Patent ID: 6873520
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A portable apparatus, comprising: a first housing having a printed board module; a second housing coupled at one end thereof with the first housing via a hinge mechanism and having a printed board module; a flexible flat cable connected at one end thereof with the printed board module in the first housing and at the other end thereof with the printed board module in the second housing, a portion thereof being curled at a position corresponding to the hinge mechanism; a member insertable into the curled portion of the flexible flat cable, wherein the hinge mechanism defines a axis of rotation of the first and second housings and comprises two portions spaced apart from each other in the axial direction, and the curled portion of the flexible flat cable and the insertable member are provided in a space between the two hinge mechanism portions; and a limiting mechanism limits the movement of the inserted member, without fixing the inserted member to either the first housing or the second housing.