Patent ID: 7496194
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A sliding swing apparatus of a portable telephone apparatus having a main body and a sliding housing adapted to be opened and closed through sliding and swing motions while facing the main body, the sliding swing apparatus comprising: a sliding member adapted to slide along a longitudinal direction and to rotate; first and second guide means positioned on the sliding member to guide the sliding movement of the sliding member; a sliding movement means positioned between the sliding member and the guide means to enable the sliding member to slide from initial to final positions; a swing member adapted to be coupled to the sliding member by the guide means for a sliding movement and to rotate together with the sliding member only after the sliding movement is over; a third guide means coupled to flue swing member to guide the rotation of the sliding member and the swing member; a rotation means positioned on the third guide means to enable the swing member to rotate; and a swing locking apparatus adapted to cause the swing member and the third guide means to engage with each other and stop rotating, during a linear sliding movement together with the sliding member, and to cause the swing member to disengage from the third guide means to be able to rotate, when the sliding movement is over.