KR20160011141A - Mobile terminal having expanding display - Google Patents

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KR20160011141A
KR20160011141A KR1020150069225A KR20150069225A KR20160011141A KR 20160011141 A KR20160011141 A KR 20160011141A KR 1020150069225 A KR1020150069225 A KR 1020150069225A KR 20150069225 A KR20150069225 A KR 20150069225A KR 20160011141 A KR20160011141 A KR 20160011141A
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Abstract

According to the present disclosure, provided is mobile terminal having an expanding screen, in a folder shape, and selectively expressing a large screen by using a sheet-shaped flexible display device formed on an external surface of a pair of housings disposed to be folded, wherein a side surface which is a folded region of a flexible display device, of the mobile terminal, may be safely protected from being damaged, and functions thereof may be increased. The mobile terminal comprises: a pair of housings of which one side is disposed to be folded with respect to the other side; a sheet-shaped flexible display device continuously formed on an external surface of the housings; a flexible display device having a folded region which is folded by a folding operation of the housings; and a multifunctional unit coupled to at least one of the housings to be able to perform a relative motion, and selectively covering the folded region.

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{MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING EXPANDING DISPLAY}

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal, and more particularly, to a foldable portable terminal having a foldable form in which a large screen is selectively implemented using a sheet-shaped flexible display device provided on the outer surface of a pair of housings provided in a folding- The present invention relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal capable of safely protecting a side of a screen-expandable portable terminal, which is a folding region of a flexible display device, from breakage and expanding functions.

Herein, the background art relating to the present invention is provided, and they are not necessarily referred to as known arts.

Although the portable terminal, which is a general multimedia device, is required to be large-sized, the size of the display is limited in consideration of portability.

Therefore, a portable terminal is being developed which provides a screen that is expanded using a flexible display device that can be folded or unfolded due to its flexible nature.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Nos. 10-2013-0062210 and 10-2014-0001376 disclose a method of installing a flexible display element on a pair of outer surfaces of a pair of housings which can be folded together to form a folder type (See Fig. 1).

Flexible display devices, however, are susceptible to physical damage such as scratches and lacerations due to their flexible nature.

In addition, the conventional screen-expandable portable terminal is box-shaped in shape, and the folded region of the flexible display element forms a side surface.

In this case, the folded area is frequently exposed to physical impact and is often damaged. For example, angled side edges of a portable terminal formed by structural characteristics when stored in a pocket or bag of a user are often damaged by contact with other objects.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0062210 2. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0001376

The present disclosure relates to a folder type screen-expandable portable terminal that selectively uses a sheet-shaped flexible display device provided on the outer surface of a pair of folding-type housings to selectively implement a large screen, It is an object of the present invention to provide a screen-expandable portable terminal which can safely protect a side surface of a portable terminal from damage and extend its function.

The present invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present invention to the full scope of the present invention. of its features).

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present disclosure is directed to a pair of housings, one of which is provided so as to be foldable with respect to the other; A flexible display device comprising: a flexible display device comprising: a flexible display device having a folding area folded by a folding operation of the pair of housings; And a multifunctional unit coupled to at least one of the pair of housings so as to be able to move relative to each other and to selectively cover the folded area.

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the folding region is a portion of the flexible display element disposed on a side surface defined by the pair of housings in a state in which the pair of housings are folded The present invention also provides a second aspect of the present invention.

The multifunctional unit may include at least one of a pair of housings movably coupled to at least one of the pair of housings and at least one of the pair of housings, The portable terminal of the present invention can be used as a portable terminal having a screen enlargement type.

The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the multifunctional unit comprises a pair of housings, one end of which is coupled to at least one of the pair of housings on one side and the other side of the fold- The portable terminal of the present invention is provided with a body of a screen enlargement type portable terminal according to a fourth aspect of the present invention.

The present disclosure relates to a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the third or fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the multifunctional unit is hinged to at least one of the pair of housings so as to relatively move with the longitudinal direction of the flexible display device as a rotation axis The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal as a fifth invention.

The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the fifth aspect of the invention, wherein the multifunctional unit supports the pair of housings such that the pair of housings is kept tilted with respect to the floor surface. .

The present invention also provides a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the multifunctional unit comprises: a photographing unit provided on one side of the body, the photographing unit displaying a photographed image through the flexible display device; A lens unit provided on one side of the body, the lens unit having an image input through the lens unit displayed on the flexible display device; An auxiliary display provided on one side of the body and adapted to be folded on at least one of the pair of housings; The present invention provides a screen-expandable portable terminal including at least one of the above-mentioned display devices.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a folder type screen-expandable portable terminal that selectively uses a sheet-shaped flexible display device provided on an outer surface of a pair of folding-type housings to selectively implement a large- It is possible to safely protect the side surface of the screen-expandable portable terminal, which is a folding area of the portable terminal, from damage, and to expand the function, thereby improving the user's satisfaction.

1 is a view showing a conventional screen-expandable portable terminal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]
Figs. 3 to 7 are views showing a modification of Fig. 2. Fig.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, various embodiments implementing a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the embodiments described below, and that those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this disclosure, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

In addition, the terms used below are selected for convenience of explanation. Therefore, in order to grasp the technical contents of the present disclosure, they should be interpreted appropriately in accordance with the technical idea of the present disclosure without being limited to the prior meaning.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, the screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present embodiment has first and second housings 100 and 200 provided in a plate shape.

The flexible display device 300 includes a first housing 100 and a second housing 200. The flexible display device 300 includes a first housing 100 and a second housing 200,

And a multifunctional unit 400 configured as a means for protecting the side of the hinge part 600 of the flexible display device 300.

In the present embodiment, the portable terminal can be implemented in various forms such as a cellular phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a PDA, a navigation system, and the like.

The first and second housings 100 and 200 preferably include a communication unit, an input / output unit, an A / V unit, a sensing unit, a memory unit, a control unit, and a power unit.

It is needless to say that the first and second housings 100 and 200 and the multifunctional unit 400 may be equipped with a driving device for a screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure such as a key button and an input / output terminal.

The flexible display device 300 may include one or more display operation means such as a touch pad or the like.

The flexible display device 300 includes a first housing 100 and a second housing 200. The flexible display device 300 includes a folding type folding type enclosing the first housing 100, the hinge unit 600 and the second housing 200, 200).

It is preferable that the multifunctional unit 400 has a predetermined length and area so as to protect the folded region 310 of the flexible display device 300 disposed on the hinge portion 600 side as shown in FIG. Do.

The direction in which the multifunctional unit 400 moves is shifted by means adopted in any one of the directions in which the multifunctional unit 400 can move so that the entire screen of the expanded flexible display device 300 is visible. . Hereinafter, an embodiment of moving in the upper direction will be described.

2, the multifunctional unit 400 is connected to the upper end of the hinge unit 600 of the first and second housings 100 and 200 by a hinge unit 650 so that the hinge axis of the hinge unit 650 As shown in FIG.

The folder type multifunctional unit 400 is configured to rotate by 90 degrees or more around the hinge axis as shown in Figs. 2 (b) and 2 (c) It is preferable that the entire screen of the element 300 is visible.

Although the above-described embodiment of the multifunctional unit 400 configured as a means for protecting the flexible display device 300 has described the folding method of moving in the upper direction, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the flip, slide, swing A rotation method, and the like.

In addition, the moving direction can also be configured to move in any one of the directions that do not cover the entire screen of the flexible display device 300, such as the right direction, the left direction, and the lower direction.

Figs. 3 to 7 are views showing a modification of Fig. 2. Fig.

Here, the multifunctional unit 400 is provided as a multi-purpose means including a primary purpose of protecting the flexible display device 300.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multifunctional unit 400 configured as a multi-purpose means is connected to the upper end of the hinge portion of the first and second housings 100 and 200 by a rotation member 660, And rotates in the rotation direction in the direction of the arrows to be used as a pedestal for supporting the portable terminal as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

As shown in FIG. 4, the multifunctional unit 400 includes a micro-telescope module for enlarging an image of a distant object so as to be close to each other and outputting the enlarged image as an electrical signal, As shown in FIG. The signal enlarged through the micro-telescope module can be processed through a digital signal and outputted through the flexible display device 300 so that the user can view the signal.

5, the multifunctional unit 400 is provided with an optical system for a projector capable of projecting a screen provided by the portable terminal to the multifunctional unit 400, so that the display mode of the portable terminal To a projector mode so as to perform a project function of outputting an image to the outside. The optical system for the projector can also be used as a flashlight.

Further, the multifunctional unit 400 may be constituted by various devices such as a medical device such as a photographing device such as a camcorder such as a camcorder, a medical device such as a thermometer, an emergency device such as a gas leak detector, or an optical device such as a microscope.

On the other hand, as a multipurpose means, the multifunctional unit 400 includes a separate type. 6 is a view illustrating a portable terminal equipped with a multifunctional unit 400 constituted by separate protection means.

As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the multifunctional unit 400 configured as a separate type may include a binoculars which are used to receive or observe objects at long distances from the outdoor or observation area by receiving the lens system . The binoculars are connected to upper and lower ends of the hinge portion of the second housing 200 by swing members (not shown), respectively. The binoculars rotate in a swing manner by 90 degrees or more in the upper and lower ends of the flexible display device 300, It is preferable that the entire screen of the flexible display device 300 is visible.

The optical signal inputted through the binoculars module can be output through the flexible display device 300 which converts an optical signal into a digital signal and forms an image.

In addition, the multifunctional unit 400 may include various devices such as a stereoscopic image photographing device and the like in the multifunctional unit 400, for example.

FIG. 7 is a view showing still another modification of FIG. 2 of the screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 7, the screen-expandable portable terminal according to the present embodiment includes a predetermined device added to an extension of the multifunctional unit 400.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, a supplementary display 250, which is integrally formed with the multifunctional unit 400, is provided with a predetermined device added on the extension line of the multifunctional unit 400.

7, the auxiliary display 250 is provided on the upper surface of the second housing 200 so that when the flexible display device 300 is in the open position, And may be configured to be opened and closed by means adopted in the upper direction among the respective directions.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the multifunctional unit 400 is configured to protect the side of the hinge part 600 of the portable terminal, thereby protecting the side surface of the flexible display device 300.

7, the auxiliary display 250 is connected to the upper end of the second housing 200 by a hinge portion 650 and is rotated by a hinge axis of the hinge portion 650 to open the folder type .

The auxiliary display 250 is preferably composed of a double-sided display element so that the large screen of the flexible display device 300 and the small screen of the auxiliary display 250 are simultaneously visible.

Although the above-described embodiment of the secondary display 250 has described the folder type moving in the upper direction, the present invention is not limited to this, and any one of known types such as flip type, slide type, swing type, rotation type, .

In addition, the moving direction can be configured to be shifted in any one of the directions that do not block the entire screen of the flexible display device 300, such as the left direction and the bottom direction.

Also, the secondary display 250 includes a double-sided transparent display device implementing a stereoscopic screen. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the auxiliary display 250 overlaps with a part of the screen of the flexible display device 300, and the stereoscopic image of the transparent display is further activated by being interlocked with each other.

In addition, the display device of the auxiliary display 250 may be formed of a flexible display device integrated with the flexible display device 300.

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A pair of housings, one of which is foldably provided on the other;
A flexible display device comprising: a flexible display device comprising: a flexible display device having a folding area folded by a folding operation of the pair of housings; And
And a multifunctional unit coupled to at least one of the pair of housings so as to be relatively movable, and to selectively cover the folded area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the folding area is a part of the flexible display device disposed on a side surface defined by the pair of housings in a state in which the pair of housings are folded. The method of claim 2,
The multifunctional unit may include a single body having one end coupled to at least one of the pair of housings and a second end detachably coupled to at least one of the pair of housings. Screen portable terminal. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the multifunctional unit is provided with a pair of bodies each having one end coupled to at least one of the pair of housings at one side and the other side of the folding region so as to be relatively movable. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
Wherein the multifunctional unit is hinged to at least one of the pair of housings so that the multifunctional unit can relatively move with the longitudinal direction of the flexible display unit as a rotation axis. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the multifunctional unit supports the pair of housings such that the pair of housings are kept tilted with respect to the bottom surface. The method of claim 5,
The multifunctional unit may include a photographing unit provided on one side of the body, the photographing unit including a photographed image displayed through the flexible display device, a projector unit provided on one side of the body, A lens unit having an image input through the lens unit, the lens unit being displayed on the flexible display device; An auxiliary display provided on one side of the body and adapted to be folded on at least one of the pair of housings; Wherein the portable terminal includes at least one of a portable terminal and a portable terminal.
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