KR20090013144A - Sliding device - Google Patents

Abstract

A sliding device is provided to reduce the strength necessary for a sliding operation by minimizing the friction in the sliding operation. A sliding module(100) is placed between a main unit and a cover unit, and a mutual sliding operation between the main unit and the cover unit is enabled as the main unit and the cover unit are coupled to one and the other portion of the sliding module. The sliding module includes a base member(110) and a sliding member(120). The sliding member is coupled to the base member, and the sliding member can slide. The main unit is coupled to the base member. A first guide member(112) is formed at the right/left portions of the base member, and a second guide member(122) are formed at the right/left portions of the sliding member.

Description

Sliding Device

The present invention relates to a sliding device, and more particularly, to a sliding device capable of a stable sliding movement, improving durability and user convenience, and minimizing friction in a sliding process to reduce a force required for a sliding operation.

In general, the personal mobile terminal can be divided into a flip method, a folder method and a sliding method according to the operation method.

Among them, the sliding personal portable terminal includes a main unit and a cover unit moving in a sliding manner, and the sliding movement between the main unit and the cover unit is generally performed by a sliding module.

The sliding module includes a base member coupled to the main unit, and a sliding member coupled to the cover unit and slidably connected to the base member. The base member and the sliding member are slidably coupled to each other to perform a sliding operation.

In addition, a coil spring is provided between the base member and the sliding member to allow the sliding movement between the base member and the sliding member to be elastic.

However, in the conventional sliding personal portable terminal, there is play between the base member and the sliding member that are slidably coupled to each other, so that the cover unit and the main unit are not in the sliding direction during the opening / closing state of the cover unit and the sliding process. There was a problem of shaking or moving finely in the other direction.

In addition, due to such unwanted movement, the external force required for the sliding process is not constant, which hinders the smooth sliding movement.

In addition, the sliding operation is made by slipping between the base member and the sliding member (slipping), there is a problem that the micro-vibration or noise occurs by the friction caused by the slipping between the two members. In particular, such vibrations and noises have been aggravated by unwanted movement due to play between the base member and the sliding member.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a sliding device that is capable of a stable sliding movement to improve durability and user convenience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding device that can reduce the force required for the sliding operation by minimizing friction in the sliding process.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is rotatably coupled to at least one of the main unit, the cover unit slidably coupled to the main unit and the main unit and the cover unit, the main unit and the cover It provides a sliding device including a sliding roller for performing a rolling motion along the sliding direction of the main unit and the cover unit between the unit.

The sliding rollers are preferably provided in pairs on the left and right sides of at least one of the main unit and the cover unit. In addition, it is more preferable that the sliding roller is provided in plural numbers spaced apart at regular intervals along the sliding direction of the main unit and the cover unit.

On the other hand, at least one of the main unit and the cover unit, a roller coupling portion for rotatably coupling the sliding roller may be provided. Here, the roller coupling portion may include a pair of coupling plates provided to correspond to the width of the sliding roller and a roller shaft penetrating the center of the sliding roller, both ends are fixed to the pair of coupling plates. have.

In addition, one of the main unit and the cover unit is provided with the sliding roller, and one of the main unit and the cover unit is formed long along the sliding direction of the main unit and the cover unit and the sliding roller and Guide plates may be provided that make contact. Here, the guide plate may be made of a lubricity material.

In the central portion of the guide plate, a guide groove recessed inward corresponding to the width of the sliding roller may be formed long along the sliding direction of the main unit and the cover unit.

In addition, one of the main unit and the cover unit may be formed with a recessed portion recessed inward to receive the guide plate.

On the other hand, the sliding device according to the present embodiment, is provided between the main unit and the cover unit and is configured to include a sliding module having a pair of members mounted on each of the main unit and the cover unit for mutual sliding movement Can be.

Here, the sliding module is coupled to the main unit, the base member is provided with a first guide portion along the sliding direction and the cover unit, the second guide portion corresponding to the first guide portion is provided with the base It may comprise a sliding member which performs a sliding movement with respect to the member.

In addition, it is preferable that an elastic member wound in a spiral form is provided between the base member and the sliding member.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main unit, the first sub unit is slidably coupled to the cover unit and rotatably coupled to one side of the first sub unit along the sliding direction, the cover The second sub unit may be configured to be tilted forward by a predetermined angle while the unit is slid upward. In this case, the sliding roller may be provided on an upper portion of the second sub unit.

The sliding device according to the present invention having the above configuration has the following effects.

First, there is an advantage that the sliding movement is smoothly provided by having a sliding roller that performs the rolling movement along the sliding direction.

In particular, it is possible to prevent the movement or movement caused by the gap between the base member and the sliding member that is conventionally slidably coupled to each other, thereby enabling a smooth sliding movement by a constant external force.

Sliding rollers are arranged in a plurality of in the left and right direction and up and down direction, it is possible to prevent the main unit and the cover unit to be inclined in the left and right direction and the vertical direction can be made more stable sliding.

In addition, by forming a guide groove in the guide plate corresponding to the width of the sliding roller, it is possible to prevent the main unit and the cover unit to move to the left and right.

Second, in the process of performing the sliding operation by minimizing the friction caused by the slip (sleeping) between the members, there is an advantage that can reduce the occurrence of fine vibration or noise due to the friction.

And, by preventing the unwanted movement between the main unit and the cover unit by the sliding roller, it is possible to reduce the vibration and noise more effectively.

Third, the main unit is composed of two members rotatable with each other, and by configuring any one of them to be tilted forward by a predetermined angle, there is an advantage that can implement various modes of the sliding device.

And, by providing a sliding roller in the sliding device having such a tilting function, it is possible to minimize the movement or friction in the sliding process.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of this embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted.

First embodiment

1 and 2, the basic configuration of the sliding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 and 2 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view showing a sliding device according to the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, for convenience of description, the sliding device is illustrated as a personal portable terminal, but the sliding device may be implemented in various forms, but is not limited thereto.

The sliding device according to the present embodiment, the sliding unit between the main unit 200, the cover unit 300 moving in a sliding manner with respect to the main unit 200 and the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300. It is comprised including the sliding module 100 which performs.

The main unit 200 is a part constituting the body of the personal portable terminal, one side is provided with an input unit 230 consisting of a plurality of input buttons for inputting a phone number or a text message, the lower portion of the input unit 230 The transmission unit 240 for transmitting a user's voice to the other party or recording a voice message is provided.

The cover unit 300 includes a display unit 330 for displaying transmission and reception related information, and an auxiliary input unit 350 including various function buttons. In addition, an upper part of the display unit 330 is provided with a receiver 340 for listening to the other party's voice.

Here, the specific arrangement or configuration of the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 described above may be variously changed according to the intention of the designer.

On the other hand, although not shown, on the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 may be additionally provided a variety of various devices for performing a camera unit or other additional functions for taking an image.

The sliding module 100 is a component that is coupled to the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 on one side and the other side, the sliding movement between the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300.

Next, referring to Figures 3 and 4, the configuration of the main part of the sliding device involved in the sliding operation of the main unit and the cover unit will be described. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views and a combined perspective view showing the main part of the sliding device of FIG.

The sliding module 100 according to the present embodiment is provided between the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300, and the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 are coupled to one side and the other side to each other. Sliding motion is performed.

Specifically, the sliding module 100 includes a base member 110 and a sliding member 120 slidably coupled to the base member 110.

The base member 110 is formed in a flat plate shape, the main unit 200 is coupled to. In addition, the left and right sides of the base member 110 are provided with a first guide part 112 that is bent in a "c" shape and has a groove formed therein.

The sliding member 120 also has a flat plate shape, and the cover unit 300 is combined. On the left and right sides of the sliding member 120, a second guide portion 122 corresponding to the first guide portion 112 is provided and fitted to the first guide portion 112, so that the sliding member 120 It is slidably coupled to the base member 110.

As such, the first guide part 112 and the second guide part 122 serve to guide the vertical sliding movement between the base member 110 and the sliding member 120.

On the other hand, although not shown, the elastic member is provided between the base member 110 and the sliding member 120, the slide movement between the base member 110 and the sliding member 120 to mutually slide movement This can be done elastically.

The elastic member is provided between the base member 110 and the sliding member 120, when the base member 110 is moved from one end region to the central region in the longitudinal direction of the sliding member 120 After accumulating and passing through the critical point, the elastic member is restored and the restoring force generated at this time allows the base member 110 to be automatically moved to the other end of the sliding member 120.

3 and 4 exemplarily illustrate one form of the sliding module, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various known sliding modules may be applied.

On the other hand, one side and the other side of the sliding module 100 described above is coupled to the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300.

Specifically, the main frame 210 of the main unit 200 is coupled to the base member 110 of the sliding module 100, the cover frame 310 of the cover unit 300 is the sliding module 100 Is coupled to the sliding member 120.

The main frame 210 and the cover frame 310 have mounting holes 216 and 316 corresponding to the fastening holes 114 and 124 in the base member 110 and the sliding member 120. In addition, the cover frame 310 is provided with a mounting portion 312 corresponding to the sliding member 120 for mounting the sliding member 120, although not shown, the base member in the main frame 210 The mounting portion corresponding to the 110 is formed.

In addition, in the sliding device according to the present invention, the sliding roller 410 is rotatably coupled to at least one of the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sliding roller 410 is coupled to the main frame 210 constituting the main unit 200. The sliding roller 410 is configured to perform a rolling motion along the sliding direction of the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 between the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300.

In this embodiment, the sliding roller 410 in the rolling motion in this way is involved in the sliding operation, so that the sliding movement can be made more smoothly, a stable sliding operation is possible.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sliding roller 410 is provided in a pair in the corresponding position on the left and right sides of the main frame 210, so that it can assist the sliding movement in the left and right stably.

The main frame 210 is provided with a roller coupling portion 420 for rotatably coupling the sliding roller 410.

As shown in FIG. 3, the roller coupling part 420 according to the present embodiment includes a pair of coupling plates 422 and sliding rollers provided to be spaced apart to correspond to the width of the sliding roller 410. It is composed of a roller shaft 424 penetrating the central portion of the 410 and both ends are fixed to the pair of coupling plate 422.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the cover frame 310 is provided with a guide plate 430 elongated along the sliding direction, the sliding roller 410 is configured to contact.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the guide plate 430 is made of a lubricious material having good abrasion resistance, and improves durability, and prevents noise or slipping from falling when the sliding roller 410 performs rolling motion. Allow sliding to take place.

For example, engineering plastics (EP) such as polyacetal (POM), polyphenylene oxide (PPO), polycarbonate (PC), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), and the like may be applied as the lubricity material.

On the other hand, the cover frame 310 is formed with a recess 314 recessed inward corresponding to the size of the guide plate 430 so that the guide plate 430 can be accommodated.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the detailed structure of a sliding roller site | part is demonstrated. 5 is a side view illustrating the sliding roller portion of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding roller 410 is rotatably coupled to the coupling plate 422 of the main frame 210 by a roller shaft 424, and guides the cover frame 310. The rolling motion is performed while contacting the plate 430.

Therefore, when the sliding movement is made by the sliding module 100, the sliding roller 410 assists the sliding movement while rolling on the guide plate 430, the sliding movement can be made more smoothly As a result, a stable sliding operation is possible.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a guide groove 432 recessed inwardly corresponding to the width of the sliding roller 410 is formed along the sliding direction at the center of the guide plate 430. The sliding roller 410 is configured to perform a rolling motion along the guide groove 432.

In this embodiment, the guide groove 432 is formed to move the sliding roller 410, the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 in the process of performing the sliding operation and the main unit 200 and It is possible to effectively prevent the cover unit 300 from shaking or moving to the left and right sides.

Second embodiment

Referring to Figures 7 and 8, the configuration of the sliding device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 7 and 8 are an exploded perspective view and a combined perspective view showing the main part of the sliding device according to the present embodiment.

Similar to the first embodiment described above, the sliding device according to the present embodiment also includes a main unit 200, a cover unit 300 and a main unit 200 which move in a sliding manner with respect to the main unit 200. It is configured to include a sliding module 100 for performing a sliding movement between the cover unit (300). The sliding module 100 includes a base member 110 and a sliding member 120 slidably coupled to the base member 110.

However, in the present embodiment, a plurality of sliding rollers 410 rotatably coupled to the main frame 220 of the main unit 200 to perform rolling motion are provided at a predetermined interval along the sliding direction.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, two sliding rollers 410 provided as a pair on the left and right sides of the main frame 220 are formed at regular intervals along the sliding direction.

As such, since the sliding rollers 410 are provided in two pairs on the main frame 220, the roller coupling part 420 for coupling the sliding rollers 410 is also provided in two pairs in total.

On the other hand, the guide plate 450 is formed to extend longer in the longitudinal direction than the first embodiment on the cover frame 320, in order to cover the rolling motion region of the sliding roller 410, the cover frame It is received in the recess 324 of 320.

In this embodiment, as the pair of sliding rollers 410 are provided along the sliding direction, the main unit 200 and the cover unit 300 can be prevented from tilting in the vertical direction as well as the left and right sides. Therefore, the sliding process can be made more stable.

Detailed configurations of the roller coupling part 420 and the guide plate 450 are similar to those of the first embodiment, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Third embodiment

9 and 10, the configuration of the sliding device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a sliding device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a partially combined perspective view of the sliding device of FIG. 9 except for the cover unit 700.

The sliding device according to the present embodiment, similar to the above-described first and second embodiments, the main unit 600, the cover unit 700 and the main unit 600 which move in a sliding manner with respect to the main unit 600. And a sliding module 500 that performs a sliding motion between the cover unit 700 and the cover unit 700. In addition, the sliding module 500 includes a base member 510 and a sliding member 520 slidably coupled to the base member 510.

However, in the present embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiments, the main unit 600 includes a second sub unit 620 rotatably coupled to the first sub unit 610 and capable of tilting by a predetermined angle. It is configured by.

The cover unit 700, as shown in Figure 9, has a display unit 730 and the auxiliary input unit 750 on the front, the upper portion of the cover unit 700 can receive the voice of the other party during the voice call The receiving unit 640 is provided.

In addition, in the main unit 600, the first sub unit 610 is located at the rear of the cover unit 700 and is slidably coupled to the cover unit 700 so as to be relative to the cover unit 700. This is done.

A sliding module 500 is provided for sliding movement between the cover unit 700 and the first sub unit 610.

The second sub unit 620 is rotatably coupled to the first sub unit 610 in a hinged form along a sliding direction, and inclined forward by a predetermined angle in relation to the first sub unit 610. Tilting is possible.

Therefore, in the state in which the cover unit 700 is slid upward and opened, the second sub unit 620 can be tilted forward. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the second sub unit 620 according to the present embodiment is provided with an input unit 623 in accordance with a sliding device in the form of a personal portable terminal and transmits a user's voice during a voice call. A transmitter 624 can be provided.

Therefore, in the sliding device according to the present embodiment, when the cover unit 700 is opened by the sliding operation by an external force, the second sub unit 620 is tilted forward as shown in FIG. Form.

In addition, the left and right sides of the first sub unit 610 are inserted into the first sub unit 610 and the second sub unit 620 so as to connect the first sub unit 610 and the second sub unit 620. Hinge covers 632 and 634 are rotatably coupled.

In addition, a pair of sliding rollers 810 are rotatably provided at an upper portion of the second sub unit 620 to perform rolling movement during sliding movement of the cover unit 700.

Thus, the sliding roller 810 is fitted to the roller mounting portion 820 on the upper portion of the second sub unit 620, the roller shaft 812 integrally formed on the sliding roller 810 is rotatably coupled. .

In this embodiment, since the sliding roller 810 is provided on the upper portion of the second sub unit 620, and the second sub unit 620 is tilted forward with the cover unit 700 open, Since the sliding roller 810 is not visible, there is an advantage in appearance.

However, the position of the sliding roller 810 may be variously modified according to design conditions, and may be provided in the first sub unit 610 or in the first sub unit 610 and the second sub unit 620. Both forms are also possible.

In this embodiment, as the sliding roller 810 is provided as described above, the sliding movement between the main unit 600 and the cover unit 700 can be made more smoothly, thereby enabling a stable sliding operation.

Although not shown, a guide groove corresponding to the width of the sliding roller 810 is formed on the rear surface of the cover unit 700 similarly to the guide groove 432 of the guide plate 430 described above. It serves as a guide by preventing deviation in the direction.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and as can be seen in the appended claims, those skilled in the art can make modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and such modifications are possible. Belongs to the scope of.

1 is a front perspective view showing a sliding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a rear perspective view showing a sliding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view of the combination of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the sliding roller portion of FIG. 3; FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5;

7 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a sliding device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a perspective view of the combination of FIG.

9 is an exploded perspective view showing a sliding device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a perspective view of a part of the coupling except for the cover unit in the sliding device of FIG.

<Explanation of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

100: sliding module 110: base member

120: sliding member 200: main unit

210: main frame 300: cover unit

310: cover frame 410: sliding roller

420: roller coupling portion 430: guide plate

Claims (2)

Main unit; A cover unit slidably coupled to the main unit; And A sliding roller rotatably coupled to at least one of the main unit and the cover unit to perform a rolling motion along the sliding direction of the main unit and the cover unit between the main unit and the cover unit; Including; The main unit may include a first sub unit slidably coupled to the cover unit; And A second sub unit rotatably coupled to one side of the first sub unit along a sliding direction, and capable of tilting forward by a predetermined angle in a state in which the cover unit is slid upward; Sliding device is configured to include. The method of claim 1, The sliding roller is provided on the upper portion of the second sub unit, the sliding device.

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