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US 8,464,395 B2Granted
Multi-directional hinge mechanism
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsLian-Cheng Huang, Shen Li
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Abstract
A multi-directional hinge mechanism includes a pair of first rotating assemblies, a second rotating assembly and a connecting member, and is capable of functioning on two perpendicularly-opposed axes.
Claims18
A multi-directional hinge mechanism, comprising:
- two first rotating assemblies, each first rotating assembly comprising a first rotating bracket;
- a second rotating assembly comprising a second rotating bracket;
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- a connecting member, comprising:
- two first wrapping portions aligned along a first axis, each first wrapping portion defining a through hole along the first axis and being sleeved on a corresponding one of the first rotating brackets tightly;
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- a second wrapping portion coaxial with a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis;
- the second wrapping portion defining a through hole along the second axis and being sleeved on the second rotating bracket tightly, wherein the second rotating bracket comprises a shaft and a pair of second connecting portions extending from opposite sides of the shaft, the pair of second connecting portions comprises two protrusions on opposite sides of the shaft, the second wrapping portion defines a plurality of grooves toward the second rotating bracket, the two protrusions of the second rotating bracket engage in the plurality of grooves of the second wrapping portion.
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A multi-directional hinge mechanism, comprising:
- two first rotating assemblies, each first rotating assembly comprising a first rotating bracket and a first latching member;
- a second rotating assembly comprising a second rotating bracket and a second latching member;
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- a connecting member comprising:
- two first wrapping portions aligned along a first axis, each first wrapping portion defining a through hole along the first axis and being sleeved on a corresponding one of the first rotating brackets tightly, the first latching member extending into the corresponding first wrapping portion at the end opposite to the first rotating bracket and engaging with first rotating bracket;
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- a second wrapping portion coaxial with a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis;
- the second wrapping portion defining a through hole along the second axis and being sleeved on the second rotating bracket tightly, the second latching member extending into the second wrapping portion at the end opposite to the second rotating bracket and engaging with second rotating bracket, wherein the second rotating bracket comprises a shaft and a pair of second connecting portions extending from opposite sides of the shaft, the pair of second connecting portions comprises two protrusions on opposite sides of the shaft, the second wrapping portion defines a plurality of grooves toward the second rotating bracket, the two protrusions of the second rotating bracket engage in the plurality of grooves of the second wrapping portion.
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A multi-directional hinge mechanism comprising:
- a first rotating assembly comprising a first rotating bracket;
- a second rotating assembly comprising a second rotating bracket, the second rotating bracket comprising a shaft and a pair of second connecting portions extending from opposite sides of the shaft, the pair of second connecting portions comprising two protrusions on opposite sides of the shaft;
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- a connecting member, comprising:
- a first wrapping portion coaxial with a first axis, the first wrapping portion defining a through hole along the first axis and being sleeved on the first rotating bracket tightly;
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- a second wrapping portion coaxial with a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis;
- the second wrapping portion defining a through hole along the second axis and being sleeved on the second rotating bracket tightly, the second wrapping portion defining a plurality of grooves toward the second rotating bracket, the two protrusions of the second rotating bracket engage in the plurality of grooves of the second wrapping portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.