A sliding mechanism for opening and closing of cellular phone

摘要

A mechanism (4100) for slidably opening and closing a portable communication terminal which includes a main body and a slider body capable of slidably travelling on the main body to open or close the terminal, the mechanism comprising:(a) a fixing plate (4120) coupled to the main body; and(b) a slider plate (4110) coupled to the slider body in such a way as to slide with respect to the fixing plate (4120)(c) a zigzag spring (4142A) disposed between the fixing plate (4120) and the slider plate (4110), one end portion of the zigzag spring (4142A) being supported at a first position of the fixing plate (4120) and the other end portion thereof being supported at a second position of the slider plate (4110),(d) wherein the first zigzag spring is arranged to cause the slider plate (4110) to be resiliently biased towards sliding direction.