Patent ID: 7672697

Claim:
A mobile terminal having a double rotation structure, the terminal comprising: a main body having a plurality of keys for inputting information and operating functions of the mobile terminal; a folder having a display portion; a connection member having a first hinge portion rotatably coupled to the main body about a first axis and a second hinge portion, rotatably coupled to the folder about a second axis, the second hinge portion being integrally formed with the first hinge portion, wherein the second axis is parallel to the first axis; a first groove formed on the main body and configured to receive the connection member; a second groove formed on the folder and configured to receive the connection member; a first hinge shaft formed on the main body and inserted into a first hinge groove formed on a first surface of the first hinge portion; a second hinge shaft formed on the folder and inserted into a second hinge groove formed on a first surface of the second hinge portion; and a camera mounted on the connection member, wherein the connection member is configured to allow the folder to be in first and second open positions such that, when the folder moves from the first open position to the second open position, the connection member rotates by approximately 180 degrees with respect to the main body and the folder rotates with respect to the connection member such that the folder is substantially parallel with a plane of the folder in the first open position, and such that the camera faces opposite directions in the first and second open positions.