Patent ID: 7860538

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a first body; a second body slidably connected to the first body, the second body having a first opening; and an input device mounted in the first opening, the input device including: a roller member rotatably supported in the second body, the roller member defining a rotational axis; a base within the second body, the base having a second opening for providing a space for positioning the roller member; a pair of buttons pivotally connected to the base adjacent to the opposite ends of the roller member along the rotational axis, the roller member and the pair of buttons protruding from the first opening; a frame below and pivotally connected to the base to pivot with respect to the base, the frame being configured to allow the roller member to rotate about the rotational axis; and a circuitry supporting substrate below the base and the frame, the circuitry supporting substrate having at least one rotation sensor for sensing the rotation of the roller member and having a plurality of switches operateable by pressing the pair of buttons or the roller member.