Input device connected to mobile communication terminal with which characters can be input easily
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorKazutoshi Watanabe
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Abstract
An input device includes a supporting unit which is provided with first shafts, and a rotating unit is connected to the first shafts in a rotatable manner. In addition, an operating unit is provided with second shafts, and the rotating unit is also connected to the second shafts in a rotatable manner. When the operating unit is at an operating position, it is closely attached to an input unit provided on the front surface of a mobile phone. When the operating unit is at a stored position, the second shafts of the operating unit is moved from the front side of a mobile phone to the back side thereof, so that the operating unit is closely attached to the back surface of the mobile phone.
Claims5
An input device comprising:
- a supporting unit including a connector which is detachably connected to a mobile terminal having a display unit;
- an operating unit which transmits an operation signal to the mobile terminal via the connector;
- a plurality of operation keys provided on an operating surface of the operating unit;
- and
- position converting means which is formed between the supporting unit and the operating unit, and which, while the connector is connected to the mobile terminal, allows the operating unit to rotate between a stored position at which the operating unit is hidden behind the mobile terminal and an operating position at which the operating surface is exposed at a position such that the operating surface can be operated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.