CN101431545A - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes: a terminal body having a display unit; a band connected with both ends of the terminal body; and an antenna radiator installed in the band.

Description

Portable terminal

Background of invention

Technical field

The present invention relates to be worn on the mobile communication terminal on user's arm or the wrist.

Background technology

The conventional portable terminal that one or more functions such as voice and video call communication, input and output information, storage data etc. were taken and had to existence can hand.

Because this type of function becomes more diversified, portable terminal can be supported more complicated function, such as catch image or video, reproducing music or video file, play games, receiving broadcast signal or the like.By comprehensively realizing this type of function all sidedly, the form of portable terminal available multimedia player or equipment is implemented.

In order to realize various functions, a large amount of trials have been made with the form of hardware and software.For example, provide user interface to allow the search of user's simple and convenient ground or to select one or more functions.

In addition, because the user is considered as personal portable device with its portable terminal, therefore can be portable terminal and use various designs to express user personality.

Make the size of conventional portable terminal be fit to be held in the hand, so the user carry its portable terminal everywhere or carry its portable terminal everywhere in pocket, wallet or belt clamp with hand-held.Yet, may lose easily or drop unintentionally when conventional hand-hold type portable terminal carries everywhere.

Advised as clothes, ornaments or wrist-watch, to be worn on portable terminal on one's body.Yet,, require this kind equipment to have good usability and its appearance of non-deterioration in order to realize such notion.

Summary of the invention

As mentioned above, the inventor recognizes some shortcoming of correlation technique.Based on this understanding, following notion and feature have been envisioned.

Provide herein can be worn on such as on the human bodies such as wrist or arm, have less relatively size and realize the portable terminal of good usability.

This type of portable terminal comprises the terminal body with display unit; The belt that is connected with the two ends of this terminal body; And the actuation unit that is arranged on the terminal body and on a plurality of directions, moves based on rotation.Have this configuration, have limited undersized this portable terminal and can be convenient to input operation and have the appearance of improvement.

Actuation unit can comprise that be installed into can be based on the roller of the rotating shaft parallel with the Width of terminal body rotation.In this case,, can form a pair of button in the both sides of roller being pressed, thereby avoid the key plate of complexity in order to carry out input operation by simple and repetitive operation.

Display unit can be configured to export can be according to forward direction or reverse rotation and this a plurality of numerals or character that pressing operation of button is imported of roller.

Terminal body can comprise first boarded parts, and the second and the 3rd boarded parts that is arranged in the first boarded parts two ends.In this case, display unit can be disposed on first boarded parts, and control member can be disposed on second boarded parts, and loud speaker can be disposed on the 3rd boarded parts.The second and the 3rd boarded parts can be formed based on first boarded parts and be mutually symmetrical in the mode that tilts, and is convenient to input and output thus.

Terminal body can comprise: first framework has with the contact-making surface of human body contact and at its two ends and locates the coupling part of formation to be connected with belt; And the second and the 3rd framework, the top combination of itself and first framework also forms the second and the 3rd boarded parts.

The coupling part of first framework can contact with two end parts of belt and be fastening by screw.

Portable terminal can further comprise first hermetic unit in the slit between sealed terminal end main body and the belt.First hermetic unit can be included in the shirt rim part that forms on the terminal body and cover the edge of the end parts of belt, makes the edge crossover in the longitudinal direction of end parts of itself and belt.In this case, the edge of belt be chamfering arranged and shirt rim part and the contact portion of belt can be tilt to contact with the edge surface of belt.

Actuation unit can form at the second and the 3rd framework place by its through hole that exposes to the open air, and second hermetic unit can additionally be included in the inboard of through hole to seal the slit between through hole and the actuation unit hermetically.Second hermetic unit can adhere to along the edge of actuation unit and available can being made by the polyurethane or the silicones of the extruding of the second and the 3rd framework.

Can be additionally formed the 3rd hermetic unit to seal the slit between first and second frameworks hermetically.In this case, the 3rd hermetic unit can be formed by the polyurethane resin along the coating of the slit between first and second frameworks.

The reception hole that is used to take in card can form on the rear surface of terminal body and lid can releasably be carried at this reception hole.The charging end can be disposed in a side of lid to battery charge.

The reception hole that is used to take in card can form on the rear surface of terminal body, and lid can be carried and make it to horizontally rotate on this reception hole.In this case, can form patchhole by the part at edge of excision lid to insert card in first anglec of rotation.In this case, the charging end can additionally be arranged with to the battery charge in the reception hole, and can expose to the open air by patchhole during in second anglec of rotation when lid.

Reception hole can comprise slot, and it is formed so that block or plug can be connected with it.For example, card can be the UIM/SIM card, and plug has the shape of UIM/SIM card.Plug can be connected with cable and be used to input or output.

Slot can comprise additionally that the pair of detectors pin is used for test plug and whether is inserted into.Can provide the conduction connection pads to make that the detector pin can be by short circuit when plug inserts on the surface of plug.

Terminal body can comprise controller with do not carry at the UIM/SIM card or the detector pin by short circuit time control change into the plug connection mode.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 A is the rear perspective view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 B is the rear perspective view that the separated state of lid of portable terminal among Fig. 2 A is shown;

Fig. 3 A is the rear perspective view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 B is the rear perspective view of portable terminal of state that the lid half-twist of portable terminal among Fig. 3 A is shown;

Fig. 3 C is the lid rear perspective view of the portable terminal of the state of half-twist again that portable terminal among Fig. 3 B is shown;

Fig. 4 A illustrates according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention with plug to replace the UIM/SIM card to insert the rear perspective view of portable terminal of the state of slot;

Fig. 4 B illustrates the connecting terminal of slot among Fig. 4 A and UIM/SIM card and the rear perspective view of the portable terminal of the plug that is connected with slot;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart that is used for connecting at single slot the method for UIM/SIM card and plug that illustrates according to illustrated embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart that is used for connecting at single slot the method for UIM/SIM card and plug that illustrates according to illustrated embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the expansion three-dimensional view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the viewgraph of cross-section of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 A is the viewgraph of cross-section of assembling process of waterproof method that first and second hermetic units of the portable terminal among Fig. 8 are shown to 9C;

Figure 10 A is the plan view that the antenna radiator structure that is installed in according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in the belt is shown to 10C.

Figure 11 is the block diagram of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; And

Figure 12 A is the figure that the effect of handling the actuation unit of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and the corresponding actions that illustrates on display unit are shown to 12D.

Embodiment

With reference now to accompanying drawing, describes the portable terminal of each exemplary embodiment in detail according to the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1,portable terminal 100 comprises having theterminal body 110 that layout display unit on its outer surface comes display visual information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.The opposite end ofterminal body 110 connects belt 150 (also being shown item 250,350,450 and 650 in Fig. 2 A-2B, 3A-C, 4A-4B and 7 respectively) makes this portable terminal can be worn on user's wrist or thearm.Terminal body 110 can comprise the communication module that permission and communication network interior base station, server apparatus or external equipment communicate.

The outer surface ofterminal body 110 comprise first boardedparts 111 that is furnished withdisplay unit 120 on it, with second boardedparts 112 that is connected and is connected than lower part of first boardedparts 111 and the 3rd boardedparts 112 that is connected and is connected with the higher part of first boardedparts 111 with the other end ofbelt 150 with an end of belt 150.First to the 3rd boardedparts 111 to 113 can comprise the unit of the input and output function of disposingportable terminal 100.

The second and the 3rd boardedparts 112 and 113 has and the essentially identical height of the outer surface ofbelt 150, prevents between thebelt 150 and second boardedparts 112 thus and the sharp change of the shape betweenbelt 150 and the 3rd boardedparts 113.

Belt 150 can comprise thatantenna radiator 170A and 170B are used forterminal body 110 being wirelessly connected to the base station or to outside autonomous device, perhaps being connected to such as auxiliary equipment such as earphones.This type of layout ofantenna radiator 170A and 170B (also being shown a 270A/270B and 470A/470B in Fig. 2 A-2B and 4A-4B respectively) can solve the problem of issuable receiving sensitivity deterioration under the situation in antenna radiator being installed in less andterminal body 110 that size is limited or appearance deterioration effectively.Antenna radiator 770A is shown Fig. 8 and 770B is installed in thebelt 750.

Belt 150 can comprise that securingmember 151 is attached on user's wrist or the arm to allow terminal body 110.Securingmember 151 can be embodied as bracelet, biting hook, Velcro^TMOr and so on, and can have elastic part and maybe can make of elastomericmaterial.Securing member 151 shown in Fig. 1 is a bracelet type securingmember.Belt 150 can be made maybe with leather, rubber and plastics can have by stacked several layers multilayer form.Alternatively, can remove securingmember 151 andbelt 150 can be formed single extensible member.

Actuating element 130 (also being illustrated as item 230,330,430 and 630 in Fig. 2 A-2B, 3A-C, 4A-4B and 7 respectively) is positioned at second boarded parts, 112 places and is configured to and can move on a plurality of directions based on rotation.Theloud speaker 140 that is used for output audio information is positioned at the 3rd boardedparts 113 places.The I/O environment that actuatingelement 130 andloud speaker 140 are provided convenience for the user.As shown in fig. 1, forming the second and the 3rd boardedparts 112 and 113 tilts with symmetric form about first boarded parts 111.This type of configuration and layout can prevent from can influence the increase of the jut of outward appearance when this portable terminal is worn.By tilted configuration is provided, can strengthen the manipulation of user to actuation unit 130.In addition, the second and the 3rd boardedparts 112 and 113 tilted shape can allow the user to seedisplay unit 120 easily and display unit can not blocked by user's finger.

Actuation unit 130 can comprise be installed into can around towards the roller 131 (in Fig. 2 A-2B, 7 and 8, also be illustrated as respectively 231,631 and 731) of rotating shaft rotation, the rotation of rotating shaft is parallel with the Width of belt 150.The layout ofroller 131 is not limited thereto, and rotation also can be parallel with the length direction of belt 150.Roller 131 also can be pressed in the centre, or has the end that is set to button (that is, but oscillating motion).

A pair ofbutton 132 and 133 (also being illustrated asitem 232/233 and 632/633 in Fig. 2 A-2B and 7 respectively) can be arranged in the both sides ofroller 131 with the mode of pushing.In addition, can formroller 131 makes it to be imported by pressing operation.The key assignments corresponding with the pressing operation ofroller 131 can be set to expression ' determining ' or ' input '.

As shown in fig. 1, can arrange thatroller 131 makes its part be positioned in second boardedparts 112 of terminal body 110.It is compact that this type of configuration ofroller 131 andbutton 132 and 133 and layout allowportable terminal 110, provides enough length to supply user's finger to contact withswing roller 131 simultaneously.Can comprise the anti-mistake input of pushing the unit (not shown) or being configured to prevent cause at the two ends ofbutton 132 and 133 by being not intended to push.For example, prevent that it can be to use the projection (or projection configuration) that forms withbutton 132 and 133 equal heights that the unit is pushed in wrong input.

Roller 131 can be formed the cylindrical shape that has the rule groove in a circumferential direction, thereby when user's finger contact, can on direction, be moved at forward direction or back, with moving hand or cursor in various patterns or control various scalable amounts or intensity, for example brightness of volume or screen picture etc.Thereby but operated roller is rolled in playlist.

Display unit 120 is exportable can be by forward direction or reverse rotation and this a plurality of numerals or character that pressing operation ofbutton 132 and 133 is selected of pair roller 131.That is, when numeral or character were arranged on thedisplay unit 120, the user can select corresponding numeral or character by means ofroller 131 andbutton 132 and 133 moving cursors or pointer, the message that will be sent out with dialing oreditor.Display unit 120 exportable current time or date, several finite term or image in standby mode come power saving.

The forward direction rotation ofroller 131 and reverse rotation andbutton 132 and 133 can be to the instructions of cursor or pointer indication four direction.When according to the combination selection of the click of the rotation ofroller 131 andbutton 132 and 133 one the time, cursor or pointer are moved to this, and carry out corresponding entry or function bypressing roller 131 subsequently.

For example, Figure 12 A illustrates by the manipulation ofinput unit 130 being imported data and being shown bydisplay unit 120 to 12D.For example,display 120 can comprise a few height sections (window or framework).A son section is used to show the text or the numeral of input, and another height section is used for showing (rotatable) key group.5 (rotatable) key groups have been shown in the exemplary embodiment.Whenroller 131 rolled up or down, the key group was moved up or down, as rolling up or down (Figure 12 A).The key group that selection is used to import can be placed on the center and have the shape of being exaggerated.Every key group has four key pieces, left button piece, middle key piece and right button piece.The left button piece is corresponding toleft button 132, and middle key piece is corresponding toroller 131, and the right button piece is corresponding to right button 133.Each key piece can have several key assignments, such as letter, numeral, symbol or the like.

As shown in Figure 12B, when the left button button is pressed time a time, ". " is transfused to, and whenroller 131 is pressed time a time, " A " is transfused to, and is pressed time a time whenright button button 133, and " D " is transfused to.Similarly, as shown in Figure 12 C, one of repeated pressesleft button button 132,roller 131 andright button button 133, shown numeral or character can change with numeral based on the character related with this key faciation.Except that the input data, as shown in Figure 12 D, can handle input unit and move the cursor in the window and carry out other functions, such as " removing ".Input unit 130 is not only to be defined in aforementioned operation, but many other operations of may command portable terminal.

Fig. 2 A is the rear perspective view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 B is the rear perspective view that the separated state of lid of portable terminal among Fig. 2 A is shown.In the present embodiment, the front-end configuration ofportable terminal 200 can have those the similar characteristics to theportable terminal 100 shown in Fig. 1, and gives corresponding key element similar Reference numeral.

As shown in Figure 2A and 2B, be provided on the rear surface ofterminal body 210 opening or thelid 261 of the inner space of a closed terminal body 210 (in Fig. 4 A-4B, also be illustrated as 410) (in Fig. 4 A-4B and 8, also be illustrated as respectively 461 and 761).Antenna radiator 270B in thewell 255 also is shown.

Thereception hole 263 that is formed for taking in subscriber identity module/subscriber identity module card (UIM/SIM) 265 on the rear surface of terminal body 210 (in Fig. 4 A-4B, also being illustrated asitem 463).The releasably attachedreception hole 263 of lid 261.Lid 261 can be by coming fastening such as fastening assembly (not shown) such as screws.Correspondingly, can adequately protect UIM/SIM card 265 separates with the external world and protects its antagonism moisture vapour transmission.

UIM/SIM card 265 can insert slot 264 (also being illustrated asitem 764 in Fig. 8) thereby be connected with terminal body 210.Except that UIM/SIM card 265, memory card also can be connected with slot 264.Canform slot 264 makes other various types of cards or plug to be inserted into.Fig. 4 A and 4B illustrate in greater detail this type of configuration.

As shown in Figure 2A and 2B, be used for the side that a charging end 262 (also being shown 462 at Fig. 4 A-4B) to rechargeable battery (not shown) charging is disposed in lid 261.Chargingend 262 can be connected with external charging equipment and be used for being connected toportable terminal 100 charging or with plug unit with to being arranged in the powered battery of portable terminal.This type of layout of chargingend 262 can advantageously make the complicated shape or the exposed parts of the charging end that can see fromportable terminal 200 outsides when user modeminimize.Charging end 262 can with have the charger that allowsterminal body 210 to lay configuration thereon and be connected, and take in external power.Provide rear surface that a pair ofbelt lid 255 coversbelt 250 to be positioned atantenna radiator 270A and 270B in thebelt 250 with protection.Below with the setting of more detailed description belt lid.

Fig. 3 A is the rear perspective view of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 B is the rear perspective view of portable terminal that lid that portable terminal among Fig. 3 A is shown is rotated 90 ° state, and Fig. 3 C is the lid rear perspective view of the portable terminal of the state of half-twist again that portable terminal among Fig. 3 B is shown.According to the front-end configuration of theportable terminal 300 of the embodiment of the invention can have to Fig. 1 described above in those similar characteristics ofportable terminal 100, and give corresponding key element similar Reference numeral.

In this exemplary embodiment,lid 361 can form and be combined into and can horizontally rotate to each position with disc-type on the low surface of portable terminal 310.In 3C,lid 361 is combined into can be based on wherein edema with the heart involved level land rotation at Fig. 3 A.

In this exemplary embodiment of the present invention, chargingend 362 is disposed in the inboard oflid 361, and can optionally insert slot 364 and chargingend 362 according to the anglec of rotation of lid 361.Particularly,lid 361 only comprises at first anglec of rotationplace insertion groove 361a that card 365 can be inserted into by it in slot 364.As shown in Fig. 3 B, whenlid 361 is rotated 90 °, insertsgroove 361a and also be rotated together to allow card 365 to be placed into or to take out slot 364.Whenlid 361 was rotated to second anglec of rotation, exposed to the open air charging end 362.As shown in Fig. 3 C, whenlid 361 was rotated 180 °,insertion groove 361 was changed to and exposes chargingend 362 to the open air.In this configuration,portable terminal 300 can carry and for example make this charging bracket be connected to chargingend 362 on the charging bracket, thereby to inner battery charge.

Unlike Fig. 3 A to the embodiment shown in the 3C, configurable portable terminal makes the state that all is capped in slot and charging end when (it can be called as ' closed configuration '), can be exposed to the open air when the lid clockwise direction rotates slot, and can be exposed to the open air when lid counterclockwise rotates the charging end.In this case, first and second anglecs of rotation are opposite.

Fig. 4 A illustrates according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention with plug to replace UIM/SIM to insert the rear perspective view of portable terminal of the state of slot, and Fig. 4 B illustrates the connecting terminal of slot among Fig. 4 A and UIM/SIM card and the rear perspective view of the portable terminal of the plug that is connected with slot.According to the front view of theportable terminal 400 of the embodiment of the invention can have to Fig. 1 in those similar characteristics ofportable terminal 100, and give corresponding key element similar Reference numeral.

In the present embodiment, the card of two kinds or above kind can be connected with slot 464.Particularly, as shown in Fig. 4 A, theplug 491 that connects with outer computer 490 or network and UIM/SIM card 465 are the same also can be connected with this portable terminal byslot 464.

As shown in Fig. 4 B,slot 464 can have UIM/SIM card 465 or plug 491 can be connected to its socket or retainer shape with inserting, and comprises having and can make UIM/SIM card 465 and plug 491 be connected to theend parts 464a of its a plurality ofpins.Plug 491 has the shape identical with UIM/SIM card 465, has unified appearance, obtains the stable connection status with theend parts 493 ofslot 464 by this.

Plug 491 can be connected withcable 492 and be used for the I/O function.Particularly, as shown in Fig. 4 A, plug 491 can be connected with outer computer 490 or network to allow inputing or outputing between portable terminal 400 and this outer computer or the network.Correspondingly,slot 464 does not for example need to have that additional linkage unit such as socket or connector is used for being connected with outer computer 490 or network, and thus, can reduce the volume of portable terminal and the formation of complicated appearance is minimized.

As shown in Fig. 4 B,slot 464 comprises that pair ofdetectors pin 464b is used fortest plug 491 and whether is inserted into.Whetherdetector pin 464b physically testplug 491 is inserted into UIM/SIM card 465 on the contrary, transmits to allow the signal betweenslot 464 and the plug 491.Detector pin 464b can be formed the elastomeric spring that can be extruded whenplug 491 inserts in the slot 464.In order to makedetector pin 464b short circuit, can on the surface ofplug 491, provideconduction connection pads 494 with corresponding to detector pin 464b.Correspondingly, whenplug 491 is inserted into,detector pin 464b by means ofconnection pads 494 by short circuit, and data can according to the signal standards ofplug 491 byplug 491 inslot 464 according to the corresponding signal input and output.As a result of, can provide and take in and detect UIM/_SIMWhether card 465 and plug 491 are inserted intosingle slot 464 wherein.

Fig. 5 and 6 is the flow charts of process of method that are used for being connected the UIM/SIM card of single slot and plug that illustrate according to illustrated embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 5 illustrates the common configuration of using and being deleted by software in slot of card and plug.At first, when portable terminal starts (SA10), this portable terminal forwards data communication mode to, and wherein this portable terminal is connected with external equipment and carries out data communication (SA20).In this case, plug can be inserted and make this portable terminal to be connected with swap data in the slot with outer computer or network.

Whether mobile terminal check UIM/SIM card has been inserted into (SA30) in the slot.When the UIM/SIM card had been inserted in the slot, this portable terminal received the signal of UIM/SIM card and is changed to UIM/SIM pattern (SA40).

When the slot with UIM/SIM card and portable terminal separated, this portable terminal was changed to the data communication mode (SA20) that is set as acquiescence.

Because data communication mode is set as acquiescence in this portable terminal, therefore need in slot, not be provided for discerning the physical location or the element of the card of plug or the other types except that UIM/SIM.

Fig. 6 illustrates card and plug by physical method common situation of using in slot.When portable terminal starts (SB10), it changes to UIM/SIM pattern (SB20) immediately.

Whether the signal of the detector pin of mobile terminal check slot (464 among Fig. 4 B) changes (SB30).If plug is inserted in the slot, then the signal change of detector pin is transmitted to controller and this controller changes to data communication mode (SB40) with portable terminal.

In this way, the card of the other types of non-UIM/SIM card or plug can be identified by the detector pin of slot, and can be transfused to or export with card that is inserted into or the corresponding data of plug.

Fig. 7 is the open cube display of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Portable terminal 600 can comprise referring to figs. 1 to all or part of of all characteristics of 6 portable terminals of describing, and similar Reference numeral is given elements corresponding.

As shown in Figure 7,terminal body 610 comprises a plurality of frameworks 601,602 and 603 that form mobile terminalmain body 610 appearances.Particularly,terminal body 610 comprisesfirst framework 601 withcoupling part 601a that the contact-making surface that contacts with user's body andbelt 650 be connected to it, and in the combination of the top offirst framework 601 and have the second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 that formsinclined plane 602a, 602b, 603a and the 603b of second boarded parts 112 (Fig. 1) and the 3rd boarded parts 113 (Fig. 1) on it.In this configuration, the number of framework is not defined to this.For example, the second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 can be integrally formed and be single form, maybe can provide other frameworks.

Thecoupling part 601a offirst framework 601 can comprise and can contact with two end faces ofbelt 650 and by the fastening part of screw 618.Can on two end faces ofbelt 650,form fastener hole 653 with corresponding to screw 618.This type of fastening method prevents that the link betweenbelt 650 and theterminal body 610 from relatively moving or scatter, thereby obtains to realize to be installed in the stability of performance of other assemblies on thebelt 650 and the status of electrically connecting of improvement and terminal body 610.On the 601a of the coupling part ofterminal body 610,form retention tab 606 and on the direction vertical, move or vibrations, andformation patchhole 607 inserts wherein to allowretention tab 606 onbelt 650 with length direction to preventbelt 650.

Can prevent that byscrew 618 existence fastening orretention tab 606 andpatchhole 607belt 650 from scattering or move with respect toterminal body 610 near the 601a of coupling part.

Terminal body 610 andbelt 650 are electrically connected bytransmission line 652A and 652B (also being illustrated as a 752A and 752B in Fig. 8).Transmission line 652A is connected withterminal body 610 by thecoupling part 601a offirst framework 601 with652B.Transmission line 652A and 652B are used for the antenna radiator (170A of Fig. 1 and 170B) that is installed in thebelt 650 is presented the feeder line toterminal body 610.

Metalground connection extension 674 can be disposed in the side oftransmission line 652A and 652B, atcoupling part 601a andbelt 650 to be the ground connection of extendingfirst framework 610 by means of under the fastened situation ofscrew 618.

Can formground connection extension 674 for contacting bytrip bolt 618 automatically, improve the radio performance that is installed in the antenna radiator (170A among Fig. 1 and 170B) in thebelt 650 thus.

The second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 can be configured to form the preceding ofterminal body 610 and side appearance.Particularly,inclined plane 602a, 602b, 603a and 603b are configured to form the second lift-launch part (112 among Fig. 1) and the 3rd lift-launch part (113 among Fig. 1).Theactuating element 630 and the loud speaker 640 (also being illustrated asitem 740 at Fig. 8) that are used for input and output expose to the open air atinclined plane 602a, 602b, 603a and 603b.

The second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 can form by injection moulding synthetic resin, is perhaps made by the metal material of for example stainless steel (STS) or titanium (Ti) etc.

Window 604,display unit 620, first circuit supporting substrate 616 (also be illustrated as in Fig. 8 716), battery 615 (also be illustrated as in Fig. 8 715), second circuit support substrates 634 (also be illustrated as in Fig. 8 734), actuatingelement 630, tertiary circuit support substrates 641 (also be illustrated as in Fig. 8 741),loud speaker 650 and other are installed in the outside or inner space of framework 601,602 and 603.First, second and tertiary circuit support substrates 616,634 and 641 can be the printed circuit board (PCB) forms.

Display unit 620 can have the size of first boarded parts (111 among Fig. 1) that is used to formterminal body 610basically.Display unit 620 is disposed in the inboard oftransmittance window 604 and can is LCD (LCD) module that is used for visual representation information, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) module, Electronic Paper or the like.Can betweendisplay unit 620 andwindow 604, provide the touch recognition unit to allow coming input information by user's touch.

Battery 615 can be formed chargeable and be configured to be installed in the terminal body 610.Provide external power via charging end (362 among 262 among Fig. 2 A and Fig. 3 B) tobattery 615 as described above, andbattery 615 provides desired power for various assemblies.

Allow the various assemblies of mobile communication and input and output to carry on first circuit supporting substrate 616.Actuating element 630 and secondcircuit support substrates 634 can be combined into the assembly of module type.Loud speaker 640 is supported by tertiary circuit support substrates 641.Secondcircuit support substrates 634 can be connected with firstcircuit supporting substrate 616 by connecting line or FPCB (flexible printed circuit board) with tertiary circuit support substrates 641.Thetransmission line 652A that extracts out frombelt 650 is connected with tertiarycircuit support substrates 641 with secondcircuit support substrates 634 respectively after by thecoupling part 601a offirst framework 601 with 652B.

Can provide first hermetic unit with the slit between sealed terminal endmain body 610 and thebelt 650 at first framework, 601 places ofbelt 650 and terminal body 610.First hermetic unit forms at first andsecond frameworks 601 and 602 places ofterminal body 610, and can comprise thatshirt rim part 609 is to cover theedge 650a ofbelt 650 end parts.

Shirt rimpart 609 forms at place, two ends thatterminal body 610 is connected withbelt 650, make its in the longitudinal direction with theedge 650a ofbelt 650 crossovers with the end parts that coversbelt 650.

Theedge 650a ofbelt 650 can form chamfering, andshirt rim part 609 and the contact portion ofbelt 650 can form inclination to contact withedge 650a surface.

Correspondingly, when the common body that is secured tofirst framework 601 and the second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 whenbelt 650 is secured tofirst framework 601, theedge 650a of the end parts ofbelt 650 can be attached to the sloping portion ofshirt rim part 609 tightly, realizes waterproof or dustproof characteristic.

The second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 can be bound the intraware that comprisesdisplay unit 620 with support mutually.The second and the3rd framework 602 and 603 common body are fastened to first framework by screw.

Between the second and the3rd framework 603, form throughhole 638, expose theactuating element 630 that can on a plurality of directions, rotate to the open air by it.

For preventing that moisture from penetrating in theterminal body 610 by throughhole 638, form secondhermetic unit 635 with the slit between sealing throughhole 638 and the actuating element 630.Secondhermetic unit 635 can be made and be formed along the edge of actuatingelement 630 by polyurethane or silicones.Secondhermetic unit 635 can be manufactured into injection moulding (two injection moulding) in conjunction with the enhancing element of being made by stronger material 636 (also being illustrated asitem 736 in Fig. 8).

Slit between first andsecond frameworks 601 and 602 is sealed hermetically by the 3rd hermetic unit 608.The 3rdhermetic unit 608 can form along straight line between the slit when assembled at first andsecond frameworks 601 and 602.

Fig. 8 is the viewgraph of cross-section of portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 9 A is the viewgraph of cross-section of assembling process of waterproof method that first and second hermetic units of the portable terminal among Fig. 8 are shown to 9C.Portable terminal 700 in the present embodiment can comprise referring to figs. 1 to all or part of of all characteristics of 7 portable terminals of describing, and similar Reference numeral is given elements corresponding.

As shown in Figure 8, the outer surface that forms thewindow 704 of first boarded parts (111 among Fig. 1) can have curved surface to coordinate mutually with the outer surface configuration of portable terminal 700.In order to reduce diffuse reflection,window 704 can adopt seamless toughened glass.

Belt 750 comprises having and is used to take in taking ingroove 756primary elements 757, having and be used for being fastened to thefastening part 754A and the 754B of screw hole of terminal body 710 andbelt lid 755A and the 755B that is used for open andclose reception hole 756 byscrew 718 ofantenna radiator 770A and 770B.Belt comprises securing member (for example bracelet) 751.

Forantenna radiator 770A and 770B and the inner surface ofbelt 750 are separated, can cover 755A and 755Bplace formation spacer 759 at belt.Correspondingly,antenna radiator 770A and 770B can with fully separate such as user's bodies such as user's wrist.

Antenna radiator 770A and 770B are meantfirst antenna radiator 770A that is used for mobile communication and thesecond antenna radiator 770B that is used for short haul connection.The first andsecond antenna radiator 770A and 770B can be arranged in the opposite side based on terminal body 710.Antenna radiator 770A and 770B can be installed into parallel inbelt 750, make its not can or less by human body (user) or ectocine.

Thefirst antenna radiator 770A makes to have to be used for respective length and the pattern such as the wave band of CDMA, GSM or the like that transmit or receive with base station or other users when mobile, and thesecond antenna radiator 770B can have and is used to pass through bluetooth^TMThe length and the pattern that communicate with wireless headset or near server apparatus.

By having thefirst antenna radiator 770A that is used for radio mobile communication and thesecond antenna radiator 770B that is used for short haul connection, just compare from terminal body projection or the correlation technique that exposes to the open air with antenna radiator wherein and can realize good appearance.Because the capacity ofantenna radiator 770A and 770B has reduced, the size of portable terminal also can correspondingly reduce.

As shown in Fig. 9 A, the end parts ofbelt 750 contacts withfirst framework 701 and is fastening by screw 718.First framework 701 comprises theshirt rim part 709 withlip 709a and 709b, and is formed theedge 750a of the end parts that covers belt 750.Correspondingly, whenbelt 750 was secured tofirst framework 701 of terminal body 710 in the longitudinal direction, theedge 750a ofbelt 750 end parts can be pressed towards the firstshirt rim part 709a, thereby sealed thebelt 750 andfirst framework 701 hermetically.

As shown in Fig. 9 B, the second and the3rd framework 702 and 703 common body are assembled into first framework 701.When the assembly of arranging the second and the3rd framework 702 and 703 made that actuatingelement 730 exposes to the open air by the throughhole 738 between the second and the3rd framework 702 and 703, this assembly was fastened tofirst framework 701 by the screw (not shown).In this process, secondhermetic unit 735 that forms in the office, end of actuatingelement 730 is pressed against on the inner surface of the second and the3rd framework 702 and 703, thereby seals the slit betweenactuating element 730 and the second and the3rd framework 702 and 703 hermetically.Actuating element 730 rests in theplatform 739.

Figure 10 A is the plan view that the structure that is installed in the antenna radiator in the belt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown to 10C.

Particularly, Figure 10 A illustrates not connect and is used for electromagnetic signal is presented to terminal body (receiving mode; Be Rx) or reverse feeding (transfer mode; Be Tx)feeder 852 and the configuration of ground connection extension 874.As shown in Figure 10 A, theconductive pattern 872 thatantenna radiator 870 can comprise the insulatingbarrier 871 of form membrane and form on insulating barrier 871.For example,antenna radiator 870 can be formed FPCB.

Can form transversal 873 at the opposite side ofconductive pattern 872 thanconductive pattern 872 weak points.Transversal 873 can be connected withground connection extension 874 to improveantenna radiator 870 performances as described below.Between transversal 873 andconductive pattern 872, provideconnector 875 to shirk or attached feeder 852.Feeder 852 can be formed coaxial cable andconnector 875 is formed coaxially.

Figure 10 B illustrates the configuration thatground connection extension 874 is connected to antenna radiator 870.As shown in Figure 10 B,ground connection extension 874 can be made and comprisedscrew hole 874a by flexible metallic material, make the one end be connected withantenna radiator 870 and the other end by means of screw and first framework (referring among Fig. 7 about 601 with the description of 601a) contact.

Correspondingly, because belt comprisesantenna radiator 870, can overcome effectively and be positioned at when the ground connection of terminal body is far away issuable whenaerial radiation device 870 such as problems such as radio performance deteriorations.

Figure 10 C illustrates the configuration thatground connection extension 874 andfeeder 852 are connected with antenna radiator 870.As shown in Figure 10 C,connector 875 is connected by therelative connector 852a that the office, end atfeeder 852 forms, and maybe will be radiated the air from the radio signal that terminal body receives will send terminal body from the signal thatantenna radiator 870 receives to.

Particularly,antenna radiator 870 can be connected withground connection extension 874 to form a kind of planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA).This class formation ofantenna radiator 870 and layout can prevent effectively becauseantenna radiator 870 is disposed in close human body and the performance degradation ofissuable antenna radiator 870.

Figure 11 is the block diagram of the portable terminal of another exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, portable terminal can comprisemobile communication module 81,actuation unit 30,display unit 20,audio output unit 40,memory 82, short-range communication module 83,power subsystem 15 andcontroller 80.

Controller 80 is typically controlled the general operation of portable terminal.For example, the control and the processing that are associated with audio call, data communication, video call etc. bymobile communication module 81 execution of controller 80.In addition,controller 80 can carry out radio communication by short-range communication module 83 and earphone or household electrical appliances.

In addition,controller 80 can receive the signal change of thedetector pin 464b among Fig. 4 B, and correspondingly is transformed into UIM/SIM pattern or data communication mode as shown in Figure 6.Under the non-existent situation of detector pin, controller may command software makes that portable terminal is changed to the UIM/SIM pattern when the UIM/SIM card is inserted into, and this portable terminal is changed to data communication mode when plug is inserted into.

Mobile communication module 81 can via thefirst antenna radiator 70A to/transmit/receive radio signals from network (for example, mobile communication base station).For example,mobile communication module 81 can comprise that the transmission of disposing voice data, text data, view data and control data and reception and modulation transmit signal and the emission transmitter unit through modulation signal, and the receiving element of signal is received in demodulation under the control ofcontroller 80.

Short-range communication module 83 can and communicate such as external equipments such as earphone or household electrical appliances via the second antenna radiator 70B.

Actuation unit 30 can offercontroller 80 with the key entry data of being operated with control terminal by user's input.The roller and the button that constitute operatingunit 30 can dispose as illustrated in fig. 1.Correspondingly, the menu of expectation or function can be visited to rotation apace by the forward direction rotation or the back of roller.Corresponding function can be by carrying out by pressing roller, and can be carried out by button towards moving of the other direction different with the roller indicated direction.For example, for input character or numeral, portable terminal is arranged numeral or alphabet on display unit 20.Numeral that is arranged or alphabet can roller or button be specified and be output as telephone number or sentence ondisplay unit 20 by being handled by the user.

Display unit 20 can show and export the information of handling in portableterminal.Display unit 20 is according to the exportable numeral of various patterns, character, still image, the video of portable terminal.For example,display unit 20 can be set to make and is in when being used for making the pattern of call when portable terminal,display unit 20 shows the numeral of input, when portable terminal is in the message transfer mode,display unit 20 shows the character or the numeral of input or is used to search for the menu of certain function, and when portable terminal is in standby mode, the 20 demonstration times of display unit.In different viewpoints, for example, when portable terminal was in the phone call mode,display unit 20 can show under the control ofcontroller 80 and user interface (UI) or the graphic user interface (GUI) called out or other communication is associated.When portable terminal was in video call pattern or the picture catching pattern,display unit 20 can show the image that is captured and/or the image that receives, UI, GUI or the like under the control of controller 80.Display unit also can both also be used as output equipment as input equipment by comprising touch-screen.

In addition,display unit 20 can be inserted into or the instruction of the state that plug is inserted into to notify the user or to receive about card with multi-form demonstration and output UI or GUI.

Audiofrequency output module 40 can be changed in call signal receiving mode, phone call mode, logging mode, speech recognition mode etc. under the control ofcontroller 80 frommobile communication module 81 voice datas that receive or that be stored in thememory 82 and also export through data converted.

In addition, audiofrequency output module 40 can provide specific function (for example call signal receive sound, message sink sound etc.) the relevant sense of hearing output performed with portable terminal.Audiofrequency output module 40 can comprise loud speaker, receiver, buzzer etc.

Memory 82 can be stored and be used for perhaps can temporarily storing the data (for example telephone directory, message, still image, video etc.) of I/O by the processing ofcontroller 80 execution and the program of control etc.Memory 82 can comprise at least one class storage medium, comprises hard disk formula, cassette memory (for example SD or XD memory etc.), flash memory, random-access memory (ram), read-only memory (ROM) or the like.

In addition, portable terminal can comprise the broadcast reception module, the broadcast singal that it can receive via satellite or ground installation is launched converts thereof into the broadcast data form that can be output toaudio output unit 40 anddisplay unit 20, and will export tocontroller 80 through data converted.In addition, the broadcast reception module can receive and broadcast the auxiliary data (for example, electronic program guides (EPG), channel list etc.) that is associated.Broadcast data and the auxiliary data changed out by broadcast reception module 86 can be stored in the memory 84.

Portable terminal can comprise external interface, and it can receive from the data of external equipment or power and with it and send respective element in the portable terminal to, or sends the internal data of portable terminal to external equipment.External interface can be configured to be connected with the keyboard that can carry out input operation from the external world.This external interface can be implemented as be used for via fastening or wireless device with earphone be connected to portable terminal connectivity port (terminal), be used for port (for example Infrared Data Association (IrDA) port, the bluetooth of short haul connection^TMOne of port, WLAN port etc.).

Power subsystem 15 can be provided for operating the power that each element needs when receiving external power source or internal electric source under the control of controller 80.Can providepower subsystem 15 to be installed in the terminal body or and pass through charging end (262 Fig. 3) to its power supply and with its storage from external source.

Because available some forms realize each exemplary embodiment and do not deviate from its characteristic, therefore will also be understood that, unless point out separately, otherwise exemplary embodiment described above is not limited by any details described above, and phase reaction is broadly understood in the defined scope of appended claims.Therefore, falling into the various changes within the scope of claims and the equivalence techniques scheme of modification or this scope therefore is intended to be contained by appended claims.

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1. mobile communication terminal that is configured to be worn on user's wrist or the forearm comprises:

Terminal body, it comprises controller, Wireless Telecom Equipment and display unit;

The belt that is connected with second end with first end of described terminal body;

Be installed in first antenna radiator in the outer surface of first end of described belt; And

Be installed in second antenna radiator in the outer surface of second end of described belt.

2. portable terminal as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each in described first and second antenna radiators comprises:

The membranous type insulating barrier; And

The conductive pattern that on described insulating barrier, forms.

3. portable terminal as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described terminal body comprises:

Contact-making surface, it is arranged to wrist or preceding arm contact with described user; And

Framework, it comprises and is configured to respectively first and second coupling parts that are connected with second end with first end of described belt.

4. portable terminal as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprises

Screw, it is arranged to the coupling part of described framework is connected to the respective end of described belt.

5. portable terminal as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, also comprises:

First and second feeder lines, it is arranged to respectively described first and second antenna radiators are connected to described terminal body, and is formed corresponding first and second end parts of passing described belt and extends in the described framework.

6. portable terminal as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described first feeder line comprises:

Coaxial cable.

7. portable terminal as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described belt further comprises:

The ground connection that is configured to extend the ground connection of described framework is extended.

8. portable terminal as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the extension of described ground connection comprises:

Metal material, its end that is arranged to make described ground connection to extend are connected with described first antenna radiator and the other end of described ground connection passes through the fastening and described framework of screw and contacts.

9. portable terminal as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described first antenna radiator comprises:

Transversal, it forms on a side relative with conductive pattern side described first antenna radiator described first antenna radiator.

10. portable terminal as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, the extension of described ground connection is connected with described transversal.

11. portable terminal as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Connector, it is located between the described transversal of described first antenna radiator and the described conductive pattern and is configured to attached and shirks described first feeder line.

12. portable terminal as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

The belt lid; And

Groove, it is configured to take in described first antenna radiator and forms on the inboard of described belt, and the described groove of taking in is covered by described belt lid.

13. portable terminal as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described belt lid comprises:

Spacer, it is configured to the inner surface of described first antenna radiator with described belt separated.

14. portable terminal as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described second antenna radiator has length and the pattern that the Radio earphone of wearing with described user carries out radio communication that be configured for.

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