Patent ID: 8567637

Claim:
A mobile device having a cover member pivotally attached to a mobile device body via a pivot shaft module so as to be openable and closable, the mobile device comprising: a pivot shaft module including a pivot shaft about which the cover member is rotated, and a frame to support the pivot shaft; and a pivot shaft module support part formed on the mobile device body, supporting the pivot shaft module so that the pivot shaft is movable between a first position inside a recessed section of the mobile device body and a second position outside the recessed section; wherein the pivot shaft module support part supports the pivot shaft module so that the pivot shaft is located in the recessed section of the mobile device body when the cover member is in a position angled less than a predetermined angle, and the pivot shaft is located on the outside of the recessed section when the cover member is in a position angled greater than the predetermined angle.