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EP3268839A1 - Ensembles de charnière - Google Patents

Ensembles de charnière

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EP3268839A1
EP3268839A1 EP15898445.0A EP15898445A EP3268839A1 EP 3268839 A1 EP3268839 A1 EP 3268839A1 EP 15898445 A EP15898445 A EP 15898445A EP 3268839 A1 EP3268839 A1 EP 3268839A1
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Prior art keywords
shaft
electronic device
universal joint
curved
display
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Victor Su
George Chiang
Chin Ho WANG
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/64—Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/10—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/041—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the head

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  • a stand may be a separate component temporarily coupled to the device or permanently coup!ed thereto.
  • a stand may include a portion coupled to the device to support the weight of the device and a portion disposed on a surface.
  • FIG, 1 is a front view of an example electronic device.
  • FIG. 2 is a rear view of the electronic device of FIG. 1.
  • FSG- 3 is a bottom elevation view of the eiectronic device of FIG. 2 taken along line 3-3,
  • P'G. 4 is an enlarged view of an example hinge assembly of FIG, 3.
  • FIG. 5a is a diagrammatic illustration of some components of an example hinge assembly.
  • PSG- 5b is an exploded view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 4
  • Couple or “couples” is intended to include suitable indirect and/or direct connections.
  • a first component is described as being coupled to a second component that coupling may, for example, be; (1 ) through a direct electrical, mechanical, or thermal connection, (2) through an indirect electrical, mechanical, or thermal connection via other devices and connections, (3 ⁇ through an optical electrical connection, (4) through a wireless electrical connection, and/or (5) another suitable coupling.
  • the term “approximately” as used herein to modify a value is intended to be determined based on the understanding of one of ordinary skill in the art, and can, for example, mean plus or minus 10% of that value.
  • An “electronic device” may be any device operating under electrical power, such as, a display device, such as a monitor or television, a computing device, etc,
  • a stand supports the weight of device to stand upright relative to a surface on which the device is disposed. Some devices may rotate about an axis or tilt in addition to standing upright.
  • a hinge assembly may couple the device and the stand to aliow the device to rotate or tilt reiative to the stand by providing a force to counter the rotational torque of the device reiative to the stand.
  • hinge assemblies used to support the weight of the device may also increase in size to counter the rotational torque of the device.
  • a larger hinge assembly may not be suitable for ail device configurations, such as those with a curved external surface in which the width of the device may vary along a dimension of the device.
  • a hinge assembly is coupled to a device.
  • the hinge assembly includes a universal joint disposed inside a curved member of the device to allow a first shaft to be coupled to the device at an angle.
  • the universal joint may couple the first shaft at an oblique angle relative to a second shaft coupled to a stand.
  • the first shaft may be disposed inside the curved member in such a manner as to not interfere with the operation of the curved member.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of an example electronic device 100.
  • FIG. 2 is a rear view of the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1. in the example of F!Gs. 1-2, electronic device 100 may include a first stand 110 coupled to a first hinge assembly 210, a second stand 120 coupled to a second hinge assembly 220, and a display 150 in a housing 160.
  • first stand 110 coupled to a first hinge assembly 210
  • second stand 120 coupled to a second hinge assembly 220
  • display 150 in a housing 160.
  • the exemplary examples are not limited thereto and electronic device 100 may include any number of hinge assemblies and stands to allow the housing 160 to be coupled to a stand(s).
  • first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembly 220 may be coupled to housing 160 to allow housing 160 to rotate relative to first stand 110 and second stand 120, respectively, in an example, first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembly 220 may be partially disposed inside housing 160. In other examples, first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembly 220 may be coupled to an external surface of housing 160. In some examples, housing 160 may rotate about an axis 230 of first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembly 220. in such an example, housing 160 may rotate about axis 230 such that display 150 is tilted relative to first stand 110 and second stand 120.
  • housing 160 may have one or more substantially curved external surface.
  • housing 160 may have a rear external surface 162 with a substantially convex shape, as depicted in FIG. 2.
  • a front external surface 164 of housing 160 opposite rear external surface 162 may be a substantially concave external surface of housing 160 or may be a planar external surface.
  • display 150 may be substantially planar surface or a substantially concave surface.
  • rear external surface 162 may be a concave shaped surface and front external surface 164 may be a substantially convex shaped surface on which display 150 may be disposed.
  • first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembly 220 may be configured to apply a force opposite to a rotational torque of housing 160 about axis 230 to hold housing 180 at a fixed position reiative to first stand 110 and second stand 120.
  • housing 180 may be rotated about axis 230 between zero (0) degrees and ninety (90) degrees relative to first stand 110 and second stand 120.
  • FiG. 3 is a bottom elevation view of the electronic device 100 of FiG, 2 taken along line 3-3 of FIG, 2.
  • first hinge assembly 210 and second hinge assembiy 220 may be coupled to housing 180 via a support structure 165 disposed in housing 180.
  • support staicture 165 may be any component in electronic device 100 to which a hinge assembiy may be coupied.
  • exemplary examples are not limited thereto and support structure 185 may be more than one structure to which a hinge assembiy may be coupled,
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of first hinge assembly 210 of FiG. 3.
  • FiG, 5a is a diagrammatic ii!ustration of some components of first hinge assembiy 210 of F!G. 4.
  • FiG. 5b is an exploded view of first hinge assembiy 210 of FIG. 4, Referring to FIGs. 4-5b, first hinge assembly 210 may inciude a universai joint 214, a second shaft 216, and a spring 218. In some examples, first hinge assembiy 210 may also inciude a first shaft 212, a washer 219, a first nut 202, a second nut 204, and a locking nut 206. In some examples, second hinge assembiy 220 may be substantiaiiy similar to first hinge assembly 210.
  • first shaft 212 may be partially disposed in housing 160 and partially disposed outside of housing 160 to couple first hinge assembiy 210 to first stand 110.
  • a portion 212a of first shaft 212 may be disposed outside housing 160 and a portion 212b of first shaft 212 may be disposed inside housing 160.
  • First shaft 212 may he coupied to universai Joint 214 via any mechanism, such as soldering, glue, a joint such as a screw, etc.
  • portion 212b of first shaft 212 may be coupied to universal joint via a screw (not shown in FIGs. 5a-5b).
  • portion 212a of first shaft 212 may be substantiaiiy larger than portion 212b of first shaft 212. in such an example, first shaft 212 may be disposed substantiaiiy outside housing 160. In an examples, some of portion 212a of first shaft 212 may be coupled to stand 110 by any mechanism, such as soldering, glue, a joint such as a screw, etc,
  • universal joint 214 may be any joint to couple first shaft 212 to second shaft 216 at a variable angle.
  • universai joint 214 may be any type of joint which can join two objects at an angle relative to each other.
  • universal joint 214 may couple first shaft 212 to second shaft 216 at a first obiique angie reiative to each other.
  • axis 230 extends through first shaft 212 and second shaft 216 at different angles.
  • axis 230 may extend at a second obiique angle relative to a longitudinal dimension of first shaft 212 while extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal dimension of second shaft 216.
  • a longitudinal dimension of an element refers to a dimension parallel to the x-axis as depicted in FIGs. 3-5b.
  • axis 230 may extend at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal dimension of second shaft 216 while extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal dimension of first shaft 212.
  • axis 230 may extend through universal Joint 214 at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal dimension of universal joint 214.
  • axis 230 may extend through universal joint 214 at substantially parallel to a longitudinal dimension of universal joint 214.
  • universal joint 214 may be coupled to first shaft 212 and second shaft 216 by any mechanism.
  • universal joint 214 depict universal joint 214 as disposed inside housing 160, the examples are not limited thereto.
  • universal joint 214 may be disposed outside housing 160, for example in stand 110.
  • universal joint 214 may be coupled to an external surface of housing 160, such as, rear external surface 162.
  • second shaft 216 may be any shaft to receive spring 218 and be coupled to universal joint 214.
  • second shaft 216 may include a first portion 216a to receive spring 218, a second portion 216b to receive washer 219, first nut 202, second nut 204, and locking nut 206, and a third portion 216c to couple second shaft 216 to support structure 165 of housing 160.
  • third portion 216c to couple second shaft 216 to support structure 165
  • first hinge assembly 210 may be coupled to support structure 165 via any part thereof, in the example of FIGs. 4-5b, second portion 216b of second shaft 216 may be a threated shaft.
  • spring 218 may be any type of friction providing member to apply a force opposite to a rotational torque of housing 160 about axis 230 to hold housing 160 at a fixed position relative to first stand 110 and second stand 120.
  • housing 160 may be rotated about axis 230 between zero (0) degrees and ninety (90) degrees relative to first stand 110 and second stand 120.
  • spring 218 may be a coiled torsion spring.
  • third portion 216c of second shaft 216 may include an additional hole to couple to a first end of spring 218 and washer 219 may include an additional hole to couple to a second end of spring 218.
  • spring 218 may be held in a fixed space by the combination of the additional holes in third portion 216c and washer 219.
  • first nut 202, second nut 204, and locking nut 206 may threadably engage second portion 216b of second shaft 216 to secure washer 219 against spring 218.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne des exemples d'ensemble de charnière. Un exemple comprend: un premier arbre disposé à l'intérieur d'un élément courbe; un joint universel couplé au premier arbre à un certain angle et disposé à l'intérieur de l'élément courbe; et un élément ressort pour supporter un poids tandis que l'élément courbe est mis en rotation autour d'un axe s'étendant à travers le premier arbre et le joint universel.
EP15898445.0A 2015-07-14 2015-07-14 Ensembles de charnière Withdrawn EP3268839A1 (fr)

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