KR100640493B1 - Slide type mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide type mobile terminal is provided to prevent the contamination of a liquid crystal screen and to prevent damage due to an impact. A main body(100) includes a liquid crystal screen on its central portion. The first slide body(200) has a shape corresponding to an upper half portion of the main body(100) and is combined such that it can be slidably moved upward with respect to the main body(100). The second slide body(300) has a shape corresponding to a lower half portion of the main body(100) and is combined such that it can be slidably moved downward with respect to the main body(100). The first sliding unit, which includes the first sliding groove(110a), the first sliding member(120a) and the first coupling recess(121a), slidably moves the first slide body(200) with respect to the main body(100). The second sliding unit, which includes the second sliding groove(110b), the second sliding member(120b) and the second coupling recess(121b), slidably moves the second slide body(300) with respect to the main body(100).

Description

Sliding type mobile communication terminal

1 is a perspective view of a slide body of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal is opened and closed.

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

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

4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the slide body of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is opened and closed.

* Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

A-Mobile communication terminal 100-Main body

101-LCD 102-Battery

110a-first slide groove 120a-first sliding member

121a-Coupling 110b-Second Sliding Groove

120b-Second Sliding Member 121b-Coupler

200-Slide 1 Body 201-Speaker 1

202-Function key 210-First exposure groove

220-First engaging groove 300-Second slide body

301-2nd Speaker 302-Microphone

303-Keypad 310-Second Exposure Home

320-second coupling groove

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal in which a first slide and a second slide body in a sliding mobile communication terminal can be opened and closed in both directions with respect to a main body.

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.

As the diffusion of mobile communication terminals is widely used and wireless Internet services are commercialized, various contents (music and movies) are downloaded and utilized, and the demands of consumers related to mobile communication terminals are diversified. Recently, the trend of the mobile communication terminal equipped with a large liquid crystal screen and stereo speakers that emphasize the multimedia function to display the sound or video more lively is rapidly spreading.

Therefore, in a multimedia mobile communication terminal, a large liquid crystal screen and a stereo speaker can be said to be more important than anything.

In addition, recently, a game is used by using a mobile communication terminal, and many mobile communication terminals have been released to secure convenience of operation for a game.

Hereinafter, a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a slide body of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal is opened and closed.

The conventional slice type mobile communication terminal is largely divided into a main body 10 and a slide body 20.

The main body 10 is formed in an enclosure type to enable the embedding of various electronic devices, the front panel is provided with a keypad 11 for signal input, the bottom center is provided with a microphone 12 for inputting voice, On the rear of the main body 10, the battery 13 for power input of the mobile communication terminal is detachably coupled.

In addition, an antenna (not shown) for transmitting and receiving radio waves is provided inside or outside the main body 10.

Slider body 20 is coupled to overlap the front of the main body 10 in a structure capable of sliding movement in a direction parallel to the front of the main body 10, the front function key 21 for executing a special function Is provided, the upper portion of the function key 21 is provided with a liquid crystal display 22, the side of the function key 22 is provided with a speaker 23 for outputting voice.

In addition, the slider body 20 is provided with a sliding groove (not shown) for guiding the movement direction of the sliding movement on the rear side, the sliding groove (not shown) a sliding member having a coupling hole (not shown) in the upper portion (Not shown) is slidably mounted, the main body 10 is coupled to the structure corresponding to the coupling sphere (not shown) of the sliding member (not shown) when coupled with the slider body 20 in a structure capable of sliding movement It is provided with a coupling groove (not shown) to be formed.

Since the coupling structure between the main body 10 and the slide body 20 and the sliding movement process of the slide body are the same as in the conventional slide type mobile communication terminal, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Conventional slide type mobile communication terminal is implemented so that the slider body 20 is slidably mounted to the main body 10 and can be opened and closed in one direction. The prior art operates by sliding the slide body 20 on which the LCD screen 22 is mounted on the main body 10.

However, the conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal has a problem in communication feeling because the distance between the microphone 12 and the mouth is far from the call, and the liquid crystal display 22 is exposed to the outside even when the terminal is not used, so that the external shock And there was a problem vulnerable to contamination by foreign matter.

In addition, the grip is not good because it is straight, and the liquid crystal screen 22 is mounted in the vertical direction, so that the grip feeling is reduced in the horizontal view.

In addition, it is inconvenient to operate while watching a game horizontally with a slide-type mobile communication terminal, and there is a problem that the sound direction of stereo sound does not coincide with the user's ear when playing a game or video horizontally, which makes it unreasonable to form a sound field. do.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, improve the conventional one-way slide opening and closing method, having a main body and two slide bodies, each slide body is configured to slide open and close in the opposite direction An object of the present invention is to provide a slide type mobile communication terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object is the main body having a liquid crystal screen in the center, the first slide body having a shape corresponding to the upper half of the main body and slidably coupled upward with respect to the main body, the main body of A second slide body having a shape corresponding to the lower half and slidably coupled downwardly with respect to the main body, first sliding means for sliding the first slide body with respect to the main body, and a second slide with respect to the main body And a second sliding means for sliding of the body.

The main body has a trapezoidal shape whose one side is longer than the opposite side. In addition, the main body is a curved surface of which one side is an arc shape.

A first speaker is provided on the upper side of the first slide body, a function key is provided on one side of the first speaker, a second speaker is provided on the upper side of the second slide body, and a microphone is provided on one side of the second speaker. It is provided, and comprises a keypad on the upper side, the first speaker and the second speaker is a stereo speaker.

The first sliding means has a first sliding groove in the main body, is slidably inserted into the first sliding groove, and is formed in the first sliding member having a coupling tool on the upper side and the first slide body. And a first coupling groove fastened to the coupling hole, wherein the second sliding means has a second sliding groove on the main body, is slidably inserted into the second sliding groove, and has a coupling hole on the top thereof. It comprises a second sliding member and a second coupling groove formed in the second slide body and fastened to the coupler. In addition, the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are curved.

The first slide body and the second slide body slide open and close with respect to the main body, and the LCD screen is exposed.

The first slide body has a first exposure groove, the second slide body has a second exposure groove, and the LCD screen is exposed through the exposure groove even when the first slide body and the second slide body are closed. It is partially exposed.

The LCD screen may be implemented 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 2 is a perspective view showing an exploded state of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a coupling state of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the slide type mobile communication terminal A according to the present invention is largely divided into a main body 100, a first slide body 200, and a second slide body 300.

The main body 100 is a fan-shaped shape that forms a curved surface of a rectangular, trapezoidal or arc shape, is made of a box-type to enable the interior of a variety of electronic devices that perform the function of the mobile communication terminal (A), and outputs an image on the front The LCD screen 101 is provided, the battery 102 for the power input of the mobile communication terminal (A) is detachably coupled to the rear of the main body (100). The LCD screen 101 may be configured as a touch screen.

In addition, the left side of the LCD screen 101 is provided with a curved first sliding groove (110a), is mounted to be slidable inside the first sliding groove (110a) and has a coupling sphere (121a) on the top. One first sliding member 120a is provided. In addition, the right side of the LCD screen 101 is provided with a curved second sliding groove 120b, and is slidably mounted in the second sliding groove 120b and has a coupling sphere 121b thereon. The second sliding member 120b is provided.

The first slide body 200 has a shape corresponding to the upper half of the main body 100, the front surface includes a first speaker 201 for outputting a voice, and one side of the first speaker 201 to execute a special function A function key 202 is provided to the right side of the first slide body 200 and the first exposure groove 210 is provided in the longitudinal direction.

In addition, a first coupling groove 220 is provided on a rear surface of the first slide body 200 at a position corresponding to the coupling hole 121a of the first sliding member 120a of the main body 100.

Accordingly, the first sliding means includes a first sliding groove 110a of the main body 100, a first sliding member 120a, and a first coupling groove 220 of the first slide body 200. Configure.

The second slide body 300 has a shape corresponding to the lower half of the main body 100, and includes a microphone 302 for inputting a voice on the front side, and a keypad 303 for number input on one side of the microphone 302. ) And a second speaker 301, and a second exposure groove 310 in a longitudinal direction to the left of the second slide body 300.

In addition, a second coupling groove 320 is provided on a rear surface of the second slide body 300 at a position corresponding to the coupling hole 121b of the second sliding member 120b of the main body 100.

Accordingly, the second sliding means including the second sliding groove 110b of the main body 100, the second sliding member 120b, and the second coupling groove 320 of the second slide body 300. Configure.

Thus, the first sliding member 220 of the first slide body 200 is coupled to the coupling hole 121a of the first sliding member 120a of the main body 100, and the first sliding member ( 120a may slide the first sliding groove 110a having a curved shape to slide open and close to the curved surface. In addition, the second sliding member 320 of the second slide body 300 is coupled to the coupling hole 121b of the second sliding member 120b of the main body 100, and the second sliding member ( 120b) slides the second sliding groove 110b of the curved shape to the opposite side of the first slide body 200 to slide open and close to the curved surface. Accordingly, the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are configured to be curved in both directions with respect to the main body 100.

Since the coupling structure of the main body 100 and the slide body (200,300) and the sliding movement process of the slide body (200,300) is the same as the conventional slide-type mobile communication terminal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 3 in which the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are closed with respect to the main body 100, the first exposure groove 210 and the second exposure body 210 are in a call waiting state. The exposed groove 310 is exposed to a portion of the LCD screen 101 in a symmetrical state. In this case, it is preferable to configure such that information such as battery remaining amount, reception sensitivity, and the like can be confirmed through the LCD screen 101 partially exposed.

In addition, the function keys 202 and the keypad 303 operate when the slide bodies 200 and 300 are closed to prevent malfunction of the function keys 202 and the keypad 303 of the mobile communication terminal A in the closed state. It is possible to implement so that it does not.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the slide body of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are opened and closed in both directions with respect to the main body 100, the first speaker 201 and the microphone 302 are connected to the user. It has a curved surface close to the ear and mouth, and spreads out to enhance the feeling of communication. In addition, the mobile communication terminal (A) in a horizontal state can be gripped easily to watch a multimedia video through the LCD screen (101). In addition, it is a configuration that can control the game using the function key 202 and the keypad 303 while viewing the liquid crystal screen 101 in landscape view.

In addition, while playing a video or a game, the first speaker 201 and the second speaker 301 may be implemented as stereo sound.

On the other hand, the above description has been described taking the state applied to the mobile communication terminal (A) as an example, the present invention can be applied to other forms of portable electronic devices, such as PDA, electronic notebook.

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 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, the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention has a configuration in which each slide body is slide-opened in the opposite direction with respect to the main body, and the microphone reduces the mouth and distance when opening and closing, thereby improving a feeling of communication. When each slide body is closed, it does not expose the LCD screen of the main body to the outside, thereby preventing contamination of the LCD screen and providing an effect of preventing damage caused by impact.

In addition, each slide is opened and closed to expose the LCD screen, the terminal takes the curved form in the horizontal view state, easy to grip and easy to operate the game, by providing a stereo speaker on each slide, the game or video horizontally When playing multimedia, including stereo sound can be played to provide a sound field.

Claims (10)

A main body having a liquid crystal screen in the center; A first slide body having a shape corresponding to an upper half of the main body and slidably coupled upwardly with respect to the main body; A second slide body having a shape corresponding to the lower half of the main body and slidably coupled downwardly with respect to the main body; First sliding means for sliding the first slide body relative to the main body; Second sliding means for sliding the second slide body relative to the main body; Slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to include The method of claim 1, wherein the main body Slide type mobile terminal, characterized in that the one side is a trapezoidal shape longer than the opposite side. The method of claim 2, wherein the main body is Slide-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the one side is a circular arc-shaped curved surface. The method of claim 1, A first speaker is provided above the first slide body, and a function key is provided on one side of the first speaker. The second slide body is provided with a second speaker on the top, the second speaker is provided with a microphone, one side of the slide-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a keypad on one side. The method of claim 4 And the first and second speakers are stereo speakers. The method of claim 1, The first sliding means has a first sliding groove in the main body, is slidably inserted into the first sliding groove, and is formed in the first sliding member having a coupling tool on the upper side and the first slide body. It includes a first coupling groove fastened to the coupler, The second sliding means has a second sliding groove in the main body, is slidably inserted into the second sliding groove, and is formed in the second sliding member having a coupling hole thereon and formed in the second slide body. Slide-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a second coupling groove fastened to the coupler. The method of claim 6, And the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are curved. The method of claim 6, And the first slide body and the second slide body slide open and close with respect to the main body, and the LCD screen is exposed. The method of claim 1, The first slide body has a first exposure groove, the second slide body has a second exposure groove, and the LCD screen is uniform through the exposure groove even when the first slide body and the second slide body are closed. Slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that partially exposed. The method of claim 1, The LCD screen is a slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the touch screen.

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