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US 7,681,282 B2Granted
Hinge assembly and foldable electronic device using the same
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorChia-Shien Liu
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Abstract
A hinge assembly (26) includes a first hinge shoulder (262), a second hinge shoulder (264), a hinge sleeve positioned (266) between the first hinge shoulder and the second hinge shoulder, a hinge (268) pivotably connecting the first hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve, and a ceramic bushing (269) pivotably connecting the second hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve.
Claims6
A hinge assembly, comprising:
- a first hinge shoulder;
- a second hinge shoulder, the second hinge shoulder defining a second receiving groove and having a projection formed in the second receiving groove;
- a hinge sleeve positioned between the first hinge shoulder and the second hinge shoulder;
- a hinge pivotably connecting the first hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve;
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- a ceramic bushing pivotably connecting the second hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve, the ceramic bushing having a gap defined therein;
- wherein, one end of the bushing being received in the second receiving groove, and the other end of the bushing being received in the hinge sleeve, the projection being locked in the gap of the bushing.
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A foldable device, comprising:
- a first housing body including a first fixing end;
- a second housing body including a second fixing end and rotatably coupling with the first housing body;
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- a hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge shoulder fixed to the first fixing end;
- a second hinge shoulder fixed to the first fixing end and spaced from the first hinge shoulder, the second hinge shoulder defining a second receiving groove and having a projection formed in the second receiving groove;
- a hinge sleeve fixed to the second fixing end and positioned between the first hinge shoulder and the second hinge shoulder;
- a hinge pivotably connecting the first hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve;
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- a ceramic bushing pivotably connecting the second hinge shoulder to the hinge sleeve, the ceramic bushing having a gap defined therein;
- wherein, one end of the bushing being received in the second receiving groove, and the other end of the bushing being received in the hinge sleeve, the projection being locked in the gap of the bushing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.