Patent ID: 8380257

Claim:
A swing-type mobile communication terminal comprising: a main body housing having a plurality of first keys on its top face; a swing housing having a display unit on its top face, the swing housing performing a first swing along a predetermined curved path to be positioned together with the main body housing in the shape of a by covering an upper portion of the top face of the main body housing, and performing a second swing along a predetermined curved path successively from the first swing in a same swing direction as the first swing to be positioned in a longitudinal direction of the main body housing and to cover less than the entire top face of the main body housing; and a swing device to connect the main body housing with the swing housing on the top face of the main body housing, wherein, prior to performing the first swing, the swing housing is positioned together with the main body housing in the longitudinal direction of the main body housing and covers the entire top face of the main body housing, and wherein the swing device includes a linear first guide opening and a curved second guide opening, the swing device further including a first connection unit and a second connection unit that engage with the first guide opening and the second guide opening by passing through the first guide opening and the second guide opening, respectively.