公开(公告)号：US09742893B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14266305

申请日：2014-04-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Byunghwa Lee ,  Hyunho Choi ,  Kyungtae Yang ,  Seoungho Baek

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/72519 ,  G06F1/1628 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0202 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F2200/1633 ,  G06F2200/1634 ,  H04M1/0266

Abstract: A mobile terminal and an operating method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body; and a terminal case coupled to the terminal body to cover at least a front surface of the terminal body, the terminal body comprising: a display unit disposed at the front surface thereof, to display an image; a sensing unit sensing whether the front surface of the display unit is covered by the terminal case; and a controller controlling an operation of the display unit, and the terminal case comprising: a terminal coupling part to which the terminal body is coupled; a front cover part rotatably coupled to the terminal coupling part to cover the front surface of the terminal body and including a window for allowing a light emitted from the display unit to be transmitted; and a pattern part provided at a portion of the front cover part corresponding to a region other than the window, wherein the display unit is defined by an exposed region corresponding to the window and a hidden region corresponding to the region other than the window, wherein when a signal to turn on the display unit is input in a state where the front cover part covers the front surface of the display unit, the controller is configured to display a user interface at least in the hidden region, to enable a user input through a manipulation of the pattern part.

公开(公告)号：US11516329B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16647378

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Gihwan Kim ,  Seoungho Baek ,  Bumseok Shon ,  Daeyoung Lee ,  Hyoyeol Lee

IPC: H04M1/21

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an auxiliary device that implements both free-stop hinge and click hinge and includes a seating member forming a seating area for a mobile terminal to implement a neat appearance and a hinge module rotatably connecting the cover member to the seating member, wherein the hinge module includes a holder, a rotation member including a first rotation member fixed to the seating member to form a first rotation axis between the holder and the seating member, and a second rotation member fixed to the cover member to form a second rotation axis between the holder and the cover member, the second rotation axis being parallel with the first rotation axis, and an elastic member configured to elastically press the rotation member to prevent a rotation due to a predetermined magnitude of force or less.