Parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9265166-B2
Application number	US-201414225599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2014
Priority date	Feb 25, 2014
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

A parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system for fixing the parallelism of the rotary shafts and facilitating the assembling process. The device includes an assembly of a first and a second rotary shafts and a fixing unit capable of providing torque effect. Each of the first and second rotary shafts has a fixed section and a pivoted section mounted on an electronic apparatus. The fixing unit has a substantially C-shaped cross section and includes a first and a second sections, a connection section in connection with the first and second sections and a split between the first and second sections. The first and second sections and the connection section are fixedly assembled with the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts so as to avoid deflection of the first and second rotary shafts and fix the parallelism thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system, comprising:
a first rotary shaft;
a second rotary shaft; and
a fixing unit capable of providing torque effect, the first and second rotary shafts being assembled with the fixing unit, each of the first and second rotary shafts having a fixed section and a pivoted section, the fixing unit being a casing structure with two open ends, the fixing unit being defined with a central reference axis, the fixing unit including a first section, a second section and a split positioned between the first and second sections, the fixing unit further including a connection section on one side of the central reference axis in connection with the first and second sections, the first and second sections and the connection section together defining a belly section, the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts being fixedly assembled in the belly section;
wherein the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts are assembled with a link unit for synchronously rotating the first and second rotary shafts, the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts being formed with drive sections drivingly engaged with the link unit, the link unit being received in the belly section of the fixing unit: and
the fixing unit has a substantially C-shaped cross section, the first and second sections of the fixing unit being in the form of a cantilever, whereby the first and second sections of the fixing unit always provide an elastic action force toward the central reference axis, the split permitting the first and second sections to be elastically biased.

2. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive sections are formed on surfaces of the pivoted sections in the form of spiral groove, corresponding to the drive sections, the link unit being formed with an assembling hole, a pin member being assembled in the assembling hole, the pin member having two ends protruding from the assembling hole of the link unit and respectively inlaid in the drive sections.

3. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive sections are formed on surfaces of the pivoted sections in the form of spiral groove, corresponding to the drive sections, two raised sections being formed at two ends of the link unit and respectively inlaid in the drive sections.

4. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixing unit encloses the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts and the link unit, two ends of the fixing unit respectively cooperating with two restriction plates and the fixing unit and the restriction plates being together mounted in a case, each restriction plate being formed with two perforations for the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts to pass through, after the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts pass through the belly section of the fixing unit, the pivoted sections being assembled with the restriction plates and the case.

5. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the fixing unit encloses the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts and the link unit, two ends of the fixing unit respectively cooperating with two restriction plates and the fixing unit and the restriction plates being together mounted in a case, each restriction plate being formed with two perforations for the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts to pass through, after the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts pass through the belly section of the fixing unit, the pivoted sections being assembled with the restriction plates and the case.

6. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the fixing unit encloses the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts and the link unit, two ends of the fixing unit respectively cooperating with two restriction plates and the fixing unit and the restriction plates being together mounted in a case, each restriction plate being formed with two perforations for the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts to pass through, after the pivoted sections of the first and second rotary shafts pass through the belly section of the fixing unit, the pivoted sections being assembled with the restriction plates and the case.

7. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

8. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

9. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

10. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

11. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

12. The parallelism control device applied to dual-shaft system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the fixed sections of the first and second rotary shafts are connected with and disposed on an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a display module and an apparatus body module, the fixed section of the first rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the display module, while the fixed section of the second rotary shaft being connected with and disposed on the apparatus body module.

Assignees

• First Dome Corp

Inventors

• Hsu An Szu

Classifications

• E05D11/082

  with substantially radial friction, e.g. cylindrical friction surfaces · CPC title

• E05D3/12

  with two parallel pins and one arm · CPC title

• Y10T16/547

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F16H25/06

  with intermediate members guided along tracks on both rotary members · CPC title

• E05D2011/0072

  for the gap between hinge parts · CPC title