H04M1/0231

Hinge for a foldable-type mobile device

A hinge module including a first body; a second body arranged with respect to the first body; a hinge configured to hinge in response to an angle variation between the first body and the second body; and a display disposed on the first body and the second body. Further, the hinge includes a first hinge housing including an accommodating portion; a second hinge housing having a first end inserted in the accommodating portion; an arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a hinge pin projecting from an inner surface of the accommodating portion of the first hinge housing and penetrating the arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a guide pin coupled to the first hinge housing and inserted into a second end of the second hinge housing; and an elastic member provided in the second end of the second hinge housing and including a curved surface contacting the guide pin.

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A hinge module including a first body; a second body arranged with respect to the first body; a hinge configured to hinge in response to an angle variation between the first body and the second body; and a display disposed on the first body and the second body. Further, the hinge includes a first hinge housing including an accommodating portion; a second hinge housing having a first end inserted in the accommodating portion; an arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a hinge pin projecting from an inner surface of the accommodating portion of the first hinge housing and penetrating the arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a guide pin coupled to the first hinge housing and inserted into a second end of the second hinge housing; and an elastic member provided in the second end of the second hinge housing and including a curved surface contacting the guide pin.

Electronic device with rotating input unit and method for operating the same
09686384 · 2017-06-20 ·

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first body having a first display on a first surface of the first body and a second body having a second display on a first surface of the second body and an input unit on a second surface of the second body. The first body and the second body are rotatably coupled with each other.