Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Axis Ab

Stig Frohlund

Andreas Karlsson Jägerman

Olof Simonsson

Stjepan Begic

Göran Schack

Mats Erixon

Johan Nil&eacute;n

Per-H&aring;kan Persson

Martin Pilcher

Mats Thollander

Christer Thor

An alignment member for alignment of a sensor board relative an optics unit where the alignment member is arranged to couple the sensor board to the optics unit. The alignment member comprises: a section formed by a thermoplastic material and arranged to support the sensor board; and a heating element which upon activation is arranged to transfer heat to the section such that the section at least partly is heated to a temperature being at least the glass transition temperature for the thermoplastic material for enabling alignment of the sensor board relative the optics unit. A camera arrangement comprises a sensor board, an optics unit, and an alignment member. A method for aligning a sensor board relative an optics unit.

Alignment member and a method for aligning a sensor board

A locking device for locking an image sensor element in a camera, a camera comprising such a locking device, and a method for controlling image stabilization in a camera comprising such a locking device are disclosed. The locking device comprises two locking arrangements which are superimposed such that one or more locking holes of the locking arrangements at least partly overlap each other in pairs so as to form two open sections adapted to each receive a locking protrusion. The locking device is adjustable between a locked mode and an unlocked mode.

Locking device

An electronic equipment () comprising a casing () having a front surface (); a display (); a mechanical keypad (); and a set () of navigation and function/control keys, said display () and keypad () being arranged adjacent to one another on the front surface (), the set () of navigation and function/control keys, being arranged to be slideably displaced by a user of the electronic equipment () to different positions on said front surface (), including a first position where a section of the display is visible, the entire keypad is visible, and the set and the key pad complement each other; and a second position where the entire display is visible and the set () covers the keypad.

Slideable keyboard for an electronic equipment

A radio communication terminal, includes a substantially flat terminal core with a frame unit having two opposing faces, two opposing shorter sides and two opposing longer sides. The terminal includes a cover which is detachably connectable to the frame unit. The cover includes at least two cover members, devised to be assembled and disassembled in a predetermined order. One assembled cover member engages a previously assembled cover member. The previously assembled cover member is thereby more firmly attached. A cover member latches onto, and covers, a portion of one of the opposing faces, a second cover member engages with another cover member and covers another of the opposing faces and another cover member engages with and locks one of the cover members to the frame unit.

Exchangeable covers for radio communication terminals

A communication terminal includes a housing carrying therein a radio antenna element, a speaker, and a chamber that acts as an electromagnetic resonance cavity for the antenna and as an acoustic resonance cavity for the speaker. The speaker is mounted inside the chamber and is coupled to the outside of the housing through a sound channel. The terminal includes a user interface on a front side of the housing and the speaker is placed behind the user interface as viewed from the front side, with the sound channel extending from a channel inlet at the speaker to a channel front outlet at the front side.

Speaker arrangement for communication terminal

The present invention relates to an arrangement at a cellular mobile telephone apparatus ( ), comprising a protective hatch or flip ( ) pivotably arranged on a housing ( ) of said apparatus ( ). The flip ( ) is pivotable around an axis and arranged to at option physically cover at least parts of a front surface ( ) on said apparatus ( ), said axle comprises at least one active hinge means arranged in a cavity ( ) each, at the end of said housing ( ), of which at least one of said hinge means is aimed to positively urge said flip ( ) to take a certain predetermined open position, when released. The active hinge means ( ) comprise a shaft arrangement, colinear with said axis, comprising at least one unit ( ) built from an end piece ( ) and an elongated core ( ) fixedly connected thereto, around which core ( ) a torsion spring ( ) is arranged. The spring ( ) has at its respective ends fingers ( ) as counteracting parts for acting against a limit stop ridge ( ) in the housing, for allowing said spring ( ) to reach an equilibrium position corresponding to an open flip ( ) at 120-170&deg; from said closed position.

Arrangement at a mobile telephone

An arrangment in a cellular mobile telephone apparatus includes a protective hatch or flip pivotably arranged on a housing of the apparatus. The flip is pivotable around an axial compartment in the housing and is arranged to physically cover at least part of a front side of the housing. The axial compartment includes a hinge which provides a mechanical connection between the flip and the housing and permits an electrical connection between the microphone and the printed circuit board of the telephone. The electrical connection between the microphone and a printed circuit board in the telephone housing includes a first wiring that leads from the microphone to a first contact. This first contact is fixedly arranged in the ear of the flip. A second contact rotatable in a hole in the axial compartment is connected to a second wiring that leads from the second contact to the printed circuit board of the telephone. When the first and second contacts are fixedly connected, they move together when the flip cover is rotated.

It is shown a locking arrangement at a portable device such as a telephone terminal. The device comprises a main body and a movable protruding member such as a flip-lid. The protruding member is switchable between at least a first position and a second position with respect to the main body. The locking arrangement comprises a plunger unit and a lock and release unit with a fixed part and a resilient part. The resilient part is resilient along at least one direction of resilience (X) away from the fixed part. The plunger unit is switchable, along a direction of insertion and retraction, between a disengaged position and an engaged position between the fixed part and the resilient part.

Arrangement relating to mechanically interlocking devices

An arrangement is provided in connection with a cellular mobile telephone, having a protective hatch or flip pivotably arranged on a housing of the telephone. The flip is pivotable around an axle and is arranged to be able to physically cover at least parts of a keypad on the telephone. The axle includes passive hinges at its one end for establishing a physical pivotable connection along an axis of pivot for the flip, and an active hinge arrangement at its other end for positively urging the flip to occupy at least one predetermined position. The active hinge arrangement is arranged in a substantially closed compartment or cavity at one end of the housing and is formed from a shaft and a combined torsion/pressure spring arranged thereon. The spring has at its respective ends, fingers acting as counteracting parts of a torsion spring for positively urging the flip from a closed and locked position covering the keypad, to an open use position at approximately 120&deg;-170&deg; from the closed position after release of the lock. The spring also includes press surfaces affected by a cam follower arrangement, thereby obtaining a non-destructive override function for the flip.

It is shown a lid (,) at a portable device (,), as well as a portable device (,) having a lid (,), where said portable device (,) contains electrical device circuitry (,) within a device housing (,). The lid (,) comprises electrical lid circuitry (,), mechanical lid connection means (,) for enabling mechanical connection and disconnection to mechanical device connection means (,) of the device (,) that are accessible from without the housing (,). The lid (,) further comprises electrical lid connection means (,) for enabling electrical connection and disconnection to electrical device connection means (,) of the device (,) that are accessible from without the housing (,). The electrical lid circuitry (,) comprises electrical calibration means (,) that enable calibration of the electrical lid circuitry (,) to a predetermined calibration value as sensed at the electrical lid connection means (,).

Arrangements and a method relating to an apparatus containing electrical circuitry

It is shown an electric connector for enabling galvanic contact between a contact pad of a first electric device and a contact pad of a second electric device. The connector is mechanically attachable to and detachable from at least the first electric device and comprises a first resilient contact pin connected to a second resilient contact pin. When mechanically attached to at least the first electric device, the first resilient contact pin is in abutment with the contact pad of the first electric device and the second resilient contact pin is in abutment with the contact pad of the second electric device.

Arrangements relating to electrical connections between apparatuses containing electrical circuitry

A portable speech communication apparatus, preferably a radio telephone, has a flip (14) which is swingable from the apparatus (10). A sound channel is arranged in the flip for guiding sound from at least one speech opening (54, 62) in the flip to a microphone (24) located in the apparatus. The sound channel is formed as a recess (52) in a plate means (50, 60), which is arranged on an essentially even inside (40) of the flip (14).

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Hässleholm, Sweden

Stig Frohlund