Hinge module and portable electronic device
AssigneeAcer Incorporated
InventorsYi-Ta Huang, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai, Wu-Chen Lee, Kun-You Chuang
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Abstract
A hinge module is provided, including a first bracket, a guiding rod movably assembled to the first bracket, an elastic member connected between the first bracket and the guiding rod, a second bracket pivotally connected to the guiding rod, and a linking rod pivotally connected between the first and the second brackets. In a process of the first and the second brackets rotating relative to each other, the guiding rod moves relative to the first bracket to deform the elastic member. A portable electronic device is also provided.
Claims20
A hinge module for a portable electronic device, the hinge module comprising:
- a first bracket;
- a guiding rod slidably assembled to the first bracket;
- an elastic member abutting between the guiding rod and the first bracket;
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- a second bracket pivotally connected to the guiding rod to be pivoted and slid relative to the first bracket, wherein the elastic member is deformed via the sliding of the guiding rod relative to the first bracket in a process of the first bracket and the second bracket rotating relative to each other.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a first body;
- a first bracket disposed on the first body;
- a guiding rod slidably assembled to the first bracket;
- an elastic member abutting between the guiding rod and the first bracket;
- a second body;
- and
- a second bracket disposed on the second body and pivotally connected to the guiding rod, wherein the elastic member is deformed via the sliding of the guiding rod relative to the first bracket in a process of the first bracket and the second bracket rotating relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.