Hinge apparatus and electronic device comprising it
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1. A hinge apparatus, comprising:
- n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3 and each shaft includes a projection;
multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain,wherein each connecting element comprises a baffler and at least two shaft holes each shaft hole receiving one of the two adjacent shafts,wherein at least some of the shafts have an end received by more than one connecting element,wherein each projection and each respective baffler cooperate to limit a maximum rotation angle of each shaft with respect to each respective connecting element to a predetermined angle of 180/(n−
1) degrees.
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Abstract
An electronic device that includes a hinge apparatus and the hinge apparatus are described. The hinge apparatus includes n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3; and multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain. The hinge apparatus can achieve a flexible shaft effect and can place the two portions connected by it in the same plane.
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1. A hinge apparatus, comprising:
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n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3 and each shaft includes a projection; multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain, wherein each connecting element comprises a baffler and at least two shaft holes each shaft hole receiving one of the two adjacent shafts, wherein at least some of the shafts have an end received by more than one connecting element, wherein each projection and each respective baffler cooperate to limit a maximum rotation angle of each shaft with respect to each respective connecting element to a predetermined angle of 180/(n−
1) degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic device, comprising a first body, a second body, and a hinge apparatus connecting the first body and the second body, the hinge apparatus comprising:
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n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3 and each shaft includes a projection; multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain, wherein each connecting element comprises a baffler and at least two shaft holes each shaft hole receiving one of the two adjacent shafts, wherein at least some of the shafts have an end received by more than one connecting element, wherein each projection and each respective baffler cooperate to limit a maximum rotation angle of each shaft with respect to each respective connecting element to a predetermined angle of 180/(n−
1) degrees. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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