Hinge structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11892884-B2
Application number	US-202117333468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2021
Priority date	Oct 23, 2020
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A hinge structure for an electronic device including a first part and a second part is provided. The hinge structure includes a first fixing base, a second fixing base, a rotating element, and a control element. The first fixing base connects to the first part. The second fixing base connects to the second part and includes a first locking structure. The rotating element includes a second locking structure. An end of the rotating element rotatably and movably connects to the first fixing base along an axial direction. The other end of the rotating element engages with the first locking structure through the second locking structure. The control element extends to the rotating element for driving the rotating element to move along the axial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first part;
a second part; a hinge structure, comprising:
a first fixing base, connected to the first part;
a second fixing base, connected to the second part, and comprising a first locking structure; and a rotating element, comprising a second locking structure, wherein an end of the rotating element rotatably and movably connects to the first fixing base along an axial direction, and another end of the rotating element engages with the first locking structure through the second locking structure; and

a third part, comprising:
a groove, located on a side of the third part facing the second part; and
a sliding element, pivotally connected to the second part, disposed in the groove along a first direction, and comprising a third locking structure; and a positioning element, movably disposed in the groove along a second direction, and comprising a fourth locking structure configured to engage with the third locking structure.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising an elastic element disposed between the positioning element and a side wall of the groove to push the positioning element in a direction towards the sliding element.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding element includes a third locking structure, and the third part includes a positioning element, movably disposed in the groove along a second direction, and comprising a fourth locking structure configured to engage with the third locking structure.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge structure includes a control element extended to the rotating element for driving the rotating element to move along the axial direction.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Chiang Tsung-Ju
• Da Ros Marco
• Chen Yung-Hsiang
• Hung Li Wei

Classifications

• G06F1/1681 Primary

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1679

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1637 Primary

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title