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US 6,711,781 B2Granted
Automatic releasing hinge
AssigneeLite-On Technology Corporation
InventorLee Jung Hsiu
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Abstract
An automatic releasing hinge. The hinge enables a device to be turned under an external force, and to be automatically released when a turning angle exceeds a selected limit so that the device may be prevented from becoming damaged when being turned by a force beyond a normal range.
Claims4
An automatic releasing hinge, comprising:
- a pintle hub having a pair of anchor ridges;
- an elastic element having one end abutting against one end of the pintle hub;
- a first bushing having a pair of turning troughs, a pair of anchor troughs and a pair of release troughs formed therein;
- wherein another end of the pintle hub abuts against a first inner wall of the first bushing when one of the anchor ridges of the pintle is positioned in one of the turning troughs and the anchor troughs;
- wherein said another end of the pintle hub abuts against a second inner wall of the first bushing when one of the anchor ridges of the pintle hub is positioned in the release trough;
- a barrel housing the elastic element and the pintle hub, and the barrel being releasably engaged with the first bushing;
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- the inner wall of the bushing comprising three pairs of opposing humps, and the turning troughs, the anchor troughs and the release troughs are opposingly formed between the humps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.