Steady opening and closing double-axis hinge

• US 9,009,919 B1
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sinher Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sinher Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiang, Yung-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): MAH, CHUCK Y
• Application Number:
  US14/087,593
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: 163/66, 163/68, 163/69, 163/40, 163/37, 163/34, 163/89, 163/57, 163/60, 163/61, 163/42, 163/30, 163/03, 361/679.6, 361/679.9, 361/679.17, 361/679.27, 248917-923, 248/284.1, 379/433.12, 379/433.13, 455/575.1, 455/575.3, 455/575.4, 455/550.1, 455/90.3, 348/333.06, 348/373, 348/794
• US Class Current: 16/366
• 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

A steady opening and closing double-axis hinge comprises a first rotation member, a second rotation member and a connection member run through by the first rotation member and the second rotation member in a parallel manner. The first rotation member includes a first shaft and a first sector portion formed on the first shaft. The second rotation member includes a second shaft and a second sector portion formed on the second shaft. The connection member includes a movable detent plate which is located between the first and second shafts and movable between a first operation position and a second operation position. Through the movement of the movable detent plate, the first sector portion and second sector portion can be blocked alternately to control the first and second shafts to rotate in sequence, so as to simplify the shaft rotation switch mechanism and improve the durability.

Claims

1. A steady opening and closing double-axis hinge, comprising:

a first rotation member including a first shaft and a first assembly portion connected to the first shaft, the first shaft including a first sector portion and a first barrier portion located at one end of the first sector portion;

a second rotation member including a second shaft and a second assembly portion connected to the second shaft, the second shaft including a second sector portion and a second barrier portion located at one end of the second sector portion; and

a connection member which rotatably holds the first shaft and the second shaft in a parallel manner and includes a movable detent plate located between the first shaft and the second shaft, the movable detent plate including a first recess corresponding to the first sector portion and a second recess corresponding to the second sector portion, and said detent plate being movable between a first operation position to abut against the second barrier portion and allow the first sector portion to pass through the first recess to make the first shaft rotatable with respect to the connection member, and a second operation position to abut against the first barrier portion and allow the second sector portion to pass through the second recess to make the second shaft rotatable with respect to the connection member.

2. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes a confining portion which includes a confining space to hold and confine the movable detent plate to move between the first operation position and the second operation position.

3. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the movable detent plate includes a first butting portion abutted by the first barrier portion to push the movable detent plate to switch from the second operation position to the first operation position, and a second butting portion abutted by the second barrier portion to push the movable detent plate to switch from the first operation position to the second operation position.

4. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes a first hole rotatable holding the first shaft and a second hole rotatable holding the second shaft.

5. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the first sector portion includes a first retaining portion at another end opposite to the first barrier portion, and the connection member includes a first detent portion to block the first retaining portion or the first barrier portion to restrict the first shaft from rotating.

6. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the second sector portion includes a second retaining portion at another end opposite to the second barrier portion, and the connection member includes a second detent portion to block the second retaining portion or the second barrier portion to restrict the second shaft from rotating.

7. The steady opening and closing double-axis hinge of claim 1, wherein the first rotation member includes a first torsion generation mechanism which is run through by the first shaft and provides torsional force for the first rotation member to rotate, and the second rotation member includes a second torsion generation mechanism which is run through by the second shaft and provides the torsional force for the second rotation member to rotate.