Patent ID: 7266864

Claim:
A rotary type hinge device for a portable wireless terminal, which is installed between a terminal body and a folder of the portable wireless terminal, the hinge device comprising: a first rotation axis for opening and closing the folder with respect to the terminal body and a second rotation axis extending perpendicular to the first rotation axis and adapted to rotate relative to the first rotation axis, the hinge device being adapted to rotate the folder about the second rotation axis in a state wherein the folder and terminal body are opened; a first hinge housing coupled to the terminal body to rotate about the first rotation axis, the first hinge housing being formed with a fixing portion at its inner peripheral surface, and an opening adapted to expose the fixing portion in a direction of the second rotation axis; a main shaft provided at one end with a fixing end having a shape corresponding to that of the fixing portion, the main shaft extending in the direction of the second rotation axis and being adapted to protrude outwardly through the opening of the first hinge housing at the other end thereof; and a second hinge housing rotatably coupled to the other end of the main shaft protruding outwardly from the first hinge housing and adapted to rotate about the second rotation axis, the second hinge housing being fixed to the folder, wherein a flexible printed circuit protrudes from an interior space of the folder and extends longitudinally at one side of the main shaft, thereby entering into the first hinge housing through the opening thereof, and the flexible printed circuit is wound at least half way around the main shaft within the first hinge housing and then drawn from one side end of the first hinge housing.