Patent ID: 7418279

Claim:
A mobile radio communication apparatus comprising: a first housing including an input part; a second housing including a speaker and a display; a hinge part that connects said second housing to said first housing so that said second housing can be folded over said first housing; an opening mechanism that automatically opens said second housing from a folded state to a first angle between 160° and 170° relative to said first housing in a non-stop motion; a damper mechanism that brakes opening of said second housing by said one touch opening mechanism; and a free stop mechanism that maintains said second housing relative to said first housing at a second angle, wherein said one touch opening mechanism includes: a forcing mechanism that forces said second housing in an opening direction from said first housing; a fixture mechanism that fixes said second housing in the folded state over said first housing; and a push button that is provided to said hinge part or first housing, and releases a fixture by said fixture mechanism and a force by said forcing mechanism, wherein said forcing mechanism includes: a first cam that is fixed on said first housing and has a first inclined surface; and a moving member that is supported on the first inclined surface of the first cam, and is forced to move and rotate along the first inclined surface, wherein the fixture mechanism includes: an engagement member that is engaged with the first cam and made releasable by the push button; and a restricting member that is engaged with said engagement member and prevents said moving member from moving along the first inclined surface of the first cam, and wherein the restricting member rotates with the moving member when the push button releases an engagement of the engagement member with the first cam, wherein said free stop mechanism includes: a first engagement part engaged with said first housing; and a second engagement part that contacts the first engagement part at a predetermined contact force and is coupled with said second housing, and wherein the first and second engagement parts relatively move while the restricting member restricts the moving member, wherein the restricting member is a second cam having a second inclined surface on which the moving member is movable, wherein the engagement member is engaged with the first cam when said second housing opens by the first angle, and wherein the contact force is adjusted so that the first and second engagement parts move together when said second housing is manually closed from a state at which said second housing opens by the first angle, the moving member moving along the second inclined surface of the second cam.