KR100905318B1 - Sliding type hinge device of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide type hinge apparatus for a portable terminal for implementing a long operative length is provided to prevent an FPCB(Flexible Printed Circuit Board) and an internal structure from being exposed and secure installation space of a keypad. A first sliding member moves a connector cable. A second sliding member(30) is mounted on the first sliding member along a width direction. An elastic link module is installed at the second sliding member. A lever member is combined in the elasticity link module and the first sliding member to the hinge. A window is opened and is closed in a shutter plate by using the rotation of the lever member according to the relative movement of the first and the second sliding member.

Description

Sliding hinge device for mobile terminal {SLIDING TYPE HINGE DEVICE OF MOBILE PHONE}

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a slide hinge device for a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a slide hinge device for a mobile terminal applicable to a qwerty phone having a long operating length and a large exposure area of the keypad. will be.

In general, mobile terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, notebook computers, and DMB phones are widely used to wirelessly use services such as communication and broadcasting while moving in places other than a fixed location.

The mobile terminal is one of the essential necessities that are indispensable in order to enjoy the convenience of life according to the information age. Especially, the mobile terminal is widely distributed to elementary, middle and high school students and the elderly.

As mentioned above, as the demand and user base rapidly increase in recent years, the portable terminal has been expected to expect a product to which new design or function is given.

The portable terminal is coupled to a main body provided with a keypad and a cover provided with a display panel so as to be open and close to each other, and may be classified into a folding method, a sliding method, and a swing method according to the opening / closing structure of the cover for the main body.

In particular, the portable terminal for opening and closing the cover by the slide method is one of the most applied in recent years because of various advantages such as easy to use, less trouble, and have a stylish design.

The basic structure of the portable terminal for opening and closing the cover by the slide method is configured to slide the cover provided with the display portion up and down from the main body provided with the keypad.

The upper and lower sliding of the cover as described above is implemented through a sliding hinge device, such a sliding hinge device is manufactured as a variety of structures around each manufacturer.

The sliding hinge device for a portable terminal according to the related art is configured as a structure in which the slide body is slidably moved by a predetermined length on the main body. You can do it.

On the other hand, due to the development of technology, the mobile terminal provides a user with multimedia such as text information, image information, MP3, games, etc., beyond the step of delivering only simple voice information.

In particular, in recent years, a number of qwerty portable terminals capable of inputting various characters such as alphabets have been used. Such qwerty portable terminals have a keypad having a keyboard-type keyboard arrangement in a main body.

Here, the qwerty-type portable terminal has a rectangular main body and a cover having a length longer than the width, and has a structure in which the cover is slidably movable in the width direction with respect to the main body through the slide hinge device mentioned above.

By the way, in the prior art, the cover can be slidable in the up and down direction with respect to the upper surface of the main body, thereby including a problem that the keypad installation space of the main body becomes narrow.

As a result, in the related art, it is necessary to form a small qwerty keypad. Therefore, the character input is not easy and the character input speed is reduced, such as frequent misoperation of the keypad.

Thus, in the prior art, the length of the operation (stroke) is extended to secure a wider keypad installation space, which causes a problem that the durability of the elastic unit is lowered and the mounting position of the elastic unit is limited.

In addition, in the prior art, when extending the operation length as described above, the internal structure and the flexible PCB (FPCB) is exposed to the outside when the cover is opened, causing a reliability problem of the mobile terminal.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been created to improve the problems as described above, the operating length is long, can ensure a sufficient installation space of the keypad, and the internal structure and the flexible PCB can be prevented from being exposed to the outside Provided is a sliding hinge device for a portable terminal.

A sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention as described above, ⅰ) is made of a plate shape having a predetermined width and length, the first sliding having a window that enables the movement of the connector cable A member, ii) a second sliding member slidably mounted in the width direction of the first sliding member, and iii) an elastic member fixed to the second sliding member corresponding to one surface of the first sliding member. A link module, iii) a lever member hinged to one end of the elastic link module, and the other end hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member, and iii) sliding on the other surface of the first sliding member. Is configured to be substantially connected to the lever member so that the lever member is moved in accordance with the relative movement of the first and second sliding members. And a shutter plate that opens and closes the window as it rotates.

The sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal may include a guide unit configured to guide the movement of the shutter plate, which is configured on the other surface of the first sliding member.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the shutter plate may be installed to be slidably movable in the width direction on the first sliding member corresponding to the window.

In this case, the shutter plate, the first guide hole for converting the rotational movement of the lever member to a linear movement may be formed long along the longitudinal direction of the first sliding member.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the lever member may be connected to the shutter plate through a fixing pin penetrating the first guide hole.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the guide unit may include a pair of guiders which are respectively installed along the width direction of the first sliding member on both side edges of the window.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the elastic link module may convert the rotational movement of the lever member according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members into linear movement.

In the slide hinge device for the portable terminal, the first sliding member may be formed on both sides of the rail portion to which the second sliding member is coupled.

In the sliding hinge device for a portable terminal, the first sliding member has a groove portion formed between the rail portions, and a slot hole through which the lever member passes through a connecting surface connecting one rail portion and the groove portion in a width direction It may be formed long along.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the elastic link module may be disposed in the groove portion on one surface of the first sliding member.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the lever member may be coupled to the other end of the first sliding member through one end of the other side through the slot hole.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the lever member is integrally connected to the first portion hinged to the elastic link module, having a predetermined angle with the first portion and penetrates the slot hole. 1 may include a second portion hinged to the other surface of the sliding member.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the second portion may be hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member through a hinge pin.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the first sliding member may be formed with a hinge hole in which the hinge pin is rotatably fitted.

In the sliding hinge device for a portable terminal, the elastic link module is fixed to the second sliding member fixedly installed through a fastening member, a sliding plate which is slidably and lockably coupled to the fixed plate, and the fixed plate and Interposed between the slide plate may include a plurality of springs to exert elastic force to the slide plate.

In the sliding hinge device for a portable terminal, the second sliding member may have a second guide hole formed in a length direction corresponding to the slide plate.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the lever member is rotatably coupled to the slide plate through a rivet penetrating the second guide hole and coupled to the slide plate, and a bushing coupled to the end of the rivet. Can be.

In the sliding hinge device for the portable terminal, the second sliding member may integrally form a pair of positioning protrusions for determining the position of the elastic link module.

According to the sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention as described above, the second sliding member having a narrow width and a long length with respect to the first sliding member is configured to be slidably movable in the vertical direction. It can increase the working (stroke) length and maximize the keypad's exposed area.

Therefore, this embodiment is applicable to a wide qwerty phone having a QWERTY keypad with a relatively long operation length and easy character input.

In this embodiment, since the elastic link module is fixed to the second sliding member, and the first sliding member and the elastic link module are hinged through the lever member, the number of parts of the entire apparatus can be reduced and assembled. It is possible to improve the performance, to implement a thin thickness of the portable terminal, and further to improve the operational reliability of the portable terminal.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the rotational movement of the lever member according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members can be converted into linear movement through the elastic link module, it is possible to increase the durability and operational stability of the entire apparatus.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the portable terminal is opened, the exposure of the lever member can be prevented and the exposure of the connector cable can be prevented through the shutter plate, thereby further improving the reliability of the portable terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a portable terminal to which an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to the drawings, a mobile terminal 1 to which an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied may be a general mobile phone having a vertical slide opening and closing method.

The portable terminal 1 includes a first body 3 and a second body 5 slidably mounted in the vertical direction with respect to the first body 3.

The first body 3 and the second body 5 are formed as a rectangular body having a length longer than the width, and the first body 3 is slidably movable in the width direction with respect to the second body 5. Is mounted.

Here, the first body 3 is configured with a display 7 such as a liquid crystal screen, a touch screen, and the like, and the keypad 9 is configured with the second body 5.

In this case, the keypad unit 9 is formed as a qwerty type keypad having a keyboard layout of an alphabetic input.

That is, the portable terminal 1 to which the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied may include a so-called qwerty phone or a game phone.

However, the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited to the general mobile phone as described above, but is not limited to a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a handheld PC, an MP3 player, a game machine. It may also be applied to portable electric and electronic devices.

The portable electronic device may include a predetermined communication module such as a code division multiplexing access (CDMA) module, a Bluetooth module, an infrared communication module (IrDA), a wired or wireless LAN card, and perform a multimedia play function such as a game item. May be provided with a microprocessor.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the sliding hinge device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied to the portable terminal 1 as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view of Figure 2, Figure 4 is an exploded view of Figure 3, Figure 5 is a view 2 is a plan configuration diagram, and FIG. 6 is a plan configuration diagram of FIG. 3.

Hereinafter, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the following various components are described on the basis of the apparatus 100 laid out in a planar direction and viewed from the front, and an upward surface may be defined as an upper surface. The face down can be defined as the bottom face.

However, the definition of such terms is a relative meaning. When the apparatus 100 is placed upright and viewed from the front, the upper surface thereof may be defined as the front surface and the lower surface thereof may be defined as the rear surface. It is not necessarily limited to the reference direction of an example.

Referring to the drawings, the sliding hinge device 100 for a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, basically, the first sliding member 10, the second sliding member 30, and the elastic link module ( 50), the lever member 70, and the shutter plate 90 having the first guide hole 91 is configured, which will be described by the configuration as follows.

In the above description, the terms of the first sliding member 10 and the second sliding member 30 are relative, and the first and second bodies 3 and 5: may be used in the portable terminal 1 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). 5 and 6), respectively, or fixed to the first and second bodies 3 and 5 separately, respectively, and engaged with each other and sliding in opposite directions.

However, the present exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto, and the first sliding member 10 and the second sliding member 30 do not move when the user refers to the user, and the sliding operation may be divided into portions. It may be.

That is, when the first sliding member 10 fixes the second sliding member 30 by the user, the first sliding member 10 may be understood to be sliding with respect to the second sliding member 30.

In addition, when the second sliding member 30 fixes the first sliding member 10 by a user, the second sliding member 30 may be understood to be sliding with respect to the first sliding member 10.

In the present embodiment, the first sliding member 10 is formed in a plate shape of a metal material having a predetermined width and length, and is fixedly installed on the first body 3 of the portable terminal 1.

The first sliding member 10 is formed as a rectangular plate having a length longer than the width when referring to the plane of the XY axis in Figures 5 and 6, below, the width direction can be defined in the vertical direction, the length The direction can be defined as the left and right directions.

In this case, the upper surface of the first sliding member 10 as shown in FIG. 2 is formed as the bottom surface of the first body 3, hereinafter, the upper surface (the plane) is defined as one surface, and the lower surface (the bottom surface) is the other surface. Can be defined as

In addition, the upper surface (plane) of the first sliding member 10 as shown in FIG. 3 means another surface in FIG. 2, and the lower surface (bottom surface) means one surface in FIG. 2.

Here, the first sliding member 10 forms a rail portion 11 protruding in an upward direction from a plane (upper surface) direction of one surface on both side portions thereof, based on FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively. The recessed part 12 which has a predetermined width is formed between 11.

In addition, the connecting surface 13 connecting the groove portion 12 and the one rail portion 11 (the left rail portion in the drawing) has a width direction of the first sliding member 10 (up and down directions in FIGS. 5 and 6). The slot hole 15 is formed long along ().

At this time, the one rail portion 11 has a relatively larger width than the rail portion 11 of the other side, the first side of the slot hole 15 (refer to Figs. 5 and 6) the first side The hinge hole 17 is formed.

The slot hole 15 and the first hinge hole 17 are for hinge coupling the lever member 70, which will be described later, to the first sliding member 10.

In addition, in the first sliding member 10, the rail portion 11 is formed with a window 18 to enable the movement of the connector cable 80.

Here, the connector cable 80 is for electrically connecting electrical and electronic components, etc., which are respectively configured to the first and second bodies 3 and 5 of the portable terminal 1, and include a flexible PCB (FPCB) and an MCX ( Micro Coaxial Cable).

5 and 6, the window 18 is formed as a rectangular space portion cut in an upward direction from a lower end portion of one rail portion 11.

That is, the window 18 is a movement path that allows the connector cable 80 to move along with the first and second bodies 3 and 5 when the first and second bodies 3 and 5 move relative to each other. It is formed as.

In the present embodiment, the second sliding member 30 is slidably coupled along the width direction (up and down directions in FIGS. 5 and 6) to the first sliding member 10, and the body part 31. And a groove member 33.

The body portion 31 corresponds to one surface of the first sliding member 10, and has a plate width of a metal material having a smaller width than the first sliding member 10 and a length corresponding to the first sliding member 10. It is made of a shape.

In addition, the groove member 33 is made of a synthetic resin material and is integrally fixed to both end portions of the body part 31, and a guide groove slidingly coupled to both rail parts 11 of the first sliding member 10. 34 is formed.

Here, the body portion 31 is formed with a second guide hole 37 of a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in the drawing), and is formed at both edges of the longitudinal direction side of the body portion 31 1 The positioning projection 38 which protrudes toward the recessed part 12 of the sliding member 10 is formed, respectively.

In this case, the second guide hole 37 is for hinge coupling the elastic link module 50 and the lever member 70, which will be described further below, and the positioning projection 38 is used to connect the elastic link module 50. It is for mounting on the body portion 31 of the first sliding member (30).

In addition, the body portion 31 further includes a pair of first fastening holes 39 for fastening the elastic link module 50.

In the present embodiment, the elastic link module 50 is for providing an elastic force to the first and second sliding members 10 and 30 during the relative sliding operation of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30. will be.

The elastic link module 50 is disposed in the recess 12 to correspond to one surface of the first sliding member 10 and is fixed to the body 31 of the second sliding member 30.

The elastic link module 50 includes a fixed plate 51, a slide plate 55, and a plurality of springs 59.

The fixing plate 51 is formed by etching the thin metal plate, and is fastened to the body portion 31 of the second sliding member 30 through a fastening member 99 such as a rivet or a bolt.

Here, the fixing plate 51 is integrally formed with the support pins 52 for mounting the plurality of springs 59, a pair of pairs corresponding to the first fastening hole 39 of the body portion 31 Second fastening holes 53 are formed.

That is, the fixing plate 51 is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the body portion 31 at positions where the first and second fastening holes 39 and 53 coincide with each other, and the positioning protrusions of the body portion 31 38 to be fixed to the body portion 31 of the second sliding member 30 through a fastening member 99 fastened to the first and second fastening holes 39 and 53 in a fixed position thereof. Is installed.

The slide plate 55 is lockably coupled to the fixed plate 51, slidably coupled to the fixed plate 51 along the longitudinal direction, and hinged to the lever member 70 described later.

To this end, the slide plate 55 forms guide rails 56 on both sides of which the fixed plate 51 is slidingly coupled and can be locked.

On the other hand, the slide plate 55 forms a second hinge hole 57 for hinge coupling the lever member 70 at a position corresponding to the second guide hole 37 of the body portion 31, A plurality of mounting holes (not shown) may be formed to which the support pins 52 of the top plate 51 may be fitted.

The springs 59 are interposed between the fixed plate 51 and the slide plate 55 to exert a resilient force to the slide plate 55, the compression coil to be fitted to the support pins 52 of the fixed plate 51 It is made of spring.

In the present embodiment, the lever member 70 is for complementary link connecting the first sliding member 10 and the second sliding member 30.

The lever member 70 is a first sliding member 10 from the second sliding member 30 to the elastic force and the elastic restoring force of the elastic link module 50 according to the vertical movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30. ) Function.

One end of the lever member 70 is hinge-coupled to the elastic link module 50 and the other end of the hinge is coupled to the first sliding member 10.

Here, the other end portion of the lever member 70 penetrates through the slot hole 15 of the first sliding member 10 and is hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member 10, and thus the lever member 70. ) Passes through the slot hole 15 and is disposed on the bottom surface side of the one rail part 11 based on FIG. 2.

The lever member 70 is connected to the first portion 71 hinged to the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50, the first portion 71 and integrally connected to the slot hole 15. The second portion 72 is hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member 10 through.

In this case, a third hinge hole 73 corresponding to the second hinge hole 57 of the slide plate 55 is formed at one end of the first portion 71.

The first portion 71 is formed with a pinhole 79 corresponding to the first guide hole 91 of the shutter plate 90 described later.

One end of the second portion 72 is integrally connected to the other end of the first portion 71 at a predetermined angle, whereby the lever member 70 has an approximately needle shape. Done.

In this case, the other end of the second portion 72 is hinged to the first hinge hole 17 on the other side of the first sliding member 10 through a hinge pin 74 such as a rivet.

To this end, a fourth hinge hole 75 corresponding to the first hinge hole 17 is formed at the other end of the second portion 72.

When the coupling structure of the lever member 70 as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7, one end of the lever member 70 corresponds to the second hinge hole 57. In the state, the rivet 76 is coupled to the second and third hinge holes 57 and 73 through the second guide hole 37 of the second sliding member 30, and at the end of the rivet 76. Since the bush 77 is coupled, the hinge 77 is rotatably hinged to the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50.

In addition, the other end of the lever member 70 may have the hinge pin 74 having the first hinge hole 17 and the fourth hinge in a state in which the fourth hinge hole 75 coincides with the first hinge hole 17. Through the hinge hole 75 is rotatably fitted to the first hinge hole 17, it is hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member 10.

Here, the lever member 70 is hinged to the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50 through the rivet 76 penetrating the second guide hole 37, the elastic link module 50 is It is possible to convert the rotational movement of the lever member 70 according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30 into a linear movement.

That is, when the lever member 70 is rotated according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30, the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50 is connected to the second through the rivet 76. While being guided to the guide hole 37, a linear reciprocating motion is made along the longitudinal direction of the second sliding member 30.

In the present embodiment, when the first body 3 of the portable terminal 1 is opened, the shutter plate 90 has a lever member 70 according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30. By closing the window 18 of the first sliding member 10 as the rotation of the) it is a function to prevent the connector cable 80 is exposed to the outside.

When the first body 3 of the portable terminal 1 is closed, the shutter plate 90 is a rotation of the lever member 70 according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30. The window 18 is also opened to secure the movement path of the connector cable 80.

The shutter plate 90 is formed in a plate shape made of a metal material, is slidably installed on the other surface of the first sliding member 10, and is connected to the lever member 70.

Here, the shutter plate 90 is configured to be slidable along the width direction of the first sliding member 10 corresponding to the window 18 on the bottom surface side of the one rail portion 11 with reference to FIG. 2.

As the shutter plate 90 is mentioned, the first guide hole 91 is formed, and the first guide hole 91 is used to convert the rotational movement of the lever member 70 into a linear movement. 1 is formed long along the longitudinal direction of the sliding member (10).

On the other hand, the shutter plate 90 is interconnected with the lever member 70 through a fixing pin 93 penetrating the first guide hole (91).

That is, the shutter plate 90 has the pinhole 79 of the lever member 70 and the first guide hole 91 coincident with each other, and the fixing pin 93 penetrates the first guide hole 91. By being coupled to the 79 is interconnected with the lever member 70.

Therefore, when the lever member 70 rotates according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30, the shutter plate 90 has a fixing pin 93 in the first guide hole 91. While being guided, it slides in the width direction of the first sliding member 10.

The sliding hinge device 100 for a portable terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is provided with a guide unit 95 for guiding a slide movement of the shutter plate 90.

The guide unit 95 is configured on the other side of the first sliding member 10, preferably referring to Figure 2, is installed on the bottom surface of one side rail portion (11).

Here, the guide unit 95 includes a pair of guiders 97 which are respectively installed along the width direction of the first sliding member 10 at both edges of the window 18.

The guider 97 is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the one side rail part 11, and both ends of the shutter plate 90 are slidably coupled to each other to support both ends of the shutter plate 90. The support part 98 is formed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the sliding hinge device 100 for a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the above-described drawings and the following drawings.

First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the first and second bodies 3 and 5 of the portable terminal 1 are completely closed, the second sliding member 30 may be formed. 1 is located at one end (upper part) of the sliding member 10.

Here, the springs 59 of the elastic link module 50 may maintain the original shape and a predetermined elastic force (compression force) may be applied to the slide plate 55 while the elastic force is not applied or is compressed to a relatively small size.

At this time, the rivet 76, which hinges the one end of the lever member 70 and the slide plate 55, is located at one end of the second guide hole 37.

In addition, the lever member 70 has the other end portion hinged to the first hinge hole 17 of the first sliding member 10 through the hinge pin 74, the first sliding member 10 of the The other surface of the first sliding member 10, ie, the bottom surface side of the one rail part 11, is disposed through the slot hole 15.

In addition, the shutter plate 90 is located on the upper side of the guider 97 on the other side of the first sliding member 10, and the first sliding member 10 to secure the movement path of the connector cable 80. The window 18 of the is opened.

In this case, the fixing pin 93 for connecting the lever member 70 and the shutter plate 90 is located at one end of the first guide hole 91 in the shutter plate 90.

In the initial state as described above, as shown in FIG. 8, when the first body 3 of the mobile terminal 1 is pushed upwards until the first body 3 is opened from the second body 5 for a predetermined period, The first sliding member 10 slides upward while being guided to the second sliding member 30.

In this case, the moving section of the first body 3 satisfies the moving section range until it is opened about halfway with respect to the second body 5.

The range of the moving section of the first body 3 is freely deformed according to the elastic stroke of the elastic link module 50, the length and the shape of the lever member 70, and so on in the present embodiment. The moving section is not limited to any particular section range.

However, hereinafter, the first body 3 is opened about halfway with respect to the first body 5 as a general case for convenience.

In this case, the second sliding member 30 is located at an approximately middle portion with respect to the first sliding member 10.

In addition, since the lever member 70 is hinged to the slide plate 55 and the first sliding member 10 of the elastic link module 50 fixed to the second sliding member 30, As a relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30, a rotational movement is performed along the downward direction with respect to the hinge pin 74.

In this process, one end of the lever member 70 presses the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50 in one side direction (the right direction in the drawing).

Then, the slide plate 55 compresses the springs 59 while sliding in one direction along the fixing plate 51 while overcoming the elastic force of the springs 59.

That is, the springs 59 are compressed to the maximum as the slide plate 55 moves while the fixing plate 51 is fixed, thereby exerting its elastic restoring force to the lever member 70 through the slide plate 55. do.

In this case, one end of the lever member 70 is hinged to the slide plate 55 through the rivet 76 penetrating the second guide hole 37 of the second sliding member 30, the slide plate The guide 55 is guided to the second guide hole 37 through the rivet 76 and linearly moves in one direction along the longitudinal direction of the second sliding member 30.

In the above process, as the lever member 70 rotates in the downward direction, the shutter plate 90 interacts with the lever member 70 through a fixing pin 93 penetrating the first guide hole 91. Since the fixing pin 93 is guided to the first guide hole 91, the fixed pin 93 is slidably moved downward in a downward direction along the width direction of the first sliding member 10.

That is, the shutter plate 90 moves downward along the guider 97 and blocks a predetermined section of the window 18.

In the state as described above, the user applies a slight force in the upward direction with respect to the first body 3 of the portable terminal 1.

Then, as described above, since the elastic restoring force of the springs 59 is acting on the lever member 70, the elastic restoring force is transmitted to the first sliding member 10 through the lever member 70. As in the first body 3 is automatically moved to the upper direction in the remaining section by the elastic restoring force of the springs 59 to maintain a fully open state with respect to the second body (5).

Here, the second sliding member 30 is located at the other end (lower) end of the first sliding member 10, the lever member 70 is a hinge pin (the elastic restoring force of the springs 59) 74) will be rotated along the downward direction.

In the above process, the slide plate 55 of the elastic link module 50 is returned to its original position by the elastic restoring force of the springs 59 and guides to the second guide hole 37 through the rivet 76. As you move to the other side.

At the same time, as the lever member 70 rotates downward, the shutter plate 90 is guided along the width direction of the first sliding member 10 while the fixing pin 93 is guided to the first guide hole 91. The slide is moved downward.

That is, the shutter plate 90 moves downward along the guider 97 and completely blocks the window 18 while leaving a part of the lower part of the window 18 left.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, since the window 18 of the first sliding member 10 is closed through the shutter plate 90 when the first body 3 is opened, the connector cable 80 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). This can be prevented from being exposed to the outside.

In the present embodiment, when the first body 3 of the mobile terminal 1 is closed again with respect to the second body 5, the above operation is performed in the reverse order of the above procedure, and thus the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The sliding hinge device 100 for a portable terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention as described above has a narrow and long second sliding member 30 with respect to the first sliding member 10 in the vertical direction. By configuring the sliding movement, the operation (stroke) length of the second sliding member 30 can be increased, and the exposed area of the second body 5 having the qwerty keypad can be maximized.

Therefore, the present embodiment has the advantage that the development of a wide qwerty phone or game phone having a QWERTY keypad with a relatively long operation length and easy character input is possible.

In this embodiment, the elastic link module 50 is fixed to the second sliding member 30, and the first sliding member 10 and the elastic link module 50 are hinged through the lever member 70. Since the number of parts of the entire device 100 can be reduced, the assemblability can be improved, the thickness of the portable terminal 1 can be made thin, and further, the operation reliability of the portable terminal 1 can be improved. Can be promoted.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the rotational movement of the lever member 70 according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members 10 and 30 can be converted into linear movement through the elastic link module 50, the entire apparatus It can increase the durability and operational stability of the.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the lever member 70 is formed as a structure that is hidden to the other surface (bottom surface) of the first sliding member 10 through the slot hole 15, the lever when opening the first body 3 Exposure of the member 70 can be prevented.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the first body 3 is opened, the window 18 of the first sliding member 10 may be closed through the shutter plate 90, so that the connector cable 80 is moved to the outside. Exposure can be prevented.

Therefore, when the present embodiment is applied to a QWERTY phone having a long operating length and a large exposure area of the keypad, the connector cable 80 and the structure such as the lever member 70 are not exposed to the outside when the keypad is opened. The reliability of the portable terminal 1 can be further improved.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the claims and the detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings. Naturally, it belongs to the scope of the invention.

Since these drawings are for reference in describing exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the technical idea of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a portable terminal to which an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a slide hinge device for a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 2.

4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3.

5 is a plan view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 3.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

8 is a plan view illustrating a state in which a first body of a portable terminal is opened for a predetermined period in a slide hinge device for a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the first body of the portable terminal is completely opened in the slide hinge device for the portable terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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It is composed of a first body having a display unit on the front surface and a second body having a keypad portion of a qwerty keyboard arrangement on the front surface, and is applied to a portable terminal having a length longer than the width of the first and second bodies. And a sliding hinge device for slidingly moving the first body in a width direction with respect to the second body. A first sliding member made of a plate shape having a predetermined width and length, and having a window to allow movement of the connector cable; A second sliding member slidably mounted to the first sliding member in a width direction thereof; An elastic link module installed to be fixed to the second sliding member corresponding to one surface of the first sliding member; A lever member having one end hinged to the elastic link module and the other end hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member; And A shutter plate configured to be slidable to the other surface of the first sliding member, the shutter plate being substantially connected to the lever member to open and close the window by rotation of the lever member according to relative movement of the first and second sliding members. Include, The shutter plate may be slidably moved in the width direction to the first sliding member corresponding to the window, and a first guide hole for converting the rotational movement of the lever member into a linear movement may be a longitudinal direction of the first sliding member. Formed along the length, The first sliding member is formed on each side of the rail portion to which the second sliding member is coupled to the slide, grooves are formed between each rail portion, the lever member is connected to the connecting surface connecting the one rail portion and the groove portion The through-hole slot is formed long along the width direction, The lever member is configured to be connected to the shutter plate through a fixing pin penetrating the first guide hole and is integrally connected to the first portion at a predetermined angle with the first portion hinged to the elastic link module. And a second portion penetrating through the slot hole and hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member. The elastic link module may be fixed to the second sliding member through a fastening member, a slide plate coupled to the fixed plate to be slidably and lockable, and interposed between the fixed plate and the slide plate to the slide plate. Sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal comprising a plurality of springs exhibiting elasticity. According to claim 1, Guide unit for guiding the movement of the shutter plate is configured on the other surface of the first sliding member Sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 2, The guide unit, Sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal comprising a pair of guiders respectively installed along the width direction of the first sliding member on both side edges of the window. According to claim 1, The elastic link module, And a sliding hinge device for converting a rotational motion of the lever member into a linear motion according to the relative movement of the first and second sliding members. delete According to claim 1, The elastic link module is a sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal is disposed in the groove portion on one surface of the first sliding member. delete According to claim 1, The second portion is hinged to the other surface of the first sliding member through a hinge pin, The first sliding member is a sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal is formed a hinge hole to which the hinge pin is rotatably inserted. delete According to claim 1, The second sliding member, The sliding hinge device for a mobile terminal, the second guide hole is formed long in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the slide plate. The method of claim 12, The lever member, And a rivet penetrating the second guide hole and coupled to the slide plate, and rotatably coupled to the slide plate through a bushing coupled to an end portion of the rivet. According to claim 1, The second sliding member, And a pair of positioning protrusions integrally determining the position of the elastic link module.

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