Patent ID: 7123304

Claim:
A hinge for an LCD monitor of a video movie camera comprising: a vertical axle ( 10 ) secured on the camera; a barrel ( 20 ) rotatably mounted on the vertical axle ( 10 ), the barrel ( 20 ) having a tubular part ( 22 ) formed on a pivoting portion ( 21 ) and the vertical axle ( 10 ) rotatably extending through the tubular part ( 22 ), an installing portion ( 23 ) substantially perpendicular to the pivoting portion ( 21 ), a first opening ( 231 ) defined through the installing portion ( 23 ), and an ear ( 233 ) formed at a side of the installing portion ( 23 ) away from the pivoting portion ( 21 ); a horizontal axle ( 30 ) rotatably mounted on the installing portion ( 23 ), the horizontal axle ( 30 ) having a passage ( 31 ) longitudinally defined through the horizontal axle ( 30 ), a first end ( 32 ) rotatably extending through the first opening ( 231 ), a flange ( 34 ) formed at a middle portion of the horizontal axle ( 30 ), and a second end ( 33 ); a positioning disk ( 40 ) provided outside the horizontal axle ( 30 ) between the installing portion ( 23 ) and the flange ( 34 ), the positioning disk ( 40 ) having a hole ( 41 ) for the horizontal axle ( 30 ) extending through, and a stop ( 42 ) formed at an outer circumference of the positioning disk ( 40 ); two resilient dished washers ( 50 ) provided between the positioning disk ( 40 ) and the flange ( 34 ) to press the positioning disk ( 40 ) against the installing portion ( 23 ); and a seat ( 60 ), on which the LCD monitor is secured, mounted on the horizontal axle ( 30 ), the seat ( 60 ) having a second opening ( 61 ) for the second end ( 33 ) of the horizontal axle ( 30 ) extending through the seat ( 60 ).