US 12,284,307 B2
Mobile terminal
Sungchul Hong, Seoul (KR); Woojin Lee, Seoul (KR); and Insu Song, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/757,186
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/000361
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/141158, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007112 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/0268 (2013.01) [H04M 1/0237 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a first frame comprising a first front portion and a first rear portion;
a second frame coupled to the first frame to be movable in a first direction of the first frame, the second frame comprising a second front portion, a third rear portion and a first roller disposed at an end of the third rear portion in the first direction;
a third frame coupled to a rear face of the third rear portion of the second frame and configured to move in the first direction;
a flexible display panel surrounding the first roller, wherein one end thereof is disposed on the front portion of the first frame and another end is disposed on the third frame;
a driver configured to drive the second frame from the first frame in the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and
a side cover disposed at a side of the second frame in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, and comprising a first plate extending in the second direction from a side of the first roller in the third direction and a second plate configured to move forward and backward from the first plate,
wherein the second plate is configured to move forward to overlap with the first plate when the second frame moves in the second direction, and move backward when the second frame moves in the first direction.