Sliding-type portable digital communication apparatus
US7450173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sliding-type portable communication apparatus includes a body housing; a sliding housing sliding on an upper surface of the body housing while being in contact with the body housing; first and second angled housings, each of the first angled housings extending from one corner of one side of the body housing in an inclined direction gradually going far from a lower surface of the sliding housing, each of the second angled housing having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in contact with the first angled housing while extending in the inclined direction, and the second surface being opposite to the first surface and in contact with the sliding housing; a pair of connecting arms, each of which extends from an end of one of the second angled housings in the inclined direction; and a rotatable lens housing disposed between the connecting arms and having a camera lens, the camera lens being oriented in a direction passing through the lower surface of the sliding housing when the sliding housing has not been moved a predetermined distance, and the camera lens being oriented in a direction passing through the upper surface of the body housing when the sliding h…
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