Patent ID: 8478367

Claim:
A portable terminal comprising: a first housing; a second housing adapted to slide on the first housing; and a sliding module for coupling the second housing to the first housing so as to slide, wherein the sliding module comprises: a guide member mounted on a surface of the first housing; at least one guide hole extending in a longitudinal direction of the guide member; and at least one slide member extending through the guide member via the at least one guide hole to be mounted on the second housing, the at least one slide member moving along the at least one guide hole and supporting a sliding movement of the second housing, wherein the at least one slide member is disposed at a fixed position on the second housing during the sliding movement of the second housing, and wherein the first housing comprises at least one receiving hole formed so as to correspond to the at least one guide hole, and a portion of the at least one slide member is received in the at least one receiving hole during the sliding movement of the second housing.