Lg Electronics Inc.

Donghwan Lim

Sangwook Park

Sungdo Kim

Ara Kim

Junhong Kang

Choonghyoun Cho

Seounghwan Seol

Hakho Choi

Sungsu Kim

Wonseok Joo

Minchul Lee

A mobile terminal comprises a body including a first frame and a second frame slidably coupled to a rear surface of the first frame in a first direction or a second direction; a flexible display unit including a front portion located on a front surface of the body, a rear portion located on a rear surface of the body, and a side portion connecting the front portion with the rear portion and surrounding one side of the body; a plurality of reinforcing ribs protruded from a rear surface of the first frame and extended in the first direction; and a plurality of supports protruded from a front surface of the second frame and located between the respective reinforcing ribs. The mobile terminal may enhance usability and portability by varying its size.

Mobile terminal with extendable display

A mobile terminal including a first housing defining an accommodation space therein and having an opening defined therein in communication with the outside; a camera configured to obtain image information; and a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the camera to rotate and be inserted inside the first housing through the opening and to face a first face of the mobile terminal, and rotationally drive the camera to rotate and be withdrawn outside the first housing through the opening and to face a second face of the mobile terminal.

Mobile terminal

Disclosed is a mobile terminal, including a body including a first frame and a second frame slidably movably coupled to the first frame in first or second direction, a flexible display unit including a side face portion surrounding one side of the body, and a driver. A rear face of the first frame includes a first rear face exposed to the rear face of the first frame in the second state and a second rear surface that remains overlapping with the second frame in the second state. The driver includes a motor installed in the second frame, a pinion gear configured to rotate upon receiving a rotational force of the motor, and a rack gear fastened to the second rear surface of the first frame and configured to be extended along the first direction and to move linearly in engagement with the pinion gear.

Mobile terminal including flexible display

A mobile terminal comprises a first frame, a second frame capable of slidably moving from the first frame in a first direction or a second direction which is an opposite direction of the first direction, and a driving unit slidably moving the second frame, wherein the driving unit includes a motor coupled to the first frame, a first pinion gear rotated by a rotational force transferred from the motor, a first gear rack extended in the first direction, moving in the first direction or the second direction when the pinion gear is rotated, a second pinion gear rotated in accordance with movement of the first gear rack, and a second gear rack coupled to the second frame, moving from the first gear rack in the same direction as the moving direction of the first gear rack in accordance with rotation of the second pinion gear. A length of the gear rack may be obtained to enlarge an area of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is extended.

A mobile terminal comprises a first frame, a second frame slidably moves with respect to the first frame in a first direction to switch from a first state to a second state and in a second direction, to switch the second state to the first state, and a driving unit configured to control a slide movement of the second frame, wherein the driving unit includes a motor coupled to the first frame, a pinion gear rotated by a rotational force transferred from the motor, a first rack gear extended in the first direction, moving in the first direction or the second direction in accordance with rotation of the pinion gear, and a second rack gear disposed to be overlapped with the first rack gear in a thickness direction at the first state and disposed to release an overlap state with the first rack gear at the second state.

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Seoul, South Korea

Donghwan Lim