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US 2007/0174995 A1Published application
Electronic device
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorWen-Ting Yu
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Abstract
An electronic device having a first body, a second body and a hinge is provided. The first body and the second body are pivoted through the hinge. The hinge includes a sleeve, at least one first positioning member, a shaft and a second positioning member. The first positioning member is inserted into the sleeve. A first end of the shaft passes through the sleeve. The second positioning member is inserted into the shaft. The second positioning member and the first positioning member are linked through magnetic force to fix the position of the shaft.
Claims13
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first body;
- a second body pivoted to the first body;
- a hinge for pivoting the second body to the first body;
- having:
- a sleeve;
- at least a first positioning member inserted into the sleeve;
- a shaft having a first end passing through the sleeve;
- and
- a second positioning member inserted into the shaft, wherein the first positioning member and the second positioning member are joined together through a magnetic force so that the position of the shaft is fixed.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a first body;
- a second body pivoted to the first body;
- a hinge for pivoting the second body to the first body, having:
- a sleeve;
- a shaft having a first end passing through the sleeve;
- a third positioning member disposed inside the sleeve such that a first end of the third positioning member is inserted into a second end of the shaft;
- and
- a fourth positioning member disposed inside the sleeve such that a second end of the third positioning member and the fourth positioning member fix the position of the shaft through a magnetic force.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.