Patent ID: 7865151

Claim:
In a mobile terminal having a first housing and a second housing with a display unit rotatable around a hinge axis extending in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the first housing, a swing hinge device comprising: a rotation member rotatable around the hinge axis; a plate-type swing hinge member connected to the rotation member to semi-automatically rotate the rotation member; a power supply means mounted in the swing hinge member to supply power for semi-automatically rotating the rotation member; and at least one swing locking means formed along the perimeter of the swing hinge member to lock or release the rotation member for the step-by-step interrupted rotation of the rotation member, wherein said swing hinge member consists of plate-type first and second hinge members, and wherein said second hinge member comprises: a receiving space for receiving the power supply means; a cylindrical housing protruded at the center thereof to be inserted into a through hole of the rotation member; and at least one fixing means formed at the outer perimeter of the receiving space to correspond to the second fixing means of the first hinge member and connect the first and second hinge members.