Patent ID: 8681103

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body having a radio communication function; a touch screen mounted on a front surface of the terminal body to output visual information; a flip keypad having a plurality of keys on a surface of the flip keypad, the flip keypad being connected to one end of the terminal body such that the flip keypad is reversibly turned over from a first state in which the flip keypad faces a rear surface of the terminal body to a second state in which the flip keypad faces the front surface of the terminal body; and a controller configured to execute a first input mode through the touch screen in the first state and a second input mode through the flip keypad in the second state, wherein the flip keypad includes: a keypad main body having a plurality of key buttons, and a connection member rotatably connecting the keypad main body to the terminal body, the connection member is rotatably connected with one end of the terminal body, and when the connection member is brought into contact with the front and rear surfaces of the terminal body, the connection member is deformed to correspond to the front and rear surfaces of the terminal body, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises an attaching and detaching unit configured to detachably attach the flip keypad main body to the rear and front surfaces of the terminal body, wherein the attaching and detaching unit comprises: a first attaching and detaching unit configured to attach the rear surface of the terminal body and the first face of the flip keypad main body; and a second attaching and detaching unit configured to attach the front surface of the terminal body and the second face of the flip keypad main body, and wherein the first attaching and detaching unit includes a first magnet disposed at the rear surface of the terminal body and a second magnet disposed at the first face of the flip keypad main body and generating attraction with the first magnet, and the second attaching and detaching unit includes a third magnet disposed at the front surface of the terminal body and a fourth magnet disposed at the second face of the flip keypad main body and generating attraction with the third magnet.