Patent ID: 6484016
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H01R,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for connecting a main board with an LCD module in a folder type portable radiotelephone which includes a body element having the main board, a folder having a speaker unit, the LCD module and a hinge arm, and a hinge interfacing with the hinge arm and the body element for mechanically coupling the body element and the folder with each other such that the folder can be rotated through an angle at one end of the body element about an axis, the folder further having a flexible printed circuit connected to the speaker unit and the LCD module, the device comprising:a first connector connected to the flexible printed circuit of the folder; a second connector which is connected to the first connector; a first hinge connector positioned in the hinge arm; a first electrical connection connecting the second connector and the first hinge connector; a third connector installed in the main board of the body element; a fourth connector which is connected to the third connector; a second hinge connector that engages the main body and is connected to the fourth connector by a second electrical connection, the second hinge connector further connected to the first hinge connector in the direction of the axis, thereby connecting the main board with the flexible printed circuit.