KR20100028236A - Sliding mobile phone having auxiliary cover and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A slide cellular phone equipped with a sub cover and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to maintain a slim shape of the cellular phone and to secure enough resonance space of a speaker by opening and closing the sub cover. CONSTITUTION: A first main body(10) includes a guide groove. The guide groove is extended to both sides of the first main body. A second main body(20) is close with the first main body. The second main body is connected to the first main body to be slid. A speaker unit(21) is installed in the second main body. A sub cover(30) is installed on the bottom side of the first main body. A guide is projected on both sides of the sub cover. The guide slides along the guide groove of the first main body.

Description

Sliding mobile phone having auxiliary cover and manufacturing method thereof

The present invention relates to a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a slide mobile phone and a method for manufacturing the same, the auxiliary cover is closed enough to block the back of the speaker when the slide of the slide mobile phone is opened. It is about.

In general, mobile phones may be classified into a bar type, a flip type, a folder type, and a slide type according to their appearance.

The bar-type mobile phone has a form in which a key input unit as a data input unit, a display device as a data output unit, a talker unit, and a receiver module are mounted in a single body housing. It is composed of. In addition, the clamshell mobile phone is composed of a hinge device for rotatably connecting the main body, the folder, the main body and the folder, and has a structure in which the folder is opened and closed by rotating about the main body.

The slide-type mobile phone is configured to perform a predetermined function while opening and closing the main body by sliding the slider with respect to the main body. In general, the slider is provided with a display, a speaker, and function buttons, and by sliding the slider, the display is turned on, and a call, a call, or a music can be performed.

Due to the recent trend of slimming of mobile phones, the speaker seating part is also becoming thinner. As a result, the speaker resonance space is insufficient, which makes it difficult to secure volume / sound quality. In addition, with the emergence of music phones, DMB phones, etc., users are demanding high quality audio performance, and the importance of volume / sound quality is more important than before.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide mobile phone that satisfies both design and audio performance by enabling the resonant space of the speaker when necessary while maintaining the slimness of the device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a slide mobile phone that can prevent the sound leaks in the resonance space of the speaker to ensure more improved volume / sound quality.

In order to achieve the above object, a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover of the present invention includes a first main body having guide grooves extending on both sides thereof, a second main body slidably contacted with the first main body, and a second main body. A speaker unit installed on the bottom surface of the first body, and having guides protruding inwardly in both side surfaces thereof, the guide including an auxiliary cover which is opened and closed by sliding along the guide groove of the first body. do. Here, the auxiliary cover covers the rear surface of the speaker unit by sliding movement when the second main body is slidingly opened.

At this time, the slide cell phone of the present invention is installed inside the auxiliary cover to prevent the sound leakage, and one end is disposed inside the auxiliary cover and the other end is disposed in the diaphragm, the auxiliary cover and the diaphragm portion By further including a connecting spring, the diaphragm portion can be automatically raised and laid down in accordance with the sliding opening and closing of the auxiliary cover. Specifically, the diaphragm portion is blocked and laid down on the upper end of the first body when the auxiliary cover is closed, and is automatically erected by the elasticity of the spring when the auxiliary cover is opened.

In addition, the slide cell phone having an opening and closing auxiliary resonance structure of the present invention has a hole formed adjacent to the guide groove in the extension line of the guide groove on at least one of both sides of the first body, and at least one of the inside of at least one side of the auxiliary cover By further including an elastic member formed adjacent to the guide in the extension line of the guide, it is possible to limit the sliding movement by the combination of the hole and the elastic member during the sliding movement of the auxiliary cover.

In the slide cellular phone having the opening and closing auxiliary resonance structure of the present invention, the first main body is formed to have a step as much as the thickness of the auxiliary cover in a portion where the auxiliary cover is installed, so that the first body and the auxiliary cover are the same. It can be located on a plane.

In the method for manufacturing a slide mobile phone having an opening and closing auxiliary resonance structure of the present invention, forming a guide groove elongated on both sides of the first body, the second body having a speaker portion can be in contact with the first body and sliding And an auxiliary cover protruding inwardly in both side surfaces thereof, wherein the guide slides along the guide groove of the first main body and installs an auxiliary cover on the bottom of the first main body. It includes.

The method may further include installing a diaphragm portion through a spring having one end disposed inside the auxiliary cover and the other end disposed in the diaphragm portion, wherein at least one of both side surfaces of the first body. The method may further include forming a hole adjacent to the guide groove at an extension line of the guide groove, and forming an elastic member adjacent to the guide at an extension line of the guide in at least one of both sides of the auxiliary cover. It may include.

According to the present invention, by opening and closing the auxiliary cover as needed, it is possible to sufficiently secure the resonance space of the speaker while maintaining the slim form of the mobile phone. This results in satisfactory performance both in design and in audio volume / sound quality.

In addition, according to the present invention, by installing an additional diaphragm in the resonance space of the speaker to prevent the sound leakage (sound leakage) it is possible to secure more excellent audio volume / sound quality performance. At this time, the diaphragm portion is configured to be automatically opened and closed in accordance with the opening and closing of the auxiliary cover, it is possible to further improve the audio performance while maintaining the slimness of the device.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by like reference numerals as much as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may blur the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

Before the detailed description of the present invention, the mobile phone is described as an example for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the auxiliary cover applied to the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention is a slide type device, a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a wired / wireless phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a personal digital assistant (PDA). It will be apparent that the present invention can be applied to all information communication devices and multimedia devices such as a personal digital assistant, a smart phone, and the like.

1 to 3 are a front perspective view, a rear perspective view and a side view showing an open / closed state of an auxiliary cover of a slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of.

1 to 3, a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a first main body 10 and a second main body 20 slidably contacted with the first main body 10. , And an auxiliary cover 30 installed at a portion of the rear part of the first body 10. The first body 10 is provided with a keypad 12 that is operated by the sliding opening of the second body 20, the second body serves as a slider with respect to the first body 10, the speaker 21 ), A display 22 and a function button 23 are arranged.

A guide groove 11 extending in the sliding direction (vertical direction) is formed in the side portion of the first body 10, and at this time, the auxiliary cover 30 is limited to sliding by itself on at least one of both ends of the guide groove 11. A hole 13 can be formed for this purpose.

Referring to FIG. 4, the auxiliary cover 30 is formed to cover a part of the rear part of the first body 10, and a guide 31 protruding toward the inside is formed in the side surface. At this time, both ends of the guide 31 may be provided with an elastic member 32 that is coupled to the hole 13 when the auxiliary cover 30 is sliding.

The auxiliary cover 30 is connected to the first main body 10 by the combination of the guide groove 11 and the guide 31 of the first main body 10, and the guide 31 slides along the guide groove 11. It opens and closes by this.

When the auxiliary cover 30 is connected, the first body 10 is preferably formed as low as one step as the thickness of the auxiliary cover 30 in the portion where the auxiliary cover 30 is located, so that it is integrated on the same plane. Do.

Looking at the opening and closing operation of the auxiliary cover 30 with reference to Figures 1 to 3, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 (a), the auxiliary cover 30 is in the closed state the guide 31 guide groove 11 ) To cover a part of the rear part of the first body (10). At this time, the elastic member 32 can be inserted into the hole 13 of the first main body 10 to prevent the resonance structure 30 from opening itself.

When the user pushes the auxiliary cover 30, the elastic member 32 is pulled out of the hole 13 and the guide 31 slides along the guide groove 11, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 (b). The auxiliary cover 30 covers the rear portion of the speaker 21 of the second body 20. Thus, the upper end of the first body 10 and the auxiliary cover 30 forms a resonance space, and the sound leaking from the rear part of the speaker 21 is resonated in the resonance space, thereby improving audio performance.

At this time, the elastic member 13 is fitted into the hole 13 located in the upper end of the guide groove 11, thereby fixing the sliding open state of the auxiliary cover (30).

When the auxiliary cover 30 is closed, when the user pushes the auxiliary cover 30 in the opposite direction, the elastic member 32 is released from the hole 13 at the top of the guide groove 11 by the pushing force and the guide 31 ) Slides along the guide groove 11 to return to the state (a) of FIG.

As such, since the auxiliary cover 30 is disposed behind the first body 10 and slides, the slide mobile phone according to the present invention slides the auxiliary cover 30 according to the user's needs while maintaining its slim shape. It is possible to secure the resonance space.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(a) Guide grooves 11 extending in both sides of the first body 10 are formed. (b) The second main body 20 having the speaker 21 is connected to the first main body 10 so as to be slidable. (c) The auxiliary cover 30 having the guide 31 protruding inward in both side surfaces thereof is installed on the bottom of the first body 10. At this time, the guide 31 is fitted into the guide groove 11 of the first body 10 and slides along the guide groove 11 to open and close the auxiliary cover 30.

In the part in which the auxiliary cover 30 is installed, the first main body 10 is preferably formed to have a step by the thickness of the auxiliary cover 30, whereby the first main body 10 and the auxiliary cover 30 are It exists on the same plane.

Further, (d) a hole 13 is formed adjacent to the guide groove 11 in at least one of both side surfaces of the first body, and (e) a guide (in at least one of both side surfaces of the auxiliary cover 30). The elastic member 32 adjacent to 31 can be formed. In this case, the elastic member 32 may be inserted into and removed from the hole 13 by a force pushing the auxiliary cover 30.

Hereinafter, a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In describing the slide cell phone according to the present embodiment, the components corresponding to those of the first embodiment have the same reference numerals and will not be described, and only different configurations will be described below.

5 is a view showing the structure of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The slide mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same in basic construction as the mobile phone according to the first embodiment, but differs in the structure of the auxiliary cover 30.

Referring to FIG. 5, the auxiliary cover 30 includes a diaphragm portion 33 that blocks a sound leak therein. The diaphragm 33 is installed about the middle of the inside of the auxiliary cover 30, it is preferable to be installed with a slight margin at the rear of the speaker 21. The diaphragm 33 is installed horizontally through the spring 34 in the auxiliary cover 30. The spring 34 has a 'b' shape, one end 35 (the auxiliary cover side end) of the spring 34 is attached to the inner surface of the auxiliary cover 30 and the other end 36 (the diaphragm side end) is the diaphragm 33 ) Is attached. The diaphragm side end portion 36 of the spring 34 is rotated 90 degrees about the center portion 37 connecting the two ends to make the diaphragm 33 vertical, and rotates 90 degrees again to the inner surface of the auxiliary cover 30. Lay face down. A plurality of springs 34 may be installed at regular intervals.

6 shows a state of the diaphragm 33 according to opening and closing of the auxiliary cover 30. More specifically, FIG. 6 (a) shows the diaphragm portion 33 in the sliding open state of the auxiliary lid 30 and (b) shows the diaphragm portion 33 in the sliding closed state.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the auxiliary cover 30 is in the sliding open state, the diaphragm 33 is erected vertically by the elasticity of the spring 34. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the auxiliary cover 30 is in the sliding closed state, the diaphragm 33 is laid down by a force pushing the auxiliary cover 30 to back the first body 10. And an inner surface of the auxiliary cover 30.

A state in which the diaphragm portion operates in accordance with sliding opening and closing of the auxiliary cover 30 is illustrated in stages in FIG. 7. Fig. 7A shows the diaphragm portion 33 in the sliding open state of the auxiliary lid 30, (b) shows the diaphragm portion 33 while the auxiliary lid 30 is closed, and (c) Denotes the diaphragm portion 33 in the state where the auxiliary cover 30 is closed.

Referring to FIGS. 7A to 7C, when the auxiliary cover 30 is in the sliding open state, the diaphragm side end 36 is 90 ° about the central portion 37 due to the elasticity of the spring 34. By rotating the diaphragm 33 is upright. When the auxiliary cover 30 is closed, when the user pushes the auxiliary cover 30, the upper end of the first main body 10 comes into contact with the diaphragm 33, and at this time, the spring 34 is pushed by the force pushing the auxiliary cover 30. The diaphragm portion 33 is folded while the end portion 36 of the diaphragm portion rotates 90 ° in the opposite direction. Therefore, in the closed state of the auxiliary cover 30, the diaphragm 33 is positioned between the rear surface of the first body 10 and the inner surface of the auxiliary cover 30.

Thus, when the diaphragm 33 is installed in the auxiliary cover 30 as in the present embodiment, it prevents the sound leaking between the upper end of the first body 10 and the auxiliary cover 30, the rear portion of the speaker 21 Since the resonance space formed becomes tighter, it is possible to obtain more improved audio performance.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the diaphragm 33 is automatically erected and laid down in accordance with the opening and closing of the auxiliary cover 30 by the spring 34, so that the sound leakage can be prevented more effectively with a simple structure.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a slide mobile phone having an auxiliary cover according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The method for manufacturing the slide mobile phone according to the present embodiment includes all the steps of the method for manufacturing the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and (f) the spring 34 is provided inside the auxiliary cover 30. Through, further comprising the step of installing the diaphragm 33. One end of the spring 34 is disposed in the auxiliary cover 30, and the other end of the spring 34 is disposed in the diaphragm 33.

In the above, the mobile phone with the auxiliary cover according to the present invention and a manufacturing method thereof have been described. Although the above-described embodiment illustrates that the auxiliary cover of the present invention is applied to a slide mobile phone, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be applied to all mobile terminals having a slide form. If you can easily find out.

And while the user has been described that the sliding movement by applying a physical force to the auxiliary cover, but is not limited thereto. That is, a switch may be further provided to automatically perform the sliding opening and closing operations.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

1 is a front perspective view showing the opening and closing state of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a rear perspective view illustrating an opening and closing state of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the opening and closing state of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing the structure of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing the structure of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a state in which the diaphragm portion of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention is upright and in a down state.

7 is a view showing the operating state of the diaphragm portion according to the opening and closing state of the auxiliary cover of the slide mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A first body having guide grooves extending on both sides; A second main body slidably contacted with the first main body; A speaker unit installed at the second main body; And It is installed on the bottom surface of the first body, and provided with guides protruding inwards in the both sides inside, the guide includes an auxiliary cover that can be opened and closed by sliding along the guide groove of the first body Slide phones. The method of claim 1, A diaphragm portion installed inside the auxiliary cover and blocking a sound leak; And One end is disposed inside the auxiliary cover and the other end is disposed in the diaphragm, further comprising a spring connecting the auxiliary cover and the diaphragm, The diaphragm is a slide mobile phone, characterized in that automatically standing and lying down in accordance with the sliding opening and closing of the auxiliary cover. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The auxiliary cover, when the sliding opening of the second body, the slide mobile phone, characterized in that for covering the rear portion of the speaker unit by sliding movement. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A hole formed adjacent to the guide groove in an extension line of the guide groove in at least one of both side surfaces of the first body; And Further comprising an elastic member formed in at least one of the two sides of the auxiliary cover adjacent to the guide in the extension line of the guide, Sliding mobile phone, characterized in that the sliding movement is limited by the combination of the hole and the elastic member during the sliding movement of the auxiliary cover. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the first main body is formed to have a step as much as the thickness of the auxiliary cover in a portion where the auxiliary cover is installed. The method of claim 2, The diaphragm is a mobile phone slide, characterized in that the lid is blocked by the upper end of the first body when the sliding cover is closed, and is automatically erected by the elasticity of the spring when the auxiliary cover is sliding open. Forming guide grooves extending in both sides of the first body; Connecting a second main body including a speaker unit so as to slide in contact with the first main body; And And having a guide protruding inwardly in both side surfaces, and installing the auxiliary cover on the bottom surface of the first body, the guide being slideable along the guide groove of the first body. Method of manufacturing a slide mobile phone. The method of claim 7, wherein And installing a diaphragm in the auxiliary cover through a spring having one end disposed in the auxiliary cover and the other end disposed in the diaphragm. The method according to claim 7 or 8, And the auxiliary cover covers the rear portion of the speaker unit by sliding movement when the second main body is slidingly opened. The method according to claim 7 or 8, Forming a hole in at least one of both side surfaces of the first body, the hole adjacent to the guide groove in an extension line of the guide groove; And And forming an elastic member adjacent to the guide in an extension line of the guide, in at least one of both sides of the auxiliary cover.

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