KR20070101629A - Double sliding type mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A dual-sliding type mobile phone is provided to improve an input interfacing environment by effectively arranging keys on an upper surface of a main body housing and also provide an optimum game interfacing environment by providing a stereophonic sound and allowing key manipulation with both hands. A main body housing(10) includes multiple first keys(120,130) formed on an upper surface thereof. A sliding housing(20) moves in a vertical direction of the main body housing(10) in a state that the sliding housing(20) is maintained to face an upper surface of the main body housing(10), to open and close a 3x4 key arrangement(120), among the first keys(120,130), and moves in a horizontal direction of the main body housing(10) to open and close a QWERTY key arrangement(130), among the first keys(120,130). The second keys(212,214) are arranged at both sides of a display unit(210) and always opened. The first speaker unit(216) is disposed between the display unit(210) and the second key(212). The second speaker unit(218) is disposed between the display unit(210) and the third key(214).

Description

Dual sliding type mobile terminal {DOUBLE-DIRECTION SLIDING TYPE MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a perspective view showing a double sliding type portable terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view showing a sliding housing sliding state of the main body housing longitudinal direction of the dual sliding type mobile terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a front view showing a sliding housing of the dual sliding type portable terminal according to the present invention in a state in which the sliding housing is slid in a horizontal direction of the main body housing;

4 is a front view showing an upper surface of a main body housing of a dual sliding type portable terminal according to the present invention;

The present invention is suitable for a multimedia environment including a DMB phone, a game phone, a chat phone, a camera phone, an MP3 phone, a cellular phone, a PCS, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a hand-held phone (HHP), and the like. The present invention relates to a terminal, and more particularly, to a double sliding type portable terminal that opens and closes in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.

The term "portable terminal" in a conventional concept refers to an electronic device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such portable terminals are becoming smaller, slim, grip, and lighter in consideration of their portability, and are moving toward a multi-media direction in which various functions can be pursued. In particular, more and more portable terminals will be used for miniaturization, light weight, multifunction, and versatility, and will be modified to adapt to various multimedia environments or the Internet environment. In addition, the portable terminal is an electronic device commonly used anywhere in the world, men and women, and is being recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times.

Conventional portable terminals are classified into various types in appearance. For example, portable terminals are classified into bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type portable terminals according to their appearance. The bar-type portable terminal means that the single housing is configured in the bar-type, the flip-type portable terminal means that the flip is rotatably configured by the hinge device in the bar-shaped housing, It is meant that the folder in a single bar-shaped housing is configured to be rotatably connected and folded by a hinge device.

In addition, the mobile terminal may be classified into a neck wearable type or a wrist wear type according to a body wearing position or a wearing method. A necklace-type portable terminal refers to a portable method of wearing a terminal around a neck using a string, and a wrist-type portable terminal refers to a portable method of wearing a terminal to a wrist.

In addition, the portable terminal may be classified into a rotation-type or sliding-type portable terminal according to an opening and closing method. The rotatable portable terminal means that the two housings are rotatably connected and opened while remaining facing each other, and the sliding portable terminal is opened and closed by sliding movement in the longitudinal direction of the two housings. it means. The variously classified portable terminals listed above will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In addition, conventional portable terminals are being converted into structures capable of communicating high-speed data in addition to voice communication functions. In other words, as the needs of consumers increase, it will provide a service suitable for a multimedia environment using a wireless communication technology that transmits high-speed data.

However, among the conventional portable terminals, the sliding type portable terminal is capable of sliding movement only in one direction, and only one display device is mounted, which causes inconvenience in use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a double sliding type mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dual sliding type portable terminal with convenient key operation in various modes, for example, a phone mode, a game mode, or a QWERTY mode.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a 3 × 4 key arrangement in phone mode, a QWERTY key arrangement in QWERTY mode, and a key arrangement on both sides around the display device in game mode, which is optimal for the user's point of view. The present invention provides a dual sliding type portable terminal capable of providing a key manipulation interface environment.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a dual sliding type portable terminal which is convenient in the phone mode and easy to watch in the DMB mode or the game mode.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a dual sliding type portable terminal which efficiently arranges keys in a limited area of an upper surface of a main body housing.

The present invention provides a dual sliding type portable terminal capable of providing a wide display device, a stereo sound, and a key manipulation interface environment using both hands in a game mode.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sliding type mobile terminal,

A body housing having a plurality of first keys arranged on an upper surface thereof; And

While continuing to face the upper surface of the main body housing, the main housing moves in the longitudinal direction to open and close a 3 × 4 key arrangement among the first keys, and moves in the horizontal direction of the main housing to move among the first keys. It consists of a sliding housing that opens and closes the QWERTY key array.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 to 3, the portable terminal according to the present invention includes a main body housing 10 including a plurality of first keys 120, 122, and 130, a display device 210, and the main body housing 10. It consists of a sliding housing 20 to move in the longitudinal or transverse direction. In particular, the main body housing upper surface 9100 has an array of 3 × 4 keys 120 and 122 that open and close according to the longitudinal movement of the sliding housing 20, and a QWERTY key that opens and closes according to the horizontal movement of the sliding housing 20 ( 120,130) is made. A sliding module for semi-automatically or manually opening or closing the sliding housing 20 in the body housing 10 is not shown. A sliding module, not shown, is mounted between the body housing 10 and the sliding housing 20. The sliding module, not shown, is covered by the sliding housing 20.

Specifically, the sliding housing 20 moves in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 10 while continuously maintaining the state facing the upper surface 100 of the main body housing 100 so that the main housing upper surface 100 and the first area 110 are moved. ) Is opened and closed, and the second housing 115 is opened and closed by moving in the horizontal direction of the main body housing.

As shown in FIG. 4, first keys are disposed in the first and second regions 110 and 115, and the first keys 120, 122, and 130 are opened and closed by vertical movement of the sliding housing 20. The arrangement of the keys 120 and 122 and the arrangement of the QWERTY keys 120 and 130 which are opened and closed by the horizontal movement of the sliding housing 20. Among the first keys, a shared key 120 is opened and closed by vertical and horizontal movements of the sliding housing 20. Meanwhile, a linear region 134 on which the keys are not disposed is disposed on the main body housing upper surface 100 in an area of the third × 4 keys 120 and 122 that faces the remaining keys 122 except for the shared key 120. exist. The linear region 134 in which the keys are not disposed is always covered by the sliding housing 20. Among the first keys, the 3 × 4 keys 120 are marked with numbers and the like in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing 10, and the QWERTY keys 130 are marked with various characters in the transverse direction of the main body housing.

The display device 210 is disposed on the upper surface 200 of the sliding housing 20. The display device 210 need not be limited to a liquid crystal display device but may be configured as a touch screen used as an information input / output device. A plurality of second keys 212 is disposed at one side of the display device 210 and a plurality of third keys 214 are disposed at the other side. The second keys may be configured as four-way keys or navigation keys.

A first speaker device 216 is disposed between the display device 210 and the second keys 212, and a second speaker device 218 is disposed between the display device 210 and the third keys 214. Is placed. The first and second speaker devices 216 and 218 emit stereo sound.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the second keys 212 are immediately adjacent to an arrangement of 3 × 4 keys 120 and 122 among the first keys. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the second and second keys 212 and 214 Of these first keys, it is immediately adjacent to the QWERTY key arrangement 120,130. Of course, the display device 210 also immediately neighbors the array of QWERTY keys 120 and 130. 1 illustrates a portable terminal used in a game mode, FIG. 2 illustrates a portable terminal used in a phone mode, and FIG. 3 illustrates a portable terminal used in a QWERTY mode.

All of the QWERTY keys 120 and 130 are provided with separation grooves 121 and 131, respectively, to define a pressing area. Reference numeral 136 of FIG. 4 denotes an opening to which a dual sliding module (not shown) is mounted and through which a flexible circuit (not shown) passes.

As described above, the present invention is to provide the optimal data input interfacing environment in the multimedia environment including the phone mode, the QWERTY mode and the game mode by opening and closing the sliding housing in the body housing horizontal and vertical direction It became. In addition, the present invention achieves the advantage of improving the data input interfacing environment by placing efficient keys on top of the body housing. In addition, the present invention achieves the advantage of providing an optimal game interfacing environment by providing the convenience of stereo sound and two-handed key operation in the game mode. Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In the sliding type mobile terminal, A body housing having a plurality of first keys arranged on an upper surface thereof; And While continuously facing the upper surface of the main body housing, the main housing moves in the longitudinal direction to open and close a 3 × 4 key arrangement among the first keys, and moves in the transverse direction of the main housing to move among the first keys. And a sliding housing for opening and closing a key array of QWERTY. The sliding housing of claim 1, wherein the sliding housing is disposed on an upper surface thereof. Display device; Second and third keys arranged at both sides of the display device and always open; A first speaker device disposed between the display device and the second keys; And And a second speaker device disposed between the display device and the third keys. The dual sliding type portable terminal of claim 1, wherein one of the first keys includes shared keys that are opened and closed by vertical movement of the sliding housing and opened and closed by horizontal movement. The dual sliding type portable terminal of claim 3, wherein a linear region in which the keys are not disposed is disposed on an upper surface of the main body housing that faces the other keys except for the shared key among the first keys. The dual sliding type portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the QWERTY keys are provided with a separation groove to separate a pressing area. The method of claim 2, wherein the sliding housing upper surface A first speaker device is disposed between the display device and the first keys, And a second speaker device disposed between the display device and the second keys to provide stereo sound.

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