KR20190020000A - Display expansion type mobile terminal with sliding motion - Google Patents

Abstract

One objective of the present disclosure is to provide a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding drive that screens are arranged on front and back sides of a terminal in a screen reduced state and a screen on a back side is moved to a front side and a screen on a front side is expanded in a screen expanded state. According to the present invention, since screens are arranged on front and back sides of a terminal in a screen reduced state and the screen on the back side is moved to the front side and the screen on the front side is expanded in a screen expanded state, the screen expansion type mobile terminal may perform simple tasks such as a call function in the screen reduced state and may perform portable TV and laptop functions in the screen expanded state.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a display expansion type mobile terminal with sliding motion,

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen-expandable mobile terminal by sliding driving. In a screen-reduced state, a screen is disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the terminal, The present invention relates to a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding movement.

Herein, the background art relating to the present invention is provided, and they are not necessarily referred to as known arts.

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, mobile terminals such as an electronic book, a notebook computer, a mobile communication terminal and the like are being developed and used as various application devices.

Typically, the mobile communication terminal performs many functions such as photographing, movie shooting, music or video file playback, DMB reception, wireless Internet, etc., in addition to the original function of a call function. Therefore, an extended screen type mobile terminal which is easy to carry and has excellent mobility and provides a wider screen is required.

 In response to this, a mobile terminal provided with a flexible display device having a flexible property on a screen display unit has been developed.

Various methods have also been attempted in the technology construction for realizing a large screen in a miniaturized state which is easy to carry.

However, due to the limitations of the technology of the flexible display device and the limitation of the method of realizing the large screen, the structure is complicated and various restrictions are applied.

Therefore, an enlarged screen type mobile terminal is required which has excellent portability and mobility, realizes a large screen if necessary, and saves manufacturing cost with a simple structure.

In this connection, US Patent No. 8,290,549, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0792920, US Patent No. 8,493,726, and Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0062210 are exemplified.

1. U.S. Patent No. 8,290,549 2. Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0792920 3. U.S. Patent No. 8,493,726 4. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0062210

Disclosure of the Invention According to the present invention, in a screen-reduced state, a screen is disposed on the front and back sides of a terminal, and in a screen-extended state, a rear screen is moved to the front, Provide for the purpose of providing.

The present invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present invention to the full scope of the present invention. of its features).

In order to solve the above problems, a screen-expanding mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is provided in a rectangular shape and has a screen size adjustment A flexible display element having a first side end and a second side end orthogonal to the direction (A); A light emitting diaphragm arranged in a direction orthogonal to the set screen size adjustment direction A, the light emitting diaphragm passing through the flexible display device in a state of being wrapped around the flexible display device as the flexible display device reciprocates in the set screen size adjustment direction (A) A main body provided in a rectangular shape to support the flexible display device on the upper and lower surfaces thereof; A handle frame coupled to the main body so as to be able to move relative to the main body, the first side being coupled to the main body such that the first side is reciprocally movable in the predetermined screen size adjustment direction; An extension frame extending from the handle frame in the set screen size adjustment direction A, the extension frame extending from one side of the two sides of the main body facing the pull frame to one side of the light- An extension frame coupled to the main body and reciprocating in a longitudinal direction thereof; A movable member disposed as a side of the main body at a distance corresponding to the length of the extended frame in the set screen size adjustment direction A from the light emitting member; And the other end is fixed to an end of the extended frame via the movable member and is provided as a flexible member, and the set screen size adjusting direction A of the pull- And a connection member provided to guide the movement path of the second side end in accordance with the reciprocating motion of the second side end.

The main body includes a guide groove in which the extended frame is accommodated so as to reciprocate in the set screen size adjusting direction (A) And a guide groove having a distal end opposite to the main body 170. The movable member is disposed at a position adjacent to the main body 170 of the guide groove, And the guide groove and the movable member are provided on at least one of both side surfaces of the main body corresponding to both longitudinal ends of the light-emitting member.

In the mobile terminal of the present invention, the main body is opened in the upper and lower sides, has a rectangular space in its inside, and is fixed to one side of the movable frame, An outer frame having a contact surface; The light-emitting member being disposed in parallel with the handle frame at an opposite side of the fixed-end contact surface as the interior of the accommodation space, and both longitudinal ends thereof being supported by the outer frame; And a flexible member for supporting the flexible display element disposed on the lower surface and the upper surface of the flexible member, the flexible member being disposed in a space between the fixed end contact surface and the light- And a support member having at least one fixed end guide slot disposed in parallel with the at least one fixed end guide slot, wherein the handle frame includes a fixed end guide protrusion coupled to the at least one fixed end guide slot for sliding movement, do.

In the mobile terminal of the present invention, the movable member is formed on a side surface of the support member corresponding to the handle frame, and extends from the lower surface of the support member to the at least one fixed Wherein the connecting member has one end fixed to the second side end and the other end fixed to a distal end of the fixed end guide projection via the movable member, And is configured to guide the movement path of the second side end in accordance with the reciprocating motion of the pull-tab frame in the predetermined screen size adjustment direction (A).

In a mobile terminal with a screen-expanding type mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, both ends are coupled to the handle frame and the fixed terminal contact surface, and when the pull frame is moved in the set screen size adjustment direction (A) And a link member folded and supporting the flexible display device.

In a screen-expanding mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention, there are two screen-expanding mobile terminals by sliding driving, and are arranged symmetrically with each other, And each of the knob frames is hingedly coupled to the knob frame so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal direction of the knob frame at a lower portion of a surface facing each other.

In the mobile terminal of the present invention, the extension frame is provided with a rack gear in the longitudinal direction thereof. The movable member is engaged with the extension frame, And one end of the linking member is fixed to the movable member and is repeatedly wound or unwound by the movable member by the rotational motion of the pinion.

In the mobile terminal of the present invention, the guide groove is provided in the main body, the extended frame is provided in the pull frame, And the other end thereof is fixed to the main body 170 of the guide groove, and the extension frame moves along the guide groove, And the flexible display device is provided so as to move along the light oil member.

And a second handle frame provided on an opposite side of the first handle frame with respect to the main body in a screen-expandable mobile terminal by sliding drive according to an aspect of the present invention, The first handle frame has a first engaging side engaging with the second handle frame and a second engaging side engaging with the first handle frame on both sides, and the second handle frame, the main body, And the first coupling frame is connected to the second side frame coupled to the second pull frame by the connecting member and the first pull frame is connected to the flexible frame And a second light-emitting member through which the display element passes, wherein the second engagement side has a first side coupled to the first handle frame And the second handle frame is pushed in a direction in which the second handle frame moves with respect to the main body in the process of being coupled with the main body so that the second side frame is connected to the main body by the second side frame, And a first movable protrusion for moving the second handle frame in a moving direction of the second handle frame, wherein the first handle frame includes a first handle frame and a second handle frame, And a second movable protrusion that pushes the first side end in a moving direction of the first handle frame to move the first side end in a moving direction of the first handle frame.

The main body includes a first movable groove in which the first movable protrusion is engaged and guided by the first movable groove, and the first movable groove is formed in the first movable groove. And a second movable groove in which an end of the linking member is fixed to the entrance of the movable groove and in which the second movable projection is engaged to guide the movement of the second movable groove, Is fixed at the distal end.

According to the present invention, screens are arranged on the front and back sides of the terminal in the screen reduced state. In the screen expanded state, the screen on the rear side is moved to the front and the screen on the front side is expanded. And the portable TV and notebook function can be performed in the screen expansion state.

According to the present invention, it is possible to naturally protect a portion where the flexible display device is folded by the main body and the handle frame from an external impact.

1 to 4 are views for explaining a first embodiment of a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention;
5 and 6 are views for explaining a second embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a third embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention; FIG.
8 and 9 are views for explaining a fourth embodiment of a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.
10 is a view for explaining a fifth embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention.
11 to 13 are views for explaining a sixth embodiment of a screen expanding mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention.
FIGS. 14 to 16 are diagrams for explaining a seventh embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a sliding type mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

It is to be understood, however, that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and those skilled in the art of the present invention, other than the scope of the present invention, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

In addition, the terms used below are selected for convenience of explanation. Therefore, the technical meaning of the present invention should not be limited to the prior meaning, but should be properly interpreted in accordance with the technical idea of the present invention.

1 to 4 are views for explaining a first embodiment of a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a schematic outline, FIG. 2 is a view in which FIG. 1 is exploded, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are views for explaining the operation state of FIG.

1 to 4, the screen-expanding mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment includes a flexible display device 110, a pull frame 120, a light passing member 130, an extension frame 140 ), A movable member (150), and a connecting member (160).

The flexible display device 110 is provided in a rectangular shape and has a first side end 111 and a second side end 113 at both ends in a set screen size adjustment direction A. [

The handle frame 120 is configured such that the first side end 111 is fixed.

The handle frame 120 functions as a handle for driving the sliding movement of the flexible display device 110. [

The light-emitting member 130 is configured to function to change the sliding direction in the opposite direction while the flexible display element 110 is bent.

The light-emitting member 130 is provided independently of the handle frame 120 and disposed in parallel with the first side end 111 and in a columnar shape.

Accordingly, the light-emitting member 130 is provided to pass the flexible display device 110 in a state that the flexible display device 110 is wrapped around the handle frame 120 as the knob frame 120 reciprocates in the set screen size adjustment direction A.

The extension frame 140 is extended from the handle frame 120 to a position adjacent to the light-emitting member 130 in the set image size adjustment direction A. [

The extension frame 140 allows the flexible display device 110 to smoothly reciprocate in a set screen size adjustment direction A together with the movable member 150 and the connection member 160 to be described later.

Particularly, in the operation state in which the screen is reduced, the second side 113 of the flexible display device 110 is pulled to the lower side of FIG. 1 to move the second side 113 to the predetermined route.

For this purpose, the movable member 150 is spaced apart from the light oil member 130 by an interval corresponding to the length of the elongated frame 140. [

One end of the connecting member 160 is fixed to the second side 113 and the other end is fixed to the end of the extending frame 140 via the movable member 150.

The connection member 160 guides the movement path of the second side end 113 in accordance with the reciprocating movement of the pull frame 120 in the predetermined screen size adjustment direction A. [

Meanwhile, it is preferable that the screen-expanding mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 170.

The main body 170 is provided with a base to which the durability member 130 is coupled and the movable member 150 is provided.

The main body 170 includes a main body 170 and a main body 170. The main body 170 includes a main body 170 and a main body 170. The main body 170 accommodates the extension frame 140 in a set- And a guide groove 171 having a distal end opposite to the guide groove 171.

At this time, the light-emitting member 130 is disposed at a position adjacent to the end of the guide groove 171 in a direction perpendicular to the extension frame 140.

Further, the movable member 150 is disposed at a position adjacent to the main body 170 of the guide groove 171.

In the sliding-type mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment, the connecting member 160 is provided with a flexible member (e.g., a string or a band), and the second side 113 And is preferably disposed in parallel with the elongated frame 140 at a portion connecting the movable member 150.

To this end, the main body 170 is provided with an outer frame 175 having a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped receiving space therein and having a fixed end contact surface 173 corresponding to the handle frame 120, I have.

At this time, the light-passing member 130 is disposed in parallel with the handle frame 120 on the opposite side of the fixed end contact surface 173 as the inside of the accommodation space, and both longitudinal ends thereof are supported by the outer frame 175 do.

The main body 170 supports the flexible display device 110 which is disposed in the space between the fixed end contact surface 173 and the light emitting member 130 and is disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the flexible display device 110, And a support member 177 having at least one fixed end guide slot 177a disposed on at least one side and disposed in parallel with the set screen size adjustment direction A, as shown in FIG.

Correspondingly, the handle frame 120 preferably has a fixed-end guide protrusion 123 which is engaged with at least one fixed-end guide slot 177a and slidably moves.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the guide groove 171 and the movable member 150 are provided on at least one of both side surfaces of the support member 177 corresponding to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the light-

5 and 6 are views for explaining a second embodiment of a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.

5 and 6, the sliding type mobile terminal 200 according to the present embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above in that the guide groove 171 has at least one fixed end guide And the extension frame 140 is provided with the fixed end guide protrusion 123. [

That is, in the present embodiment, the fixed end guide slot 177a and the fixed end guide protrusion 123 simultaneously perform the functions of the guide groove 171 and the extended frame 140 in the first embodiment.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the guide groove 171 and the extension frame 140 have an advantage that they can be omitted.

The movable member 150 is formed on the side surface of the support member 177 corresponding to the handle frame 120 and has at least one fixed end guide slot 177a from the lower surface of the support member 177, And a convex curved surface 250 extending from the convex curved surface 250 to the convex curved surface 250.

The movable member 150 guides the connecting member 160 having one end coupled to the fixed end guide protrusion 123 to at least one fixed end guide slot 177a.

7 is a view for explaining a third embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the sliding-type mobile terminal 300 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 170 having an upper and lower openings, a receiving space having a rectangular parallelepiped shape therein, An outer frame 175 having a fixed end contact surface 173 corresponding to the frame 120 and an outer frame 175 disposed parallel to the handle frame 120 on the opposite side of the fixed end contact surface 173, And a flexible display element 110 (not shown) which is fixedly disposed in a space between the fixed end contact surface 173 and the light emitting member 130 and is disposed on the lower surface and the upper surface of the flexible display element 110 And a supporting member 177 for supporting the supporting member 177.

However, since the handle frame 120 is coupled to the fixed end contact surface 173 at both ends thereof and includes the link member 323 which is folded when the handle frame 120 moves in the set screen size adjustment direction A, .

At this time, it is preferable that the guide groove 171 and the movable member 150 are provided on at least one of both side surfaces of the support member 177 corresponding to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the light-emitting member 130 as in the first embodiment .

8 and 9 are views for explaining a fourth embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.

8 and 9, the screen-expanding mobile terminal 400 according to the present embodiment includes two screen-expanding mobile terminals according to the first and second embodiments described above, And is characterized in that it is provided.

This has the advantage that the maximum expansion area of the screen can be increased or the volume can be reduced at the same maximum expansion area.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, two sliding-driven display-type mobile terminals according to the first and second embodiments are arranged symmetrically with each other, and the first side ends 111 are connected to each other. That is, one flexible display element is used.

On the other hand, each knob frame 120 is hinged to be rotatable about the longitudinal direction of the knob frame 120 at the lower part of the surface facing each other.

Thus, in a state in which two sliding-type mobile terminals according to the first and second embodiments are laminated to each other, a minimum size screen is used, and each knob frame 120 is rotated to expand the screen And the main body 170 can be pulled in opposite directions to extend the screen to the second degree.

10 is a view for explaining a fifth embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding driving according to the present invention.

10, the screen-expanding mobile terminal 500 according to the present embodiment is largely similar to the first and second embodiments described above, but includes a configuration for moving the connecting member 160 In that a rack-and-pinion structure is employed. Therefore, only the differences are explained.

Specifically, in this embodiment, an elongated frame 123 is provided, and the movable member 150 includes a pinion 550 engaged with the elongated frame 123 and rotating in accordance with the reciprocating motion of the elongated frame 123, Respectively.

One end of the connecting member 160 is fixed to the movable member 150 and is repeatedly rotated or unwound by the movable member 150 by the rotational motion of the pinion 550.

Thereby, the position of the connected second side end 113 of the connecting member 160 is moved.

11 to 13 are views for explaining a sixth embodiment of a screen-expanding mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 11 to 13, the sliding type mobile terminal 600 according to the present embodiment is largely similar to the first and second embodiments described above, except that the connection member 160 There is a difference in the configuration to move.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the guide groove 360 is provided in the main body 170, and the extension frame 350 is provided in the handle frame 120, which is different.

One end of the connecting member 160 is fixed to the second side end 113 and the other end is fixed to the entrance end 360a of the guide groove 360. The extending frame 350 is engaged with the guide groove 360, So that the flexible display device 110 can be moved along the durability member 130 by moving the link member 160 in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 360.

FIGS. 14 to 16 are views for explaining a seventh embodiment of a screen expansion type mobile terminal by sliding drive according to the present invention.

14 to 17, the sliding-type mobile terminal 700 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 170 and a second body 160, which are provided on the opposite side of the first handle frame 120 with respect to the main body 170, There is a difference in that the handle frame 710 is included.

The main body 170 has a first engagement side 711 engaged with the second handle frame 710 and a second engagement side 712 engaged with the first handle frame 120 on both sides.

At this time, the second handle frame 710, the main body 170, and the first handle frame 120 are provided so as to overlap with each other in a predetermined screen size adjustment direction A.

Here, the first engagement side 711 is connected to the second side edge 113 coupled to the second handle frame 710 by the connection member 160.

The first handle frame 120 has another light emitting member 730 through which the flexible display element 110 passes and the second engagement side 712 has a second engagement side 712 that is coupled to the first handle frame 120 And is connected by one connecting member 760 and one side end 111.

The second handle frame 710 pushes the coupling member 160 in a direction in which the second handle frame 710 moves with respect to the main body 170 in the process of coupling with the main body 170, Is moved in the moving direction of the second handle frame 710. [

The first handle frame 120 is pushed in the direction in which the first handle frame 120 moves with respect to the main body 170 while the other connecting member 760 is engaged with the main body 170, And a second movable protrusion 722 for allowing the side end 111 to move in the moving direction of the first handle frame 120.

Thereby, the size of the screen can be adjusted to three stages.

In the present embodiment, the main body 170 has a first movable groove (not shown) in which the first movable projection 721 is engaged and guided by its movement, and the first movable groove And the end of the connecting member 160 may be fixed to the inlet.

The main body 170 has a second movable groove 715 to which the second movable protrusion 722 is coupled so that its movement is guided. So that the distal end of the elastic member 760 is fixed.

14 to 16 show an example in which only the second movable groove 715 is formed.

In the present embodiment, the main body 170 is fixed to the main body 170 in a state in which the second handle frame 710 and the first handle frame 120 are completely opened, that is, It is preferable to have the extension support 717 so that the coupling of the second handle frame 710 and the engagement of the main body 170 and the first handle frame 120 can be stably maintained.

The extended support portions 717 are respectively provided on both sides of the main body 170, that is, on the upper and lower sides of the first and second coupling sides 711 and 712, respectively, and the second support frame 710 or the first handle frame 120 It is preferable that it is provided so as to surround one end.

Thus, the stability of the frame structure can be achieved in a state in which the screen is expanded.

In the present embodiment, static electricity is generated on the lower surface of the flexible display device 110 and the corresponding contact surface, thereby preventing the problem that the flexible display device 110 is lifted.

Specifically, when the flexible display device 110 is moved, it is preferable that the contact surfaces corresponding to the flexible display device 110 are made of materials that generate static electricity while intersecting with each other.

In the present embodiment, various devices such as an antenna module, a lens module constituting a telescope or a projection, a battery module, and the like may be included.

In this embodiment, a panel may be formed between the lower surface of the main body 170 and the flexible display device 110. [ The panel may be transparent.

Also, in the present embodiment, a keyboard of a known method such as a folder method, a slide method, a wireless method, and a detachable method can be constituted.

Also, in this embodiment, the flexible display element 110 and the main body 170 may be constituted by a curved surface engaging method.

Claims (1)

A flexible display device having a rectangular shape and having a first side end and a second side end orthogonal to the set screen size adjustment direction A at both ends in a set screen size adjustment direction A;
A light emitting diaphragm arranged in a direction orthogonal to the set screen size adjustment direction A, the light emitting diaphragm passing through the flexible display device in a state of being wrapped around the flexible display device as the flexible display device reciprocates in the set screen size adjustment direction (A) A main body provided in a rectangular shape to support the flexible display device on the upper and lower surfaces thereof;
A handle frame coupled to the main body so as to be able to move relative to the main body, the first side being coupled to the main body such that the first side is reciprocally movable in the predetermined screen size adjustment direction;
An extension frame extending from the handle frame in the set screen size adjustment direction A, the extension frame extending from one side of the two sides of the main body facing the pull frame to one side of the light- An extension frame coupled to the main body and reciprocating in a longitudinal direction thereof;
A movable member disposed as a side of the main body at a distance corresponding to the length of the extended frame in the set screen size adjustment direction A from the light emitting member; And
And the other end is fixed to the distal end of the extended frame via the movable member and is provided as a flexible member, And a connection member provided to guide the movement path of the second side end in accordance with the reciprocating motion of the second side end.

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