Patent ID: 7590435
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: E05D,E05Y,H04M

Abstract:
1. A locking apparatus of a swing hinge module for a mobile communication terminal having first and second housings rotatably connected to each other by means of the swing hinge module, the swing hinge module including a hinge housing, a hinge shaft, a hinge cam, and a coil spring, the hinge shaft, the hinge cam and the coil spring being successively disposed in the hinge housing, wherein the locking apparatus comprises: a hinge cap extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the hinge cap having a closed end adapted to allow a head of the hinge shaft to be inserted through the closed end of the hinge cap, and an open end whereby the hinge cap is attached to the hinge housing while the hinge cap surrounds the outer circumference of the hinge housing through the open end of the hinge cap; and a hinge fixing plate engaged with the head of the hinge shaft while adjacent to the hinge cap, the hinge housing and the hinge cap being fixed to each other by means of the hinge fixing plate when rotated relative to the hinge fixing plate, wherein the hinge cap is provided at a predetermined position of the outer circumference thereof with a first circuit hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the hinge cap for allowing a flexible circuit to pass therethrough, and the hinge housing is provided at a predetermined position of the outer circumference thereof with a second circuit hole for allowing the flexible circuit having passed through the first circuit hole to pass therethrough.