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US 6,742,221 B2Granted
Hinge for a notebook computer
AssigneeShin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
InventorsSheng-Nan Lu, Chia-Hui Chen, Jih-Nan Tai, Hua-Chung Tseng, Chu-Hsian Chian, Chao-Teh Ho, Chun-Hsi Shen
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Abstract
A hinge for a notebook computer is composed of an upper seat, a lower seat, and two arms. The upper seat is rotatably mounted in the lower seat, and the arms are mounted on the upper seat. A monitor of the computer is installed on the arms, and the lower seat is secured on a body of the computer. Therefore, the monitor can be turned about the arms to raise from the body, and turned along with the upper seat about a vertical axis of the lower seat to adjust a visible scope.
Claims9
A hinge for a notebook computer comprising:
- an upper seat (10) having an opening (104) defined therethrough, two wings (101) respectively formed at diametrically opposite sides of the opening (104), a flange (105) formed at a bottom of the upper seat (10), and a pin (102) mounted in one of the wings (101) from a bottom surface of this wing (101);
- a lower seat (20) under the upper seat (10), the lower seat (20) having a central hole (203) in which the flange (105) of the upper seat (10) is rotatably received, two ears (201) respectively formed at diametrically opposite sides of the central hole (203) and corresponding to the wings (101), the ears (201) each having a channel (2021) with an open side at the same side of the lower seat (20) in which the pin (102) can be located, and a gasket (24) movably provided beneath the lower seat (20) and fastened on the bottom of the upper seat (10) to rotatably install the upper seat (10) in the lower seat (20);
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- two arms (30) respectively mounted on the wings (101) of the upper seat (10), each arm (30) having a first part secured on the respective wing (101), and a second part rotatable about the first part.
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