US Patent 7522946 Hinge apparatus for mobile communication terminals

Disclosed is a hinge apparatus for mobile communication terminals having a camera lens module and a hinge assembly mounted therein including a terminal body and a folder part for rotating the terminal body and the folder part relative to each other about a hinge axis. The hinge apparatus includes first and second hinge housings extending in the longitudinal directions thereof, and connected to each other in line such that they can be rotated relative to each other about a hinge axis. The first and second hinge housings have accommodating spaces defined therein. A camera lens module and a hinge assembly are selectively disposed in one of the first and second hinge housings