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Patent US6487396 - Electronic device and a control means - Google PatentenZoeken Afbeeldingen Maps Play YouTube Nieuws Gmail Drive Meer » Geavanceerd zoeken naar patenten | Webgeschiedenis | Inloggen Geavanceerd zoeken naar patenten PatentenAn electronic device which comprises a first housing part (2, 3), provided with a first inner surface (2 a, 3 a) and a first outer surface (2 b, 3 b), a second housing part (2, 3), provided with a second inner surface (2 a, 3 a) and a second outer surface (2 b, 3 b), hinge means (4) for moving the housing...http://www.google.nl/patents/US6487396?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6487396 - Electronic device and a control means PublicatienummerUS6487396 B1PublicatietypeVerlening Aanvraagnummer09/321,940 Publicatiedatum26 nov 2002 Aanvraagdatum28 mei 1999 Prioriteitsdatum2 juni 1998Ook gepubliceerd alsEP0962852A2 UitvindersHeikki Sassi Oorspronkelijke patenteigenaarNokia Mobile Phones Limited Classificatie in de VS455/90.1345/167455/575.1455/556.2 Internationale classificatieG06F3/033G06F1/16H04M1/23H04M1/02H04M1/247H04M1/26 Co�peratieve classificatieG06F1/169G06F3/03549G06F1/1616G06F1/1647H04M2250/22H04M2250/16H04M1/0214G06F1/1698 Europese classificatieG06F1/16P9P6G06F1/16P9D5G06F1/16P1FG06F1/16P9P9G06F3/0354TH04M1/02A2B4ReferentiesPatentcitaties (20)Niet-patentcitaties (2) Verwijzingen naar dit patent (31)Externe linksUSPTO USPTO-toewijzing EspacenetElectronic device and a control meansUS 6487396 B1 Samenvatting An electronic device which comprises a first housing part (2, 3), provided with a first inner surface (2 a, 3 a) and a first outer surface (2 b, 3 b), a second housing part (2, 3), provided with a second inner surface (2 a, 3 a) and a second outer surface (2 b, 3 b), hinge means (4) for moving the housing parts (2, 3) to a closed position (S) and to a opened position (A), a first user interface (5 a, 5 b, 6 a, 6 b), which is at least partly located on the inner surface (2 a, 3 a) of one or more housing parts (2, 3), and a second user interface (5 a, 5 b, 6 a, 6 b), which is at least partly located on the outer surface (2 b, 3 b) of one or more housing parts (2, 3). The first housing part (2, 3), the second housing part (2, 3) or both housing parts (2, 3) comprise a control means (7) extending through the housing part (2, 3).
Furthermore, the control means 7 comprises advantageously an transfer element 7 d, which is arranged to pass the movement of the first part 7 b to the second part 7 d, and vice versa, wherein the transfer element 7 d is arranged to rotate around the rotation axis Kc. When the parts 7 b and 7 c move simultaneously, the sensor parts (not shown in the figure) for recognizing the movement have to be arranged only in connection with the axis element (not shown in the figure) of part 7 b or 7 c, wherein a simpler structure is achieved. The rotation axis Kc is parallel to the rotation axes Ka and Kb. The transfer element 7 d is pressed simultaneously against the parts 7 c and 7 d, and passes the movement by means of friction. The advantage of this solution is that the parts 7 a and 7 b rotate in the same direction. The rotational movement in the same direction corresponds to the movement of the solid spherical control part 7 a. It is also possible to transfer the rotational movement for example by means of axis parts and transfer elements, such as gear wheels, running via the rotation axes Kb and Kc. Thus, the rotational movement of the part 7 b can be arranged reverse with respect to the part 7 c. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control means 7 is also arranged to function like a control button. Thus, for example the discoidal control part 7 a is arranged to move revertively in the direction of the rotation axis Z, inside the control means 7. Consequently, the control means 7 comprises sensor parts to recognize movement. These sensor parts can function at least partly mechanically, photoelectrically, inductively, capacitively, or magnetically. A function corresponding to the control button can also be arranged by placing one control button in a spherical control part 7 a, or at the end of a pin-shaped or joystick-type control part 7 a, or two control buttons on the opposite sides of the control part 7 a. When the device 1 is in operation, the movement of the control part 7 a is utilized to control for example the movement of the cursor on the display 5 a of the user interface in question. It is possible to use the control part 7 a in a device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 from two different directions only when the device 1 is in the opened position A. It is, of course, possible that when using the second user interface, the control means 7 is assigned another function, for example to open menus on the display of the display section 6 a, to select functions from the menu, or to scan an image and lists on the display 6 a. 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