Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

Ho-Sik Ahn

Hyung-Suk Kim

The object of this invention is to provide a hinge device for camera-equipped mobile phones, and a mobile phone having such a hinge device. The hinge device allows the fold of a mobile phone to be automatically opened or closed relative to the main body, and allows automatic rotation of a digital camera of the phone. The hinge device includes a fixed hinge part ( ), a rotary hinge part ( ), a power generating means provided in the fold to generate a rotating drive force, an internal rotor ( ) provided in the rotary hinge part, a camera ( ) provided in the internal rotor, a rotation stop means for stopping rotation of the internal rotor and rotating the rotary hinge part using the rotating drive force, and a power transmission means connected to both the power generating means and the fixed hinge part to selectively perform power transmission.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Ho-Sik Ahn