Patent ID: 7480961
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A miniature hinge comprising: a hinge housing having a circular wall to form a hollow space, the circular wall having an end wall at one end and an opening at another end, a circular hole being formed at the end wall; a first cam having a shaft portion and a plurality of first cam portions formed at the front end of the shaft portion and an aperture passing through the first cam, each first cam portion being provided with facing cam surfaces, at least a valley-shaped portion formed between the facing cam surfaces; a second cam having second cam portions which are provided with circumferential curved surfaces, a fixing portion extending forward from the second cam portions, a perforation having a plurality of lateral walls and passing through the second cam and grooves formed in the lateral walls of the perforation, the grooves forming an end hole and having a bottom surface formed at the rear end of the groove; an elastic element received in the hinge housing; and a hinge shaft having an axle, a circular board formed at one end of the axle and a positioning seat extending from the other end of the axle, the positioning seat having a rear surface, wherein during assembling process, the hinge shaft sequentially passes through the hinge housing, the elastic element, the aperture of the first cam and the perforation of the second cam, further the positioning seat of the hinge shaft protruding out of the perforation, then, the hinge shaft is rotated in an angle and seated in the end hole and the rear surface of the positioning seat abuts against the bottom surfaces of the grooves.