Hinged electronic device
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorEsa Määttä
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AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorEsa Määttä
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A hinged, at least two-parted, electronic device. The hinge of the device comprises a tapered hinge pin (140) supported to a first turning part (110) and, matching with the pin, a tapered bowl (170) fixed to a second turning part (120+130), against which bowl the hinge pin rubs pushed by a spring (150). The hinge pin has as an extension of the tapered section a cylindrical section. When the hinge pin and/or the tapered bowl are worn the hinge pin (140) sinks deeper in the tapered bowl maintaining its friction properties essentially unchanged. The device preferably comprises also a second hinge (190+191,160), and the spring preferably continues forming the hinge axis of the second hinge (160). The hinge construction preferably comprises also means for passing a thin coaxial cable (CBL) from the base of the hinge to the vicinity of the hinge line to a section essentially parallel with the hinge line. In this way the coaxial cable connecting the turning parts can be made to twist on a section of its length and the strain directed at a length unit of the cable can be reduced to an acceptable level.
A hinged electronic device comprising a first part and a second part and a hinge adapting said parts foldingly to each other between a first and a second configuration, and which hinge comprises:
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