WO2016186258A1 - Expandable screen type portable terminal having multiple screens - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an expandable screen type portable terminal having multiple screens as a first invention, the portable terminal comprising: a first screen unit having a first screen constituted by a flexible display device and two or more housings provided on the back of the first screen, wherein the first screen selectively expands in size by a relative motion between the two or more housings; a second screen unit having a body overlapping the first screen unit in the thickness direction and a second screen disposed on one surface of the body so as to be parallel to the first screen, wherein the position of the second screen is changed by a swing motion of the body while one corner of the body is hingedly coupled with one corner of one of the two or more housings; and a controller that controls the size and arrangement of an image, which is displayed on the first and second screens, according to the arrangement state of the first and second screen units.

Description

Screen expansion type portable terminal with multiple screens

The present disclosure relates to a screen expansion type portable terminal, and more particularly, to increase the curvature of a bent portion of a flexible display device and to adjust the number of screens or the screen area according to a user's selection. It relates to a screen expansion type portable terminal having a.

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.

Portable terminals have become common in the form of multi-media devices with many functions such as call functions, picture taking, music or video file playback, DMB reception, and wireless Internet.

However, as the amount of information displayed on the screen and the need for Internet work increase, there is a problem that the display unit is narrow.

In order to solve this problem, the Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-1999-0086867, a portable liquid crystal display device having a flexible liquid crystal display device, and the Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0001376, a flexible display device are common. Therefore, the present disclosure has disclosed an extended screen type portable terminal that implements a large screen that is extended by installing a flexible display device.

However, in order to effectively use the complex functions of the comprehensive multimedia portable terminal, beyond the size of the screen is simply expanded, a display unit for displaying an image is additionally required, and it is required to arrange them in an appropriate structure.

For example, multiple screens are required for multi-tasking such as DMB viewing and Internet search, and they need to be arranged in a structure that is compatible with portability and usage efficiency.

The present disclosure uses a first screen unit in which a screen is selectively expanded using a flexible display element, and a second screen unit in which one side of the first screen unit is hinged and the position of the screen is changed by a swing movement. An object of the present invention is to provide a screen expansion type portable terminal that can be used by adjusting the number of screens or the area of the screen according to the selection.

In addition, the present disclosure is to provide a screen expansion-type portable terminal having a structure capable of improving the curvature of the bent portion of the flexible display element.

Here, a summary of the present invention is provided, which should not be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention (This section provides a general summary of the disclosure and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features).

In order to solve the above problems, the present disclosure, the first screen provided with a flexible display element; and at least two or more housings provided on the back of the first screen; relative movement between the at least two or more housings A first screen unit in which the size of the first screen is selectively expanded by; A body provided to overlap the first screen part in a thickness direction; and a second screen part arranged in parallel with the first screen as one surface of the body; A second screen unit hinged to one side of a corner of the at least two housings to change a position of the second screen by a swing movement; And a controller for controlling the size and arrangement of the image displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement state of the first and second screen units.

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the first screen portion is provided with at least two or more housings in a plate shape, such that the corners corresponding to each other are folded along an axis. And the flexible display device is continuously provided on one surface of the at least two housings, and has a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens arranged to adjust the size of the screen by the folding operation of the at least two housings. Provided by the invention.

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the first screen portion includes: two housings on which one side is slidably coupled to the other; The two housings have screen guide rods provided in a direction orthogonal to a sliding movement direction in each of the insides, and the first screen has both ends fixed to one inner side of the two housings, respectively. Screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens are arranged to surround all the screen guide rods are provided in each of the two housings, the first screen is selectively expanded while one of the two housings sliding on the other on one plane To provide a third invention.

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the third invention, wherein the two housings are provided to overlap the body in a thickness direction, and the second screen is disposed on an upper surface thereof. A swing guide groove which is provided on the rear surface of the body as a back surface of the second screen in a diagonal direction and is recessed in the thickness direction from the back surface, and is provided on an inner surface thereof in the longitudinal direction of the swing guide groove. A swing guide groove having a rack formed therein, the pinion being formed in one of the two housings and coupled to the rack of the swing guide groove; Extended screen type having a plurality of screens to move along the swing motion of the body and the sliding operation of the two housings It provides a substitute for the terminal to the fourth aspect of the invention.

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the first invention, wherein the first and second screens have a plurality of screens provided as transparent display elements as a fifth invention. .

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the first invention, wherein the size of the first screen is provided to be selectively expanded by a folding motion between the at least two housings, and the second screen. The unit further includes a third screen unit which is provided to be wrapped by the first screen unit and has a third screen disposed on the at least one housing rear surface of the first screen unit, wherein the control unit includes the first screen unit. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens for controlling the size and arrangement of images displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement state of the 2,3 screen unit.

The present disclosure provides a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the sixth invention, wherein the first, second and third screens are screen expansion type portable terminals having a plurality of screens provided as transparent display elements. to provide.

According to the present disclosure, by adjusting the size of the screen with a flexible display element, by adjusting the position of the screen by the screen of the body that is switched to the horizontal screen by the swing movement, it is possible to perform a multi-task and output a variety of information. Therefore, it is possible to more efficiently use a portable terminal that provides a complex function, and the user's satisfaction is improved by selecting and using a screen suitable for the purpose in which the portable terminal is used.

According to the present disclosure, a portable TV, a laptop, a smartphone, etc. may be implemented as a single device by a flexible display device having a screen size adjusted and a screen of a body having a screen position adjusted.

According to the present disclosure, the bending portion curvature is increased by the thickness of the body to prevent the bending portion from being damaged due to damage and deterioration even if the frequency of opening and closing the flexible display element is increased.

1 and 2 illustrate a first embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure;

3 and 4 illustrate a second embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure;

5 and 6 show a modified example of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

7 and 8 show another modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

9 to 11 illustrate a third embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 shows a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9. FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, various embodiments of implementing a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

However, the spirit of the present disclosure is not limited by the embodiments described below, and the possible embodiments thereof are not limited, and a person of ordinary skill in the art who understands the spirit of the present disclosure is included within the scope of the same technical spirit of the present disclosure. The form may be easily proposed as a method of substitution or change, but this is also included in the technical spirit of the present invention.

In addition, since the terms used below are selected for convenience of description, the technical contents of the present disclosure are not limited to the dictionary meanings of the terms used below, and should be properly interpreted as meanings corresponding to the technical spirit of the present disclosure. will be.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure.

1 and 2, a screen expansion type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure includes first and second screen units and a controller (not shown).

The first screen unit includes a first screen 30 and a housing 20.

The first screen 30 is provided with a flexible display element. Therefore, the first screen 30 can be bent at a predetermined curvature.

The housing 20 is disposed on the rear surface of the first screen 30 to support the first screen 30.

The housing 20 is provided in plurality.

The coupling between the plurality of housings 20 is provided such that the size (or area) of the first screen 30 is reduced or expanded by relative movement therebetween.

The second screen unit includes a second screen 12 and a body 11.

The body 11 is provided to overlap the first screen portion in the thickness direction.

The second screen 12 is provided on one surface of the body 11, and is provided on one surface of the body 11 disposed in parallel with the first screen 30.

Here, of course, the first and second screens 30 and 12 may be provided as transparent display devices.

On the other hand, the body 11 and the housing 20 are hinged to each other to enable a swing movement about an axis parallel to their thickness direction.

The hinge coupling may be made at the edges or corners of the body 11 and the housing 20, or may be made using a coupling portion protruding from the sides of the body 11 and the housing 20 for hinge coupling.

The controller is configured to control the size and arrangement of the image displayed on the first and second screens 30 and 12 according to the arrangement state of the first and second screen units.

The control unit is provided inside the body 11 or the housing 20.

As a result, the size of the screen is controlled by the flexible display device, and the position of the screen is adjusted by the screen of the body which is switched to the horizontal screen by the swing motion, thereby performing multiple tasks and outputting various information. Therefore, it is possible to more efficiently use a portable terminal that provides a complex function, and the user's satisfaction is improved by selecting and using a screen suitable for the purpose in which the portable terminal is used.

In the present embodiment, the first screen portion is provided with three housings 20, each of which is provided in a plate shape.

In addition, the three housings 21, 22, and 23 are provided to be folded along the axis corresponding to each other.

The flexible display element is continuously provided on one surface of the three housings 21, 22, and 23.

Thereby, the size of the first screen portion is adjusted by the folding operation between the three housings 21, 22, 23.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, as one side of any one of the body 11 or the three housings 21, 22 and 23, the regular exposure part always exposed to the outside regardless of the arrangement state of the 1st, 2nd screen part ( 70, 72 are further provided.

At least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal is disposed in the normally exposed parts 70 and 72.

3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating a second embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure.

3 and 4, the screen expansion type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present embodiment is basically based on the first embodiment described above. Therefore, hereinafter, only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the first screen portion includes two housings 21, 23 on which one side is slidably coupled to the other.

The two housings 21 and 23 each have screen guide rods 21a and 23a provided in directions perpendicular to the sliding movement direction.

The first screen 30 has both ends of the screen guide rods 21a and 23a fixed at one side of the two housings 21 and 23, respectively, and provided at the two housings 21 and 23, respectively. It is arranged to wrap.

As a result, the size of the first screen 30 is selectively expanded or reduced while one of the two housings 21 and 23 slides relative to the other on one plane.

In this embodiment, the housing 20 may of course be provided with an additional housing 22 which supports the central portion of the first screen 30 which is not supported by the two housings 21, 23.

In addition, as long as the housing 20 includes two housings 21 and 23, the number thereof is not limited.

5 and 6 show modified examples of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of A of FIG. 5.

5 and 6, the screen expansion type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present modification is basically based on the second embodiment described above. Therefore, hereinafter, only differences from the second embodiment will be described.

In the screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present modification, the two housings 21 and 23 are provided to overlap the body 11 in the thickness direction, and the second screen 12 is disposed on the upper surface. It is provided to be arranged.

In addition, a swing guide groove 61 is formed on the rear surface of the body 11 as the rear surface of the second screen 12 in a curved shape in a diagonal direction and is recessed in the thickness direction from the rear surface of the body 11. do.

The swing guide groove 61 is provided with a rack on its inner surface in the longitudinal direction thereof.

On the other hand, any one of the two housing (21, 23) is provided with a pinion (63) which is provided to be coupled to the rack 62 of the swing guide groove (61).

As a result, the pinion 63 moves along the rack 62 in conjunction with the swinging motion of the body 11, resulting in a sliding motion of the two housings 21, 23.

On the other hand, the screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having the plurality of screens according to the present modification and the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, either one of the body 11 or the two housings 21 and 23. As a side, it may further include always exposed portions 70 and 72 which are always exposed to the outside regardless of the arrangement state of the first and second screen portions.

At least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal may be disposed in the normally exposed parts 70 and 72.

7 and 8 illustrate another modified example of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of B of FIG. 7.

7 and 8, the screen expansion type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present modification is basically based on the second embodiment described above. It is also similar to the modified example of the second embodiment described above. Therefore, hereinafter, only the second embodiment and its modifications and differences will be described.

The screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present modification is provided at a position facing the rear surface of the body 11 and is fixed to either one of the two housings 21 and 23. Has

The rack 62 is preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction parallel to the direction in which the two housings 21 and 23 slide.

On the other hand, the present modification includes a pinion 83 which is fixed to the hinge shaft 40 of the body 11 and meshes with the rack 81.

As a result, one of the two housings 21 and 23 slides relative to the other by the swing movement of the body 11.

On the contrary, the rack 81 is moved according to the sliding movement of either one of the two housings 21 and 23, and the pinion 83 coupled to the rack 81 is rotated.

As a result, the swing of the body 11 is interlocked by the sliding movement of any one of the two housings 21 and 23.

In this modification, the swing movement of the body 11 or the sliding movement of any one of the two housings 21 and 23 may be made manually or automatically by using a motor or the like.

9 to 11 are diagrams illustrating a third embodiment of a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens according to the present disclosure.

The screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present embodiment is basically based on the first embodiment described above. Therefore, hereinafter, only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

The screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present embodiment is provided such that the size of the first screen 30 is selectively expanded by the folding motion between the plurality of housings 20.

The second screen portion is provided to be wrapped by the first screen portion.

In addition, a third screen portion having a third screen 31 is provided on the rear surface of any one of the plurality of housings 20 constituting the first screen portion.

The control unit is further configured to control the size and arrangement of the image displayed on the first, second, and third screens 30, 12, and 31 according to the arrangement state of the first, second, and third screen units.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as one side of any one of the body 11 or the plurality of housings, the always-exposed portions 70 and 72 which are always exposed to the outside regardless of the arrangement state of the first, second and third screen portions It may further include.

At least one of a camera, a speaker, and an input / output terminal may be disposed in the normally exposed parts 70 and 72.

In the present embodiment, the first, second, and third screens 30, 12, and 31 may be provided as transparent display elements.

12 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 12, the screen expansion-type portable terminal 10 having a plurality of screens according to the present modification is different from the third embodiment in that a plurality of housings 20 are provided, but all other parts are the same. Do.

Claims (7)

A first screen provided with a flexible display element, and at least two housings provided on a rear surface of the first screen, wherein the size of the first screen is selectively expanded by relative movement between the at least two housings. A first screen unit; A body provided to overlap the first screen part in a thickness direction; and a second screen part arranged in parallel with the first screen as one surface of the body; A second screen unit hinged to one side of a corner of the at least two housings to change a position of the second screen by a swing movement; And And a control unit for controlling the size and arrangement of the image displayed on the first and second screens according to the arrangement state of the first and second screen units. The method according to claim 1, The first screen unit, The at least two housings are provided on the plate, provided to fold the corners corresponding to each other on the axis, The flexible display device is provided on one surface of the at least two or more housings, screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens, characterized in that the screen size is adjusted by the folding operation of the at least two or more housings. The method according to claim 1, The first screen unit, In one plane, one side is coupled to the other in sliding motion Two housings; The two housings have screen guide rods provided in a direction orthogonal to a sliding movement direction in each interior thereof. Both ends of the first screen are fixed to one inner side of the two housings, and disposed to surround all of the screen guide rods respectively provided on the two housings. A mobile terminal having a plurality of screens, wherein the first screen is selectively expanded while one of the two housings slides with respect to the other on one plane. The method according to claim 3, The two housings are provided to overlap the body in the thickness direction, and the second screen is disposed to be disposed on an upper surface thereof. A swing guide groove which is provided on the rear surface of the body as a back surface of the second screen in a diagonal direction and is recessed in the thickness direction from the back surface, and is provided on an inner surface thereof in the longitudinal direction of the swing guide groove. A swing guide groove having a rack formed therein; And a pinion provided in one of the two housings and coupled to the rack of the swing guide groove. And the pinion moves along the rack, wherein the swing motion of the body is linked with the sliding motion of the two housings. The method according to claim 1, The first and second screens, the screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens, characterized in that provided with a transparent display element. The method according to claim 1, The size of the first screen is provided to be selectively expanded by the folding motion between the at least two housings, The second screen unit is provided to be wrapped by the first screen unit, And a third screen unit having a third screen disposed on the at least one housing rear surface of the first screen unit. The control unit is a screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens, characterized in that for controlling the size and arrangement of the image displayed on the first, 2.3 screen according to the arrangement state of the first, second, third screen. The method according to claim 6, The first, second and third screens, the screen expansion type portable terminal having a plurality of screens, characterized in that provided with a transparent display element.

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