A folding cellular phone includes a hinge for connecting a first housing
and a second housing having an operation part in a pivotable manner to
open/close the folding cellular phone. A liquid crystal display part is
supported on the first housing by a support mechanism such that the
orientation of the liquid crystal display part is changeable between
portrait and landscape. The folding cellular phone further includes a
rod-shaped restriction member (an open/close restriction means) which is
operated together with the support mechanism and the hinge such that the
movement of the first and second housings is restricted so as not to
reduce the angle formed between the first and second housings less than
the predetermined angle (e.g., 120.degree.).