Portable terminal having sliding module

A portable terminal comprising:

• a first housing;
• a guide member mounted on a surface of the first housing;
• a second housing having a pair of guide slits extending on a rear surface in a longitudinal direction;
• a pair of guide holes extending in a longitudinal direction of the guide member;
• and
• a pair of slide members extending through the guide member via the pair of guide holes to be mounted on the second housing, the pair of slide members moving along the pair of guide holes and supporting a sliding movement of the second housing when the second housing slides,
• wherein each of the pair of slide members is disposed at a fixed position on the second housing during the sliding movement of the second housing,
• wherein both lateral ends of the guide member extend into the second housing via the pair of guide slits so as to fasten the second housing to the first housing and guide a sliding movement of the second housing, and
• wherein the first housing comprises a pair of receiving holes formed so as to correspond to the pair of guide holes, and a portion of each of the pair of slide members is received in a corresponding one of the pair of receiving holes during the sliding movement of the second housing.