KR101297013B1 - Semi-automatic sliding unit for curved-sliding type mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a semi-automatic sliding device of a curved sliding type portable terminal. The semi-automatic sliding device disclosed is a semi-automatic sliding device of a sliding type portable terminal comprising a main body, a slider, and a sliding device for semi-automatically opening and closing the slider in the main body. ; A sliding member mounted to face the first curved surface and having a second curved surface for continuously maintaining the facing state, the sliding member being curved in the body longitudinal direction; And a semi-automatic drive unit mounted between the first and second curved surfaces to provide a force to close the sliding member at a predetermined distance or less according to the movement of the slider, and to provide a force to open the sliding member at a predetermined distance or more. It is composed.

Sliding, mobile terminal, sliding device, elastomer, semi-automatic.

Description

Semi-automatic sliding device of curved sliding type mobile terminal {SEMI-AUTOMATIC SLIDING UNIT FOR CURVED-SLIDING TYPE MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a perspective view showing a curved sliding type portable terminal employing a semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a sliding state of the slider of the curved sliding type mobile terminal employing the semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention.

3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the components of the semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the semi-automatic drive unit is mounted on the semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention.

6 is a front view of FIG. 5;

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a cellular phone, a PCS, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hand held phone (HHP), and the like, and more particularly, to a semi-automatic sliding device employed in a curved sliding type mobile terminal. It is about.

The portable terminal refers to an electronic device that the user can carry and wirelessly communicate with the counterpart. Examples of wireless communication include voice call, message transfer, file transfer, video call, camera function, and the like. In addition, the portable terminal will perform the role of a personal assistant, such as telephone number management, gain schedule management.

In addition, portable terminals are becoming smaller, slim, grip, and lighter in consideration of portability, and entertainment contents including multimedia directions for pursuing more various service functions, for example, games or entertainment. Is moving in the direction of importance. In the future, portable communication terminals are expected to change into a multifunctional complex trend that includes not only simple voice calls but also video calls, games, the Internet, cameras, and the like.

The universal sliding type mobile terminal has a structure in which a main body and a slider are faced to each other by a sliding device, a plurality of keys are arranged on the main body, and a display is arranged on the slider.

The sliding type mobile terminal is disclosed in detail in Korean Patent No. 2002-71911, filed by the present applicant.

However, the conventional sliding type portable terminal has a structure in which the slider moves linearly in the main body, and the main body upper surface and the slider lower surface are formed in a plane to move linearly, thus opening and closing operation, which is inconvenient when talking with the other party. That is, the operation of bringing the user's ear and mouth close to the speaker and the microphone device is inconvenient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a semi-automatic sliding device of a curved sliding type portable terminal in which the ear and mouth are close to the speaker and the microphone device due to the curved sliding movement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a semi-automatic sliding device of a curved sliding type portable terminal, which is advantageous for slimming.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a semi-automatic sliding device of a curved sliding type portable terminal, in which an elastic body has a double structure and is convenient to open and close.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a curved sliding type portable terminal having a more free appearance design.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a semi-automatic sliding device of a sliding type portable terminal comprising a main body, a slider, and a sliding device for semi-automatically opening and closing the slider in the main body.

A fixing member having a first curved surface that is convex with respect to the vertical direction;

A sliding member mounted to face the first curved surface and having a second curved surface for continuously maintaining the facing state, the sliding member being curved in the longitudinal direction of the main body; And

A semi-automatic drive unit mounted between the first and second curved surfaces to provide a force to close the sliding member below a predetermined distance according to the movement of the slider, and to provide a force to open the sliding member above a predetermined distance. do.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a portable terminal employing a semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention has a main body 100, a slider 200, and a half of the slider 200 on the main body 100. It is composed of a semi-automatic sliding device 30 (shown in FIG. 4) to open and close automatically. The arrow X shown in FIG. 1 means the body 100 in the horizontal direction, the arrow Y means the body 100 in the vertical direction or the slider 200 sliding direction, and the arrow Z direction penetrates the upper and lower surfaces of the body 100. Means the vertical direction. In addition, arrow XY means a horizontal direction.

Although the sliding type portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1 has a box shape, the upper surface of the main body 100 has a curved surface 101 which is convex downward based on a vertical direction, and the slider 200 moves downward based on a vertical direction. It is provided with another curved surface 202 that is convex and slides facing the curved surface 101. The slider 200 moves in the longitudinal direction on the main body 100 to open and close the upper surface of the main body, that is, the curved surface 101. The first keypad 110 formed of an arrangement of a plurality of keys is disposed on the curved surface 101. The slider upper surface 201 is provided with a display unit 210, a speaker 212, and a second keypad 214 formed of an arrangement of a plurality of keys. The first keypad 110 is opened and closed according to the sliding of the slider 200, and the second keypad 214 is always exposed.

In addition, the slider 200 slides in the curved shape in the main body 100, and is disposed in the curved direction after the sliding is completed. This state is shown in FIG.

A configuration of the semi-automatic sliding device 30 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. In the above-mentioned 'semi-automatic' sliding type portable terminal, a section in which a user applies force is provided because a force to be closed by a driving source provided by the semi-automatic sliding device 30 to be described below is provided below a predetermined distance. In addition, since a predetermined distance or more provides a force to be opened by a driving source provided by the semi-automatic sliding device 30 to be described later, it means an opening and closing method in which a section in which a user does not need to apply a force is provided. That is, the semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention should provide the force to close the slider below a predetermined distance, and provide the force to open the slider above the predetermined distance. In addition, the semi-automatic sliding device 30 must provide the force that the slider does not move in the initial position and the end position.

4 and 5, the semi-automatic sliding device 30 according to the present invention is a device that is employed in the curved sliding type mobile terminal, the fixing member 310, the sliding member 320 and the sliding member ( The semi-automatic driving unit 330 provides a force to be closed at 320 or less than a predetermined distance, and a force to be opened at or above the predetermined distance.

The fixing member 310 is a member fastened on the main body, and has a first curved surface 311 which is convex downward with respect to the vertical direction. In addition, the sliding member 320 has a second curved surface 321 mounted to face the first curved surface 311 and continuously maintaining the facing state. The sliding member 320 moves on the fixing member 310 in the body length direction, that is, together with the slider. During this movement, the first and second curved surfaces 311 and 321 continue to face each other so that the slider faces along an extension line in the direction in which the first and second curved surfaces 311 and 321 face.

The semi-automatic drive unit 30 is a device mounted between the first and second curved surfaces 311 and 321. The semi-automatic drive unit 30 is coupled to the first curved surface 311 so as to face the guide 331 and the guide 331. It is mounted to the second curved surface 321 in a state to provide a force toward the guide 331, and includes at least one elastic body (332,333) to interlock with the guide 331 according to the sliding movement.

The guide 331 has a plate shape convex downward to correspond to the first and second curved surfaces 311 and 321, and includes first and second sliding surfaces 3311 and 3312 symmetrically formed at both sides thereof. The first and second sliding surfaces 3311 and 3312 have a convex shape in a direction away from each other based on a horizontal direction. First and second sliding grooves 3313 and 3314 extend to the first and second sliding surfaces 3311 and 3312 to constrain an elastic body to be described later.

The elastic body is composed of a pair of first and second springs 332 and 333 symmetrically mounted about the guide 331. The first and second springs 332 and 333 provide an elastic force in a direction toward each other. The first spring 332 is disposed at both ends of the first curved elastic part 3321 and the first curved elastic part 3321 to slide with the first sliding curved surface 3311. And a pair of second curved elastic parts 3322 and 3323 for maximizing the elastic force of 3331. The pair of second curved elastic parts 3322 and 3323 are symmetrically disposed about the first curved elastic part 3321. The second spring 333 is disposed at both ends of the third curved elastic part 3331 and the third curved elastic part 3331 that slides with the second sliding curved surface 3312. A pair of fourth curved elastic portion (3332, 3333) to maximize the elastic force of the). The pair of fourth curved elastic parts 3332 and 3333 are symmetrically disposed about the third curved elastic part 3331. As a result, the first and second springs 332 and 333 are configured in the same shape and are arranged symmetrically from side to side with respect to the guide 331 to provide a uniform elastic force to the guide 331.

The first and third curved elastic parts 3321 and 3331 are convex in a direction to be close to each other based on a horizontal direction, respectively, and are convex downward in a vertical direction because they are mounted on the second curved surface 321. The 2,4 curved elastic parts 3322, 3323, 3332, and 3333 are each configured to be bent at least one or more times, and specifically, are configured to be bent at least one or more times at least 90 degrees. Consists of a shape bent more than 90 degrees to help the elastic operation of the first and third elastic portion (3321,3331).

The second curved surface 321 further includes guide means 341 and 342 to move the guide 331. The guide means is composed of a pair of rod-type guide rails 341 and 342 to be coupled to the guide 331. In particular, the pair of guide rails 341 and 342 are coupled to penetrate the guide 331. The guide rails 341 and 342 are configured to be convex downward in a vertical direction to face the second curved surface 321.

As shown in FIG. 6, the guide 331 is maintained at an initial position by the first and second springs 332 and 333. Subsequently, when the user forcibly moves the guide 331 to a predetermined distance, the first and second sliding curved surfaces 33111 and 3312 and the first and third curved elastic parts 3321 and 3331 of the guide 331 are respectively. While sliding, the first and third curved elastic parts 3321 and 3331 are gradually bent in a direction away from each other by the guide 331, and the first and third curved elastic parts 3321 and 3331 are moved beyond the predetermined distance. As a result, the first and third curved elastic parts 3321 and 3331 return the original force to the final position by the guide 331.

The first and second springs 332 and 333 are mounted to the second curved surface 321 using rivet fasteners 334.

Meanwhile, the fixing member 310 and the sliding member 320 are manufactured separately and mounted on the first curved surface 311 and the second curved surface 321 of the slider using fastening means, for example, screws. It should be noted that the body top surface and the slider bottom surface may be used and constructed. That is, the fixing member 310 and the sliding member 320 may be manufactured in such a way that the injection molding is integrally formed on the upper surface of the main body and the lower surface of the slider.

4 illustrates a fastening means in which the fixing member 310 and the sliding member 320 are mounted to the main body and the slider, respectively. It is fastened using a well-known not shown screw.

As a result, the semi-automatic sliding device according to the present invention is adopted in the curved sliding type portable terminal, so that the opening and closing operation of the slider is convenient.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention has been adopted in the curved sliding type mobile terminal, thereby achieving the advantages of convenient opening and closing of the slider, favorable for slimming, and free appearance design. In addition, when the fixing member and the sliding member are adopted on the upper surface and the sliding bottom surface, the present invention is more advantageous in slimming, and maximizes the elastic force of the first and second springs providing a semi-automatic driving source, thereby providing reliability in the opening and closing operation. . Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In the semi-automatic sliding device of a sliding type portable terminal comprising a main body, a slider, and a sliding device for semi-automatically opening and closing the slider in the main body, A fixing member having a first curved surface that is convex with respect to the vertical direction; A sliding member mounted to face the first curved surface and having a second curved surface for continuously maintaining the facing state, the sliding member being curved in the longitudinal direction of the main body; And A semi-automatic drive unit mounted between the first and second curved surfaces to provide a force to close the sliding member at a predetermined distance or less according to the movement of the slider, and to provide a force to open the sliding member at a predetermined distance or more. Become, The semi-automatic drive unit guide; And an elastic body mounted to the second curved surface while being restrained by the guide, to provide a force toward the guide. The elastic body is composed of first and second springs symmetrically mounted about the guide, The first spring is A first curved elastic portion; And a pair of second curved elastic parts positioned at both ends of the first curved elastic part to maximize the elastic force of the first curved elastic part. The pair of second curved elastic parts are disposed symmetrically about the first curved elastic part, The second spring is A third curved elastic portion; And a pair of fourth curved elastic parts positioned at both ends of the third curved elastic part to maximize the elastic force of the third curved elastic part. The pair of fourth curved elastic parts are disposed symmetrically about the third curved elastic part, Semi-automatic sliding device, characterized in that the second and fourth curved elastic portion is configured to be bent at least one or more times. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the guide has a plate shape convex downward with respect to the vertical direction, First and second sliding surfaces formed symmetrically on both sides thereof, The first and second sliding surfaces are semi-automatic sliding device, characterized in that the convex shape in a direction away from each other based on the horizontal direction. The semi-automatic sliding device according to claim 3, wherein the first and second sliding grooves are respectively extended to the first and second sliding surfaces. delete delete delete The semi-automatic sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the second curved surface further includes a guide means, and the guide means is configured by a pair of guide rails having a rod-shaped shape and is coupled to the guide. The semi-automatic sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body is mounted on the second curved surface using a rivet-shaped fastener. The semi-automatic sliding device of claim 1, wherein the fixing member is an upper surface of the main body, and the sliding member is a bottom surface of the slider.

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