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US 8,411,427 B2Granted
Mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsByoung-Cheon Jeong, Hyo-Sung Park
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a main body, an upper body having a display unit and disposed to be tiltable from the main body by a preset angle, a lower body having a user interface and disposed to be drawn out of the main body, and a driving unit configured to draw the lower body out of the main body in cooperation with the upper body being tilted from the main body.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a main body comprising a first edge, wherein the main body comprises an upper surface, and wherein the main body is shaped to define a cavity;
- an upper body comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper body being rotatably coupled to the main body at an area proximate to the first edge, wherein the upper body is configured to be rotated between a first position and a second position, wherein when the upper body is in the first position the upper body overlaps and substantially covers the upper surface of the main body, and wherein when the upper body is in the second position an acute angle is formed between the upper body and the upper surface of the main body;
- a display unit configured to be touch sensitive and located at the upper surface of the upper body such that visual information displayed on the display unit is visible when the upper body is in the first position;
- a user interface;
- a lower body being configured to include the user interface, wherein the lower body is sized to be received within the cavity of the main body;
- a driving unit configured to drive the lower body to achieve relative reciprocal linear motion between the lower body and the first edge of the main body, wherein the driving unit operatively couples the upper body with the lower body such that rotational movement of the upper body between the first and second positions causes the linear motion between the lower body and the main body, and wherein when the upper body is in the second position the acute angle is formed between the upper body and the upper surface of the main body and an obtuse angle is formed between the upper body and the user interface.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a main body comprising a first edge, wherein the main body comprises an upper surface, and wherein the main body is shaped to define a cavity;
- an upper body comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper body being rotatably coupled to the main body at an area proximate to the first edge, wherein the upper body is configured to be rotated between a first position and a second position, wherein when the upper body is in the first position the upper body overlaps and substantially covers the upper surface of the main body, and wherein when the upper body is in the second position an acute angle is formed between the upper body and the upper surface of the main body;
- a display unit configured to be touch sensitive and located at the upper surface of the upper body such that visual information displayed on the display unit is visible when the upper body is in the first position;
- a user interface;
- a lower body being configured to include the user interface, wherein the lower body is sized to be received within the cavity of the main body;
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- a driving unit configured to drive the lower body to achieve relative reciprocal linear motion between the lower body and the first edge of the main body, wherein the driving unit operatively couples the upper body with the lower body such that rotational movement of the upper body between the first and second positions causes the linear motion between the lower body and the main body, and wherein when the upper body is in the second position the acute angle is formed between the upper body and the upper surface of the main body and an obtuse angle is formed between the upper body and the user interface.
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