KR100683535B1 - Sliding type portable terminal having angle of inclination - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide-type portable terminal having a tilt angle is provided to implement sliding by side combination of a sliding rail formed in the side part of a lower body and a hinge unit formed in the lower part of an upper body, thereby being capable of sliding the terminal at a predetermined angle, the opening angle between the upper body and the lower body, according to ergonomic conditions during a call. A slide-type portable terminal having a tilt angle comprises the followings: a rail unit(110a) in which a sliding rail(130) having a double inclination is individually formed in both side parts of a lower body(110); and a hinge unit(140) which is formed to correspond to the sliding rail(130) and being slid in one side of an upper body(120), wherein the hinge unit(140) is nearly a shape of Hangeul 'da' in the side and has the first support unit and the second support unit, and a body unit.

Description

SLIDING TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING ANGLE OF INCLINATION

1 is a schematic diagram of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention;

Figure 2 schematically shows the shape of the rail portion of the lower body of the sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention,

3 is a view illustrating an operation mechanism of a sliding rail and a hinge of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

4 is for explaining the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rail portion when the sliding start point and the end point of the upper body of the sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention,

5 is a schematic view of a hinge unit coupled to a sliding rail of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention;

6 is a view illustrating a sliding mechanism of an upper body and a lower body of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

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

110; Lower body 110a; Rail part

110b; Interference prevention unit 110c; Side joint

120; Upper body 130; Sliding rail

130a; First horizontal rail 130b; 1st inclined rail

130c; Second horizontal rail 130d; 2nd inclined rail

140; Hinge 140a; First support

140b; Second support portion 140c; Body

150; Protrusion

The present invention relates to a sliding type portable terminal, and more particularly, to a sliding type portable terminal that is inclined to open at a predetermined angle when sliding.

With the development of wireless information communication technology, portable terminals having a means of easily transmitting and receiving information and communicating with each other are being widely used, and their functions have also been diversified.

In general, portable terminals are designed to be suitable for the use of various functions as well as a call function, and the trend is that small, light and slim designs are preferred.

Depending on the form, the portable terminal may be a bar, flip, clamshell or sliding type.

The sliding type portable terminal includes a lower main body (or main body) having a keypad and a data storage and transmission / reception unit, and an upper main body (or slide body) having a display unit positioned on the upper part of the lower main body to display data transmitted and received. do.

Typically, the lower body is formed with a guide groove, the upper body is formed with a roller or a slide projection for sliding along the guide groove, when the upper body is pushed to one side, the upper body is opened and closed while linearly moving along the lower body. .

However, when using the conventional sliding type mobile terminal and talking on the phone with the other party, the upper main body is opened from the lower main body. At this time, the upper main body opens in parallel with the lower main body, so that the caller of the terminal is opened. When the contact is in close contact with the user's mouth, the receiver is away from the caller's ear, and if the contact is in close contact with the ear, the sender is away from the mouth, there is a problem that the overall call sensitivity is lowered as a result.

In order to solve these problems, recently, patents and utility models related to a sliding type portable terminal capable of maintaining a predetermined angle when opening the upper body and the lower body have been filed and disclosed.

The Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0014847, 10-2005-0056609, 10-2005-0079046, Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0355890, 20-0319768, etc. disclose a variety of related technologies, The problem of design and the problem of slimming of the terminal is not overcome.

An object of the present invention for solving the above-described conventional problems, like the folder-type portable terminal is a portable terminal capable of sliding the opening angle of the upper body and the lower body during the call with a predetermined angle according to the ergonomic conditions To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding type portable terminal which can be practically used while being able to slide while maintaining a predetermined angle when fully opened while sliding horizontally.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding type portable terminal capable of sliding and maintaining a slim phone while maintaining a predetermined angle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sliding type portable terminal including a lower main body having a keypad on one side, an upper main body coupled with the lower main body, and having a screen on one side, and the lower main body. In the sliding type portable terminal in which the upper body is fastened in a sliding manner, each side surface portion of the lower body is provided with a rail portion formed with a sliding rail having a double inclination, one side of the upper body is formed corresponding to the sliding rail It is characterized in that the hinge is provided that is sliding.

Here, the hinge portion has a substantially 'c' shape on its side, and includes a first support portion, a second support portion, and a body portion, wherein the body portion is coupled to the lower surface of the upper body, and end portions of the first and second support portions. Sides are implemented such that protrusions are formed to be coupled to and slide with the sliding rails formed on the side of the lower body.

Here, the length of the first support is preferably formed longer than the length of the second support.

Here, it is preferable that the first inclined portion of the sliding rail having the double inclination is positioned between the first support portion and the second support portion in a state where the lower main body and the upper main body are closed.

Here, the positional relationship between the first support portion and the second support portion, the second support portion is located at the start point of the second inclined portion when the first support portion is located at the start point of the first inclined portion in the process of sliding the upper body from the lower body It is desirable to implement such that it is satisfied.

Here, it is preferable that both ends of the sliding rail is subjected to end treatment so as to position the start end and the end of the hinge portion.

In addition, a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention, a lower body having a keypad portion on one side, an upper body coupled to the lower body and having a screen portion on one side, and the lower body and the upper body in a sliding manner In the sliding-type portable terminal to be fastened, both side portions of the lower main body, each rail is provided with a sliding rail inclined in the order of the first horizontal rail, the first inclined rail, the second horizontal rail and the second inclined rail, A lower portion of the upper body is provided with a hinge portion that is formed to correspond to the sliding rail in the lower body direction and acts as a sliding drive.

Here, the hinge portion is provided with first and second support portions, and the protrusions are formed on the end sides of the first and second support portions so as to be coupled and slide with the sliding rail formed on the side of the lower body, respectively. do.

Here, the length of the first support is longer than the length of the second support, the first inclined rail is preferably located between the first support and the second support in a state in which the lower body and the upper body is closed. Do.

Here, the positional relationship between the first support part and the second support part may include the second support part when the first support part is located at the starting point of the inclination of the first inclined rail while the upper main body slides from the lower main body. It is preferable to implement so as to satisfy the position at the starting point of the inclination of the two inclined rail.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

As shown, the configuration for sliding the sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention is the lower body 110, the upper body 120, the rail portion 110a, the sliding rail 130 and the hinge portion 140 )

The lower main body 110 is a portion in which a keypad (not shown) and various electronic components (not shown) of the portable terminal are embedded, and the upper main body 120 is a portion including a display window (not shown) of the portable terminal. .

The rail unit 110a forms a side portion of the lower main body 110 as a part of the lower main body 110, and includes a sliding rail 130 that enables the upper main body 120 to slide from the lower main body 110. The rail unit 110a will be described separately below with reference to FIG. 2, and the sliding rail 130 has a double inclined structure, and details of the inclined structure will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. do.

The hinge part 140 is engaged with the sliding rail 130 and slides, and is mounted on the lower surface of the upper body 120, and is formed by screwing the upper body 120 or integrally formed with the upper body.

In general, in the structure of sliding and opening and closing the upper body and the lower body, the sliding rail is formed in the lower body, the sliding is made, the sliding structure of the present invention is a sliding rail formed on the side portion (rail portion, 110a) of the lower body 110 ( 130 and the sliding by the side coupling of the hinge portion 140 formed on the lower surface of the upper body 120 is implemented.

Figure 2 schematically shows the shape of the rail portion of the lower body of the sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

The rail part 110a forms both side portions of the left and right sides of the lower body 100 as part of the lower body 110. That is, the rails 110a are formed in pairs on the left and right sides. In the present invention, the rail unit 110a is configured as a side portion of the lower main body 110, but the rail unit 110a and the side portion are separately configured to include the rail unit 110a in the side portion of the lower main body. Of course it is also possible.

The rail unit 110a includes an interference prevention unit 110b, a side coupling unit 110c, and a sliding rail 130. In the present invention, the rail unit 110a is divided into the interference preventing unit 110b and the side coupling unit 110c, but will be described separately. However, the interference preventing unit 110b and the side coupling unit 110c may be changed to be integrally formed. Of course, it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

The interference prevention part 110b is formed to prevent interference between the rail part (side part 110a) of the upper main body 120 and the lower main body 110 when the lower main body 110 and the upper main body 120 are slid open and closed. to be.

The outer shape of the interference prevention part 110b may be formed to be substantially the same as the outer shape of the rail part 110a, but may be implemented to have an outer shape capable of fully opening the sliding rail 130.

The side coupling part 110c constitutes a side surface of the lower main body 110 and is closely coupled with the interference preventing part 110b or integrally formed with the interference preventing part 110b, and a sliding rail 130 is formed on one surface thereof. do.

The sliding rail 130 has a double inclined structure, and the peripheral portion of the sliding rail 130 is implemented so that a predetermined space is formed in the side coupling portion 110c. This constant space is a space for securing the movement when the protrusion 150 of the hinge portion 150 slides in combination with the sliding rail 130.

3 is a view illustrating an operation mechanism of a sliding rail and a hinge of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a sliding start point of an upper body of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention. It is for demonstrating the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rail part in the case where it is located in and an end point.

As shown in FIG. 3, the structure of the sliding rail 130 has a double inclined structure.

Here, the most preferred embodiment of the double inclined structure, a sliding rail consisting of a first horizontal rail (130a), a first inclined rail (130b), a second horizontal rail (130c) and a second inclined rail (130d) It demonstrates centering on 130. FIG.

The hinge part 140 which is side-coupled with the sliding rail 130 includes a first support part 140a, a first support part 140b, a body part 140c, and a protrusion 150.

The body portion 140c is a portion coupled to the upper body 120 and connects the first and second support portions 140a and 140b.

The protruding portion 150 is formed to protrude toward the sliding rail 130 on the end side surfaces of the first and second support portions 140a and 140b, and the lengths thereof are differently formed so as to correspond to the double inclined rails. The length of the support part 140a is longer than that of the second support part 140b.

The protrusion 150 is coupled to the sliding rail 130 and serves to guide the upper body 120 to allow sliding.

Referring to FIG. 3, (a) is a position view of the sliding rail 130 and the hinge portion 140 when the upper body 120 is closed from the lower body 110, and (b) is the lower body 110. Is a position view when the first support portion 140a of the hinge portion 140 is positioned at the start point of the first inclined rail 130b of the sliding rail 130 when the upper main body 120 is slid and moved, (c ) Shows the position of the sliding rail 130 and the hinge portion 140 when the upper body 120 is completely opened from the lower body 110, respectively.

Referring to (a), the hinge portion 140 is placed horizontally, and referring to (c), it can be seen that the hinge portion 140 is inclined at a predetermined angle.

Referring to (b), when the first support portion 140a is located at the start point of the first inclined rail 130b (when riding the first inclined rail), the second support portion 140b may have a second inclined rail 130d. Is located at the start of The double inclined rail is to allow the upper body 120 to move flexibly when the shift from the horizontal movement to the inclined movement.

In addition, when the first inclined rail 130b is inclined to slide, it is possible to prevent one end of the upper main body 120 from contacting the lower main body 110.

Referring to (c), it can be seen that the inclination angles of the body portion 140c of the first inclination rail 130b, the second inclination rail 130d and the hinge portion 140 are slightly different.

Ergonomically, it is known that the angle between the lower body 110 and the upper body 120 is 155 to 160 degrees in view of the angle between the human ear and the mouth. Therefore, when the angle between the lower main body 110 and the upper main body 120 is maintained to be 160 degrees, "the inclination angle of the body portion 140c of the hinge portion 140 <the inclination angle of the first inclination rail 130b <the second inclination It is preferable to implement so as to maintain the relationship between the inclination angle of the rail 130d.

In FIG. 3, the case where the inclination angle between the lower main body 110 and the upper main body 120 is 20 degrees is illustrated. However, as described above, the inclination angle of the first inclination rail 130b, the inclination angle of the second inclination rail 130d, and the hinge part are described. The inclination angle between the lower body 110 and the upper body 120 may be arbitrarily designed according to the length of each of the first and second support parts 140a and 140b and the sliding rail 130 of the 140.

Referring to Fig. 4, A and B shown are in the position (a) shown in Fig. 3 (fully closed), and C and D are sliding in the position (c) shown in Fig. 3 (fully open). It is a formation structure of the rail 130.

Each design dimension can be changed, and in the A and D positions, the protrusion 150 is formed to be smaller than the line width of the sliding rail 130 so as not to deviate from the sliding rail 130, and in the B and C positions of the protrusion 150 The radius of curvature is given to the inside of the sliding rail 130 so that there is no flow when the upper body 120 is fully opened and closed.

5 is a schematic view of a hinge portion coupled to a sliding rail of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

(a) is a plan view of the body portion 140c coupled to the upper body 120, and (b) is shown to specifically explain the first and second support portions 140a and 140b.

The body portion 140c is screw-coupled with the upper body 120, and both ends of the body portion 140c are provided with first and second support portions 140a and 140b extending downward. The length L1 of the first support part 140a is formed longer than the length L2 of the second support part 140b, which is due to the double inclined structure of the sliding rail 130.

When the protrusions 150 are formed at the end portions of the first and second support portions 140a and 140b, respectively, the protrusions 150 are side-coupled with the sliding rails 130 to serve as mediators to enable sliding driving.

6 is a view illustrating a sliding mechanism of an upper body and a lower body of a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle according to the present invention.

A sliding operation of the portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 6 by combining the respective components described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

(a) illustrates a case in which the lower main body 110 and the upper main body 120 are closed. The first supporting part 140a of the hinge part 140 is located at the start point of the first horizontal rail 130a and the hinge part. The second support part 140b of the 140 is located at the starting point of the second horizontal rail 130c.

(b) illustrates that the upper main body 120 is horizontally slid from the lower main body 110 to be positioned immediately before the inclined sliding, and the first supporting part 140a of the hinge part 140 is the second inclined rail 130b. ) At the starting point, and the second supporting part 140b of the hinge 140 is located at the starting point of the second inclination rail 130d.

(c) shows a process in which the upper body 120 is inclined sliding from the lower body 110.

(d) shows a case in which the upper main body 120 is completely opened from the lower main body 110, and the first support part 140a of the hinge part 140 is located at the beginning of the second inclined rail 130b, The second support part 140b of the branch 140 is located at the end of the second inclined rail 130d.

By configuring the sliding rail and the hinge portion as described above, it becomes possible to convert from the horizontal sliding to the inclined sliding in the sliding portable terminal.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above-described technical configuration of the present invention may be embodied by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without changing its technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be practiced as. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the configuration of the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a portable terminal capable of sliding with a predetermined angle according to the ergonomic conditions, the opening angle of the upper body and the lower body during a call, similar to a folder type portable terminal. .

In addition, while sliding horizontally while maintaining a predetermined angle when fully opened, it is possible to use the product while sliding.

In addition, it is possible to implement a slim phone while being able to slide while maintaining a predetermined angle.

Claims (10)

In the lower main body having a keypad on one side, the upper main body coupled to the lower main body and having a screen on one side, and the lower main body and the upper main body in a sliding type fastening sliding terminal, Both side portions of the lower main body are provided with rail portions formed with a sliding rail having a double inclination, One side of the upper body is provided with a hinge portion formed corresponding to the sliding rail sliding, sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle. The method of claim 1, The hinge portion has a substantially 'c' shaped side surface, and includes a first support portion, a second support portion, and a body portion, wherein the body portion is coupled to the lower surface of the upper body, Sliding-type portable terminal having an inclination angle on the end side of the first and second support portion is formed with protrusions to be coupled and sliding with the sliding rail formed on the side of the lower body. The method of claim 2, The sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle longer than the length of the second support portion. The method of claim 3, The first slope of the sliding rail having the double slope, The sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle formed between the first support and the second support in a state where the lower body and the upper body are closed. The method of claim 4, wherein Positional relationship between the first support and the second support, In the process of sliding the upper body from the lower body, when the first support portion is located at the start point of the first inclined portion, the second support portion is satisfied with the sliding angle portable terminal having an inclination angle. The method of claim 5, Both ends of the sliding rail has an end treatment so as to position the start end and the end of the hinge portion, the sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle. In the lower main body having a keypad on one side, the upper main body coupled to the lower main body and having a screen on one side, and the lower main body and the upper main body in a sliding type fastening sliding terminal, Each side surface portion of the lower main body is provided with a rail formed with a sliding rail inclined in the order of the first horizontal rail, the first inclined rail, the second horizontal rail and the second inclined rail, The lower surface of the upper main body is provided with a hinge portion formed corresponding to the sliding rail in the lower main body direction sliding, sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle. The method of claim 7, wherein The hinge portion has a first and a second support portion, Sliding-type portable terminal having an inclination angle on the end side of the first and second support portion is formed with protrusions to be coupled and sliding with the sliding rail formed on the side of the lower body. The method of claim 8, The length of the first support is longer than the length of the second support, The first inclined rail is a sliding type portable terminal having an inclination angle formed between the first support and the second support, the lower body and the upper body is closed. The method of claim 9, Positional relationship between the first support and the second support, In the process of sliding the upper body from the lower body, when the first support portion is located at the starting point of the inclination of the first inclined rail, the second support portion satisfies that it is located at the starting point of the inclination of the second inclination rail, Having sliding type portable terminal.

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