KR20100031427A

KR20100031427A - Portable digital album

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Publication number: KR20100031427A
Application number: KR1020080090545A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 백순현; 정해영
Original assignee: 백순현; 정해영
Priority date: 2008-09-12
Filing date: 2008-09-12
Publication date: 2010-03-22

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable digital photo album is provided to easily store digital photos and printed photos and enable a user to find out the wanted photos. CONSTITUTION: A device mounting unit(16) of a book type with a fitting groove(14) is formed on the rear of a single-side cover of an album cover(10) with a display window opening(12). A front display window of a small image player is exposed through the display window opening of the album cover by fixing the small image player to the fitting groove. The device mounting unit is formed by stacking and joining a board and a rear plate made of a foaming material on the rear side of the single-side display unit of the album cover. A plurality of album papers(30) is arraigned between the rear page of the board and the other display unit of the album cover to attach the printed photos.

Description

Portable Digital Photo Album {PORTABLE DIGITAL ALBUM}

The present invention relates to an album, and more particularly, to a portable digital photo album in which a small video player is embedded.

As digital cameras and mobile communication terminals with built-in digital camera functions have become popular these days, photography is taking place in our daily lives, and professional photo studios are free to provide digital photo source files for digital photography. Or because it is sold, it has become an environment that can be easily obtained around a variety of advanced photographed images.

However, the captured image is stored in a digital device such as a digital camera or a mobile communication terminal or stored in a portable storage device such as a personal computer or a USB memory, and each digital camera or mobile communication terminal has a unique function. There is a difficulty in implementing only the unique photo album function through the user's easy operation. In addition, in a personal computer, a photo album function program can be downloaded to implement a photo album function, but a photo album stored in a personal computer has a disadvantage in that the user can easily carry it when he or she wants. In addition, image images stored in personal computers or mobile terminals cannot be stored as if the pictures are elegantly stored inside by labeling albums with high-quality dressing like conventional photo albums.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable digital photo album that is easy to carry, yet has a high-quality appearance as a conventional album, easy to store print photographs and digital photos, and easy to see whenever the user wants.

Portable digital photo album (2) of the present invention for achieving the above object is a book form having a fitting groove 14 on the back surface of one surface cover portion of the album cover 10 formed with a display window opening 12 in one surface cover portion. The apparatus mounting part 16 of the apparatus is mounted on the fitting groove 14, and the front display window 22 of the small image player 20 is fixed to the fitting groove 14 by pressing the small image player 20. 12 is configured to be exposed, the instrument mounting unit 16 is formed by laminating and bonding the foam material back plate 24 and the cardboard portion 26 on the back surface of one side cover portion of the album cover 10, the cardboard portion ( Between the rear page of the 26 and the other cover portion of the album cover 10, a plurality of album inlays 30 which can be attached to print pictures are arranged.

The cardboard portion 26 is composed of a plurality of cardboard (26a) (26b) (26c) having a plurality of cutouts (14a), (14b) and (14c), respectively, and bent from the cardboard body to extend the thick plate 24 The left and right extending parts 32 and 34 covering the left and right side walls and the pressing surface parts 36 and 38 covering a part of the inner surface of the fitting groove 14 are characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the cardboard portion 26 is characterized in that the communication cable line guide passage 18 formed to the cutting holes 14a, 14b, 14c for the fitting groove 14 from the outside is further formed.

In addition, the lower layer cardboard (26c) of the cardboard portion 26 is the left and right pressure surface portion 36, 38 and the left extension portion 32 and the communication cable line bent downwardly bent in the incision hole (14c) and the incision hole (14c) And a cut surface portion 18c partially cut out for the guide passage 18, and the middle board 26b of the cardboard portion 26 is cut to form the cut-out hole 14b and the guide passage 18. 14b) and the incision passage 18b cut out from the bent extended portion 34, and the upper cardboard (26a) of the cardboard portion 26 to form the incision hole (14a) and the guide passage (18) It characterized in that it comprises an inlet passage (18a) cut from the incision hole (14a) and an extended page portion (40) folded from the cardboard body and joined to one side of the page of the album inlay (30).

The present invention is easy to carry and has the same high-quality appearance as conventional albums, not only printed pictures but also easy to store digital pictures, and has the advantage of allowing the user to easily view anytime.

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

1 and 2 are perspective views of a portable digital photo album according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the small video player shown in FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus mounting unit of the portable digital photo album shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the portable photo album of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the small image player shown in FIG. 1.

The portable digital photo album 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention is an album implemented to view both printed analog photos and digital photos monitored through digital devices, and is portable and much lighter and lighter than conventional albums. The exterior design also has an excellent shape.

The portable digital photo album (2) is capable of adhesively storing the printed image and the analog mount unit for mounting the small image player 20 for displaying a digital picture, etc. between the front and back cover of the album cover 10 A plurality of album inlays 30 are provided together.

Including the front and back cover portions of the album cover 10, the front cover portion and the back cover portion is preferably formed by coating the outer cover such as high-quality decorative leather or cloth on each support plate, the front cover portion is a portable digital photo album The display window opening 12 is formed so that the display window 22 of (2) can be exposed to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the small image player 20 mounted on the device mounting unit 16 has a shape of a jewelry box in which a ring can be inserted, and the display window 22 is disposed in the upper and lower cases 42 and 44. The circuit part which has it is built-in, and the display window 22 of a circuit part is exposed to the exterior through the opening of the upper case 42. As shown in FIG. The circuit unit of the small video player 20 includes a memory for storing a photo image file and a video file, a control unit for reproducing a photo image file or a video file stored in the memory, and for supporting a clock function and upload or download of data, It is provided with a display unit for displaying a digital image on the display window 22 under the control. In addition, the circuit unit of the small image player 20 also includes an interface unit for interfacing with an external device such as a personal computer, and also includes an input unit for user manipulation and an audio unit for sound output.

Reference numeral "46" of FIG. 3 is a USB port of the interface unit, and the back of the lower cable unit 44 of the small video player 20 of FIG. A power switch 50 that can be turned off is provided, and a speaker 52 is provided therein.

The function buttons 48 formed on the back of the lower case 44 of the small video player 20 are curved to form some incision grooves so as to have a free end so that they are pressed by the user's finger and switched on. Make sure that it is not switched on by the ground touching the cover.

The device mounting unit 16 for mounting the small image player 20 having the above-described configuration is formed in a book shape and bonded to the rear surface of the front cover portion of the album cover 10 having the display window opening 12 formed thereon. It has a fitting groove 14 for press-fitting the player 20, and is composed of a foam material thick plate 24 and a cardboard portion (26). In addition, the instrument mounting portion 16 is formed with a communication path guide path 18 between the outside and the fitting groove (14).

The foam material back plate 24 is a member bonded to the front cover rear part of the album cover 10, and preferably formed by stacking a plurality of foam sheets such as a sponge made of a material such as urethane and latex or a PE foamed resin. The guide hole 18d for connecting the communication hole such as the insertion hole 14d for receiving the small image player 20 and a communication cable such as a USB cable to the USB port 46 of the small image player 20 is formed. do. The guide groove 18d is preferably formed to be inclined downward from the outside to the inside so that the size of the guide groove 18d is seen as small as possible from the side view of the album.

Foam material thick plate 24 has the advantage of giving a light weight of the album, but it is difficult to form a high-quality aesthetics in terms of design, and there is also a problem in the compression of the small image player 20, in the present invention, the foam material thick plate 24 and Covering the side wall portion, the design side is excellent and joins the cardboard portion 26 on the foamed material back plate 24 to facilitate the pressing and fixing when the small image player 20 is fitted into the fitting groove 14 of the device mounting portion 16 Form.

The cardboard portion 26 is constructed by joining a plurality of cardboards 26a, 26b and 26c having respective cutouts 14a, 14b and 14c as shown in FIG. 4 and bent from the cardboard body. It includes an extended surface portion 32, 34 extending to cover the left and right side walls of the foam material thick plate 24 and the pressing surface portion 36, 38 covering a portion of the inner surface of the fitting groove (14). In addition, the cardboard portion 26 also includes a communication cable line guide passage 18 extending from the outside to the cutting holes 14a, 14b, 14c for the fitting groove 14.

More specifically, the lower layer board 26c of the cardboard section 26 has left and right pressure surface sections 36 and 38 bent downwardly at the incision hole 14c and the incision hole 14c, and the left extension part 32 is bent and extended. And a cutout surface portion 18c partially cut out for the guide passage 18 for the communication cable line.

The middle layer board 26b laminated on the lower layer board 26c is extended to the right of the incision passage 18b cut from the incision hole 14b to form the incision hole 14b and the guide passage 18. Including the portion 34, the incision hole 14b is formed to the left side larger than the incision hole 14c of the lower cardboard (26c) after joining the incision hole of the cardboard portion 26 as shown in Figure 1 (14a) 14b and the incision hole 14c are made to step. Such a step forming structure is usefully used to pull out the small image player 20 that is squeezed into the fitting groove 14 of the device mounting portion 16 with a finger.

In addition, the upper layer board 26a laminated on the middle layer board 26b includes an incision hole 14a, an incision path 18a cut out from the incision hole 14a to form the guide passage 18, and a cardboard body. The extended page portion 40 is extended and folded to be joined to one side of the page of the album inlay 30. At this time, the cutting hole 14a of the upper cardboard 26a is the same as the size of the cutting hole 14b of the middle cardboard 26b.

The front page of the first page of the plurality of album inlays 30 is joined to the rear side of the extended page portion 40 extending in the upper layer paper 26a of the cardboard portion 26 configured as described above, and the last sheet of the album inlay 30 is joined. Since the back of the page is in contact with the front of the back cover portion of the album cover 10, album inlays 30 are arranged at the rear of the device mounting portion 16.

On the other hand, the outer frame 13 is bonded around the display window opening 12 formed in the front cover of the album cover 10 to add an external decoration of the album.

When the small video player 20 is inserted into the fitting groove 14 of the device mounting unit 16 of the portable digital photo album 2 as described above, the cardboard unit 26 is located in the foam material plate 24 inside. It is firmly pressed and fixed by the inner pressing surface parts 36 and 38, and in the pressed state, the front display window 22 of the small image player 20 opens the display window opening 12 of the front cover part of the album cover 10. Through the front and the rear of the small image player 20, the buttons 48 and the power switch 50 is exposed. Therefore, the user can easily view a video such as a digital picture displayed through the front display window 22 while the portable digital photo album 2 is folded, and when the album is unfolded, the button 48 of the small video player 20 is opened. ), The operation of the screen playback state can be arbitrarily used.

In addition, the user may adhesively store the printed analog photos on the page surfaces of the plurality of album inlays 30 as needed, thereby facilitating viewing the photos while unfolding the album inlays 30.

The portable digital photo album (2) as described above has an excellent design, beautiful aesthetics, high-quality album decoration and a small video player (20) to enhance the decoration and durability of the album with the colorful and diverse display functions of digital photos. great.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

The invention can be used for archiving photos in digital and analog form.

1 and 2 are a perspective view of a portable digital photo album according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a perspective view of the small video player shown in FIG.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a device mounting unit of the portable digital photo album illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;

5 is a cross-sectional view of the portable photo album of FIG.

6 is a rear view of the small video player shown in FIG.

(2)-Portable Digital Photo Album (10)-Album Cover

(12)-Indicator window opening (14)-Fitting groove

(16)-Instrument mounting part (18)-Guide passage for communication cable line

(20)-Miniature Video Player (22)-Display

(24)-Foam plate (26)-Carton

Claims

A book-shaped device mounting portion 16 having a fitting groove 14 is formed on the rear surface of the album cover 10 on which the display window opening 12 is formed on one surface of the cover, and a small image is formed on the fitting groove 14. The player 20 is squeezed and fixed so that the front display window 22 of the small video player 20 is exposed through the display window opening 12 of the album cover 10, but the device mounting unit 16 is the album cover 10. It is formed by laminating the foam material thick plate 24 and the cardboard part 26 on the back surface of one side cover part in turn, and a print photograph between the rear page of the cardboard part 26 and the other surface cover part of the album cover 10. Portable digital photo album, characterized in that configured to be arranged a plurality of album inlays that can be attached.

2. The cardboard section 26 according to claim 1, wherein the cardboard section 26 constitutes a plurality of cardboards 26a, 26b, 26c having respective incisions 14a, 14b, 14c, and is bent from the cardboard body. And a pressing surface part (36) (38) for covering a portion of the inner surface of the fitting groove (14) and the left and right extension parts (32) and (34) covering the left and right side walls of the thick plate (24).

The method of claim 2, characterized in that the cardboard portion 26 is further formed with a communication cable line guide passage 18 formed to the cutting holes 14a, 14b, 14c for the fitting groove 14 from the outside. Portable digital album.

The lower layer board 26c of the cardboard section 26 has left and right pressurized ground sections 36 and 38, which are bent downwardly from the incision hole 14c and the incision hole 14c, and the left extension part bent and extended. 32 and a cutout surface portion 18c partially cut for the guide passage 18 for the communication cable line, wherein the middle layer board 26b of the cardboard portion 26 is the cutout 14b and the guide passage 18. It includes an incision passage 18b cut out from the incision hole 14b and a bent extended right part 34 for forming, and the upper cardboard 26a of the cardboard part 26 is the incision hole 14a and the guide. Characterized in that it comprises an incision passage (18a) cut from the incision hole (14a) to form a passage (18a) and an extended page portion (40) which is folded from the cardboard body and joined to one surface of the album inlay (30). Portable digital album.