Patent ID: 7102881

Claim:
A slide type portable terminal, comprising: a main unit including a plurality of key sections on a surface of the main unit; a slide unit configured to slide along the surface of the main unit to cause the key sections of the main unit to be selectively covered; and a slide driving mechanism configured to cause the slide unit to slide using elastic forces of which elastic deformation is guided by guide bars, when the slide unit has been moved to a predetermined position with respect to the main unit, wherein each of the guide bars has each of both ends rotatably coupled to the main and slide units, respectively, and wherein the slide driving mechanism comprises, rotating guides rotatably secured on one of the main and slide units, that are formed with first supporters that support a first end of said respective guide bars, and wherein the rotating guides support the guide bars so that the lengths of portions of the guide bars protruding from the first supporters are changed as the slide unit is moved.