KR20070078192A - Slide type mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide-type mobile communication terminal is provided to semi-automatically perform a pop-up operation by using an inflected part and a spring module. A body(100) includes a slider nesting part(110) formed by recessing a portion of a front surface. The body(100) includes at least one guide rail inside of the body(100). A slider(200) has a slide function and a pop-up function with respect to a nesting part. The slider(200) has a liquid crystal display(LCD) to display video information. The slider(200) has at least one guide at an outside thereof. A spring module(300) couples the body with the slider such that the slide function and the pop-up function of the slider are sequentially achieved. The nesting part of the slider has a receiving part in the shape of a groove.

Description

Sliding type mobile communication terminal

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a slider of a slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

2 is a front view showing an open state of a slider of a horizontal slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

3 is a perspective view illustrating an exploded state of a slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view showing a coupled state of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view illustrating a pop-up state of the slider of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view illustrating an exploded state of the spring module of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

7 is a side view illustrating an operating state of the guide and the guide rail of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

8 is a side view showing an operating state of the spring module of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

A-Slide type mobile communication terminal 100-Main unit

101- Song Department 102-Receiver

103-Battery 104-Keypad

105-Calibration pad 110-Slider seat

120-receptacle 121-first coupling groove

130-guide rail 131-first fixed

132-Second Government Government 133-Inflections

200-Slider 201-LCD

210-Guide 220-Second engaging groove

300-Spring module 310-Main housing

311-Sliding Part 312-First Coupler

320-Sliding member 321-Second coupling

330-spring

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a slide-type mobile communication terminal that allows a user to sequentially use a slide function of a slider opened and closed from the main body and a pop-up function.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is a mobile communication device for a user in a location separated from each other to communicate through a base station. Recently, due to the rapid development of the electronic communication industry, mobile communication terminals have been added with various designs and additions of new functions, and the functions of the mobile communication terminals have been gradually expanded to enable the transmission of text messages and various information as well as internet access. It is also possible to transmit video calls or image information.

The spread of such mobile communication terminals has been widely generalized, and the trend of mobile communication terminals having various opening and closing methods of mobile communication terminals is rapidly spreading. For example, a mobile terminal such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA is formed by combining a main body provided with a keypad and a cover provided with a liquid crystal screen so as to be openable and closed, and a folding type and a slide type according to the opening / closing structure of the cover for the main body. , Swing type, and the like.

In the case of the folding portable terminal, the folder has a structure in which the folder is opened and closed while being tilted within a predetermined angle range with respect to the hinge means formed between the main body and the folder, and in the case of the slide portable terminal, corresponding to the main body and the slider, respectively. The sliding means has a structure that is opened and closed while sliding in a predetermined length range with respect to the slider body, in the case of a swing-type portable terminal is provided between the main body and the cover when the cover is rotated at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body The cover is opened to the body while being rotated (swing) by 180 degrees by the rotating switch.

Recently, thanks to the rapid development of communication technology, the use of mobile communication terminals is also diversified, and multimedia functions such as Internet search, video playback, and various games using mobile communication terminals are enabled. In order to display a large amount of information at once, a large LCD screen and a wide LCD screen are required. Recently, a slide type mobile communication terminal that can increase the size of the LCD screen is preferred to a conventional folder type terminal. Doing.

1 is a perspective view showing an open state of a slider of a slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal includes a main body 10 having a keypad 11 for inputting a signal of a character or a symbol, a talker 12 for inputting an audio signal, and a main body 10. The structure coupled to the front surface of the main body 10 in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the (10) is coupled to the LCD screen 21 for displaying various image information and the receiver 22 for outputting a sound signal It consists of the slider 20 provided.

In addition, the slider 20 is provided with a guide rail (not shown) for guiding the direction of movement of the sliding movement on the rear side, and the body 10 is a portion corresponding to the guide rail (not shown) when combined with the slider 20 By providing the engaging portion (not shown) in the, the sliding movement of the slider 20 is enabled.

Therefore, the user can input a signal using the keypad 11 while the front surface of the main body 10 is open and the keypad 11 is exposed, and the user can use the telephone 12 and the receiver 22 to make a call. You can make a call.

However, in the conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal, since the slider 20 can be slid only in the longitudinal direction of the terminal, the LCD screen of the terminal in a stable state when used in the horizontal direction to use various multimedia services in a wide form is provided. A problem arises that it is difficult to look at (21).

In addition, even when used in this way, since the LCD screen 21 does not match the viewing angle of the user, the trouble of having to hold the terminal with both hands and match the viewing angle occurs.

On the other hand, the horizontal slide-type mobile communication terminal proposed to solve this problem, as shown in Figure 2 the slider 20 'to the horizontal movement in the horizontal direction on the front of the body (10').

The horizontal slide-type mobile communication terminal forms a seating portion 11 'having a predetermined recessed front surface, and the slider 20' is coupled to the seating portion 11 'in a structure capable of sliding movement.

In this case, since the slider 20 'slides in the width direction of the terminal, the user can look at the display apparatus 21' in a stable state.

However, the conventional horizontal slide type mobile communication terminal only tilts the terminal by hand or looks down from the top of the desk when the user wants to watch the video contents such as TV reception while the terminal is mounted on the desk in a manner of performing a linear motion only. As the viewing occurs, the field of view angle of the liquid crystal screen and the user's viewing angle are different.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal, an object of the present invention is to configure the slide function and the pop-up function of the slider in order Another object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type mobile communication terminal which can be conveniently used by a user according to a purpose of use.

The present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a slider seating portion formed by recessing a predetermined portion on the front surface, the body having at least one guide rail inside, the slide function and the pop-up function from the slider seating portion of the body is possible It is coupled to the structure, the front is provided with a LCD screen for displaying image information, the slider having at least one guide on the outside, coupled to the main body and the slider so that the slide function and the pop-up function of the slider is sequentially performed Characterized in that comprises a spring module is installed.

Slider seating portion of the main body, the receiving portion of the groove shape recessed to a predetermined depth for accommodating the spring module is provided.

The receiving portion of the main body is provided with a first coupling groove, the slider is provided with a second coupling groove.

The spring module, the main housing consisting of a first coupling hole corresponding to the first coupling groove, a sliding portion formed with a hollow space therein, the upper end of the sliding member corresponding to the second coupling groove and sliding in the sliding portion And a spring inserted into the sliding part to provide elasticity in a direction to push the sliding member outward of the sliding part.

The guide rail is divided into a first fixing part that can be fixed in a closed state of the slider and a second fixing part that can be fixed in a popped-up state of the slider. Between the government is further provided with an inflection portion for the angle conversion of the tip motion, the guide rail and the guide is a material having a small coefficient of friction to enable a flexible operation.

The main body includes a keypad for inputting signals of various characters or symbols, and a transmitter / receiver unit for inputting / outputting a voice signal, and the keypad is provided on a slider seat so as to be exposed according to the opening of the slider. In the periphery of the keypad provided in the seating portion is further provided with a correction pad for preventing the keypad is pressed in accordance with the closing of the slider.

The main liquid crystal screen may be applied as a touch screen.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an exploded state of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a slide according to the present invention It is a perspective view which shows the pop-up state of the slider of a mobile communication terminal.

3 to 5, the slide type mobile communication terminal (A) according to the present invention is coupled to the main body 100 and a structure capable of a slide function and a pop-up function on the front surface of the main body 100. The slider 200 is divided into a spring module 300 which is provided to sequentially perform the slide function and the pop-up function of the slider 200.

The main body 100 has an enclosure type to embed various electronic elements for realizing a terminal, and a talker 101 for inputting a voice signal is provided at the center of the front bottom, and a receiver for outputting the voice signal at the top center. 102 may be provided.

In addition, the back of the main body 100 is coupled to the removable structure of the battery 103 for power supply of the mobile communication terminal (A). And, outside or inside the main body 100 is provided with an antenna (not shown) for transmitting and receiving radio waves.

On the other hand, the main body 100 has a slider seating portion 110 of the groove shape in which a central portion is recessed in the front surface. At this time, although the slider 200 is shown as a structure capable of sliding movement in the width direction of the terminal by recessing a portion of the front and both sides of the main body 100, the front and upper and lower surfaces of the main body 100 by recessing the slider Of course, it is also possible to form a structure capable of sliding movement in the longitudinal direction of the terminal.

In addition, one side of the slider seating portion 110 is provided with a receiving portion 120 for accommodating the spring module 300 to be described later, the first coupling groove 121 is provided on one side of the receiving portion 120.

In addition, the inner side walls of the slider seat 110 (part where the end is located when the slider is opened) are provided with guide rails 130 having a predetermined depth and length inward.

On the other hand, the guide rail 130 is the first fixing part 131 for fixing in the state in which the slider 200 is closed with respect to the main body 100 according to the position where the guide 210 of the slider 200 to be described later stops. And the slider 200 is divided into a second fixing part 132 for fixing in a popped up position with respect to the main body.

In addition, an inflection unit 133 is further provided between the first fixing unit 131 and the second fixing unit 132, and the inflection unit 133 and the second fixing unit 132 are formed of the slider 200. Pop-up angle will be as much as.

Here, the pop-up angle of the slider 200 can also be adjusted according to the adjustment of the angle of the inflection portion 133 and the second fixing part 132.

In addition, the keypad 104 for inputting signals such as various characters and symbols is arranged on the surface of the slider seating part 110 at an appropriate position, and the keypad is pressed by shaking around the slider 200 when the slider 200 is closed. The correction pad 105 may be installed to prevent a malfunction caused by the loss.

On the other hand, the keypad 104 can also be configured as a key button having a 3 × 4 arrangement for simple data input, such as phone number input, short message of the other party.

The slider 200 has a form in which the slider seating part 110 of the main body 100 is finished, and a main liquid crystal screen 201 for displaying various image information is provided on the front surface of the slider 200. At this time, the main liquid crystal screen 201 is a liquid crystal screen commonly used, a touch screen method is applied.

In addition, both sides of the slider are provided with elliptical guides 210 at positions corresponding to the guide rails 130 of the main body 100.

On the other hand, the guide rail 130 and the guide 210 may be made of a material having a small surface friction coefficient to allow a smoother movement, preferably a predetermined lubricant may be provided.

In addition, the surface corresponding to the slider seating portion 110 of the main body 100 is provided with a second coupling groove 220 for coupling with the spring module 300 to be described later.

6 is a perspective view illustrating an exploded state of the spring module of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the spring module 300 is divided into a main housing 310, a sliding member 320, and a spring 330.

The main housing 310 has a sliding part 311 forming a hollow space part, and includes a first coupling hole 312 fastened corresponding to the first coupling groove 121 of the main body 100. do.

The sliding member 320 is inserted into the sliding portion 311 to be slidable, and includes a second coupling hole 321 corresponding to the second coupling groove 220 of the slider 200 at the top.

The spring 330 is inserted into the sliding part 311 and is formed to apply the elastic force to the sliding member 320 outside the sliding part 311.

On the other hand, the spring 330 is preferably composed of a coil spring.

Accordingly, the spring module 300 sequentially inserts the spring 330 and the sliding member 320 into the sliding portion 311 of the main housing 310 so that the sliding member 320 moves outward of the sliding portion 311. It is configured to apply the elastic force.

Therefore, the slider 200 is seated on the slider seating portion 110 of the main body 100, and the guide 210 and the guide rail 130 are coupled to each other, and the slider seating portion 110 of the central receiving portion 120 is closed. The first coupling hole 312 of the spring module 300 is fixedly coupled to the first coupling groove 121, the second coupling groove 220 of the slider 200 and the second coupling hole 321 of the spring module 3000. ) Is fixed to the combination is composed of a slide type mobile communication terminal (A) according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an operation method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

7 is a side view showing an operating state of the guide and the guide rail of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 8 is a side view showing the operating state of the spring module of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 8A, the spring module 300 maintains a closed state by providing a spring force in a direction in which the slider 20 is closed (first fixing portion of the guide rail) with respect to the main body 100. The guide 210 is also fixed to the first fixing part 131 of the guide rail 130.

As shown in FIGS. 7B and 8B, when a force is applied to the slider 200 in the slide direction, the spring module 300 is compressed and the guide 210 moves linearly, near the inflection portion 133 of the guide rail 130. Will come. In this case, when the force is further applied to the slider 200, as illustrated in FIGS. 7C and 8C, the spring module 300, which has been compressed along the inflection portion 133, moves the slider 200 upward by the elasticity of the spring 330. To exert strength. There is also a tendency to restore to the initial state (Fig. 7a, Fig. 8a), but when the angle of the spring module 300 is 45 degrees or more, the component force for applying the elastic force toward the slider 200 is greater because the guide 210 Is fixed to the second fixing part 132 and the slider 200 is configured to be pop-up with respect to the main body 100. In addition, the spring module 300 in the direction of the second fixing part 312 is applied to the elastic force is a stable fixing.

In addition, in order to keep the slider 200 closed, the spring module 300 is compressed in the inflection section 133 by applying a force to the slider 200 in the reverse order, and as the spring module 300 passes through the inflection section 133. The elastic force of 300 is applied toward the first fixing part 131 to restore the slider 200 to the closed state.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the mobile communication terminal A has been described as an example. However, the opening and closing method according to the present invention may be applied to other types of portable electronic devices such as an electronic notebook, an electronic dictionary, a PDA, a notebook, and the like.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail using the preferable embodiment, the scope of the present invention is not limited to a specific embodiment and should be interpreted by the attached utility model claim. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, since the slider is a pop-up rather than the conventional simple linear movement opening and closing method, the viewing angle of the user and the viewing angle of the LCD screen are the same. Provides an advantageous effect for watching multimedia.

In addition, the use of the inflection section and the spring module enables the semi-automatic pop-up operation to provide an effect of improving the user's ease of use.

Claims (11)

A main body having a slider seating portion formed by recessing a predetermined portion on a front surface thereof and having at least one guide rail inside; A slider having a slide function and a pop-up function coupled from a slider seating part of the main body, a front surface having a liquid crystal display for displaying image information, and a outer side having at least one guide; A spring module coupled to the main body and the slider so as to sequentially perform the slide function and the pop-up function of the slider; Slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprising a. The method of claim 1, On the slider seat of the main body, Slide-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that provided with a groove-shaped receiving portion recessed to a predetermined depth for accommodating the spring module. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The accommodating part of the main body is provided with a first coupling groove, the slider is provided with a slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the second coupling groove. The method of claim 3, wherein the spring module, A main housing comprising a first coupling hole corresponding to the first coupling groove and a sliding portion having a hollow space portion formed therein; A sliding member corresponding to the second coupling groove and sliding in the sliding part at an upper end thereof; A spring inserted into the sliding part to provide elasticity in a direction to push the sliding member out of the sliding part; Slide type mobile terminal, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 1, wherein the guide rail, And a first fixing part which can be fixed in the closed state and a second fixing part which can be fixed in the pop-up state of the slider. The method of claim 5, A mobile communication terminal further comprising an inflection unit for angle conversion of tip motion between the first fixing part and the second fixing part. The method of claim 1, And the guide rail and the guide are made of a material having a small coefficient of friction to enable a flexible operation. The method of claim 1, The main body includes a keypad for inputting signals of various characters and symbols, and a slide / receiver unit for inputting / outputting a voice signal. The method of claim 8, The keypad is a slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that provided in the slider mounting portion so as to be exposed according to the opening of the slider. The method of claim 9, Slider mobile communication terminal, characterized in that additionally provided around the keypad provided in the slider seating portion is provided with a correction pad for preventing the keypad is pressed in accordance with the closing of the slider. The method of claim 1, The main liquid crystal screen is a slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the touch screen.

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