Patent ID: 9237212
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H04M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A locking device for a sliding/swing mobile terminal, which includes a body housing and a sliding housing, the sliding housing sliding on the body housing and swinging to open and close, the locking device comprising: a sliding member which is connected to the sliding housing while enabling the sliding housing to slide; a swing member coupled to the sliding member while enabling the sliding member to swing; and a locking unit which includes the sliding member and the swing member and prevents the sliding housing from swinging while the sliding housing is in its original position and slides linearly away from the body housing and prevents, when the sliding housing is in the original position, the sliding housing from sliding while swinging in a state before sliding linearly away from the body housing, wherein the original position comprises an upper surface of the body housing being fully covered by the sliding housing, wherein the locking unit comprises a locker, a first locking unit and a second locking unit, the second locking unit comprising a guide groove having a depth, wherein the guide groove includes one end having an engaging recess which an engaging protrusion is inserted into or escaped from and another end having a locker contact portion to be in contact with the locker so as to prevent the sliding member from sliding, and wherein the engaging protrusion comprises a guide inclined plane formed therein, the guide inclined plane guiding the engaging protrusion to rotatably move when being in contact with a turning locker of the first locking unit.