Hinge assembly for electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9841789-B2
Application number	US-201715452876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A hinge assembly adapted to an electronic device is provided. The hinge assembly comprises a fixing member, a sliding shaft, a connecting member, a rotating shaft and a rotating member. A curved guide rail is formed at the side plate. When the sliding shaft is located at a first position and a force applies on the rotating member, the sliding shaft moves from the first position to a second position along the curved guide rail, when the sliding shaft is located at the second position of the curved guide rail and the force applies on the rotating member continuously, the rotating member rotates around the rotating shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hinge assembly adapted to an electronic device, the hinge assembly comprising: a fixing member fixed to a casing of the electronic device and including a side plate and two fixing plates, wherein the two fixing plates extend along a direction from two end portions of the side plate, respectively, and a curved guide rail is formed at the side plate; a sliding shaft slidably configured to the curved guide rail of the side plate; a connecting member, wherein the sliding shaft passes through one end of the connecting member; a rotating shaft fixed to a back plate of the electronic device and passing through another end of the connecting member; and a rotating member, wherein the rotating shaft passes through the rotating member; wherein when the sliding shaft is located at a first position and a force applies on the rotating member, the sliding shaft moves from the first position to a second position along the curved guide rail, when the sliding shaft is located at the second position along the curved guide rail and the force applies on the rotating member continuously, the rotating member rotates around the rotating shaft; wherein the sliding shaft includes a first torsion device, and the rotating shaft includes a second torsion device; and wherein the first torsion device and the second torsion device include at least one elastic sheet and at least one nut, respectively.

2. The hinge assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a sliding member and a stopping sheet, wherein the sliding member is slidably configured to the connecting member, the sliding shaft passes through the stopping sheet and the stopping sheet selectively abuts against the sliding member.

3. The hinge assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding member includes a positioning protrusion, a positioning recess is formed at an end of the rotating shaft, when the stopping sheet abuts against the sliding member, the positioning protrusion is restricted at the positioning recess.

4. The hinge assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the side plate further includes a guiding member, the sliding shaft includes a guiding recess recessed at an end portion, and the guiding recess abuts against the guiding member.

5. The hinge assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the shape of the guiding recess corresponds to the shape of the curved guide rail.

6. The hinge assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the side plate further includes a recess, the recess is located above the curved guide rail, the sliding shaft further includes a positioning member, and the positioning member is slidably configured within the recess.

7. The hinge assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the shape of the recess corresponds to the shape of the curved guide rail.

8. The hinge assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a stopping member, the rotating shaft passes through the stopping member, the rotating member includes a protrusion, and the protrusion selectively abuts against the stopping member.

9. An electronic device comprising: a casing; a back plate; a hinge assembly, including: a fixing member fixed to a casing of the electronic device and including a side plate and two fixing plates, wherein the two fixing plates extend along a direction from two end portions of the side plate, respectively, and a curved guide rail is formed at the side plate; a sliding shaft slidably configured to the curved guide rail of the side plate; a connecting member, wherein the sliding shaft passes through one end of the connecting member; a rotating shaft fixed to a back plate of the electronic device and passing through another end of the connecting member; and a rotating member, wherein the rotating shaft passes through the rotating member; wherein when the sliding shaft is located at a first position and a force applies on the rotating member, the sliding shaft moves from the first position to a second position along the curved guide rail, when the sliding shaft is located at the second position along the curved guide rail and the force applies on the rotating member continuously, the rotating member rotates around the rotating shaft; wherein the sliding shaft includes a first torsion device, and the rotating shaft includes a second torsion device; and wherein the first torsion device and the second torsion device include at least one elastic sheet and at least one nut, respectively.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Lin Yu-Kang
• Chen Yen-Chung
• Huang Chung-Chieh
• Chen Chien-Hsun

Classifications

• F16C11/04

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title

• G06F1/1613

  for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202) · CPC title

• E05D7/00

  Hinges or pivots of special construction (used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02) · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• E05D3/12

  with two parallel pins and one arm · CPC title