Slide type cellular phone and sliding method thereof
US7136688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0245
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slide type cellular phone having two separate bodies automatically or manually sliding with respect to each other includes a first main body having a motor with a shaft, an elastic member elastically supporting the motor, and a switch activating the motor, a power transmitting unit coupled to the shaft of the motor to receive a rotation power from the motor, a pinion coupled to the power transmitting unit to be rotated by the rotation power, a second main body slidably coupled to the first main body, having a rack coupled to the pinion, and sliding with respect to the first main body according to movements of the pinion and the rack, and a sliding detecting unit detecting a termination of a sliding operation of the second main body to control the motor. The pinion, the rack, and the power transmitting member to operates by a rotation of the motor to automatically or manually slide the second main body with respect to the first main body, thereby providing a more convenient cellular phone.
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