US 11,153,984 B1Granted

Electronic apparatus

AssigneesInventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec Corporation

InventorsChia-Chen Chen, Tang-An Liu, Chi-Zen Peng

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Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a positioning structure, a hinge structure and a positioning piece. The positioning structure includes a plate, a pole and a first snapping portion. The pole and the first snapping portion connect the plate which connects the second housing. The hinge structure includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion connects the first housing. The second connecting portion pivotally connects the first connecting portion. The second connecting portion includes a main body, a second snapping portion and a hole. The second snapping portion connects the main body and snaps with the first snapping portion. The hole locates at the main body for the pole to penetrate through. The positioning piece locates in the hole and abuts against the main body. The positioning piece connects the pole.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first housing;
a second housing;
a positioning structure comprising a base plate, a positioning pole and at least one snapping portion, the positioning pole and the first snapping portion connecting with the base plate, the base plate connecting with the second housing;
a hinge structure comprising:
a first connecting portion connecting with the first housing;
and
a second connecting portion pivotally connected with the first connecting portion, the second connecting portion comprising a main body, at least one second snapping portion and a positioning hole, the second snapping portion connecting with the main body and being configured to snap with the first snapping portion, the positioning hole being located at the main body and configured to allow the positioning pole to pass through;
and
a positioning piece configured to be at least partially located in the positioning hole and at least partially abut against the main body, the positioning piece being further configured to connect with the positioning pole,
wherein when the positioning piece is connected with the positioning pole, the second snapping portion snaps with the first snapping portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/005,299Filed 27 Aug 2020
Priority: CN 202010524276.510 Jun 2020
Granted: 19 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H05K 5/0226
Mechanical details of casings: hinges
G06F 1/1616
With several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function: with folding flat displays,…
G06F 1/1681
Miscellaneous details related to the relative movement between the different enclosures or enclosure parts: details related solely to hinges
H05K 5/13
Comprising several parts forming a closed casing: assembled by screws