Patent ID: 7904125

Claim:
A slide module for a portable terminal, said slide module comprising: a first slide member configured to be fixed to a first body of the portable terminal; a second slide member configured to be fixed to a second body of the portable terminal; and a guide unit provided between said first slide member and said second slide member to guide said first slide member to perform a sliding movement in longitudinal and transverse directions, said guide unit comprises: a first guide rail provided on said first slide member; a second guide rail provided on said second slide member; a first guide member formed on a surface of said first slide member, inserted in said second guide rail to be slidably movable relative to said second guide rail, and extending in the longitudinal and transverse directions; and a second guide member formed on a surface of said second slide member, inserted in said first guide rail to be slidably movable relative to said second guide rail, and extending in the longitudinal and transverse directions, wherein each of said first and second guide rails extend perpendicularly from a corresponding corner of said first and second slide members, respectively, wherein said first and second guide rails have openings enabling said second and first guide members to move, respectively, when the first slide member slides relative to the second slide member, and wherein the openings are formed to face a center of the guide unit.