Multifunctional mobile radio communication apparatus

A mobile radio communication apparatus comprising:

• a first housing including an input part;
• a second housing including a speaker and a display;
• a hinge part that connects said second housing to said first housing so that said second housing can be folded over said first housing;
• a one touch opening mechanism that is provided to said hinge part, and automatically opens said second housing from a folded state to a first angle between 160° and 170° relative to said first housing in a non-stop motion;
• a damper mechanism that is provided to said hinge part and brakes an opening action of said second housing by said one touch opening mechanism, said damper mechanism including a damper and a hollow damper bush, said damper having a rotational shaft that generates a braking power, and a damper bush having an engagement part engageable with the rotational shaft of the damper;
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• a flexible printed circuit that passes through a hollow in the damper bush, and electrically connects to said first and second housings to each other.

A mobile radio communication apparatus comprising:

• a first housing including an input part;
• a second housing including a speaker and a display;
• a hinge part that connects said second housing to said first housing so that said second housing can be folded over said first housing;
• a one touch opening mechanism that automatically opens said second housing from a folded state to a first angle between 160° and 170° relative to said first housing in a non-stop motion;
• a free stop mechanism that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing and maintains said second housing relative to said first housing at a second angle;
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• a damper mechanism that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing and brakes an opening action of said second housing by said one touch opening mechanism,
• wherein said one touch opening mechanism includes:
• a cam that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing, is fixed onto said first housing, and has an inclined surface;
• a moving member that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing, supported on the inclined surface of the cam, and forced to move and rotate along the inclined surface;
• a push bottom that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said first housing;
• an engagement member that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing, and engaged with the cam to that the engagement member can be disengaged with the cam by said push button;
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• a restricting member that is provided to said hinge part at a side of said second housing, is engaged with said engagement member, and prevents said moving member from moving along the inclined surface of the cam, said restricting member rotating with the moving member when the push button releases an engagement between the engagement member and the cam.

A hinge unit for a mobile radio communication apparatus that includes a first housing including an input part, a second housing including a speaker and a display, and a flexible printed circuit that electrically connects to said first and second housings to each other, said hinge unit connecting the second housing to the first housing so that the second housing can be folded over the first housing, and said hinge unit comprising:

• a one touch opening mechanism that automatically opens said second housing from a folded state to a first angle between 160° and 170° relative to said first housing in a non-stop motion;
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• a damper mechanism that brakes an opening action of said second housing by said one touch opening mechanism, said damper mechanism including a damper and a damper bush, said damper having a rotational shaft that generates a braking power, and a damper bush having a fixed shaft connected to the rotational shaft,
• wherein the flexible printed circuit is twisted around the rotational or fixed shaft of said damper mechanism.