Patent ID: 8253648
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G02F,G09G,H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable terminal, comprising: a first body having a first display surface and a second body having a second display surface, which first body and second body are jointed through a hinge unit in a foldable way, and which first display surface and second display surface form one combined display continuously at a time of opening said first body and said second body; and a display control unit which displays information throughout said combined display, wherein said hinge unit is positioned at back surfaces of said combined display in said first body and said second body in the open state of said first body and said second body, wherein said hinge unit comprises a first shaft member set in said first body, a second shaft member set in said second body, and a link member whose ends are connected to said first shaft member and said second shaft member in a rotatable way, wherein a surface of said link member is substantially flat with the lateral surfaces of said first body and said second body in the folded state and is substantially flat with the back surfaces of said first body and said second body in the open state, and wherein said first shaft member and said second shaft member each extend within said link member.