Sliding structure for electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
InventorsSe-hoon Cho, Jong-soon Kim
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Abstract
A low friction and stable sliding structure for an electronic device that reduces the thickness of the electronic device. The sliding structure includes a first sliding member including at least one first guide portion, a second sliding member including a first receiving portion slidably receiving the first guide portion, and at least one second guide portion formed on a plane different from that on which the first receiving portion is formed, a third sliding member including a second receiving portion slidably receiving the second guide portion. The sliding structure further includes an arrangement of first, second, third and fourth magnet portions configured to enable the first and second sliding member to slide smoothly with respect to each other.
Claims24
A sliding structure for an electronic device, the sliding structure comprising:
- a first sliding member comprising at least one first guide portion;
- a second sliding member comprising a first receiving portion receiving the first guide portion so that the first sliding member slides, and at least one second guide portion formed on a plane that is not the same plane on which the first receiving portion is formed;
- a third sliding member comprising a second receiving portion receiving the second guide portion so that the second sliding member slides;
- a first magnet portion disposed in the first guide portion;
- a pair of second magnet portions disposed in the first receiving portion so as to face each other, wherein the first guide portion is disposed between the second magnet portions, and a repulsive force acts between each of the second magnet portions, and the first magnet portion;
- a third magnet portion disposed in the second guide portion;
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- a pair of fourth magnet portions disposed in the second receiving portion so as to face each other, wherein the second guide portion is disposed between the fourth magnet portions, and the second guide portion, and a repulsive force acts between each of the fourth magnet portions, and the third magnet portion.
A sliding structure for an electronic device, the sliding structure comprising:
- a first sliding member comprising at least one first guide portion;
- a second sliding member comprising a first receiving portion receiving the first guide portion, and at least one second guide portion formed on a part that is not a surface on which the first receiving portion is formed;
- a third sliding member comprising a second receiving portion receiving the second guide portion;
- a first key pad portion formed on the second sliding member;
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- a second key pad portion formed on the third sliding member,
- wherein at least one of the first key pad and the second key pad is formed so that a display form thereof is changeable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.