TWM645127U - threadable hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A threadable hinge is suitable for being disposed between a first body and a second body. The first body is electrically connected to the second body through a wire passing through the threadable hinge. The threadable hinge includes a rotating shaft unit and a shell unit. The rotating shaft unit includes a rotating shaft member and a sleeve provided on the rotating shaft member. The rotating shaft member is rotatable relative to the sleeve and has a through hole for the conductor to pass through. The housing unit includes a first housing component and a second housing component. The first housing component is suitable for connecting to the first body and can be fixedly accommodated by the rotating shaft component and for the wire to pass through. The second housing component is suitable for It is connected to the second body and can be fixedly accommodated by the bushing and allowed for the wire to pass through.

Description

Threadable hinge

The present invention relates to a hinge, in particular to a threadable hinge.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, when the existing hinge 8 is installed on a foldable electronic device 9 such as a notebook computer, the wires 92 between the two bodies 91 of the electronic device 9 require an additional housing member 93 to protect them during layout. The hinge 8 and the wires 92 are also covered. Such a configuration makes the design of the electronic device 9 complex, and the space utilization rate is low. The size of the final product is large, which is not conducive to thinning, and there is still room for improvement.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a threadable hinge that can solve at least one of the above problems.

Therefore, the novel threadable hinge is suitable for being disposed between a first body and a second body. The first body is electrically connected to the second body through a wire passing through the threadable hinge. The threadable hinge includes a The rotating shaft unit includes a rotating shaft member and a sleeve provided on the rotating shaft member. The rotating shaft member can rotate relative to the sleeve and has a through hole for the conductor to pass through; and a housing unit including a first A shell member and a second shell member. The first shell member is suitable for connecting to the first body and can be fixedly accommodated by the rotating shaft member and for the wire to pass through. The second shell member is suitable for connecting to the second body. The shaft sleeve can be fixedly accommodated and the conductor can be passed through.

In some embodiments, the first housing component has a first sleeve part and a first connecting plate part connected to the first sleeve part and suitable for fixing the first body. The first sleeve part A first opening is formed for fixedly accommodating the rotating shaft member, and the first connecting plate portion forms a first guide hole for the wire to pass through and communicate with the first opening.

In some embodiments, the first connecting plate part has an extension section connected to the first sleeve part and a flat section extending transversely from an end of the extension section, and the first guide hole is formed in the extension section.

In some implementations, the first opening has a first accommodation section for fixed accommodation of the rotating shaft member, a communication section connecting the first accommodation section and the first guide hole, and a first accommodation section located at The first shoulder between the first accommodation section and the first guide hole.

In some embodiments, the second housing component has a second sleeve part and a second connecting plate part connected to the second sleeve part and suitable for fixing the second body. The second sleeve part A second opening for fixedly receiving the sleeve is formed, and the second connecting plate portion forms a second guide hole for the wire to pass through and communicate with the second opening.

In some implementations, the housing unit further includes two covers that respectively close the first opening and the second opening.

In some embodiments, the rotating shaft member has a penetration portion that passes through the sleeve and a linking portion that connects the penetration portion and is fixedly accommodated in the first housing component, and the through hole axially penetrates the shaft sleeve. The penetration part and the linkage part.

In some embodiments, the sleeve has a stopper extending toward the linkage portion, the stopper is arc-shaped surrounding the rotating shaft member, and the rotating shaft member also has a radially protruding from the linkage portion and close to the linkage portion. The wing portion of the penetration portion is arc-shaped and surrounds the linkage portion. When the rotating shaft rotates relative to the shaft sleeve, the wing portion can be blocked by the stopper.

In some embodiments, the rotating shaft unit further includes a torque plate set that is disposed on the penetration portion and abuts against the shaft sleeve, and a nut screw-locked at the end of the penetration portion and abuts against the torque plate set. .

The present invention at least has the following effects: through the arrangement of the perforations of the rotating shaft unit and the first and second shell parts allowing the wires to pass through, no additional space is required for the first body and the second body. To arrange the wires, because the wires can directly pass through the new threadable hinge, there is no need to set up additional shell parts to protect and shield the space where the wires pass, which can improve space utilization and is conducive to the thin design of the electronic device.

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

Referring to Figures 3 to 5, a first embodiment of the new threadable hinge 10 is suitable for being disposed between a first body 20 and a second body 30 to jointly form an electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 There are two symmetrically arranged threadable hinges 10. The first body 20 is electrically connected to the second body 30 through two wires W passing through the threadable hinges 10 respectively for data and signal transmission. The electronic device 100 is an example of It can be a foldable device or a handheld device such as a mobile phone, a tablet, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc. In this embodiment, a tablet equipped with a keyboard is used as an example. The first body 20 is a part provided with a keyboard. , the second body 30 is part of the flat screen. The threadable hinge 10 includes a rotating shaft unit 1 (see FIG. 6 ) and a housing unit 2 .

Referring to Figures 6 to 8, the rotating shaft unit includes a rotating shaft member 11, a sleeve 12 provided on the rotating shaft member 11, a torque plate set 13 provided on the rotating shaft member 11 and abutting the sleeve 12, and A screw is locked at the end of the rotating shaft member 11 and contacts the nut 14 of the torque plate assembly 13 . The rotating shaft member 11 is rotatable relative to the sleeve 12 and has a penetration portion 111 passing through the sleeve 12 and a linking portion connected to the penetration portion 111 and fixedly accommodated in the first shell member 21 112. A wing portion 113 protruding radially from the linkage portion 112 and close to the penetration portion 111, a threaded portion 114 formed at the end of the penetration portion 111 away from the linkage portion 112, and a threaded portion 114 axially penetrating the penetration portion 111. The penetration part 111 and the through hole 115 of the linkage part 112. The penetration portion 111 is cylindrical, and the linkage portion 112 is also cylindrical and has a radius larger than the penetration portion 111 . A plurality of axially extending ribs are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the linkage portion 112 to fix the linkage portion 112 The first housing part 21 is accommodated. The wing portion 113 surrounds the linking portion 112 in an arc shape, and the through hole 115 is used for the wire W to pass through. The sleeve 12 is generally cylindrical, and its outer peripheral surface also forms a plurality of axially extending ribs. The sleeve 12 has a stopper 121 extending toward the linkage portion 112 . The stopper 121 is arc-shaped and surrounds the rotating shaft 11 . When the sleeve 12 rotates relative to the rotating shaft 11 , the stopper 121 It can be blocked by the wing portion 113 to limit the rotation angle of the sleeve 12 relative to the rotating shaft member 11 . The torque plate set 13 has two torque plates 131 and two washers 132. The torque plates 131 are fixedly sleeved on the penetration portion 111 and abut against the shaft sleeve 12 and the nut 14 respectively. The gasket 132 is fixedly sleeved on the penetration portion 111 and is located between the torsion pieces 131 in close contact with each other. When the sleeve 12 rotates relative to the rotating shaft member 11 , the sleeve 12 and the rotating shaft member 11 The friction between the bushing 12 and the adjacent torque piece 131 can provide the torque required for the operation of the new threadable hinge 10, but the method of generating torque is not limited to this form.

Referring to Figures 5, 8 to 10, the housing unit 2 includes a first housing component 21 and a second housing component 22. The first shell component 21 is suitable for connecting to the first body 20 and can be used to fixedly accommodate the rotating shaft component 11 and allow the wire W to pass through, and has a first sleeve part 211 and a first sleeve part connected to the first sleeve part 211 . 211 and is suitable for fixing the first connecting plate portion 212 of the first body 20, a first opening 213 formed in the first sleeve portion 211 for fixedly accommodating the rotating shaft member 11, and a first opening 213 formed in the first sleeve portion 211. The first connecting plate portion 212 allows the wire W to pass through and communicate with the first guide hole 214 of the first opening 213 . The first connecting plate part 212 is generally L-shaped, and has an extension section 212a connected to the first sleeve part 211 and a flat section 212b extending laterally from the end of the extension section 212a. The first guide hole 214 is formed in The extension section 212a. The first opening 213 has a first accommodating section 213a for fixedly accommodating the linking portion 112 of the rotating shaft member 11, and a communication section 213b connecting the first accommodating section 213a and the first guide hole 214. and a first shoulder 213c located between the first accommodating section 213a and the first guide hole 214. The linkage portion 112 can be fixedly accommodated in the first accommodation section 213a by the ribs on the outer peripheral surface and the wall surface of the first accommodation section 213a abutting each other. The first shoulder 213c can move the rotating shaft. The member 11 functions as an axial limiter to prevent the shaft member 11 from moving in the axial direction. The second shell part 22 has a second sleeve part 221, a second connecting plate part 222 connected to the second sleeve part 221 and suitable for fixing the second body 30, and a second connection plate part 222 formed on the second sleeve. The portion 221 has a second opening 223 for fixedly receiving the sleeve 12 and a second guide hole 224 formed in the second connecting plate portion 222 for the wire W to pass through and communicate with the second opening 223. The housing unit 2 also includes two covers 23 that respectively close the first opening 213 and the second opening 223 to prevent dust, dirt or water from entering the first housing component 21 and the second housing component. Within 22 seconds, ensure that the wire W will not be damaged. The wire W enters the second opening 223 from the second body 30 through the second guide hole 224, then passes through the through hole 115, and then passes through the connecting section 213b of the first opening 213 and the first guide hole in sequence. 214 is connected to the first body 20. With such a wiring design, the first body 20 and the second body 30 do not need to leave extra space to arrange the wire W, because the wire W can directly pass through the new type of threadable wire. The hinge 10 does not need to provide an additional shell component to protect and shield the space where the wire W passes, which can improve space utilization and is conducive to the thin design of the electronic device 100 .

It should be noted that the first shell part 21 and the second shell part 22 are both integrally formed parts produced by metal injection molding (MIM) with POM lost foam or PMMA lost foam process. They can be made A tunnel structure that cannot be made by a general mold is formed. The tunnel structure is the first opening 213, the first guide hole 214, the second opening 223 and the second guide hole 224.

Referring to Figures 3, 4, 11 and 12, when the user wants to use the electronic device 100 and needs to separate and unfold the first body 20 and the second body 30, the second body 30 together with the second housing member 22 drives the shaft sleeve 12 to rotate relative to the shaft member 11, so that the shaft unit 1 can rotate between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the stopper of the shaft sleeve 12 121 abuts the left end of the wing 113 in the figure. At this time, the first body 20 and the second body 30 are in a folded state in contact with each other. When the shaft unit 1 rotates from the first position to the second position, the stopper 121 of the sleeve 12 rotates clockwise in the figure and finally contacts the right end of the wing 113 in the figure. , at this time, the first body 20 and the second body 30 are in an unfolded state with an included angle between them.

To sum up, the new threadable hinge 1010 of the present invention allows the wire W to pass through through the through hole 115 of the rotating shaft unit 1 and the first shell member 21 and the second shell member 22. The first body 20 and The second body 30 does not need to leave extra space to arrange the wire W, because the wire W can directly pass through the new threadable hinge 10, and there is no need to provide additional shell components to protect and shield the space through which the wire W passes. Improving space utilization is conducive to the thin design of the electronic device 100, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by this new patent.

100: Electronic devices 10: Threadable hinge 20:First body 30:Second body 1: Rotary shaft unit 11:Rotating shaft parts 111: Wearing Department 112: Interaction Department 113:Wing 114:Thread part 115:Perforation 12: Shaft sleeve 121: Stop block 13: Torque plate set 131: Torque plate 132:Gasket 14: Nut 2: Shell unit 21: First shell part 211: First sleeve part 212: First connecting plate part 212a:Extension section 212b: Flat section 213:First opening 213a: First accommodation section 213b: Connected segment 213c: first shoulder 214: First guide hole 22:Second shell part 221: Second sleeve part 222: Second connecting plate part 223: Second opening 224: Second guide hole 23:Block W: Wire

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a prior art device installed on an electronic device; Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the electronic device provided with the prior art; Figure 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the new threadable hinge disposed between a first body and a second body, in which a rotating shaft unit of the embodiment is in a first position; Figure 4 is a perspective view similar to Figure 3, in which the rotating shaft unit is in a second position; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment, in which the rotating shaft unit is in the second position; Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of this embodiment; Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating shaft unit of this embodiment; Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line VIII-VIII of Figure 5; Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting plane line IX-IX of Figure 5; Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting plane line X-X of Figure 5; Figure 11 is an incomplete partial side view of the embodiment, in which a first housing component of a housing unit is omitted, illustrating the rotating shaft unit in the first position; and Figure 12 is an incomplete partial side view of this embodiment, in which a first housing component of a housing unit is omitted, illustrating the rotating shaft unit in the second position.

10: Threadable hinge

2: Shell unit

21: First shell part

211: First sleeve part

212: First connecting plate part

212a:Extension section

212b: Flat section

22:Second shell part

221: Second sleeve part

222: Second connecting plate part

224: Second guide hole

23:Block

W: Wire

Claims (9)

A threadable hinge is suitable for being disposed between a first body and a second body. The first body is electrically connected to the second body through a wire passing through the threadable hinge. The threadable hinge includes: A rotating shaft unit includes a rotating shaft member and a sleeve provided on the rotating shaft member. The rotating shaft member can rotate relative to the sleeve and has a through hole for the conductor to pass through; and A housing unit includes a first housing component and a second housing component. The first housing component is suitable for connecting to the first body and can be fixedly accommodated by the rotating shaft component and for the wire to pass through. The second housing component The component is suitable for connecting to the second body and can be fixedly accommodated by the bushing and allowed for the wire to pass through. The threadable hinge of claim 1, wherein the first housing member has a first sleeve part and a first connecting plate part connected to the first sleeve part and suitable for fixing the first body, The first sleeve portion forms a first opening for fixedly receiving the rotating shaft member, and the first connecting plate portion forms a first guide hole for the wire to pass through and communicate with the first opening. The threadable hinge of claim 2, wherein the first connecting plate portion has an extension section connected to the first sleeve section and a flat section extending transversely from an end of the extension section, and the first guide hole forms in this extension. The threadable hinge of claim 3, wherein the first opening has a first accommodating section for fixedly accommodating the rotating shaft member, and a connecting section connecting the first accommodating section and the first guide hole. a communication section and a first shoulder located between the first accommodating section and the first guide hole. The threadable hinge of claim 4, wherein the second housing member has a second sleeve part and a second connecting plate part connected to the second sleeve part and suitable for fixing the second body, The second sleeve part forms a second opening for fixedly receiving the shaft sleeve, and the second connecting plate part forms a second guide hole for the wire to pass through and communicate with the second opening. The threadable hinge of claim 5, wherein the housing unit further includes two covers closing the first opening and the second opening respectively. The threadable hinge of claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft member has a penetration portion that passes through the sleeve and a linking portion that connects the penetration portion and is fixedly accommodated in the first housing member, and the The perforation axially penetrates the penetration part and the linking part. The threadable hinge of claim 7, wherein the sleeve has a stopper extending toward the linkage part, the stopper is arc-shaped surrounding the rotating shaft member, and the rotating shaft member also has a stopper extending from the linkage part. The wing portion protrudes radially and is close to the penetration portion. The wing portion is arc-shaped and surrounds the linking portion. When the rotating shaft rotates relative to the shaft sleeve, the wing portion can be blocked by the stopper. The threadable hinge according to claim 7, wherein the rotating shaft unit further includes a set of torsion pieces arranged on the penetration part and abutting on the bushing, and a screw lock on the end of the penetration part and abutting on the sleeve. Torque plate set nut.

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