Mobile communication terminal

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal which can indicate information on a single display with a first housing and a second housing closed, and moreover, maintain continuousness of an image displayed over two display screens with the housings open. The portable communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 that are connected to each other. A first display 11 is placed on the front face of the first housing 1 , a second display 21 is placed on the front face of the second housing 2 , and a second input touch panel 22 is placed on the front face of the second display 21 to cover at least a part of this front face. The first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are relatively movable between a closed position and an open position. At the closed position, the rear face of the second housing 2 is superposed on the front face of the first housing 1 . At the open position, the front face of the first display 11 and the front face of the second display 21 are aligned flush with each other and both the displays 11, 21 are set adjacent to each other.

1 . A mobile communication terminal comprising: a first housing and a second housing connected to each other by a connecting mechanism so as to be relatively movable; a first display placed on a front face of the first housing; and a second display placed on a front face of the second housing, the first housing and the second housing being movable relative to each other between a closed position where a front face of the first display is covered by the second housing and a front face of the second display are exposed, and an open position where the front face of the first display and the front face of the second display are aligned substantially flush with each other and the displays are set adjacent to each other. 
   
   
       2 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein a light-transmitting input touch panel is placed on the second housing so as to cover at least a part of the front face of the second display. 
   
   
       3 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein a light-transmitting first input touch panel is placed on the first housing so as to cover a substantially entire front face of the first display, and a light-transmitting second input touch panel is placed on the second housing so as to cover a substantially entire front face of the second display. 
   
   
       4 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 2 , wherein, with the first housing and the second housing placed at the closed position, on the second display of the second housing, an indication regarding telecommunication function is performed, and information regarding telecommunication function can be inputted by operation of the second input touch panel. 
   
   
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       8 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein, with the first housing and the second housing placed at the closed position, on the second display of the second housing, an indication regarding telecommunication function is performed, and information regarding telecommunication function can be inputted by operation of the second input touch panel. 
   
   
       9 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein with the first housing and the second housing placed at the open position, indication over the screens of the displays is performed on the first display of the first housing and the second display of the second housing. 
   
   
       10 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 2 , wherein with the first housing and the second housing placed at the open position, indication over the screens of the displays is performed on the first display of the first housing and the second display of the second housing. 
   
   
       11 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein with the first housing and the second housing placed at the open position, indication over the screens of the displays is performed on the first display of the first housing and the second display of the second housing. 
   
   
       12 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 4 , wherein with the first housing and the second housing placed at the open position, indication over the screens of the displays is performed on the first display of the first housing and the second display of the second housing. 
   
   
       13 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a connecting piece connecting a side face of the first housing and a side face of the second housing to each other, a pair of pins projects from the connecting piece, one pin is pivoted on one housing, and the other pin engages the other housing slidably. 
   
   
       14 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 2 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a connecting piece connecting a side face of the first housing and a side face of the second housing to each other, a pair of pins projects from the connecting piece, one pin is pivoted on one housing, and the other pin engages the other housing slidably. 
   
   
       15 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a connecting piece connecting a side face of the first housing and a side face of the second housing to each other, a pair of pins projects from the connecting piece, one pin is pivoted on one housing, and the other pin engages the other housing slidably. 
   
   
       16 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 4 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a connecting piece connecting a side face of the first housing and a side face of the second housing to each other, a pair of pins projects from the connecting piece, one pin is pivoted on one housing, and the other pin engages the other housing slidably. 
   
   
       17 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 8 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a connecting piece connecting a side face of the first housing and a side face of the second housing to each other, a pair of pins projects from the connecting piece, one pin is pivoted on one housing, and the other pin engages the other housing slidably. 
   
   
       18 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a base holding the first housing; a pin projecting from the side face of the first housing; and a pin projecting from the side face of the second housing, the pin of the first housing and the pin of the second housing engage a guiding groove of the base, up and down movement of the first housing with respect to the base is guided, reciprocation of the second housing along the front face of the first housing is guided, the first housing is urged by a spring on the base in an upper direction, the second housing moves along the front face of the first housing from a state where the first housing and the second housing are placed at the closed position, thereafter the first housing moves up, and the first housing and the second housing are thereby placed at the open position. 
   
   
       19 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 2 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a base holding the first housing; a pin projecting from the side face of the first housing; and a pin projecting from the side face of the second housing, the pin of the first housing and the pin of the second housing engage a guiding groove of the base, up and down movement of the first housing with respect to the base is guided, reciprocation of the second housing along the front face of the first housing is guided, the first housing is urged by a spring on the base in an upper direction, the second housing moves along the front face of the first housing from a state where the first housing and the second housing are placed at the closed position, thereafter the first housing moves up, and the first housing and the second housing are thereby placed at the open position. 
   
   
       20 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 3 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a base holding the first housing; a pin projecting from the side face of the first housing; and a pin projecting from the side face of the second housing, the pin of the first housing and the pin of the second housing engage a guiding groove of the base, up and down movement of the first housing with respect to the base is guided, reciprocation of the second housing along the front face of the first housing is guided, the first housing is urged by a spring on the base in an upper direction, the second housing moves along the front face of the first housing from a state where the first housing and the second housing are placed at the closed position, thereafter the first housing moves up, and the first housing and the second housing are thereby placed at the open position. 
   
   
       21 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 4 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a base holding the first housing; a pin projecting from the side face of the first housing; and a pin projecting from the side face of the second housing, the pin of the first housing and the pin of the second housing engage a guiding groove of the base, up and down movement of the first housing with respect to the base is guided, reciprocation of the second housing along the front face of the first housing is guided, the first housing is urged by a spring on the base in an upper direction, the second housing moves along the front face of the first housing from a state where the first housing and the second housing are placed at the closed position, thereafter the first housing moves up, and the first housing and the second housing are thereby placed at the open position. 
   
   
       22 . The mobile communication terminal according to  claim 8 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises: a base holding the first housing; a pin projecting from the side face of the first housing; and a pin projecting from the side face of the second housing, the pin of the first housing and the pin of the second housing engage a guiding groove of the base, up and down movement of the first housing with respect to the base is guided, reciprocation of the second housing along the front face of the first housing is guided, the first housing is urged by a spring on the base in an upper direction, the second housing moves along the front face of the first housing from a state where the first housing and the second housing are placed at the closed position, thereafter the first housing moves up, and the first housing and the second housing are thereby placed at the open position.