Folding device and electronic equipment using the same

Abstract

The folding device contains a stationary part; a movable part disposed rotatable in flip-up and flip-down directions; a force-applying section disposed between the two parts, which urges the movable part in either direction according to the state of the movable part; a reversing section for allowing the force-applying section to change direction of urging the movable part into the flip-up direction when the movable part has a folded state; and a actuator for operating the reversing section. Pressing the actuator being in the folded state allows the reversing section to switch direction of urging the movable part into flip-up direction. In the electronic equipment of the present invention, the stationary and the movable housings are connected to the stationary and the movable parts of the folding device, respectively. The structures can provide a folding device equipped with a simple one-hand flipping-up, and electronic equipment using the device.

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