Portable terminal device with camera
First Claim
1. (Amended) A mobile terminal device with a camera comprising a lower case provided with an operating part, an upper case provided with a display part, a hinge part for connecting said upper case with said lower case in a foldable manner, and a photographing part installed in said hinge part, wherein there is provided an association mechanism by which said photographing part is rotated in association with opening and closing motions of said upper case, and wherein said hinge part includes an upper hinge which is integral with said upper case and a lower hinge which is integral with said lower case, and wherein said association mechanism includes a first friction member provided between said upper hinge and said photographing part, and wherein said first friction member has friction coefficient which is larger than friction coefficient between said lower hinge and said photographing part:
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Abstract
A portable terminal device with a camera capable of easily adjusting the orientation of the camera interlockingly with the opening and closing operation of an upper cabinet and protecting the camera from the outside interlockingly with the folding operation of the cabinet of the portable terminal device after completing a photographing operation by the camera, comprising a lower cabinet (1) having an operating part thereon, an upper cabinet (2) having a display part thereon, a hinge part (3) for foldably connecting the upper cabinet (2) to the lower cabinet (1), and an imaging part (6) rotatably installed on the hinge part (3), the imaging part (6) further comprising an interlocking mechanism (7) rotated interlockingly with the opening and closing operation of the upper cabinet (2).
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7 Claims
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1. (Amended) A mobile terminal device with a camera comprising a lower case provided with an operating part, an upper case provided with a display part, a hinge part for connecting said upper case with said lower case in a foldable manner, and a photographing part installed in said hinge part,
wherein there is provided an association mechanism by which said photographing part is rotated in association with opening and closing motions of said upper case, and wherein said hinge part includes an upper hinge which is integral with said upper case and a lower hinge which is integral with said lower case, and wherein said association mechanism includes a first friction member provided between said upper hinge and said photographing part, and wherein said first friction member has friction coefficient which is larger than friction coefficient between said lower hinge and said photographing part:
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2. (Canceled)
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