WO2004059183A1 - 角度保持機能付ヒンジ装置とそれを用いた折り畳み式電子機器 - Google Patents
角度保持機能付ヒンジ装置とそれを用いた折り畳み式電子機器 Download PDFInfo
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- H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
- H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
- H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
- H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
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- the present invention relates to a hinge device, particularly a hinge device having an angle holding function, and a foldable electronic device using the hinge device, particularly to a foldable mobile phone.
- FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an example of a foldable mobile phone 8 using a hinge device with an angle holding function of ⁇ *.
- a member to be inserted in the direction of the arrow shown in the drawing from the left and right lateral holes in order to connect the main body portion 81 of the mobile phone and the display portion 83 is a hinge device 85 here. .
- the hinge device 85 can be fixed thereto in a state where can be freely rotated.
- the conventional hinge device 85 has a relatively short length 82 and a relatively large diameter 84.
- the length 82 is relatively short because the flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 5 (see Figs. 3 and 4 described later) and the coaxial cable (shown in Fig. 4) are provided between the main body 81 and the display 83. (Not done) to secure space.
- FPCs 5 and coaxial cables need to be provided across the main unit 81 and the display unit 83 to transmit signals between the main unit 81 and the display unit 83. Due to the structure of the mobile phone 8, the main unit 8 1 is displayed. Only the narrow gap beside the hinge device between parts 83 had room for them to pass.
- FPCs have a considerably larger width, such as 2 mm, than ordinary conductors, so conventional mobile phones did not always have sufficient space for FPCs. .
- the diameter 84 is relatively large because the length 82 of the hinge device is relatively short.
- an elastic member for example, a spring
- shorter springs need to be larger in diameter than longer springs. Since the hinge device having a large diameter is a connection portion 89 between the main body 81 and the display portion 83, and thus the mobile phone 8 itself is made large, it is difficult to make the hinge device compact. there were.
- the mobile phone shown in FIG. 8 all electronic devices use hinge devices having a similar structure, so their designs are similar to each other. Another problem was that it was difficult to make a difference. Furthermore, in the mobile phone 8 using the conventional hinge device, the angle at which the display section 83 can be opened with respect to the main body section 81 is the angle at the time of the call, for example, up to about 154 degrees. However, if such a mobile phone 8 is stepped on in an accident, there is a danger that the mobile phone will be destroyed. Incidentally, an example of a conventional hinge device is shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-246462. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem in the art, and has as its object to provide a more compact hinge device. It is another object of the present invention to manufacture a more compact and novel design mobile phone at a low cost by using such a hinge device. Another object of the present invention is to provide a more secure mobile phone.
- a hinge device includes: a relatively long shaft; a fixed cam having an angle holding portion provided so that the shaft can rotate; And is provided so as to be able to rotate around the axis and to slide along the axis, and to cooperate with an angle holding portion of the fixing force to determine its own rotation angle with respect to the fixing force.
- a movable cam having an angle holding portion capable of holding at an angle; elastic means for constantly biasing the movable member toward the fixed force member; a first arm portion fixed to the fixed force member; and the shaft And a second arm fixed to the arm.
- a diameter of the elastic means may be relatively small corresponding to the relatively long axis.
- the hinge device of the present invention further includes a fixed surface having a relatively long shaft, supporting the shaft near one end of the shaft so that the shaft can rotate, and having an angle holding portion on the other end side of the shaft.
- a fixed cam having: a rotatable shaft that can rotate around the shaft with the rotation of the shaft. An angle holding portion that is provided so as to be slidable on the axis and that can hold its own rotation angle with respect to the fixing force at a predetermined angle by engaging with the angle holding portion of the fixed cam.
- a movable cam provided on a rotating surface facing the surface; a spacer provided near the other end of the shaft; and a movable cam provided between the spacer and the movable force member so as to extend and contract.
- a spring that constantly urges the fixed cam toward the fixed cam, a first arm fixed to the fixed cam, and a second arm fixed to the shaft. It is characterized in that it has a relatively small diameter corresponding to the relatively long shaft.
- an angle formed by the first arm portion and the second arm portion can be moved at least in a range from about 0 degrees to about 180 degrees.
- a foldable mobile phone may be formed by fixing a display unit or a main body unit to the first arm unit and the second arm unit of the hinge device. Further, the hinge device may be provided over substantially the entire width of the mobile phone.
- FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a foldable mobile phone using the hinge device of the present invention, and particularly shows a state when not in use.
- FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a foldable mobile phone using the hinge device of the present invention, and is a view particularly showing a state in use.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state where the main body and the display are removed from FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where a cover is removed from FIG.
- FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the hinge device of the present invention, in particular, a state in which the angle formed by the hinge arm is maintained at about 0 degrees.
- FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the hinge device of the present invention, and is a view particularly showing a state where the angle formed by the hinge arm is maintained at about 154 degrees.
- FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the hinge device of the present invention, in particular, a state in which the angle formed by the hinge arm is extended to about 180 degrees.
- FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of a mobile phone using the hinge device of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the hinge device of the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices.
- an application example particularly to a foldable mobile phone will be described.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are external perspective views of a foldable portable telephone according to the present invention using the hinge device of the present invention.
- the main unit 11 and the display unit 13 of the folding mobile phone 3 are rotatably connected to each other using the hinge device 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a state particularly when not in use
- FIG. 2 shows a state particularly when used, that is, a state during a call or the like.
- the angle formed by the main body 11 of the mobile phone 3 and the display unit 13 is about 0 degrees, while when used in FIG.
- the angle formed by the body part 11 and the display part 13 is, for example, about 154 degrees.
- this mobile phone 3 can be freely rotated between at least 0 ° and 154 ° and at least 154 ° like a mobile phone using a conventional hinge device. Is held at an angle of
- the mobile phone 3 using the hinge device 1 of the present invention can be rotated from more than 154 degrees to about 180 degrees.
- the angle exceeds 154 degrees it can be spring-backed to this 154 degrees.
- the foldable mobile phone 3 using the hinge device 1 of the present invention can cope with an abnormal load. For example, even if the mobile phone 3 is stepped on from above, if the angle formed by the main body 11 and the display 13 does not exceed about 180 degrees, the mobile phone is destroyed. It will not be lost.
- the magnitudes of the holding angle and the rotatable angle are not limited to the angles exemplified above, and can be freely set by a designer.
- FIG. 3 shows the main unit and display unit removed from Fig. 1
- Fig. 4 shows the unit with the cover for the hinge device removed from Fig. 3
- Fig. 5 shows the FPC from Fig. 4. The removed state is shown in an external perspective view.
- FIG. 5 shows the hinge device 1 of the present invention.
- the hinge device 1 of the present invention As is well shown in FIG. 4, at the approximate center of the hinge device 1 of the present invention, their ends are connected to the main unit 11 and the display unit 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Get FPC 5 is provided.
- the FPC 5 has a relatively large width of, for example, 8 mm, and is wound twice there. The reason for wrapping the FPC 5 is to improve the durability of the FPC against repeated bending. However, the width and the number of windings of the FPC are, of course, not limited to those exemplified here.
- the hinge device 1 of the present invention the hinge device 1 can be provided with the FPC 5 wound thereon.
- the hinge device 1 can be provided over substantially the entire width of the hinge device 1, When connecting the main unit and the display unit, there is no need to perform complicated work by passing the FPC through the narrow gap beside the hinge device as in.
- the cover 7 covering the hinge device 1 includes, for example, four parts, that is, two cylindrical parts 71 having a horizontal slit, and lids disposed at both ends thereof.
- the shape consists of two parts 7 3.
- a portion of the cylindrical cover 71 is provided with a horizontal slit 75 for taking out the FPC 5 from outside to end along the longitudinal direction (the horizontal slit 75 is shown only on the right side). However, it can be considered that a similar horizontal slit is provided for the left side).
- These cover parts 71 and 73 are directly connected to the main body 11 and the display 13 (see Figs. 1 and 2) of the mobile phone. Covers almost the entire hinge device 1 except for the hinge arm fixing portion 24, which can be connected and connected.
- the hinge device 1 of the present invention is disposed near a relatively long shaft 21 (at least longer than that of the hinge device 85 used in the conventional mobile phone 8) and near one end of the shaft.
- Annular washer 30 provided between the arm and the 23D
- annular cam (fixed cam) 40 provided on the hinge arm 23A, 23B side
- a cylindrical shape that moves according to the action of the cam Cam follower (movable cam) 50, cylindrical spacer 60 near the other end of the shaft, cam follower 50 installed between spacer 60 and cam follower 50
- Spring 6 2 that constantly urges 0 toward cam 40 0 2 C-shaped Sutodzupa one (E ring) in preventing dislodgement from 1 consisting of 6 4.
- the hinge arms 23 A and 23 C are fixed directly or indirectly to the shaft 21. Therefore, by rotating the hinges 23 A and 23 C, the shaft 21 rotates.
- the cam follower 50 is provided so as to be able to rotate around the shaft with the rotation of the shaft 21 and to slide along the shaft 21 on the shaft 21.
- the hinge arms 23 B and 23 D and the cam 40 are fixed directly or indirectly to each other, but are not fixed to the shaft 21. Therefore, these hinge arms 23 B, 23 D and cam 40 do not rotate themselves even if shaft 21 rotates.
- the spring 62, the spacer 60, and the stopper 64 whether or not they rotate with the rotation of the shaft 21 does not matter here. Basically, hinge arms 23 B, 23 D, etc. Similarly, it can be considered that the shaft 21 does not rotate even if it rotates.
- the shaft 21 passes through the center of the hinge device 1 and is provided over substantially the entire width thereof.
- the length 22 of the shaft 21 determines the width of the hinge device 1 of the present invention, and more particularly, the width of the mobile phone 3 using the hinge device 1 of the present invention.
- the hinge device 1 of the present invention is provided between the display unit 13 and the main body unit 11, that is, over substantially the entire width of the mobile phone, and the width of the mobile phone 3 is substantially the same as that of the hinge device 1. Can be wide. This is because, when the hinge device 1 of the present invention is used, as described with reference to FIGS. This is because the length of the ( ⁇ spacer 60) can be freely set, and it is not necessary to provide two hinge devices 85 (see FIG. 8) unlike a conventional mobile phone.
- the length 22 of the shaft 21 used in the present invention is shown in FIG. It is longer than the length 8 2 of one of the conventional hinge devices 8 5 shown, but is easily set smaller than the width (length) of the mobile phone 3 using the conventional hinge device 1. (Of course, it can be set larger).
- the hinge arms 23 A to 23 D are fixed to objects to be hinged, for example, the main body 11 and the display 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the mobile phone 3, respectively.
- Each hinge 23A to 23D includes a fixing portion 24A to 24D to be fixed to the main body and the display portion, and an annular portion 25A to 25D to penetrate the shaft 21. Consists of The fixed parts 24 A to 24 D and the annular parts 25 A to 25 D are bent parts 26 A to 26 D
- the annular portions 25A and 25C of the shafts 23A and 23C are fixed to one end of the shaft 21 with the shaft 21 penetrating the hole (not shown).
- Each of the annular portions 25C and 25D of the shafts 23C; and D is provided with the shaft 21 penetrating the hole (not shown) and the shaft 21 inside the hole. It is provided in a state where it can be freely rotated.
- the shapes of the fixing portions 24 A to 24 D are determined in consideration of simply screwing the mobile phone 3 to the mobile phone 3, and are not limited to the illustrated shapes.
- the cam 40 is provided in a state where the shaft 21 is passed through a hole (not shown) provided in the center of the cam 40 and the shaft 21 can be freely rotated inside the hole. Is arranged near one end.
- the cam 40 freely rotates the shaft 21 inside itself when the shaft 21 rotates, but does not move as the shaft itself rotates.
- the cam 40 includes the other end of the shaft 21 (a predetermined diameter portion 42 that divides the circle of the fixed surface 41 in half into a half from the center through which the shaft 21 penetrates toward the edge 43.
- the cam 40 has two inclined surfaces, that is, a first inclined surface 44 and a second inclined surface 45 so that the diameter portion 42 becomes a peak so that the thickness of the cam 40 becomes thinner.
- each inclined surface 44, '45 has a groove 4 having a predetermined depth from the center of the cam 40 to the edge 43. 6 are provided.
- the groove 46 is used to hold the angle of the cam follower by engaging with the protrusions 51 and 53 of the cam follower as described later.
- Circumferential surfaces 44 and 45 have two fan-shaped inclined surfaces formed at slightly different inclination angles with respect to groove 46, that is, a first fan surface 47 and a second fan surface 48. 'Here, the inner angle of the first fan surface 47 is about 56 degrees, and the inner angle of the second fan surface 48 is about 124 degrees.
- both the first fan surface 47 and the second fan surface 48 are inclined so that the groove 46 becomes the deepest valley, the relationship between the inner fan angle and the inner fan angle of the first fan surface 47
- the inclination angle of ⁇ (that is, the inclination of the thickness of the cam 40) ⁇ and the inclination angle of the second fan surface 48 are slightly different.
- the inclination angle ⁇ of the first fan surface 47 is slightly larger than the inclination angle ⁇ of the second fan surface 48.
- the cam follower 50 can rotate around the shaft 21 with the shaft 21 penetrating through a hole (not shown) provided at the center thereof. Furthermore, it is provided so as to be able to slide on the shaft 21 along the shaft 21.
- the cam follower 50 has a total of two protruding portions, that is, the first protruding portion 51, corresponding to the grooves 46 of the cam 40, on the rotating surface facing the fixed surface 41 of the cam 40. And a second protrusion 53 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
- the first protrusion 51 and the second protrusion 53 are provided symmetrically with respect to the center of the cam follower 50.
- the rotation angle of the cam follower 50 with respect to the fixed cam 40 (as a result, the first and second projections 51, 53 are engaged with the grooves 46 of the cam 40, respectively).
- the angle between the fixed hinge arms 23A, 23C and the hinge arms 23B, 23D) can be held at a predetermined angle, for example, 154 degrees.
- the other end 56 of the cam follower 50 is always in contact with a spring 62 described below.
- the spring 62 is provided between the cam follower 50 and the spacer 60 while the shaft 21 is pierced therein and the shaft 21 can be freely rotated therein. It is provided to extend and contract freely.
- the spring 62 constantly urges the cam follower 50 toward the cam 40, and particularly when the protrusion of the cam follower 50 is fitted into the groove 46 of the cam 40, the state is maintained. Play an important role in Spring 62 must have sufficient resilience to perform this role. In order to have sufficient elasticity, it must have a sufficient length 65 in relation to the size of its diameter 63. As described above, according to the hinge device 1 of the present invention, since the length 65 of the spring 62 can be set freely, the length 65 of the spring 62 is set to be smaller than that of the spring 62 of the conventional hinge device 1. Thus, the length of the spring 62 can be easily increased and the spring 65 of the conventional hinge device 8 can be increased.
- the diameter 6 3 of the spring 6 2 (and the diameter of the hinge device 1 using this spring 6 2) is made smaller than that of ⁇ (8 4). Can be.
- the hinge device 1 and the portable tongue 3 using the same can be made more compact.
- the splitter 60 is provided with the shaft 21 pierced therein, and preferably with the shaft 21 freely rotatable therein. And the hinge arm are placed between 23C and 23D.
- a pin (not shown) is provided so as to separate the spring 62 from the hinge arm 23C so that the spacer 60 does not apply unnecessary force to the hinge arm 23C. May be.
- This pin extends, for example, substantially from the shaft 21 in a direction orthogonal to the shaft 21 and has a length substantially equal to or smaller than the radius of the spacer 60. It is as follows.
- the length of the spacer 60 is relatively determined in relation to the biasing force of the spring 62 and the like.
- the stoppers 64 are provided on the outermost ends of both ends of the shaft 21 to prevent the hinges 23 from falling off the shaft 21.
- the stoppers 64 are arranged adjacent to the annular portions 2558 and 25D of the hinge arms 23A and 230, respectively, so that the shaft 21 is sandwiched inside the C-shape itself. Fixed.
- the stopper 64 may be provided as a separate member from other members as in the example shown in the figure, but may be formed by rolling the end of the shaft 21.
- FIG. 5 shows the hinge arms 23A, 23C and the hinge arms.
- the figure shows a state in which the angle formed by 23 B and 23 D is maintained at about 0 degrees.
- the unused state shown in FIG. It can be said that
- FIG. 6 shows a state in which the angle between them is maintained at about 154 degrees.
- the use state shown in FIG. 7 can be said to indicate a state in which the angle formed by them is extended to about 180, and in the case of the mobile phone 3, an abnormal state.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 only the periphery of the cam 40 is shown as a partially enlarged perspective view.
- the angle between the hinge arms 23A and 23C and the hinge arms 23B and 23D increases.
- the first protrusion 51 and the second protrusion 53
- the hinge arm 23A This state is maintained unless some force is applied to the 23 C.
- the first protrusion 51 of the cam follower 50 (and the second protrusion 53 ) Climbs over the top of the diameter portion 42 of the cam 40 and then goes down the slope of the second fan surface 48. Accordingly, the cam follower 50 does not return to the original position unless a force is applied in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
- the movement over this mountaintop The work corresponds to opening and closing the display unit and the main unit in the case of a mobile phone.
- the second protrusion 53 (the first protrusion 51) becomes the first slope 44 (the second slope 45).
- the groove 46 is reached, so that the cam follower 50 snaps into the groove 46 of the cam 40 by the action of the spring 62. Since the cam follower 50 is constantly urged toward the cam 40 by the spring 62, this state is maintained unless any force is applied to the hinge arms 23A and 23C, that is, 154 degrees. The angle is maintained.
- the hinge device 1 Before assembling the mobile phone 3, first, the hinge device 1 is set to the state shown in FIG. To do this, as shown in Fig. 4, wrap the FPC5 around the shaft of the hinge device 1 (the hinge arms 23C and 23D and the stopper are not assembled at this stage). Attach the tubular cover 71 from both sides so that it can be wrapped from the outside, then assemble the hinge arms 23C and 23D, and fix both ends with stoppers 64. Finally, the lid-shaped cover portions 73 may be attached to both ends of the cylindrical cover portions 71. As a result, a hinge device is obtained in the state of FIG.
- the main body 11 and the display unit 13 of the mobile phone 3 are respectively attached to the fixing portions 24 A to 24 D of the hinge arms 23 A to 23 D exposed from the cover 7 from above.
- each end of the FPC 5 exposed from the cover 7 is connected to a predetermined position of the main body 11 and the display 13 from above.
- the lid and the like of the main body 11 and the display 13 are closed to complete.
- the FPC is passed through the narrow gap beside the hinge device as in the mobile phone 8 using the conventional hinge device 85 (see FIG. 8).
- No complicated work such as mounting the hinge device 85 from the lateral direction is required.
- the hinge device of the present invention is clearly different in shape from the conventional hinge device, it is possible to easily produce a design different from the mobile phone or electronic device using the hinge device of the present invention. .
- the cam is fixed and the cam follower is rotatable.
- the cam follower may be fixed and the cam may be rotatable.
- the extension angle of the hinge arm is set to about 180 degrees, but may be larger than this. This angle can be freely determined in relation to the object (the configuration) to which the hinge device is connected.
- a more compact hinge device can be manufactured at low cost. Further, according to the present invention, an electronic device having a novel design can be provided, and a more secure mobile phone can be provided.
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