Hinge
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorWen-Bin Shen
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Abstract
A hinge includes a bracket, a shaft, and a first interfering member. The shaft includes a post, and a stopper protruded thereon. The post is secured to the first interfering member. The bracket defines a pivoting hole. The bracket includes a restricting block, and a second interfering member located in the pivoting hole of the bracket opposite to the restricting block. The first interfering member together with the post rotates in the pivoting hole until the restricting block resists against the stopper of the shaft to limit a rotational range of the post. The second interfering member engages with the first interfering member to improve the rotation of the post in the pivoting hole of the bracket.
Claims9
A hinge, comprising:
- a first interfering member;
- a shaft comprising a post secured to the first interfering member, and a stopper located at one end of the post, the stopper defining a cutout in a circumference thereof;
- a bracket comprising a pivoting hole, a second interfering member integrally formed in a bottom of the pivoting hole to engage with the first interfering member, and a restricting block, wherein the first interfering member together with the post is capable of rotating in the pivoting hole, and the second interfering member is capable of engaging with the first interfering member to improve the rotation of the post in the pivoting hole of the bracket;
- a resilient member, wherein the resilient member is rotatably retained around the post and received in the pivoting hole of the bracket;
- and
- a fastener, wherein the fastener is fixed to a distal end of the post to prevent the post from disengaging from the bracket;
- wherein the first interfering member together with the post rotates in the pivoting hole until the restricting block resists against one of opposite ends of the cutout to limit a rotational range of the post.
A hinge, comprising:
- a shaft comprising a post having a noncircular cross section and a stopper formed on the post;
- a first interfering member defining a through hole to snugly fit about the post to allow the first interfering member to rotate with the post;
- a bracket defining a pivoting hole for rotatably receiving the first interfering member therein, the bracket forming a restricting block to limit a rotational range of the post when the stopper resists against the restricting block, wherein the bracket comprises a second interfering member integrally formed in a bottom of the pivoting hole away from the restricting block, and the second interfering member engages with the first interfering member to improve the rotation of the post of the shaft together with the first interfering member in the pivoting hole of the bracket;
- a resilient member, wherein the resilient member is rotatably retained around the post and received in the pivoting hole of the bracket;
- and
- a fastener, wherein the fastener is fixed to a distal end of the post to prevent the post from disengaging from the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.