KR100641210B1 - Device sliding to all quaters for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A sliding apparatus for a portable terminal is provided to enable an LCD to be slidably connected in a different direction from the sliding direction of a slide part, thereby variously using a wide screen of the LCD and improving the efficiency of spatial utilization to install a sub input part for a game. An LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) part(121) is slidably connected to a slide part(120) for the slide part(120). The LCD part(121) is slidably connected to the slide part(120) in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the slide part(120). The slide part(120) is slid by relative motion of a fixed connection member(131), in which vertical guide slits(1311) are formed in both sides and are fixed and connected to the lower side of the slide part(120), and vertical guide members(132), which are slid along the vertical guide slits(1311) and are fixed and connected to the upper side of a terminal body(110).

Description

Sliding device for mobile terminal {DEVICE SLIDING TO ALL QUATERS FOR MOBILE PHONE}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a portable terminal equipped with a sliding device according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a portable terminal with a sliding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 2.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a rear surface of the LCD portion of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the configuration of the guide member of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an operation of the portable terminal of FIG. 2 and illustrating a state in which an LCD portion is not opened.

7 is a transparent plan view showing the action of the LCD and the sliding mechanism in the state of FIG.

8 is a view illustrating an operation of the portable terminal of FIG. 2 and illustrating a state in which an LCD unit is opened.

9 is a transparent plan view showing the action of the LCD and the sliding mechanism in the state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: terminal body 111: main input unit

112: sub input unit 120: slide unit

121: LCD part 122: front input unit

123: speaker portion 1211: horizontal guide slit

1212: vertical locking projection passage 1213: horizontal locking projection passage

130: sliding mechanism 131: fixed coupling member

1311: vertical guide slit 1314: horizontal guide member

132: vertical guide member 132a: locking projection

The present invention relates to a sliding device of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having a slide unit slidably coupled to a terminal body, wherein the LCD is slidably coupled in a direction different from the sliding direction of the slide unit. By providing an LCD, it is possible to use a wide screen of the LCD in various ways, and relates to a sliding device of a mobile terminal that can increase the spatial utilization to install the game sub-input unit.

In general, a mobile terminal is a wireless mobile communication device that can be used indoors or outdoors by the user as well as on the go. The functions previously limited to voice transmission and reception can be used for various functions such as game, MP3 listening, internet and TV viewing. It is developing into a device to perform.

In particular, in recent years, in order to properly utilize the leisure time that occurs during commute or commute by subway or bus, there are a lot of cases of playing a game using a mobile terminal.

Accordingly, various efforts have been made to provide high quality images and sounds to users who play games on mobile terminals, as well as efforts to increase the size of LCD screens.

However, when the LCD screen size is unconditionally increased, the portability of the mobile terminal is deteriorated, so the screen size of the LCD is limited.

As a solution to this problem, there is an attempt to play a game through a wider screen by using the portable terminal lying sideways as necessary, using the characteristics of the portable terminal formed generally in the vertical direction.

However, even in such a case, since the button input portion of the portable terminal formed long in the up and down direction is formed on the premise of the up and down direction, it is difficult to press the button of the input portion when the portable terminal is lying on the left and right.

Hereinafter, a sliding device of a mobile terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a portable terminal equipped with a sliding device according to the prior art. As shown here, the portable terminal 1 equipped with the sliding device according to the prior art, the terminal body 10, the slide unit 20, the sliding unit 20 on the terminal body 10, It consists of a sliding mechanism 30 which possibly engages.

The terminal body 10 includes an input unit 11 formed on the front surface of the terminal body 10 to input a number or move a menu, and a battery 12 detachably coupled to the rear surface of the terminal body 10. The antenna 13 is formed on one side of the upper end of the terminal body 10.

The slide unit 20 includes an LCD unit 21 formed on the front surface of the slide unit 20 to display information, and a front input unit 22 provided below the LCD unit 21 to move or select a menu. ) And a speaker 23 provided on the LCD unit 21.

The sliding mechanism 30 is fixedly coupled to the rear surface of the slide unit 20 and the guide coupling slit 31a is formed on both sides and the movement along the guide slit 31a and the terminal body 10 It consists of a guide member 32 fixedly coupled to the upper surface of the.

Referring to the principle of operation of the sliding device of the portable terminal 1 according to the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

When the user grips and fixes the terminal body 10 by hand and pushes the slide unit 20 to the upper side of the terminal body 10, the slide unit 20 is caused by the relative movement of the guide slit 31a and the guide member 32. Slides to the upper side of the terminal body 10.

Then, the user can press the button of the input unit 11 of the terminal body 10 and check the information displayed on the LCD unit 21 while playing a game or making a phone call.

However, since the portable terminal 1 equipped with the sliding device according to the related art as described above is formed up and down the screen of the LCD unit 21 due to the characteristics of the portable terminal 1 which is formed to be substantially vertically long, the left and right width of the screen is There is a problem that can not support a satisfactory video when the user plays a game or watch a movie or TV because it has to be narrowed.

As a solution to this, when the mobile terminal 1 is laid on its side, the image appearing on the screen of the LCD unit 21 is also automatically laid down, so that an effort to support a satisfactory image through the wide left and right screens is made. have.

However, even in such a case, the buttons of the input unit 11 or the front input unit 22 of the portable terminal 1, which are formed vertically long, have been developed with the user in mind to use the portable terminal 1 up and down. Therefore, there is a problem that it is very inconvenient to use the buttons of the input unit 11 or the front input unit 22 when the portable terminal 1 is laid on its side.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, in the mobile terminal having a slide unit coupled to the terminal body slidably, LCD coupled to the sliding direction different from the sliding direction of the slide unit (LCD) By providing a), a wide screen of the LCD can be used in various ways, and the object of the present invention is to provide a sliding device of a mobile terminal that can increase the spatial utilization to install the game sub-input unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable terminal comprising a terminal body and a slide unit slidably coupled to the terminal body, the LCD unit coupled to the slide unit to be slidable relative to the slide unit ; It provides a sliding device of a portable terminal, including.

This is because the slide unit is configured to slide with respect to the terminal body, and the LCD unit is configured to slide with respect to the slide unit, so that the LCD unit is slid with respect to the terminal body and slid with respect to the slide unit as a result.

In this case, the slide unit has a vertical guide slit formed on both sides and fixedly coupled member fixedly coupled to the bottom surface of the slide portion, and the relative movement of the vertical guide member sliding along the vertical guide slit and fixedly coupled to the upper surface of the terminal body Configured to slide against.

In addition, the present invention is a locking projection protruding on one side of the upper surface of the vertical guide member, a vertical locking projection passage formed in the bottom of the LCD portion so as to be a moving passage of the locking projection when the slide is sliding, and the LCD portion only when the slide is in a specific position And a horizontal locking protrusion passage formed in the bottom of the LCD in a direction orthogonal to the locking protrusion passage so as to slide. This is to configure the LCD part to be locked while the slide part is slid above the terminal body, and to allow the LCD part to slide only when the slide part is closed in accordance with the terminal body. This may be configured in reverse if necessary.

In addition, the present invention is configured to further include a sub input unit formed on one side of the upper surface of the terminal body, it is configured to selectively open and close the upper surface of the sub input unit by sliding the LCD unit. This is to ensure a space for installing a sub input unit that can be used when the portable terminal is laid on its side and the LCD unit is opened by sliding.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation principle of a sliding device of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, in describing the present invention, description of already known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal having a sliding device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the LCD of FIG. 2. 5 is a perspective view showing an enlarged configuration of the guide member of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a view illustrating an operation of the portable terminal of FIG. 2 and showing a state in which the LCD portion is not opened. 7 is a transparent plan view showing the action of the LCD and the sliding mechanism in the state of Figure 6, Figure 8 is a view showing the operation of the mobile terminal of Figure 2, a perspective view showing an open state of the LCD portion, 9 is a transparent plan view showing the action of the LCD and the sliding mechanism in the state of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable terminal 100 having a sliding device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal body 110, a slide unit 120, and a slide unit with respect to the terminal body 110. It is composed of a sliding mechanism 130 for slidingly coupling the 120.

Here, the terminal body 110 is formed on the front surface of the terminal body 110, the main input unit 111 for entering a number or moving the menu, and is formed on one side of the front surface of the terminal body 110 to move the menu Or a sub input unit 112 for selecting a menu, a battery 113 detachably coupled to the rear surface of the terminal body, and an antenna 114 formed on one side of the upper end of the terminal body 110.

In addition, the slide unit 120, the LCD unit 121 forming the center of the slide unit 120 and displays the information, and the front input unit for moving or selecting the menu is provided in the lower portion of the LCD unit 121 ( 122 and a speaker unit 123 provided on the LCD unit 121. Here, the LCD 121, the front input 122, and the speaker 123 are separated from each other, and are coupled to each other through the sliding mechanism 130, as will be described later.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, two horizontal guide slits 1211 are formed parallel to the rear surface of the LCD unit 121 at a predetermined distance so that the LCD unit 121 slides with respect to the slide unit 120. Two vertical locking protrusions 1212 are connected to both ends of the horizontal guide slit 1211, and the horizontal locking protrusions 1213 are extended to the side end portion 1213a of the LCD portion 121 at the upper end thereof. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the sliding mechanism 130 has vertical guide slits 1311 formed at both sides thereof, the upper part 1312 is fixedly coupled to the rear surface of the speaker part 123, and the lower part 1313 is the front input part. A fixed coupling member 131 fixedly coupled to the rear surface of the 122 and having two horizontal guide members 1314 respectively inserted into two horizontal guide slits 1211 formed on the rear surface of the LCD unit 121 and a fixed coupling member. It consists of a vertical guide member 132 moving along the vertical guide slit 1311 of the member 131. The configuration of the vertical guide slit 1311 formed on both sides of the fixed coupling member 131 is shown in detail in FIG. The vertical guide slit 1311 is configured to engage with each other with the vertical guide member 132 so as to be capable of relative movement. The vertical guide slit 1311 may be configured by a suitable known technique so as to allow relative movement without being separated from each other.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the vertical guide member 132 has a locking protrusion 132a formed at one side of an upper surface thereof. The locking protrusion 132a is inserted into the vertical locking protrusion passage 1212 and the horizontal locking protrusion passage 1213 formed on the rear surface of the LCD portion 121 and configured to move along the passages 1212 and 1213. In particular, the horizontal locking projection passage 1213 is formed to extend to the side end portion 1213a of the LCD portion 121, the movement path of the locking projection 132a when the LCD portion 121 is slid with respect to the slide portion 120 To secure.

By constructing such a locking projection 132a, the LCD portion 121 slides 120 only when the position of the locking projection 132a coincides with the horizontal locking projection passage 1213 formed on the rear surface of the LCD portion 121. Can be slid relative to That is, when the locking projections 132a are in different positions, the LCD 121 cannot be slid, and as in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the slide 120 is only closed in accordance with the terminal body 110. The LCD unit 121 is configured to be slidable. By changing the installation position of the horizontal locking projection passage 1213 as needed, it can be configured so that the LCD unit 121 can be slid only when the slide unit 120 is in a specific position with respect to the terminal body (110). In addition, the LCD 121 may be slid at any time by not providing the locking protrusion 132a itself.

Referring to the operation principle of the sliding device of the portable terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the slide unit 120 and the terminal body 110 coincide with each other, when the user grabs the terminal body 110 and pushes the slide unit 120 to the upper side of the terminal body 110. In addition, the vertical guide member 132 fixedly coupled to the terminal body 110 and the guide slit 1311 of the fixed coupling member 131 fixedly coupled to the rear surface of the slide unit 120 perform the relative movement of the slide unit 120. Is pushed up.

In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the locking protrusion 132a protruding from the upper surface of the vertical guide member 132 moves along the vertical locking protrusion passage 1212 formed on the rear surface of the LCD unit 121.

In the case where the slide unit 120 is slid as described above, since the locking projection 132a is caught on the back of the LCD unit 121, the user moves the LCD unit 121 to the sliding direction of the slide unit 120. It cannot be moved in a direction perpendicular to the direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the user pulls the slide unit 120 to the lower side of the terminal body 110, the vertical guide member 132 and the guide slit 1311 perform relative motion again to the slide unit 120. Comes down to match the terminal body (110).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the locking protrusion 132a protruding from the upper surface of the vertical guide member 132 moves along the vertical locking protrusion passage 1212 formed on the rear surface of the LCD 121 and then horizontally latches. The position where the projection passage 1213 is stopped is stopped.

When the user pushes the LCD unit 121 in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slide unit 120, the LCD unit 121 may move because the locking protrusion 132a may move along the horizontal locking protrusion passage 1213. It becomes possible.

Accordingly, the LCD unit 121 slides with respect to the slide unit 120, thereby exposing the sub input unit 112 covered by the LCD unit 121. Then, the user can use the mobile terminal 100 while moving or selecting a menu using the sub input unit 112 to check the information displayed on the LCD unit 121.

By the sliding device of the portable terminal as described above, the user can not only use a wider screen by laying the portable terminal 100 on its side, but also the space provided for the sub input unit 112 by sliding the LCD unit 121. It is possible to conveniently move or select the menu even when using the mobile terminal 100 lying on its side to secure.

On the other hand, the position of the latching projection 132a provided in the vertical guide member 132 and the horizontal locking projection passage 1213 formed in the back of the LCD part 121 is changed suitably as needed, and the slide part 120 specifies The LCD portion 121 may be configured to slide only when in the position, and the LCD portion 121 may be configured to slide even if the slide portion 120 is at any position by not including the locking protrusion 132a itself. .

While the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments as described above, and may be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a sliding device of a portable terminal which can use a wide screen of LCD in various ways and can increase the spatial utilization to install a game sub input unit.

Claims (6)

A portable terminal comprising a terminal body and a slide unit slidably coupled to the terminal body, An LCD unit coupled to the slide unit to be slidable relative to the slide unit; Sliding device of a mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, And the LCD unit is slidably coupled in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slice unit. The method of claim 2, The slide unit, A fixed coupling member having vertical guide slits formed on both sides and fixedly coupled to a bottom surface of the slide part; A vertical guide member sliding along the vertical guide slit and fixedly coupled to an upper surface of the terminal body; Sliding device of a mobile terminal, characterized in that sliding by relative movement. The method of claim 3, wherein The LCD portion, And a horizontal guide slit recessed in a bottom surface of the LCD portion and a relative movement of the horizontal guide member sliding along the horizontal guide slit and protruding from an upper surface of the fixed engagement member. The method of claim 4, wherein A locking protrusion protruding from one side of an upper surface of the vertical guide member; A vertical locking protrusion passage formed in the bottom surface of the LCD so as to be a movement passage of the locking protrusion when the slide portion slides; A horizontal locking protrusion passage formed in the bottom surface of the LCD portion in a direction orthogonal to the locking protrusion passage so that the LCD portion slides only when the slide portion is in a specific position; Sliding device of a mobile terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 5, And a sub input unit formed on one side of an upper surface of the terminal body, wherein the LCD unit is slid to selectively open and close the upper surface of the sub input unit.

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