Portable device including display unit and keypad unit
View Patent ↗A portable device embodying both sliding and rotating types is described. The portable device including: a main unit; a display unit sliding and horizontally rotating on a top surface of the main unit, and having a display on its top surface; and a keypad unit sliding in an opposite direction from the display unit and horizontally rotating on a bottom surface of the main unit and having an additional keypad which is provided on its top surface and externally exposed after rotating. Also, the portable device may be transformed into various operating modes by sliding and/or rotating of the display unit and the keypad unit, which are suitable for phone calling, game play and multimedia replay.
1. A portable device comprising:
a main unit;
a display unit sliding and horizontally rotating on a top surface of the main unit, and having a display on its top surface; and
a keypad unit sliding in an opposite direction from the display unit and horizontally rotating on a bottom surface of the main unit and having an additional keypad which is provided on its top surface and externally exposed after rotating.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein:
a first complex hinge part is provided between the main unit and the display unit, and includes a first rotation hinge section installed on the top of the main unit and a first sliding hinge section installed on the first rotation hinge section, the first rotation hinge section has a hole, and the first sliding hinge section has a first sliding guide installed on the first rotation hinge section and a first rail plate installed on the display unit to slide along the first sliding guide, and
a second complex hinge part is provided between the main unit and the keypad unit, and includes a second rotation hinge section installed on the bottom of the main unit and a second sliding hinge section installed on the second rotation hinge section, the second rotation hinge section has a hole, and the second sliding hinge section has a second sliding guide installed on the second rotation hinge section and a second rail plate installed on the display unit to slide along the first sliding guide.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein:
the first sliding guide has a groove receiving both ends of the first rail plate, and
the second sliding guide has a groove receiving both ends of the second rail plate.
4. The device of claim 2 , wherein:
the first rotation hinge section includes a first lower rotation hinge installed on the top of the main unit with a first lower hole and a first upper rotation hinge rotatable on the first lower rotation hinge with a first upper hole corresponding to the first lower hole, and
the second rotation hinge section includes a second lower rotation hinge installed on the bottom of the main unit with a second lower hole and a second upper rotation hinge rotatable on the second lower rotation hinge with a second upper hole corresponding to the second lower hole.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein a main keypad is provided on the top surface of the main unit.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein a menu key is provided on the top surface of the display unit.