Folding portable electronic equipment

Abstract

A first box body is inserted between a first flat part and a first frame portion of a cover and is fastened to the cover by means of a first fastening member so that the first frame portion is interposed between the first box body and a plate-shaped first fixing member forming a first fixing member window for exposing a display section. A second box body is inserted between a second flat part and a second frame portion of the cover and is fastened to the cover by means of a second fastening member so that the second frame portion is interposed between the second box body and a plate-shaped second fixing member forming a second fixing member window for exposing an operation section.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mobile phone in a closed state according to one embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the right.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mobile phone in an opened state when viewed from the right.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the mobile phone in the opened state.

FIG. 4 is a view of the mobile pone exploded into first and second fastening members, first and second fixing members, a phone main body, and a cover.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3.

Claims

1. Folding portable electronic equipment, comprising: a first box body including a display section on the front side thereof;a second box body including an operation section on the front side thereof;a hinge which foldably joins the first box body and the second box body;a plate-shaped first fixing member forming a first fixing member window for exposing the display section;a plate-shaped second fixing member forming a second fixing member window for exposing the operation section; anda cover which covers at least the back faces of the first box body and the second box body,wherein the cover includes: a first flat part which covers the back face of the first box body;a first frame portion which is provided at the first flat part for covering an edge part of the first box body and which forms at the central part thereof a first cover window for exposing the display section;a second flat part which covers the back face of the second box body;a second frame portion which is provided at the second flat part for covering an edge part of the second box body and which forms at the central part thereof a second cover window for exposing the operation section; anda joint part which joins the first flat part and the second flat part, andthe first box body is inserted between the first flat part and the first frame portion of the cover and is fastened to the cover by means of a first fastening member so that the first frame portion is interposed between the first box body and the first fixing member, andthe second box body is inserted between the second flat part and the second frame portion of the cover and is fixed to the cover by means of a second fastening member so that the second frame portion is interposed between the second box body and the second fixing member.

2. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the first box body includes a display section side edge part at which a first engagement protrusion for positioning the first frame portion is formed,the second box body includes an operation section side edge part at which a second engagement protrusion for positioning the second frame portion is formed,a first engagement hole for being engaged with the first engagement protrusion is formed in the first frame portion, anda second engagement hole for being engaged with the second engagement protrusion is formed in the second frame portion.

3. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 2, wherein a receiving section and a mouthpiece section are provided in the first box body and the second box body, respectively,a receiver through hole is formed in the first fixing member so as to correspond to the receiver section of the first box body, anda mouthpiece through hole is formed in the second fixing member so as to correspond to the mouthpiece section of the second box body.

4. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein a slit used for inserting the first or second box body is formed in a side on the hinge side of at least one of the first frame portion and the second frame portion.

5. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the cover is made of genuine leather.

6. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the cover is made of synthetic leather.

7. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the cover is made of fabric.

8. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are formed of resin molded pieces.

9. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are made of metal.

10. The folding portable electronic equipment of claim 1, which is a folding mobile phone.