Patent ID: 7155266
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge for a mobile communications terminal comprising a first and a second section, said hinge comprising: a hinge frame; a first hinge pin fixed to said first section and mounted for rotation on said hinge frame, said first hinge pin defining a first axis of rotation with the first section; a second hinge pin fixed to said second section and mounted for rotation on said hinge frame, said second hinge pin defining a second axis of rotation with the second section, offset from said first axis of rotation, wherein each of the first and second hinge pins is constructed having one conical or truncated conical gear connected thereto; and a third hinge pin mounted on said frame for rotation about a third axis of rotation transverse to said first and second axes of rotation, said third hinge pin having two conical or truncated conical gears connected thereto, said conical or truncated conical gears of said third hinge pin being coupled to the conical or truncated conical gears of the first and second hinge pins so that rotational movement of the first hinge pin is synchronized to the second hinge pin via the coupled conical or truncated conical gears of the third hinge pin.