KR100790156B1 - Camera door opening and shutting apparatus for folder type mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A camera door opening/closing device of a portable terminal is provided to open/close camera doors in the portable terminal manually and semiautomatically, thereby easily opening/closing the camera doors of the terminal, consequently a user can easily use the terminal and a camera lens is protected. A rotative guide member(60) is disposed on a camera door cover(20), and is equipped with a lens hole(62). One pair of camera doors(30) is disposed on the guide member(60), and opens/closes the lens hole(62) as rotating at a rotative shaft. Door link members(40) are disposed on the camera doors(30), offer the hinge shaft, and are rotatively combined with the guide member(60). A door rotative member(50) is rotatively combined with the door link members(40), and rotates the camera doors(30) as rotating the door link members(40) when being rotated by a button unit(80).

Description

CAMERA DOOR OPENING AND SHUTTING APPARATUS FOR FOLDER TYPE MOBILE PHONE}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a camera door opening and closing device of a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view showing a door rotating member of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a front view showing a state in which the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the terminal.

Figure 4 is a front view showing a state before the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a rear view showing a state before the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front view showing a state after the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a rear view showing a state after the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

8 is an exploded perspective view showing a camera door opening and closing apparatus of a portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a rear view showing a state before the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a rear view showing a state after the operation of the camera door of the configuration of the camera door opening and closing device of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged rear view of a portion A of FIG. 10; FIG.

The present invention relates to a camera door opening and closing device of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a camera door opening and closing device of a mobile terminal configured to open and close the camera door of the mobile terminal manually and semi-automatically.

In general, the term “portable communication device” refers to a device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such portable communication devices are referred to as HHP, CT-2 cellular phones, digital phones, PCS phones and PDAs, and are classified into various types in appearance. For example, wireless terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type wireless terminals according to their appearance. The bar-type wireless terminal means that the single housing is configured as a bar-type, and the flip-type wireless terminal means that the flip or cover is rotatably configured by the hinge device in the bar-type housing. The terminal means that the folder is configured to be rotatably connected to the single bar-shaped housing by a hinge device and to be folded.

In addition, in the conventional portable communication device for a video call, the photographing means includes a camera lens, through which a video call with the other party or a desired subject can be taken.

Also, in recent years, portable communication devices mainly for voice communication or video communication have a large number of terminals such as flip type or folder type.

Such flip-type or clamshell terminals have excellent sound sensitivity, and are currently in a generalized trend because they are advantageous for miniaturization and light weight of the main body.

In addition, the camera lens is mounted on the main body in the case of a flip terminal, and is commonly mounted on the hinge device and the folder in the case of a folding terminal.

The camera phone equipped with such a camera lens is portable and can move freely and can take photos and videos through the lens.

However, the conventional camera phone has a problem that dust or foreign substances are often stuck on the surface of the camera lens, and when photographing a subject through the lens in this state, the photographed pictures and videos are blurred or unclear.

In addition, since the conventional camera phone uses a small camera, the hole on the surface of the lens is very small, so that it is difficult to remove foreign substances caught in the hole.

In addition, in the conventional camera phone, since the camera lens is always open, there was a misunderstanding that the shooting regardless of the intention of other people.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a door is provided in the lens of the conventional camera phone, but this has a disadvantage in that the user uses the camera phone of the mobile terminal by directly opening and closing by hand.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention can facilitate opening and closing of the camera door in the portable terminal, improve the use of the terminal, protect the camera lens, The present invention provides a camera door opening and closing device for a portable terminal to prevent dust or foreign matter from adhering to the surface of a camera lens.

Another object of the present invention is to configure the mobile terminal to open and close the camera door when using the shooting mode function, the camera of the mobile terminal to prevent the misunderstanding of blocking the camera lens when the camera is not in use to avoid other people It is to provide a door opening and closing device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a camera door opening and closing device of a mobile terminal, which is configured to open and close the camera door semi-automatically when the mobile terminal is used as a shooting mode function. have.

In order to achieve the above object, a first embodiment of the present invention is a mobile terminal equipped with a camera lens,

Camera door cover;

A rotation guide member provided on the camera door cover and having a lens hole;

A pair of camera doors provided at the rotation guide member to open and close the lens hole as the rotation guide is rotated about a rotation axis;

A door link member provided on the camera door, providing the hinge axis, and rotatably coupled to the rotation guide member; And

It is rotatably coupled to the door link member, and when rotated by the button portion, characterized in that the door link member is also rotated together with the door rotating member for rotating the camera doors.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, a second embodiment of the present invention is a portable terminal equipped with a camera lens,

Camera door cover;

A rotation guide member provided on the camera door cover and having a lens hole;

A pair of camera doors provided in the rotation guide member to open and close the lens hole as the semi-automatically rotates about the rotation axis;

A door link member provided on the camera door and rotatably coupled with the rotation guide member to rotate about a hinge axis to rotate the camera door semi-automatically;

A door rotation member rotatably coupled to the door link member and rotating the door link member and rotating the camera doors semi-automatically when the button unit is rotated; And

It is characterized by consisting of a pair of elastic members to provide an elastic force to rotate the camera door semi-automatically.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1, 2 and 3, the camera door opening and closing device 10 of the portable terminal includes a camera door cover 20, a rotation guide member 60 formed with a lens hole 62, and a pair of camera doors ( 30, a door link member 40, and a door rotation member 50, and the camera door cover 20 has a cover side opening 21 corresponding to the lens hole 62, and will be described later. An accommodation space 22 is provided to sequentially couple the rotating guide member 60, the pair of camera doors 30, the door link member 40, and the door rotating member 50, and in this state, The plate 70 is coupled to each other, and the camera door 30 rotates about the rotation axis A1 so that the rotation guide members 60 may be opened to both sides in the lens hole 62 so as to be opened and closed. It is provided in the camera door cover 20, the door link member 40 is The rotating shaft A1 is provided and is provided at one end of the camera door 30 so as to be rotatably coupled to the camera door cover 20, and the door rotating member 50 is provided by the button unit 80. When rotated, the door link member 40 is also rotatably coupled to the door link member 40 to rotate together with the door link member 40.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rotation guide member 60 is provided between the camera door cover 20 and the camera door 30 to guide rotation of the camera door 30.

1, 4 and 5, the door link member 40 includes a rotation hole 41 and a rotation movement member 42, and the rotation hole 41 is the rotation guide member 60. It is formed at one end of the camera door 30 to be rotatably coupled to the projection 61 formed therein, the rotational movement member 42 is coupled to the rotation projection 53 formed on the door rotation member 50 When the button unit 80 is rotated in the forward direction, the rotation protrusion 53 is also rotated to rotate the door link member 40 about the rotation axis A1 and the pair of camera doors 30. And rotates together to open the lens hole 62 and rotates the button portion 80 in the reverse direction again, so that the rotation protrusion 53 rotates to collect and close the pair of camera doors 30. Is formed at a position adjacent to the rotating hole 41 There.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rotation moving member 42 is formed with a groove to be coupled to the rotation protrusion 53.

1, 2, 6 and 7, the door rotating member 50 includes an opening 51, at least one stopper member 52, the rotating protrusion 53, and a button fixing part ( 54, the opening 51 is formed in the center of the door rotating member 50 to open the camera lens 12 in accordance with the rotation of the camera door 30, the stopper The member 52 is formed around the opening 51 so as to be coupled to the projection 61 formed in the rotation guide member 60 to limit the rotation of the door rotation member 50, and the rotation projection 53 ) Is formed at a position adjacent to the stopper member 52 so as to be rotatably coupled with the rotational movement member 42 of the door link member 40, and the button fixing part 54 is the terminal 11. It is formed around the outer periphery of the opening 51 to be fastened and fixed with the button portion 80 provided in the .

1, 4 and 6, the button unit 80 is provided on the outside of the camera door cover 20 to be exposed to the outside of the terminal 11 and rotated by the user's finger, At least one button protrusion 81 is formed at a lower portion of the button unit 80 so as to be fastened to the button fixing unit 54, and a flash lens 90 is provided at the camera door cover 20. Is provided.

The operation of the camera door opening and closing apparatus of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

1 and 2, the camera door opening and closing apparatus 10 of the portable terminal includes a camera door cover 20 having a cover side opening 21, a rotation guide member 60 having a lens hole 62, It consists of a pair of camera door 30, the door link member 40, and the door rotation member 50. As shown in FIG.

The pair of camera doors 30 and the door rotating member 50 are sequentially coupled in the storage space 22 formed in the camera door cover 20, and the camera door cover 20 and the camera door 30 are The rotation guide member 60 is provided between and the lens hole 62 of the rotation guide member 60 and the cover side opening 21 of the camera door cover 20 correspond to each other, and in this state. In, combine the door plate 70.

5 and 7, the rotation hole 41 formed in the door link member 40 is rotatably coupled to the protrusion 61 formed in the rotation guide member 60, and the door rotation member ( The rotation protrusion 53 formed at 50 is rotatably coupled to the rotational movement member 42 of the door link member 40.

1, 4 and 6, the button unit 80 is coupled to the button fixing unit 54 formed around the outer circumference of the door rotating member 50. At least one button protrusion 81 is coupled to the button fixing part 54 in the button part 80.

As shown in FIG. 3, the camera door cover 20 is mounted on the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11.

6 and 7, when the user uses the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11 and rotates the button unit 80 in the forward direction, the door rotating member 50 also rotates together. At this time, the rotation protrusion 53 of the door rotating member 50 rotates together. The rotation protrusion 53 rotates the rotation movement member 42 of the door link member 40 and rotates the door link member 40. The door link member 40 rotates about the rotation axis A1 provided in the rotation hole 41, and simultaneously rotates the pair of camera doors 30 to open the lens hole 62. .

The pair of camera doors 30 rotate and open to both sides of the lens hole 62 and open at the same time.

At this time, the door rotating member 50 is formed with at least one stopper member 52 for limiting the rotation of the door rotating member 50, the projection 61 formed on the rotating guide member 60 When the stopper member 52 is engaged and the door rotation member 50 rotates, the stopper member 52 rotates together so that one end of the stopper member 52 contacts the protrusion 61 to limit rotation. Done.

4 and 5, when the user does not use the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11, when the button unit 80 is rotated in the reverse direction, the door rotating member 50 is also present. In this case, the rotation protrusion 53 of the door rotating member 50 rotates together. The rotation protrusion 53 rotates the rotation movement member 42 of the door link member 40 and rotates the door link member 40. The door link member 40 rotates about the rotation axis A1 provided in the rotation hole 41, and at the same time, the pair of camera doors 30 are collected to close the lens hole 62.

At this time, the stopper member 52 also rotates together, and the tile end of the stopper member 52 and the protrusion 61 contact each other to limit rotation.

In addition, the operation of the camera door opening and closing apparatus of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11.

As shown in FIG. 8, the camera door opening and closing apparatus 10 of the terminal 11 includes a camera door cover 20 having a cover side opening 21, a rotation guide member 60 having a lens hole 62, and a pair Camera door 30, door link member 40, door rotating member 50 and a pair of elastic members 100. The pair of camera doors 30, the door rotating member 50, and the elastic member 100 are sequentially coupled to the storage space 22 formed in the camera door cover 20, and the camera door cover 20 and the The rotation guide member 60 is provided between the camera doors 30, and the lens hole 62 of the rotation guide member 60 and the cover side opening 21 of the camera door cover 20 are made to correspond to each other. Match and engage the door plate 70.

In this case, the rotation hole 41 formed in the door link member 40 is rotatably coupled to the projection 61 formed in the rotation guide member 60, and the rotation projection 53 formed in the door rotation member 50. ) Is rotatably coupled to the rotational movement member 42 of the door link member 40.

9, 10 and 11, the rotation guide member 60 is provided with the elastic member 100, the elastic member 100 is composed of a ring spring 100, the ring spring 100 One end of the) is in contact with the rotation projection 53 formed on the door rotation member 50, the center of the ring spring 100 is coupled to the spring projection 63 formed on the rotation guide member 60, The tile end of the ring spring 100 is in contact with the inside of the camera door cover 20.

The button unit 80 is coupled to the button fixing unit 54 formed around the outer circumference of the door rotating member 50. At least one button protrusion 81 is coupled to the button fixing part 54 in the button part 80.

In this state, the camera door cover 20 is mounted on the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11.

10 and 11, when the user does not use the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11, when the button unit 80 is rotated in the forward direction, the door rotating member 50 is also present. In this case, the rotation protrusion 53 of the door rotating member 50 rotates together. The rotation protrusion 53 rotates the rotation movement member 42 of the door link member 40 and rotates the door link member 40. The door link member 40 rotates about a rotation axis A1 provided in the rotation hole 41.

In this case, since one end of the ring spring 100 is in contact with the rotation protrusion 53, when the door rotation member 50 is rotated, the one end of the ring spring 100 provides an elastic force of the one end of the ring spring 100. 53, the rotation protrusion 53 rotates the rotational movement member 42 of the door link member 40 by the elastic force of the ring spring 100 and the pair of camera doors 30. The lens hole 62 is opened by rotating it semi-automatically.

In order to provide elastic force to one end of the ring spring 100, a central portion of the ring spring 100 is coupled to a spring protrusion 63 formed on the rotation guide member 60, and a tile end is connected to the camera door cover 20. In contact with the inner side to transmit the elastic force to the rotary protrusion 53 through one end of the ring spring (100).

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when the user does not use the camera lens 12 provided in the terminal 11, when the button unit 80 is rotated in the reverse direction, the door rotating member 50 also rotates together. At this time, the rotation protrusion 53 of the door rotating member 50 rotates together. The rotation protrusion 53 rotates the rotation movement member 42 of the door link member 40 and rotates the door link member 40. The door link member 40 rotates about the rotation axis A1 provided in the rotation hole 41, and at the same time, the pair of camera doors 30 are collected to close the lens hole 62.

As described above, by configuring the portable terminal to open and close the camera door manually and semi-automatically, it is possible to facilitate the use of the camera lens of the terminal.

The camera door opening and closing apparatus of the mobile terminal according to the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

For example, the present invention can be applied to all portable terminals.

According to the camera door opening and closing apparatus of the mobile terminal according to the present invention as described above,

By configuring the portable terminal to open and close the camera door manually and semi-automatically, it is easy to open and close the camera door of the terminal, thereby facilitating the use of the terminal, to protect the camera lens, and to fit on the surface of the camera lens Attachment of dust or foreign matter can be prevented, and when the terminal is not in use, there is an effect of preventing misunderstanding of other people's shooting by opening the existing camera lens.

Claims (10)

In a mobile terminal equipped with a camera lens, Camera door cover; A rotation guide member provided on the camera door cover and having a lens hole; A pair of camera doors provided at the rotation guide member to open and close the lens hole as the rotation guide is rotated about a rotation axis; A door link member provided on the camera door, providing the hinge axis, and rotatably coupled to the rotation guide member; And Rotatingly coupled with the door link member, when rotated by the button unit, the door link member is configured to rotate as well as the door rotating member for rotating the camera doors, the camera door opening and closing, characterized in that Device. The cover side opening of claim 1, wherein the cover side opening is formed to coincide with the lens hole. A storage space is provided in the camera door cover, and the rotation guide member, the pair of camera doors and the door rotation member are sequentially coupled to the storage space, and the door plate is coupled to the camera door. Device. According to claim 1, The door link member is formed on one end of the camera door, the rotating hole rotatably coupled to the projection formed in the rotation guide member, When the button unit is formed at a position adjacent to the rotation hole and is coupled to the rotation protrusion formed on the door rotation member to rotate the button unit in the forward direction, the rotation protrusion also rotates to rotate the door link member about the rotation axis. The pair of camera doors are also rotated to open the lens hole, and then the button unit is rotated in the reverse direction. The camera door opening and closing device of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the rotating projection is further formed to rotate the rotation projection to close the pair of camera doors. The camera door opening and closing device of claim 3, wherein the rotation moving member is formed with a groove to be coupled to the rotation protrusion. The door rotating member of claim 3, further comprising: an opening formed in a central portion of the door rotating member; At least one stopper member formed around the opening and coupled with a protrusion formed on the rotation guide member to limit rotation of the door rotating member; A rotation protrusion formed at a position adjacent to the stopper member and rotatably coupled to a rotational movement member of the door link member; The camera door opening and closing device of the portable terminal, characterized in that formed in the outer periphery of the opening consisting of a button fixing portion fastened and fixed to the button portion provided in the terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the button portion is provided on the outside of the camera door cover, exposed to the outside of the terminal, at least one or more button protrusions are further formed to be fastened and fixed to the button fixing portion further characterized in that is formed Camera door opening and closing device of the mobile terminal. The camera door opening and closing device of claim 1, wherein the camera door cover further comprises a fresh lens. In a mobile terminal equipped with a camera lens, Camera door cover; A rotation guide member provided on the camera door cover and having a lens hole; A pair of camera doors provided in the rotation guide member to open and close the lens hole as the semi-automatically rotates about the rotation axis; A door link member provided on the camera door and rotatably coupled with the rotation guide member to rotate about a hinge axis to rotate the camera door semi-automatically; A door rotation member rotatably coupled to the door link member and rotating the door link member and rotating the camera doors semi-automatically when the button unit is rotated; And And a pair of elastic members providing elastic force to rotate the camera door semi-automatically. The camera door opening and closing device of claim 8, wherein the rotation guide member comprises the elastic member. The method of claim 8, wherein the elastic member is made of a ring spring, One end of the ring spring is in contact with the rotating protrusion formed on the door rotating member and when the button unit is rotated, it provides an elastic force to the rotating protrusion to rotate to rotate the camera door cover semi-automatically to open and close the lens hole, The center of the ring spring is coupled to the spring projection formed in the rotation guide member, And a tile end of the ring spring is in contact with the inside of the camera door cover.

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