Patent ID: 8060165

Claim:
A portable terminal, comprising: a lower body; an upper body connected to the lower body, the upper body being slidably moveable in a first direction with respect to the lower body between a closed position and an open position; and a first moving unit connected between the upper body and the lower body to move the upper body in a second direction different from the first direction, the first moving unit being configured to move the upper body toward the lower body along the second direction when the upper body is moved from the closed position to the open position and to move the upper body away from the lower body along the second direction when the upper body is moved from the open position to the closed position, the first moving unit including: a link member connecting the upper body to the lower body, the link member having a first end connected to the upper body at a first connecting point; and a linkage operator connected to the link member such that the first connecting point is moved toward the lower body when the upper body is moved from the closed position to the open position and the first connecting point is moved away from the lower body when the upper body is moved from the open position to the closed position, wherein the lower body further comprises a supporting frame configured to support the link member and the linkage operator, and wherein the supporting frame includes a first slot portion arranged perpendicular to the first direction, the first slot portion guiding the first connecting point toward and away from the lower body.