Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10061367-B2
Application number	US-201715400945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 6, 2017
Priority date	Jan 22, 2016
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a first body including a display and a battery receiving portion that is embedded in the first body and communicates with an opening positioned at an end of the first body, a second body including an inner housing coupled to a side of a battery, and a spring assembly positioned in the first body and providing an elastic force for the battery while contacting another side of the battery coupled to the inner housing. The first body and the second body are in at least one of states including a first state in which the second body is coupled to the end of the first body, and a second state in which an entire portion of the second body is spaced apart from the end of the first body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a first body including a display and a battery receiving portion that is embedded in the first body and communicates with an opening positioned at an end of the first body;
a plurality of cameras;
a camera bracket accommodating the plurality of cameras and coupled to the first body;
a second body including an inner housing coupled to a side of a battery; and
a spring assembly positioned in the first body and providing an elastic force for the battery while contacting another side of the battery coupled to the inner housing,
wherein the first body and the second body are in at least one of states including a first state in which the second body is coupled to the end of the first body, and a second state in which an entire portion of the second body is spaced apart from the end of the first body,
wherein the spring assembly is coupled to the camera bracket and is positioned between the plurality of cameras.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the inner housing includes:
a coupling groove formed at a side of the inner housing; and
a battery locking module positioned in the coupling groove and fastened to a battery coupling portion formed at the side of the battery.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second body further includes:
a second circuit board; and
a connector providing a conductive path between the second circuit board and a main circuit board embedded in the first body.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the battery includes a battery terminal that is positioned at the another side of the battery and supplies electric power to the first body.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the spring assembly provides the elastic force toward the second body.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the spring assembly includes:
a spring housing;
at least one spring in the spring housing and providing the elastic force; and
a pusher connected to the at least one spring and transferring the elastic force from the at least one spring to the second body and the battery.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the states of the first body and the second body further include a third state in which the second body is spaced apart from the first body by the elastic force of the spring assembly, and
wherein in the third state, the second body is inclined to the end of the first body by a predetermined angle and is spaced apart from the end of the first body.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , further comprising an eject key positioned at a side of the first body and releasing a coupling between at least one locking module of the second body and the first body,
wherein in the third state, a separation distance between the end of the first body and the second body at the side of the first body at which the eject key is positioned, is greater than a separation distance between the end of the first body and the second body at another side of the first body.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising an eject key positioned at a side of the first body and releasing a coupling between at least one locking module of the second body and the first body.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the eject key includes a button and a key shaft extended from the button, and
wherein the locking module includes a locking button that contacts the key shaft and moves in a longitudinal direction of the key shaft by the key shaft.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein when the locking button moves in the longitudinal direction of the key shaft, the state of the first body and the second body changes from the first state to the second state.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the battery is in one of a state in which the battery and the second body are coupled and another state in which a coupling of the battery and the second body is released.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the states of the first body and the second body further include a third state in which the second body is spaced apart from the first body by the elastic force of the spring assembly, and
wherein in the first and third states, the battery and the first body contact each other and are in an electrically connected state.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second body further includes an antenna pattern, and
wherein at least a portion of the antenna pattern overlaps a boundary between the first body and the second body in the first state.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of a back surface of the first body is formed of a metal material.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second body further includes a speaker module and an USB module.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Yang Hyunsuk
• Kim Chiyoung
• Choi Seongwoo
• Park Minho
• Oh Sungtaek
• Lee Jungyun
• Kim Junhee
• Park Sanggil

Classifications

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/263 Primary

  Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC (G06F1/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1688

  the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/188

  Mounting of power supply units · CPC title