US 12,271,237 B2
Foldable electronic device
Chih-Han Chang, Taipei (TW); Tsung-Ju Chiang, Taipei (TW); Chi-Hung Lin, Taipei (TW); and Yen-Ting Liu, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to ASUSTek COMPUTER INC., Taipei (TW)
Filed by ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC., Taipei (TW)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/307,795.
Claims priority of application No. 111209575 (TW), filed on Sep. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077914 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable electronic device, comprising:
a first body, having an end and a first inclined surface, and the end comprising an accommodating area;
a second body, having a second inclined surface, a virtual shaft line existing between sides of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface that are closest to each other, and the second body rotating relative to the first body through the virtual shaft line; and
a hinge module, comprising:
a first bracket, adjacent to the first inclined surface, connected to the first body, and located in the accommodating area;
a second bracket, adjacent to the second inclined surface and connected to the second body; and
a third bracket, comprising a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, the first bracket being connected to the first end through a first torsion assembly, and the second bracket being connected to the second end through a second torsion assembly;
wherein when the second body is unfolded relative to the first body, the second bracket rotates relative to the third bracket along the virtual shaft line, and the third bracket rotates relative to the first bracket along the virtual shaft line.