Card ejecting mechanism and mobile communication terminal having the same
View Patent ↗A mobile communication terminal having a card ejecting mechanism. The card ejecting mechanism includes a body having a card insertion hole through which a card is insertable in a push manner; a cover openably mounted at the body for covering the card; and an operation unit disposed at the cover for releasing a locked state of the cover and releasing a locked state of the card when pushed. A locked state of the card is released and the cover is opened by one push operation, thereby enhancing a user's convenience. Furthermore, since a small member such as a push rod is used to release a locked state of the card, the conventional user's finger inserting space for pressing the card is not required thus to enable a miniaturization of the mobile communication terminal.
1. A card ejecting mechanism, comprising: a body having a card insertion hole through which a card is insertable in a push manner; a cover mounted at the body for covering at least a portion of the card; an operation unit disposed at the cover for releasing a locked state of the cover and releasing a locked state of the card when pushed; an operation button disposed at the cover so as to be movable; and a push rod disposed at the cover so as to be movable up and down for pushing the card by being in contact with the operation button when the operation button is moved; a cover locking portion disposed at the cover for releasing a locked state of the cover when the operation button is horizontally moved.
2. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the card is at least one of a memory card, user identification card, and banking card.
3. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the cover has one end hinge-connected to the body and another end locked at the body by the operation unit.
4. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the operation button is mounted so as to be movable up and down.
5. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the operation button is disposed at a guide groove formed at the cover so as to be movable up and down, and an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the operation button in a lifting direction is formed at a lower surface of the operation button.
6. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the operation button is integrally formed with the cover.
7. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the push rod is integrally formed at a lower surface of the operation button, and has a length long enough to be in contact with an upper surface of the card.
8. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the cover locking portion comprises:
a locking member slidingly disposed at a slide groove formed at the cover for locking the cover; and
an operation member connected to the locking member for moving the locking member in a direction to release a locked state of the cover when the operation button is lowered.
9. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 8 , wherein the operation member is a wire.
10. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 8 , wherein the cover locking portion further comprises an elastic member for restoring the locking member.
11. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein an inclined surface for pushing the push rod when the operation button is horizontally moved is formed at a lower surface of the operation button.
12. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the push rod in a direction to restore the button is disposed at a lower portion of the push rod.
13. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the cover locking portion comprises:
a locking member slidingly disposed at a slide groove formed at the cover for locking the cover; and
an elastic member for providing an elastic force in a direction to restore the locking member.
14. The card ejecting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the card is mounted at the body so as to be locked when pushed and unlocked when re-pushed.
15. A mobile communication terminal, comprising: a terminal body having a card insertion hole through which a card insertable in a push manner; a cover mounted at the terminal body for covering at least some portion of the card; an operation unit disposed at the cover for releasing a locked state of the cover and releasing a locked state of the card when pushed; an operation button disposed at the cover so as to be movable in a horizontal direction; and a push rod disposed at the cover so as to be movable up and down for pushing the card by being in contact with the operation button when the operation button is moved; a cover locking portion disposed at the cover for releasing a locked state of the cover when the operation button is horizontally moved.
16. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein the card is at least one of a memory card, user identification card, and banking card.
17. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein the cover has one end hinge-connected to the terminal body and another end locked at the terminal body by the operation unit.
18. The mobile communication terminal of claim 17 , wherein the operation button is mounted so as to be movable up and down.
19. The mobile communication terminal of claim 18 , wherein the operation button is disposed at a guide groove formed at the cover so as to be movable up and down, and an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the operation button in a lifting direction is formed at a lower surface of the operation button.
20. The mobile communication terminal of claim 17 , wherein the operation button is integrally formed with the cover.
21. The mobile communication terminal of claim 17 , wherein the push rod is integrally formed at a lower surface of the operation button, and has a length long enough to be in contact with an upper surface of the card.
22. The mobile communication terminal of claim 17 , wherein the cover locking portion comprises:
a locking member slidingly disposed at a slide groove formed at the cover for locking the cover; and
an operation member connected to the locking member for moving the locking member in a direction to release a locked state of the cover when the operation button is lowered.
23. The mobile communication terminal of claim 22 , wherein the operation member is a wire.
24. The mobile communication terminal of claim 22 , wherein the cover locking portion further comprises an elastic member for restoring the locking member.
25. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein an inclined surface for pushing the push rod when the operation button is horizontally moved is formed at a lower surface of the operation button.
26. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein an elastic member for providing an elastic force to the push rod in a direction to restore the button is disposed at a lower portion of the push rod.
27. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein the cover locking portion comprises:
a locking member slidingly disposed at a slide groove formed at the cover for locking the cover; and
an elastic member for providing an elastic force in a direction to restore the locking member.
28. The mobile communication terminal of claim 15 , wherein the card is mounted at the terminal body so as to be locked when pushed and unlocked when re-pushed.