Dual-shaft hinge
OwnerChin-Hsing Hornginventor
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Abstract
A dual-shaft hinge includes an axle housing, a pivot shaft set including a first pivot shaft and a second pivot shaft respectively pivotally coupled to the axle housing, a transmission mechanism including a first transmission member connected to the first pivot shaft and a second transmission member connected to the second pivot shaft, and a link connected between the first transmission member and the second transmission member in such a manner that the first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft are rotatable relative to each other and the axle housing is turnable about the second pivot shaft to prevent the problem of a broken component due to overstress, or the problem of a jammed component.
Claims4
A dual-shaft hinge, comprising an axle housing, a pivot shaft set, a transmission mechanism and a link, wherein:
- said axle housing comprises a base, a first bearing portion smoothly curved from a right side of a top wall of said base in direction toward an opposing left side of the top wall of said base, a first pivot shaft chamber defined between the top wall of said base and said first bearing portion, a first gap defined between a distal end of said first bearing portion and the top wall of said base in communication with one lateral side of said first pivot shaft chamber, a second bearing portion smoothly curved from a left side of an opposing bottom wall of said base in direction toward an opposing right side of the bottom wall of said base, a second pivot shaft chamber defined between the bottom wall of said base and said second bearing portion, and a second gap defined between a distal end of said second bearing portion and the bottom wall of said base in communication with one lateral side of said second pivot shaft chamber;
- said pivot shaft set comprises a first pivot shaft and a second pivot shaft, said first pivot shaft comprising a first shaft body mounted in said first pivot shaft chamber of said axle housing and a first positioning tip axially extended from one end of said first shaft body, said second pivot shaft comprising a second shaft body mounted in said second pivot shaft chamber of said axle housing and a second positioning tip axially extended from one end of said second shaft body;
- said transmission mechanism comprises a first transmission member and a second transmission member, said first transmission member comprising a first connection hole fixedly fastened to said first positioning tip of said first pivot shaft and a first position-limit rod located at one side thereof adjacent to said first connection hole, said second transmission member comprising a second connection hole fixedly fastened to said second positioning tip of said second pivot shaft and a second position-limit rod located at one side thereof adjacent to said second connection hole;
- said link comprises a first position-limit hole and a second position-limit hole respectively disposed near two distal ends thereof and respectively coupled to said first position-limit rod and said second position-limit rod of said transmission mechanism, said first position-limit hole defining a first abutment portion near said second position-limit hole and a second abutment portion remote from said second position-limit hole, the distance between said first abutment portion and said second abutment portion being larger than the outer diameter of said first position-limit rod.
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