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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Sung-ho Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Won-tae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Han-gyu Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Pil-je Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung-Ho Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Won-Tae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Han-Gyu Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Pil-Je Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A portable terminal includes: a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing via a hinge device, the second housing pivoting about a first hinge axis toward or away from the first housing to be closed or opened, and rotating about a second axis, so that the front and rear sides of the second housing are reversed, the second axis extending perpendicular to the first axis. The hinge includes: a hinge housing extending along the direction of the first hinge axis and coupled to the first housing in such a manner that the hinge housing is rotated about the first hinge axis on the first housing; and a coupling member anchored to the second housing and coupled to the hinge housing to be rotatable about the second hinge axis. While the hinge housing is being rotated about the first hinge axis, the coupling member is turned around the first hinge axis in a state in which one side of the coupling member is faced to the outer peripheral surface of the hinge housing.