# US 2019/0173983 A1 · Mobile terminal

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- Number: US 2019/0173983 A1
- Document ID: US20190173983A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/324,781
- Filed: 2016-08-12
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-12
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Jejun HAN; Byoungchul KIM; Jaejun JUNG; Junghong SEO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173983A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/0202: {Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03)}
- H04M 1/02: Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M 1/185: {Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity}
- H04M 1/0249: {Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly}
- H04M 1/0262: {for a battery compartment}
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body; a cover covering the terminal body and having a slit formed in one area thereof; and an elastic body provided on the slit and having both ends coupled to the cover adjacent to the slit. When an external force is applied to the cover, the elastic body is elastically deformed while being coupled to the cover.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile terminal, comprising:
a terminal body;
a cover covering the terminal body and having a slit formed at one area thereof; and
an elastic body provided on the slit and having both end portions coupled to covers adjacent to the slit,
wherein the elastic body is elastically deformed while being coupled to the cover when an external force is applied to the cover.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The terminal of claim 1, wherein the slit is a space formed between first and second bonding surfaces which are formed by cutting the one area of the cover, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap due to the cutting, and disposed to face each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The terminal of claim 2, wherein the slit is provided with an elastic member, and the elastic member is coupled to the first and second bonding surfaces by a polymer adhesive.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The terminal of claim 3, wherein the elastic member is thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The terminal of claim 2, wherein the first and second bonding surfaces are subjected to a surface treatment, a polymer resin is disposed on the surface-treated first and second bonding surfaces, and the elastic member is coupled to the polymer resin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The terminal of claim 5, wherein the polymer resin is polybutylene te-rephthate (PBT), and the elastic member is thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The terminal of claim 1, wherein the elastic body comprises:
first and second fixing members provided on an inner surface of the cover and coupled to both sides of the slit;
first and second moving members moving in the first and second fixing members, respectively; and
first and second springs provided between the first fixing member and the first moving member and between the second fixing member and the second moving member, respectively, to provide elastic forces to the first and second moving members.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The terminal of claim 7, wherein the first and second moving members are coupled to each other by a hinge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The terminal of claim 8, wherein a part of the first moving member or the second moving member is exposed to outside through the slit in a first state in which an external force is not applied to the cover.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The terminal of claim 1, wherein a near field communication (NFC) antenna is disposed at a lower portion of the slit in a manner that at least part thereof overlaps an area of the slit.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The terminal of claim 1, wherein the cover is a rear cover covering a rear surface of the terminal body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 2)

The terminal of claim 2, wherein the first and second bonding surfaces are chamfered.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The terminal of claim 12, wherein the cover is formed such that a portion where the first and second bonding surfaces are formed is thicker than other portions of the cover.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The terminal of claim 1, wherein the slit is formed at an inner area or an end portion of the cover.