Electrical connector assembly for mobile terminal

An electrical connector assembly in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a first body coupled to a second body by a hinge portion, the electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a fixed member disposed in the hinge portion, having at least one first contact;
• and
• a rotating member disposed in the hinge portion, rotatably connected to the fixed member, the rotating member comprising at least one second contact that is electrically connected to the at least one first contact of the fixed member,
• wherein the fixed member comprises:
• a housing having a receiving space at a first side;
• a disc installed inside the receiving space, the disc having circuit patterns on a first side and a second side;
• and
• an inter-connector installed inside the receiving space to elastically support the disc.

An electrical connector assembly in a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a first body coupled to a second body by a hinge portion, the electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a fixed member disposed in the hinge portion, having at least one first contact;
• a rotating member disposed in the hinge portion, rotatably connected to the fixed member, the rotating member comprising at least one second contact that is electrically connected to the at least one first contact of the fixed member;
• a first flexible printed circuit board adapted to electrically connect the fixed member to a first printed circuit board of the first body;
• a second flexible printed circuit board adapted to electrically connect the rotating member to a second printed circuit board of the second body;
• and
• wherein the rotating member comprises:
• a plurality of housings successively and rotatably coupled to each other, each of the plurality of housings configured to provide a receiving space at a first side and having a plurality of contacts at a second side;
• a plurality of discs installed inside the receiving space of each of the plurality of housings, the plurality of discs having circuit patterns on a first side and a second side;
• and
• an inter-connector configured to electrically connect the plurality of contacts with the plurality of discs, the inter-connector installed inside the plurality of housings to elastically support the plurality of discs.

A mobile terminal having an electrical connector assembly, the mobile terminal comprising:

• a first body;
• a second body rotatably connected to the first body by a hinge portion;
• wherein the hinge portion comprises:
• a fixed member having at least one first contact;
• and
• a rotating member, rotatably connected to the fixed member, the rotating member comprising at least one second contact that is electrically connected to the at least one first contact of the fixed members,
• wherein the fixed member comprises a disc having circuit patterns installed in a receiving space of a housing, the disc being electrically connected to an inter-connector that supports the disc elastically in the receiving space.