US 2014/0196253 A1 · HINGE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention provides a hinge for a display device. A hinge for a display device according to the present invention, which connects and folds/unfolds first and second plates in a display device, includes: a soft plate member that is bendable while connecting first and second plates; a plurality of ribs formed at regular intervals at both sides of the soft plate member; a link means connecting the ribs and composed of first and second link and individually rotating with the bending of the soft plate member; and a fixing mechanism generating a fixing force by spring elasticity to control the rotation angle of the first and second links of the link means.

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Dependent claims

A hinge for a display device which connects and folds/unfolds first and second plates in a display device, the hinge comprising:

a soft plate member that is bendable while connecting first and second plates;
a plurality of ribs formed at regular intervals at both sides of the soft plate member;
a link means connecting the ribs and composed of first and second links which individually rotates with the bending of the soft plate member;
and
a fixing mechanism generating a fixing force by spring elasticity to control the rotation angle of the first and second links of the link means,
wherein a folded or unfolded angle of the link means is maintained by a fixing force generated by the fixing mechanism.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hinge for display device

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Abstract

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