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Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A mobile phone including a covering lid, a body, a battery and a
battery lid is provided according to the invention. Of which, the
body is a mono-block casting with an opening section on the top,
while the covering lid is coupled to the body via a first hinge
such that the covering lid can be flipped to open from or flipped
to close towards the body; the battery is installed inside the body
and is loaded into or unloaded from the body via the opening section;
the battery lid, which is installed on top of the opening section
to hold the battery, is coupled to the body via a second hinge such
the battery lid can also be flipped to open from or flipped to close
towards the body. In practice, the battery lid can be a keypad module
of the mobile phone, while the first and the second hinge can be
situated at the same side either having respective axes or sharing
the same axis. Moreover, the mobile phone can further include a
circuit board which is installed between the battery and the body.
Mobile Phone Patent Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A mobile phone, comprising: a body, which is a mono-block casting
and has an opening section; a covering lid, which is coupled to
the body via a first hinge such that the covering lid can be flipped
to open from or flipped to close towards the body; a battery, which
is installed inside the body and is loaded into or unloaded from
the body via the opening section; and a battery lid, which is installed
on top of the opening section to hold the battery firmly and is
coupled to the body via a second hinge such the battery lid can
also be flipped to open from or flipped to close towards the body;
wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are situated at the
same axis, and wherein the battery lid is a keypad module of the
mobile phone.
2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone
further comprises a circuit board which is installed under the battery
and in the body.
3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone
further comprises a circuit board which is installed under the battery
and in the body.
Mobile Phone Patent Description
This application incorporates by reference of Taiwan application
Serial No. 091206775, filed May 13, 2002.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates in general to a mobile phone, and more particularly
to mobile phone whose body is a mono-block casting.
2. Description of the Related Art
Along with the rapid growth in the industry of electronic products
and advance in technology, new communication products are constantly
brought forth and marketed. In recent years, portable electronic
products, the mobile phone for example, which cover a versatile
range of functions, have become a necessity to the public in their
everyday life. Mobile phones of various manufacturers nowadays have
very little differences in terms of functions. How to design a mobile
phone with a more attractive exterior and a stronger external structure
has thus become an important feature in attracting the consumers.
Please refer to FIG. 1, a structural diagram according to a conventional
mobile phone. Mobile phone 100 has a covering lid 105 and a body
110. In general, a battery 120 and a circuit board 130 are installed
inside the body 110 of the mobile phone 100, while a keypad module
140 is fixed onto the body 110. The battery 120 is loaded and unloaded
via the opening of a battery lid 150. When using a mobile phone
100, a user might drop the mobile phone on the ground because of
his or her loose grip of the mobile phone resulting in a separation
between the battery lid 150 and the body 110 causing the battery
120 to be thrown out from the body 110. Worse than that, the electronic
and mechanic elements inside the body 110 might therefore be damaged.
The battery lid 150, which is designed to facilitate the loading
and unloading of the battery 120, results in a mobile phone with
insufficient strength. As a consequence, the battery 120 separates
from the body easily when hit by external forces. Furthermore, the
exterior design of the mobile phone 100 is restricted because the
design of the battery 150 has to be taken into consideration first.
It can be summarized from the foregoing disclosure that a conventional
mobile phone has the following disadvantages:
1. Insufficient strength. Since the battery lid is designed to
be on the surface of the body of the mobile phone, it is easily
for the battery lid to be separated from the body when the mobile
phone is hit by external forces causing the battery to be thrown
out from the body or even causing damage to the electronic and mechanic
elements therein.
2. Restriction on the exterior design of a mobile phone. To facilitate
battery loading/unloading, it is necessary to have a battery lid
on the surface of the body. However, this imposes restriction on
the design of the exterior of a mobile phone.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a mobile
phone for the following purposes:
1. To enhance the strength of a mobile phone.
2. To lift the restriction on the exterior design of a mobile phone.
The invention achieves the above-identified objects by providing
a mobile phone whose structural features are briefed as follows.
A mobile phone including a covering lid, a body, a battery and
a battery lid is provided according to the invention. Of which,
the body is a mono-block casting with an opening section on the
top, while the covering lid is coupled to the body via a first hinge
such that the covering lid can be flipped to open from or flipped
to close towards the body; the battery is installed inside the body
and is loaded into or unloaded from the body via the opening section;
the battery lid, which is installed on top of the opening section
to hold the battery, is coupled to the body via a second hinge such
the battery lid can also be flipped to open from or flipped to close
towards the body. In practice, the battery lid can be a keypad module
of the mobile phone, while the first and the second hinge can be
situated at the same side either having respective axes or sharing
the same axis. Moreover, the mobile phone can further include a
circuit board which is installed between the battery and the body.
Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will become
apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred
but non-limiting embodiments. The following description is made
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1, a structural diagram according to a conventional mobile
phone;
FIG. 2, a structural diagram of a mobile phone according to a preferred
embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The key feature for the mobile phone according to the invention
is a mono-block design of the body allowing the battery to be loaded
and unloaded via the opening of a keypad module without having a
battery lid. The body of a conventional mobile phone is designed
to have a battery lid to facilitate battery loading/unloading. However,
such design has at least two disadvantages: first, such structural
design produces a weaker strength; second, restriction on the exterior
design of a mobile phone occurs. Since the battery lid is designed
to be on the surface of the mobile phone body, it is easy for the
battery lid to separate from the body when the mobile phone is hit
by external forces causing the battery to be thrown from the body
or even causing damage to the electronic and mechanic elements therein.
When designing the integral exterior of a mobile phone, restriction
occurs because the design of a battery lid has to be taken into
consideration first. While the invention provides a mobile phone
whose body is a mono-block casting without any battery lid on its
surface, the battery is loaded and unloaded via the opening of a
keypad module which is coupled to the body. Such a design not only
enhances the integral structural strength of the body, but also
gives diversities to the exterior design of a mobile phone. Practical
embodiments of the invention are disclosed and explained hereinafter.
Referring to FIG. 2, a structural diagram of a mobile phone according
to a preferred embodiment of the invention. A mobile phone 200 includes
a covering lid 105, a body 210, a battery 120 and a battery lid,
wherein the battery lid can be a keypad module 220 of the mobile
phone 200. The body 210 is a mono-block casting with an opening
section 230 on the top; the covering lid 105 is coupled to the body
210 via a hinge 240 so that the covering lid 105 can be flipped
to open from or flipped to close towards the body 210. Most importantly,
in order to enhance the structural strength of the body 210, the
structure of the body must maintain a whole without being damaged.
Therefore, the body 210 adopts a mono-block casting design without
having a battery lid at its rear. An opening section 230 is designed
to be on the top of the body 210 allowing the battery 120 to be
loaded and unloaded. In another aspect, the keypad module 220 is
installed on top of the opening section 230 to hold the battery
120 firmly preventing a loose grip of the battery. The keypad module
220 is coupled to the body 210 via a hinge 250 so that the keypad
module 220 can be flapped to open from or flipped to close towards
the body 210. When replacing battery, the user only needs to lift
the keypad module to open so that the battery can be loaded or unloaded
accordingly. The mobile phone 200 can further include a circuit
board 130 which can be installed under the battery 120 and in the
body 210. In practice, the first and the second hinge can be situated
at the same side either having respective axes or sharing the same
axis (which means the hinge 240 coincides with the hinge 250).
It is noteworthy that the geometric structure for the parts and
elements described in the embodiment of the invention should be
regarded as an example of an embodiment of the invention and should
not be used to limit the application of the invention. Anyone who
is familiar the technology of the invention can make necessary adjustments
to achieve a similar function without violating the spirit of the
invention.
The mobile phone according to the invention disclosed in the foregoing
embodiment has the following advantages:
1. The strength of the mobile phone is enhanced. Since the body
is a mono-block casting, there is no need to have a battery lid
on its surface. The battery is loaded and unloaded via the opening
of the body and is held firmly by a keypad module. Even when the
mobile phone is hit by external forces, the battery will still stay
firmly inside the body and not any electronic and mechanic elements
inside the body will be damaged.
2. The exterior design of a mobile phone is no more restricted.
The mono-block design of the body gives diversities to the exterior
design of a mobile phone.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in
terms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended
to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures,
and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded
the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications
and similar arrangements and procedures. |