| US 7,574,243 B2 | ||
| Sliding module of sliding-type portable terminal | ||
| Sang-Min Lee, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on May 12, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/128,913. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0083005 (KR), filed on Oct. 18, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0084303 A1, Apr. 20, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—575.4 [455/550.1; 379/433.12] | 11 Claims |

| 1. A sliding module of a sliding-type portable terminal, comprising:
a sliding guide;
a slider adapted to slide on the sliding guide between a closed position and an open position;
at least one guide rod extending along a longitudinal direction, fixed to the slider and slidingly coupled to the sliding
guide; and
a guide rib extending along the longitudinal direction and interposed between the sliding guide and the guide rod,
wherein the at least one guide rod is hidden by the guide rib from the exterior in the open position.
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