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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYang-Jic Lee, Myoung-Hoon Park, Byung-Chan Lee, Soo-Ik Jung
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A keypad for a portable terminal is disclosed. The portable terminal includes a first housing and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide in a first direction or in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The keypad includes a first keypad on the first housing which is exposed or covered as the second housing slides in the first direction, and a second keypad on the first housing which is exposed or covered as the second housing slides in the second direction.
A sliding module for a portable terminal, in which the portable terminal includes a first housing provided with first and second keypads, and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide along a first axis and along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the sliding module comprising:
A sliding module flexible circuit for a portable terminal, in which the portable terminal includes a first housing with first and second keypads, and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide along a first axis and along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the sliding module flexible circuit comprising:
A key pad for a portable terminal, in which the portable terminal includes a first housing and a second housing coupled with the first housing so as to be able to slide along a first axis and along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the key pad comprising:
A portable terminal, comprising:
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Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation…
Details of telephonic subscriber devices: including more than one keyboard unit
Telephonic communication
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This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of applications filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Oct. 11, 2005, May 3, 2006 and Jul. 12, 2006, and assigned Serial Nos. 2005-0095536, 2006-0039934 and 2006-0065378, respectively. The entire contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to portable terminals. More particularly, the present invention relates to a keypad, a sliding module and a flexible circuit which can reduce the overlapping space between two housings of a portable terminal, thereby ensuring more usable space for input/output devices of the portable terminal.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal with a keypad in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a first keypad of the portable terminal of FIG. 1;
Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals will be understood to refer to the same elements, features, and structures.
The matters defined in the description such as a detailed construction and elements are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of the exemplary embodiments of the invention and are merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the exemplary embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal 100 with a keypad in accordance with a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the portable terminal 100 is comprised of a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 that is slidably coupled with the first housing 101. The second housing 102 slides on the first housing 101 in a first direction X, or in a second direction Y perpendicular to the first direction X.