Patent ID: 7529573

Claim:
A slide apparatus of a slide-type portable terminal having a body housing and a slide housing sliding to be opened and closed from and to the body housing, the slide apparatus comprising: a pair of side guide members integrally formed with the body housing on both sides of the body housing in a lengthwise direction of the body housing; a pair of side slide members integrally formed with the slide housing on both sides of the slide housing in a lengthwise direction of the slide housing and slidably engaged between the side guide members; a stop assembly including first and second stopper members being formed in the body housing at respectively an upper and lower end of the side guide members for stopping sliding movement of the slide housing and absorbing impact of the stopping; and at least one spring module providing a driving force in the direction in which the body housing is opened and closed, the at least one spring module having two ends, one of the two ends being connected to the body housing, the other end being connected to the slide housing.