Hinge unit and portable computer having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-sun PARK, Eduard KURGI, Jung-hyeon KIM
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Abstract
Disclosed are a hinge unit which couples a first member and a second member, the hinge unit including: a conic shaft which is coupled to the first member, and comprises a hinge pivot, a conic unit of a truncated cone shape, the radius of which is extended in an end area of the hinge pivot, and a first rocking unit formed to an outer surface of the conic unit; and a conic sleeve which is coupled to the second member, and comprises a sleeve main body formed with a conic accommodating unit having a shape corresponding to the conic unit in an inner part of the conic accommodating unit, and a second rocking unit formed to an inner surface of the conic accommodating unit to be coupled with the first rocking unit.
Claims20
A hinge unit which couples a first member and a second member, the hinge unit comprising:
- a conic shaft which is coupled to the first member, and comprises a hinge pivot, a conic unit of a truncated cone shape, the radius of which is extended in an end area of the hinge pivot, and a first rocking unit formed to an outer surface of the conic unit;
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- a conic sleeve which is coupled to the second member, and comprises a sleeve main body formed with a conic accommodating unit having a shape corresponding to the conic unit in an inner part of the conic sleeve, and a second rocking unit formed on an inner surface of the conic accommodating unit to be coupled with the first rocking unit.
A portable computer which comprises a computer main body unit, a display unit, and a hinge unit coupling the display unit to the computer main body unit, the hinge unit comprising:
- a conic shaft which is coupled to one of the computer main body unit and the display unit, and comprises a hinge pivot, a conic unit of a truncated cone shape, the radius of which is extended in an end area of the hinge pivot, and a first rocking unit formed to an outer surface of the conic unit;
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- a conic sleeve which is coupled to the other of the computer main body unit and the display unit, and comprises a conic accommodating unit having a shape corresponding to the conic unit, and a second rocking unit formed to an inner surface of the conic sleeve to be coupled with the first rocking unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.