CN206958082U - Hub and electronic device using it - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge device and an electronic device using the same are provided, wherein the hinge device comprises a bearing plate, a first shaft piece, a second shaft piece, a synchronous mechanism, a first torsion piece and a second torsion piece. The first shaft piece and the second shaft piece are pivoted on the bearing plate. The synchronous mechanism is arranged between the first shaft element and the second shaft element, so that the first shaft element and the second shaft element rotate in the opposite rotation directions in a synchronous manner. The first torsion member is provided with a sleeve portion and a limiting portion, the sleeve portion is sleeved on the first shaft member in an interference fit mode, the limiting portion is fixedly connected to the sleeve portion, and the limiting portion is pivoted with the second shaft member. The second torsion piece comprises a plurality of elastic gaskets and a plurality of friction gaskets, and the elastic gaskets and the friction gaskets are respectively sleeved on the second shaft piece. The two plates of the electronic device are respectively and fixedly connected with the first shaft part and the second shaft part, and can rotate relatively through the pivot device to be in an opening and closing state. Because the first torsion element adopts the sleeve-type torsion element, the first torsion element occupies less space on the periphery of the first shaft element, and is suitable for the application with limited space on the periphery of the first shaft element.

Description

Hub and electronic device using it

technical field

The utility model relates to a hinge device and an electronic device using the same, in particular to a hinge device with a torsion member and an electronic device using the same.

Background technique

A conventional foldable electronic device, such as a notebook computer, includes two boards and a hinge connected between the two boards. The hinge device includes two shaft parts, and the two shaft parts are fixedly connected to the two plate parts respectively. The two shafts of the hinge can rotate relatively, and then make the two plates rotate relative to each other to form an open state, for example, make the two plates rotate relatively and clamp 0 degrees to form a closed state, or make the two plates rotate relatively to clamp 180 degrees to form a closed state. expanded state. The two shaft parts of the hinge are respectively sleeved with two torsion parts. Each torsion member includes a plurality of friction washers, a plurality of elastic washers and nuts, which can provide proper friction force to maintain the rotation angle of the shaft member, thereby maintaining the opening and closing position of the plate member. However, the existing torsion element mainly composed of friction pads and elastic pads occupies more space around the shaft, and is not suitable for applications where the space around the shaft is limited.

Utility model content

In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a hub and an electronic device using it. One of the torsion parts adopts a sleeve-type torsion part, so as to occupy less space around the shaft part, which is suitable for the outer space of the shaft part. limited applications.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a hinge includes a bearing plate, a first shaft, a second shaft, a synchronous mechanism, a first torsion member, and a second torsion member. The first shaft and the second shaft are pivoted on the bearing plate. The synchronous mechanism is arranged between the first shaft and the second shaft to make the first shaft and the second shaft move in opposite directions. The first torsion member has a sleeve portion and a limiting portion, the sleeve portion is sheathed on the first shaft in an interference fit manner, the limiting portion is fixedly connected to the sleeve portion, and the limiting portion is pivotally connected to the second shaft. The second torsion member includes a plurality of elastic washers and a plurality of friction washers, and the elastic washers and the friction washers are respectively sleeved on the second shaft member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the synchronous mechanism includes a first axial gear, a second axial gear and a relay gear set. The first axial gear is clamped to the first shaft, the second axial gear is clamped to the second shaft, and the relay gear set is meshed between the first axial gear and the second axial gear.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting plate includes a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate. The synchronous mechanism is sandwiched between the first bearing plate and the second bearing plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hinge further includes a cover piece and a locking piece. The first torsion member and the second torsion member are arranged between the bearing plate and the cover member, and the first shaft member and the second shaft member are pivotally arranged on the cover member. In addition, the first torsion member also has a fixing part, and the fixing part is arranged between the sleeve part and the limiting part. The locking piece passes through the cover piece and is locked to the fixing portion of the first torsion piece.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the hinge further includes an appearance shell. The appearance shell has a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the axial direction, and the appearance shell is inserted into the bearing plate, the first shaft, the second shaft, the synchronous mechanism, the first torsion member, and the second shaft through the first opening. Torsion parts, cover parts and locking parts.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes the hinge and two boards. The two plate parts are fixedly connected to the first shaft part and the second shaft part of the hinge respectively.

The detailed features and advantages of the present utility model are described in detail below in the implementation manner, and its content is enough to make any person skilled in the art understand the technical content of the present utility model and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the claims and the appended FIG. 1 , anyone skilled in the art can easily understand the purpose and advantages related to the utility model.

Description of drawings

The following drawings only schematically illustrate and explain the utility model, and do not limit the scope of the utility model.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the hinge device in an open and closed state at 0 degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view of the hinge device shown in FIG. 2 after removing the appearance shell.

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view of the hub shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a hinge device in a 90-degree open and close state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the hinge device in a 180-degree opening and closing state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Label description

1 hub

10 bearing plate

101 first bearing plate

102 second bearing plate

11 The first shaft

111 The first link

12 Second shaft

121 Second link

13 Synchronous mechanism

131 First axial gear

132 Second axial gear

133 Relay gear set

1331 relay gear

14 The first torsion member

141 sleeve part

142 limit part

143 fixed part

15 Second torque member

151 elastic gasket

152 friction gasket

16 Appearance shell

161 first opening

162 second opening

17 Cover parts

18 Locking piece

2, 3 boards.

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device of this embodiment includes a hub 1 and boards 2 and 3 . The hinge 1 is connected between the plates 2 and 3, so that the plates 2 and 3 can be relatively rotated to be in an open state, for example, the plates 2 and 3 can be rotated relative to each other and clamped at 0 degrees to be in a closed state, or the two plates can be closed. When the relative rotation is greater than 0 degrees, the clamp is in an unfolded state. The electronic device is, for example, a foldable electronic device such as a notebook computer. The panel 2 is provided with a screen, and the panel 3 is provided with components such as a motherboard, a keyboard, and a central processing unit, but is not limited thereto.

Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 at the same time. Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the hinge device 1 in an open and closed state at 0 degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a disassembled appearance of the hinge device 1 shown in Fig. 2 The three-dimensional schematic diagram behind the shell member 16, FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the hub 1 shown in FIG. 2 . The hinge 1 of this embodiment includes a bearing plate 10 , a first shaft 11 , a second shaft 12 , a synchronous mechanism 13 , a first torsion member 14 , a second torsion member 15 and an appearance shell 16 . The first shaft 11 and the second shaft 12 are pivotally disposed on the support plate 10 . The synchronous mechanism 13 is disposed between the first shaft 11 and the second shaft 12 to make the first shaft 11 and the second shaft 12 move in opposite directions. The first torsion member 14 has a sleeve portion 141 and a limiting portion 142, the sleeve portion 141 is sleeved on the first shaft member 11 in an interference fit manner, the limiting portion 142 is fixedly connected to the sleeve portion 141, and the limiting portion 142 is pivotally connected to the second shaft 12, so the first torsion member 14 can provide an appropriate frictional force to maintain the rotation angle of the first shaft 11, thereby maintaining the plate (such as a plate) fixed to the first shaft 11 2) The opening and closing position. The second torsion member 15 includes a plurality of elastic washers 151 and a plurality of friction washers 152, the elastic washers 151 and the friction washers 152 are respectively sleeved on the second shaft member 12, so the second torsion member 15 can provide suitable The frictional force is used to maintain the rotation angle of the second shaft 12 , thereby maintaining the opening and closing position of the plate (such as the plate 3 ) fixed to the second shaft 12 .

In addition to the above, the synchronous mechanism 13 of this embodiment includes a first axial gear 131 , a second axial gear 132 and a relay gear set 133 . The first axial gear 131 is engaged with the first shaft 11 , the second axial gear 132 is engaged with the second shaft 12 , and the relay gear set 133 meshes with the first axial gear 131 and the second axial gear 132 between. Furthermore, the relay gear set 133 of this embodiment includes two relay gears 1331 meshing with each other, and each relay gear 1331 meshes with the corresponding first axial gear 131 and the second axial gear 132 respectively, so as to achieve The purpose of enabling the first shaft 11 and the second shaft 12 to move in opposite directions. In addition, the carrier plate 10 of this embodiment includes a first carrier plate 101 and a second carrier plate 102, and the synchronous mechanism 13 is sandwiched between the first carrier plate 101 and the second carrier plate 102. Furthermore, the first axial direction The gear 131 , the second axial gear 132 and the relay gear set 133 are all sandwiched between the first bearing plate 101 and the second bearing plate 102 . In addition, the first shaft member 11 of this embodiment has a first connecting portion 111, and the first shaft member 11 is fixedly connected to the board body 2 of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 through the first connecting portion 111; The shaft member 12 has a second connecting portion 121 , and the second shaft member 12 is fixedly connected to the board body 3 of the electronic device as shown in FIG. 1 through the second connecting portion 121 .

Moreover, the hinge device of this embodiment further includes a cover member 17 and a locking member 18 . In addition, the first torsion member 14 also has a fixing portion 143 disposed between the sleeve portion 141 and the limiting portion 142 . The first torsion member 14 and the second torsion member 15 are arranged between the second support plate 102 and the cover member 17 in the support plate 10 , and the first shaft member 11 and the second shaft member 12 are pivotally arranged on the cover member 17 , and the locking member 18 passes through the cover member 17 and locks to the fixing portion 143 of the first torsion member 14 . The appearance shell 16 has a first opening 161 and a second opening 162 corresponding to the axial direction, and the appearance shell 16 is inserted into the bearing plate 10, the first shaft 11, the second shaft 12, and the synchronous mechanism through the first opening 161 13. The first torsion member 14, the second torsion member 15, the cover member 17 and the locking member 18, that is, the first shaft member 11 and the second shaft member 12 are located in the appearance shell member 16, and can be accessed through the first opening 161 Extending to the exterior shell 16 , the cover 17 closes the second opening 162 .

Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 at the same time. Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are three-dimensional schematic views of the hinge device 1 in an embodiment of the present invention at 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees of opening and closing states. But not limited thereto, for example, the hinge 1 can be further expanded to a 360-degree opening and closing state, that is, the first shaft 11 and the second shaft 12 of the hinge 1 can rotate 0 to 360 degrees relative to each other, thereby making the board of the electronic device Parts 2 and 3 rotate relative to each other from 0 to 360 degrees. The first torsion member 14 can provide an appropriate friction force to maintain the rotation angle of the first shaft member 11, thereby maintaining the opening and closing position of the plate (such as the plate 2) fixed to the first shaft member 11, and the first torsion force The member 14 adopts a sleeve-type torsion member and occupies less space around the first shaft member 11 , which is suitable for applications where the outer space of the first shaft member 11 is limited. The second torsion member 15 can provide an appropriate frictional force to maintain the rotation angle of the second shaft member 12, thereby maintaining the opening and closing position of the plate (such as the plate 3) affixed to the second shaft member 12, and the second torsion force Part 15 adopts an existing torsion member mainly composed of friction pads and elastic pads, but is not limited thereto.

Although the technical content of the present utility model has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present utility model, and any changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the utility model shall be covered. Within the category of the present utility model, therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model should be defined by the claims.

Claims (6)

1. A hub, characterized in that it comprises: bearing plate; the first shaft and the second shaft are pivotally arranged on the bearing plate; a synchronous mechanism, arranged between the first shaft and the second shaft, so that the first shaft and the second shaft move in opposite directions; The first torsion member has a sleeve portion and a limiting portion, the sleeve portion is sheathed on the first shaft in an interference fit manner, the limiting portion is fixedly connected to the sleeve portion, and the the limiting portion is pivotally connected to the second shaft; and The second torsion member includes a plurality of elastic washers and a plurality of friction washers, and the plurality of elastic washers and the plurality of friction washers are respectively sleeved on the second shaft member. 2. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous mechanism comprises a first axial gear, a second axial gear and a relay gear set, and the first axial gear is engaged with the second axial gear A shaft, the second axial gear is engaged with the second shaft, and the relay gear set is engaged between the first axial gear and the second axial gear. 3. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting plate comprises a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate, and the co-moving mechanism is sandwiched between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate between. 4. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the hinge device further comprises: The cover member, wherein the first torsion member and the second torsion member are arranged between the bearing plate and the cover member, and the first shaft member and the second shaft member are pivotally arranged on said cover member; and The locking part passes through the cover part and locks to the fixing part of the first torsion part, and the fixing part is arranged between the sleeve part and the limiting part. 5. The hinge device according to claim 4, wherein the hinge device further comprises: The appearance shell has a first opening and a second opening corresponding to the axial direction, and the appearance shell is inserted into the bearing plate, the first shaft, the second shaft, The synchronous mechanism, the first torsion piece, the second torsion piece, the cover piece and the locking piece. 6. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises: A hub as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5; and The two plate parts are fixedly connected to the first shaft part and the second shaft part respectively.