Sliding module and portable terminal therewith

A portable terminal comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing;
• and
• a sliding module interposed between the first and second housings to connect the second housing to the first housing,
• wherein the second housing is slidable with respect to the first housing to an upper side and a lower side of the first housing along a first axis and to a left and a right side of the first housing along a second axis;
• wherein the sliding module comprises:
• a guide member disposed on a surface of the first housing;
• a first sliding member slidably engaged with the guide member;
• and
• a second sliding member on the second housing, the second sliding member being slidably engaged with the first sliding member,
• wherein the first sliding member moves the second housing to the upper side and the lower side of the first housing along the first axis and the second sliding member moves the second housing to the left and right sides of the first housing along the second axis.

A portable terminal comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing coupled to slidably move on the first housing while facing the first housing;
• and
• a sliding module for coupling the second housing to the first housing,
• wherein the second housing slides on the first housing while facing the first housing under the guide of the sliding module, to move in upward, downward, leftward, and rightward directions on the first housing;
• wherein the sliding module comprises:
• a first sliding member slidably coupled to the first housing for allowing the second housing to slide in upward and downward directions on the first housing along a first axis;
• and
• a second sliding member fixed to the second housing and slidably coupled to the first sliding member for allowing the second housing to slide in leftward and rightward directions on the first housing along a second axis.