| CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); H04M 1/0237 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A hinge mechanism including at least one hinge module, the at least one hinge module comprising:
a central hinge shaft defining a single central hinge axis;
a first hinge section coupled to a first portion of the central hinge shaft; and
a second hinge section coupled to a second portion of the central hinge shaft, wherein the first hinge section and the second hinge section are rotatable relative to each other about the single central hinge axis, wherein the first hinge section and the second hinge section each include:
a bracket coupled to the central hinge shaft;
a first rod having a first end thereof coupled to the bracket and a second end thereof movably received in a first passage defined in a base member;
a second rod having a first end thereof coupled to the bracket and a second end thereof movably received in a second passage defined in a base member;
a first helical gear mounted on an end portion of the central hinge shaft, concentric with the central hinge shaft, such that the first helical gear rotates about the single central hinge axis together with the central hinge shaft; and
a second helical gear mounted on an end portion of the first rod, in meshed engagement with the first helical gear,
wherein the single central hinge axis is in a different plane than any of the first rod or the second rod of the first or second hinge sections.
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