HINGE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20140196253A1
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eum., Inc.
• Original Assignee: Prexco Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Song, In-Sung, Cho, Seung Hee
• Granted Patent: US 8,813,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683

Abstract

The present invention provides a hinge for a display device. A hinge for a display device according to the present invention, which connects and folds/unfolds first and second plates in a display device, includes: a soft plate member that is bendable while connecting first and second plates; a plurality of ribs formed at regular intervals at both sides of the soft plate member; a link means connecting the ribs and composed of first and second link and individually rotating with the bending of the soft plate member; and a fixing mechanism generating a fixing force by spring elasticity to control the rotation angle of the first and second links of the link means.

Claims

1. A hinge for a display device which connects and folds/unfolds first and second plates in a display device, the hinge comprising:

a soft plate member that is bendable while connecting first and second plates;

a plurality of ribs formed at regular intervals at both sides of the soft plate member;

a link means connecting the ribs and composed of first and second links which individually rotates with the bending of the soft plate member; and

a fixing mechanism generating a fixing force by spring elasticity to control the rotation angle of the first and second links of the link means,

wherein a folded or unfolded angle of the link means is maintained by a fixing force generated by the fixing mechanism.

2. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first and second inks each comprises a hollow cylindrical body in which an internal channel is formed, with both end open and a panel extending from the body and connected to the ribs wherein the panels of the first and second links are connected to two adjacent ribs arranged in the opposite directions, respectively.

3. The hinge of claim 2, further comprising a shaft pin connected to the fixing mechanism through the first and second links.

4. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the fixing mechanism comprises:

an operation member having a protrusion on one side thereof which is locked to one side of the second link, fitted on the shaft pin, and disposed between the first and second links; and

an elastic member combined with the first link and generating a force pushing the operation member,

wherein protrusion grooves are formed on one side of the second link to correspond to the protrusion of the operation member.

5. The hinge of claim 4, wherein two protrusions and two protrusion grooves are symmetrically formed in pairs, respectively.

6. The hinge of claim 5, wherein the protrusions and the protrusion grooves are formed in a semicircular shape.

7. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the soft plate member has:

first and second plate portions connected with the first and second plates, respectively; and

a curved portion connected with the first and second plate portions and mounted on the outer side of the hinge.

8. The hinge of claim 7, wherein the curved portion is formed by connecting a plurality of mounting surfaces where the brackets of the ribs are mounted and the mounting surfaces each have a folding portion formed in the width direction for easy bending.