KR200431876Y1 - Spring, slide assembly having the same and sliding type mobile communication terminal using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spring, a slide assembly using the same, and a sliding type mobile communication terminal using the same. More particularly, two or more elastic bodies and a connection member connecting the same are disposed on a plane to make the thickness of the spring thinner. The thickness of the slide assembly and the slide type mobile communication terminal using the same can be configured to be thinner, springs that can prevent the short circuit by reducing the occurrence of dust during the operation of the spring and the slide assembly using the same and the sliding type mobile communication terminal using the same It is about.

According to the present invention, there is provided a spring comprising: at least two elastic bodies bent on a plane; A connection member interposed between two or more elastic bodies to connect them, the connecting member having a thickness thicker than that of the elastic body; It provides a spring that includes.

In addition, according to the present invention provides a slide assembly using the above-described spring.

In addition, according to the present invention provides a sliding type mobile communication terminal using the above-described spring or slide assembly.

Elastic body, connecting member, spring, zigzag, slide assembly, mobile communication terminal

Description

Spring, slide assembly using same and sliding type mobile communication terminal using them {SPRING, SLIDE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME AND SLIDING TYPE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING THE SAME}

1 is a perspective view of a spring according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of a spring according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the slide assembly using the spring shown in FIG.

4 and 5 are operational views of the slide assembly shown in FIG.

6 and 7 are operation diagrams of the slide type mobile communication terminal using the slide assembly shown in FIG.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10, 12; Elastomers 20 and 22; Connecting member

100; Spring 200; Slide assembly

210; Fixed plate 212; Guide rail

214, 224; Installer 220; Slide plate

222; Rail mounting portion 230; Damper

240; Fixing member 300; Mobile communication terminal

310; Main body 320; Slide section

A; End of elastic body

The present invention relates to a spring, a slide assembly using the same, and a sliding type mobile communication terminal using the same. More particularly, two or more elastic bodies and a connection member connecting the same are disposed on a plane to make the thickness of the spring thinner. The thickness of the slide assembly and the slide-type mobile communication terminal using the same can be configured to be thinner, and can prevent the short-circuit during operation of the spring to easily cause a malfunction, reset or off. A spring, a slide assembly using the same, and a sliding type mobile communication terminal using the same.

The mobile communication terminal may be generally classified into a flip type, a folder type, and a sliding type according to the appearance or operation type.

Among them, the sliding type mobile communication terminal overlaps the main body and the slide unit, and arranges the display unit and the key input unit in the same direction.

In this case, the slide type mobile communication terminal is provided with a slide assembly so that the slide unit is movable sliding, the slide assembly comprises a fixed plate and a slide plate and elastic means.

The fixing plate is installed in the main body, the slide plate is installed in the slide portion slidably with respect to the fixed plate, the elastic means, for example torsion springs, both ends of which are installed on the fixed plate and the slide plate between the fixed plate and the slide plate Is provided.

However, the torsion spring has an elastic portion formed by bending the coil portion at the center thereof to exert an elastic force. Thus, in order to form the elastic portion in the coil shape, the thickness of the elastic portion is at least twice as large as that of other portions of the torsion spring. It will form thick.

Therefore, in order to install such a torsion spring between the fixed plate and the slide plate, the thickness of the slide assembly must be wider between the fixed plate and the slide plate in consideration of the thickness of the coil-shaped elastic portion formed relatively thicker than other portions. It is difficult to reduce to less than a certain, and therefore, there was a problem that it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the mobile communication terminal.

In order to solve such a problem, the Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 20-393211 "Sliding device" is elastic because the elastic member is bent in a zigzag shape so that the elastic member can exert an elastic force, so that the elastic member can be bent on a plane and disposed on the same plane. A technique is disclosed in which the thickness of the member can be made thin overall so that the sliding device can be made thinner.

However, in the above-described "sliding apparatus", an elastic member is disposed between the first sliding member and the second sliding member so that both sides of the elastic member are supported, i.e., contacted by the rear surface of the first sliding member and the front surface of the second sliding member. Since the dust is accumulated on the surface of the first sliding member or the second sliding member while sweeping the elastic deformation and elastic recovery, there is a concern that a short circuit may occur.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a spring that can be two or more elastic bodies and a connecting member connecting the same to make the thickness thinner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a slide assembly which can be configured to a thinner thickness, and can prevent the short circuit by reducing the generation of dust during the operation of the spring.

Another object of the present invention is to make the thickness thinner, and to prevent the short circuit by reducing the generation of dust during the operation of the spring to prevent easily malfunction, reset (reset) or off (Off) The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal capable of doing so.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a spring comprising: at least two elastic bodies bent on a plane; A connection member interposed between the two or more elastic bodies to connect them, the connecting member having a thickness thicker than that of the elastic body; It provides a spring that includes.

It is preferable that the elastic body has a zigzag shape.

The connection member is preferably made of a material that does not generate dust by friction with other objects.

An end portion of the elastic member connected to the connection member may have an L-shape or a crank shape, and the end may be embedded in the connection member.

It is preferable that the connection member and the elastic body are fixed by the operation of the elastic body or fixed so that no flow occurs.

On the other hand, according to the present invention provides a slide assembly using the above-described spring.

In addition, according to the present invention provides a sliding type mobile communication terminal using the above-described spring or slide assembly.

In the present specification, a mobile communication terminal is a portable electric and electronic device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a handheld PC, a mobile phone, and the like, and is divided into CDMA (Code Division Multiplexing Access) or GSM (Global). It can have a predetermined communication module such as a System for Mobile Communication module, a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IRDA), a wired / wireless LAN card, and has a predetermined computing power by mounting a predetermined microprocessor for performing a multimedia playback function. It can be used as a concept that collectively refers to a terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail. However, these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 is a perspective view of a spring according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spring 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an elastic body 10 and a connecting member 20.

The elastic body 10 is formed of a material having an elastic force and composed of two or more numbers, which are formed by bending, ie, bending, on a plane.

At this time, one end of the elastic body 10, that is, the end 12, which is included in the connection member 20 is formed in an L-shape so as not to be easily separated from the connection member 20, in addition to the shape that is not easily separated, such as crank shape It is preferable to form.

In addition, the other end corresponding to one end 12 of the above-mentioned elastic body 10 is formed bent in a circular shape so that it can be installed on the fixed plate 210 or the slide plate 220 described below.

On the other hand, the connecting member 20 is interposed between the two or more elastic bodies 10 described above to connect the elastic body 10, the elastic body 10 is configured to extend from the thickness center of the connecting member 20.

And the connecting member 20 is formed to have a thickness thicker than the thickness of the elastic body 10, but at least a thickness smaller than the thickness of the two overlapping the elastic body (10).

Here, the connection member 20 is preferably formed of a material which hardly generates dust even when friction occurs in contact with another object, for example, the surface of the fixed plate 210 or the slide plate 220 described below. .

In addition, the connection member 20 is flown during operation of the elastic body 10 is injection molded between the elastic body 10 and the elastic body 10 so as not to be separated from the connection member 20 or the elastic force of the elastic body 10 is weakened. It is preferable to fix completely by the method of.

2 is a perspective view of a spring according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Here, since the shape of the end of the elastic body contained in the connecting member of the spring according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the spring according to the first embodiment it is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the spring 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is similar to the spring 100 shown in FIG. 1, but an elastic body 12 disposed at both sides with respect to the connecting member 22 is provided. It is distinguished in that it is formed in a zigzag shape so as to alternately bend in two directions on the plane so as to exert more elastic force.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the slide assembly using the spring shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the slide assembly 200 includes a spring 100, a fixing plate 210, a slide plate 220, a damper 230, and a fixing member 240.

In FIG. 3, the spring 100 is configured as a pair so that the slide plate 220 can be moved more easily, and the number thereof can be adjusted according to the weight of the slide plate 220 or the elastic force of the spring 100. have.

The fixed plate 210 is formed in a plate shape having guide rails 212 on both sides along the longitudinal direction in order to guide the slide plate 20 to be described below to move within a predetermined range, and the spring 100 A plurality of installation holes 214 are provided to install or mount the main body (310 of FIG. 7) of the mobile communication terminal (300 of FIG. 7).

The slide plate 220 is formed in a plate shape having a shorter length than the above-described fixing plate 210, the rail mounting portion 222 is bent on both sides to be inserted into the guide rail 212 of the fixing plate 210 to slide. ) Is provided, a plurality of installation holes 224 to be installed in the spring (100) similar to the fixed plate 210 or to be mounted on the slide portion (320 of FIG. 7) of the mobile communication terminal (300 of FIG. 7). Is provided.

Damper 230 is formed of a rubber or synthetic resin material is provided between the slide plate 220 and the fixed plate 210 when the slide plate 220 is mounted on the guide rail 212 of the fixed plate 210, the slide When the plate 220 is slid along the guide rails 212 of the fixing plate 210, the plate 220 is operated simultaneously with the slide plate 220 to reduce the impact or noise generated.

Therefore, in the case of the damper 230, it is preferable to be fixedly installed inside the rail mounting portion 222 on both sides of the slide plate 220.

For example, the fixing member 240 may be configured with a rivet or a screw, and the spring 100 may be installed on the fixing plate 210 or the slide plate 220, or the slide assembly 200 may be installed in the mobile communication terminal (FIG. In the case of mounting to 300 of 7, it can be used to be fixed to the mounting holes provided in the fixed plate 210 and the slide plate 220.

At this time, the fixing member 240 for fixing the spring 100 does not allow the spring 100 to be completely fixed to the fixing plate 210 or the slide plate 220, but the spring 100 is the fixing member 240. It will be fixed so that it can idle idling.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following examples. However, these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and the present invention is not limited thereto.

4 and 5 are operation diagrams of the slide assembly shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are operation diagrams of the sliding type mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. Here, in FIGS. 4 to 7, the slide assembly and the sliding type mobile communication terminal are shown to be moved in one direction. However, the slide assembly and the sliding type mobile communication terminal are not changed since the slide assembly and the sliding type mobile communication terminal are not different.

Although not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fixing plate 210 of the slide assembly 200 illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 is fixed to the main body 310 of FIG. 7 of the mobile communication terminal 300 of FIG. 7. The slide plate 220 is fixedly mounted to the slide unit 320 of the mobile communication terminal 300 of FIG. 7 to be mobile communication according to the sliding operation of the slide assembly 200, that is, the slide plate 220. Since the slide unit 320 of the terminal 300 of FIG. 7 performs a sliding operation, the following description will focus on FIGS. 4 and 5.

When an external force is applied by the user, the slide plate 220, that is, the slide unit 320 of the mobile communication terminal 300 of FIG. 7 is slidably moved.

At this time, the slide plate 220 is moved along the guide rail 212 of the fixed plate 210 together with the damper 230 inside, both ends of the slide plate between the fixed plate 210 and the slide plate 220 idling. The spring 100 installed to be able to operate is operated according to the sliding movement of the slide plate 220.

That is, as the slide plate 220 moves upward, the distance between the bends of the zigzag-shaped elastic body 10 is reduced, and the elastic body 10 stores the elastic force, and the slide plate 220 is more than a predetermined distance. When moved, the elastic body 10 is free to operate so that the slide plate 220 can automatically move the remaining distance of the guide rail 212 by the elastic force stored in the elastic body 10.

Here, the spring 100 is interposed between the elastic body 10 and the elastic body 10 has a connecting member 20 having a thickness thicker than the elastic body 10, the elastic body 10 is the center of the thickness of the connecting member 20 By extending the zigzag in plan from the elastic body 10 is to operate without touching the surface of the fixed plate 210 or the slide plate 220.

Therefore, when the elastic body 10 operates in contact with the surface of the fixed plate 210 or the slide plate 220, dust may occur to cause a short circuit, causing the mobile communication terminal to malfunction, reset, or be turned off. This is to prevent the case that can be off.

And the connecting member 20 having a thickness thicker than the elastic body 10 supports the spring 100 in contact with the opposite surface of the fixed plate 210 and the slide plate 220 instead of the elastic body 10, the elastic body ( In accordance with the operation of 10) the connection member 20 is moved in contact between the fixed plate 210 and the slide plate 220, but is formed of a material that hardly generates dust, so that almost no dust is generated, Even if it occurs, there is almost no risk of short circuit.

Therefore, the spring 100 may be formed to have a thickness smaller than the thickness of at least two elastic bodies to form a narrower gap between the fixed plate 210 and the slide plate 220, so that the sliding type mobile communication terminal ( The thickness of 300 of FIG. 7 can be made thinner, and the elastic body 10 does not come into contact with the surface of the fixed plate 210 or the slide plate 220, thereby preventing the possibility of a short circuit due to dust. will be.

Here, in the present specification, although the spring according to the second embodiment of the present invention is used for the slide assembly and the sliding type mobile communication terminal, the spring according to the first embodiment may be used.

As such, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is represented by the utility model registration claims described below rather than the detailed description, and the scope of the utility model registration claims is as follows. All changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope and equivalent concepts shall be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described in detail above, according to the spring according to the present invention, two or more elastic bodies and a connection member for connecting the same are disposed on the plane, thereby reducing the thickness of the spring.

In addition, the slide assembly according to the present invention, the thickness of the slide assembly can be configured thinner, there is an effect that can prevent the short circuit by reducing the generation of dust during the operation of the spring.

In addition, the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the thickness of the mobile communication terminal can be configured to be thinner, and by reducing the occurrence of dust during the operation of the spring to prevent short-circuit to easily malfunction or reset (Reset) There is an effect that can be prevented, or off.

Claims (7)

In the spring, Two or more elastic bodies bent on a plane; A connection member interposed between the two or more elastic bodies to connect them, the connecting member having a thickness thicker than that of the elastic body; Spring comprising a. The method of claim 1, The spring is characterized in that the zigzag shape. The method according to claim 1 or 2, An end of the elastic member connected to the connecting member is a L-shaped or crank-shaped, the end is a spring characterized in that it is contained in the connecting member. The method of claim 3, The connecting member is a spring, characterized in that the material does not generate dust by friction with other objects. The method of claim 4, wherein The spring is characterized in that the connection member and the elastic body by the operation of the elastic body is fixed so that the flow does not occur. A slide assembly using the spring of claim 1. A sliding type mobile communication terminal using the spring of claim 1.

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