WO2004062330A1 - ヒンジ装置、ヒンジユニット、及び電子機器 - Google Patents
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- Hinge device hinge unit, and electronic equipment
- the present invention relates to a hinge device and a hinge unit for an electronic device that rotatably connects a first member and a second member, and to an electronic device having such a hinge device.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-222334 discloses an information processing apparatus in which a display unit and an operation unit (keyboard unit) are connected and connected by a hinge unit, such as a notebook computer. It discloses a configuration in which an imaging optical system is built in and a lens section is disposed at one end.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-116961 discloses a portable terminal in which a main body and a flip section having a mobile screen are connected by a rotatable shaft. It discloses a configuration in which a taking lens is arranged in a longitudinal direction in a shaft portion.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a hinge device and a hinge unit capable of storing a functional member related to a function of an electronic device, that is, a component that constitutes a part or all of a function added to the electronic device, and
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device having a hinge device.
- One aspect of the hinge device of the present invention is a hinge device for an electronic device that rotatably connects a first member and a second member, wherein a bearing portion is provided on one of the first member and the second member.
- a rotating shaft portion rotatably engaged with the bearing portion is provided,
- a hollow portion for disposing a functional member related to the function of an electronic device to which the hinge device is applied is provided in the rotating shaft portion.
- One aspect of the hinge unit of the present invention is a hinge unit for an electronic device that rotatably connects a first member and a second member,
- a bearing portion is provided on one of the first member and the second member, and a rotating shaft portion rotatably engaged with the bearing portion is provided on the other,
- a functional member related to the function of an electronic device to which the hinge unit is applied is disposed in the hollow portion.
- One embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention is a book provided with an operation unit.
- the body part and the overlapping part provided with the display part are overlapped so as to cover the operating part when the operating part is not operated, and the overlapping part is relatively rotated from this overlapped state.
- An electronic device having a hinge device that rotatably connects the main body portion and the overlapping portion so that an operation unit can be exposed, wherein the hinge device is one of the main body portion and the overlapping portion. And at least a rotating shaft portion rotatably engaged with the bearing portion provided on the other side.
- a hollow portion is provided in the rotating shaft portion, and a functional member related to the function of the electronic device is provided in the hollow portion.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the hinge device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a side view of the hinge device of Fig. 1 with a panel and an E-ring removed.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a hinge device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a camera unit as an example of a functional member related to the function of the electronic device.
- FIG. 5 is a view of the camera unit of FIG. 4 as viewed from the lens surface side.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a spacer.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the Hinjunit according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the hinge device according to the first embodiment is used. is there.
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the Hinjunit according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the hinge device according to the Second Embodiment is used.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view for explaining the size of the light receiving section of the image sensor.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a hinge unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a hinge device and a hinge unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a pivot portion.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a use state of a foldable mobile phone equipped with a force module as an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is an assembly diagram for explaining a method of installing the hinge unit.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the assembled Hinjunit.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a hinge device and a hinge unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a partial sectional view showing the configuration of the hinge device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a hinge device and a hinge according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the angle of view when the conversion lens is removed.
- FIG. 21 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a hinge device and a hinge according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the hinge device and the Hinjunit of FIG. 21.
- the bearing 10 is fitted to the hollow shaft 12 so as to be rotatable with respect to the hollow shaft 12.
- the cam plate 14 is also fitted to the hollow shaft 12.
- the cam plate 14 has a cam portion 14A formed on a substantially circular plate-like member.
- the cam portion 14A may have, for example, a shape that is convex in the axial direction.
- a rotation restricting portion 14B is formed on the inner diameter portion of the cam plate 14, and the hollow shaft 12 is formed in a shape corresponding to the rotation restricting portion.
- a cam surface is arbitrarily formed on a surface corresponding to the cam plate 14 so as to match each other.
- the cam surface provided on the bearing 10 is configured at a predetermined position so as to match the relative rotation between the hollow shaft 12 and the bearing 10.
- the panel 16 is arranged so as to be compressed and stretchable around the hollow shaft 12 by being compressed with respect to the free length.
- the panel 16 has one end formed by the cam plate 14 and the other end formed by an E-ring 18 fitted to the hollow shaft 12 to prevent the panel 16 from coming off. Extension is regulated. Therefore, the cam plate 14 is pressed against the bearing 10 by the spring 16.
- the spring 16 is a coil spring, but may be a disc spring.
- the cam plate itself can be constituted by a dish panel.
- the cam plate 14 and the bearing 10 are rotated by the frictional force generated by receiving the panel force of the panel 16. Then, when the cam portion 14A approaches the cam surface at a different position provided on the bearing 10 and the cam portion 14A approaches the cam surface at a different position by the action of the cam without rotating, the retraction is performed. Begin. Then, the two cams stabilize at the right position. The disengagement and disengagement of this cam causes the user to feel a click. Since the cam plate 14 can move in the axial direction with respect to the hollow shaft 12, the hollow shaft 12 and the bearing can be moved even when a click sensation occurs in the relative rotation between the hollow shaft 12 and the bearing 10. No axial movement occurs with 10.
- the outer cylinder 20 has a slit or a groove formed on the inner wall so as to match the cam portion 14A of the cam plate 14, and the outer cylinder 20 has a groove with respect to the cam plate 14. Rotation is impossible. And it is arranged around the spring 16 with the E-ring 18 preventing it from coming off.
- the slit has a constant width in the axial direction so as not to hinder the movement of the cam plate 14 in the axial direction. With such a configuration, the outer cylinder 20 cannot rotate relative to the hollow shaft 12 via the cam plate 14.
- the functional members related to the functions of the electronic device to which the hinge device is applied can be housed and arranged in the hollow shaft 12. And can be. That is, the space in the radial direction and the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the device can be effectively used.
- the second embodiment of the hinge device of the present invention is one in which the hinge device is configured without using a cam plate.
- the bearing 22 is mounted on the hollow shaft 24 so that it can rotate and move in the axial direction with respect to the hollow shaft 24. Further, a cam portion 24A is formed on the hollow shaft 24, and a cam portion 22A is also formed on the bearing 22. The positions where the cam portions 22A meet each other are provided at arbitrary positions.
- the spring 26 is assembled with the bearing 22 pressed by the E-ring 28.
- the E-ring 28 and the outer cylinder 30 are mounted so that they cannot rotate relative to the hollow shaft 24. In this case, it is sufficient that the E-ring 28 and the outer cylinder 30 are configured so as not to rotate relative to the hollow shaft 24 and the E-ring 28, respectively. Means for disabling relative rotation are not shown, but each may have a rotation control unit.
- a camera unit as an example of a functional member related to the function of the electronic device includes a lens group 32, an image sensor 34, a cover plate 36, and a lens frame.
- the lens group 32 forms an image to be captured on the image sensor 34.
- the image sensor 34 converts the image into electric data.
- the cover plate 36 is a substrate on which the image sensor 34 is mounted.
- the lens frame 38 holds the lens group 32 and the image sensor 34 at predetermined positions.
- the mirror frame 38 has an aperture 38 A. Although not shown, the mirror frame 38 may be configured separately from the lens holding unit, the aperture, the sensor holding unit, and the like.
- the lens group 3 2 is fixed to the lens frame 38 by a predetermined means, and the image sensor 34 is mounted on the lid plate 36, and the lens frame 38 and the lid plate 36 are fixedly attached.
- This is a camera unit.
- the example in which the cover plate 36 and the lens frame 38 are fixed is described, but the lens frame 38 and the image sensor 34 may be fixed directly.
- wiring is connected from the cover plate 36 to a device equipped with this force module.
- the camera unit which is a functional member
- the hinge device In order to be able to mount the camera unit, which is a functional member, to the hinge device according to the first or second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
- a spacer 40 for mounting the camera unit in the hollow shaft 12 it is necessary to insert a spacer 40 for mounting the camera unit in the hollow shaft 12. That is, the camera unit can be mounted in the remaining space within the hollow shaft 12 defined by the spacer 40.
- the spacer 40 and the camera unit are respectively attached to the hinge device by means such as bonding, screwing, and press fitting.
- the spacer 40 and the hollow shaft 12 may be integrated.
- various functional members can be obtained by changing the shape of the spacer 40 according to the external shape of the other functional members. There is an advantage that it can respond to Thus, as shown in FIG.
- the spacer 40 is inserted as described above.
- a camera unit which is a functional member as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5
- the unit is formed into a unit, thereby achieving the present invention.
- the hinge unit according to the first embodiment is configured.
- FIG. 7 shows a Hinjunit according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the hinge device according to the first embodiment is used, but the hinge according to the second embodiment as shown in FIG.
- the hinge unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention using the device has a configuration as shown in FIG.
- a hollow portion is provided on a shaft of a hinge portion for opening and closing a housing, and a functional member related to a function of an electronic device to which the hinge is applied is provided in the hollow portion.
- the storage arrangement improves the space efficiency of the equipment, improves the operability when opening and closing the equipment, improves the assemblability, and realizes the miniaturization of the equipment.
- the hinge unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an image sensor 34 of the camera unit arranged in the hollow shaft 12 of the hinge device according to the first or second embodiment. 1 2 Placed outside and combined.
- the image sensor 34 has a light receiving section 34 A composed of a large number of light receiving elements and an electric signal from the light receiving section 34 A transmitted to a subsequent stage. Is provided around the light receiving section 34 A. Further, a cover plate 36 as a substrate for mounting such an image sensor 34 is required. is there. For this reason, the optical design of the image sensor unit that combines the image sensor 34 and the cover plate 36 is smaller than the lens outer diameter required to form an image on the light-receiving unit 34A. It gets bigger.
- the diameter of the hollow shaft 12 of the hinge device can be determined by the outer diameter of the lens.
- the outer shape can be reduced as a hinge unit incorporating the camera unit.
- the hinge unit according to the present embodiment is configured such that the hollow shaft of the hinge device according to the above-described first or second embodiment also serves as a lens frame of a camera unit.
- the lens frame 42 of the camera unit also serves as the hollow shaft 12 in the hinge device of FIG. 1, for example.
- the diameter of the Hinjunit can be further reduced.
- the electronic device is a camera.
- a foldable mobile phone equipped with a nit is described as an example.
- this mobile phone has an upper housing 44 as a first member having a display section 44A such as an LCD, and a switch 46A such as a keyboard.
- a lower housing 46 as a second member is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 48 so that the housings can be folded and opened.
- This pivot portion is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the shaft portion 46B of the lower housing 46 has a convex portion 46C on its inner periphery.
- the hinge device or the hinge according to the first to third embodiments corresponds to, for example, an outer cylinder 50 corresponding to the outer cylinder 20 and a convex part 46 C of the shaft part 46 B.
- a concave portion 50 A having a predetermined shape is provided. Therefore, the shaft portion 46B and the hinge device or the Hinjunit are configured so as to rotate integrally with each other.
- the shaft portion 46B is opened so that the functional member is mounted on the hinge device so that the functional member is exposed in the axial direction.
- a concave portion 52 A is provided so as to rotate physically, and a gap between the concave portion 52 A and a not-shown convex portion provided on the shaft portion 44 B of the upper housing 44. It is designed to be fitted together.
- FIG. 1 a lower housing 54 and an upper housing 56 having a display section 56 A have a first housing having a housing opening / closing rotation axis 58 A and an upper housing rotation axis 58 B. It is configured to be connected by the hinge unit according to any one of the third to third embodiments.
- the camera unit 60 is provided in the hollow shaft of the hinge device according to any of the first to third embodiments as described above.
- the functional member attached to the hinge device is a camera unit
- the camera screen be aligned with the gripping portion. Therefore, although not particularly shown, the camera unit is aligned and assembled at a predetermined position with respect to the hollow shaft 12 of the hinge device.
- corresponding end surfaces or a part of the inner surface of the hollow shaft 12 and the outer shape of the mirror frame 38 of the camera unit 60 are provided with corresponding irregularities that can be combined only in a certain direction. This is possible.
- this configuration can be sufficiently achieved.
- FIG. 15 is an assembly drawing
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the assembled Hinjunit.
- a frame 62 as a first member having a bearing portion 62A corresponding to the bearing 10 is assembled to the camera unit 60.
- the camera unit 60 includes, for example, a cam plate 64 corresponding to the cam plate 14, for example, a panel 66 corresponding to the spring 16, and an outer cylinder corresponding to the outer cylinder 20, for example.
- a frame 68 for the lower left housing as a second member having the above structure can be assembled. Then, for example, it is fixed by an E-ring 70 corresponding to the E-ring 18 described above.
- the right hinge is a hinge without a click mechanism.
- the frame 62 has a cam portion (not shown) corresponding to the rotating cam plate 76.
- the rotary hollow shaft 78 is rotatably passed through the frame 62, and furthermore, the rotary cam plate
- the upper casing frame 82 is attached to the upper casing 56 of the electronic device, and the lower left casing frame 68 and the lower right casing are attached to the lower casing 54. Attach frame 7 4.
- the center axis of the camera unit 60 and the hollow shaft 72 is the housing opening / closing rotation shaft 58 A, and the upper housing 56 and the lower housing 54 of the electronic device are used. Can be opened and closed.
- the upper housing 56 can be rotated by using the center axis of the rotating hollow shaft 78 as the rotation axis.
- the hollow shafts 72 and 78 can be used as spaces for wiring from each part.
- the hinge device and the Hinjunit according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention are such that the functional members are detachable.
- a conversion lens that changes the characteristics of the lens by attaching it to the front of the camera is taken as an example.
- the conversion lens include a close-up lens that adds a close-up function to a camera, a wide conversion lens that changes the angle of view of a power camera lens, and a tele conversion lens.
- the hinge device includes a shaft portion 46 B of the lower housing 46 of the electronic device and a shaft portion of the upper housing 44. Installed on 4 4 B.
- the hollow shaft 84 of the hinge device according to the present embodiment is formed by opening the hollow shafts 12, 24 of the hinge device according to the first or second embodiment on the bearings 10, 22 side. Is closed. This is so that the compensating lens formed of the lens frame 86 and the lens 88 housed in the hollow shaft 84 does not fall out of the opening into the shaft of the electronic device or into the device. You That's because.
- the lid 90 further includes a shaft portion of the lower housing 46 of the electronic device.
- the lid 90 prevents the conversion lens provided in the hollow shaft 84 of the hinge device from being accidentally dropped. Although not shown, the lid 90 is detachable but is not easily dropped. Husband has been made.
- the camera mounted on the device is a mobile phone as shown in FIG. It may be provided so that the lens surface is exposed on the surface of the upper housing 44 opposite to the display section 44A. Then, the user can take out the compensating lens provided in the hollow shaft 84 of the hinge device as necessary and attach it to the camera, thereby expanding the range of shooting. it can. It is needless to say that various means such as screws can be used to attach the compensating lens to the camera, though not shown.
- the camera unit can be fixedly arranged on one hinge device of 58 A, and the compensating lens as in this embodiment can be detachably arranged on the opposite hinge device. it can.
- the present embodiment relates to a hinge device and a hinge unit having a plurality of hollow portions, and an electronic device using the same.
- two hinge devices according to any of the first to fourth embodiments, for example, the first embodiment are used, and an integral bearing 92 is used as each bearing. By using it, it is configured as one integrated hinge device.
- a part of the bearing 92 is extended and the mounting hole 92 is provided.
- A can be used to secure the device to the housing of the electronic device. This fixing means can be applied to the outer cylinder 20 described above.
- the above-mentioned camera unit is fixedly disposed in the hollow portion on the left side in FIG. 12, and further in the hollow portion on the right side in FIG.
- a conversion lens as shown in FIG. 17 is detachably arranged.
- the hinge device is provided with a plurality of hollow portions, and the functional members are fixedly or detachably provided, so that it is possible to increase the added value while keeping the electronic device small.
- the hinge device is integrally formed, the unit can be easily formed, and the assemblability of the electronic device can be improved.
- This embodiment has a fixed function in one hollow shaft of the hinge device. It is equipped with additional members, and additional removable functional members are added.
- the hinge unit (hinge device) is a hinge device and a Hinjunite having the same configuration as that of any of the first to third embodiments, for example, the first embodiment. .
- a camera unit composed of a lens frame 96, a lens 98, and an image sensor section is fixedly mounted in the hollow shaft 94, and another lens frame 100 and another lens frame are mounted.
- a removable lens unit which is composed of a lens 102 of this type.
- the conversion lens unit is detachably attached to the threaded portion of the inner wall of the hollow shaft 94 and the corresponding threaded portion provided on the lens frame 100.
- the mirror frame 96 and the mirror frame 100 may be connected to each other with screws.
- the conversion lens is configured as a wide conversion lens.
- the principal ray 104 at the time of the wide lens shown in FIG. 19 is configured as a lens having a wide angle of view 106.
- the field angle 108 of the lens is narrower than the wide field angle 106 described above.
- the chief ray 104 must be constructed without being cut by the hollow shaft 94.
- the hollow shaft 94 can function as a lens hood for preventing the incidence of unnecessary light.
- the hinge according to this embodiment is not shown. Needless to say, by using the device, the electronic apparatus according to the fifth embodiment can be configured.
- the present embodiment enables such focus adjustment.
- the hinge device and the hinge unit according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 21 and FIG.
- the case where the hollow shaft of the hinge device also serves as the lens frame will be described.
- the lens frame of the camera unit is divided into a lens frame 110 and a sensor frame 112. Then, after the lens and the image sensor unit are assembled, they are connected via the respective screw units 110A and 112A. At this time, the focus adjustment is performed on the above-mentioned threaded portions 110A and 112A so that a focused image is formed on the image sensor 34 for a subject at a predetermined distance.
- Fig. 22 shows the state after the focus adjustment.
- the sensor frame 112 has the rotation restricting portion 112B.
- the cam plate 114 in FIG. 21 has a hole corresponding to this cross section, the cam plate 114 faces the sensor frame 112 holding the image sensor 34. It can be assembled so that it can move in the axial direction and cannot rotate.
- the focus adjustment of the lens and the image sensor 34 is performed before assembling the click mechanism in the assembling process.
- the click mechanism is disposed around the lens frame 110 which is a hollow shaft. Therefore, the hole shape of the cam plate 114 is also a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the lens frame 110.
- the rotation restricting portions 110B of the lens frame 110 and the rotation restricting portions 112b of the sensor frame 112 are not always located at the same position in the outer peripheral direction. Absent. Even in this case, the distance between the end face 110C of the lens frame 110 and the end face 112C of the sensor frame 112 is set so that the cam plate 114 can be assembled. It is configured to be wider than 1 1 4 thickness. As a result, the cam plate 114 can be passed through the lens frame 110, rotated within the above-mentioned interval, and assembled to the sensor frame 112, and where the position of each frame after the focus adjustment is. It will be possible to assemble it.
- the electronic apparatus according to the sixth embodiment can of course be configured by using such a hinge device according to the present embodiment.
- the hinge device is a hollow shaft, a click mechanism related to the hinge is provided outside the hollow shaft, and the functional member is disposed inside the hollow shaft. It can be so. With such a configuration, for example, even in the case of a camera unit, a click mechanism related to the camera unit and the hinge is not provided side by side, and the axial dimension of the device is effectively used to provide the device. Value can be increased. Also, functional components are In the case of a lens unit, it is equipped with a conversion lens as described above, or has a high-quality lens consisting of multiple lenses (not shown, but with a large size in the optical axis direction), a zoom lens, and an AF function. This is a very effective means when equipping lenses.
- the functional members provided on the hinge device have been described as the camera unit and the lens.
- the functional members include, for example, microphones, antennas, speakers, batteries, connectors, and the like.
- the functional member may be a member that constitutes a part or all of the functions added to the electronic device. That is, as described above, for example, the entire camera unit for adding a camera function may be used, or a lens that is a part of the camera unit may be used.
- the hinge device can open and close mutually with two housing
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