US 8,542,479 B2 · Mobile terminal

Abstract

A mobile terminal of a slide type having a dual display is disclosed, by which if an open configuration has been entered after sequential completion of slidable and rotary movements, two displays are located on the same plane in an open configuration to provide various user interface environments. The present invention includes a first body, a second body slidably connected to the first body, and a slide hinge module configured to guide a slidable movement of the second body on the first body to open the first body, the slide hinge module configured to guide a rotary movement of the second body against the first body in case of an open configuration of a partial region of the first body.

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Dependent claims

A mobile terminal comprising:

a first body;
a second body slidably connected to the first body;
and
a slide hinge module configured to:
guide a slidable movement of the second body on the first body to expose the first body;
and
guide a rotary movement of the second body against the first body after the slidable movement is completed,
wherein the slide hinge module comprises:
a fixing part provided within the second body;
a slide part configured to slide along the fixing part;
and
a pair of hinge arms having a first end portion rotatably connected to the slide part and a second end portion rotatably connected to the first body.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/007,476Filed 14 Jan 2011

Priority

KR 10-2010-007770812 Aug 2010

Published

US 2012/0039028 A116 Feb 2012

Granted

24 Sep 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H04M 1/0237
Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation…
H04M 1/022
Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge: the hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes
H04M 2250/16
Details of telephonic subscriber devices: including more than one display unit
H04M
Telephonic communication

Mobile terminal

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Abstract

Claims18