| SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120120561 | HINGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The hinge in accordance with the present invention is made with a metal injection molding process from an alloy having at least: from 4 to 32 wt % Mn, from 16 to 37 wt % Cr and Fe that fills up the rest percentage. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110309401 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE - A light emitting diode (LED) module has a hexagonal substrate and at least one LED mounted on the substrate. The substrate may have three terminal sets and three sockets. Each terminal set of one LED module has a positive terminal and a negative terminal plugged respectively to a positive jack and a negative jack of each socket of the other LED module. The substrate may have six terminal sets. Each terminal set of one LED module has a positive terminal and a negative terminal respectively connected to the positive and negative terminals of each set of the other LED module through connectors. The LED modules are connected in parallel and the hexagonal substrate allows the LED modules to be arranged in different patterns according to variable products. Moreover, replacing the LED module with a new one is easy, low cost and saves resources. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110232034 | Hinge with spacers - A hinge has a pintle, a spacer assembly, a stationary bracket and a rotating bracket. The pintle is mounted through the spacer assembly and is connected to the stationary and rotating brackets. The spacer assembly has multiple spacers stacked with each other. Each spacer has a ring segment and a bearing segment. The ring segment is mounted around the pintle. The bearing segment has an absorbing space to absorb the stress acting on the ring segment. Therefore, the spacer sustains less stress to prevent breakage easily and a lifespan of the spacer is extended. Therefore, the hinge has a longer lifespan. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232032 | Hinge with spacers - A hinge has a pintle, a spacer assembly, a stationary bracket and a rotating bracket. The pintle is mounted through the spacer assembly and is connected to the stationary and rotating brackets. The spacer assembly has multiple spacers stacked with each other. Each spacer has a ring segment and a bearing segment. The ring segment is mounted around the pintle. The bearing segment has an absorbing space to absorb the stress acting on the ring segment. Therefore, the spacer sustains less stress to prevent breakage easily and a lifespan of the spacer is extended. Therefore, the hinge has a longer lifespan. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110170240 | ROTARY HINGE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A rotary hinge for an electronic device with a cover and a body is mounted between a bottom of the cover and a top of the body and has a receiving assembly, a connecting assembly and a retaining assembly. The receiving assembly is connected to the cover. The connecting assembly is connected to the body and is attached pivotally to the receiving assembly. The retaining assembly is connected respectively to the receiving and connecting assemblies to selectively hold the cover at closed and open positions. With only one pivot between the rotary hinge and the cover, part of the body is exposed to allow the input unit being used when the cover is pivoted to open. Regardless of opening or closing the cover, the rotary hinge is hidden to prevent from damaging and foreign matters. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110128731 | Light emitting diode substrate assembly - A light emitting diode substrate assembly has a metal substrate, a circuit board, multiple chip strings, an annular wall and an encapsulant. The circuit board is mounted on the top surface of the substrate and has multiple through holes and multiple current conducting lines. The chip strings are mounted on the substrate and respectively in the through hole in the circuit board. Each chip string has at least one light emitting diode chip connected electrically to two corresponding current conducting lines on the circuit board with bonding wires. Accordingly, the heat generating during the operation of the chips can be efficiently dissipated from the substrate. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110119867 | Hinge assembly - A hinge assembly has a pintle, a stationary leaf, a rotating leaf, a rotating pressing disk, a stationary pressing disk, a biasing assembly and a fastener. The rotating pressing disk is mounted rotatably around the pintle, is attached non-rotatably to the rotating leaf and has a track face, an inner track and an outer track. The stationary pressing disk is mounted securely around the pintle and has a protrusion face, an inner protrusion and an outer protrusion. The inner and outer protrusions respectively contact slidably with the inner and outer track on the rotating pressing disk. With the arrangement of the inner and outer tracks on the rotating pressing disk and the inner and outer protrusions on the stationary pressing disk, the resistance provided by the hinge assembly is variable. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110088219 | Hinge assembly - A hinge assembly has a pintle, a torque assembly and a resistance assembly. The pintle has a head formed on the pintle. The torque assembly is mounted on the pintle at a first side of the head to provide a force to automatically open the cover relative to the body to a first angle. The resistance assembly is mounted on the pintle at a second side of the head to provide a frictional force to hold the cover at a second angle relative to the body when the cover is closed relative to the body. Accordingly, the cover can be pivoted open relative to the body automatically with the torque provided by the torque assembly. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110080082 | SLIDING RAIL - A sliding rail has a stationary base, a slider and two plugs. The stationary base is elongated and has two ends, two opposite edges and two channels defined respectively in the edges, and each channel having a top, a bottom and two open ends respectively at the ends of the stationary base. The slider is mounted slidably on the stationary base and has two edges respectively mounted slidably in the channels in the stationary base. Each edge of the slider has two resilient arms mounted on and protruding obliquely from the edge. Each arm has two ends abutting respectively with the top and the bottom of a corresponding channel in the stationary base. The plugs are mounted respectively on the ends of the stationary base to close the open ends of the channels. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110072616 | Transverse-Positioning Hinge - A transverse-positioning hinge has a seat, at least one elastic ball, a shaft and a fastening washer. The elastic ball is mounted in the seat. The shaft is mounted through the seat and has at least one positioning detent selectively engaging the elastic ball. The fastening washer is attached to the end of the shaft. Adjusting the tightness for attaching the fastening washer changes the deformation of the elastic ball, and then the resilient force provided by the elastic ball is also adjusted. Therefore, the positioning force provided by the elastic ball is adjustable without changing the elastic ball. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110047748 | Hinge and an electronic device with the same - A hinge is mounted in an electronic device with a cover and a base. The hinge has a first pivoting assembly, a second pivoting assembly and a resilient unit. The first pivoting assembly has a resilient plug. The resilient plug is mounted between the second pivoting assembly and the resilient unit to provide friction and to keep the second pivoting assembly from departing from the first pivoting assembly. The friction is adjusted by changing the resilience of the resilient plug or the resilient unit, or by changing the thickness of the resilient plug. Therefore, preciseness of the size of other component is less required to reduce the manufacturing cost. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110026195 | INVERTED-TYPE HINGE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device with an inverted-type hinge has a cover connected to a stationary bracket, a side shell connected to a tilting assembly, a cover connected to an inverting assembly and a sliding assembly being eccentric to a tilting shaft. With cooperation between the inverting assembly and the tilting assembly, the cover may be inverted to reveal a display that leans against the base. Therefore, the user easily touches the display without pivoting the cover. Furthermore, the sliding assembly lifts the cover while the cover is opened relative to the base to prevent the cover from impacting the base. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110006924 | Slide hinge and remote control with a slide hinge - A slide hinge is mounted between a body and a cover of a remote control and has a base and a slide pin assembly. The base has two opposite rails and each rail has a rail slot being curved and defined through the rail. The slide pin has a slide pin, a spring and a guide. The slide pin is mounted slidably through the rail slots and capable of moving along a curved path. The spring is mounted around the slide pin. The guide is slidably mounted around the slide pin and selectively compresses the spring. The slide hinge allows the cover to move along a curved path relative to the body. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100325837 | SLIDING HINGE AND A REMOTE CONTROL WITH THE SLIDING HINGE - A remote control has lower and upper casings. A sliding hinge has a main bracket attached to the lower casing, a sliding bracket attached to the upper casing, two positioning assemblies mounted between the main bracket and the sliding bracket, multiple fasteners mounted through the sliding bracket, the positioning assemblies and elongated slots of the main bracket and two resilient components connected to the main bracket and the fasteners. The resilient components push the sliding bracket and selectively retain the sliding bracket securely at opposite ends of the elongated slots of the main bracket. The lower and the upper casings of the remote control do not collide with each other or with the main and the sliding brackets and therefore prevent localized wear. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100170063 | HINGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HINGE - A hinge has a main frame, a pivoting bracket and a limiting assembly The main frame is attached to a base of an electronic device. The pivoting bracket is attached to a cover of the electronic device and has a rotating rod being mounted through the main frame. The limiting assembly has a first actuator, a second actuator and a guiding pin. The first and second actuators are rotated relative to each other. The guiding pin is mounted between the first and second actuators and is moved relative to the actuators to allow the cover to be rotated clockwise and anticlockwise by 180 degrees, relative to the base. Therefore, a screen on the cover can be adjusted at wishes. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100154170 | HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device. A lid covers the hinge and is attached securely to the base. The hinge has a cam wing, a sleeve, a rotating shaft and a pin. The rotating shaft is mounted slidably in the sleeve. The pin is mounted slidably and transversely through the sleeve, is attached securely to the rotating shaft and slides along the outer edge of the cam wing. When the cover is pivoted to a certain angle, the pin slide at part of the cam wing having larger diameter to gradually lift up the cover so the cover is selectively distant away from the lid. Therefore, the shape of the electronic device does not need to be disfigured and the cover still does not bump against the lid. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154169 | HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device. A lid covers the hinge and is attached securely to the base. The hinge has an arced surface and a rotating shaft. When the cover is pivoted to a certain angle, the rotating shaft abuts the arced surface to lift up the cover so the cover is selectively distant away from the lid. Therefore, the shape of the electronic device does not need to be disfigured and the cover still does not bump against the lid. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154167 | HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device. A lid covers the hinge and is attached securely to the base. The hinge has two cam wings, two tilting shafts and two actuating disks. The tilting shafts are mounted movably through the cam wings. The actuating disks are mounted respectively around the tilting shafts. Each actuating disk has an actuating protrusion sliding along the outer edge of the cam wing. When the cover is pivoted to a certain angle, the actuating protrusions slide at part of the cam wing having larger diameter to gradually lift up the cover so the cover is selectively distant away from the lid. Therefore, the shape of the electronic device does not need to be disfigured and the cover still does not bump against the lid. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154166 | HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device. A lid covers the hinge and is attached securely to the base. The hinge has an arced surface and a rotating shaft. When the cover is pivoted to a certain angle, the rotating shaft abuts the arced surface to lift up the cover so the cover is selectively distant away from the lid. Therefore, the shape of the electronic device does not need to be disfigured and the cover still does not bump against the lid. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154165 | HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device. A lid covers the hinge and is attached securely to the base. The hinge has two tilting brackets, two tilting shafts, two linking assemblies and two actuating washers. Each tilting bracket has a mounting wing with an elongated hole and a mounting hole and a connecting wing with an abutting surface. The tilting shafts are mounted movably through the elongated holes. Each linking assembly has an actuating seat mounted around the tilting shaft, a holding seat formed on the actuating seat and protruding into the mounting hole and a resilient element mounted in the mounting hole and pressing against the holding seat. The actuating washers are mounted securely around the tilting shafts and selectively abut the abutting surfaces of the connecting wings to lift up the cover. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100139043 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly has a pintle, a rotating bracket, a sliding bracket, a mounting bracket, a compression assembly and an elastic member. The rotating bracket is mounted rotatably around the shaft and has a latching portion. The sliding bracket is attached securely to the pintle and has a track. The mounting bracket and a latching arm. The latching arm selectively presses against the latching portion to hold the hinge closed. The compression assembly is mounted around and expands when the pintle is rotated to close. The elastic member is compressed by expansion of the compression assembly so automatically rotates the pintle to open. Therefore, with the hinge mounted in an electronic device, when the latching portion is slid out of the latching arm, the hinge is forced to open by the elastic member and compression assembly so a cover pops up and is opened easily. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20090311073 | RESILIENT FLAT WASHER AND A HINGE WITH RESILIENT FLAT WASHERS - A resilient flat washer has a ring and a keyed wing. The ring has an inner annular edge, an outer annular edge and at least one inner abrasion flange. The at least one inner abrasion flange is formed longitudinally on the inner annular flange. The keyed wing is formed transversely on the outer annular edge. A hinge has a stationary leaf, multiple resilient flat washers and a pintle. The resilient flat washers are mounted in a sleeve of the stationary leaf. The pintle is mounted rotatably in the rings and has a pivoting rod. The pivoting rod abuts the at least one inner abrasion flange, so the contact area between each resilient flat washer and the pivoting rod are increased. Therefore, the friction provided by the resilient flat washers is enhanced. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090282645 | HINGE WITH MULTIPLE STRENGTH-ENHANCED RESILIENT FLAT WASHERS - A hinge has a stationary leaf, multiple resilient flat washers and a pintle. The stationary leaf has a sleeve. The resilient flat washers are mounted in the sleeve and each resilient flat washer has a ring and a key wing. The ring has a receiving recess formed in a first surface and a mounting rib formed in a second surface. The receiving recess of each resilient flat washer engages the mounting rib of a corresponding resilient flat washer. With the engagements of the receiving recesses and the mounting ribs, the resilient flat washers are connected to each other to enhance the strength of the resilient flat washers. Therefore, the resilient flat washers are strong enough to bear the abrasion for long term use. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090260187 | Hinge - A hinge has a pintle, a moving leaf, a resilient device and a stationary leaf. The pintle has a resilient device mount formed on a distal end and is mounted securely in the stationary leaf. The moving leaf is mounted rotatably around the pintle and has a barrel having a protruding limit formed on an outer end. Because the resilient device mount is formed on the pintle, it does not break easily and may slip to prevent terminal failure and be reset when closed. The protruding limit abuts the stationary leaf and ensures a gap is formed between the leaves for wires cabling or the like. Therefore the hinge has improved wear and longer lifespan. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090235488 | Position-fixing hinge - A position-fixing hinge has a housing, a pintle and a fixing member. The housing defines an inner space and is mounted in a base of a portable electronic device. The pintle is mounted longitudinally in the housing, is rotatably relative to the housing and has an outer end and an inner end. The outer end connects with a connector to mount a cover of the portable electronic device. The inner end defines a tongue. The fixing member is movably mounted in the housing, has an engaging portion corresponds to and selectively engages the tongue of the pintle by a faces inter-pressing manner. Such that the cover connected with the pintle is securely held at any determined position. Furthermore, abrasion and deformation are effectively prevented, such that the position-fixing hinge is available for a long term of use. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090199361 | Slidable dual-axis hinge assembly - A slidable dual-axis hinge assembly has a sliding leaf and a stationary leaf. The sliding leaf has two detents and an outer pivot formed on a pivoting end of the sliding leaf and pivotally mounting the sliding leaf in a cover of a portable electronic device. The stationary leaf has an inner pivot formed on a proximal end of the stationary leaf and pivotally mounts the stationary leaf in a base of the portable electronic device, and has two slide brackets engaging the detents and defining two sliding grooves oppositely therein and being mounted around the side edges of the sliding leaf to allow the sliding leaf to slide relative to the stationary leaf. Thereby, the cover of the portable electronic device pivots relative to the base in two different positions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090193620 | SLIDING HINGE - A sliding hinge is mounted in an electronic device and has a stationary bracket, a sliding bracket and a resilient element. The stationary bracket connects to a base of the electronic device. The sliding bracket connects to a cover of the electronic device, is mounted slidably on the stationary bracket and has a body. The resilient element is mounted between the stationary bracket and the body of the sliding bracket to provide effectively friction to maintain the cover at any desired position. With the positioning holes and the positioning protrusions are formed on the stationary bracket and the sliding bracket to simplify the assembling procedure. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090183340 | Sliding hinge - A sliding hinge is mounted in an electronic device and has a stationary bracket, a sliding bracket, a resilient element and a positioning assembly. The stationary bracket is connected to a base of the electronic device. The sliding bracket is connected to a cover of the electronic device, is mounted slidably on the stationary bracket and has a body. The resilient element is mounted the stationary bracket and the body of the sliding bracket to provide effectively friction to maintain the cover at any desired position. The positioning assembly is formed on the stationary bracket, the sliding bracket and the resilient element to simplify the assembling procedure. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090144933 | Variable friction hinge - A variable friction hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a pintle, a stationary leaf and a washer assembly. The pintle is connected to the cover. The stationary leaf is connected to the base and has an activating panel with an activating edge. The washer assembly has a movable washer, an abrasion washer and a biasing member. The movable washer selectively abuts the activating edge of the activating panel and has an elongated hole slidably mounted securely around the pintle. The movable and the abrasion washers have teeth corresponding to and selectively engaging each other, causing less friction when engaged and more friction when disengaged. When rotated the movable washer selectively disengages the teeth causing the hinge to have greater friction when being rotated one way than the other. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090121094 | Hinge assembly - A hinge assembly is used in a notebook computer and has a combination bracket, a keyed shaft, a stationary bracket, a limiting assembly and a pressing assembly. The notebook computer has a monitor panel and a base. The monitor panel is mounted horizontally pivotally upon the base. The combination bracket is attached to the monitor panel. The keyed shaft is attached securely to the combination bracket. The stationary bracket is mounted rotatably around the keyed shaft and is mounted securely on the base. The limiting assembly is mounted rotatably on the stationary bracket, is connected to the keyed shaft and allows the keyed shaft to rotate 360°. The pressing assembly is mounted around the keyed shaft below the stationary bracket to provide friction. Consequently, the hinge assembly allows the monitor to rotate 360° relative the base. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090095872 | Adjustable hinge assembly - An adjustable hinge assembly has a stationary leaf, a pivoting leaf, an extending arm and a mounting bracket. The stationary leaf connects securely to a base of a portable electronic device. The pivoting leaf is connected pivotally to the stationary leaf. The extending arm is mounted slidably on the pivoting leaf. The mounting bracket is mounted rotatably in the extending arm and connects securely to a cover of the portable electronic device having a rear edge. Consequently, the adjustable hinge assembly enables the portable electronic device to have a unique appearance and change position of the cover before opening the electronic device to prevent the cover from hitting the base. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090056073 | HINGE - A hinge is mounted between a body and a cover of an electronic device and has a bracket, two leaves and two fasteners. The bracket is formed integrally as a single piece and has two barrels formed integrally with each other. The leaves correspond to and are rotatably mounted respectively through the barrels. The fasteners are securely mounted respectively on the leaves and hold the leaves in the corresponding bracket. The hinge allows the cover to pivot on the body 360 degrees. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090049649 | - A hinge assembly is mounted in an electronic appliance such as a notebook and has a stationary leaf, a pintle and a pivoting leaf. The notebook has a base and a cover. The stationary leaf is mounted securely on the base and has a pivoting sleeve having an outer edge, a limiting tab and at least one braking detent. The limiting tab and braking detent adjacently protrude longitudinally from the outer edge of the pivoting sleeve. The pintle is mounted rotatably in the stationary leaf and has an outer end and a limiting rod. The limiting rod is mounted securely in the pintle and selectively limits rotation of the hinge in both directions to leave a small gap when the cover folds toward the base to facilitate opening. The pivoting leaf is mounted securely on the outer end of the pintle and connects to the cover securely. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090038116 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly attaches a cover pivotally to a base of an electronic device and has a pivoting leaf and a stationary leaf. The pivoting leaf is mounted in the cover and has a shaft. The stationary leaf is mounted rotatably around the pivoting leaf, is mounted in the base to allow the cover to pivot relative to the base and has a barrel. The barrel is tightly mounted rotatably around the shaft and has a gudgeon and a slit. The gudgeon is formed coaxially through the barrel. The slit is formed longitudinally through the barrel and communicates with the gudgeon and allows the barrel to expand to fit the shaft. Having the barrel with the slit reduces the size of the hinge assembly so the hinge assembly allows electronic devices to be smaller and thinner. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090038115 | Hinge - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a pivoting bracket, a rotating bracket and a collar assembly. The pivoting bracket is mounted on the stationary leaf and has a tube protrudes transversely on an outside wall of the pivoting bracket. The rotating bracket is mounted around the tube and has at least one detent formed in a top surface of the rotating bracket. The collar assembly is mounted around the tube and has a positioning collar. The positioning collar has at least one protrusion selectively engaging the at least one detent. Even though the engaging surface between the at least one detent and the at least one protrusion is worn away, the interface between the brackets stays flat and the cover of the electronic device remains mounted stably on the base. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090025182 | Hinge for a notebook extension pad - A hinge for a notebook extension pad is mounted in an expansion pad of a notebook and has a pivoting assembly, a positioning disk, a limiting stationary leaf, a limiting disk, a pressing assembly and a locking assembly. The expansion pad has a mounting segment and a pad. The pivoting assembly is mounted securely on the pad and has a shaft. The positioning disk is mounted around the shaft. The limiting stationary leaf is adjacent to the positioning disk, is mounted rotatably around the shaft and connects with the mounting segment. The limiting disk limits movement of the pad relative to the mounting segment. The pressing assembly provides friction against movement to the hinge. The locking assembly is mounted around the shaft and selectively holds the pad at an angle allowing the pad to be used to display the notebook for presentations or achieving a comfortable typing angle. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025180 | Hinge assembly - A hinge assembly attaches a cover pivotally to a base of an electronic device and has a stationary leaf, a bushing and a pivoting leaf. The stationary leaf is attached to the base and has a barrel and at least one slot. Each slot is formed in the barrel. The bushing is mounted in the barrel and has two end edges and at least one tab. Each tab is formed from the bushing near the corresponding end edge and is mounted in the corresponding slot. The pivoting leaf is mounted rotatably in the bushing and attaches to the cover. Consequently, the hinge has a small bushing and uses less material so reducing the size and weight of the hinge assembly, and the same of the electronic device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080271293 | Transversely movable hinge - A transversely movable hinge has a central bracket and two tilt hinge assemblies and is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device to allow the cover to pivot and rotate relative to the base. Each tilt hinge assembly has a pivoting leaf with a mounting segment, a torque washer and a biasing assembly. The torque washer is rotated relative to the mounting segment and has at least one protrusion. The biasing assembly presses the torque washer so the protrusion rubs against the mounting segment to provide a larger force to hold the cover at any visual angle. Then even if the resilient force of the biasing assembly is reduced to allow the cover to be easily moved transversely relative to the base, the hinge can still provide enough holding force. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080256749 | TRIPLE POSITIONING HINGE - A triple positioning hinge that is compact and securely retains a monitor of a portable electronic device at three determined positions permanently. The triple positioning hinge has a body, a pivoting member, a first positioning element, a second positioning element and a resilient element. The first positioning element has multiple detents formed on a surface of the first positioning element. The second positioning element is pushed toward the first positioning element by the resilient element and has three positioning notches circularly formed in a surface at intervals and respectively correspond to and engage with the detents of the first positioning element to hold the monitor connected with the pivoting member at three determined positions. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080244868 | Hinge with multiple stay positions - A hinge has a pintle with a flange, a base disk having a mounting hole mounted securely around the pintle and multiple positioning holes formed concentrically around the mounting hole, a positioning disk abutting a side of the base disk and having a limiting hole mounted securely around the pintle and protrusions protruding from the positioning disk and selectively engaging with the positioning holes and a fastener mounted on the pintle to hold the base disk and the positioning disk on the pintle. A frame and a supporting stem of an electronic photo frame can be respectively mounted securely on a front and rear end of the pintle, so that the supporting stem can be rotated to position at multiple stay positions which are distributed at a circular route parallel to the frame for selectively erecting the electronic photo frame in vertical type or horizontal type. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080229546 | POSITION HINGE - A position hinge has a pintle having an enlarged head, an inner bracket mounted securely around the pintle, an outer bracket mounted rotatably around the pintle, a positioning assembly mounted around the pintle and having an outer positioning member abutting and rotating simultaneously with an inner side of the outer bracket and an inner positioning member selectively engaging with the outer positioning member, a resilient element mounted between the inner positioning member and the inner bracket and a spacer assembly mounted between the outer bracket and the enlarged head of the pintle and rotating simultaneously with the outer bracket. Because the spacer assembly is mounted between the outer bracket and the enlarged of the pintle and rotates simultaneously with the outer bracket, the outer bracket is protected from being worn off by the enlarged head of the pintle and has a longer life span. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080229544 | Hinge - A hinge is connected between a body and a cover of an electronic merchandise, e.g. a notebook, a mobile phone, an electronic dictionary or the like. The hinge has a pintle having an inner end, an outer end and an axial hole formed through the pintle, an inner bracket with a mounting sleeve mounted rotatably around the inner end of the pintle and an outer bracket mounted securely on the outer end of the pintle. Electronic wires can extend through the axial hole in the pintle to be connected between the cover and the body of the electronic merchandise. So, a special way for wiring is unnecessary to be designed in the electronic merchandise and the volume and weight of the electronic merchandise can be further minimized and lightened. | 09-25-2008 |
