Dual-axis hinge assembly for electronic devices
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsChung-Hua Ku, Wei-Chung Chen, Kuan-Ting Wu
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Abstract
In one example, a dual-axis hinge assembly for an electronic device is disclosed, which may include a casing defining a pair of slots and an elastic member disposed in the casing. The elastic member may include mounting features at opposite ends. The dual-axis hinge assembly may include a pair of shafts received through a respective one of the mounting features and the slots, and engaged with display housing and a main housing of the electronic device to pivotably connect the display housing to the man housing. The elastic member may enable at least one of the shafts to slide along the slots to variably adjust a distance between a pivot axis of the display housing and a pivot axis of the main housing.
Claims15
A dual-axis hinge assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
- a casing defining a pair of slots;
- an elastic member disposed in the casing, wherein the elastic member comprises mounting features at opposite ends, and
- a pair of shafts received through a respective one of the mounting features and the slots, and engaged with a display housing and a main housing of the electronic device to pivotably connect the display housing to the main housing, and wherein the elastic member is to enable at least one of the shafts to slide along the slots to variably adjust a distance between a pivot axis of the display housing and a pivot axis of the main housing.
A hinge assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
- a casing defining first and second slots in at least one side wall;
- an elastic member received in the casing, wherein the elastic member comprises first and second mounting features at opposite ends;
- a first shaft received through the first mounting feature and the first slot, and fixedly engaged with a display housing;
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- a second shaft received through toe second mounting feature and the second slot, and fixedly engaged with a main housing, wherein the elastic member is to enable the first and second shafts to slide along the first and second slots to variably adjust a distance between a pivot axis of the display housing and a pivot axis of the main housing when a force exerted during closure of the display housing is greater than a fixed force of the elastic member.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing, and
- a hinge assembly pivotally connected to the first housing along a first pivot axis and the second housing along a second pivot axis, wherein the hinge assembly comprises:
- a casing defining a pair of slots;
- an elastic member received in the casing and includes mounting features at opposite ends;
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- a pair of shafts received through a respective one of the mounting features and the slots, and engaged with the first housing along the first pivot axis and the second housing along the second pivot axis, and wherein the elastic member is to enable at least one of the shafts to slide along the slots to variably adjust a distance between the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.