Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090165250 | AUTOMATICALLY OPENING HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090183339 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly ( | 07-23-2009 |
20100064478 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100071158 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a follower and an elastic element. The shaft forms a projection. The follower defines a through hole and forming an inner peripheral wall surrounding the through hole. A threaded portion is formed on the inner peripheral wall, and the projection engages with the threaded portion of the follower. The elastic element provides an axial force to push the follower rotatable about and simultaneously longitudinally movable along the shaft. | 03-25-2010 |
20100107366 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a cam, a follower, and an resilient member. The cam, the follower, and the resilient member are mounted with the shaft in turn. One end of the cam has a first outer cam portion and a first inner cam portion. One end of the follower has a second outer cam portion and a second inner cam portion respectively engaging with the first outer and inner cam portions. The resilient member is contained in such a manner that the cam portions of the follower resist the cam portions of the cam due to the decompression of the resilient member, and when the follower is manually rotated relative to the cam about a small original angle, the follower is automatically rotated relative to the cam due to the decompression of the resilient member. | 05-06-2010 |
20100162526 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a main body drive member, a follower, and a resilient member. The main body drive member, the follower, and the resilient member are mounted with the shaft in turn. One end of the main body drive member has a cam. One end of the follower has a cam engaging with the cam of the main body drive member. The resilient member causes the cam of the follower to resist the cam of the main body drive member due to the decompression of the resilient member, and when the follower is manually rotated relative to the main body drive member about an angle, the follower is automatically rotated relative to the main body drive member due to the decompression of the resilient member. | 07-01-2010 |
20100180401 | HINGE HOUSING FOR HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft, a rotary element, an elastic element, a cam and a hinge housing. The rotary element is slidable and rotatable relative to the pivot shaft. The elastic element is placed around the pivot shaft. The cam is engaged with the rotary element by the elastic element. The cam is fixed with the shaft. The hinge housing has an open end and a partially-closed end. The receiving portion is formed adjacent to the open end. The receiving portion is radially expandable. The pivot shaft passes through the hinge housing from the partially-closed end. The elastic element is received in the hinge housing, and is placed around the shaft. The cam is received in the receiving portion. | 07-22-2010 |
20100205778 | WASHER FOR HINGE ASSEMBLY - A washer is for a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a shaft. The washer is placed around the shaft. The engagement between the washer and the shaft is a clearance fit. By the clearance engagement between the washer and the main shaft, the mechanism efficiency is greatly improved. | 08-19-2010 |
20110067203 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a cam, a follower, and an resilient member. The follower is mounted on the shaft. One end of the follower has a first cam surface. The first cam surface defines a groove. The cam is mounted on the shaft and adjacent to the follower. The cam has a second cam surface, and the second cam surface engages with the first cam surface. The second cam surface forms a protrusion, and the protrusion is received in the groove. The resilient member is placed around the shaft forcing the first cam surface to engage with the second cam surface. | 03-24-2011 |
20110075333 | SLIDING AND TILTING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A portable electronic device is disclosed including a first part, a second part, and a sliding and tilting mechanism. The sliding and tilting mechanism includes a lower board fixed to the second part, an upper board fixed to the first part, an intermediate board positioned between the lower board and the upper board. The sliding and tilting mechanism further includes two elastic assemblies, a swinging member, and a cam member, all of which engage with each other to tilt the intermediate board and the upper board relative to the lower board after the upper board slides over a predetermined distance along the intermediate board. | 03-31-2011 |
20110096475 | SLIDE MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide mechanism includes a first plate defining two first guiding slots, a second plate defining two second guiding slots, and two connecting bodies. Each connecting body passes through the first guiding slot and the corresponding second guiding slot to connect the first plate and the second plate, and the connecting body is slidable relative to the first guiding slot and the second guiding slot. The invention also discloses a portable electronic device applying the slide mechanism. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096479 | SLIDING AND TILTING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A portable electronic device is disclosed including a first part, a second part, and a sliding and tilting mechanism. The sliding and tilting mechanism includes a lower board fixed to the second part, an upper board fixed to the first part, an intermediate board positioned between the lower board and the upper board. The sliding and tilting mechanism further includes two elastic assemblies and a tilting assembly, and tilts the intermediate board and the upper board relative to the lower board after the upper board slides over a predetermined distance along the intermediate board. | 04-28-2011 |
20110109212 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A sliding mechanism comprises a sliding plate, a main plate, a sliding enabling member, a biasing member and a stopping member. The sliding plate has sidewalls and the main plate has peripheral walls corresponding to the sidewalls, respectively. The slide enabling member is coupling the sidewalls to the peripheral walls such that the sliding plate is slid relative to the main plate between closed and open position. The biasing member provides a force for biasing the sliding plate to slide relative to the main body. The stopping member is coupled between the sliding plate and the main plate. When the sliding plate is slid from the open position to the closed position, the stopping member provides a mechanism for the sliding plate to steadily slide relative to the main plate and to firmly stop in the closed position. | 05-12-2011 |
20110157787 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a seat made of plastic, a follower, a cam, a latching member and a resilient member. The follower includes a cam surface. The seat is fixed to the follower, and the seat and the follower are placed around the shaft. The cam has a latching cam surface, the cam surface being engaged with the cam latching surface. The latching member is fixed to the cam, and the cam and the latching member are placed around the shaft. The resilient member is placed around the shaft and provides an elastic force to make the cam surface abut against the latching cam surface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164358 | SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary support mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a seat, a button, a support member, and a hinge assembly. The seat defines a cavity. The button is received in the cavity. The support member includes a knuckle portion. The knuckle portion is received in the cavity. The button abuts against the support member. The hinge assembly connects the knuckle portion to the seat. When the button is pressed to force the hinge assembly to unlock, the hinge assembly drives the support member to rotate. | 07-07-2011 |
20110239404 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a follower, a cam, a resilient member and a sleeve. The follower includes a cam surface. The follower is placed around the shaft. The cam has a latching cam surface, the cam surface being engaged with the cam latching surface, the cam placed around the shaft. The resilient member is placed around the shaft and provides an elastic force to make the cam surface abut against the latching cam surface. The sleeve includes a plurality of side portions. Each side portion includes a flattened portion and an arcuate portion arching outside between the flattened portion. The arcuate portion defines an outline of a circle having a larger cross-section than would be allowed only by the flattened portions, and the resilient member is received in the arcuate portions. | 10-06-2011 |
20110254417 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a cam, a follower, and a resilient member. The follower is disposed on the shaft, one end of the follower having a first cam surface, the first cam surface forming a first sub-cam portion. The cam is positioned on the shaft and adjacent to the follower, the cam having a second cam surface, the second cam surface engaging with the first cam surface. The second cam surface forms a second sub-cam portion, and the first sub-cam portion engages with the second sub-cam portion. The resilient member is placed around the shaft forcing the first cam surface against the second cam surface. After the first sub-cam portion slides and rotates relative to the second sub-cam portion, the first cam surface slides and rotates relative to the second cam surface. | 10-20-2011 |
20110266018 | GROUNDING MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A grounding mechanism is used for a slide-type electronic device including a first housing and a second housing. The grounding mechanism includes a grounding tab for attachment to the first housing and an opening defined in the second housing. Two sidewalls are formed in the opening, and a conductive layer is coated on each sidewall. When the grounding tab is received in the opening, the grounding tab abuts against the conductive layer of the sidewalls for electronically connecting the first housing to the second housing. | 11-03-2011 |
20110266019 | GROUNDING MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A grounding mechanism is used for a slidable electronic device including a first housing and a second housing. The grounding mechanism includes a grounding tab and a protrusion. The grounding tab is for attachment to the first housing, and defines a depression coated with a conductive layer. The protrusion is formed in the second housing. When the protrusion is received in the recess, the protrusion abuts against the conductive layer for electronically connecting the first housing to the second housing. | 11-03-2011 |
20110266020 | GROUNDING MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A grounding mechanism is used for a slidable electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, a conductive member and a grounding tab. The grounding tab is for attachment to the first housing. The receiving portion is formed in the second housing. The conductive member is attached to the receiving portion. The grounding tab contacts the conductive member, the first housing is electrically connected to the second housing. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267787 | CHIP CARD HOLDER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A chip card holder for holding a chip card includes a fixing member and a sliding member. The fixing member defines a receiving space to receive the chip card. The fixing member includes two latching portions at two opposite sides thereof. Each latching portion includes a bent plate and a supporting plate. The bent plate defines a slot. The supporting plate is positioned above the receiving space. The sliding member includes a main plate and an operating portion at one end of the main plate. Two sliding blocks are formed on two sides of the main plate correspondingly. Each sliding block is slidably engaged in a corresponding slot. The supporting plates support the main plate. | 11-03-2011 |
20110277274 | AUTOMATICALLY OPENING HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A hinge assembly includes a main shaft, a fixing seat, a follower, a cam and a first elastic element. The fixing seat is fixed with the main shaft. The follower is placed around the shaft, and the fixing seat selectively locks with the follower. The cam is placed around the shaft, and engages with the follower. The first elastic element provides an elastic force to make the cam and the follower resist each other and provides a force to make the cam and the follower rotate together. | 11-17-2011 |
20120023703 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary hinge assembly includes a sleeve, a first member, a second member, and a resilient member. The sleeve includes an end wall, a circumferential wall and an open end. A shaft portion is formed on the end wall. The shaft portion extends in the space defined by the circumferential wall and opposite to the open end. The first member is rotatable about the shaft portion. The second member is located next to the first member and rotatable about the shaft portion. The resilient member is placed around the shaft portion and provides an elastic force biasing the first member and the second member into contact with each other. The shaft portion is configured to prevent the first member, the second member and the resilient member from separating from the shaft portion. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030904 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary hinge assembly includes a sleeve, a first member, a second member, and a resilient member. The sleeve includes a sleeve wall and an open end. The first member is received in the sleeve. The second member is located next to the first member. One of the first member and the second member have a cam, the other of the first member and second member have a cam follower interacting with the cam so that the first member rotates about an axis and the second member moves linearly along the axis when the cam follower follows the cam. The resilient member is fitted in the sleeve and provides an elastic force to bias the first member and the second member into contact with each other. At least one tab is formed adjacent to the open end and blocking a minor portion of the open end. The at least one tab retains the first, second, and resilient members in the sleeve for preventing them from escaping the sleeve through the open end. | 02-09-2012 |
20120030905 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary hinge assembly includes a sleeve, a first member, a second member, a conductive member and a resilient member. The sleeve includes an open end. The first member is received in the sleeve. The conductive member is positioned on the first member. The second member is located next to the first member. One of the first member and the second member have a cam, the other of the first member and second member have a cam follower interacting with the cam so that the first member rotates about an axis and the second member moves linearly along the axis when the cam follower follows the cam. The resilient member is fitted in the sleeve and provides an elastic force to bias the first member and the second member into contact with each other. A plurality of tabs formed adjacent to the open end contact the conductive member for electronically connecting the sleeve to the first member. | 02-09-2012 |
20120096676 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary hinge assembly includes a sleeve, a first member, a second member, and a resilient member. The sleeve includes a first end defining an opening. The first member is received in the sleeve. The second member is located next to the first member. One of the first member and the second member have a cam, the other of the first member and second member have a cam follower interacting with the cam so that the first member rotates about an axis and the second member moves linearly along the axis when the cam follower follows the cam. The resilient member is fitted in the sleeve and provides an elastic force to bias the first member and the second member into contact with each other. The first end is deformed to form a narrowed portion to reduce the opening. The narrowed portion retains the first member, the second member, and the resilient member in the sleeve and prevents the first member, the second member, and the resilient member from escaping the sleeve through the opening. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099248 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a seat made of plastic, a follower, a cam, a latching member, a resilient member, and a sleeve. The follower includes a cam surface. The seat is fixed to the follower, and the seat and the follower are placed around the shaft. The cam has a latching cam surface, the cam surface is engaged with the cam latching surface. The latching member is fixed to the cam, and the cam and the latching member are placed around the shaft. An outer diameter of the cam is smaller than the latching member. The resilient member is placed around the shaft and provides an elastic force to make the cam surface abut against the latching cam surface. The sleeve receives the cam, the latching member, and the resilient member, and the latching member engages with the sleeve. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099249 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a first cam, a second cam, a third cam, at least one resilient member and a shaft. The first cam includes an outer cam surface and an inner cam surface. The third cam is slidably received in the second cam, and the second cam and the third cam respectively engage with the outer cam surface and the inner cam surface. The resilient member provides an elastic force making the third cam and the second cam abut against the first cam. The shaft extends through the first cam, the second cam, the third cam and the at least one resilient member. | 04-26-2012 |
20120106039 | BUTTON ACTIVATED SPRING-LOADED HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a first member, a second member, two rotary members, a resilient member, and a main shaft. The first member includes a cam surface. The two rotary members engage with the second member to constitute a latching cam surface engaging with the cam surface. The resilient member provides an elastic force for the first member to abut against the second member. The first member, the second member, the resilient member are placed around the main shaft. After the rotary members are rotated, the first member automatically rotates relative to the second member. | 05-03-2012 |
20120140387 | BUTTON ACTIVATED SPRING-LOADED HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a receiving seat, a control member, a clutch member, a follower, a main shaft and an elastic element. The receiving seat includes a first cam surface. The control member is releasably latched with the receiving seat. The cam includes a second cam surface. The follower includes a third cam surface engaging with the first cam surface or the second cam surface. The receiving seat, the control member, the cam and the follower are placed around the shaft. The elastic element provides an elastic force for the follower. After the control member is unlocked, the second cam surface engages with the first cam surface. | 06-07-2012 |
20120149445 | BUTTON ACTIVATED SPRING-LOADED HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a follower member, a rotary member, two swing rods, a resilient member and a main shaft. The follower member includes a cam surface. The rotary member includes a latching cam surface. The two swing rods engage with the rotary second member. Each swing rod includes a contact area engaging the cam surface, and each swing rod is rotated to allow the follower member to automatically rotate relative to the latching cam surface. The resilient member provides an elastic force for the follower member abutting against the rotary member. The main shaft, the follower member, the rotary member, the resilient member are placed around the main shaft. | 06-14-2012 |
20120162926 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a hinge module, a sliding member and a pivot body. The hinge module is positioned on the first section. The sliding member is slidably engaged with the first section, and is rotatably connected to the second section. Two ends of the pivot body are respectively connected to the first section and the hinge module. When the sliding member slides relative to the first section, the pivot body moves the second section to rotate relative to the first section to a tilted orientation. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162927 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a sliding member, at least one elastic member and a pivot body. The sliding member is slidably engaged with the first section, and is rotatably connected to the second section. One end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to the first section, the other end is fixed to the sliding member. Two ends of the pivot body are respectively connected to the first section and the second section. When the sliding member slides relative to the first section, the pivot body brings the second section to move and rotate relative to the first section in a tilted orientation. | 06-28-2012 |
20120170183 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a sliding member, a rotary plate, and at least one elastic member. The sliding member is slidably engaged with the second section, and is rotatably connected to the first section. The rotary plate is respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the second section. One end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to the second section, and the other end is fixed to the sliding member. When the sliding member slides relative to the second section, the rotary plate rotates relative to the second section and causes the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section in a tilted orientation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170184 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a sliding member, a connecting plate, a rotary plate and an elastic member. The sliding member is rotatably connected to the first section. One end of the connecting plate slidably connected to the sliding member, and the other end of the connecting plate is rotatably connected to the second section. The rotary plate is respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the second section. One end of the elastic member is fixed to the second section, and the other end of the elastic member is fixed to the sliding member. When the sliding member slides relative to the second section and drives the connecting plate to rotate, the rotary plate rotates relative to the second section and causes the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section into a tilted orientation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170186 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a sliding plate, a rotary plate, a connecting rod, and at least one elastic member. The sliding plate is fixed to the first section. The rotary plate is rotatably connected to the second section, and the sliding plate is slidably connected to the rotary plate. The connecting rod is connected to the first section and the second section. One end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to the rotary plate, the other end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to the sliding plate. When the sliding plate and the first section slide relative to the second section, the connecting rod rotates the rotary plate relative to the second section, causing the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section into a tilted orientation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120182672 | ELASTIC MODULE AND SLIDE MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An elastic module for a portable electronic device includes at least one elastic element. The at least one elastic element is an integral type element forming a plurality of linear springs and including two connecting ends. The springs are substantially arranged on a plane and are converged with the connecting ends. | 07-19-2012 |
20120206872 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a main body drive member, a follower, and a resilient member. The main body drive member, the follower, and the resilient member are mounted with the shaft in turn. One end of the main body drive member has a cam. One end of the follower has a cam engaging with the cam of the main body drive member. The resilient member causes the cam of the follower to resist the cam of the main body drive member due to the decompression of the resilient member, and when the follower is manually rotated relative to the main body drive member about an angle, the follower automatically rotates relative to the main body drive member due to the decompression of the resilient member. | 08-16-2012 |
20120236476 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a hinge module, a sliding member and a pivot plate. The first section includes a connecting member. The hinge module is positioned on the second section. The sliding member is slidably engaged with the second section, and is rotatably connected to the connecting member of the first section. Two ends of the pivot plate are respectively connected to the first section and the hinge module. When the sliding member slides relative to the second section, the pivot plate brings the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section in a tilted orientation. | 09-20-2012 |
20120293926 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a pivot plate, a hinge module and an assist lever. Two sides of the pivot plate are respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the second section. The hinge module is positioned on the second section. Two ends of the assist lever are respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the hinge module. The first section brings the assist lever to rotate relative to the hinge module, and elevates the pivot plate, the pivot plate and the assist lever bring the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section in a tilted orientation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293927 | SLIDING MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding module includes a first section, a second section, a pivot plate, a hinge module and an assist lever. Two sides of the pivot plate are respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the hinge module. The hinge module is positioned on the second section. Two ends of the assist lever are respectively rotatably connected to the first section and the second section. The first section brings the pivot plate to rotate relative to the hinge module, and elevates the assist lever, the pivot plate and the assist lever bring the first section to move and rotate relative to the second section in a tilted orientation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120308296 | CONNCTING MODULE AND SLIDING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A connecting module includes a mounting portion, a pin and a washer. The mounting portion defines a receiving groove and two latching grooves positioned at opposite sides of the receiving groove. The pin extends through the mounting portion. The washer includes a washer body and two extending arms protruding from opposite sides of the washer body, each extending arm having an arcuate portion. The washer body is received in the receiving groove and is fitted around the pin, the extending arms are received in the latching grooves, and each arcuate portion is latched in a corresponding latching groove. | 12-06-2012 |
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