HINGE DEVICE AND FOLDABLE CELL PHONE USING THE HINGE

Title:

HINGE DEVICE AND FOLDABLE CELL PHONE USING THE HINGE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/036110

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A hinge device (10), comprising a first hinge part (20) for automatically rotating a receiving part from a folded position to a talking position and a second hinge part (30) operated when the receiving part is manually rotated, wherein the first hinge member (21) of the first hinge part (20) is non−rotatably fitted to the connection tube part (2b) of the talking part and the second hinge member (22) thereof is rotatably fitted to the connection tube part (3c) of the receiving part, the first engagement member (31) of the second hinge part is non−rotatably fitted to the connection tube part (3c) and the second engagement member (32) thereof is rotatably fitted to the connection tube part (3c), the second hinge member (22) is non−rotatably connected to the second engagement member (32), and the force of the second hinge part (30) to maintain the receiving part at the folded position is set larger than the rotatingly energizing force of the first hinge part (20) to rotate the receiving part from the folded position to the talking position.

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Inventors:

KOSHIKAWA SHINICHIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2002/010892

Publication Date:

May 01, 2003

Filing Date:

October 21, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SUGATSUNE KOGYO (JP)
KOSHIKAWA SHINICHIRO (JP)

International Classes:

E05D11/10; E05F1/12; F16C11/04; F16C11/10; H04B1/38; H04M1/02; (IPC1-7): F16C11/10; H04M1/02

Domestic Patent References:

WO2002081937A1

2002-10-17

Foreign References:

JP2002344597A	2002-11-29
JP2002303316A	2002-10-18
JP2002250333A	2002-09-06
JP2002364629A	2002-12-18
JP2001223479A	2001-08-17
US5923751A	1999-07-13

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