Patent ID: 7672699

Claim:
A driving apparatus of a sliding-type portable wireless terminal using a magnetic body, the terminal having a main body and a sub-body adapted to slide along a longitudinal direction of the main body to be opened/closed, the driving apparatus comprising: a first magnetic body module positioned on a rear surface of the sub-body and having a first magnetic body fastened thereon, which has a first predetermined polarity and which extends along a longitudinal direction thereof; and a second magnetic body module positioned on a front surface of the main body and having a second magnetic body fastened thereon, which has a second predetermined polarity different from the first predetermined polarity and faces the first magnetic body; wherein the second magnetic body faces a portion of the first magnetic body when the main body is opened and the second magnetic body faces another portion of the first magnetic body when the main body is closed; and wherein the sub-body slides on the main body by a drawing force exerted between the second magnetic body and one of the portions of the first magnetic body.