Patent ID: 8914060

Claim:
A portable terminal comprising: a substantially flat casing having a corresponding minimal height along a height-axis; a battery opening formed on an inside surface of the portable terminal, the battery opening extending in a longitudinal direction or a widthwise direction perpendicular to the height-axis; a battery pack disposed in the battery opening in the longitudinal direction or the widthwise direction of the portable terminal, the battery opening configured to receive the battery pack by insertion along an insertion axis perpendicular to the height axis; an antenna module pivotably coupled to a rear surface of the portable terminal and pivotable along an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the portable terminal from an open to a closed position to selectively open or close the battery opening via a pivotal movement; a receiving recess formed at an end portion or a side end of the rear surface of the portable terminal; a fixing member mounted and fixed at a side end of the receiving recess; a rotation support member formed on the fixing member, and a rotation member formed at a side end of the antenna module; a stopping member protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the rotation member, wherein upon pivoting of the antenna module, the stopping member interferes with the fixing member to limit a pivot angle range of the antenna module; a cover member removably coupled to the casing at the rear surface of the portable terminal and covering the antenna module when the antenna is pivoted to a closed position, the cover member covering a receiving recess formed at an end portion of the rear surface of the portable terminal, wherein the antenna module opens or closes the battery opening by pivoting around a hinge axis which extends in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the portable terminal; and a hinge pin installed in the fixing member along the hinge axis to pivotably couple the antenna module to the fixing member, wherein the hinge pin is fixed to the rotation support member by penetrating through the rotation member.