Slidable Type Patents (Class 455/575.4)
  • Patent number: 8451602
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a flexible electrical connector, and a protection cover. The second body is slidably stacked with the first body. The flexible electrical connector is electrically connected between the first body and the second body. The cover is slidably disposed between the first body and the second body. The cover is at an initial position when the first body and the second body are in a stacked state. The cover shields the flexible electrical connector exposed after the second body moves when the first body and the second body are in a spread state. As a result, the lifetime of the handheld electronic device can be prolonged. Additionally, the available region of the handheld electronic device in the spread state can be increased to provide higher design flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Shuo Huang, Chi-Cheng Liao, Cheng-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 8447364
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body having first and second regions on a front surface thereof, a touch screen part on the first region and configured to display visual information and perform an inputting operation in a tactile manner, and a touch pad part corresponding to the second region and configured to input information corresponding to a touch applied to a pre-set position on the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong-Cheol Lee, Han-Gyu Oh, Hyo-Sung Park, Jun-Hyuck Song, Sang-Min Park, Jea-Woon Park
  • Patent number: 8447226
    Abstract: Various aspects of a portable satellite earth station to facilitate reception of satellite signals and to display audio and video corresponding to the satellite signals are described. According to one example, a portable satellite earth station includes a housing including a base hingably connected to an antenna containing portion, wherein the base includes a compartment; and a receiver/display configured to fit into the compartment in the housing, the receiver/display including a video display portion hingably connected to a receiver portion and movable between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein the receiver/display may be moved to the unfolded position when the receiver/display is located in the compartment in the housing and the antenna containing portion can be closed into contact with the base over the receiver/display when the receiver/display is in the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Kuether, Rick Rosner, Steven M. Schein, Joshua T. Morenstein, Pichaya Puttorngul, Naoya Edahiro
  • Patent number: 8442600
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for substantially wrapping a mobile electronic device in a display are provided. A mobile electronic device is described that includes a housing and a flexible electronic graphical display. The housing defines a substantially flat front surface, a substantially flat back surface opposed to the front surface and four sides that connect the front surface to the back surface. The flexible electronic graphical display forms an exterior surface of the housing and extends continuously from the front surface to the back surface and across one of the side surfaces. The flexible electronic display has an outer surface from which information that is generated on the display can be seen, that is convex around the one side surface. The flexible electronic display is operable to pan an on-screen entity in a continuous animation from the front surface of the device to the back surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Erick Tseng
  • Patent number: 8442601
    Abstract: A mobile phone apparatus has a first case, a second case and a third case each taking the shape of a planar rectangle. A long side of the second case is longer than a long side of the first case, and whereby, in a closed position of the first case, a top surface of the second case is divided into a covered portion and an exposed portion. Also, on a top surface of the first case, a display is provided. Moreover, on the top surface of the second case, a QWERTY keyboard is provided at the covered portion, and a touch key including a cross key being the pointing device is provided at the exposed portion. Then, on a top surface of the third case, a numeric keypad is provided so as to be exposed in response to a sliding of the third case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8442214
    Abstract: A tilting portable electronic device includes a base, a cover, at least one connecting bar, a swinging plate and an elastic member. The connecting bar and the swinging plate respectively rotatably connect to the base and the cover. The elastic member is secured with the swinging plate and has an end portion slidably resisting against the cover. when the cover is opened relative to the base, the connecting bar and the swinging plate rotate to support one end of the cover in a slanted position relative to the base, the elastic member is compressed, the end portion slides and resists the cover to make the cover sliding automatically after the cover slides a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Kun-Tsan Wu, Wei-Shan Hu
  • Patent number: 8442599
    Abstract: Portable information terminal equipment having a function to perform the informing process at the time of reception in cooperation with a connecting section driving mechanism as well as a function to enable the open/close movement of the upper and lower units through one-touch operation making use of the connecting section driving mechanism. Depending on informing modes, a motor drive circuit drives a motor under the control of a controller on receipt of a call or a message to apply a driving force to the open/close mechanism of a hinge unit. Thereby, the portable information terminal equipment is folded/unfolded, that is, the posture of the portable information terminal equipment is changed, and a user is informed of the receipt of the call or the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mika Fujii, Sumiyo Shiosaka
  • Patent number: 8442593
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a case having electronic components loaded therein and having a perforated window formed on a front side; a touchscreen coupled with the case and having a front side exposed via the perforated window, the touchscreen being configured to output an image and to receive an input touch signal; a window layer coupled with the front side of the touchscreen, the window layer including a light transmitting part situated in front of an image output and touch input area of the touchscreen and an opaque window bezel disposed only on top and bottom sides of the light-transmittive part; and an elastic part within an inner surface of the case on both sides of the perforated window. Further, right and left end portions of the front side of the touchscreen contact the elastic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youngin Kwon, Giljae Lee, Wooyong Kwon, Hanseok Chae, Minjong Lee
  • Patent number: 8437814
    Abstract: A slide opening/closing device that includes a housing; an opening formed in the housing; a lid with a protrusion, the lid being configured to cover the opening; a sliding member having an abutting claw, and a sliding-movement restricting member. The sliding member is mounted on the housing proximal to the opening and at least partially covering the lid and opening when sliding in one moving direction. The sliding-movement restricting member includes an abutting portion and is made of an elastic material. The abutting portion is configured to abut the abutting claw of the sliding member when the lid is detached from covering the opening, and the abutting portion is configured to be displaced from a path of the abutting claw that is in the one moving direction when the lid is attached to the housing to cover the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Youn Gook Lee
  • Patent number: 8432668
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main body, at least one first rotary arm rotatably connected to the main body, and at least one second rotary arm rotatably connected to the main body. At least one connection port is located on at least one of the first rotary arm and the second rotary arm. When the at least one first rotary arm and the at least one second rotary arm are flush with the main body, the at least one connection port is hidden. By rotating the at least one first rotary arm or the at least one second rotary arm until the at least one first rotary arm or the at least one second rotary arm is not flush with the main body, the at least one connection port is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Jian-Hui Li
  • Patent number: 8433379
    Abstract: A wireless communication terminal transmitting/receiving data with a folder closed and a method thereof are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving data through a wireless communication network; a storage for storing the transmitted data and the received data; a detector for detecting a state of the folder of the wireless communication terminal in order to determine whether the folder is opened or closed; an outputting unit for indicating a result of the data transmission/reception; and a controller for analyzing the transmitted/received data to detect the last packet of the data, and continuing to perform the data transmission/reception without regard to the detected state of the folder until the last packet of the data has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo You, Chun-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 8433062
    Abstract: A tilting portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover, a sliding mechanism connecting to the housing and the cover, and at least one swing rod rotatably connecting to the cover and the housing. The sliding mechanism includes a fixing plate, a sliding plate, and an elastic member connecting the fixing plate and the sliding plate. The fixing plate is secured to the housing, the sliding plate rotatably connects to an end of the cover, the cover is pushed, the sliding plate slides to the end of the cover, the swing rod rotates to lift the other end of the cover, after the sliding plate slides over a predetermined distance. The elastic member releases energy to drive the sliding plate slide automatically, and the cover opens slantingly relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Kun-Tsan Wu, Wei-Shan Hu
  • Patent number: 8428249
    Abstract: An automatic slide cover opening/closing device includes a slide member formed with a guide slot, a base seat slidably connected with the slide member and a power member connected with a conductive contact. An engagement section is disposed on one side of the guide slot. The base seat is formed with a guide hollow intersecting the guide slot. An electrical conductor is disposed on one side of the guide hollow and connected to an external power supply. The power member serves to rotate an engagement member positioned at an intersection of the guide hollow and the guide slot. At least one elastic member is disposed on one side of the power member for elastically keeping the engagement member in abutment with the engagement section. The conductive contact can contact the electrical conductor during a stage of sliding travel of the slide member to power on the power member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: First Dome Corporation
    Inventors: An Szu Hsu, Chien Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8428668
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism comprises a main plate, a sliding plate, a sliding enabling member and a biasing assembly. The sliding enabling member is coupled between the sliding plate and the main plate so the sliding plate slidably engages with the main plate. The biasing assembly is coupled between the sliding plate and the main plate. When the sliding plate is slid from a closed position to an intermediate position, the biasing assembly is distorted to exert a force on the sliding plate and the main plate, causing the sliding plate to automatically slide toward an open position once the sliding plate passes the intermediate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: You Wang
  • Patent number: 8428667
    Abstract: A potable terminal device comprises an upper housing including a display unit on the surface thereof and a lower housing including a hard key on the surface thereof and relatively slidably coupled to the upper housing. Bothe of the housings are movable between a closed position in which all hard keys of the lower housing is covered with the upper housing, at least one intermediate position in which part of the hard keys are uncovered with the upper housing, and a full open position in which all of the hard keys are uncovered with the upper housing. In the intermediate position, in response to pressing any of part of the hard keys which are uncovered, a soft key for complementing part of the hard keys which are uncovered is displayed in a position starting from the edge of the display unit adjacent to the hard keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuya Fuyuno
  • Patent number: 8428669
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a portable terminal device accepting an input operation in accordance with acceleration, which is less prone to cause incorrect input and allows a user to perform easily an input operation. [Constitution] A mobile phone includes an acceleration sensor 13 for detecting acceleration produced on a mobile phone main body; a cumulative value calculating section 100a for calculating a cumulative value of detected acceleration; a comparing section 100b for comparing the cumulative value with a threshold value; and a CPU 100 for controlling a security lock mode in accordance with a result of comparison by the comparing section 100b. When the cumulative value has exceeded the threshold value by a user shaking the mobile phone, the CPU 100 cancels the security lock mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Issei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8427829
    Abstract: A dual directional sliding hinge is mounted in a portable device with a cover, a first base and a second base and has a main panel, a first sliding unit, a second sliding unit. The main panel is attached to the cover. The first sliding unit is attached to the first base. The second sliding unit is attached to the second base. When the first and second sliding units slide at the closing position, the cover and the first and second bases are folded to have a smallest volume. Since the first and second sliding units have different sliding distances when sliding to different directions, the functioning units on the first and second bases are revealed alternatively. Therefore, the user can decide to use different functioning units as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Chung-Lin Lee, Ming-Wei Liao
  • Patent number: 8428250
    Abstract: A pivot braking structure includes a sliding-guided frame, a sliding seat, a pivot-shaft assembly and a movable cover. The sliding seat slides along a sliding rail of the sliding-guided frame and connected to a shaft hole of the sliding seat. The pivot-shaft assembly is provided with a pivot shaft passing through the shaft hole of the sliding seat. The movable cover is pivotally jacketed to the pivot shaft. Recesses are provided on a positioning member and protrusions are provided on the movable cover, so that the movable cover is positioned at a predetermined opening angle relative to the sliding seat by pivoting the protrusions of the movable cover to embed in the recesses of the positioning member. The movable cover is provided with a clip portion having an accommodation portion jacketed to the edge of the sliding-guided frame when the movable cover is attachably received to the sliding seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: First Dome Corporation
    Inventor: An Szu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8423097
    Abstract: A sliding portable telephone in which a second display section is provided on a surface exposed when an upper housing is slid, enabling self-shooting by a built-in camera. Further, in the telephone, a mechanism for stopping the upper housing before a fully opened position is provided so that, when a fingerprint sensor is built-in in an end section of a lower housing, fingerprint authentication is enabled without fully opening the telephone. Also, a recess is formed between sliding surfaces of the upper and lower housings, a flexible circuit board is received in the recess, the flexible circuit board is inserted and led through a slit that is provided only in one end surface of the recess, the insertion section is sealed, and as a result, there is no problem even if water droplets are splashed on the sliding portable telephone in an extended state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Hisamitsu Takagi
  • Patent number: 8423098
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism (20) used in a portable electronic device is described. The magnetic forces created between facing similar poles of a first magnetic component (24) and a second magnetic component (25) drives the cover section (22) to the open or closed position. Two third magnetic components (26) are received and secured in the sliding slot (214) and stably secure the cover section (22) in the open or closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Chien-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 8422215
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes first, second and third bodies, first and second pivot members pivot to the first body and a gear set. The second body having a pillar is slidably disposed on the first pivot member. The third body having a rack is slidably disposed on the second pivot member, the second body stacked between the first and third bodies. The gear set is disposed on the first body and coupled with the pillar and the rack. When the third body moves relatively to the first body along a first operation direction for driving the second body to move relatively to the first body along a second operation direction opposite to the first operation direction to be exposed by the third body, the first and second pivot members rotate relatively to the first body to drive the second and third bodies to tilt relatively to the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Yuan Ou, Chih-Wei Tai
  • Patent number: 8422209
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base, a locking mechanism, and a battery. The base includes a receiving bay and a battery bay. The receiving bay includes a through slot defined thereon. The battery is selectively restrained in the battery bay by the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a locking member and an elastic element received in the receiving bay. The locking member is movable and includes a clutching end extending into the battery bay. The elastic element is joined to the receiving bay and the locking member. The locking member further includes an operation portion defined thereon for a user to operate the locking mechanism. The operation portion is located within the receiving bay and is exposed to outside of the receiving bay through slot. The battery includes a connecting end defined thereon for engaging with the clutching end so as to be restrained in the battery bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai-Teng Cheng, Wen-Chieh Tai, Wu-Chen Lee, Ker-We Lin, Tsan-Sheng Chen, Hsueh-Chih Peng
  • Patent number: 8423099
    Abstract: A rotating mechanism, comprises a retaining plate having a cut-out defined therethrough, the cut-out being curved; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft; a pin slidably engaging with the cut-out and retained on the rotating plate; and a guiding assembly is coupled between the rotating plate and the retaining plate to guide the rotating plate to rotate relative to the retaining plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Shi-Xu Liang
  • Patent number: 8422204
    Abstract: A slide electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a slide mechanism. The slide mechanism includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. One end of the first connecting member is pivotally connected to the first body, an opposite end is pivotally connected to the second body, one end of the second connecting member is pivotally connected to the first body, and an opposite end is pivotally connected to the second body. A distance between rotary axes of the two ends of the first connecting member exceeds that of the second connecting member. When the second body slides relative to the first body, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are rotated relative to the first body and the second body until an end of the second body resists the first body and the second body is angled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 8417301
    Abstract: In some aspects, a portable electronic device, having a rear housing, an upper housing coupled to the rear housing and slideable relative thereto between a closed position and an open position, an antenna, and at least one element coupled to the antenna and configured to perform at least one of inhibiting low frequency shift and increasing high frequency sensitivity of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jay Robert Spoto, Douglas Wayne Moskowitz, Paul Brian Koch, Marko Antonio Escalante
  • Patent number: 8412279
    Abstract: A handheld electronic communication device includes a body including an input device and a display assembly including a display. The display assembly is connected to the body and moveable relative to the body, between a first position in which a first portion of the display is covered by the body and a second portion of the display is exposed, and a second position in which the display assembly is displaced such that the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display are exposed and the display assembly is generally flush with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Tyler Griffin, Todd Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: 8411421
    Abstract: An open-close type compact electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing connected so that they can move relative to each other. The first housing is provided with a first display on its front surface while the second housing is provided with a second display on its front surface. The first and second housings can move relative to each other between a closed state where a front surface of the first display is covered by the second housing while a front surface of the second display is exposed and an open state where the front surfaces of the first and second displays are arranged on generally the same plane to be exposed. The first and second housings include respective contact surfaces, which are pressed against each other in the open state, thereby maintaining a posture of the second housing relative to the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Naito
  • Patent number: 8412265
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus with photographing function is disclosed. The electronic apparatus comprises a main body and a sliding structure. The main body comprises a lens module and a controlling module. The sliding structure is movably connected to the main body and comprises an optical module. The optical module comprises two light-incidence openings, and the distance between the two light-incidence openings is substantially equal to the average distance between a human's eyes. The lens module is capable of obtaining two images via the optical module through movement of the sliding structure. The two images may be processed via the controlling module to form a 3D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Chin Wu
  • Patent number: 8412281
    Abstract: A mobile phone of the present invention includes a first cabinet; a second cabinet that is slidable along an upper surface of the first cabinet; a first touch sensor that enables input by touching the upper surface; a projection that projects from the second cabinet toward the upper surface; a second touch sensor that detects a position of contact of the projection with the upper surface; and a CPU that controls input by the first touch sensor in accordance with output from the second touch sensor. The CPU enables input by the first touch sensor when the second cabinet is in a first position or OP position where the second case exposes a detection area of the first touch sensor to the outside, and disables input by the first touch sensor when the second cabinet is out of the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Higashiyama, Masaki Nakao
  • Patent number: 8411427
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a main body, an upper body having a display unit and disposed to be tiltable from the main body by a preset angle, a lower body having a user interface and disposed to be drawn out of the main body, and a driving unit configured to draw the lower body out of the main body in cooperation with the upper body being tilted from the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung-Cheon Jeong, Hyo-Sung Park
  • Patent number: 8411462
    Abstract: A noise reduction apparatus of a mobile terminal improves reception sensitivity by creating a electrical closed loop. The mobile terminal has a main circuit board and a slide hinge. The mobile terminal also includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that includes a first end coupled to the main circuit board and a second end fixed and coupled to a portion of an upper surface of the slide hinge. A noise reduction apparatus is installed between the main circuit board and the slide hinge to form an electronic closed loop that includes the main circuit board, the FPCB, the slide hinge, and the noise reduction apparatus. Noise is reduced by inducing noise abandoned to a slide hinge through a FPCB to an electrical close loop formed by the noise reduction apparatus, thereby improving reception sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Min Jang, Jae Young Jang
  • Patent number: 8411464
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a base, a cove, a first plate, a second plate, a first post, a second post, and an adjusting mechanism. The first plate is secured to the cover. A guiding slot and a receiving hole are defined in the first plate. The second plate is secured to the base. A receiving slot and a pin hole are defined in the second plate. The first post passes through the pin hole and the receiving hole. The second post passes through the receiving slot and is slidably received in the guiding slot. One end of the adjusting mechanism is rotatably connected to the first and second plates by the first post, and the other end of the adjusting mechanism is slidably connected to the first and second plates by the second post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Shi-Xu Liang
  • Patent number: 8406829
    Abstract: A slide hinge includes a first member; a second member connected to the first member, the second member being configured to slide between a first position and a second position; a first terminal part supported at a first member side; and a second terminal part supported at a second member side. By sliding the second member to the first position relative to the first member, the first terminal part and the second terminal part are made conductive with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Kiryu, Koki Sato
  • Patent number: 8406420
    Abstract: A magnetic-push slide cover driving device includes a slide seat having at least one slide guide section, a base seat connected on the slide guide section and reciprocally slidable along the slide guide section, at least one middle magnetic body disposed at a middle section of the base seat, and two movable members respectively pivotally disposed at middle sections of two sides of the slide seat. The movable members respectively have two opposite sides. The middle magnetic body is slidable between the opposite sides along with the base seat. Multiple magnetic bodies are arranged on each of the opposite sides. The magnetic bodies on the same side are such arranged that the poles of the same polarity are directed in the same direction. Accordingly, at a later stage of opening process of a slide cover, the magnetic-push slide cover driving device provides a push aid force for the slide cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: First Dome Corporation
    Inventors: An Szu Hsu, Chien Nan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8405571
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for displaying menus in the mobile terminal are disclosed herein. The mobile terminal includes a main body having a main display, a first sliding assembly including a first sub-display, and a second sliding assembly including a second sub-display slidably positioned on the main body. Various menus may be displayed on the main display, the first sub-display and the second sub-display based on the position of the first and second sliding assemblies and the orientation of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jinwoo Chung
  • Patent number: 8406419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a slide hinge apparatus and comprises a base frame wherein a space part is formed; a first slider that forms a space part to overlap with said space part of the base frame, and is furnished at the top of said base frame; a second slider that slides following said first slider; a hinge module that connects said first slider with the second slider so that these support each other elastically; a blocking plate furnished between said base frame and the first slider to move following a guide part and block the space part; and a first arm and a second arm that connect said hinge module with the block plate to rotate according to the motion of the hinge module and cause said block plate to slide. According to the present invention, both the slider and the block plate are effectively caused to slide simultaneously using the hinge module and a plurality of arms, thereby closing off the bottom of a liquid crystal screen (FPC) that is opened during sliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Diabell Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ki Suk Han
  • Patent number: 8401597
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device including a first housing, a second housing, the device having multiple configurations, including a first configuration in which the second housing is closed with respect to the first housing, a second configuration in which the second housing is slid relative to the first housing from the first configuration, and a third configuration in which the first housing is separated from the second housing, and a first input key is provided on the first housing, and is covered with the second housing in the first and second configurations and is exposed in the third configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Fumiyoshi Tomohara, Kazuyuki Sato, Shinichi Kuranari, Manabu Sotodate, Toshiyuki Itoh, Yoshiya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8396518
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which reception performance of the mobile communication terminal can be enhanced while SAR is reduced. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes a body part comprising a circuit board having radio communication parts mounted thereon and a display to output images of prescribed information; a grounded part for selectively grounding at least one of the circuit board and the display; and a ground controlling part configured to enable at least one of the circuit board and the display to be selectively connected to the grounded part for grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electroncics Inc.
    Inventors: Je Kwang Park, Jae Hoon Jun
  • Patent number: 8395893
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first housing, a second housing and a hinge assembly. The first housing element has an inward surface and an outward surface and a side end. The second housing has an inward surface and an outward surface and a side end. The hinge assembly couples the first housing element and the second housing element about the respective side ends of the first and second housing elements, and facilitates rotation between a collapsed orientation and a deployed. The hinge assembly further includes a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member is fixed to the first housing element. The second hinge member is slidably coupled to the second housing element. The first and second hinge members are rotatably coupled to each other about an axis of rotation, and, the second housing element rotates relative to the first housing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Harmon, Jonathan Hewitt
  • Patent number: 8396519
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first housing (110) and a second housing (112), the first and second housings arranged to provide a device open configuration (FIG. 1), a first device closed configuration (FIG. 5) and a second device closed configuration (FIG. 6), wherein in the device closed configurations a first face of the first housing and a first face of the second housing are arranged to overlie one another (112, 110), and in the open configuration the first face of the first and second housings are arranged to be spaced apart compared to the closed configurations to reveal the respective first faces (118)/and wherein a first portion of the first face of the second housing is covered by the first face of the first housing in the first device closed configuration (FIG. 5), and the first portion of the first face of the second housing is revealed in the second device closed configuration (FIG. 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Claus Allan Christensen, Niels Ebbe Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 8396520
    Abstract: A portable terminal including a first body, a second body having a manipulation portion formed on one surface thereof, the second body being slidably connected to the first body such that the first body is moveable between a closed configuration covering the manipulation portion and an open configuration exposing the manipulation portion, and a slide module connecting the first body to the second body. The slide module includes a tilting unit configured to tilt the first body with respect to the second body at a predetermined angle in the open configuration and a slide member configured to slidably connect the first and second bodies to each other. The slide module imparts a first motion to the first body during movement across a first region of the second body and imparts a second motion different from the first motion to the first body during movement across a second region of the second body. The second motion includes a tilting motion of the first body with respect to the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jaejun Jung
  • Patent number: 8396207
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sliding mechanism including a first board, a second board, a first fixed piece, a frame, a first elastic element and a first sliding element. The second board includes a first slot. The first fixed piece passes through the first slot to be disposed on the first board. The first elastic element is disposed in the frame. When the second board slides a first distance relative to the first board, the first sliding element slides along a first direction to press the first elastic element, so as to make the first elastic element generate a first elastic force. When the second board slides a second distance relative to the first board, the first sliding element slides along a second direction and makes the first elastic element release the first elastic force. It makes the second board slide automatically relative to the first board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Primax Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventor: A-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 8391001
    Abstract: A sliding hinge is provide, including a first member, a cover, a bottom cover movable relative to the first member, a sling plate fixed to the bottom cover, and an elastic module. The first member has a main body and a connection portion protruding therefrom, wherein the connection portion has a recess. The cover is fixed to the connection portion, wherein the cover and the first member form a space therebetween to receive the sling plate and the elastic module. The elastic module has an end received in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Xing Lee, Chien-Wei Huang, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8391935
    Abstract: A mobile device is configured to operate in at least three modes that provide increased functionality, increased power consumption, and/or increased user input/output. In one example, the mobile device includes a first mode where some electrical components are powered down, and a secondary display may provide some information to a user. In a second mode, a primary display is energized and an audio mode is initially activated. A third mode provides full or nearly full functionality and/or user input/output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Marianna Wickman, William D. Webb, II, Jesse S. Madsen, Randy Meyerson, Feridoon Malekzadeh, Jennifer Sadler
  • Patent number: 8385992
    Abstract: Apparatus for a portable electronic device, the apparatus comprising a base member, a user input interface, and a user output interface. The user output interface is configured to extend along mutually perpendicular longitudinal and lateral axes of the apparatus. The user input interface comprises a QWERTY input configured to extend parallel to the longitudinal axis. The apparatus is configured to provide a first configuration in which the user input interface is housed between the base member and the user output interface, and a second configuration in which the user input and output interfaces have been laterally slid in opposing directions with respect to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Davidson, Ricky Barnett
  • Patent number: 8383216
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a case for a personal electronic device comprising one or more layers formed from a thin-film thermo-formed material and methods to manufacture the same. In a disclosed embodiment, the case for the personal electronic device comprises a flexible inner layer and a thin-film thermo-formed outer-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Speculative Product Design, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Lee Hynecek
  • Patent number: 8385993
    Abstract: In an embodiment a resilient lever is placed between the top body and the bottom body of a flip top electronic apparatus. The axles of the lever are located so that a front edge of the top body stays near the bottom body during the movement of the top body over a keypad on the bottom body. An end of the top body jumps or slides over the bottom body, e.g. keyboard. The resilient feature gives the locking effect in the open and closed positions of the apparatus. There can be one, two or more resilient members. In an embodiment a rail is positioned to the bottom body. A resilient follower is attached to the top body. The resilient follower is also attached to the rail. Thereby these elements bound top body's front edge to the bottom body. The first body portion can be a top body having a display chassis, for example a lid. The second body portion can be a bottom body having a keyboard or a keypad, for example the second body portion can be an engine block having a chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Juha K. Pirttilahti, Pasi Kemppinen
  • Patent number: 8385057
    Abstract: A mobile computing device formed from at least two housing segments that can be moved between positions, including an open position that fully exposes a display surface or façade of each of the housing segments, and a closed position in which at least one of the facades or display surfaces is occluded or overlaid by the other housing segment, according to at least some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Liu, Peter Skillman
  • Patent number: 8380261
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a main body having a front and a back surface. A sliding body is mounted on the main body so as to be slid face-to-face along the main body. The sliding body has a front surface with at least a key and a display and a back surface. A cradle means is connected to the sliding body so as to be pivoted between a flat position contacting the back surface of the main body and a slanted position spaced away from the back surface of the main body for supporting the main body and sliding body at an angle. A sliding guide module guides the sliding motion of the sliding body face-to-face along the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Heum Byun
  • Patent number: 8380262
    Abstract: A slide phone includes a first body, a main sheet, a second body, a pair of lever, a keypad, and a pair of supports. The main sheet is mounted on the first body. The second body is slidably installed on the main sheet and capable of moving relative to the first body. When the slide phone is closed, the second body forms a receiving space together with the first body. The levers are positioned to opposite sides of the first body. The keypad is mounted on the levers and can be accommodated in the receiving space when the slide phone is closed, and can be lifted by the levers to be substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the second body when the slide phone is opened. The pair of supports is mounted on the first body adjacent to the lever correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Ambit Microsystems (Shanghai) Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pei Liu, Xin-Long Fang, Wen-Jia Ren, Jin-Shui Chen, Zhong-You Li, Zhan-Xing Ma