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Patent US5494447 - Hinge assembly for electronic devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA hinge assembly for interconnecting and stably supporting the parts of an electronic device while enhancing the three-dimensional adjustability of the position of the device's parts. The hinge assembly provides for lineal adjustment of each device part using a shaft secured to the part, a sleeve slidably...http://www.google.com/patents/US5494447?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5494447 - Hinge assembly for electronic devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5494447 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/408,121Publication dateFeb 27, 1996Filing dateMar 21, 1995Priority dateMar 26, 1993Fee statusLapsedAlso published asWO1994023476A1Publication number08408121, 408121, US 5494447 A, US 5494447A, US-A-5494447, US5494447 A, US5494447AInventorsKhalil S. ZaidanOriginal AssigneeZaidan; Khalil S.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (244), Classifications (27), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHinge assembly for electronic devices
US 5494447 AAbstract
A hinge assembly for interconnecting and stably supporting the parts of an electronic device while enhancing the three-dimensional adjustability of the position of the device's parts. The hinge assembly provides for lineal adjustment of each device part using a shaft secured to the part, a sleeve slidably attached to the shaft and a clamp controlling the resistance of the sleeve. The hinge assembly further provides joints for rotational adjustment of each device part about an axis parallel to the part's horizontal axis and about a rotational axis parallel to the part's latitudinal axis. Each axis is formed using a first element having a substantially cylindrical aperture and a second element having a substantially cylindrical end such that the cylindrical end is rotatably mounted in the cylindrical aperture. An electrical connector is included in each joint to pass electrical signals regardless of rotational position.
1. An interconnection assembly for a portable electronic computer, the computer having a first part and a second part, comprising:a first linear track adapted to be connected to the first part of the computer; a first carriage movably mounted on said first linear track so as to move lineally along said first linear track; a first rotational joint member having a first axis of rotation independent of lineal movement by said first carriage along said first linear track and being adapted to be connected to said first carriage; a second rotational joint member having a second axis of rotation and being rotatably connected to said first rotational joint member so that said first axis of rotation and said second axis of rotation are collinear and said first and second joint members rotate relative to one another about their axes of rotation; a third rotational joint member having a third axis of rotation and being connected to said second rotational joint member so that said third axis of rotation intersects a line which is substantially perpendicular to said second axis of rotation and to said third axis of rotation; and a fourth rotational joint member adapted to be connected to the second part of the computer, said fourth rotational joint member having a fourth axis of rotation and being rotatably connected to said third rotational joint member so that said fourth axis of rotation and said third axis of rotation are collinear, and said fourth and third joint members rotate relative to one another about their axes of rotation, and that the second part of the computer and the first part of the computer can be rotated with respect to one another about two distinct axes. 2. The interconnection assembly of claim 1, further comprising:a fifth rotational joint member having a fifth axis of rotation and being connected to said second rotational joint member so that said fifth axis of rotation intersects said second axis of rotation; and a sixth rotational joint member connected to said third rotational joint member, having a sixth axis of rotation and being rotatably connected to said fifth rotational joint member so that said sixth axis of rotation and said fifth axis of rotation are collinear and said sixth and fifth joint members rotate relative to one another about their axes of rotation, and that the second part of the computer and the first part of the computer can be rotated with respect to one another about a third distinct axis. 3. The interconnection assembly of claim 1, further comprising:a second linear track adapted to be connected to a second part of the computer; and a second carriage movably mounted on said second linear track so as to move lineally along said second linear track, said second carriage being connected to said fourth rotational joint member, so that the second part of the computer can be moved lineally with respect to the first part of the computer on said first linear track and the first part of the computer can be moved lineally with respect to the second part of the computer on said second linear track. 4. The interconnection assembly of claim 1, wherein said interconnection assembly includes a self-releasing connector for releasably connecting the interconnection assembly to one of the first or second parts of the computer.
This invention relates to hinges for electronic devices, particularly hinge assemblies for electronic devices having two or more device parts that interconnect and stably support the device parts while providing enhanced adjustability in the three-dimensional positioning of each device part relative to the other device parts, so as to enhance comfort, efficiency and effectiveness in using the electronic device.
The present invention fulfills the need for an improved hinge mechanism for electronic devices, overcomes the shortcomings of prior art hinge mechanisms and provides certain advantages not heretofore available in such mechanisms, by providing a hinge assembly that interconnects and stably supports one device part relative to another while enhancing the three-dimensional adjustability of the position of each device part relative to one or more other device parts.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a hinge assembly according to the present invention, attached to a two-part electronic device.
A preferred embodiment of the hinge assembly 8 in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 attached to a two-part electronic device 10. The device 10, a portable computer in this exemplary case, includes a display part 12 and a base part 14. The display part 12 has an outside surface 16, an inside surface 18, a right side 20, a left side 22, a front side 24 and a back side 26. The display part 12 has a longitudinal axis 27, a latitudinal axis 28, and an elevational axis 29, the axes 27, 28 and 29 being mutually perpendicular. The base part 14 has an outside surface 30, an inside surface 32, a right side 34, a left side 36, a front side 38 and a back side 40. The base part 14 has a longitudinal axis 41, a latitudinal axis 42 and an elevational axis 43, the axes 41, 42 and 43 being mutually perpendicular.
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