Patent application number | Description | Published |
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 |
20080263827 | Pivotal-axis changing hinge - A pivotal-axis changing hinge has a stationary leaf, a pivoting leaf, a pintle assembly and a cam. The pivoting leaf and stationary leaf are respectively connected securely to a cover having a rear edge and a keyway and a base having an elongated gudgeon. A parabolic edge is formed at an edge near the elongated gudgeon. The pintle assembly is mounted through the keyway and pivotally through the elongated gudgeon to allow the leaves to pivot along a pivotal axis of the pintle assembly. The cam is mounted on the pintle assembly, rotates simultaneously with the pintle assembly and has a protrusion mounted slidably on the parabolic edge to move the pintle assembly and the cover perpendicularly away from the base when the cover is pivoting. Consequently, the proximal edge of the cover is kept from colliding with the base and the rotating angle of the cover is expanded. | 10-30-2008 |
20080271289 | Hinge assembly - A hinge assembly attaches a cover pivotally to a base of an electronic device such as a notebook computer and has a base bracket, a pintle and a cover bracket. The base bracket is attached to the base and has a gudgeon. The pintle is mounted securely in the gudgeon in the base bracket. The cover bracket is mounted tightly and rotatably around the pintle and securely on the cover of the electronic device, allows the cover to pivot on the base and has a through ring and a pivoting gudgeon. The through ring is mounted tightly around the pintle and has an open slot to prevent the through ring and the pintle from wearing. The pivoting gudgeon is slightly narrower than the through ring, fastens the pintle to position the cover and has an open slot to prevent the pivoting gudgeon and the pintle from wearing. | 11-06-2008 |
20080307609 | Hinge - A hinge connects a display to a base of a notebook. The display has two sides and a bottom edge. The hinge has a stationary leaf, a bearing, a bracket and two pivoting leaves. The stationary leaf is mounted on the base. The bearing is formed on and at a relative incline to the stationary leaf. The bracket is parallel with respect to the base, but when the bracket rotates on the bearing, the bracket changes angle relative to the base until the bracket corresponds to the incline of the bearing. This raises an end of the bracket over the base and allows the display to rotate. | 12-18-2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20090271948 | HINGE WITH LESS NOISE - A hinge with less noise pivotally connects to a cover and a base of an electrical appliance and has a stationary-positioning element, a rotating-positioning element and a noise-eliminated spacer. The stationary-positioning element is mounted securely in the base and has at least one positioning protrusion. The rotating-positioning element is mounted securely in the cover and has at least one positioning detent corresponding to the positioning protrusion when the cover is closed. The noise-eliminated spacer is attached to the rotating-positioning element to let the stationary-positioning element and the rotating-positioning element in constant contact, which results in friction between the stationary-positioning element and the rotating-positioning element being uniform. The noise-eliminated spacer is made by metal stamping process to well form the size of the through hole for tightly engage the deformed portion of the shaft to eliminate noise. | 11-05-2009 |