Patent ID: 7337496

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, said movable plate having a through-hole; a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display appliance, said stationary plate having a through-hole; a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates, said hinge shaft having a head portion, wherein the movable plate has a bent boss upwards of its through-hole, and the stationary plate has a pivot guide having a certain pivot range above its through-hole, the bent boss of the movable plate moving along the pivot guide so as to pivot about the hinge shaft; 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; a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member; and a stationary washer fixedly engaged to any one of the movable and stationary plates, the stationary washer being an elastic washer for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.