MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING PERFUME EMITTING APPARATUS

- PANTECH CO., LTD.

A mobile terminal with perfume emission includes a perfume generator to store perfume; and a motor coupled to the perfume generator to emit the perfume to outside of the mobile terminal.

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0010295, filed on Feb. 4, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

This disclosure relates to a mobile terminal from which a perfume may be emitted.

2. Discussion of the Background

Mobile terminals have been configured to emit perfume from a space in which the perfume is stored inside the mobile terminal. However, the mobile terminal may be inefficient in the use of the perfume because the perfume may be continuously emitted from the space.

SUMMARY

This disclosure is directed to a mobile terminal with perfume emission whereby perfume is emitted by an operation of a vibration motor and the emission of perfume is stopped when the vibration motor is not operated.

This disclosure is also directed to a mobile terminal with perfume emission which is configured to control emission of perfume using a vibration motor to inform a user of an arrival of a message.

Additional features of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

An exemplary embodiment provides a mobile terminal, including: a perfume generator to store perfume; and a motor coupled to the perfume generator to emit the perfume to outside of the mobile terminal.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mobile terminal including a perfume emitting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the region X in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic views of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view wherein a valve in FIG. 4A is opened.

FIG. 4C is a plan view of a balance weight of FIG. 4A.

FIG. 5A is a schematic view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5B is a schematic view illustrating operation of the perfume emitting apparatus of FIG. 5A.

FIG. 5C is a perspective view of the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a schematic view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6B is a schematic view illustrating operation of the perfume emitting apparatus of FIG. 6A.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

Exemplary embodiments now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the exemplary embodiments are shown. This disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth therein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scope of this disclosure to those skilled in the art. In the description, details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the presented embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of this disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, the use of the terms “a”, “an”, etc. does not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denotes the presence of at least one of the referenced item. The use of the terms “first”, “second”, and the like does not imply any particular order, but they are included to identify individual elements. Moreover, the use of the terms “first”, “second”, etc. does not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms “first”, “second”, etc. are used to distinguish one element from another. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising”, or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

In the drawings, like reference numerals denote like elements. The shape, size, and regions, and the like, of the drawing may be exaggerated for clarity.

When two elements are described as being “coupled”, “coupled to”, “connected”, or “connected to”, the two elements may be directly coupled or connected or other elements may be disposed therebetween.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mobile terminal including a perfume emitting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the region X in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a perfume emitting apparatus 101 disposed in a mobile terminal 100 includes a vibration motor 110, which generates vibration during a vibration mode of the mobile terminal 100, and a perfume generator 130, which contains a concentrated aromatic gel.

The vibration motor 110 includes a balance weight 111. Vibration is generated as the balance weight 111 is rotated. The perfume generator 130 contains an aromatic gel. A transfer port 131 is disposed at one side of the perfume generator 130 and connected to the vibration motor 110, and an emission port 115 is disposed at one side of the vibration motor 110 and extends to an outside surface of the mobile terminal 100. A blade 113 is disposed on the balance weight 111 of the vibration motor 110. If the balance weight 111 rotates, perfume generated by the perfume generator 130 is introduced into the vibration motor 110 due to the rotation of the blade 113 of the balance weight 111. Consequently, density of the perfume inside the vibration motor 110 increases, and the perfume is emitted out of the emission port 115, i.e. out of the mobile terminal 100, by the blade 113.

In the perfume emitting apparatus 101, the blade 113 is disposed on the balance weight 111 and extends from a center of the balance weight 111 toward an inside surface of a case 117. Thus, a gap between the inside surface of the case 117 of the vibration motor 110 and an end portion of the blade 113 decreases. The blade 113 may be bent as shown in FIG. 2 or may be straight or curved. Further, there may be multiple blades 113. Accordingly, when the vibration motor 110 is not operating, flow of the perfume generated by the perfume generator 130 is blocked by the blade 113, and only a small amount of the perfume may be emitted out of the mobile terminal 100. That is to say, most of the perfume produced by the evaporation of the aromatic gel is stored in the perfume generator 130 and in the vibration motor 110. When the vibration motor 110 operates, the perfume is emitted out of the mobile terminal 100.

Because the density of the evaporated perfume inside the perfume generator 130 may be high, a relatively small amount of perfume is evaporated from the aromatic gel. As a result, the aromatic gel may be used for a longer period of time, and the perfume emission may be achieved over a period of time.

If the vibration motor 110 operates and the blade 113 rotates, the perfume that has been stored in the perfume generator 130 is transferred to the vibration motor 110, and the perfume is emitted from inside the vibration motor 110 out of the mobile terminal 100 by the blade 113 of the vibration motor 110.

Accordingly, if a user wants perfume, the user may emit the perfume by operating the vibration motor 110. If the mobile terminal 100 is set in a vibration mode, the perfume may be emitted by the vibration motor 110, which may be operated if a message, text, voice call, video call, or the like is received. Thus, the user may recognize the arrival of the message through smell as well as vibration.

A mobile terminal according an exemplary embodiment may emit perfume using a linear vibration motor such that perfume generated by a perfume generator through an operation of the linear vibration motor is emitted out of the mobile terminal.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic views of a perfume emitting apparatus 201 of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, a linear vibration motor 210 includes a vibrator 212, which includes a wound coil 211, inside a case 217. A magnet 213 is disposed on one side of the vibrator 212 and an actuator 214 is disposed on the other side of the vibrator 212. The actuator 214 may be a coil spring. The magnet 213 may be a permanent magnet. The actuator 214 forces the vibrator 212 toward the magnet 213. If a power is supplied to the linear vibration motor 210, the coil 211 is magnetized, and a repulsive force is generated between the vibrator 212 and the magnet 213 as an electric field is formed. As a result, the vibrator 212 is moved to compress the actuator 214. Then, if the power is removed, the vibrator 212 returns toward the magnet 213 due to the actuator 214.

In the linear vibration motor 210, an emission port 215 is disposed at a side of the case 217, a transfer port 231 extending from a perfume generator 230 is connected to a side of the case 217, and the emission port 215 is extended to an outside surface of the mobile terminal. The emission port 215 and the transfer port 231 may be on a same side or on different sides of the case 217. Check valves 240 are disposed in the transfer port 231 and the emission port 215 so that air including evaporated perfume is transferred from the perfume generator 230 to the linear vibration motor 210 and emitted from the linear vibration motor 210 out of the mobile terminal.

If a power is supplied to the coil 211 of the linear vibration motor 210, the vibrator 212 moves toward the actuator 214, and the air inside the case 217 is emitted through the emission port 215 as shown in FIG. 3B. When the vibrator 212 is restored, the pressure inside the case 217 decreases and perfume generated by the perfume generator 230 is transferred through the transfer port 231 into the case 217 of the linear vibration motor 210 as shown in FIG. 3A. During this, inflow of air from outside is blocked by the check valve 240 disposed in the emission port 215. Then, when the vibrator 212 moves toward the actuator 214, the perfume filled in the case 217 is emitted to the outside through the emission port 215.

As such, the perfume generated by the perfume generator 230 is emitted through the linear vibration motor 210 to the outside of the mobile terminal according to the movement of the vibrator 212.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view wherein a valve in FIG. 4A is opened, and FIG. 4C is a plan view of a balance weight of FIG. 4A.

Referring to FIG. 4A, a connector 321 is disposed on a vibration motor 310 so that a perfume generator 330 may be connected thereto. The connector 321 may be a socket. The perfume generator 330 is fastened in the connector 321. An inner hole is disposed at a center of a side of the perfume generator 330 disposed adjacent to the vibration motor 310, and a valve 340 is disposed at a center of the vibration motor 310 so that emission of perfume generated by the perfume generator 330 may be allowed out of the vibration motor 310 or may be blocked. The valve 340 may align with the inner hole of the perfume generator 330.

The connector 321 disposed on the vibration motor 310 allows fastening and release of the perfume generator 330. For example, a female thread 322 may be disposed on an inner surface of the connector 321 and a male thread 331 may be disposed on an outer surface of the perfume generator 330 to provide a screw engagement. As another example, a plurality of latches may be disposed on the inner surface of the connector 321 and grooves matching the latches may be disposed on the perfume generator 330 so that the latches are engaged with the grooves.

A transfer port 333 is disposed at a side of the perfume generator 330 so that the perfume evaporated in a case 335 of the perfume generator 330 may be transferred through the transfer port 333. The transfer port 333 may align with the center hole of the perfume generator 330 and be disposed on a side of the perfume generator 330 that connects to the connector 321.

The valve 340 disposed in the vibration motor 310 opens or closes a transfer hole 319 disposed in a case 317 of the vibration motor 310 according to an operation of the vibration motor 310.

Referring to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, a cylinder 318 is disposed in the case 317 connected to a side of the case 317 of the vibration motor 310. The side of the case 317 to which the cylinder 318 is connected may be a same side of the case 317 to which the perfume generator 330 is connected via the connector 321, and the cylinder 318 may be aligned with the transfer port 333 and the center hole of the perfume generator. A printed circuit board (PCB) 311 with an inner hole through which the cylinder 318 passes is disposed on a surface of the case 317, and a magnet 312 is disposed on the PCB 311. The magnet 312 may be ring-shaped and may be a permanent magnet. The PCB 311 may be a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). A balance weight 313 is provided on the magnet 312. A brush 314 extends from a PCB disposed on a side of the balance weight 313 and is connected to the PCB 311.

A blade 316 is disposed on a coil 315 of the balance weight 313, and the valve 340 is disposed at a center of the balance weight 313. The valve 340 includes a pillar 341, which extends to an upper surface of the case 317 in the cylinder 318, and a disk 343, which is disposed at an upper end of the pillar 341. The upper surface of the case 317 herein is a side of the cased disposed opposite from the perfume generator 330 such that the perfume generator 330 may be connected to the connector 321 disposed on a lower surface of the case 317. However, such terms as “upper” and “lower” are not limiting and are only used for reference. The disk 343 is disposed at the upper end of the pillar 341 and covers the transfer hole 319 on the upper surface of the case 317. The valve 340 may be magnetic. When the valve 340 is located in a magnetic field generated by the magnet 312, an attraction occurs between the permanent magnet 312 and the valve 340. The blade 316 forms an air flow while the balance weight 313 rotates.

Referring to FIG. 4B, when a power is supplied to the PCB 311, the coil 315 of the balance weight 313 is magnetized through the brush 314 and a repulsive force is generated between the coil 315 of the balance weight 313 and the magnet 312. The repulsive force is larger than the attractive force between the magnet 312 and the valve 340, and, because of the repulsive force, the balance weight 313 moves upward and rotates. The balance weight 313 may have an eccentric weight such that a vibration occurs while the balance weight 313 rotates.

As the balance weight 313 moves upward and rotates, the valve 340 fixed on the balance weight 313 also moves upward. As the disk 343 of the valve 340 moves upward, the disk 343 is separated from the upper surface of the case 317 and the transfer hole 319 formed in the case 317 is opened.

As described, the balance weight 313 is moved upward by the repulsive force generated when the coil 315 of the balance weight 313 is magnetized. As the balance weight 313 rotates and the air flow is formed by the blade 316, the perfume generated by the perfume generator 330 is transferred out of the case 317 through the cylinder 318 and through the transfer hole 319 provided on the upper surface of the case 317 as shown in FIG. 4B. Thus, the perfume is emitted out of the mobile terminal.

When the power supply to the coil 315 is cut off, the balance weight 313 is moved toward the permanent magnet 312 and fixed there due to the attractive force between the permanent magnet 312 and the valve 340 as shown in FIG. 4A. As the balance weight 313 moves toward the permanent magnet 312, the disk 343 of the valve 340 closes the transfer hole 319 provided on the upper surface of the case 317 and blocks emission of the perfume.

Accordingly, the perfume generated by the perfume generator 330 is stored inside the perfume generator 330 and inside the case 317 of the vibration motor 310. When the vibration motor 310 operates, the disk 343 opens the transfer hole 319 and the perfume is emitted.

After all the perfume generated by the perfume generator 330 is emitted, the perfume generator 330 may be separated from the vibration motor 310 and replaced by a new perfume generator 330, i.e. another perfume generator 330 containing an aromatic gel with perfume, which may be highly concentrated.

FIG. 5A is a schematic view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment, FIG. 5B is a schematic view illustrating operation of the perfume emitting apparatus of FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5C is a perspective view of the mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

A mobile terminal 400 having a hinge, as shown in FIG. 5C, may be referred to as a folder-type mobile terminal 400. The folder-type mobile terminal 400 includes a main body 401 and a moving body 402 which are coupled by a hinge 405, such that the moving body 402 may be folded or unfolded with respect to the main body 401. The hinge 405 may be a pump connected between the perfume generator 430 and the vibration motor 410 to supply or move the perfume from the perfume generator 430 to the vibration motor 410. As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the hinge 405 includes a first cam 402c, which is connected to the moving body 402 and a second cam 401c, which is connected to the main body 401. When the moving body 402 is folded or unfolded, the first cam 402c and the second cam 401c rotate with respect to each other along respective sloped faces of the first cam 402c and the second cam 401c.

A side of the first cam 402c, which is moved by the rotation of the moving body 402, is connected with a piston 406. Accordingly, the piston 406 reciprocates linearly once while the moving body 402 is folded or unfolded.

The piston 406 is disposed in a cylinder 407, which may be formed integrally with the hinge 405. The cylinder 407 may be a body of the hinge 405. While reciprocating linearly along a length direction of the cylinder 407, the piston 406 transfers, i.e. pumps, perfume to a vibration motor 410.

A perfume generator 430 and the vibration motor 410 are in fluid communication with the cylinder 407. A transfer tube 433, which connects the perfume generator 430 with the cylinder 407, includes a first check valve 431 such that perfume generated by the perfume generator 430 is introduced into the cylinder 407 but it may not flow back from the cylinder 407 to the perfume generator 430.

And, an emission tube 413, which connects the vibration motor 410 with the cylinder 407, includes a second check valve 412 such that the perfume in the cylinder 407 is emitted outside by the vibration motor 410 but may not flow back toward the cylinder 407.

An emission port 415 is disposed at one side of the vibration motor 410 such that the perfume may be emitted through the emission port 415 by an operation of the vibration motor 410. Referring to FIG. 5A, a blade 419 is disposed on a surface of a balance weight 417 of the vibration motor 410 in order to allow or block the emission of the perfume, as described above.

If a user folds or unfolds the moving body 402 of the folder-type mobile terminal 400, the piston 406 reciprocates linearly once inside the cylinder 407. If the piston 406 advances forward or toward the perfume generator 430, air inside the cylinder 407 is transferred through the second check valve 412 to the vibration motor 410 as shown in FIG. 5B. Thus, perfume is filled in the vibration motor 410. And, if the piston 406 moves backward or away from the perfume generator 430, pressure inside the cylinder 407 decreases and the perfume generated by the perfume generator 430 is introduced into the cylinder 407 through the first check valve 431 as shown in FIG. 5A.

Then, when the vibration motor 410 operates, the perfume filled in the vibration motor 410 is emitted through the emission port 415 by the rotation of the blade 419 of the vibration motor 410. Since the emission port 415 is exposed to an outside of the folder-type mobile terminal 400, the perfume is emitted to the outside.

An air inflow port (not shown) may be provided at the perfume generator 430 and a check valve (not shown) may be disposed in the air inflow port such that air from outside may be introduced into the perfume generator 430 but may not be emitted out of the perfume generator 430.

A mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment includes the hinge-coupled perfume emitting apparatus described with respect to the folder-type mobile terminal. A detailed description of the hinge will not be reiterated here.

FIG. 6A is a schematic view of a perfume emitting apparatus of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a schematic view illustrating operation of the perfume emitting apparatus of FIG. 6A.

Referring to FIG. 6A, a piston 506 is disposed in a cylinder 507, which may be formed integrally with a hinge 505, and the piston 506 moves linearly inside the cylinder 507 according to an operation of the hinge 505.

A transfer tube 533 connects a perfume generator 530 to the cylinder 507. An emission tube 514 connects the perfume generator 530 to a vibration motor 510, and the vibration motor 510 includes an emission port 515. The hinge 505 may be a pump connected to the perfume generator 530 to pump air into the perfume generator 530.

The cylinder 507 includes an air inflow port 508, which allows inflow of air from outside into the cylinder 507. The air inflow port 508 includes a first check valve 509 such that the air from outside may be introduced into the cylinder 507 but may not be emitted back outside. The transfer tube 533 includes a second check valve 513 to allow flow of the air in the cylinder 507 to the perfume generator 530 but does not allow back flow.

The piston 506 moves toward a front side of the cylinder 507 or toward the perfume generator 530 when a moving body of a folder-type mobile terminal is folded or unfolded, as described above. In such case, the air in the cylinder 507 is introduced through the second check valve 513 into the perfume generator 530. Due to the introduction of the air into the perfume generator 530, perfume is evaporated in the perfume generator 530 and is introduced through the emission tube 514 into the vibration motor 510. When the piston 506 moves backward or away from the perfume generator 530, the air from outside is introduced through the first check valve 509 into the cylinder 507 because of the pressure difference inside and outside the cylinder 507.

The perfume filled in the vibration motor 510 is emitted out of the vibration motor 510 through the emission port 515 by an operation of the vibration motor 510. The operation of a blade 519 disposed on a balance weight 517 is the same as described above and a detailed description will not be reiterated here.

When the vibration motor 510 operates, the perfume evaporated in the perfume generator 530 is emitted. And, when the vibration motor 510 stops, the emission of the perfume is blocked by the blade 519 of the balance weight 517.

Although aspects are described above with respect to a hinge coupled to a folder-type mobile terminal, aspects are not limited thereto such that aspects may be applied to a slide-type mobile terminal.

Although not illustrated in the drawings, the slide-type mobile terminal is a mobile terminal including a moving body which moves linearly along a direction with respect to a main body. By connecting the cylinder as described above with either one of the moving body and the main body and connecting the piston as described above with the other of the moving body and the main body such that the piston may move linearly inside the cylinder along the movement of the moving body, the pumping action described above may be achieved.

By equipping a perfume generator, a vibration motor, a valve or the like to the pump, i.e. the cylinder and the piston, as described above, emission of perfume may be accomplished through the movement of the moving body of the slide-type mobile terminal.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variation can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a perfume generator to store perfume; and
a motor coupled to the perfume generator to emit the perfume outside of the mobile terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the motor is a vibration motor comprising:

an eccentric balance weight;
a blade disposed on the balance weight; and
a case in which the balance weight is disposed, the case being connected to the perfume generator and comprising an emission port to emit the perfume.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a transfer tube to connect the perfume generator and the motor, and a pump to supply the perfume from the perfume generator to the motor.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a main body and a moving body, which are movably coupled,

wherein the pump comprises a piston that moves linearly in response to the motion of the moving body and a cylinder through which the piston moves.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the transfer tube comprises a first check valve disposed between the cylinder and the perfume generator and a second check valve between the cylinder and the motor.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the mobile terminal is a folder-type mobile terminal with the main body and the moving body coupled by a hinge, and the pump comprises a cam connected to the piston, the cam being linearly moveable inside the cylinder in response to the movement of the moving body about the hinge.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

a pump to supply air from outside to the perfume generator,
an emission tube to connect the perfume generator and the motor, and
a transfer tube to connect the pump and the perfume generator,
wherein the pump forces the air from the outside into the perfume generator through the transfer tube, and the perfume is supplied from the perfume generator to the motor through the emission tube.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a main body and a moving body which are movably coupled,

wherein the pump comprises a piston that moves linearly in response to the motion of the moving body and a cylinder through which the piston moves, the cylinder comprising an air inflow port,
wherein the transfer tube connects the cylinder to the perfume generator, and
wherein the transfer tube comprises a first check valve and the air inflow port comprises a second check valve.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the motor is a linear vibration motor having a linearly moving vibrator inside a case of the linear vibration motor,

wherein a transfer port connects the case to the perfume generator, and
wherein an emission port is disposed in a side of the case to emit the perfume in response to the linear motion of the vibrator.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the transfer port comprises a first check valve and the emission port comprises a second check valves.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the motor is a vibration motor comprising a balance weight to vibrate while rotating, and the balance weight comprises a valve to emit the perfume to the outside of the mobile terminal while the balance weight rotates.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the balance weight comprises a blade, wherein an air flow is formed by the blade so that the perfume is emitted to the outside of the mobile terminal by the air flow while the balance weight rotates.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the perfume generator comprises a transfer port, the vibration motor has an inner hole corresponding to the transfer port, the case of the vibration motor has a transfer hole in fluid communication with the inner hole, and the valve opens the transfer hole as the balance weight moves.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising:

a cylinder disposed at one side of the case of the vibration motor adjacent to the perfume generator to form the inner hole in the case;
a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed inside the case;
a magnet disposed at one side of the PCB; and
a balance weight disposed at one side of the magnet,
wherein the valve comprises: a pillar disposed in the cylinder and at a center of the balance weight, the pillar extending to an outside of the case, and a disk disposed at an outside end of the pillar to open the transfer hole,
wherein, if a power is supplied to the balance weight, the balance weight moves so that the disk opens the transfer hole.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the pillar is magnetic and an attraction between the magnet and the pillar is smaller than a repulsive force generated if the power is supplied to the balance weight.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the mobile terminal is a slide-type mobile terminal wherein a moving body is coupled to a main body so as to move linearly with respect to the main body, and the pump comprises a cylinder disposed in one of the main body and the moving body and a piston disposed in the other of the main body and the moving body, the piston being linearly moveable in the cylinder.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is a slide-type mobile terminal wherein a moving body is coupled to a main body so as to move linearly with respect to the main body, and the pump comprises a cylinder disposed in one of the main body and the moving body and a piston disposed in the other of the main body and the moving body, the piston being linearly moveable in the cylinder.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is a folder-type mobile terminal with the main body and the moving body coupled by a hinge, and a cam moves linearly inside the hinge in response to rotation of the moving body, the cam being fixed to the piston.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the perfume generator generates the perfume from an aromatic gel stored in the perfume generator.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein a case of the motor comprises a connector to which the perfume generator is connectable.

Patent History
Publication number: 20110186656
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 1, 2010
Publication Date: Aug 4, 2011
Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD. (Seoul)
Inventors: Seung Bum CHO (Seoul), Dong Hyun YI (Seoul), Joo Hee LEE (Seoul), Jae Hwan CHOI (Seoul), Hyung Hoon PARK (Seoul), Goang Yel LYU (Gunpo-si), Sung Whan LEE (Seoul), Su Min JUN (Seoul)
Application Number: 12/896,436
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Convertible Or Combined (239/663)
International Classification: E01C 19/20 (20060101);