Patent ID: 8005516
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A mobile information terminal comprising: a first casing having an operation portion on a front surface thereof; a second casing having a display portion on a front surface thereof; and a joint mechanism coupling said first casing and said second casing in an openable/closable manner and coupling said first casing and said second casing such that said display portion can make a transition between a horizontally long state and a vertically long state with respect to said first casing in an open state, characterized in that a first rotation shaft for coupling said first casing and said second casing in an openable/closable manner is located above said second casing with respect to the front surface of said first casing in a closed state, and said joint mechanism includes a rotation mechanism having a second rotation shaft, and characterized by being configured such that a transition from said vertically long state to said horizontally long state can be realized by one said rotation mechanism including said second rotation shaft arranged at a position shifted from a center line that is common to said first and second casings in said horizontally long state.