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US 7,024,729 B2Granted
Rotation apparatus
AssigneeArima Computer Corporation
InventorsHung-Wei Chang, Jui-Liang Ho, Chyun-Nan Liu
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Abstract
A rotation apparatus comprises a sleeve, a retaining means, a first base, a second base, a pivot and a pivot base. The sleeve passes through the first base and the second base and screws into the retaining means. The pivot is fixed onto the second base and the pivot base is coupled to the pivot. After mounting a display panel to a host body via the rotation apparatus, the display panel can be flipped open via the pivot/pivot base linkage and then rotated around the axis of the sleeve. Furthermore, the components constituting the rotation apparatus are easy to manufacture and assemble.
Claims32
A rotation apparatus for connecting a first body to a second body, comprising:
- a sleeve having one end including a stopper and an outer wall including screw threads;
- a retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a first base connected to the first body above the retaining means, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- a second base connected to the second body above the first base, wherein the second base has a second opening, the second opening has a shape that matches the outer wall of the sleeve;
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- a rotation-limiting ring located between the first base and the second base, the first base furthermore comprises a protruding pin, the outer edge of the rotation-limiting ring has a pair of engaging means for engaging with the protruding pin, the inner edge of the rotation-limiting ring has a profile that matches the outer wall of the sleeve, and the sleeve passes through the rotation-limiting ring so that the rotation-limiting ring can rotate when driven by the angular movement is limited by the engaging means,
- wherein the sleeve passes through the first opening of the first base and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means so that the sleeve is able to rotate by moving the second base.
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A rotation apparatus for connecting a first body to a second body, comprising:
- a sleeve having one end including a stopper and an outer wall including screw threads;
- a retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a first base connected to the first body above the retaining means, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- and
- a second base connected to the second body above the first base, wherein the second base has a second opening, the second opening has a shape that matches the outer wall of the sleeve,
- wherein the sleeve passes through the first opening of the first base and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means so that the sleeve is able to rotate by moving the second base,
- wherein the structure further comprises:
- a buffering element between the first base and the retaining means, the buffering element having:
- a first buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the first buffering ring lie in different planes;
- and
- a second buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the second buffering ring lie in different planes such that the outer edge of the first buffering ring is in contact with the outer edge of the second buffering ring and the inner edge of the first buffering ring seperates from the inner edge of the second buffering ring by a gap;
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- a latching ring located between the first base and the buffering element, the inner edge of the latching ring has a profile that matches the outer wall of the sleeve, the latching ring slides into the sleeve so that the latching ring is able to follow the rotation of the sleeve, the first base further has at least a latching slot located somewhere in the peripheral region around the first opening and the latching ring has at least a bump on a surface close to the first base that can click into the latching slot.
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A rotation apparatus for connecting a first body to a second body, comprising:
- a sleeve having one end including a stopper and an outer wall including screw threads;
- a retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a buffering element located above retaining means, having
- a first buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the first buffering ring has an inner edge and an outer edge that lie on different planes;
- and
- a second buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the second buffering ring has an inner edge and an outer edge that lie on different planes, wherein the outer edge of the first buffering ring and the outer edge of the second buffering ring are in contact and the inner edge of the first buffering ring and the inner edge of the second buffering ring are separated by a gap;
- a latching ring located above the buffering element;
- a first base connected to the first body above the latching ring, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- a rotation-limiting ring located above the first base;
- and
- a second base connected to the second body above the rotation-limiting ring, wherein the second base has a second opening, wherein the inner edge of the latching ring and the inner edge of the rotation-limiting ring have a shape that matches the outer wall of the sleeve;
- wherein the sleeve passes through the buffering element, the latching ring, the first opening of the first base, the rotation-limiting ring and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means so that the sleeve, the latching ring and the rotation-limiting ring are able to rotate together via any movement in the second base.
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A portable electrical appliance, comprising:
- a host body;
- a display panel;
- a rotation apparatus connecting the edge of the display panel to the edge of the host body, having:
- a sleeve with one end having a stopper and a plurality of screw threads on the outer wall of the sleeve;
- retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a first base connected to the host body above the retaining means, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- a second base connected to the display panel above the first base, wherein the second base has a second opening;
- a pivot locked onto the second base such that the axis of the pivot is perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve;
- a pivot base coupled to the pivot, wherein the sleeve passes through the first opening of the first base and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means, wherein the sleeve is able to rotate when driven by the second base;
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- a rotation-limiting ring located between the first base and the second base, the first base further comprises a protruding pin, the outer edge of the rotation-limiting ring has a pair of engaging means for engaging with the protruding pin, the inner edge of the rotation-limiting ring has a profile that matches the outer wall of the sleeve, and the sleeve passes through the rotation-limiting ring so that the rotation-limiting ring can rotate when driven but the angular movement is limited by the engaging means.
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A portable electrical appliance, comprising:
- a host body;
- a display panel;
- a rotation apparatus connecting the edge of the display panel to the edge of the host body, having:
- a sleeve with one end having a stopper and a plurality of screw threads on the outer wall of the sleeve;
- retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a first base connected to the host body above the retaining means, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- a second base connected to the display panel above the first base, wherein the second base has a second opening;
- a pivot locked onto the second base such that the axis of the pivot is perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve;
- a pivot base coupled to the pivot, wherein the sleeve passes through the first opening of the first base and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means, wherein the sleeve is able to rotate when driven by the second base;
- a buffering element between the first base and the retaining means, the buffering element having:
- a first buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the first buffering ring lie in different planes;
- and
- a second buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the second buffering ring lie in different planes such that the outer edge of the first buffering ring is in contact with the outer edge of the second buffering ring and the inner edge of the first buffering ring seperates from the inner edge of the second buffering ring by a gap;
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- a first pad ring located between the buffering element and the retaining means, the inner edge of the first pad ring has a profile that matches the outer wall of the sleeve and the first pad ring slides into the sleeve so that the first pad ring is able to follow the rotation of the sleeve.
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A portable electrical appliance, comprising:
- a host body;
- a display panel;
- a rotation apparatus connecting the edge of the display panel to the edge of the host body, having:
- a sleeve with one end having a stopper and a plurality of screw threads on the outer wall of the sleeve;
- retaining means for engaging with said sleeve;
- a first base connected to the host body above the retaining means, wherein the first base has a first opening;
- a second base connected to the display panel above the first base, wherein the second base has a second opening;
- a pivot locked onto the second base such that the axis of the pivot is perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve;
- a pivot base coupled to the pivot, wherein the sleeve passes through the first opening of the first base and the second opening of the second base and screws into the retaining means, wherein the sleeve is able to rotate when driven by the second base;
- a buffering element between the first base and the retaining means, the buffering element having:
- a first buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the first buffering ring lie in different planes;
- and
- a second buffering ring slid into the sleeve, wherein the inner edge and the outer edge of the second buffering ring lie in different planes such that the outer edge of the first buffering ring is in contact with the outer edge of the second buffering ring and the inner edge of the first buffering ring seperates from the inner edge of the second buffering ring by a gap;
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- a latching ring located between the first base and the buffering element, the inner edge of the latching ring has a profile that matches the outer wall of the sleeve, the latching ring slides into the sleeve so that the latching ring is able to follow the rotation of the sleeve, the first base furthermore has at least a latching slot located somewhere in the peripheral region around the first opening and the latching ring has at least a bump on a surface close to the first base that can click into the latching slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.