ROTATION SUPPORTING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE TERMINAL

Title:

ROTATION SUPPORTING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE TERMINAL

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/026562

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A rotation supporting mechanism for opening and closing a cover in the plane direction can be made thin, and opening operability of the cover capable of being opened by a user with one hand and one touch is enhanced. The mechanism has pressing means for pressing in the plane direction a cam surface of an eccentric cam rotating in the plane direction. When the pressing means positionally corresponds to one section corresponding to an open position of the eccentric cam or the other section corresponding to a close position 180 degrees across from the open position, the means positionally restricts the rotation of the eccentric cam to stop the rotation of the cover.

Inventors:

TAKAMORI SATOSHI (JP)
UCHIDA TSUYOSHI (JP)
NISHIDA MASAMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2004/013224

Publication Date:

March 24, 2005

Filing Date:

September 10, 2004

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Assignee:

OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO (JP)
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM JP (JP)
TAKAMORI SATOSHI (JP)
UCHIDA TSUYOSHI (JP)
NISHIDA MASAMI (JP)

International Classes:

F16C11/04; E05D11/10; F16C11/10; G06F1/16; H04M1/02; (IPC1-7): F16C11/04; F16C11/10; H04M1/02

Foreign References:

JP2004023469A	2004-01-22
JP2004108581A	2004-04-08
JP2003239942A	2003-08-27
JP2000097227A	2000-04-04
JPH04130685U	1992-11-30
JP2003107314A	2003-04-09

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