CN100377632C - Hinge torque adjusting device for mobile terminal - Google Patents

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CN100377632C
CN100377632C CNB2005101172735A CN200510117273A CN100377632C CN 100377632 C CN100377632 C CN 100377632C CN B2005101172735 A CNB2005101172735 A CN B2005101172735A CN 200510117273 A CN200510117273 A CN 200510117273A CN 100377632 C CN100377632 C CN 100377632C
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    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0214Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
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The invention discloses a hinge torque adjusting device for a mobile terminal, belonging to a mobile terminal component range. The hinge torque adjusting device is a hinge device of a mobile terminal assembled by a first hinge, a second hinge and a support spring through a spring guide pin inside a first and second hinge housings of a terminal body and a terminal folder, i.e., an adjusting nut is combined in a second hinge housing of the terminal folde, when an inner face of the adjusting nut is contacted with the first hinge, the hinge torque adjusting device can move straight in a range of a certain length; an adjusting knob is combined at an outer side end of the second hinge housing, the adjusting knob can be rotated, and a bolt at an inner face of the adjusting knob is combined in a screw hole of the adjusting nut. According to the type of the mobile terminal, the invention can simply and easily adjust a desired torque when the torque of the spring desired for opening the terminal folder relatively to the terminal body is changed, thereby having advantages of improving product productivity and reducing cost.

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The hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal
Technical field
The invention belongs to the components range of portable terminal, be particularly related to various models according to portable terminal, when change takes place in the moment of torsion of renovating required spring when opening a terminal with respect to the terminal fuselage, can the easy hinge torque adjusting device of easily regulating a kind of portable terminal of required torque.
Background technology
As everyone knows, nearest portable terminal device develop rapidly, along with the technological break-through in multiple fields such as the Internet access, mail transmission/reception, image transmission/receptions, portable terminal device is realized multifunction just day by day.For this reason, on renovating, terminal adopt the so-called flip-type portable terminal device of large-screen very general.As mentioned before, according to opening the mode of closing a terminal and renovating, this lid-turning type terminal can be divided into single angle (click) hinge mode and arbitrarily angled (free-stop) hinge mode.Click hinge mode is to be basic point with certain point in the anglec of rotation, can open automatically, close, and is a kind ofly can easily open and close the mode that terminal is renovated.On the contrary, free-stop hinge mode is a kind ofly can make the user in certain switching scope, and angle is directly opened the mode of closing a terminal and renovating as required.These modes all have pluses and minuses separately, so adopt the mode that is fit to as required.
Figure l shows the oblique view of an example of portable terminal device in the past, and Fig. 2 decomposes to show that the oblique view of the hinge apparatus of click hinge mode in the past, Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b are the action diagram of an example of hinge apparatus in the past.As shown in Figure 2, portable terminal device was made of following several sections in the past: terminal fuselage 1, and it has various options button 1a and is connected and controls the circuit board (not marking among the figure) of various functions with options button 1a; Terminal renovates 2, and it is incorporated on the terminal fuselage 1 with hinge 10, protects above-mentioned terminal fuselage 1 in folding and expansion, and has the screen 2a that can show various information; Terminal is renovated hinge apparatus (hereinafter to be referred as hinge apparatus) 10, and it is installed on terminal fuselage 1 and terminal is renovated between 2, connects above-mentioned terminal and renovates 2 and make it and can rotate.
Be that the center describes below with the hinge apparatus.Form fuselage side the 1st hinge shell 1b that inserts for fuselage side the 1st hinge 11 in the both sides, upper end of terminal fuselage 1, renovate 2 lower end central authorities in corresponding with it terminal and form and insert between above-mentioned both sides the 1st hinge shell 1b and the 2nd hinge shell 2b of rotatable cover side the 2nd hinge 12, the inside of the 2nd hinge shell 2b can be inserted for the 2nd hinge 12.Simultaneously, the inner cylinder of the 1st hinge shell 1b and the 2nd hinge shell 2b forms hinge bayonet socket face 1c, 2c with the D otch respectively, so that the engagement of the outer cylinder of above-mentioned the 1st hinge 11 and the 2nd hinge 12 is inserted, and, the 1st hinge shell 1b is more shallow than the length of the 1st hinge 11, so that the 1st hinge 11 can't horizontally slip vertically.On the contrary, the 2nd hinge shell 2b is darker than the length of the 2nd hinge 12, so that the 2nd hinge 12 can horizontally slip vertically.The 1st hinge 11 and the 2nd hinge 12 are divided into above-mentioned click hinge mode and free-stop hinge mode according to its shape and manner of execution, at first, with reference to Fig. 2, the formation of click hinge mode are described.Promptly, the 1st hinge 11 at one end is formed with on the outer cylinder and prevents surfaces of revolution 11a, the hinge bayonet socket face 1c that prevents surfaces of revolution 11a and the 1st hinge shell 1b coincide, on the end face of the other end that contacts with the 2nd hinge 12, form hinge guide surface 11b, when hinge guide surface 11b launched, lug boss and depressed part presented two zigzags respectively.The phase difference that the lug boss of this hinge guide surface 11b and depressed part roughly have 180 ° almost is symmetrically formed.
The 2nd hinge 12 at one end also is formed with on the outer cylinder and prevents surfaces of revolution 12a, the hinge bayonet socket face 2c that prevents surfaces of revolution 12a and the 2nd hinge shell 2b coincide, with the hinge guide surface 11b of the 1st hinge 11 on roughly form hinge guide surface 12b accordingly, when hinge guide surface 12b launched, lug boss and depressed part presented two zigzags respectively.The lug boss of this hinge guide surface 12b and depressed part also roughly have 180 ° phase difference, almost are symmetrically formed.And, in the rear of the 2nd hinge 12 side (promptly, opposite one side of hinge guide surface) has supporting hinge spring (hereinafter to be referred as support spring) 13, supporting hinge spring 13 is the compression spring, when the lug boss of the lug boss of the 2nd hinge 12 and the 1st hinge 11 meets, the 2nd hinge 12 is set back again after rearward promoting certain distance.
Unaccounted symbol 14 is spring directing pin in the accompanying drawing.
The following describes the action of the hinge apparatus of the aforesaid hinge of click in the past mode.That is, after the user opens a terminal and renovates 2, insert the 2nd hinge 12 renovate 2 the 2nd hinge shell 2b and realizing rotating under the face state of contact with the 1st hinge 11 of the 1st hinge shell 1b that inserts terminal fuselage 1.In this course, as shown in Figure 3, the lug boss a of the 2nd hinge 12 is when the lug boss a along the 1st hinge 11 moves up, and compression support spring 13 also pushes it against rear (if be benchmark with the fuselage, then being inboard).Afterwards, when having passed through the summit, even unclamping terminal, the user renovates 2, the 2 hinges 12 under the recuperability of support spring 13 promotes, forwards (if be benchmark with the fuselage, then be the outside) move, simultaneously, shown in Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b, the lug boss a of the 2nd hinge 12 slips into the depressed part b of the 1st hinge 11, the depressed part b of the 2nd hinge 12 slips into the lug boss a of the 1st hinge 11, and terminal is renovated 2 and opened automatically.The action of pass closed procedure in contrast.But for above-mentioned portable terminal in the past, the product of different model is opened and is renovated required moment of torsion difference, needs the spring that uses elasticity to conform to above-mentioned moment of torsion.Recently,, need develop, produce and assemble spring with variform, therefore have the problem that productivity ratio descends, cost increases as accessory of the same race along with the exploitation and the production of multiple type product.
Summary of the invention
The positive purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal.
For achieving the above object, the hinge apparatus of the portable terminal that the 1st hinge, the 2nd hinge and support spring is assembled by the spring directing pin at the 1st, the 2 hinge enclosure of renovating in terminal fuselage and terminal, the hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal of the present invention is constructed as follows: the inside of the 2nd hinge shell of renovating in above-mentioned terminal is combined with adjusting nut, the inner face of adjusting nut contacts above-mentioned the 1st hinge, can be in the certain-length scope rectilinear motion; Outboard end at the 2nd hinge shell is combined with adjusting knob, and adjusting knob can rotate, and simultaneously the bolt that forms on the inner face of above-mentioned adjusting knob is incorporated into the screw hole of above-mentioned adjusting nut.
The hinge torque adjusting device that the invention has the beneficial effects as follows portable terminal of the present invention can be according to the various models of portable terminal, when change takes place in the moment of torsion of renovating required spring when opening a terminal with respect to the terminal fuselage, can easyly easily regulate required moment of torsion, therefore have the productivity ratio that improves product, the favourable part that reduces cost.
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Fig. 1 shows the oblique view of an example of portable terminal device in the past.
Fig. 2 decomposes to show the oblique view of an example of hinge apparatus in the past.
Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b are the action diagram of an example of hinge apparatus in the past.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the hinge torque adjustment state sectional views before of portable terminal of the present invention.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the formation under the state that is presented at after the torque adjustment of hinge apparatus and the sectional view of effect.
Fig. 8 is the A-A line sectional view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 9 is the major part exploded perspective view of hinge apparatus.
The symbol description of accompanying drawing major part
1: terminal fuselage 2: terminal is renovated 1b, 2b: 1st, 2 hinge shells
1c: endless groove 1d: guiding groove 11,12: 1st, 2 hinges
13: support spring 14: spring directing pin 20: adjusting nut
21: guiding projection 20a: screw hole 30: adjusting knob
30a: bolt 31: ring-type projection
Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal.
Middle with reference to the accompanying drawings embodiment describes the present invention in detail.
Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 is the accompanying drawing about the hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal of the present invention, and Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 have shown the formation under the state before the torque adjustment of hinge apparatus and the sectional view of effect; Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 have shown the formation under the state after the torque adjustment of hinge apparatus and the sectional view of effect respectively; Fig. 8 has shown the A-A line sectional view of Fig. 4; Fig. 9 has shown the exploded perspective view of the major part of hinge apparatus.
Describe below with reference to Fig. 4 to Fig. 9, terminal is renovated 2 and is combined on the terminal fuselage 1 by hinge apparatus 10, and terminal is renovated 2 and can be rotated, and can fold, launch.
As mentioned above, the hinge apparatus of the portable terminal in the past that the 1st hinge the 11, the 2nd hinge 12 and support spring 13 is assembled by spring directing pin 14 at the inside of renovating 2 the 1st, 2 hinge shell 1b, 2b in terminal fuselage 1 and terminal, the hinge torque adjusting device of portable terminal of the present invention is constructed as follows: the inside of renovating 2 the 2nd hinge shell 2b in above-mentioned terminal is combined with adjusting nut 20, the inner face of adjusting nut 20 contacts above-mentioned the 1st hinge 11, can be in the certain-length scope rectilinear motion; Outboard end at the 2nd hinge shell 2b is combined with adjusting knob 30, and adjusting knob 30 can rotate, and simultaneously the bolt 30a that forms on the inner face of above-mentioned adjusting knob 30 is incorporated into the screw hole 20a of above-mentioned adjusting nut 20.It is inner and but to make it the structure that straight line moves as follows that adjusting nut 20 is incorporated into the 1st hinge shell 1b of terminal fuselage 1: the inner cylinder at the 1st hinge shell 1b forms a pair of linear guiding groove 1d, form a pair of linear guiding projection 21 on the outer cylinder of adjusting nut 20, the guiding projection 21 of adjusting nut 20 inserts the guiding groove 1d of the 1st hinge shell 1b and combines.Adjusting knob 30 is incorporated into the 1st hinge shell 1b outboard end of above-mentioned terminal fuselage 1 and makes it rotatable structure as follows: the ring-type projection 31 that forms on the outer cylinder of adjusting knob 30 is inserted among the endless groove 1c that the outboard end of the 1st hinge shell 1b forms.
The following describes the effect of the portable terminal of hinge torque adjusting device of the present invention.After the user opens a terminal and renovates 2, insert this terminal and renovate the 2nd hinge 12 of 2 the 2nd hinge shell 2b and realizing rotating under the face state of contact with the 1st hinge 11 of the 1st hinge shell 1b that inserts terminal fuselage 1.As shown in Figure 4, the lug boss a of the 2nd hinge 12 is when the lug boss a along the 1st hinge 11 moves up, compression support spring 13 also pushes it against the rear, behind the summit of having passed through lug boss a, renovate 2, the 2 hinges 12 and under the recuperability of support spring 13 promotes, forwards move even the user unclamps terminal.Simultaneously, the lug boss a of the 2nd hinge 12 slips into the depressed part b of the 1st hinge 11, and the depressed part b of the 2nd hinge 12 slips into the lug boss a of the 1st hinge 11, and terminal is renovated 2 and opened automatically.And, renovate at 2 o'clock closing a terminal, carry out above-mentioned reverse action, close a terminal and renovate 2.
As shown in Figure 4, for the hinge torque adjusting device of aforesaid portable terminal of the present invention, adjusting knob 30 is incorporated into the outboard end of the 1st hinge shell 1b and rotatable, but adjusting nut 20 is incorporated into inside and the rectilinear motion of the 1st hinge shell 1b, and the bolt 30a of adjusting knob 30 is incorporated among the screw hole 20a of adjusting nut 20 with screw fashion.Therefore, if rotation adjusting knob 30, then above-mentioned adjusting nut 20 moves to the inside, and simultaneously, the 1st hinge 11 is pushed to the inboard, and so, the interval between the head 14a of spring directing pin 14 and the 1st hinge 11 diminishes.As shown in Figure 5, after the interval of the head of spring directing pin 14 and the 1st hinge 11 diminishes, the rotation torque of support spring 13 is increased, need rotate the 2nd hinge 12 with bigger power.Therefore, make with respect to terminal fuselage 1 terminal is renovated the required power of state that the required power of state that 2 states from Fig. 5 rotate to be Fig. 6 will rotate to be Fig. 5 greater than the state from Fig. 4.
Hinge torque adjusting device of the present invention is by as above step, protrudes from the adjusting knob 30 of terminal fuselage 1 outside by rotation, make adjusting nut 20 to the inside, outer side shifting, thereby can regulate the rotation torque of support spring 13.Therefore, when renovating 2 required moments of torsion when opening a terminal change taking place with respect to terminal fuselage 1, utilize adjusting knob 30 to regulate, with adhesive etc. adjusting knob 30 is fixed on the terminal fuselage 1 then, by this work, just can easyly easily regulate the required moment of torsion of the various models of portable terminal and use.

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1. the hinge torque adjusting device of a portable terminal, at renovate in terminal fuselage and terminal the 1st, the inside of 2 hinge shells is the 1st hinge, the portable terminal that the 2nd hinge and support spring assemble by the spring directing pin, it is characterized in that: the inside of the 2nd hinge shell of renovating in above-mentioned terminal is combined with adjusting nut, the outer cylinder of adjusting nut forms a pair of linear guiding projection, the inner cylinder that the guiding projection of adjusting nut inserts the 1st hinge shell forms a pair of linear guiding groove, and be combined with adjusting knob in the outboard end of the 2nd hinge shell, the ring-type projection that forms on the outer cylinder of adjusting knob is inserted in the endless groove that the outboard end of the 1st hinge shell forms, then adjusting knob can rotate, simultaneously the bolt that forms on the inner face of above-mentioned adjusting knob is incorporated into the screw hole of above-mentioned adjusting nut, adjusting nut can be in the certain-length scope rectilinear motion.
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