Hinge structure for collapsible portable phone
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Oct 14, 2003
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Sep 11, 2000
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Oct 15, 1999
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To provide a novel hinge structure for a collapsible portable phone, which is very convenient and highly valuable on the market, the hinge structure includes an operating member (2) provided with a phone operating portion (1) on its surface; a display member (3), pivotally and collapsibly coupled with the operating member (2) and provided with a display image field (6) in which numerals and/or letters for phone numbers and/or names may be displayed on its surface; and a biasing mechanism S that may exhibit a closing biasing force for biasing the display member (3) in a closing direction between a closed condition that the display member (3) is collapsed to the operating member (2) and a predetermined rotational position A where the display member (3) is rotated to the operating member (2) in an opening direction and may exhibit an opening biasing force for biasing the display member (3) in the opening direction between a fully opened condition that the display member (3) is fully opened to the operating member (2) and a predetermined rotational position B where the display member (3) is rotated in the closing direction. The biasing mechanism S is provided at a pivot portion (4) between the operating member (2) and the display member (3).
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