TWM555422U - Hinge and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The hinge includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a first fixing member, a second fixing member, a central pivot, a first pivot, a second pivot, a third pivot, and a fourth pivot. The first connecting member includes a first torsion portion, a second torsion portion and a first through hole, and the first torsion portion and the second torsion portion are located at opposite ends of the first connecting member. The second connecting member includes a third torsion portion, a fourth torsion portion and a second through hole, and the third torsion portion and the fourth torsion portion are located at opposite ends of the second connecting member. The central pivot pivotally connects the first through hole and the second through hole, the first pivot pivotally connects the first torsion portion and fixes the first fixing member, the second pivot pivotally connects the second torsion portion and slidably connects the second fixing member, The third pivot pivotally connects the third torsion portion and fixes the second fixing member, and the fourth pivot pivotally connects the fourth torsion portion and slidably connects the first fixing member.

Description

Hub and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a hinge, and more particularly to a hinge that pivots two panels of an electronic device such that the two panels can be relatively unfolded and relatively closed and the electronic device.

There is a portable electronic device having two plates, and the two plates are pivotally connected to each other to be relatively unfolded and relatively closed. The electronic device is, for example, a notebook computer, and the notebook computer includes a first plate member provided with a display and a second plate member provided with a keyboard. The first plate member and the second plate member are pivotally connected to each other to be relatively unfolded and relatively closed. . Generally, the first plate and the second plate are pivotally connected to each other through a hinge.

When the user unfolds the first plate and the second plate of the electronic device to a specific angle, the two plates need to be able to maintain the specific angle in a normal state without applying an external force for use. For example, the keyboard of the second panel is placed flat on the table, and the angle of the display of the first panel relative to the keyboard of the second panel is normally maintained at 90 degrees to 120 degrees, so that the user can conveniently Operate this electronic device. In addition, when the user closes the first board and the second board of the electronic device, that is, when the user does not need to use the electronic device, the angle between the first board and the second board can also be normal. Maintain a relatively closed state of 0 degrees to facilitate the user to move or carry the electronic device.

In the electronic device of the prior art and the hinge used therein, in addition to the pivotal connection between the first plate member and the second plate member of the electronic device, the first plate member and the second plate member are allowed to exert no external force. In the case of the normal state, a certain angle is maintained. Therefore, the existing hinge device needs to add a large number of torsion devices, resulting in an overall increase in cost, and the volume and weight thereof are also increased, and the existing electronic device is capable of accommodating the existing hub, and is bound to be Will be more heavy.

In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention proposes a hinge and an electronic device using the same, in order to simplify the structure of the hub, reduce the overall cost, and make the electronic device as a whole thinner.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a first fixing member, a second fixing member, a central pivot, a first pivot, a second pivot, and a third pivot The fourth pivot. The first connecting member includes a first torsion portion, a second torsion portion and a first through hole. The first torsion portion and the second torsion portion are respectively located at opposite ends of the first connecting member, and the first through holes are located at opposite ends of the first connecting member. Between the ends. The second connecting member includes a third torsion portion, a fourth torsion portion and a second through hole, the third torsion portion and the fourth torsion portion are respectively located at opposite ends of the second connecting member, and the second through hole is located at the opposite sides of the second connecting member Between the ends, wherein the second connecting member is axially adjacent to the first connecting member, and the second through hole is aligned with the first through hole in the axial direction. The first fixing member axially aligns the first torsion portion and the fourth torsion portion, and the second fixing member is laterally adjacent to the first fixing member and axially aligned with the third torsion portion and the second torsion portion. Wherein the lateral direction and the axial direction are perpendicular to each other. The central pivot pivotally connects the first through hole and the second through hole, the first pivot pivotally connects the first torsion portion and fixes the first fixing member, the second pivot pivotally connects the second torsion portion and slidably connects the second fixing member, The third pivot pivotally connects the third torsion portion and fixes the second fixing member, and the fourth pivot pivotally connects the fourth torsion portion and slidably connects the first fixing member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing member includes a first shaft hole, the end of the first pivot shaft is engaged with the first shaft hole; the second fixing member includes the second shaft hole, and the end of the third pivot shaft is engaged In the second shaft hole.

Further, the first shaft hole is non-circular, the end of the first pivot shaft has a non-circular contour, the first shaft hole matches the end of the first pivot shaft; the second shaft hole is non-circular, the third pivot shaft The end has a non-circular profile and the second shaft hole matches the end of the third pivot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing member includes a first sliding slot, the end of the fourth pivot shaft is slidably engaged with the first sliding slot; the second fixing member includes a second sliding slot, and the second pivoting portion The end is slidably engaged with the second chute.

Further, the first chute is oblong and has a long axis and a short axis, and the end of the fourth pivot has a non-circular profile, the short axis of the first chute matches the end of the fourth pivot, and the fourth The end of the pivot can slide along the long axis of the first chute; the second chute has an oblong shape with a long axis and a short axis, the end of the second pivot has a non-circular profile, and the second chute is short The shaft matches the end of the second pivot and the end of the second pivot slides along the long axis of the second chute.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first torsion portion includes a pair of first clamping arms, the pair of first clamping arms sandwiching the first pivot; the third torsion portion includes a pair of third clamping arms, the pair of third clamping members The arm holds the third pivot.

Further, the second torsion portion includes a pair of second clamping arms, the pair of second clamping arms sandwiching the second pivot shaft; the fourth torsion portion includes a pair of fourth clamping arms, the pair of fourth clamping arms holding the fourth Pivot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, there are two first fixing members, and the two first fixing members are symmetrically disposed to each other in the axial direction, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member are located between the two first fixing members; There are two fixing members, and the two second fixing members are symmetrically disposed in the axial direction and adjacent to the two first fixing members in the lateral direction, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member are located between the two second fixing members.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting member has a plurality of, and the second connecting member has a plurality of the connecting members, and the first connecting members and the second connecting members are staggered with each other in the axial direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a hinge, a first panel, and a second panel as described above. The first plate is fixed to the first fixing member, and the second plate is fixed to the second fixing member.

In summary, according to the hinge device and the electronic device using the same in the embodiments of the present invention, the structure of the hinge is simplified, the overall cost is low, and the hinge is small in size and light in weight. The electronic device as a whole can be made thinner and lighter.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, which are sufficient to enable anyone skilled in the art to understand the technical contents of the present invention and to implement the present invention, and to disclose the contents, patent claims, and drawings according to the present specification. Anyone familiar with the relevant art can easily understand the purpose and advantages of this creation.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hinge 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the hinge 10 can be applied to a portable electronic device, the electronic device can be a notebook computer, and the notebook computer can include a first panel (not shown) provided with a display and A second plate (not shown) is provided, and the first plate and the second plate are pivotally connected to each other through the hinge 10. The hinge 10 includes a first connecting member 100, a second connecting member 200, a first fixing member 300 and a second fixing member 400. The first connecting member 100 and the second connecting member 200 are staggered in the axial direction Da, and are located at the A fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are disposed, and the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are adjacent to each other in the lateral direction Dc. As shown in FIG. 1, the lateral direction Dc and the axial direction Da are perpendicular to each other. The first plate member is used for fixing the first fixing member 300, and the second plate member is for fixing the second fixing member 400. Therefore, when the first plate and the second plate are relatively closed or relatively unfolded, the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are relatively closed or relatively unfolded.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 . FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of the hinge 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the first connecting member 100 and the second connecting member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. . As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the hinge 10 further includes a central pivot 500, a first pivot 510, a second pivot 520, a third pivot 530, and a fourth pivot 540. The first connecting member 100 includes a first torsion portion 110, a second torsion portion 120 and a first through hole 130. The first torsion portion 110 and the second torsion portion 120 are respectively located at opposite ends of the first connecting member 100, and the first through hole 130 Located between opposite ends of the first connector 100. In the embodiment, the first connecting member 100 is substantially L-shaped, but is not limited thereto. The second connecting member 200 includes a third torsion portion 210, a fourth torsion portion 220 and a second through hole 230. The third torsion portion 210 and the fourth torsion portion 220 are respectively located at opposite ends of the second connecting member 200, and the second through hole 230 Located between opposite ends of the second connector 200. In the embodiment, the second connecting member 200 is substantially L-shaped, but is not limited thereto.

In the present embodiment, the first connecting member 100 and the second connecting member 200 are structurally symmetrical in the lateral direction Dc, and the second connecting member 200 is adjacent to the first connecting member 100 in the axial direction Da, and the second through hole 230 is in the axial direction. The first perforation 130 is aligned on Da. The first fixing member 300 is aligned with the first torsion portion 110 and the fourth torsion portion 220 in the axial direction Da. The first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are adjacent to each other in the lateral direction Dc, and the second fixing member 400 is on the shaft. The third torsion portion 210 and the second torsion portion 120 are aligned on the Da. The central pivot 500 is pivotally connected to the first through hole 130 and the second through hole 230. The first pivot 510 is pivotally connected to the first torsion portion 110 and fixed to the first fixing member 300, and the second pivot 520 is pivotally connected to the second torsion portion 120. The second fixing member 400 is slidably coupled to the third fixing member 400, and the fourth pivoting member 420 is pivotally connected to the fourth fixing member 300.

In this embodiment, the first connecting member 100 has a plurality of, the second connecting member 200 has a plurality of, and the first connecting member 100 and the second connecting members 200 are staggered one after another in the axial direction Da. arrangement. In other embodiments, the first connector 100 and the second connector 200 may each have only one. Moreover, in the present embodiment, there are two first fixing members 300, and the two first fixing members 300 are structurally symmetrically arranged with each other in the axial direction Da, and the first connecting member 100 and the second connecting member 200 are located at the two. Between the first fixing members 300; and the second fixing members 400 are also two, the two second fixing members 400 are structurally symmetrically arranged with each other in the axial direction Da, and the two second fixing members 400 are respectively adjacent to the two sides in the lateral direction Dc. The first fixing member 300 and the second connecting member 200 are also located between the two second fixing members 400.

The first fixing member 300 includes a first shaft hole 310, the end 511 of the first pivot 510 is engaged with the first shaft hole 310; the second fixing member 400 includes a second shaft hole 410, and the end 531 of the third pivot 530 is stuck. The second shaft hole 410 is engaged. In the present embodiment, the first shaft hole 310 is non-circular, the end 511 of the first pivot 510 has a non-circular contour, and the first shaft hole 310 matches the end 511 of the first pivot 510, thus the first shaft The aperture 310 will prevent the first pivot 510 from rotating. The second shaft hole 410 is non-circular, the end 531 of the third pivot 530 has a non-circular contour, and the second shaft hole 410 matches the end 531 of the third pivot 530, so the second shaft hole 410 makes the third The pivot 530 cannot be rotated.

The first fixing member 300 further includes a first sliding slot 320. The end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 is slidably engaged with the first sliding slot 320. The second fixing member 400 further includes a second sliding slot 420 and a second pivot. The end 521 of the 520 is slidably engaged with the second chute 420. In the present embodiment, the first chute 320 is oblong and has a long axis (located in the lateral direction Dc of FIG. 1) and a short axis (perpendicular to the lateral direction Dc and the axial direction Da of FIG. 1), the fourth pivot The end 541 of the 540 has a non-circular profile, and the first chute 320 matches the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 on the minor axis, so the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 is affected by the first chute 320 on the short axis. The two long sides of the two sides are restricted from rotating, and the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 is slidable along the long axis of the first chute 320. The second chute 420 is oblong and has a long axis (located in the lateral direction Dc of FIG. 1) and a short axis (perpendicular to the lateral direction Dc and the axial direction Da of FIG. 1), and the end 521 of the second pivot 520 has a non- a circular contour, the second chute 420 matches the end 521 of the second pivot 520 on the minor axis, so the end 521 of the second pivot 520 is subjected to the two long sides of the second chute 420 on opposite sides of the short axis The limit is not rotatable, and the end 521 of the second pivot 520 is slidable along the long axis of the second chute 420.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the first torsion portion 110 includes a pair of first clamping arms 111, the pair of first clamping arms 111 sandwich the first pivot 510; and the third torsion portion 210 includes a pair of The third clamp arm 211 holds the third pivot 530. Further, the second torsion portion 120 also includes a pair of second clamping arms 121, the pair of second clamping arms 121 sandwiching the second pivot 520; the fourth torsion portion 220 also includes a pair of fourth clamping arms 221, the pair The fourth clamp arm 221 holds the fourth pivot 540. The first clamping arm 111 can apply a force on the first pivot 510 to cause the first pivot 510 to generate a dynamic friction force when rotating, and to cause the first pivot 510 to generate a static friction force when not rotating. A certain degree of torque is required to be applied to the first pivot 510 to rotate the first pivot 510 relative to the first torsion portion 110. The second clamping arm 121, the third clamping arm 211 and the fourth clamping arm 221 can respectively apply force on the second pivot 520, the third pivot 530 and the fourth pivot 540. Similarly, a certain degree of torque needs to be applied. The second pivot 520, the third pivot 530 and the fourth pivot 540 can be used to make the second pivot 520, the third pivot 530 and the fourth pivot 540 with respect to the second torsion 120 and the third torsion. 210 and the fourth torsion portion 220 rotate.

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6. FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the hinge 10 of the embodiment of the present invention at 180 degrees, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the hinge 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the hinge 10 of the present embodiment at 0 degrees. As described above, since the first plate member and the second plate member of the electronic device are respectively fixed to the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400, the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are opposite to each other. Closed or relatively unfolded corresponds to the relative closure or relative deployment of the first panel and the second panel. 4 to FIG. 6 , the angle between the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 is 180 degrees, 90 degrees and 0 degrees, which is equivalent to the angle between the first plate and the second plate is 180. Degree, 90 degrees and 0 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the hinge 10 is at 180 degrees, the end 521 of the second pivot 520 is located at one end of the second sliding slot 420, and the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 is located at the first sliding slot 320. Side end. As shown in FIG. 5, at 90 degrees, the end 521 of the second pivot 520 slides to the middle of the second chute 420, and the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 slides to the middle of the first chute 320. . As shown in FIG. 6 , when the hinge 10 is at 0 degrees, the end 521 of the second pivot 520 is located at the opposite end of the second sliding slot 420 , and the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 is located at the first sliding slot 320 . The opposite end of the other side.

In the process that the hinge 10 is rotated from 180 degrees to 0 degrees, the end 521 of the second pivot 520 will slide in the second sliding slot 420 and the end 541 of the fourth pivot 540 will be in the first sliding slot 320. In addition to the sliding, the first pivot 510, the second pivot 520, the third pivot 530 and the fourth pivot 540 are synchronous with respect to the first torsion 110, the second torsion 120, and the third torsion 210, respectively. The fourth torsion portion 220 pivots, and as described above, the first torsion portion 110, the second torsion portion 120, the third torsion portion 210, and the fourth torsion portion 220 are respectively coupled to the first pivot 510 and the second pivot 520. A frictional force is generated between the third pivot 530 and the fourth pivot 540. Therefore, a certain degree of torque is applied to the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 to enable the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 300. The fixing members 400 are rotated relative to each other. In other words, in the case where the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 are not applied to the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400, the first fixing member 300 and the second fixing member 400 tend to maintain a normal angle at a specific angle, and the electronic device can be connected. The first plate and the second plate of the device tend to maintain a certain angle.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the art, and some modifications and refinements that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

10‧‧‧Bridge
100‧‧‧First connector
110‧‧‧First Torque Department
111‧‧‧First clamp arm
120‧‧‧Second Torque Department
121‧‧‧Second clamp arm
130‧‧‧First perforation
200‧‧‧Second connection
210‧‧‧ Third Torque Department
211‧‧‧ third clamp arm
220‧‧‧ Fourth Torque Department
221‧‧‧ fourth clamp arm
230‧‧‧Second perforation
300‧‧‧First fixture
310‧‧‧First shaft hole
320‧‧‧First chute
400‧‧‧Second fixture
410‧‧‧Second shaft hole
420‧‧‧Second chute
500‧‧‧Central pivot
510‧‧‧First pivot
End of 511, 521, 531, 541‧‧
520‧‧‧second pivot
530‧‧‧ Third pivot
540‧‧‧fourth pivot
Da‧‧‧ axial
Dc‧‧‧ Landscape

1 is a schematic view of a hinge of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded view of a hinge of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a view showing a first connector and a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the hinge of the embodiment of the present invention at 180 degrees; FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the hinge of the embodiment of the present invention at 90 degrees; 6 is a front view showing the hinge of an embodiment of the present invention at 0 degrees.

10‧‧‧Bridge

100‧‧‧First connector

110‧‧‧First Torque Department

120‧‧‧Second Torque Department

130‧‧‧First perforation

200‧‧‧Second connection

210‧‧‧ Third Torque Department

220‧‧‧ Fourth Torque Department

230‧‧‧Second perforation

300‧‧‧First fixture

310‧‧‧First shaft hole

320‧‧‧First chute

400‧‧‧Second fixture

410‧‧‧Second shaft hole

420‧‧‧Second chute

500‧‧‧Central pivot

510‧‧‧First pivot

End of 511, 521, 531, 541‧‧

520‧‧‧second pivot

530‧‧‧ Third pivot

540‧‧‧fourth pivot

Da‧‧‧ axial

Dc‧‧‧ Landscape

Claims (10)

A hinge device includes: a first connecting member, a first torsion portion, a second torsion portion and a first through hole, wherein the first torsion portion and the second torsion portion are respectively located at opposite sides of the first connecting member The first through hole is located between opposite ends of the first connecting member; a second connecting member includes a third torsion portion, a fourth torsion portion and a second through hole, and the third torsion portion is The fourth torsion portions are respectively located at opposite ends of the second connecting member, and the second through holes are located between opposite ends of the second connecting member, wherein the second connecting member is adjacent to the first connecting member in an axial direction And the second through hole is aligned with the first through hole in the axial direction; a first fixing member axially aligns the first torsion portion and the fourth torsion portion; and a second fixing member adjacent to a lateral direction The first fixing member is aligned with the third torsion portion and the second torsion portion in the axial direction, wherein the lateral direction and the axial direction are perpendicular to each other; a central pivot pivotally connecting the first perforation and the second perforation a first pivot pivotally connecting the first torsion portion and fixing a second fixing member, a second pivoting portion pivotally connecting the second torsion portion and slidingly connecting the second fixing member; a third pivoting shaft pivotally connecting the third torsion portion and fixing the second fixing member; a fourth pivot pivotally connects the fourth torsion portion and slidably connects the first fixing member. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first fixing member comprises a first shaft hole, and the end of the first pivot shaft is engaged with the first shaft hole; the second fixing member comprises a a second shaft hole, the end of the third pivot is engaged with the second shaft hole. The hinge of claim 2, wherein the first shaft hole is non-circular, the end of the first pivot has a non-circular contour, and the first shaft hole matches the first pivot The second shaft hole is non-circular, the end of the third pivot has a non-circular contour, and the second shaft hole matches the end of the third pivot. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first fixing member comprises a first sliding slot, and the end of the fourth pivot is slidably engaged with the first sliding slot; the second fixing The member includes a second chute, and the end of the second pivot is slidably engaged with the second chute. The hinge of claim 4, wherein the first chute is oblong and has a major axis and a minor axis, and the end of the fourth pivot has a non-circular profile, the first slip a short axis of the slot matches an end of the fourth pivot, and an end of the fourth pivot is slidable along a long axis of the first chute; the second chute is oblong and has a major axis and a minor axis, The end of the second pivot has a non-circular profile, the short axis of the second chute matches the end of the second pivot, and the end of the second pivot slides along the long axis of the second chute . The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first torsion portion includes a pair of first clamping arms, the pair of first clamping arms sandwiching the first pivot; the third torsion portion includes a pair a third clamping arm, the pair of third clamping arms clamping the third pivot. The hinge of claim 6, wherein the second torsion portion includes a pair of second clamping arms, the pair of second clamping arms clamping the second pivot; the fourth torsion portion includes a pair of a four clamp arm, the pair of fourth clamp arms clamping the fourth pivot. The hinge device of claim 1, wherein the first fixing member has two, the two first fixing members are symmetrically disposed to each other in the axial direction, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member are Between the two first fixing members; the second fixing member has two, the two second fixing members are symmetrically disposed in the axial direction and adjacent to the two first fixing members in the lateral direction, respectively, and the first The connecting member and the second connecting member are located between the two second fixing members. The hinge device of claim 1, wherein the first connecting member has a plurality of, the second connecting member has a plurality of, the first connecting member and the second connecting members are in the axial direction. Staggered with each other. An electronic device, comprising: the hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 9; a first plate fixed to the first fixing member; and a second plate fixed to the first Two fixings.