Double-shaft hinge and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9611680-B2
Application number	US-201514669609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2015
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A double-shaft hinge and an electronic device are provided. The double-shaft hinge includes a transmission device, and a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft in parallel with each other. The transmission device includes a first transmission member sleeved on the first rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the first rotation shaft, a second transmission member sleeved on the second rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the second rotation shaft, and a third transmission member. The third transmission member is arranged between the first transmission member and the second transmission member, and has one end engaged with the first transmission member, and another end engaged with the second transmission member. The first transmission member and the second transmission member are connected by the third transmission member to be rotatable with respect to each other in opposite directions simultaneously.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A double-shaft hinge, comprising a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft in parallel with each other, and a transmission device,
the transmission device comprising:
a first transmission member sleeved on the first rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the first rotation shaft;
a second transmission member sleeved on second rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the second rotation shaft; and
a third transmission member arranged between the first transmission member and the second transmission member, and having one end engaged with the first transmission member and another end engaged with the second transmission member;
wherein the first transmission member and the second transmission member are rotatable with respect to each other in opposite directions simultaneously via the third transmission member; and wherein, the first transmission member is a first worm gear, the second transmission member is a second worm gear, and the third transmission member is a worm, and the worm comprises and axle, and the axle of the worm is perpendicular to the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft; and the double-shaft hinge comprises a first connection member and a second connection member, wherein the both the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft pass through each of the first connection member and the second connection member, and both of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are rotatable with respect to each of the first connection member and the second connection member, and both of the first worm gear and the second worm gear are arranged between the first connection member and the second connection member; and

wherein, the first connection member is provided with a support frame, the support frame is provided with a groove, and the axle of the worm is mounted in the groove and rotatably cooperates with the groove, and the second connection member is provided with a protrusion for limiting the axle of the worm to rotate in the groove; and the protrusion abuts against the support frame and closes an opening of the groove, to define an axle hole for the axle of the worm.

2. The double-shaft hinge according to claim 1 , wherein,
the first worm gear has one end abutting against the first connection member and another end abutting against the second connection member; and
the second worm gear has one end abutting against the first connection member and another end abutting against the second connection member.

3. The double-shaft hinge according to claim 1 , further comprising:
two locating assemblies, wherein one of the locating assemblies is sleeved on the first rotation shaft, and the other of the locating assemblies is sleeved on the second rotation shaft, and the locating assemblies are configured for fixing positions of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft after being rotated; and
each of the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft comprises a shaft shoulder; the transmission device is arranged between the locating assemblies and the shaft shoulders, and one side of the transmission device abuts against the locating assemblies, and another side of the transmission device abuts against the shaft shoulders.

4. The double-shaft hinge according to claim 3 , wherein each of the locating assemblies comprises:
at least two gaskets sleeved on the respective rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the respective rotation shaft;
at least one elastic member sleeved on the respective rotation shaft and rotatable with respect to the respective rotation shaft, and the elastic member is arranged between two adjacent gaskets; and
a fixing member sleeved on the outmost end of the respective rotation shaft and detachably connected to the respective rotation shaft, wherein the fixing member is configured to supply a force to the at least two gaskets and the at least one elastic member and to maintain the at least two gaskets and the at least one elastic member to abut against each other.

5. An electronic device, comprising a first body, a second body, and the double-shaft hinge according to claim 1 ; and
wherein one end of the first rotation shaft is circumferentially fixed on the first body, and one end of the second rotation shaft is circumferentially fixed on the second body, and the first body and the second body are rotatable with respect to each other in opposite directions simultaneously via the double-shaft hinge.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the electronic device is a laptop, a foldable tablet computer, or a flip phone.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Jun

Classifications

• G06F1/1681

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

• E05D3/12

  with two parallel pins and one arm · CPC title

• G06F1/1618

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• E05Y2900/606

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E05D3/122 Primary

  Gear hinges · CPC title