Patent ID: 7178201

Claim:
A hinge structure for a display device, comprising: a fixed plate configured to be attached to a support structure for the display device, wherein the fixed plate includes at least two housing fixing holes; a pivotal plate configured to be attached to a display device; a rotation shaft, wherein a first end of the rotation shaft is coupled to the fixed plate and a second end of the rotation shaft is coupled to the pivotal plate, and wherein the rotation shaft allows relative rotational movement between the fixed plate and the pivotal plate; a braking housing having a stopper guide, wherein at least two housing fixing holes are formed in braking housing such that they are aligned with the housing fixing holes in the fixed plate; a stopper mounted on the first end of the rotation shaft, wherein the stopper comprises a stopper projection that interacts with the stopper guide to limit rotation of the pivotal plate relative to the fixed plate; a plurality of housing fasteners, wherein the plurality of housing fasteners are inserted into the housing fixing holes on the fixed plate and the braking housing to attach the braking housing to the fixed plate; and a cylindrical braking member mounted between an exterior surface of the rotation shaft and an interior surface of the braking housing and that is configured to provide a frictional force that tends to prevent the pivotal plate from rotating with respect to the fixed plate.