WO2008050983A1 - Mécanisme de coulisse bidirectionnel - Google Patents

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WO2008050983A1
WO2008050983A1 PCT/KR2007/005189 KR2007005189W WO2008050983A1 WO 2008050983 A1 WO2008050983 A1 WO 2008050983A1 KR 2007005189 W KR2007005189 W KR 2007005189W WO 2008050983 A1 WO2008050983 A1 WO 2008050983A1
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Kwang- Duck Park
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Laird Technologies Map Co., Ltd.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0235—Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0239—Sliding mechanism with two degree of freedom, e.g. translation in two different directions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0235—Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts

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  • the present invention relates to a bidirectional slider mechanism for electronic apparatuses, and more particularly, to a bidirectional slider mechanism for electronic apparatuses, which can slidably open and close the electronic apparatuses in both vertical and horizontal directions.
  • the folder-type terminal has a sufficient space to adopt a wide LCD module as a display device, and provides a good portability as compared to other type terminals as being held in a semi-folded state.
  • slide-type terminal which can be equipped with a wide LCD module display device having a similar size to that of the folder-type terminal. Simultaneously, the slide-type terminal can contribute to miniaturization of the portable terminals.
  • Such a slide-type terminal is constructed such that a sub-body serving as a cover is slidably opened and closed on a main body to thereby provide an additional advantage of opening and closing in a more novel manner, while maintaining merits of an existing folder-type terminal.
  • a typical slide-type portable terminal includes a guide means for guiding a sub- body on a main body, and at least one resilient means mounted between the sub-body and the main body for allowing its resilient force to be exerted in an opening or closing direction of the sub-body relative to a preset sliding point of the sub-body on the main body to cause the sub-body to be selectively slid against the main body.
  • an object of the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bidirectional slider mechanism for electronic apparatuses, which can slidably open and close the electronic apparatuses in both vertical and horizontal directions so as to efficiently utilize a space to allow functional keys to be arranged in the space, and which can selectively open and close the electronic apparatuses in a desired direction depending on tastes of users.
  • the present invention provides a bidirectional slider mechanism for slidably opening and closing electronic apparatuses, comprising:
  • first slider or the second slider has a first guide formed at one side thereof for allowing the first slider and the second slider to horizontally slide against each other
  • the second slider or the third slider has a second guide formed at one side thereof for allowing the first slider and the second slider to vertically slide against each other.
  • the first guide and the second guide are mounted with an auxiliary sliding member made of a synthetic resin, respectively, the auxiliary sliding member having a slit groove formed longitudinally thereon so as to allow the upper and lower ends of the second slider to be fit thereto.
  • a first spring is mounted between the first slider and the second slider for interconnecting the first slider and the second slider
  • a second spring is mounted between the second slider and the third slider for interconnecting the second slider and the third slider.
  • each of the first spring and the second spring is formed in a serpentine shape bent several times.
  • the first spring interconnects the first slider and the second slider in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction when the first slider and the second slider are in a closed state, and interconnects the first slider and the second slider in a state of being arranged the other diagonal direction crossing the one diagonal direction when the first slider and the second slider are in an completely opened state.
  • the second spring interconnects the second slider and the third slider in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction when the second slider and the third slider are in a closed state, and interconnects the second slider and the third slider in a state of being arranged the other diagonal direction crossing the one diagonal direction when the second slider and the third slider are in an completely opened state.
  • the width of the second slider is larger than that of the first slider, and at least one of the second guides is formed at a lateral end of the second slider.
  • the bidirectional slider mechanism for electronic apparatuses according to the present invention has the following advantageous effects.
  • a second slider adapted to move horizontally and a third slider adapted to move vertically enable both horizontal and diagonal opening operations of a cellular phone, along with the simple vertical opening operation of the cellular phone such that the cellular phone can be slidably opened and closed in various directions depending on tastes of users.
  • many various functional keys are arranged in a limited space so that more functions can be applied to the cellular phone.
  • the inventive the bidirectional slider mechanism is equipped with an auxiliary sliding member made of a synthetic resin to thereby prevent noises generated between the first slider and the second slider and the second slider and the third slider and achieve a smoother sliding operation.
  • a first spring and a second spring are mounted in a diagonal direction so that the bidirectional slider mechanism can be semi- automatically operated.
  • each of the first spring and the second spring is formed in a serpentine shape bent several times so that resiliency can be provided by the bent shape and simultaneously its thickness can be reduced to thereby achieve slimness of the cellular phone.
  • the width of the second slider is made larger than that of the first slider, and at least one of second guides is formed at a side of the second slider so as to prevent the bidirectional slider mechanism from being exposed to the outside even upon the opening of the cellular phone to thereby make the outer appearance of the cellular hone look better and minimize a failure of the bidirectional slider mechanism due to its external exposure.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a cellular phone mounted with a bidirectional slider mechanism for slidably opening and closing the cellular phone according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 1 when viewed from another direction;
  • FIGs. 3 (a) and 3(b) are a top plan view and a perspective view, respectively, showing the cellular phone of FIG. 1 in an assembled state;
  • FIGs. 4(a) and 4(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 3 in a closed state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the closed state of the cellular phone, respectively;
  • FIGs. 5 (a) and 5(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a vertically opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the vertically opened state of the cellular phone, respectively;
  • FIGs. 6(a) to (c) are schematic diagrammatic views showing the operation states of a second spring of FIG. 5;
  • FIGs. 7 (a) and 7(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a horizontally opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the horizontally opened state of the cellular phone, respectively;
  • FIGs. 8 (a) to (c) are schematic diagrammatic views showing the operation states of the second spring of FIG. 7;
  • FIGs. 9(a) and 9(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a vertically and horizontally opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the vertically and horizontally opened state of the cellular phone, respectively.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a cellular phone mounted with a bidirectional slider mechanism for slidably opening and closing the cellular phone according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 1 when viewed from another direction
  • FIGs. 3 (a) and 3(b) are a top plan view and a perspective view, respectively, showing the cellular phone of FIG. 1 in an assembled state
  • FIGs. 4(a) and 4(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 3 in a closed state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the closed state of the cellular phone, respectively.
  • the bidirectional slider mechanism includes a first slider 10, a second slider 20, a third slider 30, a first spring 60 and a second spring70.
  • the first slider 10 is mounted with a printed circuit board (PCB) of a cellular phone and is contactingly combined to a first body 40 mounted with a battery.
  • the third slider 30 is contantingly combined to a second body 50 mounted with a display unit of the cellular phone, and the second slider 20 is disposed between the first slider 10 and the second slider 20.
  • PCB printed circuit board
  • FIGs. 3 (a) and 3(b) show a structure in which the bidirectional slider mechanism is mounted on the first body 40
  • FIGs. 3(c) and (d) (-> 3(a) and 3(c)) show a structure in which the bidirectional slider mechanism is mounted on the second body 50
  • FIG. 4(a) shows a state where the cellular phone is closed
  • FIG. 4(b) shows the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the closed state of the cellular phone.
  • the first slider 10 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and has a first guide 12 formed at the upper and lower ends thereof, respectively.
  • the first guide 12 is formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the first slider
  • the first slider 10 has a first fixing member 15 formed at the central left portion thereof for allowing the first spring 60 to be connected at one end thereto.
  • Each of the first guides 12 is inwardly mounted with an auxiliary sliding member
  • the auxiliary sliding member 80 has a slit groove 85 formed longitudinally thereon so as to allow the upper and lower ends of the second slider 20 to be fit thereto.
  • the auxiliary sliding member 80 is intended to minimize a noise such as a frictional sound generated between the first guide 12 and the second guide 22 which are made of metal and achieve a smoother sliding between the first slider and the second slider when the second slider slidably moves along the upper and lower first guides 12.
  • the auxiliary sliding member 80 is preferably formed of a synthetic resin so as to minimize a noise and achieve a smooth sliding.
  • the second slider 20 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and is disposed on the top of the first slider 10 so that the upper and lower ends thereof are fit into the slit grooves of the auxiliary sliding members 80 mounted to the upper and lower first guides 12 to thereby horizontally slide against the first guides.
  • the second slider 20 has second guides 22 longitudinally formed thereon in such a fashion as to be oriented perpendicular to the upper and lower first guides 12 so as to allow the third slider 30 to vertically slide against the second slider.
  • the second guide 22 is formed by bending the second slider 20 in the 'c' and 'D' shapes toward the third slider 30.
  • the width of the second slider 20 is made larger than that of the first slider 10, and at least one of second guides is formed at a lateral end of the second slider 20
  • one of the second guides 22 is formed at a left side end of the second slider 20, and the other one of the second guides 22 is formed at the central portion of the second slider 20.
  • a second fixing element 25 is formed at the upper left portion of the second slider 20 so as to allow the first spring 60 to be connected at the other end thereto
  • a third fixing element 27 is formed at the upper central portion of the second slider 20 so as to allow the second spring 70 to be connected at one end thereto.
  • each of the second guides 22 is mounted with an auxiliary sliding member 80.
  • the third slider 30 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and is fit into the auxiliary sliding members 80 mounted to the second guides 22 to thereby vertically slide against the second guides.
  • the second body 50 mounted with a display unit is disposed on the top of the third slider 30 as described above.
  • the third slider 30 has a fourth fixing element 37 formed at the central left portion thereof so as to allow the second spring 70 to be connected at the other end thereto.
  • the first spring 60 serves to interconnect the first fixing element 15 formed on the first slider 10 and the second fixing element 25 formed on the second slider 20 between the first slider 10 and the second slider 20.
  • the first spring 60 interconnects the first fixing element 15 formed at the central left portion of the first slider 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the second fixing element 25 formed at the upper left portion of the second slider 20.
  • the first slider 10 is positioned biased to the right of the second slider
  • FIGs. 3 (a) and 3(b) there is shown a state where the first spring 60 interconnects the first slider 10 and the second slider 20 in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction.
  • the first body 40 is placed on the bottom, and thus is shown in an opposite direction to that in the above description on the assumption that the first body 40 is placed on the top.
  • the second spring 70 serves to interconnect the third fixing element 27 formed on the second slider 20 and the fourth fixing element 37 formed on the third slider 30 between the second slider 20 and the third slider 30.
  • the second spring 70 interconnects interconnect the third fixing element 27 formed at the upper central portion of the second slider 20 shown in FIG. 1 and the fourth fixing element 37 formed at the central left portion of the third slider 30.
  • the fourth fixing element 37 is positioned at a left side of a portion lower than the third fixing element 27, so that the second spring 70 interconnects the second slider 20 and the third slider 30 through the third fixing element 27 and the fourth fixing element 37 in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction as shown in FIG. 6(a) ( ⁇ - 8(a)) which will be described later.
  • the first spring 60 and the second spring 70 are preferably formed in serpentine shapes bent many times so as to provide resilience.
  • first spring 60 and the second spring 70 are formed to be bent in a zig-zag shape so as to minimize the thickness of the springs while maintaining the resilience, resulting in a reduced thickness of the entire cellular phone.
  • the first spring 60 and the second spring 70 are securely fixed to the first fixing element 15 and the second fixing element 25, and the third fixing element 27 and the fourth fixing element 37, respectively, by means of a fastening member such as a screw, etc.
  • the bidirectional slider mechanism of the present invention is preferably mounted at the upper portions of the first body 40 and the second body 50 of the cellular phone, rather than at the whole area of the first body 40 and the second body 50.
  • FIGs. 5 (a) and 5(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a vertically opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the vertically opened state of the cellular phone, respectively
  • FIGs. 6(a) to (c) are schematic diagrammatic views showing the operation states of a second spring of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 3 is mounted the upper portion of the first body 40 and the second body 50, so that although the second body 50 is moved upwardly as shown in FIG. 5(a), the bidirectional slider mechanism is prevented from being exposed externally to thereby make the outer appearance of the cellular hone look better and minimize a failure of the bidirectional slider mechanism due to its external exposure.
  • the second spring 70 interconnects the second slider and the third slider through the third fixing element 27 and the fourth fixing element 37 in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction.
  • FIGs. 7 (a) and 7(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a horizontally opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the horizontally opened state of the cellular phone, respectively, and FIGs. 8(a) to (c) are schematic diagrammatic views showing the operation states of the second spring of FIG. 7.
  • the width of the second slider 20 is larger than that of the first slider 10, the right edge of the second slider 20 substantially coincides with that of the first slider 10 in a closed state of the cellular phone, and at least one of the second guides 22 to which the third slider 30 combined to the second body 50 is mounted is formed at a lateral end of the second slider 20 as shown in FIG.4(b).
  • the bidirectional slider mechanism of this embodiment is not exposed to the outside although the second body 50 is slidably moved to the right as shown in FIG. 7 (a) to thereby make the outer appearance of the cellular hone look better and minimize a failure of the bidirectional slider mechanism due to its external exposure.
  • the third slider 30 is slidably moved to the right along with the second slider 20, at which time, the width of the first slider 10 is smaller than that of the second slider 20, so that although the second body 50 is moved by a width difference between the first slider and the second slider, the bidirectional slider mechanism is not exposed externally.
  • the first spring 60 interconnects the first slider and the second slider through the first fixing element 15 and the second fixing element 25 in a state of being arranged in one diagonal direction.
  • the second slider 20 is automatically moved to the right by an elastic restoring force of the first spring 60 as shown in FIG. 8(c) to cause the second slider 20 to be completely opened so that the first spring 60 interconnects the first fixing element 15 and the second fixing element 25 in a state of being arranged the other diagonal direction crossing the one diagonal direction that shown in FIG.8(a).
  • FIGs. 9(a) and 9(b) are a bottom view showing the cellular phone of FIG. 4 in a vertically and horizontally opened state and a top plan view showing the operation state of the bidirectional slider mechanism in the vertically and horizontally opened state of the cellular phone, respectively.
  • FIG. 9 shows a state where the vertical movement shown in FIGs. 5 and 6, and the horizontal movement shown in FIGs. 7 and 8 are simultaneously performed. The detailed operation thereof will be omitted as being identical to that of the vertical and horizontal movement as described above.
  • a bidirectional slider mechanism of the present invention enable both horizontal and diagonal opening operations of a cellular phone, along with the simple vertical opening operation of the cellular phone such that the cellular phone can be slidably opened and closed in various directions depending on tastes of users.
  • many various functional keys are arranged in a limited space so that more functions can be applied to the cellular phone.
  • the present invention is applied to electronic apparatuses so that the electronic apparatuses can be opened and closed in both vertical and horizontal directions.

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L'invention concerne un mécanisme de coulisse bidirectionnel pour des appareils électroniques à ouverture et fermeture coulissante. Le mécanisme de coulisse bidirectionnel comprend une première coulisse solidement fixée à un premier corps des appareils électroniques ; une seconde coulisse combinée de façon horizontale, à coulissement à la première coulisse ; et une troisième coulisse solidement fixée à un second corps des appareils électroniques et combinée de façon verticale, à coulissement à la seconde coulisse. Le mécanisme de coulisse bidirectionnel peut ouvrir et fermer de façon coulissante les appareils électroniques dans les directions à la fois verticale et horizontale.
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