Lg Electronics Inc.

Younji Shin

Hoseok Chung

Byungduck Park

Jongseok Park

Minho Park

Jungsuk Lee

Sungin Choi

Junyeop Jeong

Moonyoul Ahn

There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a rear case having a back plate and a lateral wall; a front case coupled to a front surface of the rear case to form a predetermined space where components are mounted; a button hole formed in the lateral wall; a retaining projection projected from an inner surface of the button hole in a perpendicular direction with respect to the lateral wall; a side key inserted in the button hole; and a retaining rib extended from an inner or lateral surface of the side key to be fastened to the retaining projection, such that in case the button hole may be provided in the lateral surface of the rear case to insert the side key therein, the retaining projection which is able to be integrally formed with the button hole and the retaining rib which is able to be coupled to the retaining projection stably can be arranged to retain the side key stably in a process of assembling the side key.

Mobile terminal

A mobile terminal having a terminal body, a circuit board located in the terminal body, the circuit board including a plurality of switches located thereon and an input device is provided. The input device is configured to input a control command and is installed at the terminal body. The input device includes a key top configured to be pressable in one direction, the key top having a rear surface facing the circuit board, a plurality of pressing portions protruding from the rear surface of the key top, each pressing portion being configured to extend toward a corresponding switch of the plurality of switches and at least one dummy pressing portion disposed between one pressing portion and another pressing portion of the plurality of pressing portions, the at least one dummy pressing portion being supported by the circuit board when the key top is pressed such that, when one switch of the plurality of switches is pressed by said one pressing portion, the at least one dummy pressing portion is configured to prevent said another pressing portion from pressing another switch of the plurality of switches.

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Seoul, South Korea

Younji Shin