Mobile terminal comprising lid unit with key device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9510468-B2
Application number	US-201213728080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2012
Priority date	Oct 20, 2011
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a lid unit arranged to substantially block an opening in a mobile terminal housing in an assembled state of the mobile terminal and arranged to allow access through the opening into the interior of the mobile terminal when removed from the opening, wherein the mobile terminal lid unit comprises at least one key device for controlling at least one function on the mobile terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Mobile terminal comprising a lid unit arranged to substantially block an opening in a mobile terminal housing in an assembled state of the mobile terminal and arranged to allow access through the opening into the interior of the mobile terminal when removed from the opening, the lid unit is inserted at least in part into the opening in the assembled state of the mobile terminal; wherein the mobile terminal lid unit comprises two key devices for controlling at least one function on the mobile terminal; wherein the two key devices on the mobile terminal control at least one of the following functions for the mobile terminal: speaker volume, microphone volume, and camera; and the opening is configured to accommodate a replaceable SIM-card and/or a replaceable memory card of the mobile terminal that need to be accessible from the outside, wherein the at least one of the replaceable SIM-card and the replaceable memory is accessible through the opening in the mobile terminal housing.

2. Mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said key device comprises a physical key.

3. Mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein said lid unit comprises a lid and where at least a part of said physical key is movably arranged in relation to the lid.

4. Mobile terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the movement of said physical key is arranged to influence a detection switch.

5. Mobile terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the detection switch is arranged in the lid unit.

6. Mobile terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the detection switch is arranged in the interior of the mobile terminal.

7. Mobile terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the movement of said physical key is arranged to influence a resistive touch sensor.

8. Mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the resistive touch sensor is arranged in the lid unit.

9. Mobile terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the physical key is arranged with a capacitance and where the movement of said physical key is arranged to influence a capacitive touch sensor.

10. Mobile terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the capacitive touch sensor is arranged in the lid unit.

11. Mobile terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the capacitive touch sensor is arranged at the side of the lid unit facing towards the interior of the mobile terminal.

12. Mobile terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the capacitive touch sensor is arranged at the side of the lid unit facing towards the exterior of the mobile terminal.

13. Mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said key device comprises a virtual key.

14. Mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the virtual key is arranged on at least a part of a capacitive touch sensor.

15. Mobile terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the capacitive touch sensor is arranged at the side of the lid unit facing towards the interior of the mobile terminal.

16. Mobile terminal according to claim 14 , wherein the capacitive touch sensor is arranged at the side of the lid unit facing towards an exterior of the mobile terminal.

17. Mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the virtual key comprises an infrared sensor.

18. Mobile terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the infrared sensor is an infrared touch sensor.

19. Mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the lid unit is detachably arranged on the mobile terminal.

20. Mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the lid unit is pivotally or slidably attached to the mobile terminal.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Schack Goran
• Konow Johan Von

Classifications

• H01H9/04 Primary

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings · CPC title

• H01H2239/006

  Containing a capacitive switch or usable as such · CPC title

• H04M1/0274

  for an electrical connector module · CPC title

• H04M1/236

  including keys on side or rear faces · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title