KR20150004144U - Smart slide cover and terminal system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart slide cover and a terminal system having the smart slide cover. The smart slide cover operates in a sliding manner and performs function control of the terminal through a cover input unit exposed when sliding. The smart slide cover according to the present invention includes a fixed cover portion and a slide cover portion. The stationary cover part is formed with a front-opened storage space in which the terminal can be received and fixed, and the display part of the terminal is exposed through the front opening part of the storage space. The slide cover part is movably coupled to the back surface of the fixed cover part and operates in a slide manner. At this time, the slide cover unit is provided with a cover input unit exposed when the slide is opened, and functions such as a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, a desktop output,

Description

[0001] Smart slide cover and terminal system having same [0002]

The present invention relates to a protective cover for a terminal and a terminal system having the same, and more particularly, to a smart slide cover that operates in a sliding manner and is capable of controlling functions of a terminal through a cover input unit exposed when sliding, will be.

Various types of terminals including general feature phones, smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like can be used as a means for safely protecting a terminal from external shocks or foreign matter penetration, and as a means for expressing the user's personality, a hard or soft cover (Or " case ") is connected to the terminal.

Such a cover is generally formed in the same size and shape as the outer appearance of the terminal and must be tightly adhered to the terminal. The cover may be implemented as a ring to be fitted to the side of the terminal or may be formed as a pocket to cover the side and the bottom of the terminal.

Since the existing cover is fitted and fixed to the outer surface of the terminal, the cover is limited in expressing the user's personality.

In addition, the conventional cover does not have a function other than the function of protecting the terminal from external environment.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0468119, Registered on July 18, 2013 (Name: Case for Slide-in / out mobile communication terminal)

On the other hand, in recent years, a form having a built-in auxiliary battery or a built-in earphone has been introduced on the cover. However, the actual function of the terminal, for example, the telephone function, the message function and the camera function are not related.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a smart slide cover that operates in a slide manner that can express a user's personality and a terminal system having the smart slide cover.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart slide cover and a terminal system having the smart slide cover that can control functions of a terminal using a cover input unit exposed through a slide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a smart slide cover for a terminal including a fixed cover part and a slide cover part. The stationary cover part is formed with a front-opened storage space in which the terminal can be received and fixed, and the display part of the terminal is exposed through the front opening part of the storage space. The slide cover part is movably coupled to the back surface of the fixed cover part and operates in a slide manner.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the fixed cover part may be integrally formed.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the fixed cover part is coupled to the lower end of the terminal exposed under the first fixed cover part, and the slide cover part is moved And a second stationary cover portion that is coupled to the first stationary cover portion.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the slide cover portion is formed on the upper surface of the slide cover portion which is slidably opened with respect to the fixed cover portion and exposed to the fixed cover portion, And an input unit.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the cover input unit may include a button, a keypad, a touch pad, or a touch screen.

The smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention may further include a slide sensing unit and a cover interface unit. The slide sensing unit senses slide opening and slide off of the slide cover unit and outputs a sensing signal. The cover interface unit mediates connection between the terminal and the cover input unit, and outputs a sensing signal of the slide sensing unit to the terminal.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the slide sensing unit may include an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a touch sensor.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the cover interface unit may include a wireless interface unit or a wired interface unit.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the wired interface unit may be connected to a USB terminal, a micro USB terminal, or a memory card slot of the terminal.

In the smart slide cover for a terminal according to the present invention, the wireless interface unit may include a short range wireless communication module.

The present invention also provides a terminal system having a smart slide cover including a terminal on which a display unit is disposed on the front side and a smart slide cover which is coupled to the terminal and operates in a slide manner.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, when the slide cover part is slid open, the slide sensing part outputs a sensing signal to the terminal through the cover interface part, and the terminal displays a telephone function, a message function, You can activate one function during output and desktop output.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, when the slide cover part is slid-off, the slide sensing part outputs a sensing signal to the terminal through the cover interface part, and the terminal can end the function being executed.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, when the slide cover part is slid open, the terminal activates the camera function and performs a function including zooming in, zooming out, and photographing through the cover input part.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, when the slide cover portion is slid open in a standby state where the terminal is positioned in the horizontal direction, the terminal activates the camera function and performs a function including zooming in, zooming out, have.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, the terminal may further include a position sensing unit for sensing whether the orientation of the terminal is horizontal or vertical.

In the terminal system according to the present invention, when the slide cover portion is slid open, the terminal activates the telephone function and performs a function including a phone number search, a call execution, and a call termination through the cover input unit.

In addition, in the terminal system according to the present invention, if the slide cover portion is slid open when a call is made to the terminal, the terminal activates the call function and the slide cover portion is slid off during the call, .

According to the present invention, since a cover for a terminal having a structure in which a slide cover part operating in a slide manner is coupled to a fixed cover part coupled to a terminal is provided, a user can easily distinguish You can express personality.

In addition, the smart slide cover according to the present invention can control functions of a terminal through a cover input unit provided on a slide cover unit operated in a sliding manner with respect to the fixed cover unit. For example, when the slide cover portion is opened with respect to the fixed cover portion, functions such as a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, a desktop output, and the like can be activated.

Accordingly, the user can input an input signal for the corresponding function to the terminal through the cover input unit exposed in the opened slide cover. That is, the user can control the functions mainly used by the user of the terminal through the cover input unit of the slide cover unit, so that the user can use the function through the cover input unit provided in the smart slide cover without using the terminal input unit of the terminal have.

When the opened slide cover is turned off, the function being executed can be terminated. For example, through the off of the opened slide cover, functions such as telephone function, message function, camera function, standby screen output, desktop output, etc. of the currently executing terminal can be turned off.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the system of the terminal of FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a first example of a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are views showing a state of slide-off in the terminal system of FIG.
Figs. 6 and 7 are views showing a state in which the terminal is slid open in the terminal system of Fig. 3. Fig.
8 is a perspective view showing a second example of a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an exploded perspective view showing a third example of a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 10 and 11 are views showing a state in which the mobile terminal is slid-off in the terminal system of Fig.
FIGS. 12 and 13 are views showing a state in which the terminal is slid open in the terminal system of FIG.
14 is a perspective view showing a fourth example of a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description of the operation principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may be unnecessary to obscure the subject matter of the present invention. This is to clearly convey the essence of this invention without omitting unnecessary explanation. Also, the terms first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another, but not for limiting the components.

The same reference numerals are used for portions having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal system having a smart slide cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the system of the terminal of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a terminal system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a terminal 90 and a smart slide cover 10. The display unit 91 is disposed on the front surface of the terminal 90. The smart slide cover 10 is housed and fixed to the terminal 90 and operates in a slide manner.

Here, the terminal 90 may be implemented in various forms as a portable device in which the display unit 91 is disposed on the front surface. For example, the terminal 90 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), an MP3 player, Any device can be applied to a terminal according to the present invention.

The terminal 90 is provided with a terminal interface unit 93 that can be connected to the smart slide cover 10. The terminal interface unit 93 includes a wireless interface unit or a wired interface unit of the terminal 90.

The wireless interface unit includes a short-range wireless communication module. The short-range wireless communication may be Bluetooth, infrared communication, Wi-Fi, NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The wired interface unit may be a USB terminal, a micro USB terminal, or a memory card slot, but is not limited thereto. Here, the micro USB terminal includes a micro 5-pin terminal applied to the Android-based smartphone and a micro 30-pin terminal applied to the iPhone.

The terminal 90 may include a position sensing unit 95 for sensing whether the orientation of the terminal 90 is horizontal or vertical. The position sensing unit 95 may be a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like.

The smart slide cover 10 includes a fixed cover portion 20 and a slide cover portion 30. The fixed cover part 20 is fixed to the terminal 90 by being coupled to the side and back sides of the terminal 90. The slide cover portion 30 is movably coupled to the rear surface of the fixed cover portion 20 and operates in a sliding manner. At this time, a state in which the slide cover portion 30 is slid with respect to the fixed cover portion 20 and is moved is referred to as slide open. A part of the slide cover portion 30 which is hidden from the fixed cover portion 20 is exposed to the outside of the fixed cover portion 20 when the slide is opened. Returning to the state before sliding from the state of slide-off is referred to as slide-off. That is, the slide-off operation is performed in a reverse operation of the slide opening operation, for example, by pushing the slide cover portion 30 slid open to the back of the fixed cover portion 20, or by moving the fixed cover portion 20 to fix the slide cover portion 30 And moving it to the back of the cover portion 20. [

The smart slide cover 10 may further include a cover interface unit 50, a slide sensing unit 60, and a cover input unit 70.

The cover input unit 70 is formed on the upper surface of the slide cover unit 30 which is slid open with respect to the fixed cover unit 20 and exposed to the fixed cover unit 20, .

The cover input unit 70 generates a selection signal according to a user operation and transmits the selection signal to the terminal 90 as a configuration for operating the terminal 90 and inputting information. The function of the terminal 90 can be controlled through the cover input unit 70 which is exposed to the outside when the slide is opened. The functions of the terminal 90 that can be controlled through the cover input unit 70 include at least one of a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, and a desktop output. As the cover input unit 70, a pointing device such as a button, a keypad, and a touch pad, a touch screen, or the like may be used.

The slide sensing unit 60 senses slide opening and slide off of the slide cover unit 30 and outputs a sensing signal. As the slide sensing unit 60, an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a contact sensor may be used.

The cover interface unit 50 mediates connection between the terminal 90 and the cover input unit 70 and outputs a sensing signal of the slide sensing unit 60 to the terminal 90. At this time, the cover interface unit 50 has an interface scheme that can be connected to the terminal interface unit 93. The cover interface unit 50 includes a wireless interface unit or a wired interface unit. The wireless interface unit includes a short-range wireless communication module. The wired interface unit may include a cable including a USB terminal of the terminal 90, a micro USB terminal, or a connector that can be connected to a memory card slot.

The smart slide cover 10 according to this embodiment can perform or terminate the following functions of the terminal 90 according to slide opening or closing of the slide cover 30.

When the slide cover unit 30 is slid open, the slide sensing unit 60 outputs a sensing signal to the terminal 90 through the cover interface unit 50. The terminal 90 can activate functions such as a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, a desktop output, etc., which can be controlled through the cover input unit 70. At this time, a specific function that can be controlled through the cover input unit 70 when the slide is opened can be preset.

For example, when the slide is opened, the terminal 90 outputs a screen for controlling the telephone function to the display unit 91, and in response to the user's selection signal input through the cover input unit 70, Can be performed. That is, when the terminal 90 activates the phone function according to the slide opening, the cover input unit 70 can perform a function including a phone number search, a call execution, and a call termination.

In addition, when a call is made to the terminal 90, when the slide is opened, a call can be received through the terminal 90. [ In the case of slide-off during a call, the terminal 90 can perform a hang-up call.

The terminal 90 outputs a screen for controlling the camera function to the display unit 91 and the terminal 90 performs the camera function according to the user's selection signal input through the cover input unit 70 Can be performed. That is, when the terminal 90 activates the camera function according to the slide opening, the cover input unit 70 can perform functions including zooming in, zooming out, and shooting.

In a standby state in which the terminal 90 is placed in the horizontal direction, when the terminal 90 is slid open, the terminal 90 can activate the camera function. At this time, the terminal 90 can check whether the terminal 90 is horizontally or not from the detection signal of the position sensing unit 95.

The user can operate the camera function through the cover input unit 70 exposed by the slide opening. In the case of slide-off while using the camera function, the terminal 90 can terminate the camera function.

When the slide cover unit 30 is slid-off, the slide sensing unit 60 outputs a sensing signal to the terminal 90 through the cover interface unit 50. The terminal 90 terminates the function being executed.

The first to fourth examples of the terminal system 100 according to the present embodiment will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 14. FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a first example of a terminal system 100a having a smart slide cover 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 4 and 5 are views showing a state of slide-off in the terminal system 100a of Fig. Figs. 6 and 7 are views showing a state in which the terminal system 100a of Fig. 3 is slid open.

3 to 7, the terminal system 100a according to the first example includes a terminal 90 and a smart slide cover 10. [

The display unit 91 is disposed on the front surface of the terminal 90. The terminal 90 may have a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape. A camera 97, a flash 98, a speaker, and the like may be exposed on the back side of the terminal 90. In this embodiment, an example in which the camera 97 and the flash 98 are arranged in the order of the back of the terminal 90 is described. An example in which the camera 97 is installed above the flash 98 relatively.

The smart slide cover 10 includes a fixed cover portion 20 and a slide cover portion 30. The slide cover 30 is slidably moved with respect to the fixed cover 20 in which the terminal 90 is housed and the sliding direction of the smart slide cover 10 may be the direction of the short side facing the terminal 90. [

In this embodiment, the smart slide cover 10 is slid in the opposite short side direction of the terminal 90, but may be configured to slide in the direction of the long side of the terminal 90 facing the smart slide cover 10.

The stationary cover part 20 is formed with a receiving space 21 in which a front side for accommodating the terminal 90 can be opened. The terminal 90 housed in the storage space 21 is exposed to the outside through the opening 23 of the storage space 21. [ The terminal 90 is inserted and fixed to the stationary cover portion 20 such that the side surface and the rear surface thereof are in close contact with the inner surface of the accommodating space 21 of the stationary cover portion 20. The fixed cover portion 20 may be integrally formed.

The fixed cover part 20 is formed with first holes 25 for exposing the camera 97, the flash 98, the speaker, and the like disposed on the back surface of the terminal 90 to the outside. The first hole 25 formed in the fixed cover part 20 is inserted into the camera 97 of the terminal 90 and the second hole 25 formed in the fixed cover part 20, And the first 1-2 hole 27 and the 1-1 hole 26 formed corresponding to the flash 98. [

The slide cover portion 30 is slidably coupled to the fixed cover portion 20 via the slide portion 40. Second holes 35 are formed in the slide cover 30 so that the camera 97, the flash 98, the speaker, and the like disposed on the back surface of the terminal 90 are exposed to the outside. The first and second holes 25 and 35 are formed in the fixed cover portion 20 and the slide cover portion 30 so as to be positioned in correspondence with each other. An example in which the 2-1 hole 36 and the 2-2 hole 27 are formed in the slide cover portion 30 in correspondence with the camera 97 and the flash 98 of the terminal 90 is described Respectively.

The slide cover 30 may be configured such that the lower portion of the back surface of the slide cover 30 is moved to another portion of the slide cover 30 in order to facilitate the slide operation of the terminal 90 housed in the fixed cover 20, The convex portion 31 can be convexly formed.

The slide cover portion 30 is formed with a slide installation groove 38 on which a slide portion 40 can be installed.

The cover input unit 70 is disposed on the slide cover unit 30 and is formed on the upper surface of the slide cover unit 30 which is opened to the fixed cover unit 20 and exposed to the fixed cover unit 20. [ At the time of slide-off, the cover input section 70 is covered by the fixed cover section 20. In this embodiment, the example in which the cover input unit 70 is formed with the touch pad is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The slide sensing unit 60 is formed on a surface where the fixed cover unit 20 and the slide cover unit 30 are in contact with each other, and detects whether the slide cover is open or closed. Here, when the slide sensing unit 60 is an optical sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, the light emitting unit may be formed in the fixed cover unit 20, and the light receiving unit may be formed in the slide cover unit 30. At this time, the optical sensor may be formed at a position where the light receiving unit receives the light emitted from the light emitting unit when the slide is opened. Conversely, the optical sensor can be formed at a position where the light receiving portion receives light emitted from the light emitting portion when the optical sensor is slid off. The former optical sensor senses that the slide cover portion 30 is opened when the light receiving portion receives light emitted from the light emitting portion. The latter optical sensor senses that the slide cover portion 30 is opened when the light receiving portion fails to receive light emitted from the light emitting portion.

The slide portion 40 is a portion that enables sliding movement between the fixed cover portion 20 and the slide cover portion 30. [ The slide portion 40 includes a slide guide 41, a slide guide rail 43, a semi-automatic swing hinge 45 and a pair of hinge fixing pins 47 and 49, do.

One of the slide guide 41 and the slide guide rail 43 is provided on the back surface of the fixed cover part 20 and the other is provided on the front surface of the slide cover part 30. [ The slide guide 41 is provided on the front surface of the slide cover portion 30 and the slide guide rail 43 is provided on the back surface of the fixed cover portion 20. In this embodiment, The slide guides 41 are formed on the front surface of the slide cover portion 30 at regular intervals so as to be parallel to the slide direction of the slide cover portion 30. [ The slide guide rail 43 is formed on the back surface of the fixed cover part 20 corresponding to the slide guide 41 and the slide guide 41 is engaged. The slide guide 41 can move in the linear direction along the slide guide rail 43. [

One side of the semi-automatic swing hinge 45 is fixed to a hinge fixing pin 47 provided on the rear side of the fixed cover part 20 and the other side is fixed to a hinge fixing pin 49 provided on the front side of the slide cover 30, Respectively. The semi-automatic swing hinge 45 semi-automatically slides the slide cover 30 according to the slide opening and slide-off operations of the slide cover 30 to expose or hide the cover input 70 to the outside. The semiautomatic swing hinge 45 slides in a semi-automatic manner in the slide mounting groove 38 while slidingly opening or closing the slide cover 30.

That is, in the slide operation, the semi-automatic swing hinge 45 moves by the user's force until the critical point is reached, and accumulates the elastic force while contracting. When it is out of the critical point, it is restored to its original shape by the elastic force accumulated in the semi-automatic swing hinge 45, and the remaining movement is performed to complete the sliding operation.

For example, when the terminal 90 housed in the fixed cover portion 20 is pushed up against the slide cover portion 30, the semi-automatic swing hinge 45 is slid by the pushing force until the critical point is reached, When the swing hinge 45 is out of the critical point, the swing hinge 45 is slid and opened by an elastic force accumulated on the swing hinge 45.

4 and 5, the cover input portion 70 is covered by the fixed cover portion 20. In this case, as shown in Fig.

When the slide is opened, the cover input unit 70 is exposed to the front surface of the slide cover unit 30 exposed under the fixed cover unit 20, as shown in FIGS. The slide cover portion 30 is moved by the slide cover portion 30 moved by the slide opening so that the camera 97 or the flash 98 provided on the back surface of the terminal 90 is not covered. The slide cover portion 30 is moved below the camera 97 when the slide is opened and the slide cover portion 30 is opened so that the flash 98 is exposed to the second-1 hole 36 of the slide cover portion 30 30 can be moved.

As described above, the function of the terminal 90 can be controlled by utilizing the cover input unit 70 which is exposed to the outside when the slide is opened.

When the terminal 90 housed in the fixed cover portion 20 is pulled against the slide cover portion 30 with the slide open, the semi-automatic swing hinge 45 can not be pulled by the user until the critical point is reached However, when it is out of the critical point, it is slid by the elastic force accumulated on the swing hinge 45 and slid off.

As described above, at the time of slide-off, the terminal 90 can terminate the function being executed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the cover for the terminal 90 having the structure in which the slide cover portion 30, which operates in a sliding manner, is coupled to the fixed cover portion 20 coupled to the terminal 90, The user can express the distinctive personality of the other user through the smart slide cover 10 according to the present embodiment.

The smart slide cover 10 according to the present embodiment controls the function of the terminal 90 through the cover input unit 70 provided in the slide cover unit 30 which operates in a sliding manner with respect to the fixed cover unit 20 . For example, when the slide cover portion 30 is opened with respect to the fixed cover portion 20, functions such as a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, a desktop output, and the like can be activated.

Accordingly, the user can input an input signal for the corresponding function to the terminal 90 through the cover input unit 70 exposed to the opened slide cover unit 30. [ That is, the user can control the functions mainly used by the user of the functions of the terminal 90 through the cover input unit 70 of the slide cover unit 30. Thus, even if the terminal input unit of the terminal 90 is not used, The function can be quickly used through the cover input unit 70 provided in the slide cover 10. [

When the opened slide cover portion 30 is turned off, the function being executed can be terminated. For example, the functions of the telephone 90, the message function, the camera function, the standby screen output, the desktop output, and the like of the currently executing terminal 90 can be easily turned off through the off of the opened slide cover 30.

In the smart slide cover 10 according to the first example, the slide cover 30 includes the convex portion 31, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in Fig. 8, the slide cover portion 30 may not have the convex portion 31. [ That is, the rear surface of the slide cover portion 30 can be formed as a horizontal surface. 8 is a perspective view showing a second example of the terminal system 100b having the smart slide cover 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The smart slide cover 10 according to the second example has the same structure as the smart slide cover 10 according to the first example except that the back side of the slide cover 30 is formed in a horizontal plane. A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the smart slide cover 10 may have a concave portion contrary to the convex portion 31 of the first example for the user's grip feeling. A concave portion can be formed on the outer surface of the smart slide cover 10 in accordance with the shape of the user holding the smart slide cover 10.

In the smart slide cover 10 according to the first and second examples, the second holes 35 are formed in the slide cover portion 30, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the second holes 35 may not be formed like the slide cover portion 30 shown in Fig. At this time, when the slide cover 30 is in the slide-off state, the upper end of the slide cover 30 is positioned below the portion where the camera 97 and the flash 98 of the terminal 90 are formed.

On the other hand, the smart slide cover 10 according to the first and second examples discloses an example in which the fixed cover part 20 is integrally formed, but it is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in Figs. 9 to 13, they may be formed in a divided manner.

9 is an exploded perspective view showing a third example of the terminal system 100c having the smart slide cover 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Figs. 10 and 11 are views showing a state in which the terminal system 100c of Fig. 9 is slid-off. 12 and 13 are views showing the slide-opened state in the terminal system 100c of FIG.

9 to 13, the terminal system 100c according to the third example is similar to the terminal systems 100a and 100b according to the first and second examples in that the terminal 90 is connected to the smart slide cover 10 So that they have a combined structure.

The terminal 90 and the smart slide cover 10 are connected via the terminal interface unit 93 and the cover interface unit 50, respectively. In this case, in the third example, the micro USB terminal provided at the lower end of the terminal is used as the terminal interface unit 93.

The smart slide cover 10 includes a fixed cover portion 20 in which a camera 97 is housed and a slide cover portion 30 that is movably coupled to the back surface of the fixed cover portion 20 and operates in a sliding manner .

The fixed cover part (20) includes a first fixed cover part (28) and a second fixed cover part (29). The first and second fixed cover parts 28 and 29 are coupled to each other to form a receiving space 21 in which the terminal 90 can be received. The first fixed cover portion 28 is coupled to the upper end of the terminal 90. The second fixed cover part 29 is coupled to the lower end of the terminal 90 exposed below the first fixed cover part 28 and the slide cover part 30 is movably coupled to the back surface.

At this time, the first fixed cover part 28 is formed with first holes 25 for exposing the camera 97, the flash 98, a speaker, and the like disposed on the upper end of the rear surface of the terminal 90 to the outside. The first hole 25 formed in the first stationary cover part 28 is connected to the camera 90 of the terminal 90 97 and a first 1-1 hole 26 and a 1-2 second hole 27 formed corresponding to the flash 98.

The first portion 28a in which the first holes 25 are formed is protruded from the second portion 28b which is the lower portion of the portion where the first holes 25 are formed in the rear surface of the first fixed cover portion 28, .

The second fixed cover portion 29 is engaged with the first fixed cover portion 28 and the rear surface thereof is formed so as to be positioned on the same plane as the second portion 28b of the first fixed cover portion 28. The second fixed cover portion 29 protrudes from the inside of the cover interface portion 50.

The slide cover portion 30 is slidably coupled to the second fixed cover portion 29 via the slide portion 40. [ The slide cover portion 30 is formed so as to cover the second fixed cover portion 29 and the second portion 28b of the first fixed cover portion 28 at the time of slide-off. The slide cover portion 30 is formed so that a portion of the first fixed cover portion 28 that is in contact with the first portion 28a can be located on the same plane as the first portion 28a. That is, between the rear surface of the slide cover portion 30 and the rear surface of the first portion 28a of the first fixed cover portion 28, without being jagged.

The slide cover 30 may be configured such that the lower portion of the back surface of the slide cover 30 is moved to another portion of the slide cover 30 in order to facilitate the slide operation of the terminal 90 housed in the fixed cover 20, The convex portion 31 can be convexly formed.

The slide cover portion 30 is formed with a slide installation groove 38 on which a slide portion 40 can be installed.

The cover input section 70 is disposed on the slide cover section 30 and is formed on the upper surface of the slide cover section 30 exposed to the second fixed cover section 29 by slidingly opening with respect to the fixed cover section 20 do. At the time of slide-off, the cover input section 70 is covered by the second fixed cover section 29. In this embodiment, the example in which the cover input unit 70 is formed with the touch pad is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The slide sensing portion 60 is formed on a surface where the second fixed cover portion 29 and the slide cover portion 30 are in contact with each other, and senses whether the slide open portion or the slide open portion is slid-off.

The slide part (40) is a part that enables sliding movement between the second fixed cover part (29) and the slide cover part (30). The slide portion 40 includes a slide guide 41, a slide guide rail 43, a semi-automatic swing hinge 45, and hinge fixing pins 47 and 49, and is installed in the slide installation groove 38. Since the slide part 40 is provided between the second fixed cover part 29 and the slide cover part 30 in the same structure as the first example, a detailed description will be omitted.

In the terminal system 100c according to the third example, the slide opening and the slide-off operations may proceed in the same manner as the first example. At this time, at the time of slide-off, the cover input portion 70 is covered by the second fixed cover portion 29, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. When the slide is opened, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the cover input portion 70 is exposed to the outside of the second fixed cover portion 29. Fig.

On the other hand, the smart slide cover 10 according to the third example discloses an example in which the slide cover portion 30 has the convex portion 31, but it is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in Fig. 14, the slide cover portion 30 may not have the convex portion 31. [ That is, the rear surface of the slide cover portion 30 can be formed as a horizontal surface. 14 is a perspective view showing a fourth example of the terminal system 100d having the smart slide cover 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Since the smart slide cover 10 according to the fourth example has the same structure as the smart slide cover 10 according to the third example except that the back side of the slide cover part 30 is formed in a horizontal plane, A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

It is to be understood, however, that the embodiments disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for purposes of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the invention other than those disclosed herein are possible.

The present invention provides a smart slide cover which operates in a sliding manner and is capable of controlling functions of a terminal through a cover input unit exposed when sliding, and a terminal system having the smart slide cover.

According to the present invention, there is provided a smart slide cover comprising: a fixed cover part coupled to a terminal; a slide cover part having a cover input part exposed when the slide is opened and performing a sliding operation with respect to the fixed cover part; Can be produced.

In addition, the smart slide cover according to the present invention activates functions of a terminal such as a telephone function, a message function, a camera function, a standby screen output, a desktop output, and the like, Interface.

10: Smart slide cover 20: Fixed cover part 21: Storage space
23: opening part 25: first hole 26:
27: first-second hole 28: first fixed cover part 28a: first part
28b: second part 29: second fixed cover part 30: slide cover part
31: convex portion 35: second hole 36: second-1 hole
37: 2-2 hole 38: slide installation groove 40: slide portion
41: slide guide 43: slide guide rail
45: Semi-automatic swing hinge 47, 49: Hinge fixing pin 50: Cover interface
60: slide detection unit 70: cover input unit 90:
91: Display section 93: Terminal interface section
95: position detection unit 97: camera 98: flash
100, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d: terminal system

Claims (20)

A stationary cover part having a front openable storage space in which a terminal can be stored and fixed, and a display part of the terminal is exposed through a front opening part of the storage space;
A slide cover portion movably coupled to a rear surface of the fixed cover portion to operate in a sliding manner;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: The connector according to claim 1,
Wherein the cover is formed as a single unit. The connector according to claim 1,
A first fixed cover part coupled to an upper end of the terminal;
A second fixed cover part coupled to a lower end of the terminal exposed under the first fixed cover part and having the slide cover movably coupled to a rear surface thereof;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: The slide fastener according to claim 1,
A cover input unit formed on an upper surface of the slide cover unit that is slidably opened with respect to the fixed cover unit and exposed to the fixed cover unit, and is covered by the fixed cover unit when sliding off;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the cover input unit includes a button, a keypad, a touch pad, or a touch screen. 5. The method of claim 4,
A slide sensing unit sensing a slide opening and a slide-off of the slide cover unit and outputting a sensing signal;
A cover interface unit for coupling a connection between the terminal and the cover input unit and outputting a detection signal of the slide detection unit to the terminal;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the slide sensing unit includes an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a contact sensor. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the cover interface unit includes a wireless interface unit or a wired interface unit. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the wired interface unit is connected to a USB terminal, a micro USB terminal, or a memory card slot of the terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the wireless interface unit comprises a short range wireless communication module. A terminal having a display unit disposed on a front surface thereof;
And a smart slide cover coupled to the terminal and operated in a sliding manner,
The smart slide cover includes:
A stationary cover part in which a front side openable storage space is formed in which the terminal can be received and fixed, and a display part of the terminal is exposed through a front opening part of the storage space;
A slide cover portion movably coupled to a rear surface of the fixed cover portion to operate in a sliding manner;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: 12. The slide fastener according to claim 11,
A cover input unit formed on an upper surface of the slide cover unit that is slidably opened with respect to the fixed cover unit and exposed to the fixed cover unit, and is covered by the fixed cover unit when sliding off;
Wherein the smart slide cover comprises: 13. The smart slide cover of claim 12,
A slide sensing unit sensing a slide opening and a slide-off of the slide cover unit and outputting a sensing signal;
A cover interface unit for coupling a connection between the terminal and the cover input unit and outputting a detection signal of the slide detection unit to the terminal;
Wherein the smart slide cover further comprises: 14. The method of claim 13,
When the slide cover unit is slid open, the slide sensing unit outputs a sensing signal to the terminal through the cover interface unit. The terminal can control the phone function, the message function, the camera function, And activates one function during screen output. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein when the slide cover part is slid-off, the slide sensing part outputs a sensing signal to the terminal through the cover interface part, and the terminal ends the function being executed. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the terminal activates a camera function and performs a function of zooming in, zooming out, and photographing through the cover input unit when the slide cover unit is slid open. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the terminal performs a function of activating a camera function and zooming in, zooming out, and photographing through the cover input unit when the slide cover unit is slid open in a standby state in which the terminal is positioned in a horizontal direction. A terminal system having a cover. 18. The terminal of claim 17,
A position sensing unit for sensing whether the orientation of the terminal is horizontal or vertical;
Wherein the smart slide cover further comprises: 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the terminal activates the telephone function when the slide cover part is slid open, and performs a function including phone number search, call execution, and call termination through the cover input part. 15. The method of claim 14,
Characterized in that, when the mobile phone is brought to a call, when the slide cover part is slid open, the terminal activates a call function and the slide cover part is slid off during a call, .

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