TWM493613U - Hinge composed of plural pivoting joints - Google Patents

Description

a hinge consisting of a plurality of pivotal branches

The present invention relates to a hinge, and more particularly to a hinge that is mounted on an electronic device and is composed of a plurality of pivotal branches.

Generally, a clamshell electronic device, such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or the like, mainly uses a hinge to pivotally connect the display of the electronic device to the main body of the main body. Generally, the hinge mainly includes a pivot shaft and two connectors pivotally connected to the pivot and respectively connected to the display of the electronic device and the main body. In use, the display can be opened only after the display is opened relative to the main body; when not in use, the display can be folded in half with respect to the main body of the main body. Through the hinge setting, the size of the clamshell electronic device can be greatly reduced to facilitate the storage and carrying effect. In addition, the hinge can be additionally provided with a limiting mechanism to provide torque to the display and the main body, thereby limiting the display relative to the main body to maintain relative positioning.

For example, the electronic device of the Republic of China No. M480095 includes a first body, a second body, a stop and a pivoting module. One side of the second body is pivotally connected to the first body through the pivoting module. The pivoting module includes a first fixing portion fixed to the first body and a second body fixed to the second body. a second fixing portion, a connecting portion pivoted between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, a first rotating shaft pivoted to the first body, and a second rotating shaft pivotally connected to the two ends of the connecting portion A third shaft. Accordingly, when the electronic device is in use, a stopper can be used to support the first body on a table. When the second body is reversed relative to the first body through the pivoting module having the first rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft and the third rotating shaft, the second body can be flipped to the bottom surface of the first body and Abutting against the stopper, the electronic device can be regarded as a tablet computer in this state. Therefore, the electronic device can be used by the user in the state of a notebook or a tablet, respectively.

The electronic device disclosed above discloses a state in which the first body and the second body are presented with a notebook computer or a tablet computer by pivoting the second body of the first body with the pivoting module. The second fixing portion of the pivoting module, the connecting portion, and the bump connecting the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are disposed on the surface of the first body and the second body and also extend on the The thickness direction of the first body and the second body thus causes the overall volume of the electronic device to be effectively reduced. In addition, the pivoting module is exposed to the first body and the second body, and the user may easily accidentally touch the accident or damage the structure. In addition, a specific torque value must be specially designed between the first rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft and the third rotating shaft, so that the first rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft and the third rotating shaft are sequentially rotated. Change their relative position. Therefore, how to design a hinge for solving the above problem and applying it to a clamshell electronic device has obviously become a problem to be solved.

The main purpose of this creation is to solve the problems that the pivoting module of the conventional electronic device cannot effectively reduce the volume, the exposed setting, and the complex torque design.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches, which are provided on an electronic device, the electronic device having a first portion and a second portion that are relatively openable and closable, the second portion The first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, the hinge includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and a plurality of pivoting branches. The first connecting portion is assembled to the first portion of the electronic device. The second connecting portion is assembled on the second portion of the electronic device. The pivotal branch joints are assembled to form a first end connected to the first connecting portion and a second end connected to the second connecting portion, each of the pivoting branches comprising a first pivoting member And a second pivoting member pivotally connected to the first pivoting member and generating a movable pivot point, each of the first pivoting members having a rotation with respect to each of the second pivoting members when the first pivoting member is stressed Degree of freedom. Wherein the hinge has a first state in which the first portion overlaps the first surface and a first portion is superposed on each of the rotational degrees of rotation generated by each of the pivotal branches a second surface and a second state of forming a spaced angle between the second portion and the first portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the first pivoting members includes a first recessed portion formed with a first receiving space and a first opening that communicates with the first receiving space, and the first recessed portion is connected away from the first recessed portion. a first connecting rib extending in the first opening direction, and a first mountain portion disposed on a side of the first connecting rib away from the first recess, each of the second pivoting members including a second receiving portion a space and a second recess connecting the second opening of the second accommodating space, a second connecting rib connecting the second recess toward the second opening, and a second connecting rib disposed away from the second connecting rib a second mountain portion on one side of the second recess, wherein the second recess provides the first mountain portion with the second accommodating space and the active fulcrum is formed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the first pivoting members has the same structure as each of the second pivoting members.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting branches are assembled with each other, and the first recess of the first pivoting member is used as the first end, and the first one of the second pivoting members is The second mountain is the second end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion has a third mountain portion that provides the first end assembly and a supporting rib that connects the third mountain portion. The second connecting portion has a second end. The third recess of the assembly.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third recess has a first separation distance from the first surface, and the third recess has a second separation distance from the second surface, wherein the first separation distance is greater than the first Two separation distances.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the first pivoting members includes two spaced apart recesses, and each of the recesses has an accommodating space and an opening communicating with the accommodating space, and each of the second The pivoting member includes a first mountain portion disposed at two intervals and a first connecting rib disposed between the two first mountain portions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting branches are assembled with each other, and the recess of one of the first pivoting members is used as the first end, and the other of the first pivoting members is the other of the recesses. As the second end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion has a second mountain portion that provides the first end assembly and a first supporting rib that connects the second mountain portion. The second connecting portion has a first providing portion. a third mountain portion connected at the two ends and a second supporting rib connecting the third mountain portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third mountain portion and the first surface have a first separation distance, and the third mountain portion and the second surface have a second separation distance, wherein the first separation distance is greater than The second separation distance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the hinge is overlapped with one side of the second portion, the hinge forms a space with the first portion and the second portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first portion may be a display portion of the electronic device, and the second portion may be a logic operation portion of the electronic device.

The hinge composed of a plurality of pivoting branches has the following features compared with the prior art: 1. This creation designs each of the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member into a similar structure, so each The structural design of the pivoting branch is simplified. Moreover, the overall size of the creation is small. 2. The pivoting struts of the present invention utilize the friction therebetween to cause the pivoting struts, the first portion and the second portion to be positioned to each other, thereby supporting the first portion at a specific angle relative to the second portion Open. In addition, the creation of the hinge consisting of a plurality of pivoting branches eliminates the need for different torsion designs. 3. The creation has the pivot points of the pivots that are independently pivoted, and the first pivoting member and the second pivoting member are respectively biased to be relatively pivoted, so that the first portion and the second portion can be used according to the second pivoting member. The user's habits have greater operational freedom and convenience. 4. The third recess of the present creation and the third mountain portion have different separation distances from the first surface and the second surface. Therefore, when the user turns the electronic device from the first state to the second state, the display portion of the electronic device is exposed and forms an interval angle with the logic computing portion or the keyboard, so the user The display portion can be used with a preferred viewing angle or a preferred operating angle.

The detailed description and technical content of this creation are as follows:

The present invention provides a hinge composed of a plurality of pivoting branches, the hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches having two embodiments, and FIGS. 1 to 3-2 are the hinges of the plurality of pivoting branches In one embodiment, Figures 4 and 5 are a second embodiment of the hinge comprised of a plurality of pivotal struts. The hinge of the plurality of pivoting branches can be provided on an electronic device, and the electronic device has a first portion and a second portion that can be relatively opened and closed.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the hinge composed of the plurality of pivoting branches includes a first connecting portion 1, a second connecting portion 2, and a plurality of pivoting branches 3. First, each of the pivoting branches 3 includes a first pivoting member 31 and a second pivoting member 32 pivotally connected to the first pivoting member 31. However, it should be noted that the first pivoting member 31 and the second pivoting member 32 have the same structure. In this embodiment, in order to clearly illustrate the component composition and actuation mode of the pivoting pivots 3 Thus, the first pivoting member 31 is distinguished from the second pivoting member 32. Each of the first pivoting members 31 includes a first recessed portion 313 formed with a first receiving space 311 and a first opening 312 that communicates with the first receiving space 311. a first connecting rib 314 extending away from the first opening 312, and a first mountain portion 315 disposed on a side of the first connecting rib 314 away from the first recess 313. Each of the second pivoting members 32 includes a second recess 323 formed with a second accommodating space 321 and a second opening 322 communicating with the second accommodating space 321, and the second recess 323 is connected away from the second recess 323. a second connecting rib 324 extending in a direction of the second opening 322, and a second mountain portion 325 disposed on a side of the second connecting rib 324 away from the second recess 323. Further, the second accommodating space 321 of the second recess 323 is configured to provide the first mountain portion 315 therein to form a movable fulcrum, such that each of the first pivoting members 31 and each of the first The two pivot members 32 can pivot relative to each other.

The pivoting branches 3 can adjust the number of the pivoting branches 3 according to the conditions actually used. The first pivots 313 of the first pivoting member 31 serve as a first end and the second mountain of the second pivoting member 32. The portion 325 serves as a second end. The first end is for connecting with the first connecting portion 1 , and the second end is for connecting with the second connecting portion 2 . Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion 1 includes a first base 11 , a supporting rib 12 connected to the first base 11 , and a connecting the supporting rib 12 and providing the same The third mountain portion 13 is assembled at the first end. The second connecting portion 2 includes a second base 21, and a third recess 22 connecting the second base 21 and providing the second end. The second base 21 has a first surface 211 and A second surface 212 spaced apart from the first surface 211. Further, the third recess 22 has a first separation distance D1 from the first surface 211, and the third recess 22 and the second surface 212 have a second separation distance D2, wherein the first separation distance D1 Greater than the second separation distance D2. The first base 11 of the first connecting portion 1 and the second base 21 of the second connecting portion 2 can be respectively mounted on the first portion and the second portion of the electronic device, or the first A base 11 and the second base 21 may be the first portion and the second portion of the electronic device. Further, the first part may be a display part of the electronic device, and the second part may be a logic operation part of the electronic device or a keyboard or the like.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the first concave portion 313 and the third mountain portion 13, the second concave portion 323, the first mountain portion 315, and the third portion in the hinge composed of the plurality of pivoting branches The recess 22 and the second mountain portion 325 have the same manner of engagement and actuation. Therefore, only the second recess 323 and the first mountain portion 315 are exemplified herein. The second recess 323 and the first mountain portion 315 are pivotally connected to each other and generate a friction force therein, and the friction force is sufficient for each of the first pivoting member 31 and each of the second pivoting members 32 can be positioned relative to each other. In other words, each of the first pivoting member 31 and each of the second pivoting members 32 are not subjected to an external force, between each of the first pivoting members 31 and each of the second pivoting members 32. Will not pivot each other. Therefore, each of the first pivoting member 31 and each of the second pivoting members 32 will pivot relative to each other only when the external force acts greater than the frictional force. In addition, the size of the second opening 322 may be larger than the size of the first connecting rib 314. The first connecting rib 314 can move to the second opening when the first mountain portion 315 of each of the first pivoting members 31 is received in the second recess 323 of each of the second pivoting members 32. At the same time, when the first connecting ribs 314 respectively touch the two end points of the second opening 322, the first mountain portion 315 can no longer continue to rotate relative to the second concave portion 323. Therefore, the size of the second opening 322 and the size of the first connecting rib 314 determine the angle of pivoting between each of the first pivoting member 31 and each of the second pivoting members 32, and further determine The overall pivoting angle of the pivotal branches 3. In addition, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the first concave portion 313 and the third mountain portion 13, the second concave portion 323 and the first mountain portion 315, and the third concave portion 22 and the second mountain portion 325 are The rooms can rotate relative to each other simultaneously or sequentially.

Referring to FIG. 3-1, the hinges of the plurality of pivoting branches are overlapped with the first surface 11 of the first connecting portion 1 when the first base 11 of the first connecting portion 1 is overlapped with the first surface 211 of the second connecting portion 2, The pivoting branch 3 and the first base 11 and the second base 21 are formed with a space S. The space S can be used to accommodate a stylus or any elongated article or device, and thus the space S is preferably utilized.

Referring to FIG. 3-1 and FIG. 3-2, only the first base 11 is subjected to an external force to explain the operation of the hinge composed of the plurality of pivotal branches, but the operation mode is not limited thereto. . In other possible embodiments, the second base 21 can also be actuated by another external force. First, the first base 11 of the first connecting portion 1 is attached to the first surface 211 of the second connecting portion 2, and the first connecting portion 1 or the first portion is first defined A surface 211 is the first state of the hinge that is comprised of a plurality of pivotal branches. When the first base 11 of the first connecting portion 1 is rotated by the external force relative to the second base 21 of the second connecting portion 2, or the first portion of the electronic device is rotated relative to the second portion The external force resists the friction between the recess and the mountain portions, so that the third mountain portion 13 of the first connecting portion 1 pivots to the first portion of the first pivoting member 31. a recess 313, the first mountain portion 315 of each of the first pivoting members 31 pivots to the second recess 323 of each of the second pivoting members 32, the second pivoting member 32 The second mountain portion 325 is pivoted to the third recess portion 22 of the second connecting portion 2. Each of the first pivoting members 31 has a rotational freedom with respect to each of the second pivoting members 32, and the first connecting portion 1 and one of the first pivoting members 31 also have a rotational degree of freedom. The degree of freedom of rotation, and the second connecting portion 2 and one of the second pivoting members 32 also have a degree of rotational freedom. Therefore, the first base 11 or the first portion can be pivoted relative to the second base 21 or the second portion. Finally, when the first base 11 of the first connecting portion 1 contacts the second surface 212 of the second connecting portion 2, the first base 11 is superposed on the second surface 212 and the first An interval angle A is formed between the base 11 and the second base 21, and the first connecting portion 1 is defined first or the first portion is overlapped with the second surface 212 to form the plurality of pivoting branches. The second state of the hinge. Therefore, when the user turns the electronic device from the first state to the second state, the display portion of the electronic device is exposed and forms the interval angle A with the logic computing portion or the keyboard, so the user That is, the display portion can be used with a better viewing angle or a better operating angle. In addition, when the external force is removed, the frictional forces of the recesses and the mountain portions are also restored, so that the first connecting portion 1, each of the pivoting branch portions 3, and the second connecting portion 2 can be maintained. Position each other.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , in the second embodiment of the present invention, the hinge composed of the plurality of pivoting branches includes a first connecting portion 4 , a second connecting portion 5 , and a plurality of pivoting branches 6 . First, each of the pivoting branches 6 includes a first pivoting member 61 and a second pivoting member 62 pivotally connected to the first pivoting member 61. Each of the first pivoting members 61 includes two recessed portions 611, and each of the recessed portions 611 has an accommodating space 612 and an opening 613 communicating with the accommodating space 612. The two pivoting members 62 include a first mountain portion 621 disposed at two intervals and a first connecting rib 622 disposed between the two first mountain portions 621. Further, the accommodating space 612 of the recess 611 is configured to provide the first mountain portion 621 to be formed therein to form a movable fulcrum, so that each of the first pivoting members 61 and each of the second pivoting members The member 62 can pivot the activity pivots to each other.

It is assumed that the pivoting branches 6 in the hinge formed by the plurality of pivoting branches can adjust the number of the pivoting branches 6 according to the conditions actually used. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the pivotal branches 6 are assembled to each other with the recess 611 of one of the first pivoting members 61 as a first end and the other pivoting The other recess 611 of the member 61 serves as the second end. The first end is connected to the first connecting portion 4, and the second end is connected to the second connecting portion 5. Further, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting portion 4 includes a first base 41, a first supporting rib 42 connected to the first base 41, and a first connecting rib 42 connected thereto. And providing a second mountain portion 43 assembled by the first end. The second connecting portion 5 has a second base 51, a second supporting rib 52 connected to the second base 51, and a third connecting the second supporting rib 52 and providing a second end. The second base 51 has a first surface 511 and a second surface 512 spaced apart from the first surface 511. Further, the third mountain portion 53 and the first surface 511 have a first separation distance (not shown), and the third mountain portion 53 and the second surface 512 have a second separation distance (not shown). Marked), wherein the first separation distance is greater than the second separation distance, and this portion can be referred to FIG. 3-1. The first base 41 of the first connecting portion 4 and the second base 51 of the second connecting portion 5 can be respectively mounted on the first portion and the second portion of the electronic device, or the first A base 41 and the second base 51 are the first portion and the second portion of the electronic device. Further, the first part may be a display part of the electronic device, and the second part may be a logic operation part of the electronic device or a keyboard or the like.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the recess 611 in the hinge composed of the plurality of pivoting branches and the first mountain portion 621, the second mountain portion 43 and one of the concave portions 611 and the third mountain portion The other recessed portion 611 has the same manner of engagement and actuation as the first embodiment of the present invention, and therefore will not be described again.

The present invention is a hinge composed of a plurality of pivoting branches, and is provided to be mounted on an electronic device having a first portion and a second portion that are relatively openable and closable, the second portion having a first surface And a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, the hinge includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and a plurality of pivoting branches. The first connecting portion is assembled to the first portion of the electronic device. The second connecting portion is assembled on the second portion of the electronic device. The pivotal branch joints are assembled to form a first end connected to the first connecting portion and a second end connected to the second connecting portion, each of the pivoting branches comprising a first pivoting member And a second pivoting member pivotally connected to the first pivoting member and generating a movable pivot point, each of the first pivoting members having a rotation with respect to each of the second pivoting members when the first pivoting member is stressed Degree of freedom. Wherein the hinge has a first state in which the first portion overlaps the first surface and a first portion is superposed on each of the rotational degrees of rotation generated by each of the pivotal branches a second surface and a second state of forming a spaced angle between the second portion and the first portion.

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S‧‧‧space

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the first embodiment of a hinge composed of a plurality of pivotal branches. Figure 2 is an exploded side elevational view of the first embodiment of the hinge of the present invention in the form of a plurality of pivoting branches. Figure 3-1 is a motion diagram (1) of the first embodiment of the hinge composed of a plurality of pivotal branches. Fig. 3-2 is a motion diagram (2) of the first embodiment of the hinge composed of a plurality of pivotal branches. Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the second embodiment of the hinge composed of a plurality of pivotal branches. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the structural combination of the second embodiment of the hinge composed of a plurality of pivotal branches.

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Claims (12)

A hinge composed of a plurality of pivoting branches is provided on an electronic device, the electronic device has a first portion and a second portion that are relatively openable, the second portion has a first surface and a relative The first surface is spaced apart from the second surface, the hinge includes: a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is assembled to the first portion of the electronic device, and the second connecting portion is assembled And on the second portion of the electronic device; and the plurality of pivoting branches, the pivoting branches are assembled to form a first end connected to the first connecting portion and a second connecting portion The second end, each of the pivoting branches includes a first pivoting member and a second pivoting member pivotally coupled to the first pivoting member and generating a movable pivot point, each of the first pivoting members being The fulcrum has a rotational freedom with respect to each of the second pivoting members; wherein the hinge has a first state in which the first portion overlaps the first surface and a first portion of the first portion Each of the pivoting branches Rotational freedom of action and is laminated on the second surface such that the second portion of the second state is formed between the first portion with a spacing angles. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 1, wherein each of the first pivoting members includes a first opening formed by forming a first receiving space and a first opening communicating with the first receiving space a recess, a first connecting rib connecting the first recess toward the first opening, and a first mountain disposed on a side of the first connecting rib away from the first recess, each of the second The pivoting member includes a second recess formed by forming a second receiving space and a second opening communicating with the second receiving space, and connecting the second recess toward the second connecting rib extending away from the second opening. And a second connecting rib disposed away from the second a second mountain portion on one side of the recess, wherein the second recess portion provides the first mountain portion with the second accommodating space and forms the active fulcrum. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the first pivoting members has the same structure as each of the second pivoting members. The hinge of the plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 2, wherein the pivoting branches are assembled with each other and the first recess of the first pivoting member is used as the first end, The second mountain portion of one of the second pivoting members serves as the second end. a hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 4, wherein the first connecting portion has a third mountain portion providing the first end assembly and a supporting rib connecting the third mountain portion, The second connecting portion has a third recess that provides the second end assembly. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivotal branches according to claim 5, wherein the third recess has a first separation distance from the first surface, and the third recess has a second interval from the second surface. a distance, wherein the first separation distance is greater than the second separation distance. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 1, wherein each of the first pivoting members comprises two spaced apart recesses, and each of the recesses has an accommodating space and a connecting space An opening of the space is disposed, and each of the second pivoting members includes a first mountain portion disposed at two intervals and a first connecting rib disposed between the two first mountain portions. The hinge of the plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 7, wherein the pivoting branches are assembled with each other with the recess of one of the first pivoting members as the first end, and the other The other recess of the first pivoting member serves as the second end. a hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 8, wherein the first connecting portion has a second mountain portion that provides the first end assembly and a first connection to the second mountain portion The support rib has a third mountain portion that provides the second end assembly and a second support rib that connects the third mountain portion. a hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to claim 9, wherein the third mountain portion has a first separation distance from the first surface, and the third mountain portion and the second surface have a first Two spacing distances, wherein the first spacing distance is greater than the second spacing distance. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the hinge is overlapped with the first portion when the first portion is overlapped with one side of the second portion The second portion of the circumference forms a space. A hinge comprising a plurality of pivoting branches according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first portion is a display portion of the electronic device, and the second portion is a logic of the electronic device Calculation unit.