JPH09230962A - Electronic equipment with folding structure - Google Patents
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【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は折り畳み構造を有す
る電子機器に関し、特にノート型パーソナルコンピュー
タや携帯電話や携帯情報端末等の折り畳み構造を有する
電子機器に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a folding structure, and more particularly to an electronic device having a folding structure such as a notebook personal computer, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and the like.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器は
主筐体と可動筐体との電気的接続をフレキシブル基板を
用いて行われるのが一般的である。2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional electronic device having a folding structure, a flexible substrate is generally used to electrically connect a main casing and a movable casing.
【０００３】従来の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器は図
４に示すように、主筐体１０１と、可動筐体１０２と、
主筐体１０１に設けられた電源部１０３および主筐体内
電子回路１０４と、可動筐体１０２に設けられた可動筐
体内電子回路１０５と、電源部１０３の可動筐体内電子
回路１０５への電源供給を行い主筐体内電子回路１０４
の信号及び可動筐体内電子回路１０５の信号を相互に伝
送するフレキシブル基板１０６とを有して構成される。As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional electronic device having a folding structure includes a main casing 101, a movable casing 102,
Power supply unit 103 and electronic circuit 104 in main housing provided in main housing 101, electronic circuit 105 in movable housing provided in movable housing 102, power supply to electronic circuit 105 in movable housing of power supply unit 103 The electronic circuit 104 in the main housing
And the flexible substrate 106 for mutually transmitting the signal of the electronic circuit 105 in the movable casing and the signal of the electronic circuit 105 in the movable casing.
【０００４】主筐体内電子回路１０４は電源部１０３よ
り電源供給を受け動作するが、可動筐体内電子回路１０
５に信号を伝送する際、フレキシブル基板１０６を通じ
て行われる。また可動筐体内電子回路１０５は電源部１
０３よりフレキシブル基板１０６を通して電源供給を受
け動作し、同様にフレキシブル基板１０６を通して主筐
体内電子回路１０４に信号を伝送する。The electronic circuit 104 in the main housing receives power from the power supply 103 and operates, but the electronic circuit 10 in the movable housing is operated.
When the signal is transmitted to the signal line 5, the flexible substrate 106 is used. In addition, the electronic circuit 105 in the movable casing is the power supply unit 1.
Power is supplied from the circuit board 03 through the flexible board 106 to operate, and similarly, a signal is transmitted to the electronic circuit 104 in the main housing through the flexible board 106.
【０００５】このように従来の折り畳み構造を有する電
子機器は可撓性に富むフレキシブル基板により主筐体内
電子回路と可動筐体内電子回路とを接続するものであ
る。As described above, in the conventional electronic device having the folding structure, the electronic circuit in the main housing and the electronic circuit in the movable housing are connected to each other by the flexible substrate having high flexibility.
【０００６】[0006]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述した従来の折り畳
み構造を有する電子機器は、可撓性に富むフレキシブル
基板により主筐体内電子回路と可動筐体内電子回路とを
接続するが、このフレキシブル基板の疲労破壊による断
線を起こしやすいという欠点がある。In the electronic device having the above-mentioned conventional folding structure, the electronic circuit in the main housing and the electronic circuit in the movable housing are connected by the flexible board having a high flexibility. It has the drawback that it is prone to disconnection due to fatigue failure.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の折り畳み構造を
有する電子回路は、主筐体と、前記主筐体上の回転軸を
中心に回転可能なように前記主筐体に結合された可動筐
体と、前記主筐体に設けられた主電源部と、前記主筐体
に設けられ前記主電源から電源供給を受ける主筐体内電
子回路と、前記可動筐体に設けられた可動筐体内電子回
路と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記主電源部より電源供給
を受けこれを交流に変換するインバータ部と、前記主筐
体に設けられ前記インバータ部の出力電流を流す一次コ
イルと、前記主筐体に設けられその一部が前記回転軸と
同軸となるように配置され前記一次コイルが発生する交
流磁界を供給される電源用コアと、前記電源用コアの前
記回転軸と同軸となる部分に配され前記可動筐体と共に
前記回転軸に対し回転可能なように設置されて前記電源
用コアを流れる交流磁界により交流電流を発生させる二
次コイルと、前記可動筐体に設けられ前記二次コイルに
発生した前記交流電流を整流し直流電流に変換し前記可
動筐体内回路に電源供給を行う副電源部と、前記主筐体
に設けられ前記主筐体内電子回路の電気信号を変調する
第一の変調回路と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記第一の変
調回路の出力電流を流す主筐体信号用一次コイルと、前
記主筐体に設けられその一部が前記回転軸と同軸となる
ように配置され前記主筐体信号用一次コイルが発生する
磁界を供給せれる主筐体信号用コアと、前記主筐体信号
用コアの前記回転軸と同軸となる部分に配され前記可動
筐体と共に前記回転軸に対し回転可能なように設置され
誘導電流を発生する主筐体信号用二次コイルと、前記可
動筐体に設けられ前記主筐体信号用二次コイルの出力電
流を復調し前記可動筐体内電子回路に信号を供給する第
一の復調回路と、前記可動筐体に設けられ前記可動筐体
内電子回路の電気信号を変調する第二の変調回路と、前
記回転軸と同軸で前記回転軸に対し前記可動筐体と共に
回転可能なように配され前記第二の変調回路の出力電流
を流す可動筐体信号用一次コイルと、前記主筐体に設け
られ一部分が前記回転軸と同軸で前記可動筐体信号用一
次コイルを前記回転軸と同軸な部分の回りに回転可能な
ように巻き付け前記可動筐体信号用一次コイルが発生す
る磁界を供給される可動筐体信号用コアと、前記可動筐
体信号用コアに発生する磁界により誘導電流を発生する
ように前記主筐体に設置された可動筐体信号用二次コイ
ルと、前記主筐体に設けられ前記可動筐体信号用二次コ
イルの出力電流を復調し前記主筐体内電子回路に信号を
供給する第二の復調回路とを備えている。An electronic circuit having a folding structure according to the present invention includes a main housing and a movable body connected to the main housing so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis on the main housing. A casing, a main power supply unit provided in the main casing, an electronic circuit in the main casing provided in the main casing and supplied with power from the main power supply, and a movable casing provided in the movable casing An electronic circuit, an inverter unit provided in the main casing for receiving power from the main power supply unit and converting the power into an alternating current, a primary coil provided in the main casing for flowing an output current of the inverter unit, A power supply core that is provided in the main housing and is arranged so that a part thereof is coaxial with the rotation axis and is supplied with an AC magnetic field generated by the primary coil, and is coaxial with the rotation axis of the power supply core. The movable housing and the movable housing with respect to the rotation axis A secondary coil installed rotatably to generate an alternating current by an alternating magnetic field flowing through the power supply core; and the alternating current generated in the secondary coil provided in the movable casing is rectified into a direct current. A sub-power supply unit for converting and supplying power to the circuit in the movable housing, a first modulation circuit provided in the main housing for modulating an electric signal of the electronic circuit in the main housing, and provided in the main housing. A main housing signal primary coil that allows an output current of the first modulation circuit to flow, and the main housing signal primary coil that is provided in the main housing and is partially arranged coaxially with the rotation axis. And a main casing signal core to which a magnetic field generated by the main casing signal is provided, and the main casing signal core is disposed in a portion coaxial with the rotation shaft of the main casing signal core so as to be rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft together with the movable casing. Installed for main enclosure signal that generates induced current A coil, a first demodulation circuit that is provided in the movable housing, demodulates the output current of the secondary coil for the main housing signal, and supplies a signal to the electronic circuit in the movable housing, and the first demodulation circuit that is provided in the movable housing. A second modulation circuit that modulates an electric signal of the electronic circuit in the movable housing, and an output of the second modulation circuit that is coaxial with the rotation axis and is rotatable with the movable housing with respect to the rotation axis. A movable housing signal primary coil for passing an electric current, and a movable housing signal primary coil provided in the main housing, part of which is coaxial with the rotating shaft, and the movable housing signal primary coil can be rotated around a portion of the main housing that is coaxial with the rotating shaft. A movable housing signal core supplied with a magnetic field generated by the movable housing signal primary coil, and a main housing so that an induced current is generated by the magnetic field generated in the movable housing signal core. Secondary carp for installed movable housing signal And a second demodulation circuit that demodulates the output current of the secondary coil for the movable casing signal provided in the main casing and supplies a signal to the electronic circuit in the main casing.
【０００８】本発明の折り畳み構造を有する電子回路
は、主筐体と、この主筐体上の回転軸を中心に回転可能
なように前記主筐体に結合された可動筐体と、前記主筐
体に設けられ前記主筐体に設けられた主筐体内回路に結
合された第一の変換部と、前記可動筐体に設けられ前記
可動筐体に設けられた可動筐体内回路と結合された第二
の変換部とを含み、前記主筐体内回路の電流と前記可動
筐体内回路の電流とを前記第一の変換部の前記回転軸と
同軸の部分と前記第二の変換部の前記回転軸と同軸の部
分とに生じる電磁波を介して結合することを特徴とし、
第一（または第二）の変換部は主筐体（または可動筐
体）に設けられ主筐体内回路（または可動筐体内回路）
が接続された第一のコイルの中を通るコアからなり、第
二（または第一）の変換部は可動側筐体（または主筐
体）に設けられ可動筐体内回路（または主筐体内回路）
に接続され前記コアの回転軸と同軸の部分を中に通す第
二のコイルとし、または第一（または第二）の変換部は
主筐体（または、可動筐体）に設けられた光軸を回転軸
に一致させた光である接続光を出力する発光素子からな
り、第二（または第一）の変換部は可動筐体（または主
筐体）に設けられ前記接続光を受光する受光素子とする
こともできる。An electronic circuit having a folding structure according to the present invention includes a main casing, a movable casing coupled to the main casing so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis on the main casing, and the main casing. A first converter provided in the housing and coupled to a main housing internal circuit provided in the main housing, and a first converter provided in the movable housing and coupled to a movable housing internal circuit provided in the movable housing. And a second conversion unit, the current in the main housing circuit and the current in the movable housing circuit, the portion of the first conversion unit coaxial with the rotation axis and the second conversion unit. Characterized by coupling through an electromagnetic wave generated in a portion coaxial with the rotation axis,
The first (or second) converter is provided in the main casing (or movable casing) and is provided in the main casing circuit (or movable casing circuit).
And a second (or first) converter is provided in the movable side casing (or main casing) and the movable casing internal circuit (or main casing internal circuit) is provided in the movable casing (or main casing). )
Is a second coil which is connected to the core and passes through a portion coaxial with the rotation axis of the core, or the first (or second) converter is an optical axis provided in the main housing (or movable housing). Is a light-emitting element that outputs connection light that is light that is aligned with the rotation axis, and the second (or first) conversion unit is provided in the movable housing (or main housing) and receives the connection light. It can also be an element.
【０００９】[0009]
【発明の実施の形態】次に、本発明の実施の形態につい
て図面を参照して説明する。Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【００１０】図１に示す折り畳み構造を有する電子機器
は主筐体１と、主筐体１と回転軸９０の回りに回転可能
なように結合された可動筐体２とを有し、主筐体１及び
可動筐体２の各々に電子回路３、４を有する。The electronic device having the folding structure shown in FIG. 1 has a main housing 1 and a movable housing 2 which is rotatably connected to the main housing 1 about a rotation axis 90. Each of the body 1 and the movable housing 2 has electronic circuits 3 and 4.
【００１１】さらに主筐体１内には主電源部５と、主電
源部５より電源供給を受けこれを交流に変換するインバ
ータ部６と、インバータ部６の出力電流を流す一次コイ
ル７と、閉じた磁気回路を構成し一部分に一次コイル７
が巻き付けられ他の部分が回転軸９０と同軸となるよう
に配置され一次コイル７が発生する交流磁界を供給され
る電源用コア８と、主筐体内電子回路３の電気信号を変
調する第一の変調回路１１と、第一の変調回路１１の出
力電流を流す主筐体信号用一次コイル１２と、閉じた磁
気回路を構成し一部分に主筐体信号用一次コイル１２が
巻き付けられ他の部分が回転軸９０と同軸となるように
配置され主筐体信号用一次コイル１２が発生する磁界を
供給される主筐体信号用コア１３とが設けられ、可動筐
体２には電源用コア８の回転軸９０と同軸となる部分に
配され可動筐体２と共に回転軸９０に対し回転可能なよ
うに設置されてコア８に流れる交流磁界により交流電流
を発生させる二次コイル９と、二次コイル９に発生した
交流電流を整流し直流電流に変換し可動筐体２内に電源
を供給する副電源部１０と、主筐体信号用コア１３の回
転軸９０と同軸となる部分に配され可動筐体２と共に回
転軸９０に対し回転可能なように設置され誘導電流を発
生する主筐体信号用二次コイル１４と、主筐体信号用二
次コイル１４の出力電流を復調し可動筐体内電子回路４
に信号を供給する第一の復調回路１５と、可動筐体内電
子回路４の電気信号を変調する第二の変調回路１６と、
回転軸９０に同軸で可動筐体２と共に回転可能なように
配され第二の変調回路１６の出力電流を流す可動筐体信
号用一次コイル１７とが設けられている。Further, in the main housing 1, a main power supply unit 5, an inverter unit 6 which receives power from the main power supply unit 5 and converts the power into an alternating current, and a primary coil 7 through which an output current of the inverter unit 6 flows. A primary coil 7 is formed in a part of a closed magnetic circuit.
A power supply core 8 to which the AC magnetic field generated by the primary coil 7 is supplied and which is arranged so that the other part is coaxial with the rotating shaft 90 and which modulates the electric signal of the electronic circuit 3 in the main housing. Modulation circuit 11, a primary housing signal primary coil 12 for supplying an output current of the first modulation circuit 11, and a closed magnetic circuit, and the main housing signal primary coil 12 is wound around a part of the other part. Is provided so as to be coaxial with the rotating shaft 90, and the main housing signal core 13 supplied with the magnetic field generated by the main housing signal primary coil 12 is provided. A secondary coil 9 disposed in a portion coaxial with the rotating shaft 90 and rotatably installed with the movable housing 2 with respect to the rotating shaft 90 to generate an alternating current by an alternating magnetic field flowing in the core 8; Rectifies the alternating current generated in coil 9 The auxiliary power supply unit 10 for converting into a flowing current and supplying power to the movable housing 2 and the main housing signal core 13 are arranged in a portion coaxial with the rotating shaft 90. The main casing signal secondary coil 14 that is rotatably installed and generates an induced current, and the output current of the main casing signal secondary coil 14 is demodulated to demodulate the movable casing electronic circuit 4
A first demodulation circuit 15 for supplying a signal to the second modulation circuit 16, a second modulation circuit 16 for modulating an electric signal of the electronic circuit 4 in the movable housing,
A movable housing signal primary coil 17 is provided coaxially with the rotating shaft 90 so as to be rotatable together with the movable housing 2 and through which an output current of the second modulation circuit 16 flows.
【００１２】主筐体１内にはさらに一部分が回転軸９０
と同一となるように配置され、可動筐体信号用一次コイ
ル１７が回転軸９０と同軸な部分に相対的に回転可能な
ように巻き付けられ可動筐体信号用一次コイル１７が発
生する磁界を供給される可動筐体信号用コア１８と、可
動筐体信号用コア１８に巻き付けられ可動筐体信号用コ
ア１８に発生する磁界により誘導電流を発生する可動筐
体信号用二次コイル１９と、可動筐体信号用二次コイル
１９の出力電流を復調し主筐体内電子回路３に信号を供
給する第一の復調回路２０とが設けられている。A part of the main housing 1 further has a rotating shaft 90.
And the movable housing signal primary coil 17 is wound around a portion coaxial with the rotating shaft 90 so as to be rotatable relative to the movable housing signal primary coil 17 to supply a magnetic field generated by the movable housing signal primary coil 17. A movable casing signal core 18, a movable casing signal secondary coil 19 wound around the movable casing signal core 18 and generating an induced current by a magnetic field generated in the movable casing signal core 18, A first demodulation circuit 20 for demodulating the output current of the housing signal secondary coil 19 and supplying a signal to the main housing electronic circuit 3 is provided.
【００１３】主筐体１には電子回路３があり、可動筐体
２には電子回路４があり電子回路３と電子回路４はお互
いに信号のやりとりを行って一つの電子機器として機能
する。The main casing 1 has an electronic circuit 3, the movable casing 2 has an electronic circuit 4, and the electronic circuit 3 and the electronic circuit 4 exchange signals with each other to function as one electronic device.
【００１４】主筐体内電子回路３は導体により直接、主
電源部５に接続され、主筐体１にある主電源部５は主筐
体内電子回路３に電力を供給すると共にイバータ部６に
対しても電力を供給する。インバータ部６では直流電源
を交流に変換し、一次コイル７にこれを流す。一次コイ
ル７に流れる電流により発生した磁界は電源用コア８を
通して二次コイル９に誘導電流を発生する。二次コイル
９に発生した電流は可動筐体２内の副電源部１０で再び
直流に戻され、安定化され可動筐体内電子回路４に電力
を供給する。The electronic circuit 3 in the main housing is directly connected to the main power supply section 5 by a conductor, and the main power supply section 5 in the main housing 1 supplies electric power to the electronic circuit 3 in the main housing and also to the verter section 6. Even supply power. In the inverter section 6, the direct current power source is converted into alternating current, and this is supplied to the primary coil 7. The magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the primary coil 7 generates an induced current in the secondary coil 9 through the power supply core 8. The electric current generated in the secondary coil 9 is returned to the direct current again by the sub-power supply unit 10 in the movable housing 2, is stabilized, and supplies electric power to the electronic circuit 4 in the movable housing.
【００１５】電源用コア８はその一部分が回転軸９０と
同軸となるように設置され、なおかつ二次コイル９をそ
の同軸な部分の回りに回転可能なように設置されている
ため、可動筐体２が回転軸９０の回りに回転する際にコ
イル９自身にストレスがかかることはない。Since the power supply core 8 is installed so that a part thereof is coaxial with the rotating shaft 90, and the secondary coil 9 is installed so as to be rotatable around the coaxial part, a movable housing is provided. The coil 9 itself is not stressed when the 2 rotates around the rotation axis 90.
【００１６】同様に電子回路３、４間の信号の伝送も電
磁結合を利用して行う。信号用コア１３、１８は共にそ
の一部分を回転軸９０と同軸となるように設置され、可
動筐体側にある主筐体信号用二次コイル１４と可動筐体
信号用一次コイル１７はコア１３、１８の回転軸９０と
同軸な部分の回りに回転可能なように取り付けられる。
従って上述したように可動筐体２が回転軸９０の回りに
回転してもコイル１４、１７にストレスはかからない。Similarly, transmission of signals between the electronic circuits 3 and 4 is also performed by utilizing electromagnetic coupling. Both the signal cores 13 and 18 are installed so that a part thereof is coaxial with the rotation axis 90, and the main casing signal secondary coil 14 and the movable casing signal primary coil 17 on the movable casing side are the core 13 and It is mounted so as to be rotatable around a portion of the shaft 18 coaxial with the rotation axis 90.
Therefore, as described above, the coils 14 and 17 are not stressed even when the movable housing 2 rotates around the rotation axis 90.
【００１７】主筐体内電子回路３から可動筐体内電子回
路４への信号伝送は、主筐体内電子回路３の出力信号を
第一の変調回路１１により変調し、主筐体信号用一次コ
イル１２を駆動する。主筐体信号用一次コイル１２に流
れる電流により発生した磁界はコア１３を通し電磁結合
作用により、主筐体信号用二次コイル１４に電流を発生
する。主筐体信号用二次コイル１４に発生した電流は第
一の復調回路１５により復調され、元の信号に戻されて
可動筐体内電子回路４に入力される。In the signal transmission from the electronic circuit 3 in the main housing to the electronic circuit 4 in the movable housing, the output signal of the electronic circuit 3 in the main housing is modulated by the first modulation circuit 11, and the primary coil 12 for the main housing signal. To drive. The magnetic field generated by the current flowing in the main housing signal primary coil 12 passes through the core 13 and is electromagnetically coupled to generate a current in the main housing signal secondary coil 14. The current generated in the main casing signal secondary coil 14 is demodulated by the first demodulation circuit 15, restored to the original signal, and input to the movable casing electronic circuit 4.
【００１８】可動筐体内電子回路４から主筐体内電子回
路３への信号伝送も同様に可動筐体内電子回路４の信号
は第二の変調回路１により変調され可動筐体信号用一次
コイル１７に電流を流す。これによって発生する磁界は
コア１８を通して可動筐体信号用二次コイル１９に誘導
電流を発生し、これを再び第二の復調回路２０により元
の信号に復調され主筐体内電子回路３に入力される。Similarly, in the signal transmission from the electronic circuit 4 in the movable housing to the electronic circuit 3 in the main housing, the signal of the electronic circuit 4 in the movable housing is modulated by the second modulation circuit 1 to the primary coil 17 for the movable housing signal. Apply current. The magnetic field generated by this generates an induced current in the movable casing signal secondary coil 19 through the core 18, and this is again demodulated to the original signal by the second demodulation circuit 20 and input to the electronic circuit 3 in the main casing. It
【００１９】なお、主電源部５にケーブルを介して外部
から交流電源が供給される場合は、その交流を一次コイ
ル７に流すことによりインバータ部６を省くことができ
る。When AC power is supplied to the main power supply unit 5 from the outside through a cable, the inverter unit 6 can be omitted by flowing the AC power to the primary coil 7.
【００２０】また電源用コア８を一部が回転軸９０と同
軸となるように可動筐体２に設け、そのコアの同転軸と
同軸な部分に主筐体側の一次コイル７を相対的に回転可
能なように巻き付けるようにしてもよい。主動筐体信号
用コア１３及び可動筐体信号用コア１８についても同様
である。Further, the power supply core 8 is provided in the movable housing 2 so that a part thereof is coaxial with the rotating shaft 90, and the primary coil 7 on the main housing side is relatively arranged at a part of the core coaxial with the rotating shaft. It may be wound so as to be rotatable. The same applies to the driving housing signal core 13 and the movable housing signal core 18.
【００２１】図２は上記実施の形態の信号伝送用のコイ
ル１２、１４、１７、１９及びコア１２、１８の代わり
に、主筐体と可動筐体を接続する回転軸９０を光軸と
し、対向して配置される発光ダイオード３１及びフォト
トランジスタ等のフォトディテクタ３２によって構成し
た例である。このような光結合による非接触の信号伝送
を実現することができる。この場合に発光ダイオード３
１及びフォトディテクタ３２は図１の電子回路３または
４に接続し変調回路１１、１６および復調回路１５、２
０は用いても用いなくてもよい。In FIG. 2, instead of the coils 12, 14, 17, 19 for signal transmission and the cores 12, 18 of the above-mentioned embodiment, a rotary shaft 90 connecting a main casing and a movable casing is used as an optical axis. In this example, a light emitting diode 31 and a photodetector 32 such as a phototransistor which are arranged to face each other are provided. Non-contact signal transmission by such optical coupling can be realized. In this case the light emitting diode 3
1 and the photodetector 32 are connected to the electronic circuit 3 or 4 of FIG. 1, and are connected to the modulation circuits 11 and 16 and the demodulation circuits 15 and 2.
0 may or may not be used.
【００２２】また、図１の主電源部５から副電源部１０
に電源供給を行う場合に主電源部５に接続された光軸が
回転軸９０と一致する光を出射する発光素子と、この発
光素子からの光を受けバッテリ等からなる副電源部１０
に接続された太陽電池とを回転軸９０上に設けてもよ
い。Further, the main power source unit 5 to the sub power source unit 10 in FIG.
When a power source is supplied to the main power source unit 5, a light emitting element which emits light whose optical axis connected to the main power source unit 5 coincides with the rotation axis 90, and a sub power source unit 10 including a battery which receives light from the light emitting element.
The solar cell connected to the above may be provided on the rotating shaft 90.
【００２３】また、このような光を介して信号、電力の
伝送を行う場合に発光素子および太陽電池等の受光素子
そのものは回転軸９０上になくても、発光素意からの光
をレンズ、鏡等からなる光学系により光軸を回転軸９０
とする光束に変換し、この光束を他の光学系により受光
素子に伝えるようにしてもよい。Further, when signals and electric power are transmitted through such light, even if the light emitting element and the light receiving element itself such as a solar cell are not on the rotation axis 90, the light from the light emitting element is used as a lens, The optical axis consisting of a mirror etc.
It is also possible to convert the light beam into a light beam and transmit it to the light receiving element by another optical system.
【００２４】図１のコア８、１３、１８を図３に示すよ
うにもできる。図３においてコアは回転軸９０と同軸で
可動筐体２側のコイル４３か巻き付けられた分割コア４
２とその他の部分のコア本体４１に小さな間隙をもって
分割されている。この場合、分割コア４２と可動筐体側
コイル４３とは可動筐体２と共に回転軸９０を中心とし
て回転する。The cores 8, 13, 18 of FIG. 1 can also be as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the core is coaxial with the rotating shaft 90 and the split core 4 wound around the coil 43 on the movable housing 2 side.
2 and the other part of the core body 41 are divided with a small gap. In this case, the split core 42 and the movable casing side coil 43 rotate around the rotation shaft 90 together with the movable casing 2.
【００２５】[0025]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明の折り畳み構
造を有する電子機器では、電磁結合や光結合を利用して
主筐体と可動筐体との間の電力供給や信号伝送を行うこ
とにより、折り畳み機構部に非接触接続の手段を与え、
フレキシブル基板のような信号の伝送路の疲労破壊によ
る断線が起こらないし、また同時に主筐体内電子回路と
可動筐体内電子回路とを絶縁して接続出来るので、お互
いに発生する電気的雑音の影響を受けにくいという効果
が得られる。As described above, in the electronic device having the folding structure of the present invention, the electric power supply and the signal transmission between the main housing and the movable housing are performed by utilizing the electromagnetic coupling or the optical coupling. , Giving the folding mechanism a means of non-contact connection,
The disconnection due to the fatigue breakdown of the signal transmission line like a flexible board does not occur, and at the same time, the electronic circuit in the main housing and the electronic circuit in the movable housing can be insulated and connected, so the influence of electrical noise generated by each other The effect that it is hard to receive is acquired.
【図１】本発明の実施の形態の構成を示す斜視図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の他の実施の形態の信号接続部を示す図
である。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a signal connection unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
【図３】本発明のさらに他の実施の形態の信号接続部を
示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a signal connection unit according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
【図４】従来の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器の構成を
示す斜視図である。FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an electronic device having a conventional folding structure.
１ 主筐体 ２ 可動筐体 ３ 主筐体内電子回路 ４ 可動筐体内電子回路 ５ 主電源部 ６ インバータ部 ７ 一次コイル ８ 電源用コア ９ 二次コイル １０ 副電源部 １１ 第一の変調回路 １２ 主筐体信号用一次コイル １３ 主筐体信号用コア １４ 主筐体信号用二次コイル １５ 第一の復調回路 １６ 第二の変調回路 １７ 可動筐体信号用一次コイル １８ 可動筐体信号用コア １９ 可動筐体信号用二次コイル ２０ 第二の復調回路 ３１ 発光ダイオード ３２ フォトディテクタ ４１ コア本体 ４２ 分割コア ４３ 可動筐体側コイル ９０ 回転軸 １０１ 主筐体部 １０２ 可動筐体部 １０３ 電源部 １０４ 主筐体内電子回路 １０５ 可動筐体内電子回路 １０６ フレキシブル基板 1 Main Case 2 Movable Case 3 Electronic Circuit in Main Case 4 Electronic Circuit in Movable Case 5 Main Power Supply Section 6 Inverter Section 7 Primary Coil 8 Power Core 9 Secondary Coil 10 Sub Power Supply Section 11 First Modulation Circuit 12 Main Case signal primary coil 13 Main case signal core 14 Main case signal secondary coil 15 First demodulation circuit 16 Second modulation circuit 17 Movable case signal primary coil 18 Movable case signal core 19 Movable housing signal secondary coil 20 Second demodulation circuit 31 Light emitting diode 32 Photodetector 41 Core body 42 Split core 43 Movable housing side coil 90 Rotating shaft 101 Main housing part 102 Movable housing part 103 Power supply part 104 Inside main housing Electronic circuit 105 Electronic circuit in movable housing 106 Flexible substrate
Claims (7)
に回転可能なように前記主筐体に結合された可動筐体
と、前記主筐体に設けられた主電源部と、前記主筐体に
設けられ前記主電源から電源供給を受ける主筐体内電子
回路と、前記可動筐体に設けられた可動筐体内電子回路
と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記主電源部より電源供給を
受けこれを交流に変換するインバータ部と、前記主筐体
に設けられ前記インバータ部の出力電流を流す一次コイ
ルと、前記主筐体に設けられその一部が前記回転軸と同
軸となるように配置され前記一次コイルが発生する交流
磁界を供給される電源用コアと、前記電源用コアの前記
回転軸と同軸となる部分に配され前記可動筐体と共に前
記回転軸に対し回転可能なように設置されて前記電源用
コアを流れる交流磁界により交流電流を発生させる二次
コイルと、前記可動筐体に設けられ前記二次コイルに発
生した前記交流電流を整流し直流電流に変換し前記可動
筐体内回路に電源供給を行う副電源部と、前記主筐体に
設けられ前記主筐体内電子回路の電気信号を変調する第
一の変調回路と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記第一の変調
回路の出力電流を流す主筐体信号用一次コイルと、前記
主筐体に設けられその一部が前記回転軸と同軸となるよ
うに配置され前記主筐体信号用一次コイルが発生する磁
界を供給せれる主筐体信号用コアと、前記主筐体信号用
コアの前記回転軸と同軸となる部分に配され前記可動筐
体と共に前記回転軸に対し回転可能なように設置され誘
導電流を発生する主筐体信号用二次コイルと、前記可動
筐体に設けられ前記主筐体信号用二次コイルの出力電流
を復調し前記可動筐体内電子回路に信号を供給する第一
の復調回路と、前記可動筐体に設けられ前記可動筐体内
電子回路の電気信号を変調する第二の変調回路と、前記
回転軸と同軸で前記回転軸に対し前記可動筐体と共に回
転可能なように配され前記第二の変調回路の出力電流を
流す可動筐体信号用一次コイルと、前記主筐体に設けら
れ一部分が前記回転軸と同軸で前記可動筐体信号用一次
コイルを前記回転軸と同軸な部分の回りに回転可能なよ
うに巻き付け前記可動筐体信号用一次コイルが発生する
磁界を供給される可動筐体信号用コアと、前記可動筐体
信号用コアに発生する磁界により誘導電流を発生するよ
うに前記主筐体に設置された可動筐体信号用二次コイル
と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記可動筐体信号用二次コイ
ルの出力電流を復調し前記主筐体内電子回路に信号を供
給する第二の復調回路とを含むことを特徴とする折り畳
み構造を有する電子回路。1. A main housing, a movable housing coupled to the main housing so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis on the main housing, and a main power supply unit provided in the main housing. An electronic circuit in the main housing which is provided in the main housing and receives power from the main power supply; an electronic circuit in the movable housing provided in the movable housing; and the main power supply unit provided in the main housing. An inverter unit that receives power from the main unit and converts the AC unit into an alternating current; a primary coil that is provided in the main casing and flows the output current of the inverter unit; and a part of the primary coil that is provided in the main casing and is coaxial with the rotating shaft And a power supply core to which an AC magnetic field generated by the primary coil is supplied, and a portion of the power supply core that is coaxial with the rotation axis and that rotates with the movable casing with respect to the rotation axis. AC magnetic field flowing through the power supply core installed as possible A secondary coil that generates an alternating current by means of a sub-power supply unit that is provided in the movable housing and rectifies the alternating current generated in the secondary coil to convert it into a direct current to supply power to the circuit inside the movable housing. A first modulation circuit provided in the main housing for modulating an electric signal of the electronic circuit in the main housing, and a main housing signal provided in the main housing for flowing an output current of the first modulation circuit A primary coil, a main housing signal core provided in the main housing, a part of which is arranged so as to be coaxial with the rotation axis, and which can supply a magnetic field generated by the main housing signal primary coil; A main casing signal secondary coil that is arranged in a portion of the main casing signal core that is coaxial with the rotation axis and that is installed together with the movable casing so as to be rotatable with respect to the rotation shaft; A secondary connector for the main enclosure signal provided on the movable enclosure. A first demodulation circuit that demodulates an output current of a mobile unit and supplies a signal to the electronic circuit in the movable housing, and a second modulation circuit that is provided in the movable housing and that modulates an electric signal of the electronic circuit in the movable housing. A movable housing signal primary coil which is coaxial with the rotating shaft and is arranged to rotate with the movable housing with respect to the rotating shaft and through which an output current of the second modulation circuit flows, and which is provided in the main housing. And a magnetic field generated by the movable housing signal primary coil is wound so that the movable housing signal primary coil is coaxial with the rotating shaft and is rotatable around a portion coaxial with the rotating shaft. A movable casing signal core, a movable casing signal secondary coil installed in the main casing so as to generate an induced current by a magnetic field generated in the movable casing signal core, and the main casing. A secondary coil for the movable housing signal provided An electronic circuit having a folded structure, characterized in that demodulates the output current and a second demodulation circuit supplies a signal to the main housing electronics.
に回転可能なように前記主筐体に結合された可動筐体
と、前記主筐体に設けられ前記主筐体に設けられた主筐
体内回路に結合された第一の変換部と、前記可動筐体に
設けられ前記可動筐体に設けられた可動筐体内回路と結
合された第二の変換部とを含み、前記主筐体内回路の電
流と前記可動筐体内回路の電流とを前記第一の変換部の
前記回転軸と同軸の部分と前記第二の変換部の前記回転
軸と同軸の部分とに生じる電磁波を介して結合すること
を特徴とする折り畳み構造を有する電子機器。2. A main housing, a movable housing coupled to the main housing so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis on the main housing, and the main housing provided in the main housing. A first converter connected to a circuit in the main housing provided in the second housing, and a second converter provided in the movable housing and connected to a circuit in the movable housing provided in the movable housing. , A current in the main housing circuit and a current in the movable housing circuit are generated in a portion of the first conversion portion coaxial with the rotation axis and a portion of the second conversion portion coaxial with the rotation axis. An electronic device having a foldable structure characterized by being coupled via electromagnetic waves.
（または可動筐体）に設けられ主筐体内回路（または可
動筐体内回路）が接続された第一のコイルの中を通るコ
アからなり、第二（または第一）の変換部は可動側筐体
（または主筐体）に設けられ可動筐体内回路（または主
筐体内回路）に接続され前記コアの回転軸と同軸の部分
を中に通す第二のコイルからなることを特徴とする請求
項２記載の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器。3. The first (or second) converter is provided in a main housing (or a movable housing) and is provided in a first coil to which a circuit in the main housing (or a circuit in the movable housing) is connected. The second (or first) converter is provided in the movable side casing (or main casing) and is connected to the movable casing internal circuit (or main casing internal circuit) and is coaxial with the rotation axis of the core. The electronic device having a folding structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the electronic device has a second coil through which the portion of (1) passes.
内回路（または可動筐体内回路）に接続され、第二のコ
イルは復調回路を介して可動筐体内回路（または主筐体
内回路）に接続され、主筐体内回路（または可動筐体内
回路）が出力する信号を可動筐体内回路（または主筐体
内回路）が受信することを特徴とする請求項３記載の折
り畳み構造を有する電子機器。4. The first coil is connected to the circuit inside the main housing (or the circuit inside the movable housing) via a modulation circuit, and the second coil is connected to the circuit inside the movable housing (or the circuit inside the main housing) via a demodulation circuit. ), And the circuit in the movable housing (or the circuit in the main housing) receives a signal output by the circuit in the main housing (or the circuit in the movable housing), and the electronic device having the folding structure according to claim 3. machine.
体信号用コアまたはコアの二次コイル，主筐体信号用二
次コイル，可動筐体信号用一次コイルまたは第二のコイ
ルの中を通る部分である第二コイル部分は、前記コアの
回転軸と同軸の部分から前記第二コイル部分を除いた部
分から小さな間隙をもって分離され可動筐体と共に主筐
体に対し回転することを特徴とする請求項１，３または
４記載の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器。5. A power supply core, a main casing signal core, a movable casing signal core or a secondary coil of the core, a main casing signal secondary coil, a movable casing signal primary coil or a second coil. The second coil portion, which is a portion passing through, is separated from the portion coaxial with the rotation axis of the core, excluding the second coil portion, with a small gap, and rotates with respect to the main casing together with the movable casing. An electronic device having the folding structure according to claim 1, 3, or 4.
（または、可動筐体）に設けられた光軸を回転軸に一致
させた光である接続光を出力する発光素子からなり、第
二（または第一）の変換部は可動筐体（または主筐体）
に設けられ前記接続光を受光する受光素子からなること
を特徴とする請求項２記載の折り畳み構造を有する電子
機器。6. The first (or second) conversion unit is a light-emitting element that is provided in a main housing (or a movable housing) and outputs a connection light that is light whose optical axis coincides with a rotation axis. The second (or first) converter is a movable housing (or main housing)
3. The electronic device having a folding structure according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is provided in a light receiving element that receives the connection light.
素子はフォトトランジスタであることを特徴とする請求
項６記載の折り畳み構造を有する電子機器。7. The electronic device having a folding structure according to claim 6, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode and the light receiving element is a phototransistor.
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