Abstract: A dual connection member allowing a liquid crystal display unit and a keypad of a mobile phone to rotate and a hinge device thereof are provided. The dual connection member may be used in a mobile phone wherein the mobile phone includes a first housing, a second housing and a dual connection member for interconnecting the first housing and the second housing in such a manner that the second housing is rotatable about a first hinge axis toward or away from the first housing, wherein the first and second housings are connected to the dual connection member in such a manner as to be rotatable about third and second hinge axes, respectively, which extend perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the first and second housings, respectively, the third and second hinge axes being eccentrically positioned in relation to the centers of the first and second housings, respectively, and allowed to be slid as the first and second housings are rotated.

Abstract: A sliding device for a portable terminal includes a sliding module capable of sliding a sliding housing in multiple steps. The portable terminal has a body housing, a sliding housing that slides on the body housing while facing the body housing, and a sliding device for enabling the sliding housing to slide on the body housing. The sliding device includes a base member provided with a sliding movement member, a sliding member assembled with the base member so as to slide along a length of the base member semi-automatically, a pair of guide members provided to the sliding member and assembled with the sliding movement member so as to guide the sliding movement of the sliding movement member, and a multiple step movement member formed on the guide members and detachably assembled with the sliding movement member for sliding the sliding member in multiple steps.

Abstract: A driving apparatus enables a sliding-type portable wireless terminal to be opened or closed with reduced noise and through multiple stages of opening. The portable wireless terminal may have various functions corresponding to each of the multiple stages. The driving apparatus comprises: a main body; a sub body sliding in a longitudinal direction of the main body, so as to be opened from or closed onto the main body; a first magnetic module provided at a rear surface of the sub body and having a first magnet, the first magnet having a first polarity and extending in a longitudinal direction of the first magnet; and a second magnetic module provided at a front surface of the main body and having a second magnet, the second magnet having a second polarity and being opposed to the first magnet.

Abstract: A portable terminal with a hinge apparatus is provided. The portable terminal includes a hinge apparatus which pivotally couples a pair of housings together. The hinge apparatus provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis which are perpendicular to each other. The hinge apparatus includes a first hinge shaft coupled to the first housing along the first hinge axis, a second hinge shaft coupled to the second hinge housing along the second hinge axis and rotating about the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis, a stopper slot formed on an outer circumferential surface of the first hinge shaft along the first hinge axis, a stopper groove formed on the second hinge shaft along a circumference thereof and encompassing a part of the outer circumferential surface of the first hinge shaft, and a stopper rib formed within the stopper groove and selectively engaging with the stopper slot.

Abstract: A portable terminal with a hinge apparatus is provided. The portable terminal includes a hinge apparatus which pivotally couples a pair of housings together. The hinge apparatus provides a first hinge axis and a second hinge axis which are perpendicular to each other. The hinge apparatus includes a first hinge shaft coupled to the first housing along the first hinge axis, a second hinge shaft coupled to the second hinge housing along the second hinge axis and rotating about the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis, a stopper slot formed on an outer circumferential surface of the first hinge shaft along the first hinge axis, a stopper groove formed on the second hinge shaft along a circumference thereof and encompassing a part of the outer circumferential surface of the first hinge shaft, and a stopper rib formed within the stopper groove and selectively engaging with the stopper slot.

Abstract: A dual connection member allowing a liquid crystal display unit and a keypad of a mobile phone to rotate and a hinge device thereof are provided. The dual connection member may be used in a mobile phone wherein the mobile phone includes a first housing, a second housing and a dual connection member for interconnecting the first housing and the second housing in such a manner that the second housing is rotatable about a first hinge axis toward or away from the first housing, wherein the first and second housings are connected to the dual connection member in such a manner as to be rotatable about third and second hinge axes, respectively, which extend perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the first and second housings, respectively, the third and second hinge axes being eccentrically positioned in relation to the centers of the first and second housings, respectively, and allowed to be slid as the first and second housings are rotated.

Abstract: A driving apparatus enables a sliding-type portable wireless terminal to be opened or closed with reduced noise and through multiple stages of opening. The portable wireless terminal may have various functions corresponding to each of the multiple stages. The driving apparatus comprises: a main body; a sub body sliding in a longitudinal direction of the main body, so as to be opened from or closed onto the main body; a first magnetic module provided at a rear surface of the sub body and having a first magnet, the first magnet having a first polarity and extending in a longitudinal direction of the first magnet; and a second magnetic module provided at a front surface of the main body and having a second magnet, the second magnet having a second polarity and being opposed to the first magnet.

Abstract: Provided is a dual axis rotation type portable communication terminal including a main housing having at least one key and a rotatable housing having at least one display device, the rotatable housing being connected to the main housing so as to rotate about a first hinge axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the main housing so that the rotatable housing is cradled on the main housing at an angle, the rotatable housing being adapted to rotate about a second hinge axis extending parallel to the first hinge axis so that the rotatable housing is cradled on the main housing at an angle in at least two different positions relative to the main housing.

Abstract: A sliding/swing-type portable terminal with a liquid crystal display unit is provided. The sliding/swing-type portable terminal can guide the swing movement of the liquid crystal display unit to the center portion of the terminal when the terminal swings. The sliding/swing-type portable terminal includes a body housing, a sliding housing provided with a liquid crystal display unit, and sliding and swinging on the body housing to be opened and closed, and a sliding/swing hinge device for allowing the sliding housing to slide and swing on the body housing. The sliding/swing hinge device includes a guide bar provided on the sliding housing and a guide member provided to the body housing for guiding the sliding and swinging movement of the guide bar.

Abstract: A sliding device for a portable terminal includes a sliding module capable of sliding a sliding housing in multiple steps. The portable terminal has a body housing, a sliding housing that slides on the body housing while facing the body housing, and a sliding device for enabling the sliding housing to slide on the body housing. The sliding device includes a base member provided with a sliding movement member, a sliding member assembled with the base member so as to slide along a length of the base member semi-automatically, a pair of guide members provided to the sliding member and assembled with the sliding movement member so as to guide the sliding movement of the sliding movement member, and a multiple step movement member formed on the guide members and detachably assembled with the sliding movement member for sliding the sliding member in multiple steps.