CN1521588A - Rotary hinge module - Google Patents
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A rotary pivoting module having the function of 180 degree rotating location function, which can be applied to a main unit and a screen connected to a notebook computer, the rotary pivoting module comprises a foundation, a resilient unit, steel balls, ball cover and a rotary portion, the foundation is secured to the main unit and includes at least a load-bearing structure with a resilient device. The rotary portion is in cup joint with the foundation, and has a steel ball groove for fastening the exposed steel balls of the round opening for providing angle location function.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of rotation hinge module, particularly relate to a kind of rotation hinge module with angle positioning function.
Background technology
Along with the progress of optics science and technology with semiconductor technology, liquid crystal indicator (Liquid CrystalDisplay; LCD) be widely used on the electronic product display device.Advantages such as LCD has that high image quality, volume are little, in light weight, low voltage drive, low consumpting power and applied range, so be widely used in portable television, mobile phone, shot with video-corder projector, in consumer electronics such as notebook computer, desktop display and projection TV or the computer product, become the main flow of display.
Generally speaking, the LCD of notebook computer is fixed among the loam cake of notebook computer.When using notebook computer, loam cake is opened, to appear the LCD that is mounted thereon.Then utilize rotating shaft to be connected between loam cake and the host computer.So the LCD of notebook computer can be adjusted the angle of its loam cake along with the required use angle of user.
Because notebook computer has advantage easy to carry, so the user usually carries it, to handle the needs of routine work.But along with different environments for use, notebook computer often need carry out different demonstration work, to increase demonstrating one's ability of user.But because notebook computer only can be confined to specific angles of display, so the personnel that listen to explanation aside, often also can't be by obtaining clearly image on the display.Moreover along with making rapid progress of software industry, computer operating system is more in conjunction with hand-write input function, and every profession and trade is released various panel computer (Tablet PersonalComputer) respectively.Have the writing function double-purpose panel computer of innovation, not only change people and use computer custom, also will allow the information industry brand-new milestone of marching toward simultaneously.The double-purpose panel computer is write and the ability of the keyboard input of notebook computer and fast processing in conjunction with the pen type of the hommization of panel computer.Effectively the user who walks about at frequent needs is designed, have the input interface of hommization and have the liquid crystal screen display of rotatable 180 degree, the personnel that therefore can easily carry and make the next door to view and admire read the data on the screen easily.
But but owing to make screen have the function of left rotation and right rotation, but often cause the liquid crystal display screen in use, produce the phenomenon of rocking, cause screen problem of unstable in use on the contrary.Therefore, how effectively after the screen rotation, fixing screen angle, so that one of user to be provided stably input and display environment, for the design of notebook computer and production firm and user look forward to jointly.
Summary of the invention
Therefore the object of the present invention is to provide rotation hinge module, in order to connect a main frame and a screen of notebook computer with angle positioning function.
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, a kind of rotation hinge module is proposed, have the positioning function of 180 degree rotations, be applied to connect a main frame and a screen of notebook computer, this rotation hinge module comprises base, elastic device, steel ball, ball bearing cover and rotating part.The base locking is on main frame and have at least one bearing structure, has an elastic device in this bearing structure.Steel ball is positioned on this elastic device, by a ball bearing cover with round hole, is enclosed within the steel ball top, and is fixed in bearing structure.Rotating part and base socket, and have a steel ball groove and engage with the steel ball that round hole exposes, angle positioning function is provided.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the round hole of this ball bearing cover is slightly less than the diameter of steel ball, and steel ball can be exposed to outside the ball bearing cover, and is unlikely to skid off bearing structure.Rotating part comprises that also another rotation pivot button is connected with the screen of notebook computer, provides the function of screen folding.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this rotation hinge module comprises the friction ring and the ring that rubs down, divides and is fixed in rotating part and base, can provide spinfunction after both sockets.
From the above, use the present invention and rotate hinge module, have two degree of freedom rotation pivot buttons, and one of them rotation pivot button has angle positioning function, stable input of user and display environment are provided.
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Figure 1A is a kind of rotation hinge module vertical view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 1B is a kind of rotation hinge module upward view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a kind of rotation hinge module exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A is a kind of rotation hinge module top view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 B is a kind of rotation hinge module cut-open view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 C is a kind of rotation hinge module side view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a kind of rotation hinge module exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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Please refer to Figure 1A, it illustrates a kind of rotation hinge module vertical view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Figure 1B is a kind of rotation hinge module upward view that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.This rotation hinge module has two rotary freedoms, is respectively rotation pivot button 10 and rotation pivot button 13.Rotation pivot button 10 be by two pivot buttons lockings on the same axis on the rotation pivot button 13, can be according to sense of rotation 9 rotations, with the function of LCD folding that notebook computer is provided.13 visual angles that the LCD different angles are provided of rotation pivot button.With reference to Figure 1B, the back side of rotation hinge module has screw hole 25, is used for locking on the main frame of notebook computer.
Please refer to Fig. 2, it illustrates a kind of rotation hinge module exploded view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.The rotation hinge module is divided into rotating part 12 and fixed part 30 among the figure, as the term suggests fixed part 30 is exactly to be used for locking part on the main frame of notebook computer, screw hole 25 is exactly the structure that is used for locking among the figure.12 socket fixed part 30 tops of rotating part, sense of rotation 11 can be clockwise or counterclockwise direction, 10 lockings of rotation pivot button are used on rotating part 12 and the LCD of notebook computer connects.Also be provided with projection 26 on the fixed part 30, then be provided with corresponding reference column (as 15 among Fig. 3 C) on the rotating part 12.
Please refer to Fig. 3 A, it illustrates a kind of rotation hinge module top view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.HC profile line among the figure will rotate hinge module and cut into two parts, and Fig. 3 B promptly is the cut-open view after cutting from the HC profile line.The main expression of this figure be the square section structure of location structure, so-called location structure comprises base 24, bearing structure 23, elastic device 22, steel ball 18 and ball bearing cover 16 at Fig. 3 B.The function of angle orientation when the function of location structure provides rotation can not be rocked the LCD of notebook computer when the angle of location, make things convenient for the user to import or executive utility with pointer on display.
Shown in Fig. 3 B, location structure makes steel ball groove 19 engagings of steel ball 18 and rotating part 12, the function of angle orientation when rotation is provided by the thrust that elastic device 22 in the bearing structure on the base 24 23 is provided.Location structure also comprises ball bearing cover 16, having a perforate in the middle of it, for example be round hole, and the undersized of perforate is in the diameter of steel ball 18, be the diameter that the diameter of round hole need be slightly less than steel ball 18, it is outer and can not skid off this location structure to make steel ball expose ball bearing cover 16.In addition, the center of the rotation hinge module rotating shaft among Fig. 3 B also has a hole 28, is used to provide the space that signal wire and power lead are placed, and these signal wires and power lead are used for transmitting main frame and the power supply between the display and the electronic signal of notebook computer.
Please refer to Fig. 3 C, it illustrates a kind of rotation hinge module side view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Can only provide two orientation angles that differ 180 degree so the rotation hinge module has two location structures among the figure.If more orientation angle will be provided, need the more location structure of design, for example increase by two location structures at the rotation hinge module, make the rotation hinge module have 4 orientation angles that differ 90 degree.
Shown in Fig. 3 C, in correspondence with each other projection 26 and reference column 15 can be set respectively also on fixed part 30 and the rotating part 12.When rotating part 12 produces relative motion according to sense of rotation 11 with fixed part 30, reference column 15 on the rotating part 12 will be subjected to the restriction of corresponding projection 26 on the fixed part 30, make the rotating part 12 only can rotation in limited range (for example be 180 degree), cause rupturing to prevent that signal wire by rotating part hole 28 and power lead from twining to be entangled with because of rotating part 12 rotations.
Please refer to Fig. 4, it illustrates a kind of rotation hinge module exploded view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.The rotation hinge module in this figure, comprise base 24, bearing structure 23, elastic device 22, steel ball 18, ball bearing cover 16, rotating part 12, on friction ring 14, friction ring 20 and rotation pivot button 10 down.The both sides of base 24 respectively have a bearing structure 23, and elastic device 22 can place in the cylinder grooves of bearing structure 23, and elastic device 22 can be spring, metal clips or plastic cement shell fragment.18 of steel balls are positioned on the elastic device 22, are fixed in the bearing structure 23 by ball bearing cover 16.In addition, bearing structure 23 inboards on base 24 also are provided with projection 26, in order to the rotatable scope of restriction rotating part 12 along sense of rotation 11.The last friction ring 14 and the ring 20 that rubs down are individually fixed in rotating part 12 and base 24, and both sockets can provide the function of rotation.
By the invention described above preferred embodiment as can be known, use the present invention and rotate hinge module, have two degree of freedom rotation pivot buttons, and one of them rotation pivot button has angle positioning function, stable input of user and display environment are provided.
Though disclosed the present invention in conjunction with an above preferred embodiment; yet it is not in order to limit the present invention; any skilled personnel without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can be used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention should be with being as the criterion that claim was defined.
Claims (13)
1. a rotation hinge module has the positioning function of 180 degree rotations, is applied to connect a main frame and a screen of notebook computer, and this rotation hinge module comprises at least:
One base, locking has at least one bearing structure on this main frame;
One elastic device is positioned at this bearing structure;
One steel ball is positioned on this elastic device,
One ball bearing cover has a perforate, is enclosed within this steel ball top, and is fixed in this bearing structure; And
One rotating part with this base socket, and has a steel ball groove and engages with this steel ball that this perforate is exposed.
2. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein this perforate is slightly less than the diameter of this steel ball.
3. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein this rotating part comprises that another rotation pivot button is connected with this screen.
4. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 1 also includes the friction ring and the ring that rubs on one once, is individually fixed in this rotating part and this base.
5. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein this base also has a plurality of screw holes, is used for locking on this main frame.
6. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein also have a projection on this base, have a corresponding reference column on this rotating part, when this rotating part and this base socket rotation, this reference column is subject to this projection, and this rotating part is rotated in limited angle.
7. a rotation hinge module has 180 degree rotation and angle positioning functions, is applied to connect a main frame and a screen of notebook computer, and this rotation hinge module comprises at least:
One base locks on this main frame,
At least one location structure is fixed on this base, has a steel ball and partly exposes to this location structure;
One rotating part with this base socket, and has a steel ball groove and engages with this steel ball.
8. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 7, wherein this rotating part comprises that another rotation pivot button is connected with this screen.
9. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 7, wherein this base also comprises:
One elastic device is positioned at this location structure; And
One ball bearing cover has a perforate, is enclosed within this steel ball top, and is fixed in this location structure.
10. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 7 also includes the friction ring and the ring that rubs on one once, is individually fixed in this rotating part and this base.
11. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 7, wherein this base also has a plurality of screw holes, is used for locking on this main frame.
12. rotation hinge module as claimed in claim 7, wherein also have a projection on this base, have a corresponding reference column on this rotating part, when this rotating part and this base socket rotation, this reference column is subject to this projection, and this rotating part is rotated in limited angle.
13. a rotation hinge module has the positioning function of 180 degree rotations, is applied to connect a main frame and a screen of notebook computer, this rotation hinge module comprises at least:
One base, locking has an at least one bearing structure and a projection on this main frame;
One elastic device is positioned at this bearing structure;
One steel ball is positioned on this elastic device,
One ball bearing cover has a round hole, be enclosed within this steel ball top, and be fixed in this bearing structure, and the diameter of this round hole is slightly less than the diameter of this steel ball; And
One rotating part with this base socket, and has a steel ball groove and engages with this steel ball that this perforate is exposed, and have a reference column corresponding with this projection, when this rotating part and this base socket rotation, this reference column is subject to this projection, and this rotating part is rotated in limited angle.
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