KR100898560B1 - Sliding hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

Sliding hinge of the present invention, the first operating member consisting of a head portion is formed with a fastening hole, the guide pin is extended with the head portion, the spring pin is formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface; A second operation member including a head part in which a fastening hole is formed, and a guide pin extending from the head part and having a spring engaging hole formed at one side thereof; A pin guide member having a plurality of through holes into which guide pins are inserted; And a spring inserted into the guide pins of the first and second operating members, wherein the first and second operating members are formed by cutting the plate to integrally form the head, the guide pin, and the spring latch. It is characterized in that the bent portion is formed by the end inserted into the through-hole protruding. The present invention provides an effect that can actively cope with the design change according to the sliding distance and the weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module by cutting the first and second operating member by cutting the plate.

Sliding hinge, sliding module, mobile communication terminal

Description

Sliding Hinge

The present invention relates to a sliding hinge, and more particularly to a sliding hinge applied to a slide type mobile communication terminal and a slide module.

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.

These mobile communication terminals are being developed in various forms in order to meet the needs of users as the spread of the universal. For example, a bar type mobile terminal, a flip type mobile terminal, a flip-up type mobile terminal, a folder type mobile terminal and a slide type mobile terminal In recent years, slide mobile communication terminals have become mainstream. This is preferred because the slide mobile communication terminal has enough space to adopt a large liquid crystal screen and can display a larger amount of information at once.

In such a slide type mobile communication terminal, a sliding module is provided and configured to open and close the slider with respect to the main body semi-automatically, and the sliding module is provided with a sliding hinge.

As an example of the above-mentioned slinging hinge, a "method of manufacturing an elastic device and an elastic device" of Korean Patent No. 660019 (hereinafter, "Prior Art") has been disclosed.

1 to 2, the elastic device 100 according to the prior art, the upper case 110, the lower case 120, the spring 130, the first moving rod 140, the second movement A rod 150, a first connector 160, and a second connector 170 are provided.

The upper case 110 includes a first upper groove 112 and a second upper groove 114. The first upper groove 112 forms an upper portion of the first inlet E1, and the second upper groove 114 forms an upper portion of the second inlet E2. Accordingly, the first upper groove 112 and the second upper groove 114 are formed with the first inlet E1 and the second inlet E2 in opposite directions, respectively, so that the first moving rod 140 and the second moving. The force transmitted to the rod 150 proceeds linearly in both directions.

An accommodation hole 116 corresponding to the first protruding protrusion 126 protruding to the upper portion of the lower case 120 is formed in the central portion of the upper case 110, and the second protrusion protruding to the upper portion of the lower case 120. The receiving groove 118 is formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion 128.

The lower case 120 is bound to the upper case 110 to form a body, and includes a first lower groove 122 and a second lower groove 124.

The first lower groove 122 forms a lower portion of the first inlet E1 corresponding to the first upper groove 112. The second lower groove 124 forms a lower portion of the second inlet E2 corresponding to the second upper groove 114.

Accordingly, the spring 130 may be disposed on the closed side surfaces of the first lower groove 122 and the first upper groove 112, and the first moving rod 140 may be disposed to closely contact the spring 130. The spring 130 may be disposed on the closed side surfaces of the second lower groove 124 and the second upper groove 114, and the second moving rod 150 may be disposed to closely contact the spring 130.

The lower case 120 includes a first protruding protrusion 126 and a second protruding protrusion 128. The first protruding protrusion 126 protrudes upward between the first lower groove 122 and the second lower groove 124, and the second protruding protrusion 128 has the first lower groove 122 and the second lower groove. It is formed to protrude along the periphery of 124.

In addition, the upper case 110 and the lower case 120 are screwed because the first protrusion 126 and the receiving hole 116 and the second protrusion protrusion 128 and the receiving groove 118 are bonded to each other by ultrasonic welding. Since it does not go through the same process as assembly, it can be easily attached.

Then, the spring 130 is the upper case 110 and the lower case (by the first moving rod 140 and the second moving rod 150 accommodated through the first inlet E1 and the second inlet E2). An elastic force may be generated in the left and right directions of the 120 (ⓐ).

In this case, the first connecting rod 160 and the first fixing part 142 are formed in the first moving rod 140. In addition, the second moving rod 150 may be formed in the same manner as the first moving rod 140.

However, since the first and second moving rods 140 and 150 are manufactured (injection molded) to the predetermined length, the elastic device 100 according to the prior art actively changes the design according to the sliding distance and the weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module. There was a problem that was difficult to cope with.

In addition, the number of components constituting the elastic device 100 is complicated, the assembly is deteriorated and the manufacturing cost is increased.

In addition, the elastic device 100 is formed to have a thick thickness by the spring 130 and the first and second moving rods 140 and 150 interposed between the upper case 110 and the lower case 120.

As a result, since the sliding module to which the elastic device 100 is applied cannot also be made slim, there is a problem that does not correspond to the design trend of a mobile communication terminal which has been recently slimmed.

In addition, the elastic force is lowered due to frequent compression and tension of the spring 130, resulting in malfunction.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to actively handle the design changes according to the sliding distance and weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module by cutting a thin plate. To provide a sliding hinge.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding hinge to reduce the number of components and improve the assembly structure to reduce the product cost and improve the assembly.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding hinge configured to be slim by reducing the overall thickness so as to meet the design trend of the mobile communication terminal to be lightweight and slim.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding hinge to ensure the operation reliability by preventing the operation failure because the operation is stable and less load during the sliding operation using a plurality of springs.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding hinge to suppress the noise of the spring at the same time to prevent the separation of the spring at the time of assembly.

The sliding hinge of the present invention for achieving the above object, the first operating member consisting of a head portion is formed with a fastening hole, the guide pin is extended with the head portion and a spring engaging hole is formed on one side of the outer peripheral surface; A second operation member including a head part in which a fastening hole is formed, and guide pins extending from the head part and having spring engaging holes formed at one side of an outer circumferential surface thereof; A pin guide member having a plurality of through holes into which the guide pin is inserted; And a spring inserted into the guide pins of the first and second operating members, wherein the first and second operating members are formed by cutting the plate to integrally form the head, the guide pin, and the spring latch. The guide pin may be inserted into a through hole of the pin guide member, and a bent portion may be formed at an end of the guide pin.

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According to the sliding hinge according to the present invention, the first and second operating members by cutting the plate material provides an effect that can actively cope with the design change according to the sliding distance and weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module.

In addition, the head unit and the guide pin are integrally formed, thereby reducing the number of components and improving the assembly structure, thereby reducing the cost of the product and improving the assemblability.

In addition, there is an effect that the overall thickness is made thin so as to meet the design trend of the mobile communication terminal to be lightweight and slim.

In addition, by using a plurality of springs, the operation is stable during the sliding operation and the load is small, thereby preventing operation failures, thereby ensuring operational reliability.

In addition, it is to provide a sliding hinge to suppress the noise of the spring at the same time to prevent the departure of the spring by the spring engaging port.

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

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding hinge according to the invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a combined state of Figure 3, Figure 5 is a reference showing the first and second operating members of the sliding hinge according to the invention 6 is a view showing another embodiment of a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

As shown in Figures 3 to 4, the sliding hinge (SH) according to the present invention, the head portion 12 is formed with a fastening hole 11, and the guide pin extending from the head portion 12 ( 13 is a second operation consisting of a first operating member 10, a head portion 22 formed with a fastening hole 21, and a guide pin 23 extending from the head portion 22. A member 20, a pin guide member 30 having a plurality of through holes 31 into which the guide pins 13 and 23 are inserted, and guide pins of the first and second operating members 10 and 20 ( 13 and 23 is composed of a spring 40 for applying an elastic force.

Here, it is preferable that the head parts 12 and 22 and the guide pins 13 and 23 are integrally formed by cutting the sheet material of the first and second operating members 10 and 20.

At this time, the guide pins 13 and 23 can be adjusted when cutting the number and length of the guide pins actively to change the design according to the sliding distance and weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module to which the sliding hinge (SH) of the present invention is applied. The detailed description will be described later.

In addition, the spring pins 13a and 23a are formed in the guide pins 13 and 23, respectively, to prevent the spring 40 from being separated when the sliding hinge SH is assembled, and at the same time, the flow of the spring 40 is prevented. It is preferable to prevent the noise to be suppressed, and the spring latches 13a and 23a are also formed simultaneously when the first and second operating members 10 and 20 are processed.

On the other hand, the first and second operating members (10, 20) is preferably processed by cutting a metal plate by a mold and a press, but not particularly limited to the processing method can be applied to a variety of known processing methods Of course.

The guide pins 13 and 23 having the spring 40 inserted therein are bent ends 13b and 23b by inserting the guide pins 13 and 23 into the through holes 31 to bend and protruding the bent portions 13b. The assembly of the first and second operating members 10 and 20, the pin guide member 30 and the spring 40 is completed by the reference numeral 23b.

In addition, four guide pins 13 and 23 of the first and second operating members 10 and 20 are respectively formed, and the guide pins 13 and the second operating member 20 of the first operating member 10 are formed. The guide pin 23 is assembled to the pin guide member 30 as shown in FIG.

In addition, the spring 40 is coupled to the outside of the pin guide member 30, so that the overall thickness can be made thin so as to meet the design trend of the mobile communication terminal to be reduced in weight and slim.

On the other hand, Figure 6 shows a sliding hinge of another embodiment in which the number and the assembly method of the guide pins (13, 23) formed on the first and second operating members (10, 20), the configuration and operation is the same Detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a sliding module SM to which the sliding hinge SH of the present invention is applied will be described.

7 to 9 are plan views showing the operating state of the sliding module is applied a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

Here, the sliding module (SM) is composed of a main body 50 and a slider 60 for sliding the main body 50 up and down, the sliding hinge (SH) is coupled therebetween, the coupling method is a known technique Can be applied by (rivet, bolting, male and female).

First, FIG. 7 illustrates that the slider 60 is positioned above the main body 50, wherein the first and second operating members 10 and 20 connected to the main body 50 and the slider 60 are springs 40, respectively. The slider 60 is fixed to the upper end by an elastic force of.

As a result, FIG. 7 shows that the slide of the mobile communication terminal is open.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the spring 40 of the sliding hinge SH is compressed in a state in which the slider 60 is lowered with respect to the main body 50.

At this time, if the slider 60 is further moved to the lower portion of the main body 50, the spring 40 is completely moved to the lower end of the main body 50 as shown in FIG.

As a result, FIG. 9 shows that the slide of the mobile communication terminal is closed.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a sliding hinge will be described with reference to the drawings.

10 is a view showing a manufacturing method of a sliding hinge according to the present invention, Figure 11 is a process diagram showing a manufacturing method of a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

First, the plate is cut to form first and second operating members 10 and 20 (S110).

In this case, the first and second operating members 10 and 20 may include head parts 12 and 22 having fastening holes 11 and 21 and guide pins 13 and 23 extending from the head parts 12 and 22. It is preferable to form integrally.

In addition, the guide pins (13, 23) is formed with spring engaging holes (13a, 23a) at the time of cutting the plate.

Meanwhile, the first and second operating members 10 and 20 may be cut and formed in a single piece, or connected to both sides through guide pins 13 and 23 so that the first and second operating members 10 and 20 face each other. It can be cut into a single part.

The guide pins 13 and 23 are formed to have a clearance length.

Next, the guide pins 13 and 23 are cut according to product specifications (S120).

That is, the length of the guide pins 13 and 23 may be adjusted in consideration of the sliding distance and the weight of the sliding module SM and the mobile communication terminal.

On the other hand, the first and second operating member (10, 20) formed of one component in the above-described step S110 is cut at the middle of the guide pins (13, 23) in accordance with the product specifications and the first, second operating member (10) , 20) into separate parts.

As described above, since the adjustment of the guide pins 13 and 23 is easy according to the product specification, it is possible to actively cope with a design change according to the sliding distance and the weight of the mobile communication terminal and the sliding module.

Subsequently, the spring 40 is inserted into the guide pins 13 and 23 (S130).

At this time, the spring 40 is caught by the spring engaging holes 13a and 23a of the guide pins 13 and 23 to prevent the spring 40 from being separated at the time of assembly and at the same time to prevent the flow of the spring 40. This suppresses noise and improves assembly.

Next, the guide pins 13 and 23 of the first and second operating members 10 and 20 are inserted into the through holes 31 of the pin guide member 30 (S140).

Then, the first and second operating members 10 and 20 are pushed in the direction of the pin guide member 30 to compress the spring 40 (S150).

Subsequently, the ends of the guide pins 13 and 23 are bent to form the bent portions 13b and 23b (S160).

As a result, the first and second operating members 10 and 20 are fixed by the bent parts 13b and 23b so as not to be separated from the pin guide member 30 to complete the assembly of the sliding hinge SH of the present invention.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described in detail, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It should be interpreted by the claim. At this time, those of ordinary skill in the art should consider that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an elastic device according to the prior art.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an exploded state of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding hinge according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a coupled state of FIG. 3.

5 is a reference view showing the first and second operating members of the sliding hinge according to the present invention.

6 is a view showing another embodiment of a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

7 to 9 are plan views illustrating an operating state of a sliding module to which a sliding hinge according to the present invention is applied.

10 is a view showing a manufacturing method of a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

11 is a process chart showing a manufacturing method of a sliding hinge according to the present invention.

* Description of symbols on main parts of the drawings *

SH-Sliding Hinge 10-First Actuating Member

20-2nd operation member 30-Pin guide member

40-spring SM-sliding module

50-Main Body 60-Slider

Claims (3)

A first operating member including a head part in which a fastening hole is formed, and a guide pin extending from the head part and having a spring engaging hole formed at one side thereof; A second operation member including a head part in which a fastening hole is formed, and guide pins extending from the head part and having spring engaging holes formed at one side of an outer circumferential surface thereof; A pin guide member having a plurality of through holes into which the guide pin is inserted; And A spring inserted into the guide pins of the first and second operating members; Including, The first and second operating members, The head, the guide pin and the spring latch are formed integrally by cutting a sheet material, The guide pin is a sliding hinge, characterized in that the bent portion is formed into the end protruding into the through hole. delete delete

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