Hinge device and electronic device having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9976326-B2
Application number	US-201615192660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2016
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A hinge device and an electronic device having the same are provided. The hinge device includes a hinge element, first connecting element, and second connecting element. The first connecting element includes first, second and third segments. The second segment is disposed between the first and third segments. The third segment is connected to the hinge element. The first segment includes a first connecting plate and first folding plate between which a first angle less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degree is defined. The first folding plate has one side connected to the first connecting plate. The second connecting element includes a first fixing plate, first boss, and first extending arm. The first extending arm has one end connected to the hinge element and the other end connected to the first fixing plate. The first boss is connected to the first fixing plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hinge device, comprising:
a hinge element;
a first connecting element including a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, with the second segment disposed between the first segment and the third segment to allow the first segment, the second segment and the third segment to form the first connecting element together, with the third segment connected to the hinge element, the first segment including a first connecting plate and a first folding plate, the first folding plate having a side connected to the first connecting plate, and a first angle, less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degree, formed between the first connecting plate and the first folding plate; and
a second connecting element including a first fixing plate, a first boss, and a first extending arm, with the first extending arm having an end connected to the hinge element and another end connected to the first fixing plate, and the first boss connected to the first fixing plate;
wherein the second segment comprises a second connecting plate and a second folding plate, with the second connecting plate having an end connected to the first connecting plate and another end connected to the third segment, the second folding plate having a side connected to the second connecting plate, and a second angle, less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degree, formed between the second connecting plate and the second folding plate; and
wherein a third angle, less than 180 degrees but greater than 90 degrees, is formed between the first folding plate and the second folding plate.

2. The hinge device of claim 1 , wherein both of the first angle and the second angle are equal to 90 degrees.

3. The hinge device of claim 1 , wherein the first folding plate is connected to the second folding plate and a recess is formed at a junction of the first folding plate and the second folding plate.

4. The hinge device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge element comprises a shaft and an extending board, with the extending board connected to an end of the shaft and extended axially along the shaft, wherein the third segment and the extending board are fixed to each other, with the first extending arm pivotally connected to the shaft.

5. The hinge device of claim 1 , wherein the second connecting element further comprises a third fixing plate perpendicularly connected to the first fixing plate.

6. A hinge device, comprising:
a hinge element;
a first connecting element including a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, with the second segment disposed between the first segment and the third segment to allow the first segment, the second segment and the third segment to form the first connecting element together, with the third segment connected to the hinge element, the first segment including a first connecting plate and a first folding plate, the first folding plate having a side connected to the first connecting plate, and a first angle, less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degree, formed between the first connecting plate and the first folding plate; and
a second connecting element including a first fixing plate, a first boss, and a first extending arm, with the first extending arm having an end connected to the hinge element and another end connected to the first fixing plate, and the first boss connected to the first fixing plate;
wherein the second connecting element further comprises a second fixing plate, a second boss and a second extending arm, with the second extending arm having an end connected to the hinge element and another end connected to the second fixing plate, and the second boss connected to the second fixing plate.

7. The hinge device of claim 6 , wherein the first extending arm and the first boss are vertically disposed on different edges of the first fixing plate, respectively, whereas the second extending arm and the second boss are vertically disposed on different edges of the second fixing plate, respectively.

8. The hinge device of claim 6 , wherein the first extending arm is connected and fixed to the second extending arm.

9. The hinge device of claim 6 , wherein the first extending arm and the second extending arm are integrally formed.

10. An electronic device, comprising:
the hinge device of claim 1 , a hinge device, comprising:
a hinge element;
a first connecting element including a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, with the second segment disposed between the first segment and the third segment to allow the first segment, the second segment and the third segment to form the first connecting element together, with the third segment connected to the hinge element, the first segment including a first connecting plate and a first folding plate, the first folding plate having a side connected to the first connecting plate, and a first angle, less than 180 degrees but greater than 0 degree, formed between the first connecting plate and the first folding plate; and
a second connecting element including a first fixing plate, a first boss, and a first extending arm, with the first extending arm having an end connected to the hinge element and another end connected to the first fixing plate, and the first boss connected to the first fixing plate, wherein the first connecting plate comprises a plurality of first connecting holes, with the first fixing plate having a first fixing hole, the first boss having a first fastening hole, the first fastening hole concavely disposed at an end of the first boss and positioned distal to the first fixing plate;

a plurality of connecting units;
a first body including a first board and a second board, wherein one of the connecting units penetrates one of the first connecting holes and is connected to the first board, and one of the connecting units penetrates one of the first connecting holes and is connected to the second board; and
a second body including a third board and a fourth board, wherein one of the connecting units penetrates the first fixing hole and is connected to the third board, and one of the connecting units penetrates the first fastening hole and is connected to the fourth board.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the first board and the second board are connected to each other, with the first connecting element disposed between the first board and the second board, the third board having a side connected to the fourth board and the third board having an opposing side connected to the first fixing plate, and the first boss penetrating the third board and disposed between the third board and the fourth board.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second connecting element further comprises a second fixing plate, a second boss, and a second extending arm, with the second extending arm having an end connected to the hinge element and another end connected to the second fixing plate, and the second boss connected to the second fixing plate.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first extending arm and the first boss are vertically disposed on different edges of the first fixing plate, respectively, whereas the second extending arm and the second boss are vertically disposed on different edges of the second fixing plate, respectively.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first extending arm is connected and fixed to the second extending arm.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first extending arm and the second extending arm are integrally formed.

16. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second connecting element further comprises a

Assignees

• Getac Technology Corp

Inventors

• Huang Tzu-Chiu
• Chang Juei-Chi
• Lee Kun-Cheng

Classifications

• E05D5/06 Primary

  Bent flaps · CPC title

• E05D5/02

  Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps · CPC title

• 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

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• E05Y2900/606

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic