HINGE TYPE COVER OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR MOBILE PHONE

• US 20100071159A1
• Filed: 12/24/2007
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prexco Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Prexco Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Myung, Ho-Sik
• Application Number:
  US12/526,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20100071159A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/022 The hinge comprising two parallel pivoting axes

Abstract

A hinge-type cover opening/closing device is designed to smoothly open and close a cover by preventing sudden rotation of the cover. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device for a mobile device includes a pair of hinge shafts, a pair of guide members that are fixedly installed on the hinge shafts, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a length direction of the hinge shaft, and that enable the hinge shafts to rotate about each other, and one or more cam actuating units that are installed on the hinge shafts, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction, and that enable the hinge shafts to rotate about each other within a predetermined angle range.

Claims

1. A hinge-type cover opening/closing device for a mobile device, the hinge-type cover opening device comprising a pair of hinge shafts, at least a pair of guide members that are fixedly installed on the hinge shafts, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a length direction of the hinge shaft, and that enable the hinge shafts to rotate about each other, and one or more cam actuating units that are installed on the hinge shafts, spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction, and that enable the hinge shafts to rotate about each other within a predetermined angle range,

wherein the cam actuation unit comprises one or more rotational cams that are integrally and rotatably formed with at least one of the guide members, one or more one movable cams that are installed on the hinge shafts and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to be capable of moving in the length direction and closely contact the rotational cams, and one or more elastic members biasing the movable cams to the rotational cams.

2. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, wherein two pairs of the guide members are respectively installed on opposite ends of the hinge shafts.

3. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, wherein a pair of the cam actuation units are symmetrically installed on opposite ends of the hinge shafts.

4. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, further comprising a supporting member that is disposed between the movable cam of the cam actuation unit and the elastic member to support elastic force of the elastic member,

wherein the supporting member includes a pair of horizontal portions that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along the length of the hinge shafts and are provided with holes through which the hinge shafts pass, and a vertical portion connected to first ends of the horizontal portions to form a -shape together with the horizontal portions,

wherein a pair of hooking members are formed in a fan-shape on outer circumferences of the respective hinge shafts, and

wherein a pair of stoppers are formed on one of the horizontal portions such that each of the stoppers is located between opposite ends of each of the hooking members.

5. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, further comprising a case member that encloses the guide member and the cam actuation unit at predetermined intervals.

6. The extruder of claim 5, wherein a vent ring support is formed at one side portion of the poppet, and a connecting hole communicating the molten plastic pathway with the second plastic moving groove is formed at the vent ring support.

7. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, wherein the guide members are gears having centers respectively fixed to the hinge shafts, and the elastic members are compression coil springs that are spirally wound around the outer circumferences of the respective hinge shafts.

8. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 1, further comprising a supporting member that is disposed between the movable cam of the cam actuation unit and the elastic member to support elastic force of the elastic member, wherein each of the hinge shafts is divided into left and right hinge shafts spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction and facing ends of the left and right hinge shafts are rotatably connected to the connecting member,

wherein each of the hinge shafts is divided into left and right hinge shafts spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the length direction and facing first ends of the left and right hinge shafts are rotatably connected to the connecting member,

wherein two pairs of the guide members are fixedly installed on the left and right hinge shafts, and

wherein a pair of the cam actuation units are symmetrically installed on the left and right hinge shafts.

9. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 8, further comprising a case member enclosing the guide members and the cam actuation units at predetermined intervals.

10. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 8, further comprising a pair of stationary members to which second ends of the left and right hinge shafts are fixedly connected and that fix the left and right hinge shafts to a main body and the cover of the mobile device.

11. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 8, wherein each of the stationary members includes a pair of hinge connecting portions spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and a stationary portion connected to first ends of the hinge connecting portions to form a ⊂

-shape together with the hinge connecting portions.

12. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 8, wherein the connecting member comprises a pair of horizontal portions that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along the length of the hinge shafts and are provided with holes through which the left and right hinge shafts pass, a horizontal supporting portion that is formed between the horizontal portions and is provided with insertion holes in which the facing first ends of the left and right hinge shafts are inserted, and a vertical portion connected to first ends of the horizontal portions to form an E-shape together with the horizontal portions and the horizontal supporting portion.

13. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 12, further comprising a pair of supporting rings that are respectively installed on the hinge shafts to maintain a coupling state of the left and right hinge shafts to the horizontal portions.

14. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 12, wherein a pair of hooking members are formed on one of outer circumferential surfaces of the left hinge shafts or the right hinge shafts, and

a pair of stoppers are formed on one of the horizontal portions such that each of the stoppers is located between opposite ends of each of the hooking members.

15. The hinge-type cover opening/closing device of claim 8, wherein the guide members are gears having centers respectively fixed to the left and right hinge shafts, and

the elastic members are compression coil springs that are spirally wound around the outer circumferences of the left and right hinge shafts.