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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Kyung-chul Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Kyung-Chul Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a semi-automatic sliding device for a sliding-type portable terminal that includes a stationary member, a movable member adapted to slide under constraint while facing the stationary member by means of a closing force when out of a predetermined distance and an opening force when within the predetermined distance, at least one rolling means pressed against a lateral end of the movable member, and at least one semi-automatic driving source positioned between the stationary and movable members to provide the movable member with the opening or closing force as the movable slides. The semi-automatic sliding device is advantageous to slimness.