Patent ID: 7590428

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a main body; a folder body rotatably connected with the main body; a hinge connection part rotatably connecting the main body and the folder body; and a hinge unit mounted at the hinge connection part and configured to variably control a torque applied to the folder body when the folder body is opened and closed, wherein the hinge unit comprises: a housing having an inner space with both ends opened; a moving cam configured to be linearly moved in the inner space of the housing; a fixed cam rotatably disposed inside the housing and configured to contact the moving cam; a head having the fixed cam mounted thereon; a spring configured to apply an elastic force to the moving cam; and a torque controller configured to control the torque required to open and close the folder body by varying a tensile force of the spring applied to the moving cam, wherein the torque controller comprises: a support plate configured to be linearly moved inside the housing and to support one end of the spring; and a control bolt mounted at the support plate and configured to linearly move the support plate based on a user's operation, and wherein the support plate includes a through hole for receiving one end of the control bolt such that a portion of the one end of the control bolt is exposed to an outside of the cover, and the control bolt includes a tool insertion hole at the exposed portion of the control bolt configured to receive a tool to turn the control bolt clockwise or counter clockwise.