KR101024410B1 - Slide type open/close apparatus for portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal, in a portable terminal configured to be slidably opened and closed in a main body portion, by using a compression coil spring and a link assembly to open and close the slide portion can move in a semi-automatic structure during sliding operation. It relates to a slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal.

To this end, the present invention, in the portable terminal configured to open and close the sliding portion relative to the main body portion, a pair of first links are symmetrical to each other about the longitudinal direction of the slide portion and rotatably connected about one end, respectively Absence; A pair of symmetrical symmetry with respect to the longitudinal direction of the main body portion is rotatably connected about one end, and the other end is connected to the respective first link members so as to be rotatable relative to each other and interlocked with the respective first link members. A second link member of the; Installed between each connecting portion of the first link member and the second link member is compressed during the initial sliding for opening and closing the slide portion and accumulates an elastic force, restored after the slide portion is slid to a predetermined position and sliding of the slide portion It provides a slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal, characterized in that it comprises a; compression coil spring to provide an elastic force to be completed.

Portable terminal, slide opening / closing, compression coil spring, link member, semi-automatic

Description

SLIDE TYPE OPEN / CLOSE APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL}

1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional slide-type portable terminal

2 is a view showing the structure of another conventional slide-type portable terminal

3 is a view schematically showing the structure of a portable terminal to which a slide opening and closing device according to the present invention is applied;

4 to 5 are views showing the structure of the slide opening and closing device of FIG. 3 and each component constituting the same;

6 to 7 schematically show the operation structure of the slide opening and closing apparatus according to the present invention

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

111: main body 112: screen

113: arrow keys 114: slide

120: first link member 120a, 120b: coupling hole

130: second link member 130a, 130b: coupling hole

140: support link member 141: bent portion

150,151 Hinge 160: Compression coil spring                 

170: link connecting member 171,172: hinge portion

173: sliding hole

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, in a portable terminal configured to be slidably opened and closed by a slide portion in a main body, the sliding coil can be moved in a semi-automatic structure during sliding by using a compression coil spring and a linkage assembly. It relates to a slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal.

In general, a portable terminal includes a foldable portable terminal having a lower folder and an upper folder coupled to be deployed and folded pivotally, and an input button for inputting a signal and an LCD panel integrally provided with a body part (bar). ) And a flip type portable terminal having a flip coupled to the main body to open and close the input button region of the bar type terminal.

On the other hand, among the portable terminals, a slide type portable terminal in which a slide unit is slidably opened and closed in a main body portion is proposed in order to satisfy the desire of consumers who want to own a terminal having various types of designs.

1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional slide-type portable terminal.

As illustrated, the conventional slide-type portable terminal includes a terminal main body 11 and a main body 11 having a plurality of buttons 15 formed on the front lower side of the center and having a control panel for various controls therein. The slide unit 14 is installed to be in close contact with the front and bottom in the longitudinal direction of the slide) and the screen 12 and the direction keys 13 are installed on the front surface, and a predetermined width on the rear surface of the slide unit 14. And a guide slit (not shown) cut to have a length and a length, and a guide rib (not shown) formed on the front surface of the slide part 14 and coupled to the guide slit (not shown). .

In the conventional slide-type portable terminal configured as described above, when the user intends to use the mobile phone while making a phone call or checking various information, the slide unit 14 is pushed upward to the upper side of the main body unit 11 to be opened. After confirming, the information displayed on the screen 12 installed on the upper surface of the slide unit 14 is checked, and the buttons 15 installed on the upper surface of the main body unit 11 are used, and after use, the upper side is pressed upwards. Will be closed.

However, in the conventional slide-type portable terminal, when the sliding opening and closing operation of the slide unit is normally to open and close the operation by pushing up or down the slide using the thumb, sliding opening and closing operation is difficult and inconvenient depending on the position of the thumb. There was a problem.

Therefore, in the related art, various methods have been proposed to solve the above problems.

As an example, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 347704 discloses a "body driving apparatus for a slide type wireless terminal", which is shown in FIG. 2, where two guide grooves 21 are formed on the side. A mobile terminal 10 having a main body 2 on which the main plate 20 is mounted and a slide body 3 to slide the slide body 3 in the longitudinal direction with respect to the main body 2. In the body drive device of the), fixed to the slide body (3) is engaged with the guide groove 21 of the main plate 20 is formed a slidable guide protrusion 31 is formed and the operating groove 32 is formed The slide plate 30 and one end thereof are rotatably fixed to the main plate 20, and the other end of the slide plate 30 is movable in the operating groove 32 of the slide plate 30. Schedule slide An operating lever 40 for sliding the slide plate 30 in a direction of opening or closing with respect to an idling position, and the slide body 30 mounted on the other end of the slide plate 30 and the operating lever 40. It is composed of one torsion spring (50) for changing the sliding direction of the slide plate 30 by extending and contracting in the direction of opening or closing based on the predetermined sliding position of 3), the slide body (3) Through the torsion spring 50 is configured to be opened and closed sliding in a semi-automatic manner.

However, in such a structure, the elastic force of the torsion spring 50, which has a relatively low fatigue life, is significantly reduced or damaged due to the long-term repeated opening and closing of the slide body 3, and thus cannot perform its original role. The problem arises.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, in the portable terminal configured to slide the slide portion in the main body portion slidingly, when the sliding operation using the compression coil spring and the link assembly to open and close the slide portion It is an object of the present invention to provide a slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal capable of moving in a semi-automatic structure.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the portable terminal configured to open and close the sliding portion relative to the main body portion, the slide portion is symmetrical with each other about its longitudinal direction and is rotatably connected around each one end A pair of first link members; A pair of symmetrical symmetry with respect to the longitudinal direction of the main body portion is rotatably connected about one end, and the other end is connected to the respective first link members so as to be rotatable relative to each other and interlocked with the respective first link members. A second link member of the; Installed between each connecting portion of the first link member and the second link member is compressed during the initial sliding for opening and closing the slide portion and accumulates an elastic force, restored after the slide portion is slid to a predetermined position and sliding of the slide portion It characterized in that it comprises a; compression coil spring to provide an elastic force to be completed.

In addition, each of the first link member and the second link member, one end is formed with a first hinge portion so that any one of the first link member and the second link member can be rotatably connected, the other end of the first link member And a second hinge portion is formed so that the other one of the and second link members can be rotatably connected, respectively.                     

In addition, the link link member is slidably connected to each other characterized in that it further comprises a support link member for supporting the compression coil spring.

In addition, each of the link connecting member is characterized in that the sliding hole is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support link member so that the support link member is slidably inserted therein.

In addition, both ends of the support link member is characterized in that it is bent along the thickness direction.

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

FIG. 3 is a view schematically illustrating a structure of a portable terminal to which a slide opening and closing device is applied according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 5 illustrate the structure and respective components constituting the slide opening and closing device of FIG. Drawing.

6 to 7 are diagrams schematically showing the operation structure of the slide opening and closing device according to the present invention.

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the portable terminal to which the slide opening and closing device is applied according to the present invention is configured such that the slide unit 114 is opened and closed relative to the main body unit 111 and the link assembly during the sliding operation of the slide unit 114. And it is configured to move in a semi-automatic structure through the compression coil spring.

A plurality of buttons (not shown) are formed on the lower front side of the central portion of the main body 111 and a control panel for various controls is provided therein.

The slide unit 114 is installed to be in close contact with the upper and lower longitudinal directions relative to the front of the main body 111, the screen 112 and the direction keys 113 for outputting a variety of information is installed on the front. .

In addition, a guide slit (not shown) cut to have a predetermined width and length is formed on a rear surface of the slide part 114, and a guide rib coupled to the guide slit on a front surface of the main body part 111. Not formed) is formed.

On the other hand, the main body 111 and the inside of the slide unit is provided with a link assembly interlocked when sliding the slide unit and a compression coil spring that is compressed and restored according to the movement of the link assembly and provides an elastic force, which will be described later same.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a first link member 120 is connected to the slide unit 114 so as to be rotatable about one end, and the first link member 120 has a length of the slide unit. A pair is provided symmetrically with respect to the direction.

Each of the first link members 120 has a bar shape having a predetermined length and width, and coupling holes 120a and 120b for hinge coupling are formed at both ends thereof, and one end thereof is provided at both lower ends of the slide part 114. The hinges 150 are connected to the regions, respectively, and may be rotated about the hinges 150 and linearly moved along the longitudinal direction together with the slides 114.

The main body 111 is symmetrical with each other about its longitudinal direction and is rotatably connected to one end thereof, and the other end is connected to the first link member 120 so as to be relatively rotatable. A pair of second link members 130 interlocked with the member 120 is provided.

Each of the second link members 130 has a bar shape having a predetermined length and width, and coupling holes 130a and 130b for hinge coupling are formed at both ends thereof, and one end thereof is coupled through the hinge 151, respectively. It is connected to the central both end portions of the main body portion 111 can be rotated about the hinge 151, the other end can be rotated relative to the end of the first link member 120 through the hinge 152, respectively. It may be connected and interlocked with each of the first link member 120.

In this case, each of the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 is connected to each other through a pair of link connecting members 170 so as to be relatively rotatable, the lower end of the link connecting member 170 The first hinge portion 171 is formed to protrude so that the first link member 120 can be rotatably connected, and the second hinge portion 172 can be rotatably connected to the second link member 130 at an upper end thereof. ) Is formed to protrude.

As the slide portion 114 is slid by the structure as described above, the first link member 120 spoken with the slide portion 114 linearly moves along the longitudinal direction of the slide portion 114 together with the slide portion 114 and hinges ( 150, the second link member 130 may be interlocked and rotated about the hinge 151.

On the other hand, between the connecting portion (link connecting member) 170 of the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 is compressed and restored according to the movement of each link member (120, 130) and the slide portion 114 Compression coil spring 160 is provided to provide an elastic force to be operated in a semi-automatic structure, the compression coil spring 160 is a support link member 140 is slidably connected to each link connecting member 170. This is supported by the following.

The support link member 140 is relatively slidably connected to each of the link connecting members 170 in a bar shape having a predetermined length and width. For this purpose, the support link member 140 is supported in the center of the link connecting member 170. A sliding hole 173 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support link member 140 so that the link member 140 can be slidably inserted therethrough.

In addition, the bent portion 141 for preventing separation of the support link member 140 at both ends of the support link member 140 connected to the relative sliding through the sliding hole 173 as described above in the thickness direction It is formed integrally bent along the bar, the bent portion 141 is caught on the outer surface of each link connecting member 170 to prevent the separation of the support link member 140.

That is, each of the link connecting members 170 may slide relative to the support link member 140 in the length region of the support link member 140, and the support link member 140 may be formed with bent portions (2) formed at both ends thereof. Through 141 it can be prevented from being separated from the link connecting member 170.

In addition, the compression coil spring 160 is installed through such a support link member 140, the compression coil spring 160 is the initial sliding for opening and closing the slide portion 114 of each link connecting member Compressed in between and accumulates the elastic force, and after the slide portion 114 is slid to a predetermined position, it is restored to an initial state and provides an elastic force so that the sliding of the slide portion 114 can be completed in a semi-automatic structure.

Hereinafter, the operation structure of the slide opening and closing device according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying Figures 6 to 7 as follows.

First, in the open position or the closed position of the slide portion 114 with respect to the main body portion 111, the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 are attached to the main body portion 111 and the slide portion 114, respectively. In addition to being connected to each other and arranged to form a predetermined angle (hereinafter referred to as the interior angle), between the link connecting member 170 for connecting the first link member 120 and the second link member 130, respectively The compression coil spring 160 is disposed in an uncompressed state through the support link member 140 connected to the lower portion of the compression coil.

In this initial state, when sliding the slide unit 114 to open and close the slide unit 114, each of the first link member 120, which is addressed to the slide unit 114 slides with the slide unit 114 At the same time as the linear movement along the longitudinal direction of the portion 114 is rotated about the hinge 150, and as the first link member 120 is rotated, the second link member 130 connected thereto is also interlocked. The hinge 151 is rotated about the bar, and thus, the link connecting member 170 connecting the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 to each other is interlocked with the length of the support link member 140. A relative slide motion with the support link member 140 along the direction.                     

That is, in the initial sliding of the slide unit 114 according to the user's operation, each first link member 120 is linearly moved and rotated, and the inner angle with the second link member 130 decreases, and each link connecting member 170 ) Are interlocked relative to the support link member 140 and approach each other, thereby compressing the compression coil springs 160 installed between the link connecting members 170 and accumulating elastic force.

As described above, the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 and each link connecting member 170 connecting the same move with a sliding movement of the slide 114 to draw a predetermined movement trajectory, thereby compressing the coil coil 160. In this case, when the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 are moved beyond the dead point of the movement trajectory, the compression coil spring 160 is no longer compressed. On the contrary, it restores and provides the elastic force so that the motion after the dead point can be automatically implemented.

That is, when the first link member 120 and the second link member 130 are moved beyond the dead point of the movement trajectory, the first link member 120 may be restored by an elastic force to restore the compression coil spring 160 without a separate user operation. ) And the second link member 130 is moved as opposed to the initial sliding and allows the sliding of the slide unit 114 to be completed.

As such, the present invention enables the sliding opening and closing of the slide unit 114 through the respective link members 120, 130 and 140 and the compression coil spring 160 to be implemented in a semi-automatic structure, thereby improving convenience in use as well as the conventional method. Excluding the torsion spring, there is almost no change in the physical properties, and by using the compression coil spring 160 having excellent fatigue life, it is possible to improve the reliability of the terminal.                     

In addition, in the above-described and illustrated embodiments, it is described that the compression coil spring 160 is applied to be installed between each link connecting member to be compressed and restored and to provide an elastic force, but instead of the compression coil spring 160 Needless to say, leaf springs having excellent properties can be used.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims.

As described above, according to the slide opening and closing device of the portable terminal according to the present invention, by using the compression coil spring and the link assembly to open and close the slide unit to be able to move in a semi-automatic structure during the sliding operation, it is possible to improve the convenience in use. Of course, it excludes the conventional torsion spring, there is almost no change in physical properties, and there is an effect of improving the reliability of the terminal by using a compression coil spring having excellent fatigue life.

Claims (5)

In the portable terminal configured to open and close the sliding portion relative to the main body, A pair of first link members symmetrical with each other about the longitudinal direction of the slide portion and rotatably connected about one end thereof; A pair of symmetrical symmetry with respect to the longitudinal direction of the main body portion is rotatably connected about one end, and the other end is connected to the respective first link members so as to be rotatable relative to each other and interlocked with the respective first link members. A second link member of the; Installed between each connecting portion of the first link member and the second link member is compressed during the initial sliding for opening and closing the slide portion and accumulates an elastic force, restored after the slide portion is slid to a predetermined position and sliding of the slide portion Compression coil spring for providing an elastic force to be completed; Slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, Each of the first link member and the second link member has a first hinge portion at one end thereof so that any one of the first link member and the second link member can be rotatably connected, and at the other end of the first link member and the second link member. A slide opening and closing device of a portable terminal, characterized in that each of the two link members are connected via a pair of link connecting members formed by forming a second hinge portion to be rotatably connected. 3. The method of claim 2, And a support link member connected to the respective link connection members so as to be slidably relative to each other to support the compression coil spring. The method of claim 3, wherein Each link connecting member slide opening and closing device of the portable terminal, characterized in that the sliding hole penetrates along the longitudinal direction of the support link member so that the support link member is slidably inserted therein. The method of claim 4, wherein Slide opening and closing device of the portable terminal characterized in that it further comprises a bent portion formed in the thickness direction at both ends of the support link member to prevent the separation of the support link member.

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