Slide module for slide type portable terminal and cover apparatus for external type card mounted thereto

A cover apparatus for an external type card mounted to a slide module of a slide type portable terminal, the terminal having a body housing and a slide housing for opening and closing the body housing during the slide movement, the cover apparatus comprising:

• a slide module having a guide member, a slide member receiving the guide member in an inner side thereof in an opposed manner and engaged with both sides of the guide member so as to slide, and a force providing means provided between the members, for providing a force for slidably moving the slide member;
• an external type card cover mounted to the slide module, and exposed and concealed to and from the outside of the terminal as the slide module slides;
• a cover hinge unit rotatably engaging the external type card cover and opening and closing a socket provided in the slide housing as the cover is rotated about a hinge axis;
• and
• a cover locking unit for restricting rotation of the external card cover and releasing the restriction.