Patent ID: 7640629

Claim:
A mobile terminal comprising: a first body; a second body having a display unit and arranged to overlap the first body in a closed state; and a hinge module connecting the second body to the first body such that the second body is rotatable around a first axis generally perpendicular to the first body, the hinge module being configured to permit a portion of the second body to be elevated so as to be slantingly arranged with respect to the first body in an open state, the hinge module being configured to allow the portion of the second body to be elevated while the second body is partially rotated around the first axis, the hinge module including: a first hinge portion formed on one of a front surface of the first body and a rear surface of the second body, the first hinge portion including a slide face having a height that gradually increases so as to elevate the second body as the second body is rotated around the first axis from the closed state to the open state; a second hinge portion formed on the other of the front surface of the first body and the rear surface of the second body, the second hinge portion being in slidably movable contact with the slide face of the first hinge portion; a supporting portion connecting the first and second hinge portions; and a release preventing portion that prevents the first hinge portion from being released from the second hinge portion, the release preventing portion including: a release preventing rail having a groove formed at one surface of the first hinge portion; and a connecting portion mounted at one end of the second hinge portion, the connecting portion being received in the release preventing rail.