Folding portable communications device
First Claim
1. A folding portable communications device including:
- a first housing including a display part provided at a surface thereof;
a second housing including an operating part provided at a surface thereof; and
a hinge connecting the first and second housings to allow the first and second housings to be freely opened and closed in their folded form;
the display part being supported to the first housing through a support mechanism switchably between a vertical position and a horizontal position, whereinthe support mechanism comprises a cam mechanism, andthe cam mechanism supports the display part to allow the display part to turn both clockwise and counterclockwise as viewed from the front.
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Abstract
A folding mobile phone (folding portable communications device) includes a first housing including a liquid crystal display part (display part) provided at a surface thereof, a second housing including an operating part provided at a surface thereof, and a hinge connecting the first and second housings to allow the first and second housings to be freely opened and closed in their folded form. A cam mechanism (support mechanism) supports the liquid crystal display part switchably between a vertical position and a horizontal position and to allow the liquid crystal display part to turn both clockwise and counterclockwise as viewed from the front.
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13 Claims
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1. A folding portable communications device including:
- a first housing including a display part provided at a surface thereof;
a second housing including an operating part provided at a surface thereof; and
a hinge connecting the first and second housings to allow the first and second housings to be freely opened and closed in their folded form;
the display part being supported to the first housing through a support mechanism switchably between a vertical position and a horizontal position, whereinthe support mechanism comprises a cam mechanism, and the cam mechanism supports the display part to allow the display part to turn both clockwise and counterclockwise as viewed from the front. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a first housing including a display part provided at a surface thereof;
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