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Foldable portable information apparatus with image camera function

A technology for image capture and information devices, which is applied in image communication, structural components of portable computers, telephone communication, etc., and can solve the problems of design performance (degraded appearance, complex structure, unbalanced relative casing size, etc.)

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-01-28
KYOCERA CORP
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[0019] However, in the foldable portable information device 202 provided with the image capture function as described above, the user must consider whether the user is implementing data exchange or the user captures the user's own image, and the image captured by the user is not the user but the scene. case, the operation changes the image capture direction of the image capture device 210
In addition, since the angle is slightly different each time, the operation cannot be kept consistent, and the operability is not good
[0020] Since the hinge device of the portable information device is complicated in structure and includes wiring, it is difficult to install the camera device in it.
Even if the camera unit could be placed in the hinge unit, it caused another problem in that it was forced to increase the size of the hinge unit, thus being unbalanced with respect to the size of the case
In addition, there is a possibility of deteriorating design performance (appearance)
[0021] On the other hand, with the camera device integrated in the rotating body independent of the casing, the rotating mechanism for the rotating body additionally requires a hinge device, thus complicating the structure and increasing the number of parts, and assembly failure may occur. question

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no. 1 approach

[0049] Figure 1A and 1B It shows a mobile phone as an embodiment of a portable information device according to the present invention, wherein 1A is a front view and 1B is a rear view. figure 2 is displayed Figure 1A A cross-sectional view along line X-x in .

[0050] The portable information device 1 is constructed so that the first casing 2 and the second casing 6 are connected and rotated relative to each other by the hinge means 5 so that the angle β between the front faces 2a and 6a thereof can be changed. The first housing 2 is provided with a display device 3 and a listening device 4 on the front 2a, while the second housing 6 is provided with a control device 7 and a transmitting device 8 on its front 6a. When the fronts 2a and 6a are adjacent to each other, the length of the device can be shortened to enhance its portability, and the first casing 2 is located at an inclined position within the range of 90°<β<180° relative to the second casing 6, in a more preferr...

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[0066] Figures 4A to 8B Shown is a foldable mobile phone 120 for illustrating an embodiment of a foldable portable information device provided with an image capturing function according to the present invention.

[0067] In the foldable mobile phones 220 and 222 according to the embodiments of the present invention shown in these figures, the same components in the portable information device 102 provided with an image capturing function in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and in The same structure as that of the portable information device 102 in the related technical field will not be described here again.

[0068] Figure 4A and 4B shows a foldable mobile phone 120 having an image capture device 110 (a foldable portable information device provided with an image capture function) according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which image capture according to the first to fourth embodiments to be described later The image capturing dire...

no. 3 approach

[0082] Figure 6A and 6B A folding type mobile phone 120 is shown as the third embodiment of the present invention, in which the mechanism for rotating the image capture device 110 employs a crank mechanism.

[0083] exist Figure 6A and 6B Among them, the shaft 142 is arranged coaxially with the rotation axis of the hinge device 108 and is mounted to the first cabinet 104 . The wheel 144 is mounted to one end 142 a of the shaft 142 at the side of the image capture device 110 .

[0084] Shafts 146 and 148 are protrudingly mounted to both ends of the image capture device 110 provided in the second housing 106 so as to extend parallel to the rotation axis of the hinge device 108 to allow the image capture device 110 to freely rotate about its axis.

[0085] Wheel 150 is mounted to shaft 146 , while wheel 144 and wheel 150 are connected by connecting rod 152 . The ends 152a and 152b of the connecting rod 152 are respectively connected to the wheel disc 144 and the wheel disc...

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Abstract

A folding-type portable information device 120 provided with an image capturing function including a first housing 104 and a second housing 106 rotatably connected via a connecting unit 108, an image capturing unit 110 being provided in the second housing 106 or in the connecting unit 108, and an image display unit 112 for displaying an image captured by the image capturing unit 110 being provided in the first housing 104, wherein an image capturing direction control unit 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, or 140 for varying the image capturing direction of the image capturing unit 110 according to the folding angle between the first housing 104 and the second housing 106 is provided.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a portable information device, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and more particularly, to a foldable portable information device provided with an image capture function. Background technique [0002] Some portable information devices such as mobile phones or PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) etc. are small, multifunctional and foldable and provided with an image capture function such as CCD (Charge Coupled Device). [0003] Such as Figure 16 The mobile phone shown is an example of a portable information device with a camera in this technical field. The portable information device 31 includes a first casing 32 and a second casing 36 connected to each other by a hinge device 35 so that it can be rotated and changed. Angle α between front faces 32a and 36a. The first housing 32 includes a display device 33 and a listening device 34 on its front face 32a, while the second cabinet 36 includes ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04B1/38H04N5/225
CPCH04M1/0218G06F1/1616G06F1/1686G06F1/1681H04N2007/145H04M1/0264H04N5/2259H04N5/2251H04N23/58H04N23/50H04B1/38
Inventor 渡部贵昭堀井省次松村茂
Owner KYOCERA CORP