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WO2012176440A1
WO2012176440A1 PCT/JP2012/003992 JP2012003992W WO2012176440A1 WO 2012176440 A1 WO2012176440 A1 WO 2012176440A1 JP 2012003992 W JP2012003992 W JP 2012003992W WO 2012176440 A1 WO2012176440 A1 WO 2012176440A1
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    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
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    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/18—Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment
    • H04M1/185—Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device such as a portable terminal equipped with a camera unit.
  • the electronic device 100 described in Patent Literature 1 includes a housing 103 including a front cabinet 101 and a rear cabinet 102.
  • a camera unit (imaging module) 104 is accommodated in the housing 103.
  • the camera unit 104 is attached to the housing 103 via an elastic structure 105.
  • an opening 108 for the camera is provided in the rear cushioning material 107 corresponding to the camera unit 104 in front of the camera unit 104.
  • a front cushioning material 106 and a rear cushioning material 107 are provided inside the housing 103, and an elastic structure 105 is provided between the front cushioning material 106 and the rear cushioning material 107.
  • the kinetic energy is absorbed by elastic deformation of the elastic structure 105 having one end fixed to the camera unit 104. Further, as the elastic structure 105 is elastically deformed, the front cushioning material 106 and the rear cushioning material 107 are also deformed to absorb the kinetic energy.
  • the conventional electronic device 100 is made of resin, in order to obtain a sufficient shock absorbing performance, a certain amount of thickness is required, which hinders miniaturization and thinning of the electronic device.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of obtaining sufficient shock absorption performance without hindering the downsizing and thinning of the electronic device.
  • An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a camera housing portion provided inside the housing, a substantially cubic shape housed in the camera housing portion, and having lenses oriented along the thickness direction of the housing.
  • the camera unit a sheet metal member provided on a side surface of the camera unit, and an elastic portion provided on the sheet metal member and in contact with the inner surface of the camera housing portion.
  • the electronic device of the present invention includes a circuit board housed in the casing, and a flexible circuit board that connects the circuit board and the camera unit, and the elastic portion is included in the side surface of the camera unit.
  • the camera unit is provided on a side surface facing the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board.
  • the circuit board has a concave portion surrounding the camera unit, and the sheet metal member has a claw portion that can be engaged with an edge of the concave portion.
  • the elastic portion of the sheet metal member provided in the camera unit contacts the inner surface of the camera accommodating portion, so that the impact is absorbed when the camera unit receives an impact.
  • the elastic portion is made of sheet metal, it is possible to provide an electronic device that can exhibit sufficient shock absorption performance even if it is small, and that can reduce the size and thickness of the electronic device. .
  • the perspective view of the state which opened the portable terminal of embodiment which concerns on this invention The perspective view which looked at the 1st case from the back side Exploded perspective view of the first housing
  • a perspective view of the camera unit viewed from the lens side A perspective view of the camera unit viewed from the side opposite to the lens Perspective view showing connection between circuit board and camera unit
  • Cross-sectional view of the first housing at the damper position Cross-sectional view of the first housing at the claw position
  • a mobile terminal 10 as an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention rotates a first housing 20, a second housing 30, a first housing 20, and a second housing 30. It has the hinge part 40 connected so that a movement is possible.
  • the hinge 40 is in the direction of arrow A between the use state (open state) and the portable state (closed state) of the first housing 20 and the second housing 30 about the first rotation shaft 41 that is a hinge shaft. To be pivotally connected. Further, the hinge portion 40 connects the second housing 30 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow B about the second rotation shaft 42.
  • the 1st rotating shaft 41 and the 2nd rotating shaft 42 are not restricted to the thing in which the member used as an axis
  • the second housing 30 includes a display unit 32 and a receiver 33 on the inner surface 31.
  • the first casing 20 has a so-called bathtub structure, and covers the bottom of the casing having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a sheet metal or the like (not shown) to form a substantially rectangular box shape whose bottom surface is rounded into a substantially U-shape. Is formed.
  • An opening 212 is formed in the surface (inner surface) 211 of the first housing 20, and a key sheet 23 that is an operation unit having a plurality of keys 231 is provided in the opening 212.
  • the surface (outer side) 221 of the first housing 20 is provided with a camera hole 222 for a camera unit 52 described later, and the lens 523 (see FIG. 4) is on the outside.
  • the first housing 20 is provided with a lid 223 that covers the battery housing portion so as to be opened and closed or detachable.
  • a circuit board 51 and a camera unit 52 are accommodated in the first housing 20.
  • the circuit board 51 has a camera opening 511 that constitutes a camera housing portion at the center so as not to interfere with the camera unit 52, and has a generally planar concave shape surrounding the camera unit 52 as a whole.
  • a microphone unit 53 is mounted in the vicinity of the camera opening 511 on the upper surface 512 of the circuit board 51.
  • a camera housing portion 24 is provided at a position corresponding to the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51 inside the first housing 20.
  • the camera unit 52 has a camera body 521 having an overall rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is housed in the center in the width direction of the first housing 20.
  • the camera unit 52 has a lens 523 at the center of the lower surface 522 of the camera body 521.
  • the camera body 521 is attached with a camera holder 524 that is a sheet metal member in order to attach the camera body 521 to the first housing 20.
  • the camera holder 524 has a damper portion 525 that is an elastic portion for absorbing an impact in the attached state, and a claw portion 526 that is used when the camera unit 52 is attached.
  • the camera unit 52 is accommodated in the camera accommodating portion 24 so that the lens is positioned in the camera hole 222 provided in the first housing 20 with the lens 523 facing downward.
  • the damper portion 525 is folded back approximately 180 degrees in the opposite direction (upward) to the accommodation direction (downward) so that the camera unit 52 can be easily accommodated in the camera housing 24. Is formed.
  • the claw portion 526 is used to temporarily fix the camera unit 52 to the circuit board 51 when the camera unit 52 is accommodated, the claw part 526 is provided so as to be engageable with the edge of the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4, the nail
  • the damper portion 525 and the claw portion 526 can be formed by folding back the protruding portions, or can be formed by cutting and raising.
  • the camera unit 52 housed in the camera housing portion 24 is electrically connected to the circuit board 51 by a flexible circuit board 527.
  • the side surface 528 of the camera body 521 provided with the above-described damper portion 525 and claw portion 526 is in the same direction as the connection direction of the flexible circuit board 527 (see arrow A in FIG. 6) ( It faces the left in FIG. That is, the damper portion 525 is arranged so as to reduce the impact or vibration that the camera unit 52 receives in the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527.
  • the claw portion 526 is also provided on the same surface as the damper portion 525.
  • the accommodating operation of the camera unit 52 will be described.
  • the claw portion 526 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the camera opening 511 by elasticity and temporarily fixed. Further, when the camera unit 52 is pushed into the camera housing portion 24, the claw portion 526 is elastically deformed and housed on the camera body 521 side (see FIG. 8). In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the damper portion 525 contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera housing portion 24, holds the camera unit 52 by the elastic force of the damper portion 525, and impacts in the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527. Alternatively, if vibration occurs, it is absorbed.
  • the lens 523 is oriented in the camera housing portion 24 provided in the first housing 20 along the thickness direction of the first housing 20.
  • the substantially cubic camera unit 52 is accommodated.
  • a camera holder 524 is provided on the side surface of the camera unit 52, and the camera holder 524 has a damper portion 525 that contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera housing portion 24.
  • the damper part 525 of the camera holder 524 contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera accommodating part 24, so that when the camera unit 52 receives an impact, the impact is absorbed.
  • the damper part 525 is formed of sheet metal, even if it is small, sufficient shock absorbing performance can be exhibited, and the mobile terminal 10 can be reduced in size and thickness.
  • circuit board 51 and the camera unit 52 housed in the first housing 20 are connected by a flexible circuit board 527. Since the damper portion 525 of the camera holder 524 is provided on the side surface 528 of the camera unit 52 facing the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527 in the side surface of the camera unit 52, The impact can be reduced and the flexible circuit board 527 can be prevented from being damaged or dropped off.
  • the circuit board 51 has a camera opening 511 that surrounds the camera unit 52, and the camera holder 524 has a claw 526 that can be engaged with the edge of the camera opening 511. For this reason, the camera unit 52 can be temporarily fixed to the circuit board 51 easily by engaging the claw part 526 with the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51.
  • the electronic apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.
  • the case where the two first housings 20 and the second housing 30 are connected to each other via the hinge portion 40 is illustrated as an example. Can be applied to the case where the two are slidably connected to each other and the case having one casing.
  • the elastic portion of the sheet metal member contacts the inner surface of the camera housing portion. Absorb.
  • the elastic portion is made of sheet metal, even if it is small, sufficient impact absorption performance can be exhibited, and the electronic device can be reduced in size and thickness. It is useful as an electronic device such as a portable terminal.
  • Mobile devices (electronic parts) 20 First housing (housing) 24 camera housing portion 241 inner surface 51 circuit board 511 camera opening (concave portion) 52 Camera Unit 523 Lens 524 Camera Holder (Sheet Metal Member) 525 Damper part (elastic part) 527 Flexible circuit board 528 Side

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A metal plate member (524) is provided on a lateral surface of a camera unit (52) housed in a camera housing part (24) of a housing (20), and the metal plate member (524) has an elastic unit (525) in contact with the inner surface (241) of the camera housing part (24). For that reason, when the camera unit (52) is housed in the camera housing part (24), if the camera unit (52) receives an impact, the impact is absorbed because the elastic unit (525) of the metal plate member (524) is in contact with the inner surface (241) of the camera housing part (24).

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電子機器Electronics
　本発明は、カメラユニットを搭載した携帯端末等の電子機器に関するものである。 The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a portable terminal equipped with a camera unit.
　近年、携帯端末等の電子機器に、撮影するためのカメラユニットを搭載するものが多く採用されている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。
　図９に示すように、特許文献１に記載の電子機器１００は、前キャビネット１０１および後キャビネット１０２からなる筐体１０３を有する。筐体１０３の内部には、カメラユニット（撮像モジュール）１０４が収容されている。カメラユニット１０４は、弾性構造体１０５を介して筐体１０３に取り付けられている。なお、カメラユニット１０４の前方には、カメラユニット１０４に対応して、後緩衝材１０７にカメラ用の開口部１０８が設けられている。
　また、筐体１０３内部には、前緩衝材１０６と後緩衝材１０７が設けられており、前緩衝材１０６と後緩衝材１０７との間に弾性構造体１０５が設けられている。 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many electronic devices such as portable terminals equipped with a camera unit for photographing have been adopted (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the electronic device 100 described in Patent Literature 1 includes a housing 103 including a front cabinet 101 and a rear cabinet 102. A camera unit (imaging module) 104 is accommodated in the housing 103. The camera unit 104 is attached to the housing 103 via an elastic structure 105. In addition, an opening 108 for the camera is provided in the rear cushioning material 107 corresponding to the camera unit 104 in front of the camera unit 104.
In addition, a front cushioning material 106 and a rear cushioning material 107 are provided inside the housing 103, and an elastic structure 105 is provided between the front cushioning material 106 and the rear cushioning material 107.
　従って、矢印Ａの方向に衝撃が加わった場合、その運動エネルギーは、カメラユニット１０４に一端が固定された弾性構造体１０５が弾性変形することで、吸収される。
　さらに、弾性構造体１０５の弾性変形に伴って前緩衝材１０６および後緩衝材１０７も変形して、運動エネルギーが吸収される。 Therefore, when an impact is applied in the direction of arrow A, the kinetic energy is absorbed by elastic deformation of the elastic structure 105 having one end fixed to the camera unit 104.
Further, as the elastic structure 105 is elastically deformed, the front cushioning material 106 and the rear cushioning material 107 are also deformed to absorb the kinetic energy.
日本国特開２００７－３６９５８号公報（第１図）Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-36958 (FIG. 1)
　しかしながら、従来の電子機器１００は樹脂製であるため、十分な衝撃吸収性能を得るためには、ある程度の肉厚が必要となり、電子機器の小型化および薄型化を妨げるという問題があった。 However, since the conventional electronic device 100 is made of resin, in order to obtain a sufficient shock absorbing performance, a certain amount of thickness is required, which hinders miniaturization and thinning of the electronic device.
　本発明は、従来の問題を解決するためになされたもので、電子機器の小型化および薄型化を妨げることなく十分な衝撃吸収性能を得ることができる電子機器を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of obtaining sufficient shock absorption performance without hindering the downsizing and thinning of the electronic device.
　本発明の電子機器は、筐体と、前記筐体の内部に設けられたカメラ収容部と、前記カメラ収容部に収容され、前記筐体の厚み方向に沿ってレンズが配向された略立方体形状のカメラユニットと、前記カメラユニットの側面に設けられた板金部材と、前記板金部材に設けられ、前記カメラ収容部の内面に接触する弾性部とを備えたものである。 An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing, a camera housing portion provided inside the housing, a substantially cubic shape housed in the camera housing portion, and having lenses oriented along the thickness direction of the housing. The camera unit, a sheet metal member provided on a side surface of the camera unit, and an elastic portion provided on the sheet metal member and in contact with the inner surface of the camera housing portion.
　また、本発明の電子機器は、前記筐体に収容された回路基板と、前記回路基板および前記カメラユニットを接続するフレキシブル回路基板とを備え、前記弾性部が、前記カメラユニットの前記側面のうち、前記カメラユニットにおける前記フレキシブル回路基板の接続方向に向いている側面に設けられたものである。 Moreover, the electronic device of the present invention includes a circuit board housed in the casing, and a flexible circuit board that connects the circuit board and the camera unit, and the elastic portion is included in the side surface of the camera unit. The camera unit is provided on a side surface facing the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board.
　さらに、本発明の電子機器は、前記回路基板が、前記カメラユニットを囲む凹状部を有するとともに、前記板金部材が、前記凹状部の縁部に係合可能な爪部を有するものである。 Furthermore, in the electronic device of the present invention, the circuit board has a concave portion surrounding the camera unit, and the sheet metal member has a claw portion that can be engaged with an edge of the concave portion.
　本発明は、カメラユニットをカメラ収容部に収容すると、カメラユニットに設けられている板金部材の弾性部がカメラ収容部の内面に接触するので、カメラユニットが衝撃を受けた際に、衝撃を吸収する。また、弾性部は板金で形成されているので、小さくても十分な衝撃吸収性能を発揮することができ、電子機器の小型化および薄型化を図ることができるという効果を有する電子機器を提供できる。 In the present invention, when the camera unit is accommodated in the camera accommodating portion, the elastic portion of the sheet metal member provided in the camera unit contacts the inner surface of the camera accommodating portion, so that the impact is absorbed when the camera unit receives an impact. To do. In addition, since the elastic portion is made of sheet metal, it is possible to provide an electronic device that can exhibit sufficient shock absorption performance even if it is small, and that can reduce the size and thickness of the electronic device. .
本発明に係る実施形態の携帯端末を開いた状態の斜視図The perspective view of the state which opened the portable terminal of embodiment which concerns on this invention 第１筐体を裏面側から見た斜視図The perspective view which looked at the 1st case from the back side 第１筐体の分解斜視図Exploded perspective view of the first housing カメラユニットをレンズ側から見た斜視図A perspective view of the camera unit viewed from the lens side カメラユニットをレンズと反対側から見た斜視図A perspective view of the camera unit viewed from the side opposite to the lens 回路基板とカメラユニットとの接続を示す斜視図Perspective view showing connection between circuit board and camera unit ダンパー位置における第１筐体の横断面図Cross-sectional view of the first housing at the damper position 爪部位置における第１筐体の横断面図Cross-sectional view of the first housing at the claw position 従来のカメラユニットを有する電子機器の断面図Sectional view of an electronic device having a conventional camera unit
　以下、本発明に係る実施形態の電子機器について、図面を用いて説明する。
　図１に示すように、本発明の実施形態である電子機器としての携帯端末１０は、第１筐体２０と、第２筐体３０と、第１筐体２０および第２筐体３０を回動可能に連結するヒンジ部４０を有する。 Hereinafter, an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile terminal 10 as an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention rotates a first housing 20, a second housing 30, a first housing 20, and a second housing 30. It has the hinge part 40 connected so that a movement is possible.
　ヒンジ部４０は、ヒンジ軸である第１回転軸４１を軸にして第１筐体２０および第２筐体３０を使用状態（開状態）と携帯状態（閉状態）との間で矢印Ａ方向に回動自在に連結する。
　また、ヒンジ部４０は、第２回転軸４２を軸にして第２筐体３０を矢印Ｂ方向に回動自在に連結する。
　なお、第１回転軸４１および第２回転軸４２とは、軸となる部材が存在するものに限らず、軸となる部材はないが、回転可能に支持されている状態をも含む意味である。 The hinge 40 is in the direction of arrow A between the use state (open state) and the portable state (closed state) of the first housing 20 and the second housing 30 about the first rotation shaft 41 that is a hinge shaft. To be pivotally connected.
Further, the hinge portion 40 connects the second housing 30 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow B about the second rotation shaft 42.
In addition, the 1st rotating shaft 41 and the 2nd rotating shaft 42 are not restricted to the thing in which the member used as an axis | shaft exists, There is no member used as an axis | shaft, but the meaning also includes the state currently supported rotatably. .
　第２筐体３０は、内面３１に表示部３２およびレシーバ３３を有する。
　第１筐体２０は、いわゆるバスタブ構造であり、略Ｕ字形の断面形状の筐体底部を、図示しない板金等により覆うことにより、底面が略Ｕ字形に丸まった略矩形体状の箱形に形成されている。第１筐体２０の表面（内面）２１１に開口２１２が形成され、開口２１２には複数のキー２３１を有する操作部であるキーシート２３が設けられている。
　図２に示すように、第１筐体２０の表面（外側面）２２１には、後述するカメラユニット５２のためのカメラ用孔２２２が設けられており、レンズ５２３（図４参照）が外側に露出している。また、第１筐体２０には、バッテリ収容部を覆う蓋２２３が開閉あるいは着脱可能に設けられている。 The second housing 30 includes a display unit 32 and a receiver 33 on the inner surface 31.
The first casing 20 has a so-called bathtub structure, and covers the bottom of the casing having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a sheet metal or the like (not shown) to form a substantially rectangular box shape whose bottom surface is rounded into a substantially U-shape. Is formed. An opening 212 is formed in the surface (inner surface) 211 of the first housing 20, and a key sheet 23 that is an operation unit having a plurality of keys 231 is provided in the opening 212.
As shown in FIG. 2, the surface (outer side) 221 of the first housing 20 is provided with a camera hole 222 for a camera unit 52 described later, and the lens 523 (see FIG. 4) is on the outside. Exposed. Further, the first housing 20 is provided with a lid 223 that covers the battery housing portion so as to be opened and closed or detachable.
　図３に示すように、第１筐体２０の内部には、回路基板５１およびカメラユニット５２が収容される。
　回路基板５１は、カメラユニット５２に干渉しないように中央にカメラ収容部を構成するカメラ用開口部５１１を有しており、全体としてカメラユニット５２を囲む平面略凹字形状となっている。回路基板５１の上面５１２におけるカメラ用開口部５１１の近傍には、マイクユニット５３が実装されている。
　また、第１筐体２０の内部における回路基板５１のカメラ用開口部５１１に対応する位置には、カメラ収容部２４が設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 3, a circuit board 51 and a camera unit 52 are accommodated in the first housing 20.
The circuit board 51 has a camera opening 511 that constitutes a camera housing portion at the center so as not to interfere with the camera unit 52, and has a generally planar concave shape surrounding the camera unit 52 as a whole. A microphone unit 53 is mounted in the vicinity of the camera opening 511 on the upper surface 512 of the circuit board 51.
In addition, a camera housing portion 24 is provided at a position corresponding to the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51 inside the first housing 20.
　図４および図５に示すように、カメラユニット５２は、全体直方体形状のカメラ本体５２１を有しており、第１筐体２０の幅方向中央部に収容される。カメラユニット５２は、カメラ本体５２１の下面５２２中央にレンズ５２３を有する。
　カメラ本体５２１は、カメラ本体５２１を第１筐体２０に取り付けるために、板金部材であるカメラホルダ５２４が取り付けられている。カメラホルダ５２４は、取り付けた状態で衝撃を吸収するための弾性部であるダンパー部５２５およびカメラユニット５２を取り付ける際に使用する爪部５２６を有する。 As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the camera unit 52 has a camera body 521 having an overall rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is housed in the center in the width direction of the first housing 20. The camera unit 52 has a lens 523 at the center of the lower surface 522 of the camera body 521.
The camera body 521 is attached with a camera holder 524 that is a sheet metal member in order to attach the camera body 521 to the first housing 20. The camera holder 524 has a damper portion 525 that is an elastic portion for absorbing an impact in the attached state, and a claw portion 526 that is used when the camera unit 52 is attached.
　図３に示すように、レンズ５２３を下向きにして、第１筐体２０に設けられているカメラ用孔２２２に、レンズが位置決めされるようにカメラユニット５２をカメラ収容部２４に収容する。
　これに対応して、図５に示すように、ダンパー部５２５は、カメラユニット５２をカメラ収容部２４に容易に収容できるように、収容方向（下向き）と反対側（上向き）に略１８０度折り返して形成されている。 As shown in FIG. 3, the camera unit 52 is accommodated in the camera accommodating portion 24 so that the lens is positioned in the camera hole 222 provided in the first housing 20 with the lens 523 facing downward.
Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 5, the damper portion 525 is folded back approximately 180 degrees in the opposite direction (upward) to the accommodation direction (downward) so that the camera unit 52 can be easily accommodated in the camera housing 24. Is formed.
　また、爪部５２６は、カメラユニット５２を収容する際に、一旦回路基板５１に仮止めするために用いられるので、回路基板５１のカメラ用開口部５１１の縁部に係合可能に設けられる。
　このため、図４に示すように、爪部５２６は、収容方向と反対側に向かって外側に張り出して形成されている。従って、カメラユニット５２を下方へ強制的に押し込むことにより、爪部５２６は弾性変形するので、カメラユニット５２はカメラ収容部２４に収容される。
　なお、ダンパー部５２５および爪部５２６は、突出させた部分を折り返して形成したり、あるいは、切り起しにより形成することができる。 In addition, since the claw portion 526 is used to temporarily fix the camera unit 52 to the circuit board 51 when the camera unit 52 is accommodated, the claw part 526 is provided so as to be engageable with the edge of the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4, the nail | claw part 526 is projected and formed outside toward the opposite side to the accommodation direction. Therefore, when the camera unit 52 is forcibly pushed downward, the claw portion 526 is elastically deformed, so that the camera unit 52 is accommodated in the camera accommodating portion 24.
Note that the damper portion 525 and the claw portion 526 can be formed by folding back the protruding portions, or can be formed by cutting and raising.
　図６に示すように、カメラ収容部２４に収容されたカメラユニット５２は、フレキシブル回路基板５２７により回路基板５１と電気的に接続される。
　このとき、図７に示すように、前述したダンパー部５２５および爪部５２６が設けられているカメラ本体５２１の側面５２８は、フレキシブル回路基板５２７の接続方向（図６矢印Ａ参照）と同じ方向（図７中左）に向いている。
　すなわち、ダンパー部５２５は、カメラユニット５２がフレキシブル回路基板５２７の接続方向に受ける衝撃あるいは振動を低減するように配置されている。
　なお、爪部５２６もダンパー部５２５と同じ面に設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 6, the camera unit 52 housed in the camera housing portion 24 is electrically connected to the circuit board 51 by a flexible circuit board 527.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the side surface 528 of the camera body 521 provided with the above-described damper portion 525 and claw portion 526 is in the same direction as the connection direction of the flexible circuit board 527 (see arrow A in FIG. 6) ( It faces the left in FIG.
That is, the damper portion 525 is arranged so as to reduce the impact or vibration that the camera unit 52 receives in the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527.
Note that the claw portion 526 is also provided on the same surface as the damper portion 525.
　次に、カメラユニット５２の収容動作について説明する。
　カメラユニット５２を回路基板５１のカメラ用開口部５１１に、上方から挿入すると、爪部５２６が弾性力によりカメラ用開口部５１１の内周面に押し付けられて、仮止めされる。
　さらに、カメラユニット５２をカメラ収容部２４に押し込むと、爪部５２６はカメラ本体５２１側に弾性変形して、収容される（図８参照）。この状態では、図７に示すように、ダンパー部５２５はカメラ収容部２４の内面２４１に当接し、ダンパー部５２５の弾性力によりカメラユニット５２を保持するとともに、フレキシブル回路基板５２７の接続方向に衝撃あるいは振動が生じた場合には、これを吸収する。 Next, the accommodating operation of the camera unit 52 will be described.
When the camera unit 52 is inserted into the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51 from above, the claw portion 526 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the camera opening 511 by elasticity and temporarily fixed.
Further, when the camera unit 52 is pushed into the camera housing portion 24, the claw portion 526 is elastically deformed and housed on the camera body 521 side (see FIG. 8). In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the damper portion 525 contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera housing portion 24, holds the camera unit 52 by the elastic force of the damper portion 525, and impacts in the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527. Alternatively, if vibration occurs, it is absorbed.
　以上、説明した本発明に係る実施形態の携帯端末１０によれば、第１筐体２０に設けられているカメラ収容部２４には、第１筐体２０の厚み方向に沿ってレンズ５２３が配向された略立方体形状のカメラユニット５２が収容される。カメラユニット５２の側面にはカメラホルダ５２４が設けられており、カメラホルダ５２４は、カメラ収容部２４の内面２４１に接触するダンパー部５２５を有する。
　このため、カメラユニット５２をカメラ収容部２４に収容すると、カメラホルダ５２４のダンパー部５２５がカメラ収容部２４の内面２４１に接触するので、カメラユニット５２が衝撃を受けた際に、衝撃を吸収する。また、ダンパー部５２５は板金で形成されているので、小さくても十分な衝撃吸収性能を発揮することができ、携帯端末１０の小型化および薄型化を図ることができる。 As described above, according to the mobile terminal 10 of the embodiment according to the present invention described above, the lens 523 is oriented in the camera housing portion 24 provided in the first housing 20 along the thickness direction of the first housing 20. The substantially cubic camera unit 52 is accommodated. A camera holder 524 is provided on the side surface of the camera unit 52, and the camera holder 524 has a damper portion 525 that contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera housing portion 24.
For this reason, when the camera unit 52 is accommodated in the camera accommodating part 24, the damper part 525 of the camera holder 524 contacts the inner surface 241 of the camera accommodating part 24, so that when the camera unit 52 receives an impact, the impact is absorbed. . Moreover, since the damper part 525 is formed of sheet metal, even if it is small, sufficient shock absorbing performance can be exhibited, and the mobile terminal 10 can be reduced in size and thickness.
　また、第１筐体２０に収容された回路基板５１とカメラユニット５２は、フレキシブル回路基板５２７により接続される。カメラホルダ５２４のダンパー部５２５が、カメラユニット５２の側面のうち、カメラユニット５２におけるフレキシブル回路基板５２７の接続方向に向いている側面５２８に設けられているので、フレキシブル回路基板５２７の接続方向への衝撃を低減し、フレキシブル回路基板５２７の破損や脱落を防止できる。 Further, the circuit board 51 and the camera unit 52 housed in the first housing 20 are connected by a flexible circuit board 527. Since the damper portion 525 of the camera holder 524 is provided on the side surface 528 of the camera unit 52 facing the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board 527 in the side surface of the camera unit 52, The impact can be reduced and the flexible circuit board 527 can be prevented from being damaged or dropped off.
　さらに、回路基板５１が、カメラユニット５２を囲むカメラ用開口部５１１を有するとともに、カメラホルダ５２４が、カメラ用開口部５１１の縁部に係合可能な爪部５２６を有する。
　このため、爪部５２６を回路基板５１のカメラ用開口部５１１に係合することにより、容易にカメラユニット５２を回路基板５１に仮止めすることができる。 Further, the circuit board 51 has a camera opening 511 that surrounds the camera unit 52, and the camera holder 524 has a claw 526 that can be engaged with the edge of the camera opening 511.
For this reason, the camera unit 52 can be temporarily fixed to the circuit board 51 easily by engaging the claw part 526 with the camera opening 511 of the circuit board 51.
　なお、本発明の電子機器は、前述した実施形態に限定されるものでなく、適宜な変形、改良等が可能である。
　例えば、前述した実施形態においては、二つの第１筐体２０、第２筐体３０がヒンジ部４０を介して回動可能に連結されている場合を例示したが、本発明は二つの筐体がスライド可能に連結されたものや、筐体が１個の場合にも適用可能である。 Note that the electronic apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the two first housings 20 and the second housing 30 are connected to each other via the hinge portion 40 is illustrated as an example. Can be applied to the case where the two are slidably connected to each other and the case having one casing.
　本出願は、2011年6月20日出願の日本国特許出願（特願2011-136739）に基づくものであり、それらの内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。 This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-136739) filed on June 20, 2011, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
　以上のように、本発明にかかる電子機器はカメラユニットをカメラ収容部に収容すると、板金部材の弾性部がカメラ収容部の内面に接触するので、カメラユニットが衝撃を受けた際に、衝撃を吸収する。また、弾性部は板金で形成されているので、小さくても十分な衝撃吸収性能を発揮することができ、電子機器の小型化および薄型化を図ることができるという効果を有し、カメラユニットを搭載した携帯端末等の電子機器等として有用である。 As described above, when the electronic device according to the present invention accommodates the camera unit in the camera housing portion, the elastic portion of the sheet metal member contacts the inner surface of the camera housing portion. Absorb. In addition, since the elastic portion is made of sheet metal, even if it is small, sufficient impact absorption performance can be exhibited, and the electronic device can be reduced in size and thickness. It is useful as an electronic device such as a portable terminal.
　１０　携帯端末（電子部品）
　２０　第１筐体（筐体）
　２４　カメラ収容部
　２４１　内面
　５１　回路基板
　５１１　カメラ用開口部（凹状部）
　５２　カメラユニット
　５２３　レンズ
　５２４　カメラホルダ（板金部材）
　５２５　ダンパー部（弾性部）
　５２７　フレキシブル回路基板
　５２８　側面 10 Mobile devices (electronic parts)
20 First housing (housing)
24 camera housing portion 241 inner surface 51 circuit board 511 camera opening (concave portion)
52 Camera Unit 523 Lens 524 Camera Holder (Sheet Metal Member)
525 Damper part (elastic part)
527 Flexible circuit board 528 Side

Claims (3)

  1. 　筐体と、
    　前記筐体の内部に設けられたカメラ収容部と、
    　前記カメラ収容部に収容され、前記筐体の厚み方向に沿ってレンズが配向された略立方体形状のカメラユニットと、
    　前記カメラユニットの側面に設けられた板金部材と、
    　前記板金部材に設けられ、前記カメラ収容部の内面に接触する弾性部とを備える電子機器。     A housing,
    A camera housing provided inside the housing;
    A substantially cubic camera unit housed in the camera housing portion and having a lens oriented along the thickness direction of the housing;
    A sheet metal member provided on a side surface of the camera unit;
    An electronic device comprising: an elastic portion provided on the sheet metal member and in contact with an inner surface of the camera housing portion.
  2. 　請求項１に記載の電子機器において、
    　前記筐体に収容された回路基板と、
    　前記回路基板および前記カメラユニットを接続するフレキシブル回路基板とを備え、
    　前記弾性部が、前記カメラユニットの前記側面のうち、前記カメラユニットにおける前記フレキシブル回路基板の接続方向に向いている側面に設けられている電子機器。     The electronic device according to claim 1,
    A circuit board housed in the housing;
    A flexible circuit board for connecting the circuit board and the camera unit;
    The electronic device in which the elastic portion is provided on a side surface of the camera unit facing the connecting direction of the flexible circuit board in the camera unit.
  3. 　請求項２に記載の電子機器において、
    　前記回路基板が、前記カメラユニットを囲む凹状部を有するとともに、
    　前記板金部材が、前記凹状部の縁部に係合可能な爪部を有する電子機器。     The electronic device according to claim 2,
    The circuit board has a concave portion surrounding the camera unit,
    The electronic apparatus in which the sheet metal member has a claw portion that can be engaged with an edge portion of the concave portion.
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