Rotation hinge apparatus for a portable terminal, dual hinge apparatus having the same, swing-type portable terminal, and sliding/rotation-type portable terminal

A dual hinge apparatus of a portable terminal including a body housing, a folder including a liquid crystal display section and rotated in the body housing about first, second, and third axes, and a dual connection member providing the first, second, and third hinge axes and rotatably connecting the folder about the first, second, and third hinge axes, the dual hinge apparatus comprising:

• base members;
• rotation members;
• first and second guide pins provided in the rotation members;
• first and second guide sections provided in the base members, the first and second guide sections engaged with the first and second guide pins to place the body housing and the folder at the centers of the dual connection members by guiding linear movements of the first guide pins when the rotation members are rotated about the second and third hinge axes in the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions and by guiding and moving the second guide pins in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner and guiding and moving the second and third hinge axes in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner;
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• at least one force supplying means provided between the first and second guide sections and providing forces for moving the first and second guide pins linearly or in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner,
• wherein the rotation members are rotatable in the clockwise direction to be located transversely and the rotation members are rotatable in the counterclockwise direction to be located transversely.

A rotation hinge apparatus of a swing-type portable terminal including a body housing and a swing housing including a liquid crystal display section and rotated on the upper surface, facing the body housing, the rotation hinge apparatus comprising:

• a base member;
• a rotation member;
• first and second guide pins provided in the rotation member;
• first and second guide sections provided in the base member, the first and second guide sections engaged with the first and second guide pins to place the liquid crystal display section of the swing housing at the center of the body housing by guiding linear movement of the first guide pin when the rotation member is rotated about the second hinge axis in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and by moving the second guide pin in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner, and guiding and moving the second hinge axis in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner;
• and
• at least one force supplying means provided between the first and second guide sections and providing a force for moving the first and second guide pins linearly or in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner,
• wherein the rotation member is rotatable in the clockwise direction to be located transversely and the rotation member is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction to be located transversely.

A rotation hinge apparatus of a sliding/rotation-type portable

• terminal including a body housing, a slide housing opened and closed by sliding the sliding housing from the body housing, and a folder including a liquid crystal display section and rotated about a hinge axis in the slide housing, the sliding/rotation hinge apparatus comprising:
• a base member;
• a rotation member;
• first and second guide pins provided in the rotation member;
• first and second guide sections provided in the base member, the first and second guide sections engaged with the first and second guide pins to place the liquid crystal display section of the folder at the center of the body housing by guiding linear movement of the first guide pin when the rotation member is rotated about the second hinge axis in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and by moving the second guide pin in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner, and guiding and moving the second hinge axis in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner;
• and
• at least one force supplying means provided between the first and second guide sections and providing a force for moving the first and second guide pins linearly or in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner,
• wherein the rotation member is rotatable in the clockwise direction to be located transversely and the rotation member is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction to be located transversely.

A rotation hinge apparatus of a portable terminal including a body housing and a folder including a liquid crystal display section and rotated about first and second hinge axes in the body housing, the rotation hinge apparatus comprising:

• a base member;
• a rotation member;
• first and second guide pins provided in the rotation member;
• first and second guide sections provided in the base member, the first and second guide sections engaged with the first and second guide pins to place the liquid crystal display section of the folder at the center of the body housing by guiding linear movement of the first guide pin when the rotation member is rotated about the second hinge axis in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and by moving the second guide pin in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner, and guiding and moving the second hinge axis in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner;
• and
• at least one force supplying means provided between the first and second guide sections and providing a force for moving the first and second guide pins linearly or in an inclined manner and then in a curved manner,
• wherein the rotation member is rotatable in the clockwise direction to be located transversely and the rotation member is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction to be located transversely.