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1. A hinge apparatus for a mobile terminal configured to fold a display housing from a side of a main housing, the hinge apparatus comprising:
a slider accommodated in the side of the main housing to repeatedly perform a movement along a curved orbit in conjunction with folding of the display housing; a barrel integrally attached to the display housing and hinged to an end of the slider to enable rotation of the display housing; a cycle attachment provided in the main housing to assist the movement of the slider and rotation of the barrel induced by the movement of the slider; and a bonding assembly assembled with the slider, the barrel and the cycle attachment, and serving to guide the movement of the slider, wherein the barrel comprises: a rotating shaft protruding from an end in a longitudinal direction of the barrel to rotate the display housing; and a free-stop hinge provided on an opposite end of the barrel to prevent an idle movement of the barrel immediately after the display housing is folded or unfolded, wherein a pulley having a band ring is provided on the rotating shaft of the barrel, and a tension band is wound on the pulley of the rotating shaft of the barrel to provide tension for drawing the slider into the main housing while the display housing is folded. |
