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US 2010/0144409 A1Published application
Sliding type handheld mobile device with great sliding range
OwnerMing-Shuo Huang, Chi-Cheng Liao +1inventors
InventorsMing-Shuo Huang, Chi-Cheng Liao, Cheng-Yu Lin
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Abstract
A sliding type handheld mobile device is disclosed. A screen module covers a plurality of keys of a body, and may slide relative to the body to expose the keys. The screen module has an opening to allow the FPC to pass through and connect to the body. One end of a linkage is connected to the body, and another end is connected to a shuttle to make the linkage driven by the body and push the shuttle to cover the opening. This may prevent electronic components inside the screen module from being exposed.
Claims9
A sliding type handheld mobile device, comprising:
- a body having a plurality of keys disposed on a surface of the body;
- a screen module having a bottom, wherein the bottom has an opening and covers the keys to allow the screen module to be stacked with the body;
- a connecting unit having two ends, one end electrically connected to the body and another end passing through the opening to be electrically connected to the screen module;
- a shuttle having a cam-shaped track;
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- a linkage having two ends, one end connected to the body and another end connectedly disposed at the cam-shaped track of the shuttle;
- wherein when the screen module slides relative to the body, the linkage is driven by the body to push the cover to slide, the shuttle further covers the opening, and when the linkage slides along the cam-shaped track, the body slides relative to the screen module to expose the keys totally.
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