Portable wireless terminal device
View Patent ↗A portable wireless terminal device which has a main body including a first case provided with a plurality of manual keys, a second case provided with a display having a rectangular screen of a predetermined aspect ratio, and a connecting mechanism for interconnecting the two cases. The connecting mechanism includes a pivot mechanism for rotating the second case relative to the first case along a plane parallel to the screen. For wireless communication, the display is activated in a screen position wherein the screen is elongated vertically. For receiving a television broadcast, the display is activated in a screen position wherein the screen is elongated horizontally.
1. A portable wireless terminal device comprising a portable main body and having a television broadcast receiving function and a wireless communications function, the main body having a plurality of manual keys and a display provided on a front side thereof, the main body comprising:
a first case having the plurality of keys;
a second case having the display; and
a connecting mechanism for interconnecting the two cases, the display comprising a screen having a predetermined aspect ratio, the connecting mechanism comprising:
a pivot mechanism for rotating the second case relative to the first case along a plane parallel to the screen; and
a slide mechanism for slidingly moving the second case relative to the first case along a plane parallel to the screen, the display being operable for wireless communication in a first screen position wherein the screen is elongated vertically, the display being operable for receiving a television broadcast in a second screen position wherein the screen is elongated horizontally.
2. A portable wireless terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the slide mechanism is for slidingly moving the second case relative to the first case in a direction orthogonal to both a pivot of the pivot mechanism and the direction of arrangement of the two cases, and the distance between the first case and the second case can be shortened when the display is in the first screen position or the second screen position.
3. A portable wireless terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a latch structure for lightly holding the second case in the first screen position and the second screen position relative to the first screen.
4. A portable wireless terminal device comprising a portable main body and having a television broadcast receiving function and a wireless communications function, the main body having a plurality of manual keys and a display provided on a front side thereof, the main body comprising:
a first case having the plurality of keys;
a second case having the display; and
a connecting mechanism for interconnecting the two cases, the display comprising a screen having a predetermined aspect ratio, the connecting mechanism comprising a pivot mechanism including a pivoting axis arranged at a corner of the second case for rotating the second case relative to the first case along a plane parallel to the screen, the display being operable for wireless communication in a first screen position wherein the screen is elongated vertically, the display being operable for receiving a television broadcast in a second screen position wherein the screen is elongated horizontally.