TWM624915U - Hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge includes a base, two sliding seats, two rotating parts, and two linkage mechanisms. The two sliding seats are arranged on the base along a first direction, and each of the two sliding seats can slide relative to the base between an outer position and an inner position along the first direction, and each sliding seat has a circumference around the base. A sliding rail portion extending from a rotating shaft as an axis, the two rotating shafts corresponding to the two sliding seats extend along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and are arranged along the first direction. Each of the rotating parts has a sliding part, and the sliding parts of the two rotating parts are respectively slidably arranged on the sliding rail parts of the two sliding bases, so that the two rotating parts can rotate about the two rotating shafts respectively. The two interlocking mechanisms interlock the two sliding seats to slide between the outer position and the inner position during the above-mentioned rotation process.

Description

Hinge

The present invention relates to a hinge, in particular to a hinge used between two bodies provided with a flexible screen.

In recent years, flexible screens have been gradually applied to electronic devices in daily life. Generally, such electronic devices include two bodies, a flexible screen disposed on the two bodies, and at least one disposed between the two bodies. Hinge. The hinge has a base, and two rotating members disposed on the base and respectively for the two bodies. The two rotating members can be respectively relative to the two rotating shafts around two rotating shafts through the cooperation of the sliding rail and the sliding block. The base rotates. However, due to the bending characteristics of the flexible screen, the flexible screen will be pulled or squeezed during the process of unfolding and collapsing the two bodies. For example, when the two bodies are converted from a state of 180 degrees to each other through the hinge to a state of 150 degrees to each other, the flexible screen will be pulled by the two bodies, which will cause the Flexible screen life is shortened or even damaged.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a hinge that can improve at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the hinge of the present invention includes a base, two sliding seats, two rotating parts, and two linkage mechanisms. The two sliding seats are arranged on the base along a first direction, and each of the two sliding seats can slide relative to the base along the first direction between an outer position and an inner position. , the two sliding seats are relatively far away from each other, in the inner position, the two sliding seats are relatively close to each other, each of the sliding seats has a sliding rail extending around a rotating shaft as the axis The two rotating shafts corresponding to the two sliding seats extend along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are arranged along the first direction. Each of the rotating parts has a sliding part, and the sliding parts of the two rotating parts are respectively slidably arranged on the sliding rail parts of the two sliding bases, so that the two rotating parts can be relative to the two rotating shafts respectively. The two sliding seats rotate. The two linkage mechanisms are respectively arranged on the two rotating members and the two sliding bases, and the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding bases to slide between the outer position and the inner position during the rotation of the two rotating members. .

In some embodiments, each of the two rotating members can rotate relative to the corresponding sliding seat between an unfolded position and a folded position, and passes through a transition position between the unfolded position and the folded position, When the two rotating members are in the deployed position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding bases to the outer position, and when the two rotating members are at the transition position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding bases to the inner position.

In some embodiments, when the two rotating members are in the retracted position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding seats to the outer position.

In some embodiments, each of the linkage mechanisms includes a shaft member rotatably penetrated through the base along the second direction, a linkage rod connected between the shaft member and the corresponding rotating member, A linkage wheel arranged on the rotating shaft member, and a linkage block arranged on the corresponding sliding seat and connected to the linkage wheel, the linkage wheel forms an arc-shaped linkage groove along the second direction, and the linkage block can move along the The arc-shaped interlocking groove of the interlocking wheel is slidably inserted in the arc-shaped interlocking groove; the interlocking rod is used to interlock the shaft member and the interlocking wheel to rotate together with the interlocking wheel when the corresponding rotating member rotates, and through the interlocking that performs the autorotation The arc-shaped interlocking groove on the wheel cooperates with the interlocking block, so that the corresponding sliding seat slides between the outer position and the inner position along the first direction.

In some embodiments, each of the rotating members further has a chute, and the linkage rod of each of the linkage mechanisms is sleeved on the rotating shaft member and slidably disposed in the chute of the corresponding rotating member of a slider.

In some embodiments, the linkage rod of each linkage mechanism is sleeved on the shaft member, and has a gear portion sleeved on a part of the shaft member, and the hinge further includes a linkage engaged with the two linkage mechanisms A synchronizing gear part between the gear parts of the rod and used to make the linking rods of the two linking mechanisms move synchronously.

In some embodiments, the base has an accommodating space, and each of the two sliding seats is slidably disposed in the accommodating space relative to the base along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the base further has a guide recess communicating with the accommodating space and extending along the first direction, and each sliding seat has a guide recess slidably inserted in the guide along the first direction. The guide convex part of the guide concave part.

In some embodiments, the base further has a bottom plate and two end plates that jointly define the accommodating space, the two end plates are arranged on the bottom plate side by side at intervals along the second direction, and the hinge further includes two Limiting rods, the two limiting rods are arranged on the two end plates of the base along the second direction and are located at the outer sides of the two sliding seats in the first direction, and are respectively used in the first direction The two sliding seats are limited from the outside.

In some embodiments, each of the sliding seats further has a sliding slot for accommodating the corresponding limiting rod. When the two sliding seats slide relative to the base along the first direction, the two limiting rods They slide relatively in the first direction respectively in the sliding grooves of the two sliding seats.

The hinge of the present invention utilizes the two sliding seats that can be linked during the rotation of the two rotating members to slide between the outer position and the inner position, so that a flexible mechanism disposed on the two bodies of the two rotating members is provided. The flexible screen can be compensated for displacement during the opening and closing process of the two bodies, thereby preventing the flexible screen from being pulled or squeezed during the opening and closing process.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4 , an embodiment of the hinge 100 of the present invention includes a base 1 , two sliding seats 2 , two limit rods 3 , two rotating members 4 , four linkage mechanisms 5 , and two Synchronous gear member 6 . Wherein, the two limit rods 3 and the two co-moving gear members 6 may be omitted in other embodiments, which are not limited to this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the base 1 includes a first segment 11 in the middle and two second segments 12 located at both ends of the first segment 11 . The two sliding seats 2 are arranged on the first section 11 of the base 1 along a left-right direction D1 (the first direction). Slide between an outer position (see FIG. 8 ) and an inner position (see FIG. 10 ). In the outer position, the two sliding seats 2 are relatively far away from each other. In the inner position, the two sliding seats 2 relatively close to each other.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6 , in the present embodiment, the first section 11 of the base 1 has a bottom plate 112 and two end plates 113 that jointly define an accommodating space 111 . A front-rear direction D2 (second direction) perpendicular to the left-right direction D1 is arranged on the bottom plate 112 side by side at intervals. The two sliding seats 2 are disposed in the accommodating space 111 of the first section 11 , and the first section 11 of the base 1 also has two guiding recesses communicating with the accommodating space 111 and extending along the left-right direction D1 114, the two guide recesses 114 are opposite to each other along the front-rear direction D2 and are respectively formed on the two end plates 113, each of the sliding seats 2 has a slidable insert in the two guide recesses 114 along the left-right direction D1. The two guiding protrusions 21 are respectively disposed in the accommodating space 111 so that the two sliding seats 2 can slide relative to the base 1 along the left-right direction D1 . The two limiting rods 3 are disposed on the two end plates 113 of the first section 11 of the base 1 along the front-rear direction D2 and at the outer sides of the two sliding bases 2 in the left-right direction D1, and are respectively used for The two sliding bases 2 are limited from the outside in the left-right direction D1 to prevent the two sliding bases 2 from sliding out of the base 1 along the left-right direction D1 . In addition, each of the sliding bases 2 also has a sliding groove 22 for accommodating the corresponding limiting rod 3. When the two sliding bases 2 slide relative to the base 1 along the left-right direction D1 (the first direction), The two limiting rods 3 slide relative to each other in the sliding grooves 22 of the two sliding bases 2 along the left-right direction D1 (the first direction). That is to say, the two limiting rods 3 can also be assisted to limit the movement directions of the two sliding bases 2 . In addition, both ends of each limiting rod 3 are also inserted into the two second sections 12 of the base 1 to assist in fixing between the first section 11 and the two second sections 12 of the base 1 relative position.

Each of the sliding seats 2 has a sliding rail portion 23 extending around a rotation axis A as the axis. The two rotation axes A corresponding to the two sliding seats 2 extend along the front-rear direction D2 and along the left-right direction D1 arrangement. Further, the two rotating shafts A are located above the two sliding bases 2 in an up-down direction D3 . Each of the rotating members 4 has a sliding portion 41 and a setting portion 42 extending from the sliding portion 41 . The sliding portions 41 of the two rotating members 4 are respectively slidably disposed on the sliding rail portions of the two sliding bases 2 . 23, so that the two rotating members 4 can rotate relative to the two sliding bases 2 with the two rotating shafts A as the axes respectively. The setting portions 42 of the two rotating members 4 are respectively used for setting two bodies (not shown) of an electronic device. The electronic device can be, for example, but not limited to, a foldable mobile phone, a tablet, a notebook computer or a portable electronic device. device or equipment.

The four interlocking mechanisms 5 form a set in pairs, and two sets of interlocking mechanisms 5 are respectively disposed on the two rotating members 4 and respectively on the two sliding bases 2 , wherein the two interlocking mechanisms 5 in the same group are along the front-rear direction. D2 are disposed on the corresponding rotating member 4 and the corresponding sliding seat 2 opposite to each other, and are respectively partially accommodated in an accommodating cavity 121 in the two second sections 12 of the base 1 . The cavity 121 is jointly defined by a first member 122 and a second member 123 corresponding to the second segment 12 . The linking mechanisms 5 link the two sliding bases 2 to slide between the outer position and the inner position during the rotation of the two rotating members 4 . It should be noted that, in other embodiments, there may be only two linkage mechanisms 5 , and in this case, the two linkage mechanisms 5 are respectively provided on the two rotating members 4 and on the two sliding bases 2 respectively.

Each of the linkage mechanisms 5 includes a shaft member 51 rotatably passing through the second section 12 of the corresponding base 1 along the front-rear direction D2 (the second direction), and connected to the shaft member 51 and the corresponding shaft member 51 . A linkage rod 52 between the rotating members 4 , a linkage wheel 53 disposed on the shaft member 51 and forming an arc-shaped linkage groove 531 , and a linkage wheel 53 disposed on the corresponding sliding seat 2 and connected to the linkage wheel 53 Linkage block 54 . It should be noted that, although the interlocking rod 52 and the interlocking wheel 53 are independent components in this embodiment, in other embodiments, the interlocking wheel 53 may also be integrally formed on the shaft member 51; Similarly, although the link block 54 and the sliding base 2 are independent components in this embodiment, in other embodiments, the link block 54 may also be integrally formed on the sliding base 2 .

The setting portion 42 of each rotating member 4 has a sliding slot 421 , and the linking rod 52 of each linking mechanism 5 is sleeved on the rotating shaft member 51 synchronously with the rotating shaft member 51 , and has a slidable setting. A sliding block 521 corresponding to the sliding groove 421 of the rotating member 4 . The interlocking wheel 53 is formed with the arc-shaped interlocking groove 531 along the front-rear direction D2 (the second direction). . The interlocking rod 52 is used to interlock the shaft member 51 and the interlocking wheel 53 to rotate together when the corresponding rotating member 4 rotates, and the interlocking block 54 is connected to the interlocking block 54 through the arc-shaped interlocking groove 531 on the interlocking wheel 53 that is rotating. The corresponding sliding seat 2 provided with the linkage block 54 slides between the outer position and the inner position along the left-right direction D1 (first direction). In addition, in this embodiment, each of the end plates 113 of the first section 11 of the base 1 is formed from a side away from the accommodating space 111 for accommodating the corresponding two interlocking wheels 53 respectively. The two accommodating grooves 113a, and the two through holes 113b which are respectively communicated with the two accommodating grooves 113a and are respectively provided for the corresponding two link blocks 54 to penetrate. Through the two through holes 113b, the link block 54 can be connected to the link wheel 53 through the end plate 113 correspondingly.

In addition, it should be noted that in other embodiments, the linkage mechanism 5 may be composed of other forms of components that can link the rotating member 4 and the sliding seat 2 together, and this embodiment should not be used as the limit.

Referring to FIGS. 7 , 9 and 11 , further, each of the two rotating members 4 can be between an unfolded position (see FIG. 7 ) and a retracted position (see FIG. 11 ) relative to the corresponding sliding seat 2 Rotate, and pass through a transition position (see FIG. 9 ) between the unfolded position and the retracted position. For example, in the transition position, the included angle between the setting portions 42 of the two rotating members 4 is about 150 degrees , but not limited to this. In the left-right direction D1 (the first direction), the arc-shaped interlocking groove 531 of the interlocking wheel 53 of each interlocking mechanism 5 is located at a relatively inner side compared to the rotating shaft member 51 , and the arc-shaped interlocking groove 531 has a A first groove portion 531a and a second groove portion 531b at both ends, and a transition groove portion 531c between the first groove portion 531a and the second groove portion 531b, the position of the transition groove portion 531c is higher than that of the first groove portion 531c. A groove portion 531 a and the second groove portion 531 b are located away from the rotating shaft member 51 .

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , when the two rotating members 4 are in the unfolded position, the linkage block 54 of each linkage mechanism 5 is located in the first groove portion 531 a of the arc-shaped linkage groove 531 , and the two linkage mechanisms 5. Linking the two sliding bases 2 to the outer position; as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, when the two rotating members 4 are in the transition position, the linking block 54 of each linking mechanism 5 is located in the arc-shaped linking groove The transition groove portion 531c of 531, the two linking mechanisms 5 link the two sliding bases 2 to the inner position; as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. The linking block 54 of 5 is located in the second groove portion 531b of the arc-shaped linking groove 531 , and the two linking mechanisms 5 link the two sliding bases 2 to the outer position. In detail, since the arc-shaped interlocking groove 531 is located at a relatively inner side compared to the shaft member 51, and the position of the transition groove portion 531c is farther from the position of the first groove portion 531a and the second groove portion 531b Therefore, when the linkage block 54 of the linkage mechanism 5 is located in the transition groove portion 531c of the arc-shaped linkage groove 531 (that is, when the two rotating members 4 are in the transition position), the two linkage The mechanism 5 will link the two sliding bases 2 to the inner position which is closer to each other. At this time, the distance between the two sliding bases 2 is reduced, thereby enabling a flexible screen disposed on the two bodies of the electronic device. The left and right side parts (not shown) are compensated inwardly at this time, thereby preventing the flexible screen from being pulled.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned two sliding bases 2 are slid together between the outer position and the inner position and the displacement amount can be adjusted by changing the arc-shaped linkage according to the bending requirements of the flexible screen. The structure of the slot 531 is adjusted so that the flexible screen disposed on the two bodies of the two rotating members 4 can obtain an appropriate compensation displacement during the process of opening and closing the two bodies, thereby avoiding the flexible screen. The screen is relatively pulled or relatively squeezed during the above-mentioned opening and closing process.

In addition, in this embodiment, the linkage rod 52 of each linkage mechanism 5 also has a gear portion 522 sleeved on a part of the rotating shaft member 51 , and the two co-rotating gear members 6 are respectively disposed on the base 1 . In the accommodating cavity 121 of the two second sections 12, and meshing between the gear parts 522 of the link rods 52 of the two adjacent link mechanisms 5, in detail, each of the co-moving gear members 6 has The two co-moving gear portions 61 are respectively engaged with the gear portions 522 of the interlocking rods 52 of the two adjacent interlocking mechanisms 5 . The two co-moving gear members 6 are used for synchronizing the movement of the linkage rods 52 of the two adjacent linkage mechanisms 5 , thereby linking the two rotating members 4 to move synchronously.

To sum up, the hinge 100 of the present invention uses the two sliding seats 2 that can be linked during the rotation of the two rotating members 4 to slide between the outer position and the inner position, so that the hinge 100 is disposed on the two rotating members. 4. A flexible screen on the two bodies can be compensated for displacement during the opening and closing process of the two bodies, thereby preventing the flexible screen from being pulled or squeezed during the above-mentioned opening and closing process.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, which should not limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application for this new model and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of this new patent.

100: Hinge 1: Base 11: First paragraph 111: accommodating space 112: Bottom plate 113: end plate 113a: accommodating slot 113b: perforation 114: Guide recess 12: Second paragraph 121: accommodating cavity 122: First member 123: Second member 2: sliding seat 21: Guide convex part 22: Sliding slot 23: Slide rail part 3: Limit bar 4: Rotary parts 41: Sliding part 42: Setup Department 421: Chute 5: Linkage mechanism 51: Rotary shaft parts 52: Link rod 521: Slider 522: Gear Department 53: Interlocking wheel 531: Arc-shaped linkage slot 531a: first groove 531b: Second groove 531c: Transition groove 54: Linkage block 6: Simultaneous gear parts 61: Synchronous gear part A: Rotary axis D1: Left and right direction D2: Front and rear direction D3: up and down direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge of the present invention; 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment viewed from another perspective; Fig. 3 is a perspective exploded view of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded view of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a further exploded perspective view of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a further exploded perspective view of Fig. 2; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating a plurality of linkage mechanisms of the embodiment, with the two rotating members of the embodiment in the deployed position; Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating the two sliding seats of the embodiment, with the two rotating members of the embodiment in the deployed position; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating a plurality of linkage mechanisms of the embodiment, and the two rotating members of the embodiment are in a transition position; Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of this embodiment, illustrating two sliding seats of this embodiment, with the two rotating members of this embodiment in a transition position; FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating a plurality of linkage mechanisms of the embodiment, with the two rotating members of the embodiment in the collapsed position; and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, illustrating the two sliding seats of the embodiment, and the two rotating members of the embodiment are in the collapsed position.

100: Hinge

1: Base

11: First paragraph

111: accommodating space

112: Bottom plate

113: end plate

113a: accommodating slot

113b: perforation

114: Guide recess

12: Second paragraph

121: accommodating cavity

122: First member

123: Second member

2: sliding seat

21: Guide convex part

22: Sliding slot

23: Slide rail part

3: Limit bar

4: Rotary parts

41: Sliding part

42: Setup Department

5: Linkage mechanism

51: Rotary shaft parts

52: Link rod

521: Slider

522: Gear Department

53: Interlocking wheel

531: Arc-shaped linkage slot

531a: first groove

531b: Second groove

531c: Transition groove

54: Linkage block

6: Simultaneous gear parts

61: Synchronous gear part

D1: left and right direction

D2: Front and rear direction

D3: up and down direction

Claims (10)

A hinge comprising: a base; Two sliding seats are arranged on the base along a first direction, and each of the two sliding seats can slide relative to the base along the first direction between an outer position and an inner position, in the outer position When the two sliding seats are relatively far away from each other, in the inner position, the two sliding seats are relatively close to each other, and each sliding seat has a sliding seat extending around a rotating shaft as the axis. a rail portion, the two rotating shafts corresponding to the two sliding seats extend along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are arranged along the first direction; Two rotating parts, each of which has a sliding part, the sliding parts of the two rotating parts are respectively slidably arranged on the sliding rail parts of the two sliding bases, so that the two rotating parts can be respectively connected to the two rotating shafts for the axis to rotate relative to the two sliding seats; and Two interlocking mechanisms are respectively arranged on the two rotating members and respectively on the two sliding seats. During the rotation of the two rotating members, the two interlocking mechanisms link the two sliding seats between the outer position and the inner position. slide. The hinge of claim 1, wherein each of the two rotating members is rotatable relative to the corresponding sliding seat between an unfolded position and a folded position, and passes between the unfolded position and the folded position In a transition position, when the two rotating members are in the unfolding position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding bases to the outer position, and when the two rotating members are in the transition position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding bases to the outer position. the inside position. The hinge of claim 2, wherein when the two rotating members are in the retracted position, the two linkage mechanisms link the two sliding seats to the outer position. The hinge according to any one of claim 1 to claim 3, wherein each of the linkage mechanisms includes a shaft member rotatably penetrated through the base along the second direction, and connected to the shaft member A linkage rod between the corresponding rotating member, a linkage wheel arranged on the shaft member, and a linkage block arranged on the corresponding sliding seat and connected to the linkage wheel, the linkage wheel is along the second direction An arc-shaped interlocking groove is formed, and the interlocking block can be slidably inserted into the arc-shaped interlocking groove along the arc-shaped interlocking groove of the interlocking wheel; the interlocking rod is used to interlock the shaft member and the The interlocking wheels rotate together, and the corresponding sliding seat slides between the outer position and the inner position along the first direction through the cooperation of the arc-shaped interlocking groove on the autorotating wheel and the interlocking block. The hinge of claim 4, wherein each of the rotating members further has a chute, the linkage rod of each of the linkage mechanisms is sleeved on the rotating shaft member, and has a slidably disposed on the corresponding rotating member A slider in the chute. The hinge of claim 4, wherein the linkage rod of each linkage mechanism is sleeved on the rotating shaft member, and has a gear portion sleeved on a part of the rotating shaft member, and the hinge further comprises meshing with the two An interlocking gear part between the gear parts of the interlocking rods of the interlocking mechanism and used to make the interlocking rods of the two interlocking mechanisms move synchronously. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the base has an accommodating space, and each of the two sliding seats is slidably disposed in the accommodating space relative to the base along the first direction. The hinge of claim 7, wherein the base further has a guide recess connected to the accommodating space and extending along the first direction, and each of the sliding seats has a slidable insert along the first direction the guiding convex part in the guiding concave part. The hinge of claim 7, wherein the base further has a bottom plate and two end plates that jointly define the accommodating space, the two end plates are arranged on the bottom plate side by side at intervals along the second direction, and the hinge Also includes two limit rods, the two limit rods are arranged on the two end plates of the base along the second direction and are located at the outer sides of the two sliding seats in the first direction, and are respectively used in the The two sliding seats are limited from the outside in the first direction. The hinge of claim 9, wherein each sliding seat further has a sliding groove for accommodating the corresponding limit rod, and when the two sliding seats slide relative to the base along the first direction, the The two limit rods slide relative to each other along the first direction in the sliding grooves of the two sliding seats.

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