KR100717938B1 - Slide module and slide type mobile communication terminal having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a main body having a liquid crystal screen for outputting various image information on a front surface thereof, and a first slide body coupled to a structure capable of sliding movement on one side of the main body in a form surrounding a front side half of the main body. And a second slide body coupled to the other side of the main body in a sliding shape to surround the other one half of the front surface of the main body, and the first slide body or the first slide body when opening and closing the first slide body. And a slide module installed to open and close the slide body and the second slide body at the same time. According to the present invention, the slide body coupled to the front surface of the main body can be opened and closed automatically at the same time in both directions to improve the convenience of use, and also improve the usability in the horizontal direction of the terminal to further use the various multimedia services. Provide convenience and the like. In addition, in the closed state of each slide body does not expose the liquid crystal screen of the main body to the outside to prevent contamination of the liquid crystal screen and provides an effect that can prevent damage due to impact.

Mobile terminal, slide module, operating arm, spur gear, motor

Description

Slide module and slide type mobile communication terminal having same {Slide module and slide type mobile communication terminal having the same}

1 is a perspective view illustrating an open state of a slide body of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal.

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

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a slide module according to the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the internal gear of the slide module according to the present invention is engaged.

5 is a view illustrating a closed state of the slide body of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

6 is a view showing a state in which the slide body of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

A-Mobile communication terminal 100-Main body

101-LCD 102-Battery

110-First Main Housing 111-Space Department

120-2nd main housing 121-1st sliding groove

122-Second Sliding Groove 200-First Slide Body

201-Connection 202-Incision

300-Second slide body 301-Connection

302-Incision 400-Slide Module

401,402-working arm lead-out 410-first module housing

411-Spindle Insertion Holes 412a, 412b-Guide Grooves

420-2nd module housing 421-Rotating shaft insert hole

430-Spur Gears 431-Spindle

432-Operating Gear 440-First Operating Arm

441-First Rack Gear 442-Guide Member

443-engagement hole 450-2nd working arm

451-Second Rack Gear 452-Guide Member

453-Combiner 460-Motor

461-Pinion

The present invention relates to a slide-type mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, a set of slide bodies coupled in a structure capable of sliding movement on both sides of the front surface of the main body are configured to be automatically opened and closed simultaneously at both sides by using a motor. It relates to a slide module and a mobile communication terminal having the same can greatly improve the.

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, since a larger size of the LCD screen is required to display a larger amount of information at one time, the terminal is manufactured in a slide type that can increase the size of the LCD screen compared to the existing terminal.

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 illustrating an open state of a slide body of a conventional slide type mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, 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 lower center is provided with a talker 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 one side of the function key 22 is provided with a receiver 23 for outputting a 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 mechanism (not shown) at the top (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 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 as described above has a problem in communication feeling because the distance between the talker 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. There was a problem vulnerable to contamination due to external shocks and foreign matter.

In addition, since the LCD screen is fixed in the vertical direction, there is a problem that a lot of inconvenience comes when using the functions of various multimedia services in the horizontal direction. In other words, even if the software supports wide view, there is no structure for switching the LCD to the horizontal direction. Therefore, there is a structural disadvantage in that the entire terminal is rotated to look at the LCD screen. Even if it rotates, there is a problem that the stable screen position is impossible.

In order to solve this problem, a front cover of both sides of the main body is provided with a set of covers for opening and closing the LCD screen mounted on the front of the main body, and when using the terminal to open and close the set of covers respectively by using a liquid crystal screen A variety of multimedia services can be used in a state, and when not in use, a mobile communication terminal has appeared to protect the LCD screen by closing the cover to prevent the LCD screen from being exposed to the outside.

However, in this case, since a set of covers are separately provided on the front of the main body, there is a drawback that the inconvenience of having to open and close each cover individually when using the LCD screen.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional mobile communication terminal, an object of the present invention is the first slide body and the second slide coupled to the structure capable of sliding movement on the front of the main body The present invention provides a slide module and a slide-type mobile communication terminal having the same, in which a body is configured to be automatically opened and closed by a predetermined slide module having a motor, thereby greatly improving horizontal usability of the terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a main body having a liquid crystal screen for outputting various image information in the front, a structure that allows the sliding movement in one side of the main body in the form of wrapping the front half of the main body The first slide body is coupled, the second slide body coupled to the structure capable of sliding movement to the other side of the main body in a form surrounding the other front half of the main body, the first slide body or the second slide body It characterized in that it comprises a slide module that is installed to open and close at the same time the first slide body and the second slide body at the time of opening and closing.

The main body is divided into a first main housing having a space therein and a second main housing having a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove on an upper surface thereof to provide an installation space of the slide module. The first slide body and the second slide body are each provided with a predetermined connection part connected to the slide module at an arbitrary position therein.

The slide module includes a first module housing having a rotating shaft insertion hole at a center thereof and an actuating arm extracting part at both sides thereof, a second module housing having a rotating shaft inserting hole at a center thereof and an actuating arm extracting part at both sides thereof. A first operating arm having a rotating shaft rotatably inserted into the ball, having a spur gear having an operating gear outside the rotating shaft, and a first rack gear engaged with the operating gear, the first operating arm being configured to be pulled out by the operating arm outlet; And a second actuating arm having a second rack gear meshed with the actuating gear and configured to be pulled out by the actuating arm extractor.

The first module housing has a guide groove for guiding the first operating arm and the second operating arm to slide, and each of the first operating arm and the second operating arm has a guide member corresponding to the guide groove. do.

Each of the first operating arm and the second operating arm has a coupling hole corresponding to the connector, and has a motor including a pinion at an arbitrary position engaged with the spur gear.

The main body is formed in a fan shape having a streamline on both sides with respect to the center, and one side is formed in a trapezoidal shape longer in length than the opposite side.

The first slide body and the second slide body have one or more key buttons on an upper surface thereof, and are provided with any one of a transmitter / receiver unit and a speaker.

A portion of the contact surface between the slide body and the second slide body is provided with a cutout portion of a predetermined portion so that a part of the LCD screen is exposed even when the slide body is closed.

In addition, the slide module according to the present invention has a first module housing having a rotary shaft insertion hole in the center and an actuating arm extractor at both sides, and a second module housing having a rotary shaft insertion hole at the center and an actuating arm extractor at both sides. And a rotation shaft rotatably inserted into the rotation shaft insertion hole, a spur gear having an operation gear outside the rotation shaft, a first rack gear engaged with the operation gear, and capable of being drawn out to the operation arm lead-out unit. And a second actuating arm having a first actuating arm configured to be engaged with the actuating gear and configured to be pulled out by the actuating arm extracting unit.

The first module housing has a guide groove for guiding the first operating arm and the second operating arm to slide, and each of the first operating arm and the second operating arm has a guide member corresponding to the guide groove. do. In addition, the first operating arm and the second operating arm are provided with coupling holes, respectively.

The motor including the pinion is provided at any position in engagement with the spur gear.

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.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the slide-type mobile communication terminal A according to the present invention includes a main body 100, a first slide body 200, a second slide body 300, and a first slide body 200. When the second slide body 300 is opened and closed it is divided into a slide module 400 is installed to be opened and closed simultaneously in both directions.

The main body 100 is formed in an enclosure so that various electronic devices can be mounted therein, and a front LCD has a liquid crystal screen 101 for outputting various image information. In this case, a general liquid crystal screen or a touch screen method may be used.

In addition, the back of the main body 100 is coupled to the removable structure of the battery 102 for inputting the power of the terminal.

In addition, the upper end and the lower end of the main body 100 are formed to have a streamlined shape of a certain curvature to improve the grip feeling when using in the horizontal direction.

On the other hand, the main body is divided into a first main housing 110 and the second main housing 120 is formed to close the open surface of the first main housing 110 in order to enable the mounting of various electronic devices. .

At this time, the interior of the first main housing 110 is provided with a space 111 therein to provide an installation space of the slide module 400 to be described later, the first surface on the upper surface of the second main housing 120 A sliding groove 121 and a second sliding groove 122 are provided.

On both sides of the front surface of the main body 100, a set of slide bodies 200 and 300, each having the same shape and structure, are coupled to each other in a sliding structure.

The slide bodies 200 and 300 are coupled in such a way as to surround one side half of the main body 100, and the first slide body 200 having a predetermined connection portion 201 corresponding to the first sliding groove 121 at one end thereof. And a second slide body 300 having a predetermined connection part 301 corresponding to the second sliding groove 122 at an inner end thereof, coupled in a form surrounding the other half of the may body 100. Is formed.

Here, the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are coupled to the main body 100 in an electrically connected state, and at least one keypad (not shown) on the surface for inputting various signals, A transmitter / receiver (not shown) for enabling a telephone call with the other party and a speaker (not shown) for outputting sound output when using various multimedia service functions as stereo sound of stereo sound may be placed at an appropriate position. Array can be installed.

In addition, when the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are closed, the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 may expose a portion of the LCD screen 101. When the slide body (200,300) is provided in the normal mode when the slide bodies (200,300) are opened, and the slide bodies (200.300) are closed, the time, the short message, the status of the mobile communication terminal, etc. Allows you to switch to the service mode on display. In addition, since the LCD screen 101 is partially exposed while the slide bodies 200 and 300 are closed, the LCD screen 101 may be protected from external shock and dust.

The first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 respectively coupled to both sides of the front surface of the main body 100 have a structure capable of simultaneously opening and closing bidirectionally by a predetermined slide module 400. That is, the slide module 400 connects the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 to transfer the exercise force applied to any one slide body 200, 300 to the other slide body 200, 300. It is because it has a structure.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a slide module according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the internal gear of the slide module according to the present invention is engaged.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the slide module 400 includes a first module housing 410, a second module housing 420, a spur gear 430, a first operating arm 440, and a second operating arm. It is formed by dividing into 450.

The first module housing 410 has a rotation shaft insertion hole 411 at the center, and has guide grooves 412a and 412b at one side of the rotation shaft insertion hole 411, and the guide grooves 412a and 412b are vertically Forming and guiding the sliding of the operation arms (440,450) to be described later, if the sliding by a certain length is also configured to stop to prevent further sliding. In addition, actuating arm extractors 401 and 402 may be formed to draw out actuating arms 440 and 450 at both sides.

The second module housing 420 has a rotation shaft insertion hole 421 at the center in a shape corresponding to the first module housing 410, and the operation arm withdrawal portions 401 and 402 for withdrawing the operation arms 440 and 450 to both sides. Can be formed.

The spur gear 430 includes a rotation shaft 431 at a position corresponding to the rotation shaft insertion holes 411 and 421, and an operation gear 432 is formed outside the upper portion of the rotation shaft 431.

The first operating arm 440 is provided with a first rack gear 441 in a position to be engaged with the operating gear 432 of the spur gear 430, the guide member in a position corresponding to the guide groove 412a on the upper surface 442 is formed. The guide member 442 is configured to slide the guide groove 412a and stop after sliding by a predetermined distance. In addition, a coupling hole 443 corresponding to the connection part 201 is formed at a portion exposed to the outside through the operation arm lead-out part 401.

The second operating arm 450 is provided with a second rack gear 451 in a position to be engaged with the operating gear 432 of the spur gear 430, the upper surface is in a position corresponding to the guide groove (412b) Guide member 452 is formed. The guide member 452 is configured to slide the guide groove 412b and stop after sliding by a predetermined distance. In addition, a coupling hole 453 corresponding to the connection part 301 is formed at a portion exposed to the outside through the operation arm lead-out part 402.

That is, the pair of operating arms 440 and 450 are configured to slide in opposite directions through the rack gears 441 and 451 about the operating gears 432. Even if only one of the operating arms 440 and 450 slides, the rack gears 441 and 451 Rotates the operating gear 432 and is configured to slide the other operating arm (440,450) in the opposite direction.

In addition, it is also possible to comprise the motor 460 including the pinion 461 in arbitrary positions of the spur gear 430. That is, as the pinion 461 rotates the spur gear 430 as the motor 460 rotates, the operating gear 432 of the center of the spur gear 430 also rotates and pushes the racks 441 and 451 to both sides. As the operating arms 440 and 450 slide, the first and second slide bodies are automatically opened and closed.

5 is a view illustrating a closed state of the slide body of the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a view showing 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. 5, any one of the slide bodies 200 and 300 performs an opening operation in a state in which the first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 are closed, and any one slide body 200 or 300. The connection parts 201 and 301 provided in the slide body move in the opening and closing direction of the 200 and 300. Accordingly, any one of the operation arms 440 and 450 coupled to the connection parts 201 and 301 slides along the connection parts 201 and 301. The operating arms 440 and 450 of one side are also sliding in opposite directions.

At this time, since the first operating arm 440 and the second operating arm 450 are engaged with the inner operating gear 432 of the spur gear 430, the kinetic force acting on any one of the operating arms 440 and 450 is maintained. The first slide body 200 and the second slide body 300 may be simultaneously opened in both directions as shown in FIG. 6 by being transferred to the other working arms 440 and 450.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the mobile communication terminal A has been described as an example. However, the slide module, which is an opening and closing structure of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, has the same concept as another type of portable electronic device such as an electronic notebook, an electronic dictionary, a PDA, a notebook, and the like. It can also be applied to equipment.

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, according to the slide-type mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the slide body coupled to the front of the main body can be opened and closed automatically at the same time in both directions to improve the convenience of use, and also the horizontal direction of the terminal It improves the usability of the system and makes the use of various multimedia services more convenient.

In addition, in the closed state of each slide body does not expose the liquid crystal screen of the main body to the outside to prevent contamination of the liquid crystal screen and provides an effect that can prevent damage due to impact.

Claims (15)

A main body including a first main housing having a liquid crystal screen for outputting various image information on the front surface, a first main housing having a space therein, and a second main housing having a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove on an upper surface thereof. body; A first slide body coupled to a structure in which a sliding movement is possible at one side of the main body in a form surrounding a front side half of the main body and having a connection portion at an arbitrary position therein; A second slide body coupled to the other side of the main body in a sliding shape to surround the other one half of the front side of the main body, and having a connection portion at an arbitrary position therein; A first module housing having a rotating shaft insertion hole in the center and an actuating arm extractor at both sides, a second module housing having a rotating shaft insertion hole in the center and an actuating arm extractor at both sides; A first operating arm having a rotating shaft that is inserted into and installed therein, having a spur gear having an operating gear on an outer side of the rotating shaft, and a first rack gear engaged with the operating gear, the first operating arm configured to be pulled out by the operating arm extracting unit; And a second operating arm having a second rack gear engaged with the operating gear, the second operating arm being configured to be pulled out by the operating arm lead-out unit, when the first slide body or the second slide body is opened and closed. A slide module installed to open and close at the same time; Slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that configured to include delete delete The method of claim 1, The first module housing, And a guide groove for guiding sliding of the first operating arm and the second operating arm, wherein the first operating arm and the second operating arm each have a guide member corresponding to the guide groove. Communication terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein And a coupling hole corresponding to the connector, respectively, in the first operating arm and the second operating arm. The method of claim 1, Slide type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a motor including a pinion in any position to engage the spur gear The method of claim 1, The main body, Slide module and a slide-type mobile communication terminal having the same, characterized in that formed in a fan shape having a streamline on both sides with respect to the center. The method of claim 1, The main body, Slide module and a slide-type mobile communication terminal having the same characterized in that the one side is formed in a trapezoidal shape longer than the opposite side. The method of claim 1, The first slide body and the second slide body, Slide type mobile terminal, characterized in that provided with one or more key buttons on the top. The method of claim 1, The first slide body and the second slide body, Slide-type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of the transceiver / speaker. The method of claim 1, A portion of the contact surface between the first slide body and the second slide body is provided with a cut-out groove of a predetermined portion so that a part of the LCD screen is exposed even when the slide body is closed. A first module housing having a rotating shaft insertion hole at a center thereof and an actuating arm drawing part at both sides thereof; A second module housing having a rotating shaft insertion hole at a center thereof and an actuating arm drawing part at both sides thereof; A spur gear having a rotation shaft rotatably inserted into the rotation shaft insertion hole and having an operation gear outside the rotation shaft; A first actuating arm having a first rack gear engaged with the actuating gear, the first actuating arm being capable of being pulled out by the actuating arm extractor; A second actuating arm having a second rack gear engaged with the actuating gear and configured to be pulled out by the actuating arm lead-out; Slide module, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 12, The first module housing, And a guide groove for guiding sliding of the first operating arm and the second operating arm, wherein the first operating arm and the second operating arm each have a guide member corresponding to the guide groove. . The method of claim 13, The first operating arm and the second operating arm slide module, characterized in that each having a coupling hole. The method of claim 14, And a motor including a pinion at an arbitrary position engaged with the spur gear.

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