Patent ID: 7580267

Claim:
A portable terminal comprising: a first housing; a second housing slidably connected to the first housing such that the second housing slides longitudinally on the first housing to open or close a face of the first housing; and a sliding module disposed between the first housing and the second housing to slidably connect the second housing to the first housing, wherein the sliding module includes a pair of spaced apart guide rods mounted on the rear face of the second housing in a sliding direction of the second housing; a connection member including a connection rib secured to an inner side of the second housing and connection protrusions formed on the connection rib and exposed to the rear face of the second housing; and a guide plate fixed to the face of the first housing, wherein one end of the guide rods is supported on the rear face of the second housing and the other end of the guide rods is supported by the connection protrusions, and the guide plate is slidably connected to the guide rods.