KR100981116B1

KR100981116B1 - Sliding device for use in portable device having sliding cover

Info

Publication number: KR100981116B1
Application number: KR1020080035020A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이선구
Original assignee: 암페놀피닉스 유한회사
Priority date: 2008-04-16
Filing date: 2008-04-16
Publication date: 2010-09-08
Also published as: KR20090109656A; WO2009128612A1

Abstract

According to the present invention, a slide device for connecting the two units in a portable device having a first unit and a second unit that slides with each other, the body having a base connected to the first unit, and the second unit A slider which is connected to and slides along a moving axis with respect to the body, and an elastic member providing an elastic force between the body and the slider, the body having a protruding surface protruding relative to the base portion; The slider is in contact with the protruding surface of the body and has a first leg portion and a second leg portion disposed along a first moving direction of the movement axis, wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion are respectively provided on the protruding surface. A first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove are provided to be accommodated, and the leg portions in the two leg portions or the two accommodating grooves are opposite to the first moving direction. There is provided a slide device having an inclined surface so as to escape from the receiving groove.

Portable device, body, slider, elastic member, protruding surface, receiving groove, leg part, inclined surface

Description

SLIDE DEVICE FOR USE IN PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING SLIDING COVER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide device for use in a portable device having a cover (for example, a mobile phone, a digital camera, etc.), and more particularly, to close or expose at least a portion of the main body by engaging the cover and allowing the cover to slide. It relates to a slide device.

The use of mobile phones with cameras and thin digital cameras is increasing. In order to improve the functional aspect and design of such a portable device, a slide device is required to cover a portion such as a lens of a camera when not in use and to operate the cover to be exposed when used.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a slide device for operating a cover for covering or exposing a portion in a portable device. It is another object of the present invention to provide a slide device which is in plane with the surrounding surface in a covered state.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a slide device for connecting the two units in a portable device having a first unit and a second unit that slides with each other, the body having a base connected to the first unit, and A slider connected to a second unit and slidingly moving along a moving axis with respect to the body, and an elastic member providing an elastic force between the body and the slider, the body having a protruding surface protruding from the base portion. The slider is in contact with the protruding surface of the body and has a first leg portion and a second leg portion disposed along a first moving direction of the movement axis, and the protruding surface has the first leg portion and the second leg portion. A first accommodation groove and a second accommodation groove are respectively provided to be accommodated, and the two legs or the two accommodation grooves have the leg portions opposite to the first moving direction. The sliding device is formed inclined to escape from the receiving groove is provided.

The protruding surface and the first and second leg portions may be provided one each on both sides.

A locking step may be provided in the first accommodation groove or the second accommodation groove to prevent the leg portion from moving in the first movement direction.

The slider may include slide rails provided at both sides, and the body may include a receiving part provided at both sides of the base part and in which the slide rail of the slider is slidably received.

The receiving portion of the body may include a slide groove into which the slide rail of the slider is slidably inserted, and an inclined surface inclined from the slide groove.

The receiving portion of the body may include an elastic deformation portion for pressing the slide rail of the slider at a position spaced up to the slide groove.

The elastic deformation portion of the body may be formed by cutting the edge portion along the direction of the moving axis, and may include a contact portion protruding inward to contact the slide rail of the slider.

According to the configuration of the present invention can achieve all the objects of the present invention described above. Specifically, since the cover is coupled to the main body so as to slide by the opening and closing device, it is possible to effectively protect the camera lens in a portable device such as a mobile phone. In addition, since the cover is in a plane with the surrounding surface while the cover is covered, an improved design can be obtained.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, the slide device 10 includes a body 20, a slider 50 that slides along the movement axis 100 with respect to the body 20, and two connecting portions 75 and 76. ) Is provided with an elastic member 70 connected to the body 20 and the slider 50, respectively. The body 20 includes a frame member 22, two slide guides 30, and two pedestals 40. The frame member 22 includes a generally flat rectangular plate-shaped base 24 and two receiving portions 26 provided on both sides of the base 24. The first connection portion 75 described later of the elastic member 70 is rotatably coupled to the base portion 24 by the same means as the pin 98. The accommodating part 26 is bent and formed in a form in which both ends of the base part 24 are wrapped, and an elongated accommodating passage 27 extending in parallel with the moving axis 100 is provided therein. The accommodating part 26 has a 1st extension part 261, the 2nd extension part 262 bent substantially 90 degrees from the 1st extension part 261, and the 3rd angle part substantially bent 90 degrees from the 2nd extension part 262. FIG. An extension 263 is provided. A receiving passage 27 is formed in the extension portion 263. The first extension part 261 is formed in a slight layer with the base part 24 so that the receiving passage 27 connects with the base part 24. One end portion of the third extension part 263 in the direction of the moving axis 100 is provided with a deformable wing 28 that can be deformed. The deformed wing 28 is formed by cutting a portion between the second extension part 262 and the third extension part 263, and the end of the deformable wing 28 is formed by convexly bent into the receiving passage 27. The contact 29 is formed. The frame member 22 is made of metal or synthetic resin so that the deformation blade 28 can be elastically deformed.

The slide guide 30 is fitted into the receiving passage 27 of the frame member 22 and fixed. The slide guide 30 is located on the opposite side of the deformation wing 28 in the receiving passage (27). The slide guide 30 has a slide groove 32 extending in parallel with the moving axis 100. A slide rail 52 to be described later of the slider 50 may be inserted into the slide groove 32 to enable the slide movement. An inclined surface 34 inclined from the slide groove 32 is provided at the end portion in the direction toward the deformed wing 28 of the slide guide 30. The inclined surface 34 is formed to be inclined downward toward the deformed wing 28. The two pedestals 40 are respectively coupled to and fixed to the base 24 adjacent to the receiving portion 27. Pedestal 40 is a rod-shaped extending parallel to the moving axis (100). The pedestal 40 has a protruding face 42 protruding from the base 24. The first receiving groove 43 and the second receiving groove 44 are sequentially positioned on the protruding surface 42 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The first receiving groove 43 is located in the middle of the longitudinal direction and has a second inclined surface 431. The first receiving groove 43 has a locking jaw 432 provided on the opposite side of the inclined surface 431. The movement of the slider 50 is restricted by the locking jaw 432. The second receiving groove 44 is positioned at one end in the longitudinal direction and has a third inclined surface 441. The second receiving groove 44 has a larger width than the first receiving groove 43.

The slider 50 is generally rectangular in the form of a plate, and includes a slide rail 52 extending parallel to the moving axis 100 formed on both sides. The slide rail 52 is fitted to the receiving passage 27 of the body 20 so as to slide along the moving axis 100. The slider 50 has two first leg members 54 and two second leg members 56. One first leg member 54 and one second leg member 56 are paired and positioned along the moving axis 100 in the side of the slide rail 52. The first leg member 54 is accommodated in the first receiving groove 42 of the pedestal 40 and includes a first leg portion 55 having a fourth inclined surface 551 corresponding to the second inclined surface 431. Equipped. The second leg member 56 is accommodated in the second receiving groove 44 of the pedestal 40 and includes a second leg portion 57 having a fifth inclined surface 571 corresponding to the third inclined surface 441. Equipped. The width of the second leg portion 57 is larger than the width of the first receiving groove 43 so that the second leg portion 57 is not inserted into the first receiving groove 43. Each leg member 54, 56 is provided with contact portions 552, 572 provided to contact the protruding surface 42 of the pedestal 40. The contact portions 552 and 572 extend thin and long along the moving direction. One contact portion 552 and 572 is provided in the first leg portion 54, and two contact portions 552 and 572 are provided in the second leg portion 57. The slider 50 is rotatably coupled to the second connecting portion 76 to be described later of the elastic member 70 by a coupling means such as a pin (99).

The elastic member 70 is a conventional torsion spring, and is provided at the ends of the coil portion 72 and the two extensions 73 and 74 extending from the coil portion 72 and the two extensions 73 and 74, respectively. First and second connecting portions 75 and 76 are provided. The first connection portion 75 is rotatably coupled to the base portion 24 of the frame member 22 of the body 20. The second connection portion 76 is rotatably coupled to the slider 50.

The body 20 of the slide device 10 is coupled to the main body (7 in Fig. 7), which is the first unit of the mobile phone (5 in Fig. 7), and the slider 50 of the slide device 10 is connected to the mobile phone (Fig. 7). And a cover (9 in Fig. 7), which is the second unit of 5) of 7. Referring to FIG. 7, the cellular phone 5 includes a main body 7 provided with a lens 8 of a camera, and a cover 9 for slidingly moving the lens 8 to be exposed or closed.

4 to 7, the operation of the above embodiment will be described in detail.

Referring to Fig. 7A, the cover 9 is completely closed so that the lens 9 of the cellular phone 5 (8) is covered. The face of the cover 9 runs smoothly with the face of the body 7. The state of the slide device at this time is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the first leg portion 55 of the slider 50 is accommodated in the first receiving groove 43 of the body 20, and the second leg portion 57 is the second receiving groove 44. Housed in). The contact portion 29 of the deformed wing 28 of the body 20 presses the slide rail 52 of the slider 50 so that the slider 50 and the base portion 24 of the body 20 are as close as possible. The elastic member 70 exerts a force to move the slider 50 in the direction of the arrow (the direction in which the cover 9 of FIG. 7 closes) with respect to the body 20. However, the first leg portion 55 is caught by the locking jaw 432 of the first receiving groove 43 is restricted movement. In this state, if the cover (9 in FIG. 7) of the cellular phone (5 in FIG. 7) is applied with sufficient force to move in the opening direction (the first movement direction), that is, in the direction opposite to the arrow, as shown in FIG. The first leg portion 55 and the second leg portion 57 of the slider 50 come out of the receiving grooves 43 and 44, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 5, the contact portion 552 of the first leg portion 55 and the contact portion 572 of the second leg portion 57 are raised to the protruding surface 42 of the pedestal 40. As shown in b), the cover 9 protrudes from the main body 7. Referring to FIG. 6, as the slider 50 protrudes with respect to the body 20, the deformed wing 28 of the body 20 is deformed. In this state, when the cover 9 of the cellular phone 50 is moved to be further opened with respect to the main body 70, as shown in Fig. 7C, the cover 9 is fully opened to open the camera lens 8 Is exposed. The state of the slide device at this time is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the slider 50 is moved completely opposite to the body 20 in the state shown in FIG. The elastic member 70 pushes the slider 50 in the direction of the arrow, that is, in the direction of further opening the cover 9, but is limited by means such as a stopper. Both legs 55, 57 are still located on the protruding surface 42 of the pedestal 40. In addition, although the second leg portion 57 is positioned above the first receiving groove 43, the second leg portion 57 is the first because the width of the second leg portion 57 is larger than that of the receiving groove 43. Without entering into the receiving groove 43, the slider 50 is maintained as it is projected relative to the body (20).

In the above embodiment, the slide device is used as a mobile phone equipped with a camera, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be used in various other portable devices such as digital cameras.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and that such modifications and variations are also contemplated by the present invention.

1 to 3 are exploded perspective views of a slide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 6 are views showing states of the slide apparatus of FIGS. 1 to 3 in the order of operation.

7A to 7C are views showing respective states of the cellular phone according to each slide device shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.

5: portable device 7: first unit

9: second unit 10: slide device

20: body 50: slider

70: elastic member

Claims

A slide device for connecting the two units in a portable device having a first unit and a second unit that slides with each other,

A body having a base connected to the first unit,

A slider connected to the second unit and slidably moving along a moving axis with respect to the body;

It includes an elastic member for providing an elastic force between the body and the slider,

The body has a protruding surface protruding with respect to the base portion,

The slider is in contact with the protruding surface of the body and has a first leg portion and a second leg portion disposed along the first direction of movement of the movement axis,

The protruding surface is provided with a first accommodating groove and a second accommodating groove for accommodating the first leg portion and the second leg portion, respectively.

The two legs or the two receiving grooves slide device formed with an inclined surface so that the leg portion can exit from the receiving groove in the direction opposite to the first moving direction.

The slide device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding surface and the first and second leg portions are provided one each on both sides.

The slide device of claim 1, wherein the first accommodation groove or the second accommodation groove is provided with a locking step for preventing the leg portion from moving in the first moving direction.

The slide device according to claim 1, wherein the slider has slide rails provided on both sides, and the body includes a receiving part provided on both sides of the base part and in which the slide rails of the slider are slidably received.

The slide apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the receiving portion of the body includes a slide groove into which the slide rail of the slider is slidably inserted, and an inclined surface inclined from the slide groove.

The slide device according to claim 5, wherein the receiving portion of the body includes an elastic deformation portion for pressing the slide rail of the slider at a position spaced up to the slide groove.

The slide device of claim 6, wherein the elastic deformation portion of the body is formed by cutting a corner portion along the direction of the moving axis, and includes a contact portion protruding inward to contact the slide rail of the slider.