Guide device for sliding unit in mobile terminal
AssigneesSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Khvatec Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun-Suk Shin, Jeong-Hun Seo, Sung-Gwan Woo, Young-Su Shim
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Abstract
A guide device for a sliding unit in a mobile terminal is provided. The guide device includes a lower slide including latch portions formed to open outwards, guide rails manufactured independently to be assembled with the latch portions, wherein the guide rails are disposed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the lower slide, and a guide plate comprising rack portions coupled with the guide rails, wherein the guide plate is disposed to face the lower slide.
Claims18
A guide device for a sliding unit in a mobile terminal, the guide device comprising:
- a lower slide comprising latch portions formed to open outwards;
- guide rails manufactured independently to be assembled with the latch portions, the guide rails being disposed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the lower slide;
- and
- a guide plate comprising rack portions coupled with the guide rails, the guide plate being disposed to face the lower slide.
A guide device for a sliding unit in a mobile terminal, the guide device comprising:
- a lower slide, formed of a first material, comprising latch portions;
- guide rails, formed of a second material different from the first material, to be assembled with the latch portions, the guide rails being disposed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the lower slide;
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- a guide plate comprising rack portions coupled with the guide rails, the guide plate being disposed to face the lower slide.
A method of forming a guide device for a sliding unit in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- forming a lower slide of a first material, the lower slide comprising latch portions;
- forming guide rails independently of the lower slide and of a second material different from the first material, the guide rails to be assembled with the latch portions in a longitudinal direction of the lower slide;
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- forming a guide plate comprising rack portions for coupling with the guide rails, the guide plate formed for disposal facing the lower slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.