CN101009987B

CN101009987B - Slide hinge module

Info

Publication number: CN101009987B
Application number: CN2006101422222A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑吉锡
Original assignee: Hyupjin I & C Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hyupjin I. & C. Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-01-24
Filing date: 2006-08-25
Publication date: 2011-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 2026-08-25
Also published as: TW200729903A; KR100753884B1; KR20070077542A; CN101009987A

Abstract

Provided is a slide hinge module in a slide type communication terminal. The slide hinge module includes a main body and a slide body. The slide hinge module also includes a slide plate, a main plate, a guide member and a metal wire spring. The slide plate is fixed on the slide body. The main plate is connected to the slide plate and mounted on the main body. The guide member connects the main plate and the slide plate and guides the slide plate. The two ends of the metal wire spring are respectively fixed to the slide plate and the main plate. The metal wire spring provides power to open or close the slide body. The whole thickness of the hinge module can be reduced to form an ultrathin slide phone by operating the metal wire spring in the slide plate or the main plate.

Description

Slide hinge module

Priority

The application requires the priority in the application that is entitled as " slide hinge module " of Korea S Department of Intellectual Property submission on January 24th, 2006 under 35U.S.C. § 119, its sequence number is No.2006-7120, and its content is incorporated herein by reference in this integral body.

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to the hinge module that is used for slide-type mobile communication terminal, this terminal has the structure of pushing slide mass around the predetermined deformation point on its open and close direction, more specifically, relate to the slide hinge module that can be used in the ultrathin slide phone with very small thickness.

Background technology

Because the growth used of mobile communication terminal now, the terminal with various functions and design is put on market satisfies consumer wants.The structure of terminal is configured to flip-type, upwards flip-type and folded form structure from traditional stripe shape, and wherein the latter is more welcome design.This is because the design of the folded form of terminal provides enough spaces to use wide liquid crystal display (LCD) module, and can be folded into half be easy to carry with respect to other Terminal Design.

Yet the other-end structure that the LCD of permission and folded form structure same size width is used as display unit also makes terminal compact more.This terminal has a daughter (hereinafter referred to as " slide mass "), and it is along the main body slip preset distance length of terminal.With respect to folder-type terminal, slider type terminal can satisfy the hobby of more users.

Thereby slider type terminal is typically disposed slide mass and slides and advance above half length of about main body from the bottom or the top of main body.(travel limits of principal length 1/2 is implemented the structural intergrity with assurance device, but can change according to the design of terminal).Usually, the digital keys of one 3 * 4 grid is installed on the main body, and display unit is mounted the whole zone that in fact covers slide mass.

With respect to the main body of terminal about deformation point slide mass open or closing direction on the hinge module of exerting pressure open in being entitled as among " slide hinge module " Korean utility model registration application No.20-200400024588 of submitting to by applicant of the present invention, its content is incorporated herein by reference in this integral body.This slide hinge module is to use to connect to come about the laterally mobile structure of the deformation point of cam.

Yet, in slide hinge module structure described above, requirement is useful on the space of the independent connection that must install, and the exceptional space that when design cell, must consider to be used for attended operation, thereby the thickness of unit must increase, and makes this module can not be applicable to modern extra-thin slide phone.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is in fact to overcome the above problems and/or defective and following at least advantage is provided.Therefore, purpose of the present invention provides a kind of slide hinge module, and it uses unnoticed elastic component to help reducing of terminal integral thickness.

Another object of the present invention provides slide hinge module, and it uses the minimum operation space to keep the level and smooth slide of terminal, helps the high product quality of terminal.

Another object of the present invention provides slide hinge module, and it uses simple guide frame and uncomplicated and simple elastic component to promote the slide of terminal.

According to first aspect present invention, a kind of slide hinge module that is used for slide-type mobile communication terminal is provided, this module comprises main body and slide mass, it is at preset distance of length direction open and close of mobile communication terminal, and this slide hinge module comprises: be fixed on the sliding panel on the slide mass; Be connected to sliding panel and be installed in mainboard on the main body, be used for length direction guided slidable plate at mobile communication terminal; Ways is used to connect mainboard and sliding panel and guided slidable plate; And metal wire spring, in the space that provides by sliding panel or mainboard, move, the one end be fixed on the sliding panel with and the other end be fixed on the mainboard, and on the open and close direction of slide mass, provide pressure around the predetermined deformation point.

Description of drawings

Above and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will become more obvious from the specific descriptions below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram according to slide hinge module of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the perspective view according to combination slide hinge module of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the fundamental among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 A is the figure that illustrates according to the operation of slide hinge module of the present invention to 4C;

Fig. 5 A is the figure that illustrates according to the change of shape of metal wire spring of the present invention to 5C;

Fig. 6 to 8 is perspective and sectional views of slide hinge module in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is the decomposition diagram according to decomposable metal wire spring of the present invention.

Embodiment

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to accompanying drawing.In the following description, known function or framework are not described in detail, because they can fuzzy the present invention on unnecessary details.

Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram according to slide hinge module of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the perspective view according to combination slide hinge module of the present invention.Slide hinge module 1 of the present invention comprises the sliding panel 10 that is fixed on the slide mass, and is fixed on mainboard 20 on the main body that is positioned on the sliding panel 10 and is used for length direction guided slidable plate 10 along terminal.Yet, can not be limited to this according to slide hinge module of the present invention, if can omitting mainboard 20 and sliding panel 10 and installing space, it allows, can between main body and the opposed facing surface of slide mass, directly install.

Sliding panel 10 has the opening 11 that is formed on its center, and metal wire spring 30 of the present invention is operated therein.The positioning key 14 that is used for fixing an end of metal wire spring 30 is formed from the precalculated position of sliding panel 10 inwardly outstanding towards opening 11.Preferably positioning key 14 is outwards not outstanding from sliding panel 10.Pre-determined constant hole 15 is formed on the positioning key 14, is used as the fixed area of rivet 26 or screw, and this rivet or screw are used for fixing the end 31 of metal wire spring 30 to positioning key 14.Have the pilot notched 12 of preset width and the either side that 13 length directions along sliding panel 10 are formed on opening 11.Therefore, the

guide rail

50 and 40 with predetermined length inserts along slit directs along each pilot notched 12 and 13.Screw standing

part

52 and 42 can be formed on the precalculated position of each

guide rail

50 and 40, to pass the guide rail fixing hole 22 on the mainboard and the

screw standing part

52 and 42 of

guide rail

50 and 40 by fixed screw or other fixed component, guide rail is fixed on the mainboard 20.Yet, of the present inventionly

guide rail

50 and 40 be fixed to mainboard 20 therefore do not limit, and can fix by laser welding, ultrasonic bonding, pressure welding, rivet or other known technique for fixing.Sliding panel 10 can be installed in

guide rail

50 and 40 and mainboard 20 between obtain coherency

operation.Guide rail

50 and 40 can be formed by lubriation material realizes level and smooth slide.Lubriation material can be the bearing with oil.

Metal wire spring 30 be used to the sliding block of terminal open or closing direction on apply lasting pressure around the center deformation point, the center deformation point is determined by sliding panel 10 of the present invention or mainboard 20.Metal wire spring 30 can be to use certain metal wire spring that the multiple layer metal line is controlled the total amount of exerting pressure.The multiple layer metal line can be different sweep, makes multilayer have the gap between their core, thus but applied pressure Be Controlled.Metal wire spring also composite material such as plastics.Equally, as shown in Figure 5, metal wire spring can be that the form of multiple initial (not stressed) curvature is controlled the total amount of being exerted pressure.And the individual course of metal wire spring can have circle, cross section polygon or alternate shaped.

Each

end

31 and 32 of metal wire spring 30 is bent into circle and improves the ability of spring assembly to each plate 10 and 20.Therefore, an end 31 of metal wire spring 30 is fixed to the positioning key 14 of sliding panel 10, and the other end 32 is fixed to the spring fixed hole 21 in the part that is formed on mainboard 20.In addition,

axle bush

25 and 23 or bearing be inserted into the

rounded ends

31 and 32 of metal wire spring 30, make

axle bush

25 and 23 or bearing fixing to the positioning key 14 of sliding panel 10 and have in the spring fixed hole 21 of mainboard 20 of predetermined rivet 26 and 24.Thus

axle bush

25 and 23 or bearing allow metal wire spring 30 freely rotate, thereby mainboard 20 or can be by the integral body rotation and the slip smoothly of metal wire spring with respect to the sliding panel 10 of mainboard 20 activities.

Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the fundamental among Fig. 2.Metal wire spring 30 of the present invention is configured and operation in the opening 11 at the center of sliding panel 10, thereby the integral thickness of terminal can reduce.Therefore, this structure can easily be applied to recently popular thin slide phone.Equally, be formed on that positioning key 14 on the sliding panel 10 of an end 31 of fixing metal wire spring 30 can be formed in the opening 11 and outwards outstanding.Mainboard 20 and sliding panel 10 maximum closely in operation, thereby therefore the integral thickness of slide hinge module 1 is restricted to the thickness of sliding panel 10 and mainboard 20.

Fig. 4 A is the figure that illustrates according to the operation of slide hinge module of the present invention to 4C.With reference to figure 4A to 4C, the description of the main body that the mainboard 20 that provides slide mass that sliding panel 10 is fixed to and terminal is fixed to.Fig. 4 A shows with respect to the slide mass of main body in the position of opening fully, and Fig. 4 B shows the slide mass that is positioned at respect to the deformation point of main body, and Fig. 4 C shows with respect to the slide mass of main body in closed fully position.

In Fig. 4 B, if slide mass is upwards pushed away the position of opening fully presenting, and if push away downwards and will present the position of complete closure.

With reference to figure 4A, when slide mass is opened fully, to be fixed on the metal wire spring 30 on the sliding panel 10 are the states that almost completely extend to an end so.At this, the other end that is fixed on the spring on the mainboard 20 is exerted pressure on the direction that makes progress consistently.

With reference to figure 4B, when mainboard 20 almost sliding panel 10 at positive center the time, metal wire spring is the state in maximum deflection.At this, spring can be the state in storage maximum pressure total amount (or restoring force).

With reference to figure 4C, when mainboard 20 is moved downward, metal wire spring 30 present stretching trend simultaneously the max bend position from Fig. 4 B apply restoring force, thereby mainboard 20 has the constant pressure that it is applied downwards.

In this way, mainboard 20 slide relative plates 10 move.When metal wire spring 30 was bent, its restoring force was exerted pressure and is extended next main body operation slide mass with respect to terminal in either direction.

Fig. 6 to 8 is perspective and sectional views of slide hinge module in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, decomposable perspective view during Fig. 6 wherein, the perspective view of the slide hinge module when Fig. 7 is combination, and the sectional view of the substrate key element among Fig. 8 during Fig. 8.

With reference to figure 6 and 7, slide hinge module 2 comprises the sliding panel 60 on the slide mass that is fixed on terminal in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, and is fixed on the mainboard 70 that is positioned at the main body on the sliding panel 60 and is used for along the length direction of terminal guiding sliding panel 60.Yet, can not be limited to this according to slide hinge module of the present invention, if can omitting mainboard 70 and sliding panel 60 and installing space, it allows, can between main body and the opposed facing surface of slide mass, directly install.

Sliding panel 60 has opening 61 and is formed on its center, and metal wire spring 30 of the present invention is operated therein.Same, described at first embodiment, be formed from the precalculated position of sliding panel 60 inwardly outstanding towards opening 61 thereby have the positioning key 64 of fixing hole 65 by an end of rivet 76 fixing metal wire springs 30.Have the top and the bottom that are integrally formed in sliding panel 60 than the

obturator

66 and 67 of the big slightly width of center width of sliding panel 60 respectively.When guide rail 80 and 90 (will in following description) operation,

obturator

66 and 67 is carried out its functions and is come absorbing vibration and stop to move of sliding panel 60.

Therefore ways difference in a second embodiment.Ways comprises having pre-determined constant part 82, is used for alongst being fixed to each

guide rail

80 and 90 of holding of mainboard 70.

Guide rail

80 and 90 top and bottom can be fixed to each end of mainboard 70 by encapsulating them, and can comprise formation guiding receiving

slit

81 and 91 in the longitudinal direction, are used for being received in the left end of sliding panel 60 and the targeting part 62 that right-hand member sharply forms.

Guide rail

80 and 90 can be formed for being easy to the slip activity by oil bearing or

analog.Guide rail

80 and 90 can be fixed to the track fixing hole 72 of mainboard 70 by rivet, screw or other fixture.

Equally, in interchangeable execution mode of the present invention,

axle bush

73 and 75,

rivet

74 and 76 and the combination of metal wire spring 30 can be changed thinnerly a little.Below, a side of metal wire spring 30 is only described; Yet this description can be applied to other side equally.

With reference to figure 8, axle bush 73 is inserted between rivet 74 and the metal wire spring 30.Thereby axle bush 73 uses metal wire spring 30 removable as bearing.At this, axle bush 73 has the step portion 731 on the direction of insertion that is formed on rivet 74.Therefore, when rivet 74 was inserted in the axle bush 73, rivet 74 was outwards not outstanding from axle bush 73, has limited integral thickness.If axle bush 73 and metal wire spring 30 are made by metal material, they can wait by welding and adhere to.

Fig. 9 is the decomposition diagram according to decomposable metal wire spring of the present invention.The multilayer 301,302 and 303 of metal wire spring can be stacked and be used as metal wire spring 30.With reference to figure 9, the layer 301,302 and 303 of metal wire spring is different sizes and can be used for being stacked.Can use one to three and more metal wire spring layer.

As shown in Figure 9, can be formed on initial curvature (not having tension force) for every layer of metal wire spring 301,302 and 303.In order to adjust their applied pressures, every layer 301,302 and 303 of metal wire spring forms to increase the size increment, and their sweep can be identical and different.End 301a, 302a, 303a, 301b, 302b and 303b can be bent to circle and reduce size from maximum layer 301 concentrated area, metal wire spring ground.Therefore, as shown in Figure 5, axle bush or bearing 25,75,23 and 73 can be by pushing end 303a and the 303b attached to the smallest tier 303 of metal wire spring such as part, welding.

The less relatively metal wire spring that has at least one or more layers by use applies component operation in sliding panel and mainboard as pressure, and the integral thickness that hinge module of the present invention can obtain to reduce forms thin slide phone thereby can impel effectively.

Although the present invention is described with reference to its some preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art it is to be further understood that the various variations that can make on form and the details in not breaking away from the defined spirit and scope of claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. slide hinge module that is used for slide-type mobile communication terminal, this module comprises main body and slide mass, and slide mass is at preset distance of length direction open and close of mobile communication terminal, and this slide hinge module comprises:

Be fixed on the sliding panel on the slide mass;

Be connected to sliding panel and be installed in mainboard on the main body, be used for length direction guided slidable plate at mobile communication terminal;

Ways is used to connect mainboard and sliding panel and guiding sliding panel; And

Metal wire spring, it operates in the space that is provided one of at least by sliding panel or mainboard, an end be fixed on the sliding panel with and the other end be fixed on the mainboard, and on the open and close direction of slide mass, provide pressure around the predetermined deformation point;

Metal wire spring comprises one or more layers that made by metal or hybrid resin, adjusted by the quantity that changes layer by the pressure that metal wire spring provides, and every layer has round or polygon cross section;

Every layer of metal wire spring has different sweeps, and multilayer is mounted at the part place except its end each other at a distance of predetermined distance, is used to adjust pressure.

2. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein metal wire spring forms with the thickness littler than the spatial depth that is provided.

3. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end of metal wire spring is to form circularly, the axle bush of hollow or bearing are inserted in every end, and above-mentioned end is respectively fixed to sliding panel by predetermined rivet and mainboard can freely rotate, and is used for the level and smooth slide of mobile communication terminal.

4. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 3, wherein axle bush or bearing are fixed by welding on the outer surface of metal wire spring, and axle bush or bearing have the step portion of the desired depth that is formed on its hollow space, and an end that is used to prevent to insert rivet wherein is outwards outstanding.

5. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein ways comprises:

The pilot notched that forms in the longitudinal direction along the left side and the right side of sliding panel; And

Install respectively and along the guide rail of each pilot notched guiding, wherein mainboard is fixed to guide rail and carries out slide.

6. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 5, wherein sliding panel is inserted between guide rail and the mainboard, and guide rail forms by lubriation material, to carry out level and smooth guiding operation.

7. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein ways comprises the left side that is installed in mainboard and the pair of guide rails on right side, and each guide rail alongst forms predetermined guiding receiving slit, and the left hand edge of sliding panel and right hand edge are inserted in the guiding receiving slit correspondingly to be led.

8. slide hinge module as claimed in claim 7, wherein sliding panel comprises the obturator that has than the big slightly width of remainder of sliding panel, the top and the bottom of sliding panel installed or be formed on to obturator respectively, and obturator is used for when mainboard is moved, and conflicts and the moving of restriction guide rail top.