Patent ID: 7529571

Claim:
A sliding/hinge apparatus for sliding/rotating type mobile terminals, wherein each of the terminals comprises a body housing and a slide housing slidably mounted on the body housing, wherein the sliding/hinge apparatus comprises: a first hinge frame mounted in the body housing; a second hinge frame disposed on the first hinge frame while the second hinge frame is opposite to the first hinge frame so that the slide housing is slid and rotated about a hinge axis of the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame; a first plate slidably and rotatably attached to the second hinge frame; a second plate attached to the first plate, the second plate being fixed to the sliding housing; one or more slide bars disposed between the second hinge frame and the first plate and being slidably connected to the second hinge frame; a guide pin formed at a prescribed position of the first hinge frame; and a pin guide hole formed at the first plate, the guide pin being disposed in the pin guide hole such that the guide pin is slid and rotated within the guide hole.