KR100668456B1 - Slide type personal portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide type mobile terminal is provided to simplify a structure and an assembling process of a mobile terminal, reduce a unit cost, and to improve operability and productivity. A slide part is disposed to overlap with a main body part(120) and includes a rail plate(300) combined to cover one surface facing the main body(120) and guide bars(310) disposed along a lengthwise direction at an inner side of the rail plate(300). A slide module(200) includes a guide frame(210) combined on the front surface of the main body part(120) and slide guides(220) connected with the guide frame(210) and coupled so as to be relatively slidably moved along the guide bars(310) traversing the rail plate(300).

Description

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1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional slide module.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a slide-type personal portable terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a slide type personal portable terminal according to the present invention, a perspective view showing the structure of a slide module.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a slide module as a slide type personal portable terminal according to the present invention.

5 is a plan view showing a structure of a slide module as a slide type personal portable terminal according to the present invention.

6 and 7 is a slide type personal portable terminal according to the present invention, a perspective view for explaining the structure of the guide frame and the slide guide.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: terminal body 110: slide unit

120: main body 200: slide module

210: guide frame 211: fastening plate

212: binding plate 213: connecting plate

220: slide guide 221: guide body

222: guide connection 230: elastic member

232: plastic binding hole 234: coupling hole

235: insertion hole 236: fixing hole

300: rail plate 310: guide bar

320: guide slot

The present invention relates to a slide-type personal portable terminal, and more particularly, to a compact and thinner, and relates to a personal portable terminal employing a sliding module that can be designed to beautifully design the appearance of the product.

Personal portable terminals can be generally divided into a flip type, a folder type (folder-type) and a sliding type (sliding-type) according to the appearance or operation method.

Among them, the sliding personal portable terminal is arranged to overlap two sliding bodies, and the display unit and the key input unit are arranged in the same direction on each of the sliding bodies. In general, the sliding type personal portable terminal may expose the display unit or the key input unit that is hidden on the rear side by moving the front sliding body relatively. For example, there is a slide-type personal portable terminal that can push up the front sliding body to expose the key input formed on the front of the rear sliding body. In addition, as another example, there is also a personal portable terminal that can expose the display unit formed on the front of the sliding body of the rear by moving the front sliding body formed with the key input portion down.

The slide-type personal portable terminal includes a sliding body overlapping up and down, and a sliding hinge device connecting both bodies is interposed between the sliding bodies to interconnect the sliding bodies, and to assist the sliding of the slides. Can be. Hinge devices of various structures have been disclosed in relation to the slide hinge device, but some of them use guide bars or shafts, and the sliding body can slide stably using the guide bars.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional slide module.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional slide module 100 includes a guide rail member 110, a slide member 120 sliding on the guide rail member 110, and first and second aids for sliding of the slide member 120. Two torsion springs (130, 140).

The guide rail member 110 is formed around the rectangular plate member 112, and the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b are mounted along both parallel sides of the rectangular plate member 112. The first and second guide bars 150a and 150b are spaced apart from both sides of the rectangular plate 112 by a predetermined interval, and both ends thereof are fixed to the upper and lower finishing bands 114 and 116 of the rectangular plate 112.

In addition, the upper and lower ends of the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b are fixed to the upper and lower finishing bands 114 and 116 while the buffer rubbers 152a to 152b 'are fitted. The upper and lower cushioning rubbers 152a to 152b 'have a cap-like shape to cover the ends of the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b, and the slide member 120 moves up and down in the guide rail member 110. The first and second guide bars 150a and 150b mounted on the guide rail member 110 may be parallel to each other when the slide member 120 is prevented from directly colliding with each other.

Holes are formed in each of the rectangular plates 112 slightly adjacent to each other near the edges of the rectangular plate 112, and holes are formed in each of the arms 132a and the second torsion springs of the first torsion spring 130. One arm 142a of 140 is pivotally inserted.

First and second guide jaws 118a and 118b are formed on both side surfaces of the rectangular plate 112 facing the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b. Specifically, the first guide jaw 118a facing the first guide bar 150a and the second guide jaw 118b facing the second guide bar 150b are parallel from both sides of the rectangular plate 112. It extends in a straight line and protrudes into a straight protrusion.

The slide member 120 may slide in a linear direction on the guide rail member 110. To this end, the slide member 120 includes first and second sliding coupling hands 124a and 124b formed at both edges of the rectangular substrate portion 122. First and second slide coupling hands 124a and 124b are formed with first and second guide grooves 126a and 126b through which the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b penetrate and slide. . A pair of bearings 127a to 127b 'is inserted into the first and second guide grooves 126a and 126b to eliminate contact friction during sliding with the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b, respectively. . The guide rail member 110 and the slide member 120 may mitigate an impact and reduce noise by using a corresponding bearing and a cushioning rubber without directly contacting the guide rail member 110 and the slide member 120.

The first and second sliding coupling hands 124a and 124b are also provided with first and second rails 128a and 128b protruding inwardly facing the first rail 128a and the second rail ( 128b is slidably engaged with the first guide jaw 118a and the second guide jaw 118b of the guide rail member 110, respectively. At this time, the first and second rails (128a, 128b) and the first and second guide jaws (118a, 118b) that engages there is a little play and do not touch each other when sliding. During the slide, the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b and the first and second guide grooves 126a and 126b are driven and interact with each other, and the first and second guide jaws 118a and 118b. And the first and second rails (128a, 128b) auxiliary to suppress the twist or the deviation in the other direction in the horizontal movement to allow the slide member 120 in the guide rail member 110 to be stable running.

After assembling the slide module 100, by screwing the upper body and the lower body of the personal portable terminal to the guide rail member 110 and the slide member 120, respectively, the slide type personal portable terminal (not shown) is completed. . In general, the slide-type personal portable terminal uses the upper body corresponding to the cover by holding the lower body by hand and pushes the upper body upward, so that the guide rail member fixed to the upper body can move on the slide member fixed to the lower body.

In general, the guide rail member 110 and the slide member 120 is made of aluminum, it is produced through a method such as die casting. In general, the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b are formed separately from the guide rail member 110. Therefore, the lower finishing table 116 has a structure separated from the rectangular plate member 112 and is assembled to the rectangular plate member 112 after inserting the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b. In addition, since the first and second guide grooves 126a and 126b for accommodating the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b also cannot be formed by die casting, after the slide member 120 is produced, It must be created through a separate hole making. Next, bearings 127a to 127b 'composed of POM and the like are further inserted.

However, the conventional slide module has a problem that it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the personal portable terminal by more than a predetermined portion is configured to perform only a role corresponding to each of the different parts and the upper body and the lower body constituting the personal portable terminal.

That is, in the related art, the guide rail members 110 of the slide module are formed separately from the housing forming the bottom surface of the upper body, and are configured to be combined in a double overlapping form, thereby increasing the thickness of the personal portable terminal. .

Furthermore, in the case of the structure in which the guide rail member 110 is accommodated in the upper body, a predetermined space for accommodating the guide rail member 110 should be secured in the upper body, thereby utilizing the space of the upper body. There is a problem that the degree of freedom and the design freedom is inevitably increased the thickness and size of the upper body.

Furthermore, as the guide rail member 110 and the upper body are configured to be separately manufactured and then coupled, there is a problem in that parts and assembly labor are increased, thereby increasing costs and decreasing workability and productivity.

In addition, in the conventional slide module, as the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b are configured to be exposed to the outside of the bottom of the upper body when the upper body slides open, the appearance of the product becomes complicated and the design characteristics of the terminal are utilized. There is a difficult problem.

In addition, when foreign matter such as dust accumulates between the first and second guide bars 150a and 150b exposed to the outside, it is very troublesome and inconvenient to clean it, and the performance of the slide module is deteriorated by the foreign matter. There is a risk of failure.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type personal portable terminal that can contribute to miniaturization and thinning.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type personal portable terminal that can reduce the cost and improve workability and productivity by simplifying the structure and assembly process of the personal portable terminal.

In addition, the present invention can be designed to beautifully design the appearance of the product without deteriorating the inherent design characteristics of the product, and an object thereof is to provide a slide-type personal portable terminal that can meet the needs of the user.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type personal portable terminal that can prevent degradation of the performance and reliability of the slide module, and improve cleaning.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the longitudinal direction in the inner side of the rail plate and the rail plate are coupled to cover the main body portion, one side facing the main body portion and overlapping the main body portion It includes a slide module including a guide bar disposed along the guide frame coupled to the front surface of the body portion and a guide frame and a slide guide coupled to the guide frame to be relatively slidable along the guide bar across the rail plate.

The guide bar may be coupled on a housing forming a rail plate or slide portion. Guide rails may be formed in the rail plate so that the slide guides can be passed and guided, and in some cases, the slide guides may be bent so as to bypass the circumferential direction of the rail plate and arranged to be disposed through the side portions of the rail plate. In this case, the guide slot may be formed between the rail plate and the other housing of the slide portion.

The slide guide may include a guide body having a through hole coupled to the guide bar so as to be slidably coupled to the guide bar, and a guide connection part connecting the guide body to the guide frame, and the guide bar is disposed outside the guide slot during planar projection. It may be formed to. In this case, the guide connection portion may be formed in a bent shape.

The guide frame may include a fastening plate fastened to the main body, a fastening plate fastened integrally with the slide guide, and a connection plate connecting the fastening plate and the fastening plate, and the connecting plate may be a fastening plate and a lower part of the fastening plate. It can be configured to connect.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. In describing the present invention, a detailed description of known functions or configurations may be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a slide-type personal portable terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a slide-type personal portable terminal according to the present invention, a perspective view showing the structure of a slide module.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the slide-type personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes a main body 120 and a terminal unit 100 including a slide unit 110 is disposed to be superimposed on the main body 120 ), The slide unit 110 includes a slide module 200 interposed between the main body 120 and the slide unit 110 so as to be relatively sliding relative to the main body 120.

A keypad having a plurality of keys for inputting various information and a talker for transmitting a voice of a user may be provided on a lower front surface of the central portion of the main body 120, and a printed circuit board (PCB) for various controls therein. ) Can be accommodated.

A front surface of the slide unit 110 may be provided with a display unit for outputting image information and a receiver for transmitting a voice from the other party.

In addition, the bottom surface of the slide portion 110 facing the main body portion 120 is configured to be covered by the rail plate 300, the rail plate 300 is on the bottom surface of the slide portion 110 Shaped in a corresponding shape, the slide 110 is integrally coupled to the slide 110 to cover the bottom surface of the slide 110.

In addition, a pair of guide bars 310 are disposed inside the slide part 110 to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along the width direction of the slide part 110. The guide bar 310 may be coupled to the housing or rail plate 300 or the like forming the slide unit 110, and will be described below with an example in which the guide bar 310 is coupled to the rail plate 300. Shall be.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the rail plate 300 is coupled to cover the bottom surface of the slide unit 110 and described with an example configured to be provided with a guide bar 310 inside the slide unit 110. In some cases, the rail plate 300 may be coupled to cover the front surface of the main body 120, and may be configured such that the guide bar 310 is provided inside the main body 120.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a slide module as a slide personal portable terminal according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a plan view showing the structure of a slide module as a slide personal portable terminal according to the present invention. 6 and 7 are perspective views for explaining the structure of a guide frame and a slide guide as a slide type personal portable terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the slide module 200 is connected to the guide frame 210 and the guide frame 210 coupled to the front surface of the main body 120, and the rail plate 300 is connected to the guide frame 210. The slide guide 220 is configured to include a slide guide 220 coupled to be slidable relative to the guide bar 310.

At this time, the slide guide 220 connecting the guide bar 310 disposed on the inside and the guide frame 210 disposed on the outside with the rail plate 300 therebetween passes through the rail plate 300 along the thickness direction. It may be arranged to be, in some cases bent along the circumferential direction of the rail plate 300 may be disposed through the side portion of the rail plate 300. Hereinafter, a guide slot 320 is formed in the rail plate 300 to penetrate along the thickness direction, and the slide guide 220 is passed and guided through the guide slot 320, for example.

The slide guide 220 is a guide body 221 having a through hole 221a coupled to the guide bar 310 so as to be relatively slidable, a guide connecting the guide body 221 and the guide frame 210. The guide bar 310 and the guide frame 210 may be connected to each other by passing through the guide slot 320 formed in the rail plate 300 and having the rail plate 300 interposed therebetween.

By such a structure, the slide guide 220 may be relatively slid along the guide bar 310, whereby the slide 110 may be slid relative to the main body 120.

In addition, the guide bar 310 as described above may be formed to be disposed on the outside of the guide slot 320 in the width direction of the rail plate 300 during planar projection. In this case, the guide body 221 of the slide guide 220 is also disposed on the outside of the guide slot 320 along the guide bar 310, wherein the guide connecting portion 222 of the slide guide 220 is "L" It may be formed in a shape bent like a ruler. In this embodiment, the guide connecting portion 222 is described as an example of bending the letter "L", but the guide connecting portion 222 may be formed in a variety of shapes that can pass through the guide slot 320 and thereby limited to the present invention It is not limited.

Such a structure may be restricted by the slide guide 220 flowing at least a predetermined distance in the direction away from the guide frame 210 by the bent guide connecting portion 222 at the same time the role of the slide guide 220. To be able.

The guide frame 210 is a fastening plate 211 is fastened to the body portion 120, the binding plate 212 and the fastening plate 211 and the binding plate 212 is integrally coupled to the guide connecting portion 222. It comprises a connection plate 213 for connecting, wherein the connection plate 213 is configured to connect a lower portion of the fastening plate 211 and the binding plate 212.

As such, the structure allows the sliding distance of the slide unit 110 by the guide frame 210 and the slide guide 220 to be secured even if the guide slot 320 is not formed to have a predetermined length or more. That is, such a structure allows the guide slot 320 formed on the rail plate 300 to be covered by the main body 120 when the slide 110 is opened, and the section exposed to the outside can be minimized.

In addition, the slide guide 220 as described above may be injection molded integrally with the guide frame 210, may be combined separately in some cases.

On the other hand, on the binding plate 212 and the connecting plate 213, the through-hole 215 for inserting and receiving the injection molding is formed so that the injection guide slide guide 220 is firmly fixed on the guide frame 210. desirable.

Here, the slide guide 220 may be formed of a conventional plastic material, but polyacetal (polyoxymethylene) is required because it is required to use a material having excellent mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties and excellent dimensional stability even in a long time wide use temperature range. ), It is preferred to be formed using a lubricity material having excellent self-lubricating properties such as polyamide and polyamide imide and having excellent fatigue resistance.

In addition, a contact protrusion 223 may be formed on a contact surface of the guide body 221 in contact with the rail plate 300, and the contact protrusion 223 may be a guide body 221 for the rail plate 300. It is possible to reduce the contact area of the), to reduce the operating noise, and to make the sliding of the slide guide 220 with respect to the rail plate 300 more smoothly.

On the other hand, the slide module 200 may be provided with an elastic member 230 so that the sliding of the slide 110 with respect to the body portion 120 can be made elastic, such an elastic member 230 is usually Springs may be applied.

One end of the elastic member 230 is connected to the rail plate 300 and the other end is connected to the guide frame 210 through rivets so that the slide guide 220 is guide bar at one end region of the guide bar 310. When moved to the central region of 310, the elastic force is accumulated and the elastic member 230 is restored after passing through the critical point, and the slide guide 220 automatically moves to the other end region of the guide bar 310 by this restoring force. To be possible.

In addition, an end of the elastic member 230 connected to the rail plate 300 may be provided with a plastic binding hole 232, the rail plate 300 is coupled to the plastic binding hole 232 to be relatively rotatable. Coupling hole 234 may be formed to be.

The coupling hole 234 is formed to have a diameter slightly larger than the plastic binding hole 232 (in some cases, a corresponding diameter) in a substantially peanut-like shape, and the insertion hole 235 into which the plastic binding hole 232 is inserted is formed. And a fixing hole 236 having a diameter smaller than that of the insertion hole 235 and communicating with the insertion hole 235 to which the plastic binding hole 232 is fixed.

By this structure, the plastic binding hole 232 may be inserted through the insertion hole 235 having a relatively large diameter, and the fixing hole 236 having a relatively small diameter may be inserted after the plastic binding hole 232 is inserted. The plastic binding port 232 is moved to the plastic binding port 232 may be rotatably fixed to the coupling hole 234.

In this way, the plastic binding port 232 and the coupling hole 234 to make the process of combining the elastic member 230 more convenient, improve the workability and productivity, and the misassembly of the elastic member 230 To prevent it.

In addition, the plastic binding hole 232 may be integrally injection molded together with the elastic member 230, and has excellent self-lubricating properties such as polyacetal (polyoxymethylene), polyamide (polyamide) and polyamide imide, etc. It is preferably formed using a lubricity material having excellent fatigue resistance.

The slide module 200 including the guide frame 210 and the slide guide 220 as described above is disposed on the rail plate 300 through the guide slot 320 and then the guide bar 310 on the rail plate 300. ) Is coupled to the rail plate 300 can be fixed integrally.

In addition, a through hole (not shown) having a predetermined size may be formed through the central portion of the rail plate 300 along a thickness direction, and the body portion 120 and the slide portion 110 may be formed through the through hole. ) Can be passed through a flexible PCB (FPCB) for electrical connection.

As described above, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention allows the rail plate formed as a single wall to serve as a slide module and at the same time to serve as a housing for covering one surface of the slide portion, thereby achieving a certain shape strength. It can be formed to a thin thickness while maintaining.

Therefore, in accordance with the recent slimming trend, the present invention enables a personal portable terminal to be implemented in a small size and a thin shape to satisfy a rapidly changing consumer desire.

In addition, such a structure can simplify the structure and assembly process of a personal mobile device, reduce costs, and improve workability and productivity.

In addition, the present invention allows the guide bar to be disposed inside the slide unit without being exposed to the outside, thereby beautifully designing the appearance of the product without deteriorating the design characteristics of the product, it is possible to meet the needs of the user.

In addition, the present invention can prevent the accumulation of foreign matters such as dust on the guide bar, as well as to prevent the performance degradation and failure accordingly, and to improve the cleanability.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (13)

Main body; A slide part disposed to be overlapped with the main body part and including a rail plate coupled to cover one surface facing the main body part and a guide bar disposed along a longitudinal direction of the rail plate; And A slide module having a guide frame coupled to the front surface of the main body, and a slide guide connected to the guide frame and coupled to be slidably coupled along the guide bar across the rail plate; Sliding personal portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The guide bar is a slide-type personal portable terminal, characterized in that integrally coupled to the rail plate. The method of claim 1, The rail plate is a slide type personal portable terminal, characterized in that the guide slot is formed so that the slide guide can be passed and guided. The method of claim 3, The slide guide includes a guide body having a through hole formed to be slidably coupled to the guide bar, and a guide connection part connecting the guide body and the guide frame. The method of claim 4, wherein The guide bar is a slide type personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed on the outside of the guide slot when projected. The method of claim 5, The guide connector is a slide-type personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed in a bent shape. The method of claim 4, wherein The guide frame includes a fastening plate fastened to the main body, a fastening plate to which the guide connection part is integrally coupled, and a connection plate to connect the fastening plate and the fastening plate, The connecting plate is a slide type personal portable terminal, characterized in that for connecting the lower portion of the coupling plate and the binding plate. The method of claim 4, wherein The slide guide is a slide type personal portable terminal, characterized in that the injection molding integrally with the guide frame. The method of claim 4, wherein Slide-type personal portable terminal, characterized in that the contact projection is formed on the contact surface of the guide body portion in contact with the rail plate. The method of claim 1, One end is connected to the rail plate and the other end is a slide-type personal portable terminal, characterized in that it further comprises an elastic member connected to the guide frame. The method of claim 10, An end portion of the elastic member connected to the rail plate is provided with a plastic binding sphere is integrally injection molded, the rail plate is characterized in that the coupling hole is formed so that the plastic binding sphere is coupled to be relatively rotatable. Personal handheld terminal. The method of claim 11, The coupling hole is an insertion hole into which the plastic binding hole is inserted, having a smaller diameter than the insertion hole and formed in communication with the insertion hole, the slide-shaped individual comprising a fixing hole to which the plastic binding hole is fixed. Mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The slide guide is a slide type personal portable terminal, characterized in that formed of a lubricity material.

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