Patent attributes
A hinge apparatus for an image photographing apparatus wherein the hinge apparatus rotatably connects a housing with respect to a main body so that the housing can rotate in a predetermined rotation range. The hinge apparatus includes a fixing bracket secured to the main body, a hinge unit secured to the housing and connected to the fixing bracket to be reciprocatingly rotatable within a predetermined angle, a shaft member for rotatably connecting the hinge unit and the fixing bracket so that the hinge unit and the fixing bracket can be rotated with respect to each other, and a sensing unit disposed on the hinge unit and/or the fixing bracket to sense the relative rotational range of the hinge unit with respect to the fixing bracket.