Folder type mobile communication system and the hinge apparatus installed thereto
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJiyong KIM, In NAM
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Abstract
A folder type mobile communication system and a hinge apparatus installed thereto are provided. The mobile communication system includes a folder part including a display module, a main part including a main module electrically grounding the display module, and a hinge module, installed to the folder part and pivotally coupled to the main part, for rotating the folder part towards or away from the main part and electrically grounding the display module via the main module.
Claims18
A mobile communication system comprising:
- a folder part comprising a display module;
- a main part comprising a main module electrically grounding the display module;
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- a hinge module, installed to the folder part and pivotally coupled to the main part, for rotating the folder part towards or away from the main part and electrically grounding the display module via the main module.
A hinge apparatus installed to a mobile communication system that comprises a folder part comprising a display module and a main part comprising a main module electrically grounding the display module, the hinge apparatus comprising:
- a hinge module, installed to the folder part and pivotally coupled to the main part, for rotating the folder part towards or away from the main part;
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- a metal connector for electrically connecting the display module to the hinge module so that the hinge module is electrically grounded via the main module.
A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a folder part configured to have a display module installed therein;
- a main part comprising a main module electrically connected to and electrically grounding the display module;
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- a hinge module operatively connected to the folder part and the main part, the hinge module configured for selectively rotating the folder part towards or away from the main part and for electrically grounding the display module via the main module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.