US 11,726,531 B2
Hinge and electronic device using the same
Tsung-Yang Tsai, New Taipei (TW); and Ming-Chin Lin, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/368,960.
Claims priority of application No. 110201902 (TW), filed on Feb. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0269315 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device (100) comprising:
a hinge including:
a base body (10) comprising an operating portion (11), a linkage portion (12), and a base portion (13), the operating portion (11) and the linkage portion (12) being respectively connected to two ends of the base portion (13), the operating portion (11) having an operating part (111), the operating part (111) having a first axis connection hole (1111) and a first axis connection part (1112), the linkage portion (12) having a single arc slot (121), the single arc slot (121) being provided with an arc sliding part (122);
a driver assembly (20) comprising a driving portion (21) and a driven portion (22) connected to each other, the driving portion (21) being pivotally connected to the first axis connection part (1112) of the operating part (111) of the operating portion (11), the driven portion (22) being pivotally connected to the arc sliding part (122) of the linkage portion (12);
a driving gear assembly (30) being connected to the first axis connection hole (1111) of the operating part (111) of the operating portion (11), the driving gear assembly (30) being located on an opposite side of the driver assembly (20);
a driven gear assembly (40) being pivotally connected to the driving gear assembly (30), the driven gear assembly (40) cooperating with the driving gear assembly (30) to rotate accordingly;
a first movable mounting part (50); and
a second movable mounting part (60) being axially connected to the arc sliding part (122);
wherein, when the operating part (111) rotates more than half a turn, the driving portion (21) of the driver assembly (20) drives the driven portion (22) to drive the arc sliding part (122) to move back and forth along an inner arc trajectory of the single arc slot (121);
a host base (101), the base body (10) of the hinge being mounted to the host base (101);
a first screen (102) being electrically connected to the host base (101), the first screen (102) being connected to the operating portion (11) by the first movable mounting part (50); and
a second screen (103) being electrically connected to the host base (101), the second screen (103) being connected to the linkage portion (12) by the second movable mounting part (60);
wherein, the first screen (102) rotates according to the operating part (111), the driving portion (21) of the driver assembly (20) drives the driven portion (22) to drive the arc sliding part (122) to move along the inner arc trajectory of the single arc slot (121), thereby simultaneously driving the second screen (103) to rotate,
wherein when an angle between the first screen (102) and the host base (101) of the electronic device (100) is from 0 degrees to a first angle, the operating part (111) rotates in a clockwise direction (R1) around the first axis connection hole (1111) to drive the arc sliding part (122) to move right along the inner arc trajectory of the single arc slot (121), so that the first screen (102) rotates in the clockwise direction (R1) and the second screen (103) rotates in a counterclockwise direction (R2);
wherein when the angle between the first screen (102) and the host base (101) of the electronic device (100) is from the first angle to a second angle which is larger than the first angle, the operating part (111) continues to rotate in the clockwise direction (R1) around the first axis connection hole (1111) to drive the arc sliding part (122) to move left along the inner arc trajectory of the single arc slot (121), so that the first screen (102) and the second screen (103) rotate in the clockwise direction (R1).