Patent ID: 7243397

Claim:
A hinge assembly for adjusting a tilting angle of a display for a flat panel display appliance, comprising: a movable plate configured to be fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole; a stationary plate configured to be coupled to a stand for the display appliance and having a through-hole; a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates and having a head portion; a coupling member fixed to one end of the hinge shaft; a first washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the movable plate; a second washer disposed between the movable and stationary plates, wherein the second washer is also disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the stationary plate; a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member and fixed to the coupling member, wherein the first washer and the third washer have a pair of tabs fixedly engaged to the head portion and the coupling member, respectively; and an elastic washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the coupling member for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.