Patent ID: 7157648

Claim:
A sliding module for a sliding-type portable terminal, in which a first housing and a second housing are coupled in a manner in which they can slide along a longitudinal direction, the sliding module comprising: a sliding guide attached to the first housing; a sliding plate attached to the second housing and slidably engaged with the sliding guide; and first and second sliders interposed between the sliding guide and the sliding plate, oriented to face the first housing away from the second housing and adapted to reciprocate along a direction of movement of the sliding plate by resilient force, wherein a first guiding projection formed on the sliding guide supports the second slider and a second guiding projection formed on the sliding plate supports the first slider in a first position in which the sliding plate slides under the sliding guide, and a third guide projection formed on the sliding guide supports the first slider and a fourth guide projection formed on the sliding plate supports the second slider in a second position in which the sliding plate slides above the sliding guide.