Patent ID: 7912524

Claim:
A portable terminal having a sliding module, comprising: a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing while facing the first housing; and a sliding module interposed between the first and second housings, for connecting the first housing to the second housing so that the first housing linearly moves on the second housing, the sliding module including: a sliding plate disposed on a surface of the first housing and facing the second housing; a first magnetic substance mounted in the first housing comprising a first component extending in a longitudinal direction and a second component extending in a transverse direction; and a second magnetic substance mounted in the second housing comprising a first component extending in a longitudinal direction and a second component extending in a transverse direction and facing the first magnetic substance, wherein the first components of the first and second magnetic substances are arranged in a longitudinal direction along a first common axis and the second components of the first and second magnetic substances are arranged in a transverse direction along a second common axis of the first housing, respectively, so as to move the first housing in the longitudinal or transverse direction of the first housing by driving force caused due to attractive and repulsive forces between the first and second magnetic substances.