Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100027206 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a display, a rotating member, a main body, a hinge, and a positioning member. The main body defining a holding groove in a top thereof. The rotating member defines a holding hole. The display is slidably mounted to the rotating member. The hinge includes a first fixed member and a second fixed member rotatable relative to the first fixed member, wherein the second fixed member is held in the holding hole, and the first fixed member is held in the holding groove. The positioning member mounted to the main body, wherein the positioning member comprises a positioning block inserted into the holding groove to secure the first fixed member of the hinge in the holding groove. | 02-04-2010 |
20100044936 | RESILIENT DEVICE - A resilient device includes a fixing member defining two sliding holes, two slide members slidably mounted to opposite sides of the fixing member, and a number of elastic members. Each slide member includes a protrusion engagable in a corresponding sliding hole. The fixing member includes at least one receiving portion for receiving the elastic members, and the elastic members are disposed between the slide members and separated by the slide members. Therefore, each elastic member is positioned to resist against the slide members for biasing the slide members. | 02-25-2010 |
20100050381 | HINGE - A hinge includes a rack, a shaft, and an interfering assembly. The interfering assembly includes a first interfering member fixed to the rack, and a second interfering member capable of rotating with the shaft. The first interfering member includes a first end surface. A first tab is formed on the first end surface. Each of two opposite ends of the first tab forms a first slope surface. The second interfering member includes a second end surface. A first recess is defined in the second end surface for receiving the first tab therein. Each of two opposite ends of recess forms a second slope surface. The shaft rotates with respect to the rack. One of the first slope surfaces of the first tab is able to engage with a corresponding one of the two second slope surfaces of the first recess to guide the first tab sliding into the first recess. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a display, a main body, a rotating member, and a hinge. The display is slidably mounted to the rotating member. The hinge is mounted between the rotating member and the main body to pivotably mount the rotating member to the main body. The hinge includes a shaft, a first interfering member and a second interfering member retained around the shaft. The first interfering member is fixed on the rotating member, and the second interfering member is fixed on the main body. The first interfering member includes a first side facing the second interfering member. The first side forms a positioning tab. The second interfering member includes a second side facing the first interfering member. The second side defines a recess, configured to allow the positioning tab to be positioned therein. | 03-04-2010 |
20100061049 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY AND HINGE THEREOF - A hinge for mounting a rotating member to a main body, includes a shaft, a first interfering member fitting about the shaft and fixed to the rotating member, a container fitting about the shaft and fixed to the main body, and a second interfering member retained around the shaft and non-rotatably received in the container. | 03-11-2010 |
20100095482 | HINGE - A hinge includes a sleeve, two bushings, and a shaft. The sleeve defines a mounting hole and a groove communicating with the mounting hole. Each bushing includes an inserting piece extending on a circumference thereof in an axial direction. A first end of the inserting piece juts out over a first end of the bushing. A second end of the inserting piece and a second end of the bushing together defines a cutout therebetween. The two bushings are received in the mounting hole with the inserting pieces inserted into the groove to fix the two bushings into the mounting hole. The first end of one bushing is engaged with the cutout of the other bushing. Each bushing defines a pivoting hole. The shaft is inserted in the pivoting holes of the two bushings and rotatable in the pivoting holes with respect to the sleeve. | 04-22-2010 |
20100095484 | HINGE WITH ASEISMATIC FUNCTION - A hinge includes a positioning member, and a first rotational assembly rotatably mounted to the positioning member. The first rotational assembly comprises a first shaft rotatably mounted to the positioning member, an interference member, a resilient member fixed to the first shaft, and a securing member fixed to the first shaft. The interference member is fixed to the first shaft, and slide relative to the positioning member to engage with or disengage from the positioning member. The resilient member comprises an aseismatic block and a spring clamping a circumference of the aseismatic block. The resilient member is sandwiched between the interference member and the securing member, and the interference member abuts against the aseismatic block. | 04-22-2010 |
20100097755 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MOVABLE DISPLAY AND SLIDING APPARATUS THEREOF - An electronic device includes a main body, a pivoting member pivotably mounted to the main body, a display, a sliding piece fixed to the inner surface of the display and capable of sliding relative to the pivoting member, and a resilient member positioned at one side of the sliding piece opposite to the pivoting member for driving the sliding piece to slide relative to the pivoting member. | 04-22-2010 |
20100101051 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A hinge includes a shaft sleeve, a shaft, and a spring. The shaft sleeve includes a shaft tube, and the shaft includes a fixing rod rotationally received in the shaft tube. The spring is received between the shaft and the shaft tube for guiding lubricant to lubricate the shaft and the shaft tube. The fixing rod is rotatably passed through the spring, and capable of rotating relative to the shaft tube. | 04-29-2010 |
20100107364 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, and a fastening member. The second connecting member includes a sleeve axially defining an opening in a circumference of the sleeve. A first fixing board and a second fixing board opposite to the first fixing board both perpendicularly extend from the circumference of the sleeve, and locate at opposite sides of the opening. The shaft is rotated relative to the second connecting member, with the first connecting member, and includes a fixing rod rotatably received in the sleeve. The fastening member is capable of adjustably tightening the first and second fixing boards to squeeze or expand the sleeve, and then, the sleeve is forced to adjustably clamp the fixing rod. | 05-06-2010 |
20100125977 | HINGE - A hinge includes a bracket, a shaft, and a first interfering member. The shaft includes a post, and a stopper protruded thereon. The post is secured to the first interfering member. The bracket defines a pivoting hole. The bracket includes a restricting block, and a second interfering member located in the pivoting hole of the bracket opposite to the restricting block. The first interfering member together with the post rotates in the pivoting hole until the restricting block resists against the stopper of the shaft to limit a rotational range of the post. The second interfering member engages with the first interfering member to improve the rotation of the post in the pivoting hole of the bracket. | 05-27-2010 |
20100139034 | HINGE - A hinge includes a bracket, a shaft rotatably received in the bracket, a engaging member, a pressing member, and a driving member. The bracket includes a casing portion defining a receiving space therein. The receiving space includes a circular part and a slot connecting the circular part. The engaging member is received in the slot of the bracket. The engaging member includes a slope surface and a screw hole. The pressing member is received in the slot of the bracket. The pressing member includes a pressing portion pressing firmly against the shaft, and a driven portion engaged with the slope surface of the engaging member. The driving member includes a screw pole capable of screwing in the screw hole of the engaging member to move the engaging member toward the pressing member, for driving the pressing member to press firmly against the shaft. | 06-10-2010 |
20100139040 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a sleeve, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, a clamping member, and a fastening member. The sleeve is fixed to the second connecting member, and axially defines an opening. The shaft includes a fixing rod rotatably received in the sleeve, and the clamping member adjustably clamps the sleeve to adjustably clamp the fixing rod. The fastening member is configured for adjustably tightening the clamping member to allow squeezing or expansion of the sleeve to make the sleeve adjustably clamp the fixing rod. | 06-10-2010 |
20100139045 | HINGE - A hinge includes a bracket with a protruding portion, a shaft extending through the bracket, a positioning member mounted on the shaft, and a resilient member. The shaft includes a post and a blocking portion. A slope surface is formed from one end of the protruding portion. The positioning portion is formed on the positioning member facing to the protruding portion of the bracket. An inclined stopping surface is formed from one end of the positioning portion. The resilient member fits about the shaft between the blocking portion and the positioning member. When the shaft rotates with respect to the bracket beyond the limits of a desired angle, the protruding portion drives the inclined stopping surface of the positioning member to move the positioning member away from the bracket to compress the resilient members for obviating the hinge to be damaged. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146733 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, a second connecting member rotatably mounted to the shaft, a positioning member, an elastic ring, and a fastener. The shaft includes a fixing end. The second connecting member includes a positioning post having a slant resisting surface. The positioning member is unrotatably mounted to the fixing end, and includes a positioning protrusion resisting against the positioning post. The positioning protrusion includes a withstanding surface corresponding to the resisting surface. The elastic ring is rotatably mounted to the shaft and abutted against the positioning member. The fastener is adjustably fixed to a distal end of the fixing end. During rotation of the second connecting member relative to the first connecting member to a predetermined degree, the resisting surface resists against the corresponding withstanding surface for driving the positioning member to deform the at elastic ring. | 06-17-2010 |
20100223757 | HINGE - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, a second connecting member rotatably mounted to the shaft, and a positioning member fixed to the shaft. The shaft includes a resisting portion, and a positioning protrusion protrudes out from the resisting portion. The second connecting member is sandwiched between the resisting portion and the positioning member. A first resisting post and a second resisting post extend from opposite sides of the second connecting member. The positioning member includes a withstanding surface. During rotation of the second connecting member relative to the first connecting member, the first resisting post resists against the withstanding surface, and simultaneously, the second resisting post resists against an end of the positioning protrusion. | 09-09-2010 |
20100269295 | HINGE - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, a second connecting member rotatably mounted to the shaft, a positioning member fixed to the second connecting member, a first stopping member, a second stopping member and a fastener fixed to the shaft. A first raised portion extends from a first side of the second connecting member. The first and second stopping members each having a resisting surface are fixed to the shaft, and the first stopping member is sandwiched between the first side of the second connecting member and the positioning member. A withstanding protrusion protrudes out from the positioning member. When the second connecting member is rotated relative to the first connecting member to a predetermined degree, the resisting surfaces of the first and second stopping members resist against the first raised portion and the withstanding protrusion. | 10-28-2010 |
20100269297 | HINGE AND INTERFERING ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A hinge includes a shaft with a post, a bracket, a first interfering member, and a second interfering member. The bracket defines a pivoting hole for the post of the shaft rotatably extending through the bracket. The first interfering member is mounted on the shaft. The first interfering member forms a raised portion with a first sloped surface and a first protrusion. The second interfering member is mounted to the bracket and rotatably arranged around the post of the shaft. The second interfering member includes a recessed portion with a second sloped surface and a second protrusion. The raised portion of the first interfering member is engagable with the recessed portion of the second interfering member, the first protrusion of the first interfering member is operated to resist against the second protrusion of the second interfering member for positioning the shaft with respect to the bracket. | 10-28-2010 |
20100299875 | HINGE - A hinge includes a rack, a shaft, a bracket, a number of elements, and a fastener. The shaft includes a rectangular-shaped post and a rectangular-shaped engaging portion secured to the rack. The bracket defines a pivot hole for rotatably receiving the post of the shaft. The number of elements is unrotatably arranged around the rectangular-shaped post of the shaft. The fastener is screwed on a distal end of the post to limit the bracket and the number of elements on the shaft. | 12-02-2010 |
20110000049 | HINGE - A hinge includes a shaft, a first connecting, a number of elastic rings, a fastener, a resilient member, and a second connecting member. The shaft includes a shaft body defining a thread portion for engaging with the fastener. Two separate fixing portions extend from a distal end of the shaft body, and distal ends of the fixing portions are riveted to the second connecting member. The first connecting member and the number of elastic rings are rotatably mounted to the shaft body. The resilient member is fixed to the shaft body, and located between the second connecting member and the fastener. When the fastener is adjusted along the shaft, the resilient member is deformed to resist against the fastener and the second connecting member. | 01-06-2011 |
20110041289 | HINGE - A hinge comprises a shaft, a bracket, a first interference member, a second interference member, and a sleeve member set around and in tight contact with the shaft. A first end of the sleeve member is fixed to the bracket, and a second end of the sleeve member is fixed to the second interference member. The shaft rotates in the sleeve member to rub against the inner surface of the sleeve member to supply friction. | 02-24-2011 |
20110056048 | HINGE - A hinge includes a connecting member, a shaft fixed to the connecting member, a rotating member, and a friction member. The shaft includes a shaft body. The rotating member is rotatably mounted to the shaft body. The rotating member includes a first side, and a second side opposite to the first side. The friction member is unrotatably mounted to the shaft body, and one side of the friction member abutting the rotating member. A number of posts protrude from one of the first side, the second side, or the side of the friction member abutting the rotating member. | 03-10-2011 |
20110127894 | COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE - A collapsible device includes a cover, a base, a connecting member pivotally mounted to the base, and two slide units. Each slide unit includes a fixing member fixed to the cover, and a receiving member fixed to the connecting member. The receiving member is received in the fixing member, and slidable relative to the fixing member. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131760 | HINGE - A hinge includes a fixing member, a shaft unrotatably fixed to the fixing member, two rotating members, two shaft sleeves, and a connecting member. The shaft includes a shaft rod, with the two rotating members and two shaft sleeves rotatably mounted to the shaft rod. The shaft sleeves are unrotatably fixed to the rotating members, correspondingly, and located between the rotating members. The connecting member is fixed to the rotating members. | 06-09-2011 |
20110154615 | HINGE - A hinge includes a fixing bracket, a shaft fixedly mounted to the fixing bracket, a rotation bracket rotatably mounted to the shaft, an interference element mounted to the shaft and engaging with the rotation bracket, and the interference element rotatable relative to the rotation bracket, a resilient assembly mounted to the shaft; and a fastener fixed to the shaft. The shaft includes a rod and a protrusion located in one end of the rod, one end of the protrusion adjacent to the rod defines a cutout in a circumference of the protrusion, and the remaining part of the end of the protrusion forms a limiting portion. The rotation bracket includes a first combination portion. The first combination portion defines a blocking portion received in the cutout and capable of engaging with the limiting portion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110182004 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A collapsible device includes a cover, a base, and a hinge. The cover includes a display on a top of the cover. The base defines a groove extending through a front and a rear sides of the base. The groove defines a keyboard region adjacent to the front side, and a fixing slot adjacent to the rear side. The hinge is connected to a bottom of the cover and the fixing slot. The cover is rotatably received in the groove, and the cover is operable of rotating relative to the display around the hinge, to cover or expose the keyboard region. | 07-28-2011 |
20110242739 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. The second sliding member includes two sliding paths. Each sliding path includes a number of positioning portions along a sliding direction relative to the first sliding member. Two positioning assemblies are slidably mounted in the first sliding member and are slidably mounted in the sliding paths of the second sliding member to position the second sliding member relative to the first sliding member. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244923 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. The second sliding member includes two sliding paths. Each sliding path includes a number of positioning portions along a sliding direction relative to the first sliding member. Two positioning assemblies are slidably mounted in the first sliding member and slidably mounted in the sliding paths of the second sliding member to position the second sliding member relative to the first sliding member. | 10-06-2011 |
20110265589 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. A first resilient member and a second resilient member are connected in between the first and second sliding members. The first and second resilient members overlap with each other to provide the better sense of damping for operators. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267743 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. Two sliding rails are attached to opposite sides of the first sliding member, each of the sliding rails defining an arc-shaped channel along a longitudinal direction of the sliding rail. The second sliding member includes two substantially parallel and substantially arc-shaped sliding portions formed at two opposite sides to be slidably received in the channels of the sliding rails. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268376 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidably relative to the first sliding member. A resilient member is connected between the first and second sliding members. The resilient member appears as though it is two coil springs overlapped with each other to provide a better sense of damping for operators. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268377 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. A first resilient member and a second resilient member are connected between the first and second sliding members. The first and second resilient members overlap with each other to provide the better sense of damping for operators. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273821 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base with a first magnetic member, a connecting member slidably mounted to the base, and a cover with a second magnetic member. The cover is pivotably connected to the connecting member. The first and second magnetic members are aligned and attached with each other using magnetism, for retaining the cover in a closed state relative to the base. The cover is capable of being pushed to slide forward relative to the base to stagger and release the first and second magnetic members from each other, for releasing the cover from the base. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273822 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SLIDABLE COVER - An electronic device includes a bracket, a cover, a first sliding member, a second sliding member fixed to the cover, a resilient member positioned between the first and second sliding members, and fasteners. Each fastener includes an engaging portion and a hooking portion. The fasteners extend through the bracket and the first sliding member, to limit the first sliding member and the bracket between the engaging portions and the hooking portions. | 11-10-2011 |