IP Library Granted Patent US 7,833,029
Granted Patent B2
US 7,833,029 · App. 12/556,366 · Granted Nov 16, 2010

Wireless communication terminal with a cover moving in conjunction with a connector unit to open and closed positions

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Patent No.
US 7,833,029
App. No.
12/556,366
Granted
Nov 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication terminal includes a terminal body having an arrangement portion, a connector unit hinge-connected to the terminal body and able to be accommodated in and taken out of the arrangement portion, a cover unit to move on the terminal body to cover and uncover the arrangement portion, and a guide unit to hold the cover unit in an open position, and to guide the cover unit into a closed position in conjunction with a movement of the connector unit. The cover unit includes an embedded intenna, and the connector unit includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector to provide a wireless communication function.

Claims (30)

1. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

a terminal body;

a cover unit arranged to move on the terminal body;

a connector unit arranged to move on the terminal body;

a first guide unit to guide the cover unit to move from a closed position to an open position; and

a second guide unit to hold the cover unit in the open position, and to release the cover unit held in the open position in conjunction with movement of the connector unit wherein the first guide unit comprises a first rail on the terminal body, a frame to move on the first rail in conjunction with a movement of the cover unit and an elastic body connected to the frame to provide a force to move the cover unit to the closed position.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second guide unit comprises:

a pressure body to contact the connector unit arranged in the terminal body if the cover unit is moved to the open position;

an interlocking rail arranged on the frame to support the pressure body if the cover unit is in the closed position; and

a moving jaw arranged adjacent to the interlocking rail, the moving jaw to engage the pressure body if the cover unit is in the open position.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the connector unit is rotatable in a first direction about the terminal body, and a portion of the connector unit is rotatable in a second direction having an axis of rotation that is orthogonal to an axis of rotation of the first direction.

4. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein an intenna is arranged in the cover unit.

5. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the connector unit comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

6. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

a terminal body;

a cover unit arranged to move on the terminal body;

a connector unit arranged to move from a first acceptance space on the terminal body to a release position; and

a guide unit to guide the cover unit to move from a closed position to an open position, and to hold the cover unit in the closed position and the open position, the closed position being a position where the cover unit covers the connector unit in the first acceptance space, and the open position being a position where the connector unit is uncovered wherein the guide unit comprises: a first guide unit comprising a first rail on the terminal body, a frame to move on the first rail in conjunction with a movement of the cover unit and an elastic body connected to the frame to provide a force to move the cover unit to the closed position; and a second guide unit comprising a pressure body to contact the connector unit in the first acceptance space, an interlocking rail arranged on the frame to support the pressure body if the cover unit is in a closed position, and a moving jaw arranged adjacent to the interlocking rail to engage the pressure body if the cover unit is in the open position.

7. The wireless communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the cover unit slides on the terminal body from the closed position to the open position to release the connector unit, the connector unit is rotatable in a first direction about a first axis of rotation in conjunction with movement of the cover unit, and a portion of the connector unit is rotatable in a second direction about a second axis of rotation.

8. The wireless communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein an intenna is arranged in the cover unit.

9. The wireless communication terminal of claim 6 , wherein the connector unit comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

10. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

a terminal body comprising an arrangement portion;

a connector unit hinge-connected to the terminal body, the connector unit to move into and out of the arrangement portion;

a cover unit to move on the terminal body, the cover unit to partially cover the arrangement portion if the cover unit is in a closed position; and

a guide unit to hold the cover unit in an open position, and to guide the cover unit to the closed position in conjunction with a movement of the connector unit into the arrangement portion wherein the guide unit comprises: a first rail on the terminal body, a frame to move on the first rail in conjunction with a movement of the cover unit and an elastic body connected to the frame to provide a force to move the cover unit to the closed position; a pressure body to contact the connector unit if the connector unit is arranged in the first arrangement portion; an interlocking rail arranged on the frame to support the pressure body if the cover unit is in a closed position, and a moving jaw arranged adjacent to the interlocking rail to engage the pressure body if the cover unit is in the open position.

11. The wireless communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein if the cover unit is in the closed position, the cover unit covers at least a portion of the connector unit to limit movement of the connector unit.

12. The wireless communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein the connector unit rotates about a hinge axis and protrudes from the arrangement portion if the cover unit moves to the open position.

13. The wireless communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein an intenna is arranged in the cover unit.

14. The wireless communication terminal of claim 10 , wherein the connector unit comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: PANTECH INC.
To: PANTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052662/0609 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 09897290, 10824929, 11249232, 11966263 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040654 FRAME: 0749. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041413/0799 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040005 FRAME 0257. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUED IN THIS RECORDAL. Recorded Nov 7, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040654/0749 →