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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Won-tae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun-cheol Kang, Gunpo-si, KR;
Sung-ho Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Chung-keun Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Won-Tae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun-Cheol Kang, Gunpo-si, KR;
Sung-Ho Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Chung-Keun Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A portable terminal including a pair of housings and a hinge apparatus for coupling the housings in such a way that the housings pivot with respect to each other is provided. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge bracket fixed to a first housing of the pair of housings, a pivot member connected to a second housing of the pair of housings and pivotably coupled to the hinge bracket to pivot with respect to a hinge axis, a cam surface provided on the pivot member around the hinge axis, the cam surface comprising at least a pair of recess portions, and a cam member received to protrude and retreat in perpendicular to the hinge axis on the hinge bracket. When the pivot member pivots, the cam member slides and contacts the cam surface and is engaged with one of the recess portions on the cam surface.