Hinge structure

• US 9,366,064 B1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lianhong Art Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lianhong Art Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tai, Jih-Nan, Chen, Chia-Hui, Lin, Tzu-Yu, Chen, Yen-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): O Brien, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US14/934,968
• Time in Patent Office: 221 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/0054 Covers, e.g. for protection
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2011/0072 for the gap between hinge parts
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 3/12 with two parallel pins and one arm
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 1/12 Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
• 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 hinge structure for connecting an electronic device and a stand includes a housing mounted to the housing, a cover covering the housing and a lifting member mounted to the stand, wherein a gap is formed between the lifting member and the cover, the lifting member includes an eccentric block movably disposed in the housing, a guiding member is disposed on one end of the eccentric block and includes a arced groove through which a pin movably extending, a positioning pin is positioned in a limiting groove; in another embodiment, the lifting member includes an eccentric block having a arced plate movably disposed in a rear groove and a lateral groove of the housing, whereby the hinge structure is smoothly operated in a small gap.

Claims

1. A hinge structure for connecting of an electronic device and a stand, comprising:

a housing disposed in the electronic device and having an opening atop, two half-housings, two lateral plates, an operation space formed by the half-housings and lateral plates, an arced portion disposed in the operation space, a cover covering a portion of the opening, wherein each of the half-housings comprises a rear protrusion and a lateral protrusion, and a guiding rail formed by the arced portion connected to a rear groove formed on the rear protrusion and two lateral grooves formed in the lateral protrusions;

a lifting member disposed on the stand and comprising a planar portion covering the other portion of the opening which is not covered by the cover and an eccentric block comprising a connecting end connected to the planar portion, a U-shaped portion extending from the connecting end, an arced member extending from the U-shaped portion and a groove formed on the arced member, wherein the arced member is movably disposed in the guiding rail with a front end of the arced member movably disposed in the rear groove and a rear end of the arced member movably disposed in the lateral grooves, wherein an operation gap is formed between the cover and the planar portion;

a guiding member disposed in the eccentric block and further disposed between the U-shaped portion and the groove and comprising an arced guiding groove and a through hole;

a pin extending through the arced guiding groove;

a positioning pin positioned in the lateral plates and movably extending through the through hole; and

an elastic torsion member disposed on the positioning pin.

2. The hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the half housings comprises a post and the other of the half housings comprises a hole, and each of the half housings comprises a positioning plate having a positioning hole, and the lateral plates are joined to the half housings through bolts engaging tubes having inner threads.

3. The hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the U-shaped portion further comprises inner thread hole, and the pin has an outer thread and extends through the arced guiding groove to engage the inner thread hole.

4. The hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding member further comprises a slot for inserting a linking sheet having the same cross section shape of the positioning pin.

5. The hinge structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding member further comprises a limiting device disposed in positions on a bottom of the guiding member and positions on the lateral protrusions.

6. The hinge structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the limiting device comprises limiting blocks disposed on the bottom of the guiding member and limiting portions disposed on the lateral protrusions.