KR200408500Y1 - Slim Sliding Hinge Module for Cellular Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is formed by bending the main plate and the slide plate by a thin plate, and using a flexible wire spring by laminating a spring as an elastic means, and lubricating the guide rail between the slide plate and the main plate. By using it as a material, the present invention relates to a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone, which can reduce the overall thickness of the slide hinge, the number of parts, and improve the assemblability, as well as reduce the direct sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate. The slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone is a slide type mobile phone in which a slide body is installed to be opened and closed by a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction of a mobile phone on a main body, and is installed on the main body, and rail grooves are formed at both side ends inward. A main plate having a guard rail; A slide plate installed on the slide body and having sliding protrusions inserted into the guide rail grooves on both side ends thereof to move up and down; Between the main plate and the slide plate, one side is fixed to the roller installed on the main plate, the other side is fixed to the other roller installed on the slide plate, a plurality of flexible wire rods for moving the slide plate up and down during the operation of sliding It is made of spring.

Description

Slim Sliding Hinge Module for Cellular Phone

1 is an explanatory diagram of a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide hinge when the slide body for a mobile phone according to the present invention is completely closed.

Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide hinge when the slide body for a mobile phone according to the present invention is fully open.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of the slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional slide hinge module for a mobile phone.

-Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings-

100: slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention

1: main body 2: slide body

10: main plate 11: fitting member

12, 22: hole 20: slide plate

21: sliding projection 30: guard rail

31: rail groove 40: elastic means

50, 51: roller

The present invention relates to a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone, and more particularly, a main plate and a slide plate are formed by bending thin plates, and a flexible wire spring using a lamination method is used as a spring as an elastic means. By using the guide rail between the slide plate and the main plate as a lubricating material, it is possible to reduce the overall slide hinge thickness and the number of parts and improve the assembly, as well as to reduce the direct sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate. The present invention relates to a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone.

In recent years, as the personalization of portable wireless terminals has become more common, terminals having various additional functions and designs are being released to meet the needs of users in addition to the basic functions of talking with the other party. The terminals have been developed from a general bar type terminal to a flip type terminal, a flip-up type terminal, a folder type terminal, and the like. Type terminals are mainstream. This is because the folder type terminal has enough space to adopt the wide LCD module as the display device, and because it is folded in half and portable, the portability is superior to other terminals.

On the other hand, it is possible to have a display device having a wide LCD module having a size similar to the above-described folder type terminal, and at the same time, a terminal of a type capable of contributing to miniaturization of a terminal and meeting various needs of a user has emerged. . This is a slide type terminal in which a sub body (hereinafter referred to as a 'slide body') is opened by sliding a predetermined length in a length direction of a terminal on a predetermined main body. It has the advantage of being able to respond to preferences.

The slide type terminal may be configured in a state in which the slide body is slid open to the lower side or the upper side up to about 1/2 of the main body length when viewed based on the main body. Limited to one half, but may be open more), generally a 3 × 4 keypad assembly may be installed on the main body, and a display device may be installed on the front of the slide body.

6 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional slide hinge module for a mobile phone. As shown in FIG. 6, the conventional slide hinge module includes a guide rail member 120, a slide member 110 sliding on the guide rail member 120, and first and second aids of sliding of the slide member 120. Torsion springs (130, 140).

In this case, holes are formed at positions slightly spaced from each other near the centers of both sides of the rectangular plate 112, respectively, in which one arm 132a of the first torsion spring 130 and the second torsion are formed. One arm 142a of the spring 140 is rotatably inserted.

The slide hinge module using the first and second torsion springs 130 and 140 can stably slide the sliding body.

However, the conventional slide hinge module as described above is very complicated in its configuration to perform each function, and the thickness of the overall slide hinge is not only thickened by the use of the first and second torsion springs 130 and 140, but also many kinds. There was a problem that the manufacturing cost is increased due to the parts.

The present inventors have made great efforts to solve the conventional problems as described above and have completed the present invention.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone which can reduce the thickness of the overall slide hinge and the number of parts by using a flexible wire spring used in a lamination method and assembling the slide parts using sheet bending. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone that can reduce the direct sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate by using the guide rail between the slide plate and the main plate as a lubricating material.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone which can be slidably and semi-automatically by installing a roller on the main plate and a slide plate on which the flexible wire spring facilitates the direction of force. will be.

Slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone for achieving the above objects of the present invention, in the slide-type mobile phone is installed on the main body in the slide body to be opened and closed by a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the mobile phone on the main body, A main plate having a guard rail having a rail groove formed inwardly at both ends thereof; a slide plate installed on the slide body and having sliding protrusions inserted into the guide rail grooves at both ends and vertically moved; One side between the main plate and the slide plate is fixed to the roller installed on the main plate, the other side is fixed to the other roller installed on the slide plate is composed of a plurality of elastic means for moving the slide plate up and down during the operation of sliding It features.

Here, the elastic means is made of a plurality of flexible wire (spring) spring, it can be bent and laminated in various forms with the flexible wire spring.

In addition, the two rollers are rotatable in accordance with the tolerance of the elastic means, the sliding protrusion is preferably formed by bending the thin plate at both ends of the slide plate.

In addition, the guide rail is preferably integrally formed injection molding on the main plate, the material of the guide rail is preferably a lubricating material for reducing the sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate.

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

1 is an explanatory view of a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a mobile phone slide body according to the present invention is completely closed Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide hinge when the state, Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the operation of the slide hinge when the slide body for a mobile phone according to the present invention is fully open, Figure 5 is a present invention As a cross-sectional plan view showing a coupling state of the slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to, it will be described together for convenience of description.

First, the slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone according to the present invention is a hinge part for sliding opening and closing in a folder type color phone, PDA, mobile communication terminal, mobile phone, PCS phone, and the like. I will refer to it uniformly.

As shown, the slim slide hinge module 100 for a mobile phone according to the present invention, the slide type mobile phone wireless cell phone is installed on the main body 1, the slide body (2) is opened and closed by a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the mobile phone It is installed on the main body (1), the main plate (10) having a guard rail (30) having a rail groove 31 inwardly formed at both ends and on the slide body (2) A slide plate 20 having a sliding protrusion 21 that is inserted into the guide rail groove 30 at both ends and formed to move upward and downward, and one side between the main plate 10 and the slide plate 20 is a main plate 10. The other side is fixed to the slide plate 20 is composed of a plurality of elastic means 40 for moving the slide plate 20 up and down during the operation of the sliding. Here, the main body 1 and the slide body 2 generally refer to the main body portion and the folder portion (cover portion) of the mobile phone, respectively. In addition, the main plate 10 and the slide plate 20 may be made of aluminum, synthetic resin, stainless steel, zinc alloy, and the like, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The slide plate 20 installed on the slide body 2 and the main plate 10 installed on the main body 1 are interlocked with each other by the guide rail 30 and the sliding protrusion 21. It is installed to guide.

The guide rail 30 has a rail groove 31 formed therein so that the sliding protrusions 21 formed at both ends of the slide plate 20 can slide along the rail groove 31. Although integral injection molding is preferably formed on the fitting members 11 at both ends of the main plate 10, it may be installed by inserting into the fitting members 11 without injection molding. The guide rail 30 is preferably made of a lubricity material such as aluminum, copper, tin, acetal, teflon, etc., but in order to reduce sliding friction between the slide plate 20 and the main plate 10 in the present invention. Any material having excellent lubricity may be used, and the material is not limited thereto.

The sliding protrusion 21 is formed by bending both sides of the slide plate 20 in a lengthwise direction, and the fitting member 11 at both ends of the main plate 10 is also formed by bending the sheet. In this way, by providing the slide component by sheet bending, the overall thickness of the slide hinge can be reduced as well as the assembly properties can be improved.

The plurality of springs 40 are fixed to the roller 50 of the main plate 10 and the other side of the roller 51 of the slide plate 20 between the main plate 10 and the slide plate 20. It is fixed to allow the slide plate 20 to move up and down. As a kind of said spring 40, the wire rod spring 40 of a flexible material is preferable. As such, instead of using the torsion spring as in the related art, the flexible wire spring may be used, thereby making it possible to slim down the thickness of the slide hinge.

In addition, such a flexible wire spring is fixed to the two rollers 50, 51 by the lamination method is to be rotated in accordance with the tolerance of the elastic means 40, so that the force of the flexible wire spring The change of direction becomes easier, so that the sliding between the slide plate 20 installed on the slide body 2 and the main plate 10 installed on the main body 1 is semi-automatically smooth and stable. In addition, by using the flexible wire spring as the elastic means 40, the shape of the spring can be bent and changed into various shapes to be laminated. Although not shown, these rollers 50 and 51 are provided in the form of being fitted into guide line holes (not shown) connected to the holes 12 and 22 of the main plate 10 and the slide plate 20, respectively. .

According to the slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone of the present invention configured as described above, by using a flexible wire spring in a lamination method and assembling the slide parts using sheet bending, the overall slide hinge thickness and the number of parts can be reduced. It can be effective.

In addition, by using the guide rail between the slide plate and the main plate as a lubricating material, there is an effect that can reduce the direct sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate.

In addition, the flexible wire spring is installed by connecting the roller to facilitate the direction of the force on the main plate and the slide plate, there is an effect that can be semi-automatically stable sliding.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments according to the present invention, it is not intended to limit the present invention only to illustrate the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that not only is this possible, but also this is within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In the slide type mobile phone is provided with a slide body to be opened and closed by a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the mobile phone on the main body, A main plate installed on the main body and having a guard rail formed with rail grooves at both ends thereof; A slide plate installed on the slide body and having sliding protrusions inserted into the guide rail grooves on both side ends thereof to move up and down; One side between the main plate and the slide plate is fixed to the roller installed on the main plate, the other side is fixed to the other roller installed on the slide plate is composed of a plurality of elastic means for moving the slide plate up and down during the operation of sliding Slim slide hinge module for mobile phones. The method of claim 1, The elastic means is made of a plurality of flexible wire (spring) spring, a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that the flexible wire spring can be bent and stacked in various forms. The method of claim 2, The two rollers are slim slide hinge module for mobile phones, characterized in that the rotation is possible according to the tolerance of the elastic means. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Slim sliding hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that the sliding projection is formed by bending the thin plate at both ends of the slide plate. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The guide rail is a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that formed integrally injection molded or inserted into both ends of the main plate. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The guide rail material is a slim slide hinge module for a mobile phone, characterized in that the lubricating material for reducing the sliding friction between the slide plate and the main plate.

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