KR20070033679A - Slide / Rotating Hinge Modules for Mobile Phones - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a new hinge mechanism that adds a simple horizontal rotation function to a slide function of a mobile phone folder, thereby providing a mobile phone slide / rotation that can provide a DMB-related landscape viewing service, in addition to the call function service. Relates to a hinge module. The mobile phone slide / rotation hinge module includes a main plate installed on the main body, a slide / rotation plate installed on the slide / rotation body, and one side between the main plate and the slide / rotation plate rides on the main plate. The side is fixed to the slide / rotation plate at least one or more springs for moving the slide / rotation plate up and down, guide shafts are installed in the longitudinal direction at both ends of the slide / rotation plate, and installed on the main plate and the guide Bushing guide having a semi-circular arc groove for receiving the shaft to move up and down, and the rotating means is installed on the main body and the main plate and the slide / rotation plate to be rotatable together. The rotating means is made of a combination of a plate spring and a ball franchise rotating plate.

Mobile Phone, Slide / Rotating Hinge, Landscape View, DMB, Carousel, Ball, Spring

Description

Slide and Rotary Hinge Module for Cellular Phones {Sliding and Rotary Hinge Module for Cellular Phone}

1 is an explanatory diagram of a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide / rotation hinge when the slide / rotation body for a mobile phone according to the invention is completely closed.

Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide / rotation hinge when the slide / rotary body for a mobile phone in the fully open state in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state in which the slide / rotating body is rotated at right angles in the state of FIG. 4.

Figure 6 is a plan sectional view showing a coupling state of the slide / rotary hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

-Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings-

100: slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention

1: main body 2: slide / rotating body

10: Main Plate 11: Bush Guide

12, 26, 27: spring retainer 13: screw

14: second hole 15: second ball groove

20: slide / rotating plate 21, 22: stopper

23: guide shafter 24: insert screw

25: rubber stopper 30: spring

31: spring fixing pin 32: bearing

40: rotating plate 41: ball

42: seat bearing 43: fixed connector

44: first hole 45: the first ball groove

The present invention relates to a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone, and more particularly, by providing a new hinge mechanism that adds a simple horizontal rotation function to a slide function of a mobile phone folder, thereby providing a charge service in addition to a call function service of a mobile phone terminal. The present invention relates to a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone capable of providing in-video recording and DMB-related landscape viewing services.

In general, the term “portable communication device” refers to a device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such portable communication devices are referred to as HHP, CT-2 cellular phones, digital phones, PCS phones and PDAs, and are classified into various types in appearance. For example, portable terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type wireless terminals according to their appearance. Bar-type wireless terminal means that the single housing is configured as a bar-type, flip-type portable terminal means that the flip or cover is rotatably configured by a hinge device in the bar-type housing, folder-type portable The terminal means that the folder is configured to be rotatably connected to the single bar-type housing by a hinge device and to be folded.

In addition, the portable terminal may be classified into a neck wearable type or a wrist wearable type according to a body wearing position or a wearing method. A necklace-type portable terminal means a portable method of wearing the terminal around the neck using a string, and a wrist-type portable terminal means a portable method of wearing the terminal on the wrist.

In addition, the portable terminal may be classified into a rotation-type or sliding-type wireless terminal according to an opening and closing method. The rotatable-type portable terminal means that two housings are rotatably connected and opened while facing each other, and the sliding-type portable terminal is one of two housings in which one housing is faced by longitudinal sliding movement. It means to open and close. The variously classified portable terminals listed above will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Meanwhile, the above-mentioned conventional portable terminals are essentially provided with an antenna device, a data input / output device, and a data transmission / reception device. Of course, the data input device is commonly used as a keypad for inputting data mainly by a finger pressing operation, a touch pad or a touch screen is also used. In addition, the display function of the data according to the data output device is commonly used in the liquid crystal display. In addition, in the conventional portable communication device for a video call, the photographing means includes a camera lens, through which a video call with the other party or a desired subject can be taken.

Here, the sliding type mobile terminal is a form in which the slide housing is opened by sliding a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction of the terminal on a predetermined body housing, and can respond to various preferences of a user as compared to a conventional folder type portable terminal. It has advantages In the sliding type portable terminal, the slide housing may be opened by sliding down or up to about 1/2 of the length of the main housing when viewed based on the main housing.

The main body of the sliding-type portable terminal may be provided with a keypad for providing a plurality of keys of 3x4, the liquid crystal display is installed on the slide body. The above-described slide body may be guided by a predetermined guide means on the main body, forming guide ribs on the slide body or the main body, and corresponding to the guide ribs of the slide body or the rest of the main body. A guide slit is formed to achieve sliding operation. In addition, a predetermined stopper means is installed or formed at a portion where the slide body slides to be completely open or completely closed to prevent the slide body from randomly flowing on the main body.

However, the conventional sliding type mobile terminal as described above is used only as a means of communication by sliding only up and down, and by using a screen in which the mobile phone folder is erected in the longitudinal direction, the user takes an additional service other than the means of communication through the liquid crystal display of the terminal. However, there is a problem that it is not suitable to perform the landscape viewing function such as watching TV, video, and games related to DMB reception.

MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM This inventor came to complete this invention as a result of having made extensive efforts to solve the conventional problems as described above.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone, which is capable of slide movement and rotation movement of a mobile phone folder, so that DMB-related landscapes such as video shooting and watching TV, video, and games, which are imposed services other than the call means of the mobile phone terminal It is to provide a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone that can provide a viewing service.

Mobile phone slide / rotation hinge module for achieving the above objects of the present invention, the slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone is installed in the slide / rotation body to enable the slide movement and rotational movement on the main body, on the main body A main plate installed in the main body, a slide / rotation plate installed on the slide / rotation body, and between the main plate and the slide / rotation plate, one side is fixed to the main plate and the other side is fixed to the slide / rotation plate. At least one spring for moving the plate up and down, a guide shaft installed at both ends of the slide / rotating plate in a longitudinal direction, and a semi-circular groove provided at the main plate to receive the guide shaft and move up and down Bush guide with , Are provided on the main body characterized by consisting of the rotating means so as to be movable is the main plate and the sliding / rotating plate rotates together.

Here, the rotating means is provided on the main body, the first hole is formed in the center and four first ball grooves are formed at a distance of 90 degrees along the circumferential direction spaced apart from the first hole by a predetermined distance A rotating plate; The main plate is rotatably connected to the rotating plate, and a second hole corresponding to the first hole of the rotating plate is formed, and four second ball grooves corresponding to the four first ball grooves of the rotating plate are formed on a bottom surface thereof. ; In a state in which a part of the first ball groove or the second ball groove is partially seated, the first and second balls move while frictionally moving between the rotating plate and the main plate in an arc direction connecting the four first or second ball grooves. It is characterized in that it consists of two balls of mutually opposite straight lines which are caught in the groove to adjust the rotation angle of the main plate.

In addition, between the first hole of the rotating plate and the corresponding second hole of the main plate is characterized in that it is rotatably connected by a ring-shaped fixed connector and a seat bearing.

In addition, stoppers for limiting the guide operation of the main plate are respectively installed at upper and lower ends of the slide / rotating plate, and a rubber stopper is seated at the inner end of the stopper to allow the bushing guide to rest. Characterized by performing a buffer role in contact with the end of the.

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

1 is an explanatory view of a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the invention, Figure 3 is a slide / rotation for a mobile phone according to the invention Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide / rotation hinge when the body is completely closed state, Figure 4 is a slide / rotation hinge when the slide / rotation body for a mobile phone according to the invention is fully slide open state Figure 5 is a state diagram showing the operation, Figure 5 is a view showing a state in which the slide / rotation body is rotated at a right angle in the state of Figure 4, Figure 6 shows a combined state of the slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention As a cross-sectional view, it will be described together for convenience of explanation.

First, the slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention is a hinge part that is responsible for opening / closing a slide / rotation type in a folder type color phone, PDA, mobile communication terminal, mobile phone, PCS phone, and the like. In the invention, it will be referred to as a mobile phone.

As shown, the mobile phone slide / rotation hinge module 100 according to the present invention, the mobile slide / rotation hinge is installed slide / rotation body 2 to enable the slide movement and rotational movement on the main body (1) In the module, the main plate 10 installed on the main body 1, the slide / rotation plate 20 installed on the slide / rotation body 2, the main plate 10 and the slide / rotation plate Between 20, one side is fixed to the main plate 10 and the other side to the slide / rotation plate 20 at least one or more springs 30 for moving the slide / rotation plate 20 up and down, slide / rotation A guide shaft 23 installed at both ends of the plate 20 in the longitudinal direction, a bush guide 11 installed at the main plate 10 to receive the guide shaft and moving up and down, and the main body 1. Prize Comprises a installed in which the main plate 10 and the sliding / rotating plate so as to rotationally move with the rotating means (reference numerals assigned US). Here, the main body 1 and the slide / rotation body 2 generally refer to the main body portion and the folder portion (cover portion) of the mobile phone, respectively. In addition, the material of the main plate 10 and the slide / rotation plate 20 may be aluminum, synthetic resin or equivalents thereof, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The slide / rotation plate 20 installed on the slide / rotation body 2 and the main plate 10 installed on the main body 1 are installed to interlock and guide each other. Upper and lower ends of the slide / rotation plate 20 are provided with stoppers 21 and 22 for limiting the guide operation of the main plate 10. The stoppers 21 and 22 may be integrally formed at the time of injection of the slide / rotation plate, but are not limited thereto. Here, reference numeral 24, which is not explained, is an inserter screw.

In addition, the two springs 30 are conventional torsion springs, and the main plate 10 and the slide / rotation plate 20 are provided at one side via a spring fixing pin 31 and a bearing 32. 10) is fixed to the spring fixing portion 12 and the other side is fixed to the spring fixing portion 26, 27 of the slide / rotation plate to allow the slide / rotation plate 20 to move up and down. Although the torsion spring is used in the illustrated example, a torsion coil spring, a tension coil spring, or an equivalent thereof may be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, four grooves (not shown) are formed in the inner end portions of the stoppers 21 and 22 so that the rubber stoppers 25 are seated. By using the rubber stopper 25, the slide / rotating body 2 plays a buffer role when reaching the maximum opening or closing position on the main body 1, thereby minimizing the impact during the slide operation, thereby preventing damage to the mobile phone case. This can be prevented in advance.

In addition, the bush guide 11 formed on both sides of the main plate 10 is formed with a semi-circular arc 11-1 so that the slide / rotation plate 20 receives the semi-circle of the guide shaft 23 so that The spring 30 is movable up and down by elasticity. Here, the bush guide 11 is preferably a plastic that is excellent in the sliding property, it is to bead without twisting. However, the present invention is not limited to the material. Here, the bush guide 11 may be fastened to the main plate 10 by a screw 13, but may be integrally formed by injection molding.

The rotating means is a hinge module for providing a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) related landscape viewing service by rotating the slide / rotating body 2 at right angles in a left direction or a right direction. A disk-shaped rotating plate 40 is fixedly installed on the main body 1, and a circular first hole 44 is formed at the center thereof, and is spaced apart from the first hole 44 by a predetermined distance and is disposed in the circumferential direction. Four first ball grooves 45 are formed to face each other at the angle of FIG.

In addition, a circular second hole 14 corresponding to the first hole of the rotating plate 40 is formed in the main plate 10 opposite to the rotating plate 40, and at the bottom thereof, four first holes of the rotating plate 40 are formed. Four second ball grooves 15 corresponding to the ball grooves 45 are formed. In this way, the first and second ball grooves 45 and 15 are formed on the rotating plate 40 and the main plate 10 opposite to each other at an angle of 90 degrees. ) Moves along the four first and second ball grooves 45 and 15 while rubbing between the rotating plate 40 and the main plate 10. That is, in a state in which a part of the ball 41 is seated in the first ball groove 45 or the second ball groove 15, the four first ball grooves 45 or the second ball grooves 15 are connected in an arc direction. As the friction moves between the rotating plate 40 and the main plate 10, the main plate 10 is forcibly sag by the rotating plate 40 and the two balls 41 during rotation of the main plate 10. The spring force acts perpendicular to the rotating plate 40. In addition, the two balls 41 are caught in the corresponding first and second ball grooves 45 and 15 so that rotation can be adjusted at an angle of 90 degrees.

In addition, between the first hole 44 of the rotating plate 40 and the corresponding second hole 14 of the main plate 10, it is rotatable by the ring-shaped fixing connector 43 and the seat bearing 42. It is connected to

According to the slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone of the present invention constituted as described above, by providing a rotating hinge mechanism by a combination of a plate spring and a ball-franza rotating plate with a simple configuration in the slide function of the mobile phone folder, In addition to the slide up and down functions, it is possible to provide a video service and a DMB-related landscape viewing service.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments according to the present invention, this is only for illustrating the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that this is possible as well as this is also within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

In the slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone is provided with a slide / rotation body to enable the slide movement and rotational movement on the main body, A main plate installed on the main body; A slide / rotation plate installed on the slide / rotation body; At least one spring between the main plate and the slide / rotation plate, one side of which is fixed to the main plate and the other side of the slide / rotation plate to move the slide / rotation plate up and down; Guide shafts installed at both ends of the slide / rotating plate in a longitudinal direction; A bush guide installed on the main plate and having a semi-circular arc-shaped groove for receiving the guide shaft and moving up and down; The mobile phone slide / rotary hinge module, characterized in that formed on the main body made of a rotating means that the main plate and the slide / rotation plate is rotatable together. The method of claim 1, The rotating means, A rotating plate installed on the main body and having a first hole formed at a center thereof and spaced apart from the first hole by a predetermined distance, and having four first ball grooves facing each other at an angle of 90 degrees along a circumferential direction; The main plate is rotatably connected to the rotating plate, and a second hole corresponding to the first hole of the rotating plate is formed, and four second ball grooves corresponding to the four first ball grooves of the rotating plate are formed on a bottom surface thereof. , In a state in which a part of the first ball groove or the second ball groove is partially seated, the first and second balls move while frictionally moving between the rotating plate and the main plate in an arc direction connecting the four first or second ball grooves. A slide / rotation hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that it consists of two balls of mutually opposite straight lines which are caught in a groove to adjust the rotation angle of the main plate. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a rotatable connector and a seat bearing are rotatably connected between the first hole of the rotating plate and the second hole of the corresponding main plate. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Upper and lower ends of the slide / rotating plate are provided with stoppers for limiting the guide operation of the main plate, respectively, and rubber stoppers are seated at the inner end of the stopper so that an end portion of the bushing guide is provided. Slide / rotate hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that it performs a cushioning role when contacted with.

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