Patent ID: 7391467
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A hinge apparatus for rotatably connecting a housing with respect to a main body of an image photographing apparatus providing rotation of the housing in a predetermined rotation range, wherein the hinge apparatus comprises: a fixing bracket secured to the main body; a hinge unit secured to the housing, and connected to the fixing bracket to be reciprocatingly rotatable within a predetermined angle; a shaft member for rotatably connecting the hinge unit and the fixing bracket so that the hinge unit and the fixing bracket can rotate with respect to each other; and a sensing unit disposed on at least one of the hinge unit and the fixing bracket to sense the relative rotational range of the hinge unit with respect to the fixing bracket; wherein the fixing bracket further comprises a pair of sensing holes for detection by the sensing unit to enable the sensing unit to sense the relative rotational range of the hinge unit with respect to the fixing bracket.