KR100595883B1 - Communication mobile terminal with a slide type key module and inserted battery - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery, by inserting a battery inside the main body of the terminal to remove additional parts to the appearance of the terminal, improve the design, according to the terminal The goal is to enable the use of a single battery without the need for battery development.

The present invention in order to achieve the above object; Receiving groove formed on one surface of the body portion; A battery built in the receiving groove; A key module sliding on an upper portion of the main body to cover the battery; And it provides a mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery comprising a guide means for sliding the key module on the receiving groove of the main body.

Slide type, Key module, Battery, Receiving groove, Guide means, Elastic member

Description

Communication mobile terminal with a slide type key module and inserted battery}             

1 is a rear perspective view showing a state where a battery of a conventional terminal is mounted;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the battery of the conventional terminal spaced apart from the main body.

3 is a block diagram showing a terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 4a is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the main body of the terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 4b is a cross-sectional view showing a state sliding the key module from the terminal main body according to the present invention.

Figure 4c is a cross-sectional view showing a removable state of the built-in battery according to the present invention.

Figures 5a and 5b is a partial cross-sectional view showing the operation of removing the battery.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: main body 12: printed circuit board

20: receiving groove 30: battery

40: key module 51: slide groove

52: slide projection 60: elastic member

70: hook 71: hook

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a slideable key module and a built-in battery, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal provided with a removable space by forming an accommodation space inside the key module that is slid from the main body. will be.

In general, a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless transmission and reception while the user carries it uses a battery as an energy source, and such a battery supplies power required for terminal operation while repeatedly being charged and discharged. Removably coupled to.

A battery detachment apparatus of a conventional mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a rear perspective view illustrating a state in which a battery of a conventional terminal is mounted, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which a battery of a conventional terminal is spaced apart from a main body part.

As shown in the drawing, a receiving groove 2 having a predetermined size is formed in the rear surface of the terminal body 1, and the receiving groove 2 is upward and downward by an elastic force of an elastic member (not shown). The operating knob 3 and the fixing protrusion 4 for fixing the lower end of the battery 5 are installed.

In addition, the upper locking groove 6 and the lower locking groove 7 are formed at corresponding positions of the battery 5 corresponding to the operation knob 3 and the fixing protrusion 4.

In the locking knob device configured as described above, when the operation knob 3 is moved upward to replace the battery 7, the upper locking groove 6 fixed by the operation knob 3 is operated by the operation knob 3. The upper end of the battery (5) is separated from the main body portion (1), and at the same time lift the battery 5 to the upper end of the lower locking groove (7) that was fixed by the fixing protrusion (4) fixing protrusion (4) The locking of the main body 1 and the battery 5 is released while being spaced apart from.

On the contrary, when the battery 5 is to be assembled to the terminal main body 1, the battery 5 is placed at the mounting position of the battery 5 of the terminal main body 1, and then the operating knob 3 is moved upward. When the fixing protrusion 4 is inserted into the lower locking groove 7 of the battery 5 and the operation knob 3 is moved downward again, the upper locking groove 6 is locked by the operation knob 3 to be locked.

This locking structure moves the operation knob 3 horizontally in the unlocking direction when the battery 5 is unlocked by the terminal body 1, and then the user forces the battery 5 by hand in the horizontal movement state. Since the battery 5 is separated only by pulling, the detachment of the battery 5 does not occur continuously. In order to mount the battery 5 on the rear of the main body 1, the battery 5 There is a problem in that additional components such as a receiving groove (2), the operating knob (3) or the fixing projection (4) that is exposed to the outside when detached.

The installation of these additional components affects the overall design of the terminal, which is not good in appearance, and it is difficult to meet the design needs of consumers.

In addition, the terminal body 1 and the locking device had to be separately manufactured, and the parts related to the fastening of the battery 5 had to be inconvenient to be assembled after the mold production and injection, and a separate battery had to be developed according to the terminal. This caused a waste of development time, cost and labor.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the built-in battery inside the main body of the terminal to remove additional parts in the appearance of the terminal, to improve the design, and to develop a separate battery according to the terminal Its purpose is to allow a single battery to be used without

The present invention in order to achieve the above object; Receiving groove formed on one surface of the body portion; A battery built in the receiving groove; A key module sliding on an upper portion of the main body to cover the battery; And it provides a mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery comprising a guide means for sliding the key module on the receiving groove of the main body.

An elastic member provided between the accommodating groove and the battery to elastically support the battery in one direction; It further comprises a locking portion having a hook for fixing the battery seated in the receiving groove.

The guide means includes a slide groove formed in a predetermined depth on both sides of the main body portion opposite to both sides of the key module; Comprising a slide projection protruding to correspond to the slide groove on both sides of the key module.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 3 to 4 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a terminal according to the present invention, Figure 4a is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the main body portion of the terminal according to the present invention, Figure 4b is a state in which the key module according to the invention slides from the terminal body portion 4C is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a built-in battery according to the present invention is attached and detached.

As shown, the present invention is the main body portion 10; Receiving groove 20 formed on one surface of the body portion 10; A battery (30) embedded in the receiving groove (20); A key module 40 sliding over the main body 10 to cover the battery 30; And guide means for sliding the key module 40 on the receiving groove 20 of the body portion 10.

In addition, the present invention is provided between the receiving groove 20 and the battery 30, the elastic member 60 for elastically supporting the battery 30 in one direction; It further comprises a locking portion 70 having a hook 71 for fixing the battery 30 seated in the receiving groove 20.

The receiving groove 20 is formed on one surface of the main body 10, and has an accommodation space to accommodate the battery 30 inside.

The battery 30 corresponds to the shape of the accommodating groove 20 to be placed inside the accommodating groove 20.

The key module 40 covers the upper portion of the accommodating groove 20 so that the battery 30 is not visible to the outside, and has a slide protrusion 52 to be slidable for attachment and detachment of the battery 30.

The guide means is a component provided to slide the key module 40 to open and close the upper portion of the receiving groove 20, the both sides of the key module 40 is constant on both sides of the main body portion 10 facing A slide groove 51 formed to a depth; Comprising a slide protrusion 41 protruding to correspond to the slide groove 51 on both sides of the key module 40.

The slide groove 51 is formed as a concave groove of a predetermined depth along both sides of the main body portion 10 opposite to both sides of the key module 40.

The slide protrusion 52 protrudes from a position corresponding to the slide groove 51 provided in the receiving groove 20 on both sides of the key module 40.

The elastic member 60 is formed in a bent form, is mounted on the receiving groove 20, it is located in the lower portion of the battery 30 while seating the battery 30 in the receiving groove (20).

The elastic member 60 is bent at a predetermined angle before the battery 30 is inserted into the receiving groove 20, but is completely folded after the battery 30 is inserted into the receiving groove 20.

The locking portion 70 is located on one side of the receiving groove 20 to be bent inwards a number of times to flow with respect to the external force, and is provided with a hook 71 to attach and detach the battery 30.

The hook 71 protrudes from the lower end of the locking part 70 to press and fix the upper end of the battery 30.

The operation of detaching the battery from the main body of the terminal according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. 5A and 5B are partial cross-sectional views illustrating an operation process of attaching and detaching a battery.

First, in order to mount the battery 30 on the main body 10, the key groove 40 is located at the top of the receiving groove 20 by sliding the opening groove 20.

The sliding of the key module 40 is a slide protrusion 52 of the key module 40 is inserted into the slide groove 51 provided in the receiving groove 20, the slide protrusion 52 along the slide groove 51 Is made possible by configuring the flow.

At this time, the key module 40 is only sliding so that the battery 30 can be inserted into the receiving groove 20 is not completely separated from the body portion 10.

Next, the battery 30 is placed in the accommodation groove 20 opened by the key module 40 and seated in the accommodation groove 20 from the bottom of the battery 30.

As the battery 30 is seated in the accommodating groove 20, the battery 30 is no longer inserted and caught by the hook 71 protruding into the accommodating groove 20.

At this time, pressing the upper end of the battery 20 with a strong force, the battery 30 is inclined to the outside of the receiving groove 20 by pressing the catching portion 70, and at the same time is located below the hook 71, the receiving groove (20) Press the elastic member 221 mounted on the upper to be completely bent.

After the battery 30 is completely seated in the receiving groove 20, the hook 71 is positioned at the top of the battery 30 to fix the battery 30.

In order to detach the battery 30 mounted in the accommodation groove 20, first, the key module 40 is slid to open the accommodation groove 20.

The sliding method of the key module 40 is the same as the mounting method of the battery 30 described above.

Next, in order to release the fixed state of the battery 30 fixed by the hook 71, by pressing the locking portion 70 with a strong force and tilted to the outside of the receiving groove (20).

At this time, the elastic member 60 that is folded in the lower portion of the battery 30 is restored by the elastic force to push the battery 30 upward, so that the battery 30 can be easily separated from the receiving groove 20 do.

As described above, the present invention is opened and closed by the sliding key module 40 to be embedded in the receiving groove 20, but the elastic member 60 having elastic force is mounted on the bottom of the battery 30 and the receiving groove 20 Form a hook 71 on one side of the battery 30 to fix and press the top to remove.

Unlike the structure in which the battery 30 is mounted at the bottom of the conventional printed circuit board 12, the battery 30 is located at the top and the printed circuit board 12 is placed at the bottom thereof, so that the key module 40 is not formed. By opening / closing the battery 30 so that the battery 30 can be detached, the design of the terminal can be made more diversified, and the quality of the product can be improved. Regardless of the appearance of the terminal, it is possible to use a single battery 30 to reduce the additional cost, labor and time required to develop a new battery (30).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention simplifies the structure by reducing the number of additional parts for mounting the battery in the terminal by embedding the battery inside the key module slides from the main body of the terminal so as not to be seen from the outside. It is possible to reduce the time, labor and cost required for battery development by enabling unique design and improving user's purchase desire and using a single battery without developing a separate battery for each terminal. .

Claims (3)

Main body; Receiving groove formed on one surface of the body portion; A battery built in the receiving groove; A key module sliding on an upper portion of the main body to cover the battery; And Guide means for sliding the key module on the receiving groove of the main body portion; Mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery. The method of claim 1, An elastic member provided between the accommodating groove and the battery to elastically support the battery in one direction; Further comprising a hook having a hook for fixing the battery seated in the receiving groove Mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery. The method of claim 1, The guide means Slide grooves formed at a predetermined depth on both sides of the main body portion opposite to both sides of the key module; Slide projections protruding to correspond to the slide groove on both sides of the key module Mobile communication terminal having a sliding key module and a built-in battery.

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