Case module having auto-folder function and control method thereof

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EP 1 785 364 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/20

(21)	Application number: 06253973.9

(22)	Date of filing: 28.07.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65D 43/26^(2006.01)
B65F 1/16^(2006.01)

A45D 40/22^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

11.11.2005 KR 20050107872

(71)	Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd
	Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-743 (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Park, Kyoung-Shin 208-604 Woncheon Jugong 2danji Yeongton-gu,Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-756 (KR) Lee, Chil-Sung Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 441-758 (KR) Choi, Dong-Won, No. 103-904 Woncheon Jugong 1danji Yeongtong-gu,Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do443-755 (KR) Kim, Jae-Kyung Ansan-si Gyeonggi-do 426-150 (KR) Woo, Sang-Min Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-370 (KR)

(74)	Representative: Mounteney, Simon James
	Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)

(54)	Case module having auto-folder function and control method thereof

(57) A case module and a method for controlling the cover rotation of the case module. The case module comprises a case, the case comprising a motor (200), the motor (200) enabling a cover (210) to rotate, said cover opening when a forward rotation switch (230) is turned on, said cover (210) closing when a reverse rotation switch (240) is turned on; a buffer (fig.6,660), the buffer generating a forward rotation signal or a reverse rotation signal, the forward rotation signal and the reverse rotation signal corresponding to the turn-on state of said forward rotation switch (230) or said reverse rotation switch (240), respectively; and a driving unit (fig.6,650a,650b), the driving unit (650a,650b) rotating said motor (200), said motor (200) using a signal from said buffer (660) as an input. The case module and the controlling method thereof control the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the DC motor (200) and have the cover (210) open and close according to the rotation of the DC motor (200) by use of the driving circuit such that the inconvenience of having to manually open and close the cover (210) is eliminated.

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