BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional watch-type mobile terminal during use;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a process of assembling a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a plane view showing a use state of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a process of assembling a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a plane view showing a use state of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a process of assembling a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention; and
FIG. 12 is a plane view showing a use state of a watch-type mobile terminal according to the present invention.
Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein has been omitted for conciseness.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, examples of a watch-type mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention include an LCD 2, hour/minute hands 11, and a movement device 12. The hour/minute hands 11 surrounds an outer circumference of the LCD 2 to rotate with respect to a rotation axis A1, and the movement device 12 provides the rotation axis A1 and is included in a main body 1 of the watch-type mobile terminal 10 to rotate the hour/minute hands 11.
As shown in FIG. 2, a protection glass 13 is provided over the hour/minute hands 11 to protect the LCD 2 and the hour/minute hands 11.
As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 1 includes a mounting groove 14 in which the LCD 2, the hour/minute hands 11, and the movement device 12 can be sequentially mounted.
As shown in FIG. 4, characters and symbols indicating time are marked along the outer circumference of the LCD 2.
The operation of the watch-type mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 through 5.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the watch-type mobile terminal 10, the movement device 12, the hour/minute hands 11, and the protection glass 13 are sequentially mounted in the mounting groove 14 of the main body terminal 1.
As shown in FIG. 4, when a user does not use a communication mode function of the watch-type mobile terminal 10, the hour/minute hands 11 rotates with respect to the rotation axis A1 by operation of the movement device 12, thereby informing the user of the time.
The hour/minute hands 11 rotate with respect to the rotation axis A1 of the movement device 12, thereby information the user of the time in an analog manner. The hour/minute hands 11 rotate along an outer circumference of the LCD 2.
Characters and symbols indicating the time are marked along the outer circumference of the LCD 2 to allow the user to accurately know the time.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a user can independently use the LCD 2 when using a communication mode function or other functions of the watch-type mobile terminal 10. In addition, since the hour/minute hands 11 operate independently, a user can check the time when using a communication mode function of the watch-type mobile terminal 10.
The operation of another example of a watch-type mobile terminal 20 according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 through 9.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the watch-type mobile terminal 20, a movement device 23, hour/minute hands 22, and at least one LCD 21 are mounted in a mounting groove 14 of a main body 1.
Two LCDs 21 may be combined in the mounting groove 14 and a hole 24 is provided through center portions of the LCDs 21. The hour/minute hands 22 are included on each LCD 21 through hole 24. Each LCD 21 may have a semi-spherical form.
As shown in FIG. 8, when a user does not use the main body 1 for a communication mode function, the hour/minute hands 22 rotate with respect to the rotation axis A1 by operation of the movement device 23 to inform the user of the time. The rotation axis A1 is combined with the hour/minute hands 22 through the hole 24 to allow the rotation of the hour/minute hands 22.
The rotation axis A1 is provided through a center of the movement device 23 and the hour/minute hands 22 rotate about the rotation axis A1 of the movement device 23 to inform the user of the time in an analog manner. The hour/minute hands 22 rotate on the LCD 21 to inform the user of the time.
Characters and symbols indicating time are marked along an outer circumference of the LCD 2, thereby allowing the user to accurately know the time.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when using the main body 1 for a communication mode function or other functions, the user can independently use the LCD 21. In addition, the hour/minute hands 11 operate independently, and thus the user can check the time when using the main body 1 for a communication mode function.
Even when power is completely consumed and is not supplied to the main body 1, the LCD 21 is turned off, and the function of the watch-type mobile terminal 20 is stopped, the hour/minute hands 22 operate, thereby providing time information to the user all the time.
The operation of another example of a watch-type mobile terminal 30 according to a the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10 through 12.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a movement device 33, hour/minute hands 32, and a disc-type LCD 31 are mounted in a mounting groove 14 formed in a main body 1.
A through-hole 34 is defined through a center of the LCD 31 and a rotation axis A1 of the movement device 33 passes through the through-hole 34 to allow rotation of the hour/minute hands 32.
When a user does not use the main body 1 for a communication-mode function, the hour/minute hands 32 rotate with respect to the rotation axis A1 by operation of the movement device 33, thereby informing the user of the time. The rotation axis A1 is provided through a center of the movement device 33.
The hour/minute hands 32 rotate about the rotation axis A1 of the movement device 33, thereby informing the user of the time in an analog manner. The hour/minute hands 32 rotate on the LCD 31 to inform the user of the time.
Characters and symbols indicating the time are marked along an outer circumference of the LCD 31 to allow the user to accurately know the time.
As shown in FIG. 12, when using the main body 1 for a communication mode function or other functions, a user can independently use the LCD 31. In addition, the hour/minute hands 32 operate independently, and thus the user can check the time when using the main body 1 for the communication mode function.
Even when power is completely consumed and is not supplied to the main body 1, the LCD 31 is turned off, and the function of the watch-type mobile terminal 30 is stopped, the hour/minute hands 32 operate, thereby providing time information to the user all the time.
While the present invention has been shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Patent Application
20070263491
