KR100929104B1 - Portable communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable communication device configured to slidably move a housing of a terminal in a dual manner. To this end, a sliding type portable communication device includes: a main body housing extending in a longitudinal direction having a plurality of keys on an upper surface thereof, and a liquid crystal display; A sliding housing provided with an apparatus, and the sliding housing is slidably moved away from or in the longitudinal direction and vertically in the longitudinal direction from the main body housing while continuously maintaining the sliding housing facing the main housing. And a double sliding movement member arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing and in the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction. Thus, a large area of the terminal is used, and thus a plurality of keys and a large liquid crystal display are formed. Equipped with a device It is possible to improve the use of the terminal, it is possible to operate the key with both hands due to the plurality of keys there is an advantage that can facilitate key operation when using the character input and game functions.

Portable communication device, body housing, sliding housing, dual sliding movable member.

Description

Portable communication device {PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

1 is a perspective view showing a portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state before coupling of a sliding housing and a dual sliding moving member among components of a portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a rear surface of a state before coupling of a sliding housing and a dual sliding moving member in a configuration of a portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling state of a sliding housing and a dual sliding moving member in the configuration of a portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a rear side of a coupled state of a sliding housing and a dual sliding moving member among components of a portable communication device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the sliding housing is slid in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing of the portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling state of the sliding housing and the double sliding moving member after sliding the sliding housing in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing of the portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the sliding housing is slid vertically in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing of the portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view showing the back of FIG. 8;

10 is a perspective view illustrating a coupling state of a sliding housing and a double sliding moving member after sliding a sliding housing vertically vertically of a main body housing of a portable communication device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable communication device including a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hand held phone (HHP), a communication device, and the like. A portable communication device.

The term " sliding type portable communication device " Such a sliding type portable communication device has been in the trend of miniaturization, slimming, grip, and light weight in consideration of portability, and is moving toward a multi-mediaization direction that can pursue various functions. In particular, more and more portable terminals will be used for miniaturization, light weight, multifunction, and versatility, and will be modified to adapt to various multimedia environments or the Internet environment. In addition, the portable terminal is an electronic device commonly used anywhere in the world, men and women, and is being recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times.

Conventional sliding type portable communication devices which have become popular are classified into various types in appearance. For example, sliding type portable communication devices are classified into bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type communication devices according to their appearance. The bar-type communication device means that the single housing is configured as a bar-type, the flip-type communication device means that the flip is rotatably configured by the hinge device in the bar-type housing, the folder-type communication device is It is meant that the folder in a single bar-shaped housing is configured to be rotatably connected and folded by a hinge device.

In addition, the sliding type portable communication device may be classified into a rotation-type or sliding-type communication device according to an opening and closing method. The rotation-type communication device means that the two housings are rotatably connected and opened while remaining facing each other, and the sliding-type communication device means that the two housings are opened and closed by sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. it means. The variously classified communication devices listed above will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In addition, the conventional sliding type portable communication device is being converted into a structure capable of communicating high-speed data in addition to the voice communication function. That is, as the needs of consumers increase, the service will be provided using a wireless communication technology that transmits high speed data.

At present, a camera lens is adopted in a conventional sliding type portable communication device, and transmission of an image signal and the like is in progress. The universal sliding type portable communication device has been equipped with a camera lens module as an external type or a built-in type to perform a video call with a counterpart or a desired subject photographing function.

However, the conventional sliding type portable communication device has a structure in which the sliding movement proceeds only in one direction while the two housings continuously face each other, so that the terminal becomes thick due to the thickness of each of the two housings. There was a problem against the slimming.

In addition, the conventional sliding type portable communication device is a structure in which the housing is slid only in one direction in the state in which the two housings face each other and is opened to about 1/2 of the fixed housing length, so that the entire area of the terminal cannot be used. And there was a problem of limiting the installation of the liquid crystal display device.

In addition, there is a disadvantage in that the key operation is inconvenient when used as a character input or a game function due to the small number of keys provided in the limited area of the terminal.

Patent Application No. 2002-71911, previously filed by the applicant, discloses a configuration of a sliding type portable communication device. The sliding type portable communication device disclosed in the above-mentioned patent application No. 2002-71911 has a thick upper and lower thicknesses including the thicknesses of each of the two housings, and thus is disadvantageous to slimming the upper and lower thicknesses. There is also a poor grip, in particular a problem that appears to be limited in appearance design.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention, by configuring the housing of the terminal to be slidably double, to minimize the thickness of the terminal to make the terminal slim It is to provide a portable communication device.

Another object of the present invention is to configure the housing of the terminal to be slidably double, so that the use area of the terminal is wide, thereby providing a plurality of keys and a large liquid crystal display device to improve the use of the terminal A portable communication device is provided.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication device, which enables key manipulation with both hands due to a plurality of keys, so that key manipulation can be conveniently performed when using a character input and a game function.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sliding type portable communication device,

A longitudinally extending body housing having a plurality of keys on an upper surface thereof;

A sliding housing having a liquid crystal display device; And

The sliding housing is slidably moved closer to or further away from the main body housing in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction while continuously maintaining the state in which the sliding housing faces the main housing, so that the sliding housing moves in the longitudinal direction and the main housing. It consists of a double sliding moving member to be placed side by side in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction,

The double sliding movable member has an area facing the upper surface of the main body housing smaller than the area of the main housing so that the upper surface of the main housing is always provided when the sliding housing slides in the longitudinal direction of the main housing and in the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction. At least some of the plurality of keys provided in the characterized in that to enable opening and closing.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 10, the portable communication device 10 includes a main body housing 20, a sliding housing 30, and a double sliding moving member 40.

First and second regions 21 and 22 are provided on an upper surface of the body housing 20.

The first region 21 is recessed to a predetermined depth along the longitudinal direction A1 of the upper surface of the main housing 20 so as to accommodate the lower portion of the double sliding member 40. It is.

The second area 22 protrudes at a position adjacent to the first area 21 so as to have a second key array 27 to be described later.

The sliding housing 30 is slidably moved closer to or further away from the body housing 20 in the longitudinal direction A1 while continuously maintaining the state facing the body housing 20, and furthermore, the body housing ( The first and second regions 21 and 22 disposed on the upper surface of the body housing 20 are disposed to be parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction A1 and the longitudinal direction A2 in the longitudinal direction.

Further, the longitudinal direction A1 of the sliding housing 30 and the vertical direction A2 of the longitudinal direction are moved linearly.

The double sliding member 40 may guide or hold the sliding housing 30 to be slidably movable in the longitudinal direction A1 and the longitudinal direction A2 of the body housing 20. 20) is provided between the sliding housing (30).

In addition, a guide groove 25 is formed in the first region 21 to slidably move the sliding housing 30 from the body housing 20 in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction of the body housing 20. ) Is formed.

Upper and lower ends of the guide groove 25 extend in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction of the main body 20, and the first and second guide steps 23 and 24 are stepped to a predetermined depth. Is formed.

In addition, the first and second guide steps 23 and 24 are configured to linearly move the sliding housing 30.

The first region 21 is made larger than the second region 22.

The first and second key arrays 26 and 27 are arranged in a plurality of keys 26a and 27a in the first and second regions 21 and 22 so as to be opened and closed according to the movement of the sliding housing 30. ) Is arranged.

In addition, the number of keys 26a of the first key array 26 is provided more than the number of keys 27a of the second key array 27.

In addition, the second key array 27 is opened and closed when the sliding housing 30 is slid to move away from the main body housing 20 in the longitudinal direction A1.

In addition, the first and second key arrays 26 and 27 open and close when the sliding housing 30 slides away from the main housing 20 in the longitudinal vertical direction A2 of the main housing 20. It is supposed to be.

In addition, a large liquid crystal display device 31 is provided on an upper surface of the sliding housing 30.

The first speaker device 32 is provided at a position adjacent to the large liquid crystal display 31.

A third key array 33 having a plurality of keys 34 is disposed at a neighboring position of the large liquid crystal display 31.

In addition, a second speaker device 29 is mounted on the rear surface of the main body housing 20.

The second speaker device 29 is composed of a stereo speaker device.

In addition, the rear surface of the sliding housing 30 is coupled to each moving member side guide protrusion 44 provided in the double sliding moving member 40 to guide the slide in the longitudinal direction from the body housing 20. A pair of housing side rail holes 35 are formed.

In addition, the pair of housing side rail holes 35 are formed to have a predetermined length so as to limit the moving distance of the sliding housing 30.

In addition, the double sliding member 40 is composed of a body 41, a pair of guide holding portion 42, a pair of moving member side rail hole 43.

The body 41 is accommodated in the guide groove 25 of the body housing 20 so as to be slidably movable in the first region 21.

The pair of guide holding parts 42 are formed in the longitudinal direction A1 of the sliding housing 30 to guide the sliding housing 30 so as to slide in the longitudinal direction A1 of the body housing 20. It is formed at both ends of the left and right of the body 41 to hold or hold.

The pair of moving member side rail holes 43 are formed in the longitudinal direction A2 of the main body 20 so as to have respective housing side guide protrusions 28 provided at predetermined positions in the first region 21. The sliding housing 30 is formed in the body 41 to guide the sliding housing 30 in the longitudinal vertical direction A2 of the body housing 20.

In addition, the pair of moving member side rail holes 43 are formed to have a predetermined length to limit the moving distance of the sliding housing 30.

In addition, the predetermined position within the first region 21 is coupled to the movable member side rail hole 43 when the sliding housing 30 is slid in the longitudinal direction A2 of the body housing 20. A pair of housing side guide protrusions 28 are provided to move along the rail hole 43.

In addition, a pair of movements are coupled to the housing side rail hole 35 inside the double sliding moving member 40 to move along the rail hole 35 when sliding the sliding housing 30 in the longitudinal direction. The member side guide protrusion 44 is formed.

In addition, a pair of fixing parts 45 are formed at predetermined positions inside the double sliding moving member 40 so as to be coupled to the moving member side guide protrusion 44 and fixed thereto.

Referring to Figures 1 to 10 attached to the operation of the portable communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable communication device 10 includes a main body housing 20, a sliding housing 30, and a double sliding moving member 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, a first region 21 recessed to a predetermined depth is formed on an upper surface of the main body housing 20 along the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 20. The second region 22 protrudes at an adjacent position of 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, while the state facing the main body housing 20 is continuously maintained, the main body 20 slides closer to or further from the main housing 20 in the longitudinal direction A1 and the longitudinal direction A2 in the longitudinal direction. And parallel to the longitudinal direction A1 of the main body housing 20 and the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction A2 to slide the first and second regions 21 and 22 of the upper surface of the main body housing 20 to open and close. The housing 30 is provided.

2 and 3, the sliding housing 30 is disposed between the body housing 20 and the sliding housing 30 in the longitudinal direction A1 of the body housing 20 and the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction ( A2) is provided with a double sliding moving member 40 for guiding or holding the sliding movement.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sliding housing 30 is slid away from the body housing 20 in the longitudinal direction, a pair of guides formed at one end of the left and right sides of the double sliding moving member 40. The sliding housing 30 slides away from the body housing 20 in the longitudinal direction A1 along the holding part 42.

In this case, the pair of guide holding parts 42 guide or hold the sliding movement of the sliding housing 30.

At this time, the second key array 27 of the body housing 20 is opened.

At this time, as shown in Figure 4 and 5, the rear side of the sliding housing 30 is coupled to each of the moving member side guide projections 44 provided in the double sliding moving member 40 from the body housing 20 Since a pair of housing side rail holes 35 are formed to guide the sliding movement in the longitudinal direction A1, the sliding housing 30 slides in the longitudinal direction A1 of the main housing 20. At the same time, the movable member side guide protrusion 44 slides along the pair of housing side rail holes 35.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the pair of housing-side rail holes 35 are formed to have a predetermined length so as to limit the movement distance when the sliding housing 30 slides in the longitudinal direction A1 of the main housing 20. do.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the second key array 27 is provided with a plurality of keys 27a, and may use various functions of the terminal by using the plurality of keys 27a.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, when the terminal is returned to its original position, the sliding housing 30 is slid close to the main housing 20 so as to return to the original position.

In this state, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the user uses the terminal as a game and other various functions, the sliding housing 30 slides away from the main body housing 20 in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction. Move it.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the double sliding moving member 40 is accommodated in the first region 21 and along the guide groove 25 formed in the first region 21. Go sliding together.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the sliding housing 30 is disposed side by side in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction, and the first and second regions 21 and 22 provided on the upper surface of the body housing 20. Open and close

The double sliding member 40 moves the sliding housing 30 from the body housing 20 in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction.

8 and 9, upper and lower ends of the guide groove 25 extend in the longitudinal vertical direction A2 of the main housing 20, and are stepped to a predetermined depth. Since the guide steps 23 and 24 are formed, the upper and lower ends of the body 41 of the moving member 40 are guided by the first and second guide steps 23 and 24. .

At this time, as shown in Figure 10, in the body 41 provided to the moving member 40 is formed in the longitudinal vertical direction (A2) of the body housing 20, and in a predetermined position in the first region (21) A pair of movable member side rail holes 43 are coupled to each of the housing side guide protrusions 28 to guide the sliding housing 30 in the longitudinal vertical direction A2 of the main body housing 20. do.

As described above, the respective housing side guide protrusions 28 slide along the pair of moving member side rail holes 43, and the double sliding moving member 40 moves the sliding housing 30 to the upper side. The main body 20 is slidably moved in the longitudinal vertical direction A2.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the pair of moving member side rail holes 43 are formed to have a predetermined length to limit the moving distance when the sliding housing 30 slides in the vertical direction A2 in the longitudinal direction.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the first and second regions 21 and 22 of the body housing 20 are opened, and at the same time, the first and second key arrays 26 and 27 are also opened.

Here, the number of keys 26a of the first key array 26 is provided to be larger than the number of keys 27a of the second key array 27 so that the user can press various keys of the terminal to use the game and various functions. Can be.

In this state, the user can use the plurality of keys 26a and 27a provided in the first and second areas 21 and 22 with both hands.

In this case, a first speaker device 32 is provided on an upper surface of the sliding housing 30, the large liquid crystal display device 31 is provided at a position adjacent to the first speaker device 32, and the large liquid crystal is provided. In a neighboring position of the display device 31, a third key array 33 formed of an array of a plurality of keys 34 is disposed.

The third key array 33 is always exposed at the sliding housing 30.

In addition, the second speaker device 29 is mounted on the rear surface of the main body housing 20, and the second speaker device 29 includes a stereo speaker device.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, when the user returns to the original position, the sliding housing 30 is slid close to the main housing 20 in the longitudinal direction A2 of the main housing 20.

As described above, by moving the sliding housing of the terminal in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction to be parallel to the main body housing, the thickness of the terminal can be made slim, and the area of the terminal is widely used. With the liquid crystal display device, the key can be operated with both hands due to the plurality of keys, and thus there is an advantage in that the key can be conveniently operated when using the character input and game functions.

The portable communication device of the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in Esau.

For example, the present invention can be applied to all portable terminals.

As described above, according to the portable communication device according to the present invention,

In the portable communication device, the housing of the terminal is configured to be slidably doubled, thereby making it possible to reduce the thickness of the terminal, thereby not only making the design of the terminal beautiful, but also using a wider area of the terminal. It is possible to improve the use of the terminal by providing a plurality of keys and a large liquid crystal display device, and the keys can be operated with both hands due to the plurality of keys. .

Claims (12)

In the sliding type portable communication device, A longitudinally extending body housing having a plurality of keys on an upper surface thereof; A sliding housing having a liquid crystal display device; And The sliding housing is slidably moved closer to or further away from the main body housing in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction while continuously maintaining the state in which the sliding housing faces the main housing, so that the sliding housing moves in the longitudinal direction and the main housing. It consists of a double sliding moving member to be placed side by side in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction, The double sliding movable member has an area facing the upper surface of the main body housing smaller than the area of the main housing so that the upper surface of the main housing is always provided when the sliding housing slides in the longitudinal direction of the main housing and in the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction. Portable communication device, characterized in that for opening and closing at least some of the plurality of keys provided in the. The third key array of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the sliding housing comprises a first speaker device, a liquid crystal display device adjacent to the first speaker device, and an array of a plurality of keys adjacent to the liquid crystal display device. Portable communication device, characterized in that configured. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein a second speaker device is mounted on a rear surface of the main body housing, and the second speaker device comprises a stereo speaker device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the body housing comprises: a first region recessed to a predetermined depth; And a second area protruding at a predetermined height from the first area. The portable communication device of claim 4, wherein a guide groove is formed in the first region to guide the sliding housing to be slidably moved from the main body housing in the vertical direction of the longitudinal direction. The body of claim 4, wherein the double sliding member is formed to be slidably movable in the first region, and vertically formed in the body in a lengthwise direction of the body housing, and provided at a predetermined position in the first region. And a pair of moving member side rail holes which are coupled to the main body housing side guide protrusion and guide the sliding housing in a vertical direction in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing. According to claim 1, The dual sliding member is formed in the longitudinal direction of the sliding housing on the left and right ends of the body and the body guide and holding the sliding housing to enable the sliding movement in the longitudinal direction of the body housing Portable communication device, characterized in that consisting of a pair of guide holding. According to claim 1, The sliding housing has a pair of sliding housing side rail holes coupled to the respective moving member side guide projection provided in the double sliding moving member to guide the sliding movement in the longitudinal direction from the main body housing Portable communication device, characterized in that formed. The portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein the pair of sliding housing side rail holes are formed to have a predetermined length to limit the moving distance of the sliding housing. In the sliding type portable communication device, A longitudinally extending body housing comprising a first key array formed of an array of keys arranged on an upper surface thereof and a second key array provided in a position adjacent to the first key array and formed of an array of keys; ; A sliding housing having a liquid crystal display device; And The sliding housing is slidably moved in the longitudinal direction to open and close the second key array while the state facing the main body housing is continuously maintained, or the first key array is opened and closed by slidingly moving in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction. A portable communication device, characterized in that consisting of a double sliding movable member. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the double sliding member moves the sliding housing in the longitudinal direction to continuously open and close the second key array or maintains the state facing the main body housing. And sliding part of the first key array and at least a portion of the second key array by sliding in a direction. The method of claim 10, wherein one surface of the double sliding member is slidably coupled to the sliding housing in the longitudinal direction, and the other surface of the double sliding member is slidably perpendicular to the body housing in the longitudinal direction. Portable communication device, characterized in that fastened.

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