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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Seong-geun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-tai Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Ga-young an, Busan, KR;
Yun-mo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Seong-Geun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-Tai Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Ga-Young An, Busan, KR;
Yun-Mo Kang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A hinge assembly and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The hinge assembly can include: a torsion spring; a shaft, which penetrates through the torsion spring; a bushing, coupled to one end of the torsion spring and to one side of the shaft; a holder, which is coupled to the other end of the torsion spring, and which the shaft penetrates through; a sliding cam, which is coupled to the other side of the shaft, and which may move in linkage with the shaft; a fixed cam, which engages the sliding cam; a compression spring, which is positioned between the holder and the sliding cam, and which may place the sliding cam in close contact with the fixed cam; and a housing coupled to the holder and the fixed cam. Thus, the mobile terminal can be unfolded automatically using just a few number of parts without requiring energy consumption.