Patent ID: 7242975
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: E05D,E05Y,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge device of a portable terminal, coupling a body and a folder of the portable terminal and enabling rotation of the folder with respect to the body, the hinge device comprising: a cylindrical hinge housing having an open end, a closed end, and a suspending block that projects from a peripheral surface of said cylindrical hinge housing and extends longitudinally between the open end and the closed end; a hinge shaft having a disk and an angular block projecting from the disk, the disk being housed within said cylindrical hinge housing such that the angular block protrudes through the open end of said cylindrical hinge housing; a hinge cam disposed outside of said cylindrical hinge housing having a concave block that slidably engages the angular block of said hinge shaft; and a conical compression coil spring disposed between the closed end of said cylindrical hinge housing and the disk of said hinge shaft, to press said hinge shaft against said hinge cam.