TWM613531U - Hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge includes a base and at least one rotating shaft. The base has at least one first axial concave-convex structure and at least one first radial concave-convex structure. The at least one shaft member rotatably penetrates the base, and the shaft member has a second axial concave-convex structure and a second radial concave-convex structure, wherein the first axial concave-convex structure and the second shaft The concave-convex structure correspondingly cooperates along the axial direction of the shaft member, and the first radial concave-convex structure and the second radial concave-convex structure correspondingly cooperate along the radial direction of the shaft member to prevent or force the shaft member relative to The torque at which the base rotates. Thereby, the variability of the torsion force that prevents or forces the rotation of the shaft member relative to the base is increased, so that the hinge can meet the design requirements of various electronic products.

Description

Hinge

The new model relates to a hinge, especially a hinge that generates torsion.

In recent years, hinges have been widely used in various electronic products. In order to improve the feel in use, hinges applied to different electronic products usually have different positioning torque requirements. For example, a designer of an electronic product may expect that the hinge connected between two bodies of the electronic product can provide variable torque at different pivot angles.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a hinge that can meet the requirements proposed in the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the hinge of the present invention includes a base and at least one rotating shaft. The base has at least one first axial concave-convex structure and at least one first radial concave-convex structure. The at least one shaft member rotatably penetrates the base, and the shaft member has a second axial concave-convex structure and a second radial concave-convex structure, wherein the first axial concave-convex structure and the second shaft The concave-convex structure correspondingly cooperates along the axial direction of the shaft member, and the first radial concave-convex structure and the second radial concave-convex structure correspondingly cooperate along the radial direction of the shaft member to prevent or force the shaft member relative to The torque at which the base rotates.

In some embodiments, the shaft member includes a shaft body that penetrates the base, and is slidably sleeved on the shaft body along the axial direction of the shaft member, and a second axial concave-convex structure is formed. A sliding block, a stop block arranged on the shaft body, and an elastic body connected between the sliding block and the stop block and used for pushing the sliding block toward the first axial concave-convex structure.

In some embodiments, the sliding block is further formed with the second radial concave-convex structure.

In some embodiments, the base includes a base, and a radial torsion member disposed on the base, and the radial torsion member has an elastic arm formed with the first radial concave-convex structure.

In some embodiments, the first radial concave-convex structure has a radial convex portion, and the second radial concave-convex structure has at least one radial concave portion that cooperates with the radial convex portion.

In some embodiments, the second radial concave-convex structure has two radial concave portions spaced apart from each other, and the two radial concave portions respectively correspond to the concave-convex portions of the radial convex portion when the shaft member rotates to different angles. Cooperate.

In some embodiments, the sliding block is generally in the shape of a round cake and has a first side surface facing the first axial concave-convex structure of the base, and a second side surface facing the elastic body and opposite to the first side surface , And an outer ring surface connected between the first side surface and the second side surface. The second axial concave-convex structure is formed on the first side surface, and the second radial concave-convex structure is formed on the outer ring surface.

In some embodiments, it includes two rotating shaft members arranged in parallel at intervals, the base has two first axial concave-convex structures corresponding to the second axial concave-convex structures of the two rotating shaft members, and The two first radial concave-convex structures respectively correspond to the second radial concave-convex structures of the two rotating shaft members.

In some embodiments, the base includes a base, and an axial torsion member disposed on the base and adjacent to the second axial concave-convex structure of the shaft member, and the axial torsion member is formed with the second axial torsion member. The two axial concave-convex structures correspond to the matched first axial concave-convex structure.

In some embodiments, the base includes a seat body having a plurality of seat body pieces arranged side by side with each other and penetrated by the two rotating shaft members, and the two first axial concave-convex structures are formed on the seat bodies One of the seat pieces of the second axial concave-convex structure adjacent to the two rotating shafts in the piece.

The hinge of the present invention has the first axial concave-convex structure and the second axial concave-convex structure correspondingly matched along the axial direction of the shaft member, and the first radial concave-convex structure correspondingly matched along the radial direction of the shaft member The structure and the second radial concave-convex structure increase the variability of the torsion that prevents or forces the rotation of the shaft member relative to the base, so that the hinge can meet the design requirements of various electronic products.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the hinge 100 of the present invention includes a base 1 and a shaft member 2. It should be noted that the number of the rotating shaft members 2 may also be more than two, and should not be limited by the first embodiment.

The base 1 has a first axial concave-convex structure 11 and a first radial concave-convex structure 12. The shaft member 2 rotatably passes through the base 1. The shaft member 2 has a second axial concave-convex structure 21 and a second radial concave-convex structure 22, wherein the first axial concave-convex structure 11 and The second axial concave-convex structure 21 is correspondingly matched along the axial direction D1 of the shaft member 2, and the first radial concave-convex structure 12 and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 are correspondingly matched along the radial direction D2 of the shaft member 2. , So as to generate a torsion force that prevents or forces the shaft member 2 to rotate relative to the base 1. It should be noted that the radial direction should include all directions perpendicular to the axial direction D1, but for the convenience of description, only the first radial concave-convex structure 12 and the second radial are shown in this document. One of the radial directions D2 followed when the concave-convex structure 22 is matched is corresponding.

In the first embodiment, the base 1 includes a base 13 and a radial torsion member 15 provided on the base 13, and the radial torsion member 15 has a fixed portion 151 provided on the base 13 , And an elastic arm 152 extending from the fixing portion 151 and forming the first radial concave-convex structure 12, the elastic arm 152, for example, can form a ring structure together with the fixing portion 151, but not As a limit. The fixing portion 151 is formed with a protrusion 151 a, and the base 13 is formed with a clamping groove 131 for clamping the protrusion 151 a, thereby fixing the fixing portion 151 of the radial torsion member 15 to the base 13. Furthermore, the radial torsion member 15 may be made of a slightly elastic material, such as steel, but it is not limited thereto. In addition, the first axial concave-convex structure 11 in the first embodiment is formed on an axial torsion member 14 disposed on the seat 13 and adjacent to the second axial concave-convex structure 21 of the shaft member 2. However, it should be noted that in a modified embodiment, both the first radial concave-convex structure 12 and the first axial concave-convex structure 11 may be directly formed on the seat body 13, and it is not limited to the first embodiment. .

The shaft member 2 includes a shaft body 23 rotatably passing through the base 1, and slidably sleeved on the shaft body 23 along the axial direction D1 of the shaft member 2 and formed with the second axial concave-convex structure 21 and a sliding block 24 of the second radial concave-convex structure 22, a stop block 25 disposed on the shaft body 23, and interposedly connected between the sliding block 24 and the stop block 25 and used for An elastic body 26 that pushes the sliding block 24 toward the first axial concave-convex structure 11. In the first embodiment, the elastic body 26 has a plurality of overlapping spring sheets 261, and a spacer 27 is also provided between the elastic body 26 and the stop block 25, but the spacer 27 is one It can also be omitted in the modified embodiment, and it is not limited thereto.

In detail, the sliding block 24 is generally in the shape of a disc (disk, ring, ring) and has a first side surface 241 facing the first axial concave-convex structure 11 of the base 1, facing the elastic body 26 and opposite to A second side surface 242 of the first side surface 241 and an outer ring surface 243 connected between the first side surface 241 and the second side surface 242. The second axial concave-convex structure 21 is formed on the first side surface 241, and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 is formed on the outer ring surface 243. In addition, it should be noted that, in a modified embodiment, the second axial concave-convex structure 21 and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 may also be integrally formed on the shaft body 23 of the shaft member 2 instead of the original The first embodiment is limited.

Specifically, when the second axial concave-convex structure 21 and the first axial concave-convex structure 11 abut each other in a concave-convex mating manner, the sliding block 24 of the shaft member 2 will be relatively closer to the base 1 and relatively close. Far away from the stop block 25, at this time, the elastic body 26 sandwiched between the sliding block 24 and the stop block 25 receives less pressure and the stored elastic potential energy is also smaller, so that the rotating shaft member 2 Is in a relatively stable state, and generates a torsion force preventing the rotation of the shaft member 2 so that the shaft member 2 is not easily rotated; in addition, when the second axial concave-convex structure 21 rotates with the sliding block 24 of the shaft member 2 When the first axial concave-convex structure 11 transitions from a state of abutting each other with concave-convex matching to a state of abutting without concave-convex matching, the sliding block 24 of the shaft member 2 will be relatively far away from the base 1 and Closer to the stop block 25, at this time, the elastic body 26 sandwiched between the sliding block 24 and the stop block 25 is subjected to greater pressure and the stored elastic potential energy is also greater, so that the rotating shaft member 2 is in a relatively unstable state, and it is easy to generate a torsion force forcing the shaft member 2 to rotate, so that the shaft member 2 is easily rotated until the second axial concave-convex structure 21 and the first axial concave-convex structure 11 are concave and convex. The angle of mating abutment.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the first radial concave-convex structure 12 has a radial convex portion 121, and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 has a radial concave portion 221 that cooperates with the radial convex portion 121. . When the radial concave portion 221 of the second radial concave-convex structure 22 and the radial convex portion 121 of the first radial concave-convex structure 12 abut each other in concave-convex matching, the shaft member 2 will be in a relatively stable state, And a torsion force is generated to prevent the rotation of the shaft member 2 so that the shaft member 2 is not easily rotated.

It should be noted that the base 1 and the shaft member 2 can be respectively provided for two bodies (not shown) of an electronic product (not shown). By correspondingly matching the first axial concave-convex structure 11 and the second axial concave-convex structure 21 along the axial direction D1 of the shaft member 2, and the first axial concave-convex structure correspondingly matching along the radial direction D2 of the shaft member 2 The radial concave-convex structure 12 and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 increase the variability of the torque that prevents or forces the rotation of the shaft member 2 relative to the base 1, so that the hinge 100 can meet the design requirements of various electronic products . In addition, it can be understood that the structures of the first axial concave-convex structure 11, the second axial concave-convex structure 21, the first radial concave-convex structure 12, and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 can all correspond to various types. The design requirements of the electronic product are changed, and should not be limited by the structure shown in the first embodiment.

4 to 6, the difference between a second embodiment of the hinge 100 of the present invention and the first embodiment is that, in the second embodiment, the hinge 100 includes two rotating shafts arranged side by side at intervals Part 2. The two rotating shaft parts 2 can be respectively provided for the two bodies of the electronic product. The base 1 has two first axial concave-convex structures 11 corresponding to the second axial concave-convex structures 21 of the two rotating shaft members 2 respectively, and second radial concave-convex structures 11 respectively corresponding to the two rotating shaft members 2 22 of the two first radial concave-convex structures 12. The seat body 13 of the base 1 has a plurality of seat body pieces 132 arranged side by side and penetrated by the shaft bodies 23 of the two rotating shaft members 2, and the two first axial concave-convex structures 11 are formed on the seat body pieces 132 The seat piece 132 of the second axial concave-convex structure 21 on the sliding block 24 adjacent to the two rotating shaft members 2. For example, each first axial concave-convex structure 11 has two axial concave portions 111 respectively located on both sides of the shaft body 23 of the corresponding shaft member 2, and each second axial concave-convex structure 21 has two axial concavities. The two axial convex portions 211 that the concave portion 111 cooperates with are not limited thereto.

In addition, in the second embodiment, the radial torsion member 15 has a fixing portion 151 disposed on the base 13, and two first radial concave-convex structures 12 extending from the fixing portion 151 and respectively formed The two elastic arms 152. The base 1 also has a fixed post 16 disposed on the seat piece 132 of the sliding block 24 of the two rotating shaft members 2 among the seat pieces 132, and the fixed post 16 is formed at one end of the seat body 13 to be useful. An accommodating groove 161 of the fixing portion 151 of the radial torsion member 15 is accommodated. In addition, the radial torsion member 15 is formed by superposing two sheets 153 in the second embodiment, but it is not limited to this.

Furthermore, each second radial concave-convex structure 22 has two radial concave portions 221 spaced apart from each other, and the two radial concave portions 221 respectively correspond to the first radial direction when the shaft member 2 rotates to different angles. The radial convex portion 121 of the concave-convex structure 12 is concave-convex matched.

In summary, the hinge 100 of the present invention has the first axial concave-convex structure 11 and the second axial concave-convex structure 21 correspondingly matched along the axial direction D1 of the shaft member 2, and along the diameter of the shaft member 2. The first radial concave-convex structure 12 and the second radial concave-convex structure 22 corresponding to the direction D2 increase the variability of the torsion force that prevents or forces the rotation of the shaft member 2 relative to the base 1, so that the hinge 100 It can meet the design requirements of various electronic products.

However, the above are only examples of the present model, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present model, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the patent scope of the present model application and the contents of the patent specification still belong to This new patent covers the scope.

100: hinge 1: pedestal 11: The first axial concave-convex structure 111: Axial recess 12: The first radial concave-convex structure 121: Radial convex 13: Seat 131: clamping groove 132: seat piece 14: Axial torque parts 15: Radial torsion parts 151: Fixed part 151a: bump 152: Spring Arm 153: Body 16: fixed column 161: Containment Groove 2: Rotating shaft 21: The second axial concave-convex structure 211: Axial convexity 22: The second radial concave-convex structure 221: Radial recess 23: Shaft 24: Sliding block 241: first side 242: second side 243: Outer Ring 25: Stop block 26: Elastomer 261: Spring leaf 27: Gasket D1: axial direction D2: radial direction

The other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, among which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the new hinge; Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment; Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment in Fig. 2 viewed from another angle of view; Figure 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the new hinge; Figure 5 is a perspective exploded view of the second embodiment; and Fig. 6 is a perspective exploded view of the second embodiment in Fig. 5 viewed from another angle of view.

100: hinge

1: pedestal

11: The first axial concave-convex structure

12: The first radial concave-convex structure

121: Radial convex

13: Seat

14: Axial torque parts

15: Radial torsion parts

151: Fixed part

151a: bump

152: Spring Arm

2: Rotating shaft

21: The second axial concave-convex structure

22: The second radial concave-convex structure

221: Radial recess

23: Shaft

24: Sliding block

241: first side

242: second side

243: Outer Ring

25: Stop block

26: Elastomer

261: Spring leaf

27: Gasket

D1: axial direction

D2: radial direction

Claims (10)

A hinge includes: a base having at least one first axial concave-convex structure and at least one first radial concave-convex structure; at least one rotating shaft rotatably penetrates the base, the rotating shaft having a first Two axial concave-convex structures and a second radial concave-convex structure, wherein the first axial concave-convex structure and the second axial concave-convex structure correspond to fit along the axial direction of the shaft member, and the first radial concave-convex structure Correspondingly cooperate with the second radial concave-convex structure along the radial direction of the shaft member to generate a torsion force that prevents or forces the shaft member to rotate relative to the base. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the shaft member includes a shaft body penetrating through the base, slidably sleeved on the shaft body along the axial direction of the shaft member, and formed with the second axial direction A sliding block with a concave-convex structure, a stop block provided on the shaft, and a block connected between the sliding block and the stop block and used to push the sliding block toward the first axial concave-convex structure Elastomer. The hinge according to claim 2, wherein the sliding block is further formed with the second radial concave-convex structure. The hinge according to claim 3, wherein the base includes a base body, and a radial torsion member provided on the base body, the radial torsion member having an elastic arm formed with the first radial concave-convex structure . The hinge according to claim 4, wherein the first radial concave-convex structure has a radial convex portion, and the second radial concave-convex structure has at least one radial concave portion that matches with the radial convex portion. The hinge according to claim 5, wherein the second radial concave-convex structure has mutually opposite There are two spaced apart radial concave portions, and the two radial concave portions respectively cooperate with the concave and convex portions of the radial convex portion when the rotating shaft member rotates to different angles. According to the hinge according to any one of claim 2 to claim 6, wherein the sliding block is generally in the shape of a round pie and has a first side surface facing the first axial concave-convex structure of the base, and facing the elastic Body and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and an outer ring surface connected between the first side surface and the second side surface, the second axial concave-convex structure is formed on the first side surface, the The second radial concave-convex structure is formed on the outer ring surface. For example, the hinge described in any one of claim 1 to claim 6 includes two of the rotating shaft members arranged at intervals, and the base has two second axial concave-convex structures respectively corresponding to the two rotating shaft members. There are two first axial concave-convex structures, and two first radial concave-convex structures respectively corresponding to the second radial concave-convex structures of the two rotating shaft members. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a base, and an axial torsion member provided on the base and adjacent to the second axial concave-convex structure of the shaft member, and the axial torsion member forms There is the first axial concave-convex structure corresponding to the second axial concave-convex structure. The hinge according to claim 8, wherein the base includes a seat body having a plurality of seat body pieces arranged side by side and penetrated by the two rotating shaft members, and the two first axial concave-convex structures are formed in Among the seat pieces, one of the seat pieces is adjacent to the second axial concave-convex structure of the two rotating shaft members.

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