Patent ID: 7188391

Claim:
A hinge assembly for adjusting a tilting angle of a display for a flat panel display appliance, comprising: a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole; a stationary plate 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; first and second stationary washers disposed at both sides of the through-hole of the movable plate; and third and fourth stationary washers disposed at both sides of the through-hole of the stationary plate, wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth stationary washers is an elastic washer for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction and wherein the first, second, third and fourth stationary washers have at least one fixing boss, and the movable and stationary plates are formed with fixing holes adjacent the through-hole thereof for receiving the fixing bosses of the stationary washers.