stopper 25 at the right end of the screen receiving portion 21, which is a position corresponding to the protrusion stopper 25. The protrusion stopper groove 26 is formed to be inserted so that the screen part 22 is closed to the screen receiving part 21 and the protrusion stopper 25 is stably fixed and supported when the protrusion stopper 25 is engaged with the protrusion stopper groove 26. Would also be possible.

10 and 12, various modifications of the screen unit 22 and the hinge formed to extend to the right end of the screen receiving unit 21 may be possible.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, a Z-axis formed at one center of an outer circumferential surface of the first hinge part and serving as a central rotation axis 31 is formed on an upper surface of a center of one side of the outer circumferential surface of the first hinge part so that the screen part 22 is formed. Since the upper end of the screen unit 22 is fixed at a position higher than the upper end of the screen accommodating unit 21 when the axis is rotated in the Z axis, which is the rotation axis, it may be possible to perform a modification to provide a better viewing angle and grip.

In addition, the Z axis is formed on the lower surface of the center of one side of the outer circumferential surface of the first hinge part so that the upper end of the screen part 22 is the upper end of the screen receiving part 21 when the screen part 22 is rotated on the Z axis which is the rotation axis. Modifications may also be made that are fixed at lower positions.

As shown in FIG. 13, the speaker 17 may be attached to both the left and right sides of the right side of the main body, or the left and right sides of the left side of the main body, so that the modified multimedia function may be used to improve the stereoscopic sound.

Therefore, when the main body is placed on the floor and the opening angle of the screen unit 22 is adjusted to the line of sight, as shown in FIG. 13, the screen unit 22 is formed in the horizontal direction and the user can watch a video in such a state for a long time. Watching the video will not make you feel tired.

The structure of the keypad 11 of the main body is as follows.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the keypad 11 is coupled to the main body by the sliding coupling means is formed on the front of the main body.

In addition, the front surface of the keypad 11 is mainly a function key and the surface of the main body when the sliding opening of the keypad 11 forms a numeric key or vice versa mainly the numeric key on the front of the keypad 11 and the keypad 11 It may be desirable to form a function key on a portion of the main body that appears upon sliding opening.

Therefore, the size of the keypad can be downsized, contributing to the downsizing of the main body.

The keypad 11 is configured to include a PCB (not shown) for connecting the keypad 11 and the main substrate (not shown).

In addition, since the PCB is configured as a flexible PCB (not shown), it may be desirable to prevent a problem from occurring in the vertical movement of the keypad 11.

In addition, as shown in Figure 6, by adding a key button on the inner surface of the screen receiving portion 21 of the main body may be utilized as a function key required for various multimedia functions.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the keypad 11-1 may be formed in a shape that wraps the entire lower end of the main body, thereby forming a more stable structure.

Since the sliding opening and closing function is a known technology applied to conventional portable terminals and electronic products, detailed description of the configuration thereof is omitted in the present invention.

In particular, the key configuration and design of the keypad shown in this embodiment is not limited by this embodiment and may be modified in various forms.

Hereinafter, an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When a user wants to photograph a subject located in a direction different from the direction that the camera 15 faces, the user faces the camera 15 toward the subject and then rotates the screen unit 22 to the left to open the screen. While the unit 22 rotates the Z axis up and down with the rotation axis 31 so as to fit the user's eyes, it is possible to take a picture while checking and adjusting the focus, exposure, or zoom state of the image to be captured in real time. It can be.

In addition, when the 'self-camera' mode is used, the camera 15 is directed to the user, the screen unit 22 is rotated to the left to be opened, and the Z-axis is rotated so that the screen unit 22 fits the user's gaze. You can take a picture while checking and adjusting the focus, exposure, or zoom status of the image to be taken while rotating it vertically.

In addition, for the operation of the keypad 11, the keypad 11 is opened downward, and the key buttons on the keypad 11 and the key buttons formed on some surfaces of the main body can be used as desired by the user.

In addition, when the main body is placed on the floor and the opening angle of the screen unit 22 is adjusted according to the line of sight when viewing a DMB broadcast or a video, as shown in FIG. 13, the screen unit 22 is formed in the horizontal direction so that the user can watch the video for a long time. Even if you do not feel tired.

As described above, the present invention can be easily photographed by the user while watching the image to be taken on the screen in any direction, and can achieve a convenient screen configuration when using the multimedia function, the grip is enhanced when the picture or video is taken It is intended to have an appearance.

It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms referred to in the foregoing description, but rather includes all modifications, equivalents and substitutions that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It must be understood.

According to the present invention, the screen unit configured separately from the main body is configured to be opened and closed by the swivel-type hinge so as to be opened and closed, so that any subject located in any direction is focused while the user views the image to be shot on the screen. It can be taken easily while checking whether or not the camera is zoomed or zoomed in real time, and the ergonomic shape is enhanced when taking a picture or video to maximize the ease of use and the horizontal screen configuration when using the multimedia function. Convenient video viewing is possible, and it has the effect of providing a portable terminal that has a compact keypad and a beautiful appearance with a slide-type keypad.

Claims (18)

In a portable terminal equipped with a keypad and a screen, The camera 15 installed on the side of the main body, the screen unit 22 separately configured on the front surface on which the screen is mounted, and the screen receiving unit 21 formed on the front surface to accommodate the screen unit 22. ), A coupling means 30 which is coupled to the screen unit 22 so as to rotate and slide in the screen receiving unit 21 so that opening and closing and axial rotation are possible, and the screen unit 22 and the main board (not shown). Portable terminal characterized in that it comprises a (11) and a keypad (11) coupled to the main body in a sliding manner. The method of claim 1 The built-in component such as a flash 16 for capturing the camera 15 even at night or in a dark place adjacent to the camera 15 may be built in the camera 15 or the adjacent part of the camera 15. Portable terminal, characterized in that the mounting. The method of claim 1 Portable camera, characterized in that the camera (15) is mounted on the back of the main body. The method of claim 1 Portable screen, characterized in that the screen unit 22 is swivel-type hinge (30) comprising a coupling means for supporting the coupling so as to rotate and open and rotate in the screen receiving portion (21). The method of claim 4 The swivel hinge 30 is rotatably mounted on the side hinge arm 32 formed on one side of the screen accommodating portion 21 and rotates vertically on the center of one side of the outer circumferential surface of the swivel hinge 30. Is formed is a portable terminal, characterized in that coupled to one side of the screen portion 22 is configured to be axial rotation. The method of claim 4 By forming a hollow inside the swivel hinge 30 to connect the screen unit 22 and the main board to the flexible PCB to configure the configuration so that no problem occurs in the rotational movement of the screen unit 22 Portable terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1 When the screen unit 20 continues to rotate in one direction, the portable terminal characterized in that the rotation limiting portion (not shown) to prevent the PCB from being twisted and broken so that rotation over a certain angle is limited. The method of claim 1 The swivel hinge 30, which is the coupling means, is mounted on the left side of the screen accommodating part 21 so that the screen part is left open or mounted on the right side of the screen accommodating part 21 so that the screen part is open to the right. Portable terminal made with. The method of claim 1 In order to reduce power consumption, the power control unit (not shown) is interlocked with the rotational movement of the screen unit and the up and down movement of the keypad 11 so that the power is turned on by opening or closing the screen unit 22 or opening and closing the keypad 11 as necessary. Slide-type portable terminal characterized in that it can be turned on / off. The method of claim 1 The stopper 23 is formed on one side of the screen unit 22 or the screen receiving unit 21 so that the screen unit 22 may be more stably fixed or prevented from being moved in the screen receiving unit 21. A projection 24 is formed on one side of the screen accommodating portion 21 or the screen portion 22 which is a position corresponding to the stopper 23 so that the end of the protrusion 24 is inserted into the stopper 23 stably. A portable terminal, characterized by being fixed. The method of claim 1 In order to form the width of the screen portion 22 to the widest possible area, the screen receiving portion 21 is formed in a structure in which the right side is removed so that the screen portion 22 extends to the right end of the screen receiving portion 21. Portable terminal, characterized in that formed. The method of claim 11 The protrusion stopper 25 is formed at the right end of the screen portion 22 and extends downward, and the protrusion stopper 25 is formed at the right end of the screen accommodating portion 21, which is a position corresponding to the protrusion stopper 25. The protrusion stopper groove 26 is formed to be inserted so that the screen part 22 is closed to the screen receiving part 21 and the protrusion stopper 25 is stably fixed and supported when engaged with the protrusion stopper groove 26. Portable terminal. The method of claim 4 The screen unit 22 is formed at the center of one side of the outer circumferential surface of the swivel-type hinge 30 and serves as a central rotation axis 31 on the upper or lower surface of the center of the outer circumferential surface of the swivel-type hinge 30. The upper end of the screen portion 22 is fixed at a position higher than the upper end of the screen receiving portion 21 or fixed at a lower position when the axis of rotation in the Z axis of the rotation axis. The method of claim 1 The keypad 11 is formed on the front of the main body, and mainly the function key on the front surface of the keypad 11 and the numeric key on a portion of the main body that appears when the sliding opening of the keypad 11 or vice versa The mobile terminal, characterized in that to form a function key on the surface of the main body mainly appears when the numeric key and the sliding opening of the keypad (11). The method of claim 14, The keypad 11 is configured to include a PCB (not shown) for connecting the keypad 11 and the main board (not shown) and the PCB is configured as a flexible PCB (not shown), the keypad The portable terminal, characterized in that the problem does not occur even in the vertical movement of (11). The method of claim 14, A portable terminal, characterized in that the keypad (11-1) is formed in a shape surrounding the entire lower end of the main body to form a more stable structure. The method of claim 1 A portable terminal, characterized in that the key button is further provided on the inner surface of the screen receiving portion 21 of the main body to be used as a function key required for various multimedia functions. The method of claim 1 A portable terminal, characterized in that the speaker 17 is attached to the left and right sides of the right side of the main body, or the left and right sides of the left side of the main body so that an improved multimedia function can be used for the stereoscopic sound.

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