Hinge mechanism with easy assembly and electronic device therewith
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorChen-Yi Liang
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Abstract
A hinge mechanism includes a sliding member, a pivoting member and a wedging member. The sliding member is disposed on a first casing in a slidable manner and includes a first bearing portion. The pivoting member is pivoted to the first casing and the second casing and includes a first pivotal portion and a second pivotal portion. The first pivotal portion is installed in first bearing portion and for driving the sliding member to slide to a first position in a first direction. The second pivot portion is installed in a second hinge of the first casing when the sliding member slides to a second position in a second position. The wedging member is disposed on the first casing in a slidable manner for wedging the sliding member when the sliding member slides to the second position.
Claims20
A hinge mechanism for pivoting a first casing and a second casing, comprising:
- a sliding member disposed on the first casing in a slidable manner, the sliding member comprising a first bearing portion;
- a pivoting member pivoted to the first casing and the second casing, the pivoting member comprising a first pivotal portion and a second pivotal portion, the first pivotal portion being detachably installed in the first bearing portion for driving the first bearing portion to slide the sliding member to a first position in a first direction on the first casing, the second pivotal portion being detachably installed in a second bearing portion of the first casing when the sliding member is slid to a second position in a second direction opposite to the first direction on the first casing;
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- a wedging member disposed on the first casing in a slidable manner for wedging the sliding member when the sliding member is slid to the second position, so as to fix the sliding member in the second position.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first module comprising a first casing, the first casing comprising a second bearing portion;
- a second module comprising a second casing;
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- a hinge mechanism for pivoting a first casing and a second casing, the hinge mechanism comprising:
- a sliding member disposed on the first casing in a slidable manner, the sliding member comprising a first bearing portion;
- a pivoting member pivoted to the first casing and the second casing, the pivoting member comprising a first pivotal portion and a second pivotal portion, the first pivotal portion being detachably installed in the first bearing portion for driving the first bearing portion to slide the sliding member to a first position in a first direction on the first casing, the second pivotal portion being detachably installed in a second bearing portion of the first casing when the sliding member is slid to a second position in a second direction opposite to the first direction on the first casing;
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- a wedging member disposed on the first casing in a slidable manner for wedging the sliding member when the sliding member is slid to the second position, so as to fix the sliding member in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.