KR20080025635A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device is provided to accomplish slim and contact size as achieving a user-convenient property in qwerty mode or in DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) mode or in game mode as well as in phone mode, thereby offering a user-convenient UI(User Interface) environment while a user is moving or traveling. The first body(100) is extended in length direction. The second body(200) is rotatively connected with the first body at the first hinge shaft(A1) parallel to the length direction, is folded or unfolded on the first body, and is rotatively connected at the second hinge shaft parallel to the first hinge shaft by a connecting unit(350) equipped in the hinge unit, so that inside/outside surfaces are reversed on the first body. The connecting unit has one pair of side hinge arms(360,362) to provide the second hinge shaft, and directions extended with the hinge unit from the side hinge arms turn towards vertical directions.

Description

Portable electronic device {PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device including a DM phone, a game phone, a chat phone, a camera phone, an MP3 phone, a cellular phone, a PCS, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hand-held phone (HHP), and the like. In particular, the present invention relates to a portable electronic device having an improved infant environment in a DM mode or a game mode as well as a phone mode.

In the current mobile communication society, more and more individuals are using portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, and these generalized portable electronic devices are not only voice communication but also e-mail, Internet, photography and gaming. It is used. In addition, portable electronic devices are becoming smaller, slim, grip, and lighter in consideration of portability, and include multimedia directions for pursuing more diverse service functions, for example, entertainment including games and entertainment. It is moving toward the importance of content. In other words, a user has come to an era in which a user can access desired information anytime and anywhere using a portable electronic device.

Conventional portable electronic devices are classified into bar-type or folder-type communication devices according to their appearance in consideration of portability and ease of use. US Patent No. 6,865,406 discloses a configuration of a clamshell portable electronic device.

Portable electronic devices may also be classified as swing-type or sliding-type communication devices. For example, the sliding type mobile communication terminal is disclosed in detail in Korean Patent No. 2002-71911. Swing type portable communication terminals are disclosed in detail in US Patent Application No. 10 / 822,380.

However, the conventional portable electronic device has no problem of data input operation or display data inconvenient in the phone mode such as voice call or short text message transmission, but the environment of the infant is deteriorated in the DMB mode or the game mode under the increasingly multimedia environment. Problem occurs.

For example, in the DMB mode, a wide display unit is provided, a key operation related to the DMB mode should be convenient, a wide display unit may be inclinedly mounted, and stereo sound may be conveniently provided for the user to conveniently use the terminal. However, conventional portable electronic devices do not provide a convenient infant environment.

In addition, in the game mode, the wide display unit and the data input operation, ie, the speed and accuracy of key presses, should be good, but conventional portable electronic devices do not provide a convenient infant environment.

Of course, if the overall size of the portable electronic device is mounted and a larger number of keys are disposed, the above-mentioned problems can be overcome. However, there is a problem in that the size of the portable electronic device is reversed.

Accordingly, the present invention is not only convenient in the phone mode, but also provides a portable electronic device having an improved infant environment in a DMB mode.

The present invention provides a wide display unit and a portable electronic device for providing convenient key operation in a DMB mode.

The present invention provides a portable electronic device that is not only convenient in the phone mode but also provides a wide display unit and a convenient key manipulation environment in the game mode.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device that is slim, compact and convenient to carry while traveling, the infant is improved in the environment.

The present invention includes a first body extending in the longitudinal direction; And a hinge part connected to the first body so as to be rotatable about a first hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal direction, and being folded or unfolded on the first body, and connected by the hinge part to the first body. The second main body is rotatably connected to a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, and includes a second main body on which the inner and outer surfaces are inverted.

The connecting portion according to the present invention includes a pair of side hinge arms to provide the second hinge axis, and the side hinge arms have respective directions extending from the hinge portion in a vertical direction.

The first body according to the present invention comprises a first key consisting of a QWERTY key arrangement or 3 × 4 key arrangement disposed on the upper surface; Second keys disposed on the surface; And a battery device disposed on a bottom surface and neighboring the hinge portion, wherein the second body comprises: third keys formed of a plurality of key arrangements disposed on an inner surface thereof; And a display unit disposed on the inner surface and neighboring the third keys.

The connection unit according to the present invention includes fourth keys formed on the outer surface of the plurality of key arrangements.

The connecting portion according to the present invention is configured in a shape surrounding at least half of the second body side.

The third and fourth keys according to the present invention consist of keys used in DMB mode.

The second body and the connecting portion according to the present invention is configured in a shape corresponding to the first body.

The present invention includes a QWERTY keypad extending in the longitudinal direction; And a hinge part connected to the keypad to be rotatable about a first hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal direction, and to be folded, unfolded, or inclined on the keypad, and connected to the keypad by the connecting part provided in the hinge part. The display unit may be rotatably connected about a second hinge axis parallel to the hinge axis so that the inside and the outside surfaces of the keypad may be reversed.

The connection part according to the present invention is configured in a shape surrounding at least half of the side surface of the display.

As described above, the present invention achieves a slim and compact advantage while achieving an advantage of being convenient in the QWERTY mode, the DMB mode, or the game mode as well as the phone mode. Thus, the present invention is able to provide an environment for the infant, which is convenient to use not only on the move, but also during travel.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the portable electronic device 10 according to the present invention is a portable electronic device which is convenient in a phone mode and has an improved infant environment even in a DMB mode or a game mode. To this end, the portable electronic device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is firstly rotatably connected to the first body 100 by the hinge unit 400 to the first body 100, and a connection unit. It includes a second body 200 is rotatably connected by secondary (350). That is, the second main body 200 is rotatably connected about the first hinge axis A1 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first main body 100 to be folded or unfolded on the first main body 100. And rotatably connected about a second hinge axis A2 parallel to the first hinge axis A1 such that the inner and outer surfaces 201 and 202 may be inverted on the first body 100. do. The inner and outer surfaces 201 and 202 of the second body are shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, respectively. In addition, the second body 200 and the connection portion 350 correspond to the shape of the first body 100 together.

In addition, the connection part 350 is integrally provided at the hinge part 400, and is formed between the second body 200 and the hinge part 400, and at least half of the side surface of the second body 200 is formed. It consists of a wrapping shape. In addition, the connector 350 includes a pair of side hinge arms 360 and 362 to provide the second hinge axis A2. The direction in which the pair of side hinge arms 360 and 362 and the hinge portion 400 extend, respectively, is perpendicular to each other. The first body 100 and the second body 200 are connected using a flexible circuit not shown as an electrical connection means. The flexible circuit, not shown, is connected to the second body 200 via the hinge part 400 and the connection part 350 in the first body 100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first body 100 has a plate shape extending in the longitudinal direction and includes first keys 110 constituting a QWERTY keypad including a QWERTY key on an inner surface 101 thereof. ), And the second keys 112 are disposed on the front surface 103 thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the battery device 120, the camera lens 130, and the flash device 132 are disposed on the outer surface 102 of the first body 100. Reference numeral 121 denotes a knob 121 for attaching and detaching the battery device 120. The battery device 120 includes a plurality of battery cells, not shown, and is adjacent to the hinge part 400.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second body 200 includes third keys 211 ˜ 215 formed of a plurality of key arrangements disposed on an inner surface 202, and disposed on the inner surface 202 of the third body. And a display unit 210 adjacent to the keys 211 to 215. The third keys 211 to 215 are used as keys for DMB. Reference numeral 211 denotes a central multidirectional key, 212 a navigation key, 213 a send key, 214 an end key, and 215 a clear key. The display unit 210 may be configured as a thin liquid crystal display, and may be configured as a touch screen.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connection unit 350 includes fourth keys 352 formed of a plurality of key arrangements on an outer surface 351, and the fourth keys 352 are arranged linearly. The fourth keys 352 are used for DMB. The fourth keys 453 are used for playing music or video clips, or for fast-forwarding, rewinding or pausing.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the second main body 200 is completely opened in the first main body 100, the user is in a state where the first keys 110 are opened and usable, and the display unit 210. ) Is also inclined, so it is convenient to use in QWERTY mode.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the second body 200 is rotated 180 degrees to be inverted on the first body 100, the display unit 210 and the third and fourth keys are closed. (211 ~ 215,352) is open, convenient in DMB mode. The third and fourth keys 211 to 215 and 352 are dedicated keys usable in the DMB mode.

Reference numeral 114 in FIG. 7 denotes a shutter key used in the camera mode.

8 is a perspective view illustrating a portable electronic device 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 8, in the portable electronic device 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the first keys installed on the inner surface 501 of the first body 500 may include a four-way key instead of a QWERTY key. 510 and a 3 × 4 key 512 array. In the portable electronic device 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the first keys installed on the inner surface of the first body 50 are arranged in a four-way key 510 and a 3 × 4 key 512 array. Except, since detailed description has already been made in the first embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 7), a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device in a closed state according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a bottom of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating a state in which the second body portion of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is opened by rotating about a first hinge axis.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a second main body of the portable electronic device is being rotated about a second hinge axis in an open state according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a second body of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is rotated and inverted.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a portable electronic device in which an inverted second body part is closed according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.

8 is a perspective view illustrating a portable electronic device with an open second body according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Claims (9)

A first body extending in the longitudinal direction; And The first body is rotatably connected about a first hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal direction by a hinge part, and is folded or unfolded on the first body, and the first part is connected to the first body by a connection part provided in the hinge part. And a second body rotatably connected about a second hinge axis parallel to the hinge axis, the inner and outer surfaces of which are inverted on the first body. The portable device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting portion has a pair of side hinge arms to provide the second hinge axis, and the side hinge arms are each perpendicularly extended with the hinge portions. Electronic devices. According to claim 1, wherein the first body is First keys comprising a QWERTY key arrangement or a 3 × 4 key arrangement disposed on the top surface; Second keys disposed on the surface; And A battery device disposed on a bottom surface and adjacent to the hinge part; The second body Third keys comprising a plurality of key arrangements disposed on an inner surface thereof; And And a display unit disposed on the inner surface and neighboring the third keys. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the connection unit comprises fourth keys having a plurality of key arrangements arranged on an outer surface thereof. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection part is configured to surround at least half of the side surface of the second body. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the third and fourth keys comprise keys used in a DMB mode. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second body and the connection unit have a shape corresponding to the first body. A longitudinally extending QWERTY keypad; And The first hinge is rotatably connected about the first hinge axis parallel to the longitudinal direction by a hinge part to the keypad, and is folded, unfolded, or inclinedly mounted on the keypad, and the first hinge is connected to the keypad by a connection part provided in the hinge part. And a display unit rotatably connected about a second hinge axis parallel to the axis, the display unit being capable of inverting the inside and the outside surfaces of the keypad. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the connection part is configured to surround at least half of the side surface of the display unit.

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