Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • 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
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • 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
  • H04M1/026—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • 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
  • H04M1/0279—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
  • H04M1/0283—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate

Definitions

• the invention relates to a body of a simple mobile phone that has a sandwich structure of a generally flat shape and where a space for mounting of the technological module of the phone is arranged.
• the invention further relates to a mobile phone with such a body.
• the invention also relates to a production method of such a simple mobile phone.
• smartphones are produced that are getting more and more sophisticated, complex and provide more functions.
• Disadvantages associated with the production of such mobile phones known as smartphones comprise in the fact that the devices have a complex design, which results in adequately high production costs.
• a lot of waste is produced during the production and disposal of these phones, smartphones must be powered by larger batteries that comprise heavy metals and the energy demands of the production also represent an environmental load while from the technological point of view they get quickly outdated.
• Another disadvantage consists in expensive repairs and in considerable requirement for careful handling of the device.
• smartphones are the target of pickpockets and with regard to their price they may lead to violent criminal acts, robberies and mugging.
• the document GB 2443566 describes a one-off mobile phone of recyclable material that is only able to connect outgoing calls and has a fixed limit of the charged credit. After exhausting the credit the user gets rid of the phone. However, this document does not deal with the entire design of the phone in detail.
• the document GB 2376844 describes a mobile device that is arranged in a case consisting of two paper parts with advertising print applied on them and connected with a hinge. To be used, the case must be opened and thus the phone is activated for a limited number of calls. The credit being exhausted, the phone cannot be used any more and the user will dispose of it.
• a disadvantage of such a phone is its relatively complicated design consisting of two parts connected with a hinge. Another shortcoming of the phone is its activation by opening and turning of the two parts of the case, which will immediately start depleting the phone battery.
• the last disadvantage of the said design consists in the fact that the design of the body does not enable simple printing of the phone body in a common printer and the design of the phone does not make it possible to optimally use the whole area of the phone body for print.
• the document GB 2262685 describes a one-off mobile phone for a limited number of uses. This document deals with the arrangement and functionality of the technological module of the phone and not with the design of its body.
• a common disadvantage of known mobile phones is the design of their bodies, which consists in gluing of the electronic phone components on the carrier plate that is enclosed by a paper shell with openings for the keys, sound and possibly a lighting element or display.
• the body of the phone comes apart, gets indented and occupies a relatively large space.
• the assembly of this phone is difficult, which makes the assembly costs high.
• the bodies of simple mobile phones are expensive and unsuitable for cheap production in small series.
• the task of the invention is to create the body of a simple mobile phone, a simple mobile phone with such a body and a production method of such a simple mobile phone that would eliminate the above mentioned disadvantages of the known designs and that would be cheap, reliable and easy to carry and store.
• the phone body should be more resistant to indenting, suitable for longer-term use and it should enable specification based on the user's request.
• the phone should be easy to assemble and suitable for cheap printing even in small series. Disclosure of the Invention
• a body of a simple mobile phone that has a sandwich structure of an essentially flat shape and that comprises a space for mounting of a technological module of the phone, according to the invention, the principle of which is that it comprises at least one carrier layer fitted with at least one recess mounting of the technological module of the phone.
• the recess is open at least towards one surface of the carrier layer.
• the carrier layer is covered, at the open side of the recess by a covering layer whose thickness is lower than the thickness of the carrier layer.
• the body of the simple mobile phone according to the invention is resistant to damage and is suitable for longer-term use and can be relatively cheaply produced in any shape based on the customer's request.
• the recess in the carrier layer is a through recess.
• a simple mobile phone comprising a body of a sandwich structure of an essentially flat shape and a technological module of the phone arranged in the body according to the invention, the principle of which is that the body comprises at least one carrier layer fitted with at least one recess, open at least towards one surface of the carrier layer, the technological module of the phone being mounted in the recess.
• the carrier layer is covered, at the open side of the recess, by a covering layer whose thickness is lower than the thickness of the carrier layer.
• the simple mobile phone according to the invention is cheap, reliable and it is easy to carry and store. It is easy to produce and suitable for cheap print even in small series.
• the body comprises the technological module of an electronic hotel card and/or the technological module of an electronic payment card.
• the covering layer is fitted with a print, so the phone can e.g. fulfil the function of a business card at the same time.
• the covering layer can comprise a keyboard and/or Braille characters and/or a photovoltaic cell.
• a production method of a simple mobile phone with the body of an essentially flat shape comprising a carrier layer according to the invention, the principle of which is that the carrier layer is made of a compact flat-shaped semi-finished product and in the carrier layer at least one recess is created that is open towards at least one surface of the carrier layer.
• the technological module of the phone is inserted into the recess and to create a sandwich structure the carrier layer is covered, at least at the open side of the recess, with a covering layer whose thickness is lower than the thickness of the carrier layer.
• the production method of the simple mobile phone according to the invention makes it possible to easily and cheaply produce mobile phones of any shapes.
• the recess in the carrier layer is produced as a through recess, the technological module of the phone is inserted into the recess and to create a sandwich structure the carrier layer is covered, at both the sides of the recess, with a covering layer whose thickness is lower than the thickness of the carrier layer at both sides of the recess.
• multiple recesses are created in the compact semi-finished product of the carrier layer.
• the technological modules of the phones are inserted into all the recesses.
• the semi-finished product of the carrier layer is covered, at least at the open side of all the recesses, with a common covering layer and subsequently, individual mobile phones are separated from the semi-finished product of the carrier layer.
• the carrier layer and the covering layer are made of a cellulose- and/or plastic-based material.
• the cellulose-based material is especially paper and/or cardboard and/or paperboard.
• Fig. 1 presents a schematic expanded view of the first embodiment example of the simple mobile phone according to the invention.
• Fig. 2 shows an example of an embodiment of the carrier layer for the body of the simple mobile phone.
• Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of an embodiment example of the technological module of the simple mobile phone.
• Fig. 4 presents a schematic view of the second embodiment example of the simple mobile phone according to the invention.
• Fig. 5 presents a schematic view of the third embodiment example of the simple mobile phone according to the invention.
• Fig. 6 presents a schematic view of the fourth embodiment example of the simple mobile phone according to the invention whose bottom covering layer comprises of a photovoltaic cell.
• Fig. 7 shows a fiat compact semi-finished product for simultaneous production of multiple mobile phones using the method according to the invention. Description of preferred embodiments
• Fig. 1 shows an expanded view of the simple mobile phone 1.
• the body 2 of such a simple mobile phone 1 has a sandwich structure of an essentially flat shape that comprises a carrier layer 3 (see Fig. 2) fitted with a recess 5 for housing of the technological module 4 of the phone 1.
• the recess 5 in the carrier layer 3 is a through recess, but in some embodiments the recess 5 may only be open towards one surface of the carrier layer 3.
• the carrier layer 3 is covered by a covering layer 6, whose thickness t is lower than the thickness T of the carrier layer 3.
• the carrier layer 3 is made of cardboard and the covering layers 6 are made of paper.
• the carrier layer 3 as well as the covering layers 6 may comprise of multiple layers and not only materials based on cellulose, but any other materials may be used, especially such materials that are cheap and are easy to process, e.g. plastic etc.
• the simple mobile phone 1 according to Fig. 1 with such a body 2 houses the technological module 4 of the phone 1 in the recess 5 of the carrier layer 3. Experts will find it obvious that any known technological module 4 of the phone 1 may be used while the particular configuration results from the requested functions the mobile phone 1 is to provide.
• the shape or the number of recesses 5 in the carrier layer 3 then depends on the type of the technological module 4 of the phone 1.
• the design of the technological module 4 of the phone 1 according to Fig. 1 comprises the control module 13 with a battery, speaker 10 and with a keypad 8 that features twelve control keys 9.
• the simplest design may only have one control key 9 (see Fig. 4).
• the most simple mobile phones 1 are made with a pair of control keys 9 (see Fig. 5).
• the technological module 4 of the phone 1 may further comprise a gyroscope, accelerometer etc.
• the technological modules 4 of the phone 1 according to Fig. 1 and 3 are further equipped with a microphone 11 that is connected to the control module 13 with the use of a conductor 12.
• the control key 9, or keyboard 8 may be directly part of the covering layer 6.
• the top covering layer 6 also comprises a microphone opening 15 and a speaker opening 16 for the input or output of sound waves.
• the whole bottom covering layer comprises of a photovoltaic cell 14.
• the simple mobile phone 1 according to Fig. 1 has its body 2 in the shape of a business card.
• the covering layer 6 may be provided with any print, or Braille characters may be printed or impressed in it.
• the phone 1 may be equipped with any of the known devices used in mobile phones, e.g. an interface 18 for the connection of external devices, a LED 7 for indication of phone activation/deactivation etc.
• the simplest design of the phone 1 according to Fig. 4 with the only control key 9 does not comprise a SIM card, but only a SIM card chip that is directly integrated in the phone circuit.
• the phone 1 is not permanently registered in the network and until it is switched on, it does not consume any energy. This gives it an extraordinary battery life, but no phone calls can be made back to it.
• the phone 1 can be designed as a disposable one, i.e. after discharging of the integrated battery the phone 1 is disposed of. However, given its minimal consumption it can be used for a number of months.
• some embodiments may be fitted with a micro USB port, which can be used to recharge the phone 1 any time again.
• Calling to one preset number is activated by pressing of the key 9. It will switch on the phone 1 , register it in the network, dial the preset number and the call will be subsequently connected. After the end of the call the call is terminated by pressing of the key 9 and the phone will be disconnected from the network and switched off, so it will not consume energy any longer.
• a more common embodiment of the phone 1 is the one shown in fig. 5, which has two control keys 9.
• the phone 1 By pressing of one key 9 the phone 1 is switched on, which is followed by its registration in the network, dialing of the preset number and connection of the call. After the end of the call the other key 9 is used to terminate the call, the phone 1 will be disconnected from the network and stop using any energy.
• the embodiment according to Fig. 1 and 6 with a conventional keypad 8 works as a commonly known mobile phone.
• the mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment that is not shown here may fulfil the function of an electronic hotel card or an electronic payment card.
• the technological module of an electronic hotel card or an electronic payment card is inserted in the body 2 e.g. in the form of a magnetic strip, chip, wireless technology etc.
• the production method of such a simple mobile phone 1 comprises the following steps:
• the carrier layer 3 is made of a compact semi-finished product 7 of a flat shape.
• at least one recess 5 is created that is open towards at least one surface of the carrier layer 3.
• the technological module 4 of the phone 1 is inserted into the recess 5 and to create a sandwich structure the carrier layer 3 is covered, at least at the open side of the recess 5, with a covering layer 6 whose thickness t is lower than the thickness T of the carrier layer 3.
• the compact semi-finished product 7 of the carrier layer 3 comprises of a cardboard sheet according to Fig. 7 in which multiple identical through recesses 5 for the technological modules 4 of future phones 1 are punched in one operation.
• the semi-finished product 7 is provided with a common bottom paper covering layer 6 and subsequently the technological modules 4 of the phones 1 are inserted into all the recesses 5. Then, the semifinished product 7 of the carrier layer 3 is covered with the common top paper covering layer 6. Subsequently, individual mobile phones 1 are separated from the semi-finished product 7 of the carrier layer 3.
• the body 2 of the phone 1 not only materials based on cellulose, as e.g. paper, paperboard and cardboard, but any other materials may be used, especially such materials that are cheap and are easy to process, e.g. plastic etc.
• the mobile phones 1 can have any shapes as indicated with a dot-and-dash line in fig. 7. They can e.g. have the shape of a car outline for a taxi driver, the shape of a tooth for a dentist, the shape of an armchair for a furniture maker, or the shape of a business card for all the others. They can be fitted with monochrome as well as coloured print. They may be fitted with a description in Braille characters, or they may be purely white without any information, which can be possibly added later by the owner's hand.

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