Portable communication device
First Claim
1. A portable communication device for multimedia applications, comprising:
- a shell-shaped upper part including a frame, said upper part being adapted to receive components of the communication device and the device being configured so that when the device is in a closed position it has an outside face in the form of a display which defines a display plane;
a lower part adapted to receive an electronic module, said lower part comprising at least a keypad, a frame section and a bottom shell; and
a joint element for connecting the upper part and the frame section of the lower part at a longitudinal side of said upper part and said frame section, whereinsaid joint element is pivotably disposed in bearings situated in a bottom side of the frame section providing a horizontal pivot axis of the joint element laying along a periphery of the lower part such that the horizontal pivot axis is in a position which is spaced outward from said upper part,said frame of said shell-shaped upper part comprises a pivot pin, said pivot pin protrudes from said frame in the direction of said lower part and in the direction of said joint element at a tilt angle of up to 90 degrees relative to the display plane, said pivot pin is rotably disposed in a pin seat provided in said joint element and thereby provides a rotational axis for said upper part, andsaid joint element and said pivot pin are configured to permit a pivoting of the upper part about the horizontal pivot axis from a closed position of said upper part, at which the inside of said upper part lies on the keypad of the lower part, to a first open position or from the first open position back to the closed position, and to permit a pivoting of the upper part from the first open position about the rotational axis within an angular range of at least 180 degrees to a second open position, so that in the second open position the display and the keypad are on a same side of the communication device.
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Abstract
A portable communication device for multimedia applications including upper and lower parts connected by a joint element for moving the parts relative to each other between closed and various open positions. The upper part includes a display which is on the outside of the closed device. The joint element enables pivoting the upper part along a horizontal axis disposed below the plane of the display in a position that is shifted parallel outward or inward relative to the upper part as well as rotational motion of the parts relative to each other about a rotational axis which is tilted relative to the plane of the display, the motion being made when the rotational axis comes to a position perpendicular to the horizontal axis as a result of the pivoting motion. Optimum display and keypad size for PC use, slimmer design, and additional space for multimedia components are attained.
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1. A portable communication device for multimedia applications, comprising:
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a shell-shaped upper part including a frame, said upper part being adapted to receive components of the communication device and the device being configured so that when the device is in a closed position it has an outside face in the form of a display which defines a display plane; a lower part adapted to receive an electronic module, said lower part comprising at least a keypad, a frame section and a bottom shell; and a joint element for connecting the upper part and the frame section of the lower part at a longitudinal side of said upper part and said frame section, wherein said joint element is pivotably disposed in bearings situated in a bottom side of the frame section providing a horizontal pivot axis of the joint element laying along a periphery of the lower part such that the horizontal pivot axis is in a position which is spaced outward from said upper part, said frame of said shell-shaped upper part comprises a pivot pin, said pivot pin protrudes from said frame in the direction of said lower part and in the direction of said joint element at a tilt angle of up to 90 degrees relative to the display plane, said pivot pin is rotably disposed in a pin seat provided in said joint element and thereby provides a rotational axis for said upper part, and said joint element and said pivot pin are configured to permit a pivoting of the upper part about the horizontal pivot axis from a closed position of said upper part, at which the inside of said upper part lies on the keypad of the lower part, to a first open position or from the first open position back to the closed position, and to permit a pivoting of the upper part from the first open position about the rotational axis within an angular range of at least 180 degrees to a second open position, so that in the second open position the display and the keypad are on a same side of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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