# US 2019/0317560 A1 · Hinge module and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0317560 A1 - Document ID: US20190317560A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/378,566 - Filed: 2019-04-09 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Compal Electronics, Inc. - Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin; Che-Hsien Chu; Chun-An Shen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190317560A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - E05D 3/12: with two parallel pins and one arm - E05D 11/06: Devices for limiting the opening movement of hinges - E05D 11/082: {with substantially radial friction, e.g. cylindrical friction surfaces} - F16C 11/04: Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1683: {for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling} - E05Y 2201/224: Stops - E05Y 2999/00: Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract A hinge module includes a housing and at least one carrying assembly. The housing includes two accommodation spaces. The at least one carrying assembly is disposed at the housing and includes a torque element, two rotation shafts and two brackets. The torque element is disposed in one of the accommodation spaces. The two rotation shafts pass through the torque element. The two brackets are respectively connected to the two rotation shafts and located outside the housing. Each bracket is adapted to rotate along with the corresponding rotation shaft and rotate relative to the torque element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hinge module, comprising: a housing, having two accommodation spaces; and at least one carrying assembly, disposed at the housing and the at least one carry assembly comprising: a torque element, disposed in one of the accommodation spaces; two rotation shafts, passing through the torque element; and two brackets, respectively connected to the two rotation shafts and located outside the housing, wherein each of the brackets is adapted to rotate along with the corresponding rotation shaft and rotates relative to the torque element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one carrying assembly is two, and the two carrying assemblies are respectively disposed in the two accommodation spaces of the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein an engagement bevel surface is formed in each of the accommodation spaces, and the at least one carrying assembly and the corresponding engagement bevel surface tightly fit with each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a fixing structure is formed in each of the accommodation spaces, and the at least one carrying assembly and the corresponding fixing structure tightly fit with each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a positioning pillar, disposed in the housing, and two end portions of the positioning pillar respectively extending into the two accommodation spaces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The hinge module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one carrying assembly comprises a positioning plate sleeved on the two rotation shafts and accommodating one of the end portions of the positioning pillar. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one carrying assembly comprises a position-limiting plate sleeved on the two rotation shafts and having a first stopper and a second stopper, each of the rotation shafts has a bump, when the two brackets are closed relative to each other, the two bumps respectively abut against the first stopper and the second stopper, and when the two brackets are expanded relative to each other, the two bumps respectively depart away from the first stopper and the second stopper. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hinge module as claimed in claim 1, wherein two openings of the two accommodation spaces are respectively formed at two opposite sides of the housing. ### Claim 9 An electronic apparatus, comprising: two bodies; and two hinge modules, disposed between the two bodies, and each of the hinge modules comprising: a housing, having two accommodation spaces; and at least one carrying assembly, disposed at the housing and the at least one carry assembly comprising: a torque element, disposed in one of the accommodation spaces; two rotation shafts, passing through the torque element; and two brackets, respectively connected to the two rotation shafts and located outside the housing, wherein the two bodies are respectively connected to the two brackets, wherein each of the brackets is adapted to rotate along with the corresponding rotation shaft and rotate relative to the torque element to drive the two bodies to expand or close relative to each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the number of the at least one carrying assembly is two, and the two carrying assemblies are respectively disposed in the two accommodation spaces of each of the housings. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a bus cable, disposed in the two bodies and located between the two hinge modules. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the number of the at least one carrying assembly of one of the hinge modules is two, and the two carrying assemblies are respectively disposed in the two accommodation spaces of the housing, wherein the number of the at least one carrying assembly of the other one of the hinge modules is one, and the carrying assembly is disposed in one of the accommodation spaces of the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a cable, disposed in the two bodies and located adjacent to the other one of the two hinge modules, and the cable being partially disposed in the other one of the accommodation spaces of the housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein an engagement bevel surface is formed in each of the accommodation spaces, and an interference portion of the at least one carrying assembly and the corresponding engagement bevel surface tightly fitting with each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein a fixing structure is formed in each of the accommodation spaces, and an interference portion of the at least one carrying assembly and the corresponding fixing structure tightly fitting with each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising two positioning pillars, respectively disposed in the two housings, and two end portions of each of the positioning pillars respectively extending into the corresponding two accommodation spaces. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one carrying assembly comprises a positioning plate sleeved on the two rotation shafts and accommodating one of the end portions of the positioning pillars. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one carrying assembly comprises a positioning plate sleeved on the two rotation shafts and having a first stopper and a second stopper, each of the rotation shafts has a bump, when the two brackets are closed relative to each other, the two bumps respectively abut against the first stopper and the second stopper, and when the two brackets are expanded relative to each other, the two bumps respectively depart away from the first stopper and the second stopper.