CN101123624A - Portable apparatus having two rotatable and foldable units and hinge device used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable apparatus of the present invention comprises a first unit, a second unit, and a hinge device that is coupled to the first and second units such that the units can be moved to be in contact with or spaced apart from each other and allows relative sliding movement between the first and second units within a certain range. The hinge device exerts a force in a direction in which the first and second units are spaced apart from each other, through the relative sliding movement by a predetermined distance between the two units in the complete contact state of the first and second units.

Description

Portable set and articulated mounting thereof with two rotatable and folding parts

The application is entitled as dividing an application that " portable set and articulated mounting thereof with two rotatable and folding parts " No. 200510063254.9 apply on April 11st, 2005 to what Patent Office of the People's Republic of China submitted to.

Invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of portable set, for example PDA or portable computer, it has two interconnective parts so that the position that they can move to the folding of this equipment by rotation mutually or launch, and relates to and be used for the articulated mounting that this portable set connects above-mentioned two parts.

Background technology

Portable set, the radio telephone of portable folding formula for example, comprise two interconnective shells (case) parts,, and be used for two interconnective articulated mountings of case member so that they can be movable relative to each other the folding and expanded position of this equipment.A case member has the keyboard that has button, and another case member has LCD.When this portable set in use the time, keyboard and LCD are moved to the expanded position of portable set so that outside keyboard and display can be exposed to.Articulated mounting makes above-mentioned two case members can interconnect and move to smoothly the folding and expanded position of this portable set.

Typical portable set be constructed to when two case member with the angular distance (angulardistance) be scheduled to when being separated from each other, they automatically move on to the expanded position of this portable set then.The example that is used for the articulated mounting of such portable set is included in Korean Patent disclosed articulated mounting in No. 266516 (corresponding to United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 085, No. 387).This articulated mounting comprises rotating member, linear mobile member, elastic component and shell.Shell holds rotating member, linear mobile member and elastic component.Rotating member can rotate around the rotating shaft of enclosure, and the part that this rotating member extends along rotating shaft reaches the outside of shell to form coupling part (connecting axle).Linear mobile member contacts with rotating member, it in the enclosure portion do not rotate but move linearly along the rotating shaft of shell.Elastic component applies power so that linear mobile member and rotating member portion's realization in the enclosure tight contact each other.At this moment, even the contact surface of linear mobile member and rotating member makes rotating member also can easily rotate when correctly being configured to not have external force in certain scope, and rotating member can maintain the stationary state that pre-determines the position well.

One in two case members of portable set (it will be connected to the articulated mounting of structure as mentioned above) is fixed to shell, and another is fixed to the connecting axle of rotating member.When two case members when the folding fully state of this portable set is separated from each other to surpass predetermined angle, these two case members automatically move to the deployed condition of portable set by the operation of articulated mounting.Therefore, in order to launch portable set, the user should apply external force to two case members at first makes them to move for the other side.But it is inconvenient only applying external force with a hand for the user.This is because the user should insert his/her finger between two case members very close to each other, and they are moved to each other separately.Otherwise the user should use his/her two hand.Therefore, need a kind of portable set with two parts, it has makes the user can make two parts each other separately to launch the structure of this equipment more easily.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of folding portable set with folding two case members, when any of two case members is in the state of complete folding position of this portable set when mobile slidably from two case members, this equipment can automatically launch.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of articulated mounting that is suitable for above-mentioned folding portable set.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind ofly has two parallel axles and with two interconnective articulated mountings of case member.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of articulated mounting, and it has makes and to assemble structure easily, and two case members can be interconnected.

According to one aspect of the present invention, be provided for connecting first and second parts so that described parts can be toward each other and the articulated mounting that moves away from each other, comprise first rotating member, it is connected to described first parts to rotate around first rotating shaft; First contact member, it contacts with described first rotating member; First elastic component, it is used to provide power to keep the state that described first rotating member and described first contact member are in contact with one another; Second rotating member, it is connected to described second parts to rotate around second rotating shaft substantially parallel with described first rotating shaft; Second contact member, it contacts with described second rotating member; And second elastic component, it is used to provide power to keep the state that described second rotating member and described second contact member are in contact with one another.Here, one of described first rotating member and described first contact member have first cam portion, another have contact with described first cam portion and with the first cam follower part of its collaborative work.One of described second rotating member and described second contact member have second cam portion, another have contact with described second cam portion and with the second cam follower part of its collaborative work.Described first cam portion comprises first inclined surface and second inclined surface that tilts in the opposite direction with the side with described first inclined surface, and described first rotating member can automatically rotate to be used to making them remain on contact condition by the collaborative work of described two inclined surfaces and described first cam follower part.Described second cam portion comprises the 3rd inclined surface that partly contacts with described second cam follower, and for same direction of rotation, described the 3rd inclined surface tilts with the direction identical with described first inclined surface.Described first cam follower part moves to described second inclined surface from described first inclined surface, and described second cam follower part moves with the direction that rises along described the 3rd inclined surface.

In described articulated mounting, described first contact member can move to play the function of linear mobile member along described first rotating shaft is linear, and described second contact member can move to play the function of linear mobile member along described second rotating shaft is linear.

In described articulated mounting, the slope of described the 3rd inclined surface of comparable described second cam portion of slope of described second inclined surface of described first cam portion is little.

In described articulated mounting, described second inclined surface of described first cam portion can be provided with holddown groove, and described first cam follower partly is contained in the described holddown groove and is fixed.

In described articulated mounting, be used to prevent that the partly mobile wall surface of described second cam follower can be formed at the both sides of described the 3rd inclined surface of described second cam portion.

In described articulated mounting, can be formed with trench in the least significant end of described the 3rd inclined surface of described second cam portion.

Described articulated mounting can further comprise the shell that is used for holding therein described first and second rotating members, described first and second contact members and described first and second elastic components.

In described articulated mounting, described shell can have passage, and the lead that is used for described first and second parts are electrically connected mutually is through described passage.

Described articulated mounting can further comprise first hinge module with first shell that is used for holding therein described first rotating member, described first contact member and described first elastic component, and second hinge module with second shell that is used for holding therein described second rotating member, described second contact member and described second elastic component.Described first and second hinge modules can be inserted into and be connected to described shell.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of portable set is provided, comprise first parts, it has the first surface of substantially flat; Second parts, it has the second surface for the treatment of the substantially flat that contacts with described first surface; Articulated mounting, it is connected to described first and second parts so that described first and second parts can be moved described first and second surfaces mutually in the face of or be separated from each other.Described articulated mounting allows to set up relative sliding motion with the scope of determining between described first and second parts in the state that described two parts are in contact with one another, and described articulated mounting comprises the rotating member that is connected to one of described first and second parts.Described rotating member has the scope of automatic rotation on the separated direction of described first and second parts.If because between described two parts from the complete contact condition relative sliding motion within a predetermined distance of described first and second parts, described rotating member enters the scope of described automatic rotation, and then described articulated mounting applies power with the separated direction of described first and second parts.

A kind of use comprises removable for being in contact with one another or separated two parts and being used to connect the method for portable set of the articulated mounting of described two parts, described articulated mounting comprises any the rotating member that is connected to described two parts, described rotating member has the scope of automatic rotation on described two separated directions of parts, comprise the following steps: to make described rotating member enter the scope of automatic rotation by described two parts being slided relative to one another move; And be used for external force that described slip moves and by making the rotation automatically in the scope of described automatic rotation when having external force of described rotating member, thereby automatically move described two parts so that they are separated from each other by cancelling.

Described method can comprise further that allowing described two parts automatically to be separated from each other makes them be separated from each other the step of fixing under the state of predetermined angular at described two parts then.

Described method can further comprise the step of the slide relative motion that limits described two parts.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of whirligig of using with the portable set with first and second parts of being used for is provided, described first and second parts can rotate to be in contact with one another or to be separated from each other relatively so that provide rotation between described two parts, comprise track, it is arranged in described first parts; Articulated mounting, it comprises having the rotating member of putting into the connecting axle in the described track movably, described articulated mounting is installed in described second parts; And first elastic component, its be arranged on be used for providing in described first parts power with described connecting axle at described track towards a side shifting.Described articulated mounting comprises the contact member and second elastic component, described contact member be connected to described second parts with described rotating member collaborative work under contact condition, described second elastic component is used for so that described contact member and the contacted direction of described rotating member provide power.

In described whirligig, one of the described rotating member of described articulated mounting and described contact member are equipped with the cam follower part, its another be provided with cam portion with the collaborative work of described cam follower part, second inclined surface that described cam portion has first inclined surface and tilts in the opposite direction with the side with described first inclined surface.When described connecting axle when described track moves, described rotating member is rotated, described cam follower part can move between described first and second inclined surfaces.

In described whirligig, the rotating member of described articulated mounting is provided with pinion (pinion), and described first parts are provided with the tooth bar with described pinion collaborative work.

In described whirligig, if described pinion makes described connecting axle direction with the elastic force of resisting described first elastic component in described track move by rotating with the collaborative work of described tooth bar, then described cam follower part can move to described another inclined surface from one of described inclined surface of described cam portion.

In described whirligig, the described rotating member of described articulated mounting can have the cylindricality joint pin, described whirligig can further comprise extruded member (pressing member), and a side of described extruded member contacts with described first elastic component and opposite side contacts with described joint pin.

In described whirligig, described articulated mounting can further comprise the shell that is used for holding therein described contact member and described second elastic component.

In described whirligig, described track can comprise interconnected first and second paths, moving down of described connecting axle between described first and second paths, described rotating member can be rotated, and described cam follower part can move between described first and second inclined surfaces.

In described whirligig, described first and second paths of described track can be configured such that described second path followed according to the direction that described first elastic component promotes described connecting axle by described first path.Described second path can be in the direction extension of sliding and moving with respect to described second parts along described first parts under the complete state of contact at described first and second parts.Described first path can be extended from described second path away from the direction of described second parts with described first path after bending.

In described whirligig, described rotating shaft can comprise wedge (key) plane and semicircle circumference.

In described whirligig, described second path of described track is extensible must be longer than the diameter of described connecting axle, and the radius that described first path can described connecting axle extends.

In described whirligig, described first parts can further comprise and the described wedge plane contact of described connecting axle and the leaf spring of its collaborative work.

In described whirligig, the side that described first parts can be opposite with described track is provided with cylindrical groove, and described second parts can be provided with the pyramidal projections of the truncation in the described cylindrical groove that can put into described first parts.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of articulated mounting that uses with described whirligig is provided, comprise rotating member, wherein, described rotating member forwards predetermined angle at the external force backspin, described external force disappears after arriving predetermined angle, and described rotating member has the connecting axle with semi-circular section.

Brief Description Of Drawings

In order to make those skilled in the art understand purpose of the present invention and aspect better, with reference to the accompanying drawings the preferred embodiments of the invention are described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the portable radiotelephone of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 (a) and (b) be the stereogram of articulated mounting that is used for the portable radiotelephone of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the stereogram with the inside of the articulated mounting of its cap that separates (case cover) of having of presentation graphs 2;

Fig. 4 is the exploded perspective view of the articulated mounting of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 (a) is the end view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 1 is in folding fully state, Fig. 5 (b) and (c) be expression when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 5 (a), be in first and second cam portions and the figure of the position of cam follower projection (cam follower protrusion) accordingly of the articulated mounting of use (deployed) state;

Fig. 6 (a) is second parts of expression portable radiotelephone are pulled to the state that launches this portable radiotelephone from the complete folded state of Fig. 5 (a) a end view, Fig. 6 (b) and (c) be expression when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 6 (a), be in first and second cam portions and the figure of the position of cam follower projection accordingly of the articulated mounting of user mode;

Fig. 7 (a) is the end view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 1 is in the state that launches fully, Fig. 7 (b) and (c) be expression when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 7 (a), be in first and second cam portions and the figure of the position of cam follower projection accordingly of the articulated mounting of user mode;

Fig. 8 (a) to (c) is the end view of consecutive steps of process of the improved portable radiotelephone of the expression articulated mounting that launches wherein to be equipped with Fig. 2;

Fig. 9 is the stereogram of expression according to the articulated mounting of the portable radiotelephone that is used for Fig. 1 of another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the figure that the articulated mounting of presentation graphs 9 is cut open the inside of shell;

Figure 11 is the exploded perspective view of the articulated mounting of Fig. 9;

Figure 12 a and 12b are the exploded perspective views according to the portable radiotelephone of second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 13 is the exploded perspective view of the articulated mounting shown in Figure 12 a;

Figure 14 is the vertical view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 12a is in the inside of first and second coupling parts (coupling portion) of first case member when assembling with folding fully state, has wherein cut first and second coupling parts;

Figure 15 a is the figure of operation in tandem of the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 12a to 15c;

Figure 16 is that expression is in the cam surface of Figure 13 of user mode and the figure of cam follower projection;

Figure 17 a and 17b are the exploded perspective views according to the portable radiotelephone of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 18 is the vertical view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 17a is in the inside of first and second coupling parts of first case member when assembling with folding fully state, has wherein cut first and second coupling parts;

Figure 19 a is the figure of operation in tandem of the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 17a to 19c;

Figure 20 is the end view according to the portable radiotelephone of the 4th embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 21 is the vertical view of the portable radiotelephone of expression Figure 20 inside of the coupling part of two case members when being in complete folded state, the coupling part of wherein having cut case member;

Figure 22 is the stereogram of articulated mounting that is used for the portable radiotelephone of Figure 20;

Figure 23 is the figure that the connecting axle of articulated mounting of expression Figure 22 is placed in the state on the track that first case member of the portable radiotelephone of Figure 20 has;

Figure 24 is the figure of the state that has been moved on the track that first case member of the portable radiotelephone of Figure 20 has of the connecting axle of the articulated mounting of expression Figure 22;

Figure 25 is the figure of the collaborative work of the cam of articulated mounting of expression Figure 22 and cam follower part;

Figure 26 is the vertical view that the portable radiotelephone of expression Figure 20 is pushed along the direction by the solid arrow appointment among Figure 20;

Figure 27 is the figure of the reformed variation different with Figure 23 of expression elastic component part;

Figure 28 is that the track that has and articulated mounting are changed figure with the variation of the method for operation of the portable radiotelephone that changes Figure 20 on first case member of expression Figure 22;

Figure 29 (a) and (b) be the figure of variation of cam of the articulated mounting of expression Figure 22;

Figure 30 is the vertical view according to the portable radiotelephone of fifth embodiment of the invention; And

Figure 31 is the vertical view of operation of the portable radiotelephone of expression Figure 30.

Detailed description of preferred embodiments

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to the folding portable radiotelephone of first embodiment of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 1, portable radiotelephone 5 comprises first case member 7 of being furnished with LCD, and second case member 9 of being furnished with keyboard.First and second parts 7 and 9 rotatably interconnect so that they can be moved to this wireless telephonic folding and expanded position by articulated mounting 10.

Referring to figs. 1 through 4, articulated mounting 10 comprises shell 20, first and second rotating members 30 and 40, the first and second linear mobile members 60 and 70, first and second elastic components 98 and 99, first and second support plates 109 and 120 and cap 24.

Referring to figs. 1 through 4, shell 20 comprises first and second end walls 21 and 22, and is used for first and second end walls 21 and 22 interconnective sidewalls 23.Cap 24 closed side wall 23 do not have the opening of covering.In first end wall 21, be provided with first and second through holes 211 and 212.In second end wall 22, be provided with third and fourth through hole 223 and 224 with first and second through holes 211 and the 212 corresponding positions that are formed in first end wall 21.The straight line that is used for the center of right first and the third through-hole 211 of joint face and 223 becomes first rotating shaft 105, and the straight line that is used for the center of right second and the fourth hole 212 of joint face and 224 becomes second rotating shaft 110.First parts 7 of portable radiotelephone 5 rotate with respect to articulated mounting 10 around first rotating shaft 105.Second parts 9 of portable radiotelephone 5 center on second rotating shaft 110 with respect to articulated mounting 10 little commentaries on classics.

Second end wall 22 is provided with and makes two through holes 223 and 224 passages that are interconnected 225.Be used for two parts 7 of portable radiotelephone 5 and 9 cable 300 (see figure 3)s that are electrically connected are passed two through holes 223 and 224 of second end wall 22.Cable 300 is constructed by this way: two branch one from two parts 7 and 9 of portable radiotelephone 5 respectively extends towards another parts, then towards articulated mounting 10 bendings extending into articulated mounting 10, then their crookedly return original direction to be bonded with each other.Mid portion 301 crooked towards articulated mounting 10 and that extend into articulated mounting 10 pass two through holes 223 and 224 and second chamber 27 that is included in shell 20 that below will describe in passage 225 and be inserted in this articulated mounting.Though do not specifically illustrate among the figure, first and second parts 7 and 9 comprise and are connected projection (coupling projection) in the through hole 223 and 224 that can distinguish in second end wall 22 that inserts articulated mounting 10 rotatably.Though do not specifically illustrate among the figure, those skilled in the art can understand from top description, and this connection projection is built into the inside that cable 300 is passed and be included in the connection projection well.

With reference to Fig. 3 and 4, in shell 20, has abutment wall 25, its centre position parallel with two end walls 21 and 22 and between two end walls.Abutment wall 25 is provided with and is positioned at first and second rotating shafts 105 and 110 and the U-shaped passage 251 and 252 of this abutment wall infall.The inner space of shell 20 is supported wall 25 and is divided into first chamber 26 that is positioned at first end wall, 21 sides and second chamber 27 that is positioned at second end wall, 22 sides.The upright partition wall 29 that first chamber 26 is connected the abutment wall 25 and first end wall 21 is dimidiation once more, i.e. second seed cell 262 passed of first seed cell (sub-chamber) 261 passed of first rotating shaft 105 and second rotating shaft 110.First seed cell 261 holds first rotating member, 30, the first linear mobile member 60, first elastic component 98 and first support plate 109, will be described below.Second seed cell 262 holds second rotating member, 40, the second linear mobile member 70, second elastic component 99 and second support plate 120, will be described below.First and second rotating members 30 and 40 are respectively around first and second rotating shafts 105 and 110 rotations.

First and second rotating members 30 and 40 have the cylindricality of elongation, and it extends between first end wall 21 of first and second seed cells 261 of shell 20 and 262 inside and abutment wall 25 respectively.First and second rotating members 30 and 40 comprise base part 32 and 42, coupling part 34 and 44, cam follower part and extension rod (extension rod) 38 and 48 respectively.Because first and second rotating members 30 and 40 have identical structure mutually, so below will only be described in detail first rotating member 30.Base part 32 is the plate-like form, and an one end surfaces contacts with first end wall 21 of first seed cell 261 of shell 20.Coupling part 34 is the rectangle rod, and it extends so that can reach the outside of shell 20 by the through hole 211 first end wall 21 from base part 32.Though do not specifically illustrate among the figure, first and second rotating members 30 and 40 coupling part 34 and 44 engage with the coupling aperture (coupling hole) that is provided with in first parts of portable radiotelephone (being the specified part of Reference numeral 5 among Fig. 1) (being the specified part of Reference numeral 7 among Fig. 1) and second parts (being the specified part of Reference numeral 9 among Fig. 1) respectively.Extension rod 38 extends to the abutment wall 25 of shell 20 from base part 32, so that the end of this extension rod can be put in the passage 251.With reference to Fig. 3,4 and 5 (b), cam follower partly has two cam follower projection 361 and 362 of settling with the interval (only showing a cam follower 361 in Fig. 3 and 4) of 180 degree.The direction with identical with extension rod 38 is outstanding from base part 32 in the both sides of extension rod 38 with 362 for two cam follower projection 361.

Through hole 62 and 72 is formed at the central authorities of the first and second linear mobile members 60 and 70 respectively.First and second rotating members 30 and 40 extension rod 38 and 48 are put in through hole 62 and 72.The first and second linear mobile members 60 and 70 are formed with respectively on its surface towards the cam follower projection 461 of the cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and 362 and second rotating member 40 and 462 cam portion 64 and 74.First cam portion, 64 collaborative works of the cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and the 362 and first linear mobile member 60, and second cam portion, 74 collaborative works of the cam follower projection 461 of second rotating member 40 and the 462 and second linear mobile member 70.The first and second linear mobile members 60 and 70 first and second cam portions 64 and 74 cam contours that adopted specifically illustrate (expression in Fig. 6 and 7 equally) respectively in Fig. 5 (b) and 5 (c).

With reference to Figure 4 and 5 (b), first cam portion 64 is about first rotating shaft, 105 symmetries, and has identical profile with the intervals of 180 degree.First cam portion 64 of the first linear mobile member 60 comprises along its circumferential order ground: first inclined surface, 641, the first protruding top (peak) 642, second inclined surface 643, first trench (valley) with holddown groove 644, the 3rd inclined surface 645, the second protruding top 646, the 4th inclined surface 647 and have second trench of holddown groove 648.The slope of the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 slope ratio first and the 3rd inclined surface 641 and 645 is little.Two cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and 362 are put in each holddown groove 644 and 648. Holddown groove 644 and 648 is configured to make the cam follower projection of putting in the holddown groove 644 and 648 361 and 362 to move towards mild inclined surface 643 and 647 respectively.For this reason, the part of holddown groove 644 and 648 approaching relative steep inclined surface 641 and 645 forms suddenly and deeply, and holddown groove 644 forms gently with 648 approaching relative mild inclined surface 643 and 647 part.Its steepness can carry out suitably determining according to the shape of cam follower projection 361 and 362.

With reference to Figure 4 and 5 (c), second cam portion 74 of the second linear mobile member 70 is about second rotating shaft, 110 symmetries, and has identical profile with the intervals of 180 degree.Second cam portion 74 of the second linear mobile member 70 comprises first holding tank 741 and second holding tank 742.Two cam follower projection 461 of second rotating member 40 and 462 are contained in respectively in first and second holding tanks 741 and 742.First and second holding tanks 741 and 742 are of similar shape.Each a side at first and second holding tanks, inclined surface 7411 and 7421 forms from trench 7412 and 7422 and extends, make that the cam follower projection 461 and 462 that is contained in wherein can be moved slightly, steep subsequently crustal inclination, promptly the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 than first cam portion 64 is steeper, thereby restriction cam follower projection 461 and 462 is mobile.Therefore, second rotating member 40 only can little in one direction commentaries on classics.Inclined surface 7411 and 7421 forms steeper than the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 of first cam portion 64.This is for the cam follower projection 461 and 462 that stops second rotating member 40, and makes to have only the cam follower projection 361 and 362 of first rotating member 30 to move when folding this portable radiotelephone.

With reference to Fig. 3 and 4, the first and second elastic components 98 and 99 (being preferably compression helical spring) by respectively around first and second extension rods 38 and 48 assemblings of first and second rotating members 30 and 40.First and second elastic components 98 contact with the first or second linear mobile member 60 or 70 with 99 each a side, and its opposite side contacts with first or second support plate 109 or 120, makes it against the cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and the cam follower projection 461 and 462 of 362 or second rotating member 40 to promote the first or second linear mobile member 60 or 70.

First and second support plates 109 and 120 have identical shaped, and are included in respectively in first and second seed cells 261 and 262 of shell 20 and with abutment wall 25 and contact.First and second support plates 109 and 120 respectively with an end in contact of first and second elastic components 98 and 99.Two support plates 109 and 120 are respectively equipped with passage 111 and 112, so that first and second extension rods 38 and 48 of first and second rotating members 30 and 40 can pass them.

Describe the operation of the present embodiment in detail referring now to Fig. 5 to 7.Fig. 5 (a) is the end view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 1 is in folding fully state, Fig. 5 (b) and (c) be expression when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 5 (a), the figure of the position of first and second cam follower projection on the cam face of first and second cam portions in the articulated mounting.With reference to Fig. 5 (a), the coupling part 34 of first rotating member 30 of articulated mounting 10 is connected to first parts 7 of portable radiotelephone 5, and the coupling part 44 of second rotating member 40 of articulated mounting 10 is connected to second parts 9 of portable radiotelephone 5.With reference to Fig. 5 (b), two cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member (in Fig. 3 and 4 with Reference numeral 30 specify) and 362 lay respectively on the first and the 3rd inclined surface 641 and 645 of first cam portion 64.With reference to Fig. 5 (c), two cam follower projection 461 of second rotating member (in Fig. 3 and 4 with Reference numeral 40 specify) and 462 lay respectively on the bottom of first and second holding tanks 741 and 742.As shown in Figure 3, first and second elastic components 98 and 99 promote the first and second linear mobile members 60 and 70 respectively and make it against the cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and the cam follower projection 461 and 462 of 362 and second rotating member 40.Therefore, on the cam follower projection 361 and 362 of first rotating member 30, apply power so that this cam follower projection can be moved with the first and the 3rd inclined surface 641 and the 645 downward directions along first cam portion 64.This direction is corresponding with the direction that portable radiotelephone 5 folds.In addition, the cam follower projection 461 and 462 of second rotating member 40 is placed in first and second holding tanks 741 and 742 of second cam portion 74 and can not moves therein.Because portable radiotelephone 5 has been in the complete folded state shown in Fig. 5 (a), the power of tending to folding portable radio words 5 that is produced by articulated mounting 10 has played the effect that portable radiotelephone 5 is in folded state of stably keeping.

For the state of portable radiotelephone 5 from Fig. 5 launched, spur first parts 7 and its direction with the arrow appointment is slided away from the position that articulated mounting 10 is installed.This state of portable radiotelephone is shown in Fig. 6 (a).Fig. 6 (b) and (c) be when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 6 (a) represents the figure of the position of first and second cam follower projection on first and second cam portions of articulated mounting respectively.To (c), articulated mounting 10 is in first and second parts 7 and 9 with respect to portable radiotelephone 5 by the state that rotates slightly and tilt with reference to Fig. 6 (a).Because rotation, two cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and the 362 first and second protruding tops 642 and 646 of crossing first cam portion 64 respectively enter the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 then.Two cam follower projection 461 of second rotating member 40 and 462 are moved slightly along first and second holding tanks 741 of second cam portion 74 and 742 inclined surface 7411 and 7421.If do not have external force in this state, two cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and 362 can automatically move with the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 downward directions along first cam portion 64.Since this moving, the direction rotation that first parts 7 of portable radiotelephone 5 are unfolded with portable radiotelephone 5.Thereby two cam follower projection 361 and 362 move along inclined surface 643 and 647, put in first and second holddown grooves 641 and 648 of first cam portion 64 then and stop to move.At this moment, portable radiotelephone 5 is in the state that launches fully.Because the motive force of second elastic component 99, two cam follower projection 461 of second rotating member 40 and 462 are got back to the bottom of first and second holding tanks 741 and 742.Fig. 7 (a) is the end view that the portable radiotelephone of presentation graphs 1 is in complete deployed condition, Fig. 7 (b) and (c) be expression when portable radiotelephone is in state shown in Fig. 7 (a), the figure of the position of first and second cam follower projection on first and second cam portions of articulated mounting.

When first parts 7 be rotated with portable radiotelephone when as shown in Figure 7 complete deployed condition folds, two cam follower projection 361 and 362 holddown grooves 644 and 648 from first cam portion 64 of first rotating member 30 of articulated mounting 10 shift out, and move rising along the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 simultaneously.At this moment, two of second rotating member 40 cam follower projection 461 and 462 do not move.This is because the second and the 4th inclined surface 643 and 647 of inclined surface 7411 that forms at first and second holding tanks 741 and 742 places of second cam portion 74 and 7421 to the first cam portions 64 is steep.When the direction that further is folded with this portable radiotelephone when first parts 7 of portable radiotelephone 5 is rotated, two cam follower projection 361 of first rotating member 30 and the 362 first and second protruding tops 642 and 646 of crossing first cam portion 64 respectively enter first and second inclined surfaces 641 and 645 then.Thereafter, portable radiotelephone 5 is automatically folded.

Fig. 8 (a) to (c) is the end view of consecutive steps of process of portable radiotelephone of the remodeling of the expression articulated mounting that launches wherein to be equipped with Fig. 2.Arrive (c) with reference to Fig. 8 (a), the coupling part 34 of first rotating member of articulated mounting 10 (in Fig. 3 and 4 with Reference numeral 30 specify) is connected to second parts 9 of portable radiotelephone 5, and the coupling part 44 of second rotating member of this articulated mounting (specifying with Reference numeral 40 in Fig. 3 and 4) is connected to first parts 7 (embodiment as shown in Figure 8 can regard as first and second position component of as shown in Figure 5 embodiment have been carried out the scheme of exchanging) of portable radiotelephone 5.With reference to Fig. 8 (a), portable radiotelephone 5 is in folding fully state.This state of articulated mounting 10 is identical with the state (c) with Fig. 5 (b).For portable radiotelephone 5 is launched from folding fully state, spur first parts 7 and its direction with the arrow appointment is slided towards the position that articulated mounting 10 is installed.Then, portable radiotelephone 5 is in the state shown in Fig. 8 (b).At this moment, the state of articulated mounting 10 is identical with the state (c) with Fig. 6 (b).In this state, portable radiotelephone 5 automatically is deployed into the state shown in Fig. 8 (c).At this moment, the state of articulated mounting 10 is identical with the state (c) with Fig. 7 (b).

Fig. 9 to 11 is expression figure according to the articulated mounting of the portable radiotelephone that is used for Fig. 1 of another embodiment of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 9 to 11, articulated mounting 10a comprises shell 20a, the first hinge module 30a, the second hinge module 50a and lid 70a.Shell 20a comprises inwall 22a and the sidewall 24a that extends along the direction opposite with 110a with the first and second rotating shaft 105a from inwall 22a.The first and second space 21a and 23a that inwall 22a inserts are therebetween made in the inside of shell 20a.The two ends of shell 20a are opened wide to make first and second openend 25a and the 26a.The first openend 25a becomes the inlet of the first space 21a, and the second openend 26a becomes the inlet of the second space 23a.The first and second installing hole 211a are arranged in the first space 21a with 212a to be separated and parallel position slightly with the first openend 25a bashfully, and shell 42a separately and the 62a of the first and second hinge unit 30a and 50a (will be explained hereinafter) are put among the first and second installing hole 211a and the 212a.The size and dimension of the first and second installing hole 211a and 212a is confirmed as making the shell 42a separately of the first and second hinge unit 30a and 50a and 62a can closely assemble wherein and not and can rotate with respect to shell 20a.The base part 53a (will be explained hereinafter) of the base part 33a of the first rotating member 32a of the first hinge module 30a and the second rotating member 52a of the second hinge module 50a is placed among the space 213a between the inlet of the first openend 25a and first and second installing hole 211a and 212a.The first openend 25a is sealed by lid 70a.The second space 23a has first and second connecting hole 27a and the 28a, and it forms from the second openend 26a towards inwall 22a, and parallel with 110a along the first and second rotating shaft 105a.Between the first and second connecting hole 27a and 28a, be provided with interface channel 29a so that they are interconnected.The cable 8a that is used for being electrically connected two parts (specifying with Reference numeral 7 and 9) of portable radiotelephone 5 (specifying with Reference numeral 5 at Fig. 5) in Fig. 5 passes two connecting hole 27a and 28a and interface channel 29a, as shown in the figure.

With reference to Fig. 9 to 11, the first hinge module 30a comprises the first rotating member 32a, the first linear mobile member 36a, the first elastic component 40a, the first shell 42a, head rod 46a and first braking ring (stopper ring) 48a.The sidewall 44a that the first shell 42a comprises end wall 43a and extends along the first rotating shaft 105a from end wall 43a.The side that first shell is opposite with end wall 43a is opened wide to form the inlet of the first shell 42a.The central authorities of end wall 43a are provided with through hole 431a.The end of the head rod 46a that the back will be described is outstanding from through hole 431a, engages with the first braking ring 48a (for example E ring (E-ring)) then.Sidewall 44a is made up of a plurality of interconnective planar walls.These planar walls play the effect of wedge (key) when being inserted into and being assembled into the first installing hole 211a of shell 20a, thereby guarantee to rotate with the first shell 42a.In addition, as after will as described in, these planar walls also play the effect that the first linear mobile member 36a in first shell rotates with this first shell that is included in that makes.

With reference to Fig. 9 to 11, the first rotating member 32a comprises base part 33a, the first pontes 31a and the first cam follower part 34a.Base part 33a has the cylindricality (being flat disk) of low height, and has the first pontes 31a and the first cam follower part 34a in its both sides.The first pontes 31a has the shape of and low height square column that its rib cut sth. askew outstanding from base part 33a.It is outstanding in order to seal the first openend 25a of the first shell 42a that the first pontes 31a surpasses lid 70a.The first cam follower part 34a comprises two from the outstanding cam follower projection 341a of base part 33a.Two cam follower projection 341a are of similar shape and about the first rotating shaft 105a symmetry.Each of two cam follower projection 341a is sharpened to thickness towards its circular distal and reduces gradually.The first rotating member 32a is provided with along the first rotating shaft 105a and penetrates its central through hole 321a.Head rod 46a passes through hole 321a.Though do not specifically illustrate among the figure, the inlet of the through hole 321a on the first pontes 31a side is perforated (countersink) head (head) 461a with the head rod 46a that holds the back and will describe.

With reference to Figure 11, the first linear mobile member 36a comprises sidewall 361a, be formed at its surface goes up towards the first cam portion 362a of the first rotating member 32a and from its cylindrical end tangs (boss) 363a with the center extension of the first cam portion 362a opposite surfaces.The first linear mobile member 36a has along the through hole 364a of the first rotating shaft 105a.Sidewall 361a is identical with the shape of the sidewall 44a of the first shell 42a.Gou Zao the first linear mobile member 36a puts into and makes it not rotate among the first shell 42a and can only move linearly along the first rotating shaft 105a as mentioned above.The first cam portion 362a forms circumferentially around the first rotating shaft 105a.Because the structure of the first cam portion 362a is identical with first cam portion 64 (detailed structure is shown in Fig. 5 (b)) of embodiment as shown in Figure 4, so omit its detailed description.Two cam follower projection 341a collaborative work of the first cam portion 362a and the first rotating member 32a.

With reference to Figure 11, the first elastic component 40a promotes the first linear mobile member 36a so that it is against the first rotating member 32a.The first elastic component 40a is preferably compression helical spring.The boss 363a of the first linear mobile member 36a inserts the side of the first elastic component 40a.

With reference to Fig. 9 to 11, the first pontes 46a comprises head 461a and along the cylinder 462a of the first rotating shaft 105a 461a elongation of extending from the head.The end of cylinder 462a has annular link slot 463a.Head 461a is contained in the inlet of the through hole 321a of the first rotating member 32a that is positioned at the first pontes 31a side.Cylinder 462a sequentially passes the through hole 364a of through hole 321a, the first linear mobile member 36a of the first rotating member 32a and the inside of the first elastic component 40a, is projected into the outside so that the end of cylinder 462a is passed in the through hole 431a that has among the end wall 43a of the first shell 42a.At this moment, the link slot 463a that is provided with at the end of cylinder 462a also is exposed to the outside of the end wall 43a of the first shell 42a.The first braking ring 48a that is called as " E ring " engages with link slot 463a head rod 46a is connected to the first shell 42a.The first rotating member 32a can be around the cylinder 462a rotation of head rod 46a.

With reference to Figure 11, the second hinge module 50a comprises the second rotating member 52a, the second linear mobile member 56a, the second elastic component 60a, the second shell 62a, the second connecting rod 66a and the second braking ring 68a.The second linear mobile member 56a has the second cam portion 562a.The second cam portion 562a forms circumferentially around the second rotating shaft 110a.Because the structure of the second cam portion 562a is identical with second cam portion 74 (detailed structure is shown in Fig. 5 (c)) of embodiment shown in Figure 4, therefore omit detailed description.Two cam follower projection 541a collaborative work of the second cam portion 562a and the second rotating member 52a.Because the second hinge module 50a is identical with the first hinge module 30a except other structure of the second cam portion 562a, so omit detailed description.

With reference to Fig. 9 to 11, lid 70a is connected to the first openend 25a of shell 20a with closed housing 20a.Lid 70a has first and second through hole 71a and the 72a, and the first and second coupling part 31a and the 51a of the first and second hinge module 30a and 50a pass them respectively.

Because the operation of the articulated mounting shown in Fig. 9 to 11 is identical with the articulated mounting shown in Fig. 2 to 8, so omission is to its description.Under the situation of the articulated mounting shown in Fig. 9 to 11, this articulated mounting can be to assemble among the first and second installing hole 211a of standardized shell 20a and the 212a by connecting in advance respectively that the first and second hinge module 30a and 50a insert their then.Therefore, the assembling of articulated mounting is simplified.

Figure 12 a to 16 is the figure according to the portable radiotelephone 10b of second embodiment of the present invention.With reference to Figure 12 a, 12b and 14, folding portable radiotelephone 10b comprises the first case member 12b, second case member 16b that is provided with keyboard and the articulated mounting 20b that is used to be connected the first and second case member 12b and 16b that is provided with LCD.The first case member 12b comprises the first pontes 13b and the second coupling part 14b of the datum level 121b projection that is provided with keyboard from it.The first and second coupling part 13b and 14b are positioned at the both sides of an end of the datum level 121b of the first case member 12b.Hereinafter, the end that is provided with the first pontes 13b of datum level 121b is called as " upper end ", and its opposite end is called " lower end ".The first and second coupling part 13b and 14b are respectively equipped with opposed facing first and second holding tank 131b and the 141b.The first holding tank 131b extends along the first case member 12b vertical (above-below direction).The inside of the first holding tank 131b is provided with the first track 1311b along the longitudinal extension of the first case member 12b.The end of the first track 1311b (end contiguous with the lower end of the first case member 12b) is provided with projection 132b, and the end of the first bullet member 200b that the back will be described is around this projection assembling.The connecting axle 41b of the rotating member 40b of the articulated mounting 20b that the back will be described puts into and makes among the first track 1311b that it can vertically moving along the first case member 12b.In addition, the first track 1311b holds the first sub-extruded member 210b and the first bullet member 200b that will describe the back, and they promote the connecting axle 41b of articulated mounting 20b towards the upper end of the first case member 12b.The end of the first sub-extruded member 210b contacts with the connecting axle 41b of articulated mounting 20b, the end in contact of its other end and the first bullet member 200b.The end that contacts with connecting axle 41b articulated mounting 20b the first sub-extruded member is formed with the recessed arcuate depression of the shape that meets cylindricality connecting axle 41b.The other end that contacts with the first bullet member 200b of the first sub-extruded member is provided with the projection 212b that pockets (indent) 211b of the end that is used for holding the first bullet member 200b and waiting of being provided with are put into the end of the first bullet member 200b on the bottom of pockets 211b.The first bullet member 200b is a compression helical spring.The first holding tank 131b has the tooth bar 135b that is positioned at the first track 1311b outside, the pinion 42b collaborative work of the articulated mounting 20b that tooth bar 135b will describe along the longitudinal extension of the first case member 12b and with the back.Observe from datum level 121b, the tooth bar 135b that contiguous datum level 121b is provided with is towards identical side.The second holding tank 141b is structurally identical with the first holding tank 131b except not having tooth bar 135b.The joint pin 18b of the second case member 16b that the back will be described is contained among the second track 1411b of the second holding tank 141b movably.The second track 1411b holds the second sub-extruded member 310b and the second bullet member 300b that will describe the back, and they promote the joint pin 18b of the second case member 16b towards the upper end of the first case member 12b.Because the second sub-extruded member 310b is structurally identical with the first bullet member 200b with the first sub-extruded member 210b with the second bullet member 300b, so omission is to its description.

The second case member 16b comprises installing hole 17b (the shell 30b of the articulated mounting 20b that will describe the back wherein is installed) and will be installed in joint pin 18b among the second track 1411b of the first case member 12b.Installing hole 17b and joint pin 18b are positioned at the both sides of the upper end of the second case member 16b.The shell 30b of articulated mounting 20b is installed among the installing hole 17b, and can not rotate relatively with it.Therefore joint pin 18b has cylindrical shape, can rotate when it is assembled among the second track 1411b of the first case member 12b.

With reference to Figure 12 a and 13, articulated mounting 20b comprises shell 30b, rotating member 40b, linear mobile member 50b, the second elastic component 80b, connecting rod 90b and braking ring 99b.The sidewall 34b that shell 30b comprises end wall 32b and extends from end wall 32b along rotating shaft 100b.The side that first shell is relative with end wall 32b is opened wide to form the inlet of shell 30b.The central authorities of end wall 32b have through hole 321b.It is outstanding that the end of the connecting rod 90b that the back will be described passes through hole 321b, engages with braking ring (for example E ring) 99b then.Sidewall 34b is made up of a plurality of interconnective planar walls.These planar walls play the effect of wedge in the installing hole that is inserted into and fits into the second case member 16b time, thereby guarantee to rotate with shell 30b.In addition, such as will be described, planar wall also plays the effect that the linear mobile member 50b in the shell rotates with shell that is included in that makes.Preferably, shell 30b is made by deep draw by metal (for example brass plate).In addition, this shell can be by the injection molding manufacturing of plastic resin material.

With reference to Figure 12 a and 13, the cam follower part 44b that rotating member 40b comprises pinion 42b, be positioned at pinion 42b rear portion (hereinafter, the part of the opening of the formation shell 30b of articulated mounting 20 is defined as " front portion ", and the part of the formation end wall 32b of this articulated mounting is defined as " rear portion ") and the connecting axle 41b that is positioned at pinion 42b front.The tooth bar 135b collaborative work of the pinion 42b and the first case member 12b.Connecting axle 41b has cylindrical shape and rotatably is assemblied among the first track 1311b of the first case member 12b of portable radiotelephone 10b.Cam follower part 44b comprises first and second cam follower projection 46b and the 47b.Two cam follower projection 46b and 47b have identical shaped and are arranged to the symmetry about rotating shaft 100b.Two cam follower projection 46b and 47b extend with the cam surface 54b of the linear mobile member 50b that the direction that is parallel to rotating shaft 100b will be described towards the back.Preferably, each of two cam follower projection 46b and 47b is sharpened to thickness towards its circular distal and reduces gradually.Rotating member 40b is provided with the through hole 43b that penetrates its center along rotating shaft 100b.Connecting axle 90b passes through hole 43b.Though do not specifically illustrate among the figure, the inlet that is positioned at the through hole 43b of connecting axle 41b side is perforated to hold the head 92b of the connecting rod 90b that will describe the back.The connecting axle 41b of rotating member 40b and pinion 42b are positioned at the outside of shell 30b, and two cam follower projection 46b are included among the shell 30b.Rotating member 40b rotates with respect to shell 300b around rotating shaft 100b by connecting rod 90b.

With reference to Figure 13, linear mobile member 50b comprises sidewall 52b, is formed at its surface upward towards the cam portion 54b of rotating member 40b and from its cylindrical end tangs 56b that extends with respect to the center on the anti-surface of cam portion 54b.Linear mobile member 50b is provided with the through hole 58b along rotating shaft 100b.Connecting rod 90b passes through hole 58b.Sidewall 52b is identical with the shape of the sidewall 34b of shell 30b.Gou Zao linear mobile member 50b can not rotate but can move along rotating shaft 100b is linear in shell 30b inside as mentioned above.Cam portion 54b forms circumferentially around rotating shaft 100b.The profile of cam portion 54b as shown in figure 16.With reference to Figure 16, cam portion 54b has identical repetition profile with the interval of 180 degree.Cam portion 54b sequentially comprises the first inclined surface 541b, the first protruding top 542b, the second inclined surface 543b, the first trench 544b, the 3rd inclined surface 545b, second protruding top 546b the 4th inclined surface 547b and the second trench 548b.The first and second trench 544b and 548b have embedded groove (insertion groove) 5441b and 5481b respectively.

With reference to Figure 13, the second elastic component 80b is a compression helical spring.One side of second elastic component is included among the shell 30b and with the end wall 32b of shell 30b and contacts, and its opposite side is assemblied among the boss 56b of linear mobile member 50b to promote linear mobile member 50b near rotating member 40b.

Describe the operation of the present embodiment in detail to 15c and 16 referring now to Figure 15 a.Figure 15 a represents to be in the portable radiotelephone of complete folded state and articulated mounting in this state and the relation of the position between tooth bar.With reference to Figure 15 a, when being promoted by the first sub-extruded member (specifying with Reference numeral 210b in Figure 14), the pinion 42b of articulated mounting 20b is positioned at the end of tooth bar.In this state, the first and the 3rd inclined surface 541b and 545b that two the cam follower projection 46b of articulated mounting 20b and 47b lay respectively at cam portion 54b go up (the position P1 among Figure 16).At this moment, because the collaborative work of two cam follower projection 46b and 47b and cam portion 54b, articulated mounting 20b has played the effect that stably portable radiotelephone 10b is maintained folded state.Figure 15 b represents that the second case member 16b is pulled towards the lower end of the first case member 12b being moved by linearity with respect to the first case member 12b, thereby portable radiotelephone is launched from above-mentioned state.With reference to Figure 15 b, the pinion 42b of articulated mounting is moving by rotation simultaneously with tooth bar 135b collaborative work.In this course, two of articulated mounting 20b cam follower projection 46b and 47b cross the first and second protruding top 542b and the 546b of cam portion 54b and have just arrived certain position (the position P2 of Figure 16) that is arranged in the second and the 4th inclined surface 543b and 547b.If unclamp his control to the second case member 16b this state user, portable radiotelephone 10b automatically launches under the collaborative work of two cam follower projection 46b and 47b and cam portion 54b so, and meanwhile, the pinion 42b of articulated mounting 20b is moved when being promoted by the first sub-extruded member (specifying with Reference numeral 210b in Figure 13).Therefore, portable radiotelephone 10b is in the complete deployed condition shown in Figure 15 c.With reference to Figure 15 c, two cam follower projection 46b and 47b are contained in respectively among the first and second embedded groove 5441b and 5481b of cam portion 54b (the position P3 among Figure 16), thereby stably portable radiotelephone are maintained deployed condition.

Figure 17 a is figure according to the portable mobile phone 10c of third embodiment of the invention to 19d.With reference to Figure 17 a to 18, except promoting second case member in the lower end that has away from datum level 121c side towards the tooth bar 135c of datum level 121c and the first and second sub-extruded member 210c and 310c and the first and second bullet member 200c and 300c towards the first case member 12c, portable radiotelephone 10c is identical with the structure of second embodiment.Therefore omit detailed description.

Describe the operation of the 3rd embodiment in detail to 19c referring now to Figure 19 a.Figure 19 a represents to be in the position relation between the articulated mounting and tooth bar in the portable radiotelephone of complete folded state and this state.With reference to Figure 19 a, when being promoted by the first sub-extruded member (specifying with Reference numeral 210c in Figure 18), the pinion 42c of articulated mounting 20c is positioned at the end of tooth bar.In this state, two cam follower projection 46c and the 47c of articulated mounting 20c lay respectively on the first and the 3rd inclined surface 541c and 545c of cam portion 54c.At this moment, because the collaborative work of two cam follower projection 46c and 47c and cam portion 54c, articulated mounting 20c plays the effect that stably portable radiotelephone 10c is remained on folded state.Figure 19 b represents that the second case member 16c is pushed with mobile linearly with respect to the first case member 12c towards the upper end of the first case member 12c, thereby portable radiotelephone 10c is launched from above-mentioned state.With reference to Figure 19 b, the pinion 42c of articulated mounting 20c with tooth bar 135c collaborative work in by the rotation move.In this course, two cam follower projection 46c and the 47c of articulated mounting 20c cross first and second protruding top 542c and the 546c of cam portion 54c, and have just arrived certain position on the second and the 4th inclined surface 543c and the 547c.If unclamp his control to the second case member 16c this state user, portable radiotelephone 10c automatically launches under the collaborative work of two cam follower projection 46c and 47c and cam portion 54c so, meanwhile, the pinion 42c of articulated mounting 20c is moved when being promoted by the first sub-extruded member (specifying with the Reference numeral 210c among Figure 18).Therefore, portable radiotelephone 10c is in the complete deployed condition shown in Figure 19 c.With reference to Figure 19 c, two cam follower projection 46b and 47b are contained in respectively among the first and second embedded groove 5441c and 5481c of cam portion 54c, thereby stably portable radiotelephone 10c are maintained deployed condition.

Figure 20 to 29 is the figure according to the portable radiotelephone 5d of four embodiment of the invention.With reference to Figure 20 and 21, portable radiotelephone 5d comprises first case member 7d that is provided with LCD and the second case member 9d that is provided with keyboard.The first and second case member 7d and 9d rotatably interconnect by articulated mounting 10d so that they can move to the folding and deployed condition of this portable radiotelephone.In addition, as shown in figure 20, the state (state that solid line is represented) that has been fully folded from portable radiotelephone 5d with respect to the second case member 9d with the direction (promptly to the right) of solid arrow appointment as the first case member 7d is when being pushed, and the first case member 7d is moved by linearity when sliding with respect to the second case member 9d with the direction of solid arrow appointment.

With reference to Figure 21, the second track 22d that the both sides of the first case member 7d are respectively equipped with the first track 24d of flute profile and have flute profile, the connecting axle 14d of the articulated mounting 10d that the back will be described is assemblied among the first track 24d movably, and the stud bump 18d of the second case member 9d that the back will be described is assemblied among the second track 22d movably.With reference to Figure 20,21,23 and 24, the first track 24d is provided with the first and second end 241d and 242d and first and second borders (boundary) or boundary (interface) 28d and 30d, and they are sequentially located with the linear moving direction (indicating with solid arrow in Figure 20) of the first case member 7d that is in complete folded state of portable radiotelephone 5d.The second border 30d of two border 28d and 30d is located adjacent to the second case member 9d of the portable radiotelephone 5d that is in complete folded state.The wedge plane 16 of the connecting axle 14d of articulated mounting 10d contacts with 30d with the first and second border 28d respectively with semicircle circumference 17d (will be explained hereinafter).The first track 24d is in the first case member 7d of complete folded state from first end 241 along portable radiotelephone 5d linear moving direction (glide direction, perhaps in Figure 20 with the solid arrow indicated direction) extends crooked then.At this moment, the first border 28d in the position of setover P just away from the second border 30d almost further to extend then with the radius of the connecting axle 14d of articulated mounting 10d less than the angle A bendings of 90 degree.Hold the arc of 241d and 242d to conform to for two of the first track 24d with the shape of the semicircle circumference 17 of the connecting axle 14d of articulated mounting 10d.Therefore, the border of the first track 24d is made of straight line and camber line.

At this moment, at the complete folded state of the portable radiotelephone 5d as shown in Figure 20 and 21, preferably, being positioned at that rotating shaft C on the wedge plane 16d of diameter of connecting axle 14d is positioned at is the P place, position of the bending point on the first border 28d.First end 241d among the first track 24d and the length between the P of position be confirmed as when the connecting axle 14d of articulated mounting 10d from the complete folded state of portable radiotelephone 5d when the first track 24d moves, connecting axle 14d can be rotated to and make the wedge plane 16d of diameter of connecting axle 14d in abutting connection with the degree of the part of the first border 28d between the first end 241d and position P.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this length can be according to the user's of portable radiotelephone the use habit or the investigation result of hobby are extended.Therefore, as mentioned above, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the first track 24d is constructed to make connecting axle 14d being rotated with predetermined angle when the first track 24d moves.

With reference to Figure 21, the second track 22d is provided with the linear moving direction of first case member 7 direction of solid arrow appointment (in the Figure 20 with) first and second end 221d and 222d of location sequentially.The first end 221d has holding tank (receiving recess) 2211d.The first elastic component 20d is a compression helical spring, and the one end is inserted among the holding tank 2211d at the first end 221d place that is arranged on the second track 22d, and the other end contacts with the stud bump 18d of the second case member 9d.The first elastic component 20d provides the stud bump 18d that promotes the second case member 9d so that its power away from the first end 221d of the second track 22d.Utilize this power, portable radiotelephone 5d maintains the folding fully state of representing with solid line among Figure 20 with being stabilized.

Though do not specifically illustrate in the drawings, with reference to Figure 23, the first case member 7d comprises leaf spring 26d.Leaf spring 26d is arranged to position P among the wedge plane that can keep connecting axle in its initial condition and the first track 24d and the first border 28d between the second end 242d contacts, as shown in figure 23.The terminal F of leaf spring 26d (it is in the side of the second end 242d of the first track 24d) is fixed.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that leaf spring 26d can correctly be located with the wedge plane 16d collaborative work of the connecting axle 14d of articulated mounting 10d.

Be provided with respectively the first and second track 24d and corresponding first and second coupling part 91d and the 92d of 22d with the first case member 7d with reference to Figure 20 and 21, the second case member 9d.The first pontes 91d is provided with installing hole 911d, and the shell 12d of the articulated mounting 10d that the back will be described inserts and wherein can not rotate.The second coupling part 92d is provided with the stud bump 18d among the second track 22d that waits to put into the first case member 7d.At this moment, circuitry lines (printed circuit lines) can be passed through between the first and second case member 7d and 9d by this stud bump.This embodiment clearly of the present invention not needing also to may be used on the cosmetic powder box that connects by circuitry lines.As a kind of selection, this articulated mounting can be installed among the second coupling part 92d, and therefore, the second track 22d of the first case member 7d can be modified as structurally consistent with the first track 24d.

With reference to Figure 21 and 22, articulated mounting 10d comprises shell 12d, rotating member, linear mobile member and elastic component, and they are contained in the shell.Rotating member has the cam follower part, and linear mobile member has cam.Simultaneously, rotating member has the connecting axle 14d that is projected into shell 12d outside.Connecting axle 14d is outstanding with the form of post with semi-circular section along the rotating shaft C of articulated mounting 10d.Connecting axle 14d has wedge plane 16d and the semicircle circumference 17d that diameter ground extends.This embodiment of articulated mounting can have and the identical structure of disclosed articulated mounting in Korean Patent No. 266516 (No. the 6th, 085,387, corresponding United States Patent (USP)) except the structure of connecting axle (coupling part).Disclosed detailed content is incorporated this paper by reference in Korean Patent No. 266516 (No. the 6th, 085,387, corresponding United States Patent (USP)).But, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that articulated mounting of the present invention is not limited to this, can use other typical articulated mounting.In addition, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that cam member (linear mobile member) with cam and the cam follower member (rotating member) with cam follower part can have other structure.Connecting axle 14d is inserted among the first track 24d that is arranged among the first case member 7d.

Figure 25 represents to be in the cam 32d (it is positioned on the cam member (linear mobile member) of articulated mounting 10d) of user mode and the cam follower part 34d that is in the cam follower member (rotating member) of each shift position.With reference to Figure 25, cam 32d comprises the first inclined surface 36d, protruding top 38d, the second inclined surface 40d and trench 42d.The initial condition of articulated mounting 10d (two case members have moved to complete folded state or have been in contact with one another in this state, shown in Figure 20 and 21), cam follower part 34d is positioned at certain the position L1 on the first inclined surface 36d.When rotating member (cam follower member) when being rotated by external force, cam follower part 34d rises along the first inclined surface 36d and arrives the highest protruding top position L2 of this cam then by the rotation of angle B.When rotating member (cam follower member) by further with angle A (with external force or automatically) rotation the time, cam follower part 34d remains on the position L3 on the second inclined surface 40d.Afterwards, even without applying external force thereon, cam follower part 34d still arrives the position L4 of trench 42d then along second inclined surface 40d decline by the power of the elastic component among the articulated mounting 10d.Cam follower part 34d can not need moving up to arriving trench 42d of external force.That is to say that the connecting axle 34d that has on rotating member can not need external force and rotates, therefore, first case member can be with respect to the rotation of second case member so that they separate (perhaps away from moving) each other.

The operation of portable radiotelephone will be described with reference to Figure 20 to 26 below.When the indicated direction of the solid arrow of first case member in Figure 20 was pushed, the first case member 7d moved (this mobile status is represented by the line of the single-point among Figure 20) as shown in figure 26.This is corresponding to the state shown in Figure 24 and 26, and it obtains by the direction moving track 24 indicated from the initial condition shown in Figure 23 along arrow.At this moment, connecting axle 14d rotates with respect to the second case member 9d that shell 12d is connected with shell 12d on it with angle A (bigger than angle B).Cam follower part 34d is positioned at position L3 as shown in figure 25 then.At this moment, if the user discharges the power that promotes first case member, so even without external force, cam follower part 34d descends along the second inclined surface 40d, arrives the position L4 of trench 42d.At this moment, first case member remains on the represented rotation status of double dot dash line among Figure 20.In this process, connecting axle 14d gets back to as shown in figure 23 initial position by the restoring force of elastic component 26d.

When the user applied power and rotates the first case member 7d and therefore folding this portable radiotelephone, cam follower part 34d moved from position L4 through position L3 and L2, is positioned at then on the first inclined surface 36d, as shown in figure 25.At this moment, the location dimension of the connecting axle 14d in the track 24d is held in state as shown in figure 23.Even without external force, cam follower part 34d also can move on the first inclined surface 36d, so that the first and second case member 7d and 9d automatically are movable relative to each other.

At this moment, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the first and second case member 7d and 9d can be by remotely being moved to rotate the first case member 7d greater than the angle of angle B traditionally mutually.

Figure 27 has represented the version of a remodeling, and the position that wherein is used to make connecting axle 14e turn back to the leaf spring 26e of initial position is different from the position of the leaf spring of embodiment shown in Figure 23.At this moment, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the structure that is used to make connecting axle deflect into initial position can be other elastic component, for example compression helical spring or other structure, and be not to be leaf spring with structure qualification of the present invention.

Figure 28 (a) and (b) represented the version of another remodeling, wherein, even when the first case member 7f is moved with the indicated direction of the dotted arrow among Figure 20, the first case member 7f can remotely move in the mode identical with the embodiment of front by the collaborative work of connecting axle 14f and track 24f mutually with second case member.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is feasible setting up this structure.

Figure 29 (a) and (b) represented remodeling version in cam 32g and the profile of 32h.

With reference to Figure 30 and 31, the portable radiotelephone 10j according to the 5th embodiment of the present invention has been described wherein.The difference of portable radiotelephone 10d among portable radiotelephone 10j and Figure 20 is, is formed with the pyramidal projections 18j of truncation and is formed with cylindrical groove 23j at the first case member 7j place in the side of its second case member 9j.Utilize such structure, as shown in figure 31, the first case member 7j can be when rotating with respect to the second case member 9j by the promotion of the lateral of the first case member 7j (being formed at wherein part with respect to projection 18j) is slided, the state that is in contact with one another of the first and second case member 7j and 9j is kept simultaneously.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that when the first track 24d in the embodiment of track 24j and Figure 23 has essentially identical structure, be installed among the second case member 9j articulated mounting 10j can with the track 24j collaborative work that is provided with among the first case member 7j.

Though the present invention mode of the embodiment by being applied to the portable radiotelephone in these embodiments obtains describing, it is not limited thereto.Those skilled in the art should understand that, the present invention can (for example be applied to other portable set equivalently, PDA, portable computer, make-up kit or the like), each these device has and can face mutually and remotely move to fold and to launch two parts of this device.

Above-described all purposes of the present invention can reach by structure according to the present invention.Especially, can use portable radiotelephone traditionally, because it can be with a hand by making one of case member of portable radiotelephone linearly to move or rotate this case member slidably and automatically launch with respect to another.In addition because have first and second installing holes that first and second hinge modules (it has two rotating shafts) of first and second rotating members were inserted into and were connected to this case member, so articulated mounting can easily be assembled, thereby improve its productivity ratio.

Though the present invention is described in conjunction with preferred embodiment, should be appreciated that and under the prerequisite that does not depart from the scope of the present invention with spirit, to carry out various variations, modification and replenish to it.

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1. portable set comprises:

First parts, it has the first surface of substantially flat;

Second parts, it has the second surface for the treatment of the substantially flat that contacts with described first surface;

Articulated mounting; It is connected to described first and second parts so that described first and second parts can be moved described first and second surfaces mutually in the face of or be separated from each other; Described articulated mounting allows to set up relative sliding motion with the scope of determining between described first and second parts in the state that described two parts are in contact with one another; Described articulated mounting comprises the rotating member that is connected to one of described first and second parts; Described rotating member has the scope of automatic rotation in the separated direction of described first and second parts

Wherein, if because between described two parts from the complete contact condition relative sliding motion within a predetermined distance of described first and second parts, described rotating member enters the scope of described automatic rotation, and then described articulated mounting applies power with the separated direction of described first and second parts.

2. portable set as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described articulated mounting comprises:

First rotating member, it is connected to described first parts to rotate around first rotating shaft;

First contact member, it contacts with described first rotating member;

First elastic component, it is used to provide power to keep the state that described first rotating member and described first contact member are in contact with one another;

Second rotating member, it is connected to described second parts to rotate around second rotating shaft substantially parallel with described first rotating shaft;

Second contact member, it contacts with described second rotating member; And

Second elastic component, it is used to provide power to keep the state that described second rotating member and described second contact member are in contact with one another;

Wherein, one of described first rotating member and described first contact member have first cam portion, another have contact with described first cam portion and with the first cam follower part of its collaborative work,

One of described second rotating member and described second contact member have second cam portion, another have contact with described second cam portion and with the second cam follower part of its collaborative work,

Described first cam portion comprises first inclined surface and second inclined surface that tilts in the opposite direction with the side with described first inclined surface, described first rotating member can automatically rotate to be used to making them remain on contact condition by the collaborative work of described two inclined surfaces and described first cam follower part

Described second cam portion comprises the 3rd inclined surface that partly contacts with described second cam follower, and for same direction of rotation, described the 3rd inclined surface tilts with the direction identical with described first inclined surface, and

Described first cam follower part moves to described second inclined surface from described first inclined surface, and described second cam follower part moves with the direction that rises along described the 3rd inclined surface,

Wherein, described first and second parts of described portable set are connected respectively to first and second rotating members of described articulated mounting.

3. portable set as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, in the described complete contact condition of described first and second parts, described first cam follower part of described articulated mounting makes described first parts rotate towards described second parts on described first inclined surface of described two inclined surfaces of described first cam portion.

4. portable set as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, if being in to slide relative to one another under the complete state of contact at described first and second parts, move described two parts, then described second cam follower part rises along described the 3rd inclined surface of described second cam portion, and described first cam follower part moves to described second inclined surface from described first inclined surface of described two inclined surfaces of described first cam portion, thereby described first and second parts automatically are separated from each other.

5. a use comprises removable for being in contact with one another or separated two parts and being used to connect the method for portable set of the articulated mounting of described two parts, described articulated mounting comprises any the rotating member that is connected to described two parts, described rotating member has the scope of automatic rotation on described two separated directions of parts, described method comprises the following steps:

Make described rotating member enter the scope of automatic rotation by described two parts being slided relative to one another move; And

Be used for external force that described slip moves and by making the rotation automatically in the scope of described automatic rotation when having external force of described rotating member by cancelling, thereby automatically move described two parts so that they are separated from each other.

6. method as claimed in claim 5 comprises that further allowing described two parts automatically to be separated from each other makes them be separated from each other the step of fixing under the state of predetermined angular at described two parts then.

7. as claim 5 or 6 described methods, further comprise the step of the slide relative motion that limits described two parts.

8. one kind is used for the whirligig that uses with the portable set with first and second parts, and described first and second parts can rotate to be in contact with one another or to be separated from each other relatively so that provide rotation between described two parts, comprising:

Track, it is arranged in described first parts;

Articulated mounting, it comprises having the rotating member of putting into the connecting axle in the described track movably, described articulated mounting is installed in described second parts; And

First elastic component, its be arranged on be used for providing in described first parts power with described connecting axle at described track towards a side shifting,

Wherein, described articulated mounting comprises the contact member and second elastic component, described contact member be connected to described second parts with described rotating member collaborative work under contact condition, described second elastic component is used for so that described contact member and the contacted direction of described rotating member provide power.

9. whirligig as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, one of the described rotating member of described articulated mounting and described contact member are equipped with the cam follower part, its another be provided with cam portion with the collaborative work of described cam follower part, second inclined surface that described cam portion has first inclined surface and tilts in the opposite direction with the side with described first inclined surface, and

When described connecting axle when described track moves, described rotating member is rotated, described cam follower part moves between described first and second inclined surfaces.

10. whirligig as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that the rotating member of described articulated mounting is provided with pinion, and described first parts are provided with the tooth bar with described pinion collaborative work.

11. whirligig as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, if described pinion makes described connecting axle direction with the elastic force of resisting described first elastic component in described track move by rotating with the collaborative work of described tooth bar, then described cam follower part moves to described another inclined surface from one of described inclined surface of described cam portion.

12. as each described whirligig in the claim 9 to 11, it is characterized in that, the described rotating member of described articulated mounting has the cylindricality joint pin, described whirligig further comprises extruded member, and a side of described extruded member contacts with described first elastic component and opposite side contacts with described joint pin.

13., it is characterized in that described articulated mounting further comprises the shell that is used for holding therein described contact member and described second elastic component as each described whirligig in the claim 9 to 11.

14. whirligig as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, described track comprises interconnected first and second paths, moving down of described connecting axle between described first and second paths, described rotating member is rotated, and described cam follower part can move between described first and second inclined surfaces.

15. whirligig as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described first and second paths of described track are configured such that described second path followed according to the direction that described first elastic component promotes described connecting axle by described first path,

Described second path is in the direction extension of sliding and moving with respect to described second parts along described first parts under the complete state of contact at described first and second parts, and

Extend from described second path away from the direction of described second parts with described first path after bending in described first path.

16. whirligig as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described rotating shaft comprises wedge plane and semicircle circumference.

17. whirligig as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described second path of described track is extended longlyer than the diameter of described connecting axle, and extend with the radius of described connecting axle in described first path.

18. whirligig as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described first parts further comprise and the described wedge plane contact of described connecting axle and the leaf spring of its collaborative work.

19. whirligig as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, described first parts are provided with cylindrical groove in a side opposite with described track, and described second parts are provided with the pyramidal projections of the truncation in the described cylindrical groove that can put into described first parts.

20. one kind with the articulated mounting that uses according to each described whirligig in the claim 14 to 19, comprising:

Rotating member,

Wherein, described rotating member forwards predetermined angle at the external force backspin, and described external force disappears after arriving predetermined angle, and described rotating member has the connecting axle with semi-circular section.

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