CN214171110U

CN214171110U - Hinge assembly

Info

Publication number: CN214171110U
Application number: CN202120106721.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林君翰; 张哲维
Original assignee: Shenzhen Fushida Communication Co ltd; First Dome Corp
Current assignee: Shenzhen Fushida Communication Co ltd; First Dome Corp
Priority date: 2021-01-15
Filing date: 2021-01-15
Publication date: 2021-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-15

Abstract

A hinge includes a base, a sliding piece, a plurality of sliding rods, and a plurality of torsion pieces. The base has a setting groove, and two recessed rails respectively formed in the setting grooves, each recessed rail has a main rail section and a secondary rail section extending around the rotation axis. The slider is provided in the setting slot, and the slider has two slider bars slidably arranged on the main rail sections of the two recessed rails, and a secondary rail adjacent to the two recessed rails A setting rod extending in the front-rear direction. The sliding rods are arranged in the setting grooves, and both ends of each sliding rod are slidably arranged on the secondary rail sections of the two recessed rails. The torsion members are respectively tightly fitted and rotatably disposed between the adjacent setting rods and the sliding rods and between the two adjacent sliding rods, so as to connect the setting of the sliding members in series The rod and the sliding rod can achieve the purpose of providing variable positioning torque under the premise of simple structure.

Description

Hinge assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a hinge especially relates to a hinge with location torsion.

Background

In recent years, hinges are widely used in various electronic products, and in order to improve the hand feeling in use, the hinges applied to different electronic products usually have different positioning torque requirements. For example, designers of electronic products may expect that a hinge connected between two bodies of the electronic product can provide variable positioning torques at different pivot angles, however, the hinge capable of meeting such requirements is generally complex in structure and large in volume, and is difficult to be applied to electronic products with thin and light dimensions. Therefore, how to provide a variable positioning torque at different pivot angles with a simple structure of the hinge has become a subject of great research.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hinge that improves at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

The hinge of the present invention comprises a base, a sliding member, a plurality of sliding rods, and a plurality of torsion members. The base has a setting groove, and two concave rails formed on two inner side surfaces of the setting groove in the front-rear direction, respectively, each concave rail having a main rail section extending around a rotation axis, and a sub-rail section, the rotation axis extending along the front-rear direction. The sliding part is arranged in the arrangement groove, the sliding part is provided with two sliding block strips which are slidably arranged on the main rail sections of the two concave rails correspondingly, and an arrangement rod which is adjacent to the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails, and the sliding part can slide between an unfolding position and a folding position around the rotating shaft relative to the base through the matching of the two sliding block strips and the main rail sections of the two concave rails. The sliding rods extend along the front-back direction and are arranged in the arrangement grooves at intervals, and two ends of each sliding rod are slidably arranged on the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails. The torsion pieces are respectively tightly matched and can be arranged between the adjacent setting rod and the adjacent sliding rod and between the adjacent two sliding rods in a relatively rotating manner so as to be connected with the setting rod and the sliding rod of the sliding piece in series.

In some embodiments, the hinge further includes a sliding frame disposed in the installation slot, one of the sliding rods that is farthest away from the sliding member is formed on the sliding frame, the sliding frame further includes a tail end sliding rod that is farther away from the sliding member than the one of the sliding rods and extends along the front-back direction, and a connecting portion connected between the one of the sliding rods and the tail end sliding rod, and two ends of the tail end sliding rod are slidably disposed on the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails.

In some implementations, the secondary rail segment of each groove rail is in communication with the primary rail segment.

In some embodiments, when the slider is in the extended position, the sliding rods are disposed on the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails, and when the slider is in the retracted position, at least one of the sliding rods slides to the primary rail sections of the two concave rails.

In some implementations, the setting bar extends in the front-to-rear direction.

In some embodiments, two of the torsion members spaced apart in the front-rear direction are disposed between the adjacent setting lever and the slide lever and between the adjacent two of the slide levers, respectively, and the four torsion members disposed on the same slide lever overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

In some embodiments, each torsion member has a plurality of torsion pieces that are superimposed in the front-rear direction.

In some embodiments, each torsion piece has a middle section located between the adjacent setting rod and the sliding rod or between the adjacent two sliding rods, and two elastic sections extending from the middle section in opposite directions, the middle section is formed with two protrusions corresponding to the two elastic sections, and each elastic section has two elastic arms clamping the corresponding setting rod or the corresponding sliding rod together in tight fit with the corresponding protrusions.

The hinge provides positioning torsion for preventing the sliding part from sliding relative to the base through the matching of the concave rail of the base, the sliding rod and the torsion part, and in the process of sliding the sliding part relative to the base, the positioning torsion can be changed according to the sum of relative rotation amount between the torsion part and the setting rod and between the torsion part and the sliding rod when the sliding part slides, so that the aim of providing variable positioning torsion is fulfilled on the premise of simple structure.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the hinge of the present invention with the slider of the embodiment shown in an extended position;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a further exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 3 from another perspective;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the embodiment with the slider of the embodiment in the deployed position and one of the rail receptacles of the base of the embodiment shown in phantom;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view similar to FIG. 5 showing the slider of the illustrated embodiment in a position between the deployed and stowed positions; and

fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view similar to fig. 5 with the slider of the illustrated embodiment in the stowed position.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the hinge 100 of the present invention includes a base 1, a sliding member 2, a plurality of sliding rods 3, and a plurality of torsion members 4.

The base 1 has a setting groove 11, and two groove rails 12 formed on both inner side surfaces of the setting groove 11 in the front-rear direction D1, respectively. In this embodiment, the base 1 includes a disc-shaped base body 13 and two rail seat bodies 14 disposed in the base body 13 and arranged at intervals along the front-back direction D1, the base body 13 and the two rail seat bodies 14 together define the setting groove 11, and each rail seat body 14 is formed with one concave rail 12. In addition, the base body 13 is formed with two positioning holes 131 respectively corresponding to the two rail seat bodies 14, for example, and each rail seat body 14 is formed with a positioning column 141 passing through the corresponding positioning hole 131. Each of the groove rails 12 has a main rail section 121 extending around a rotation axis a parallel to the front-rear direction D1, and a sub rail section 122 communicating with an end of the main rail section 121 and arranged in a left-right direction D2 with the main rail section 121. It should be noted that, in a modified embodiment, the secondary rail segment 122 may not be connected to the main rail segment 121, and is not limited to this embodiment. In addition, in the present embodiment, the rotation axis a is located above the hinge 100, but in other embodiments, the rotation axis a may not be located above the hinge 100 but may pass through the hinge 100, and the invention is not limited thereto.

The sliding member 2 is disposed in the setting groove 11, the sliding member 2 has two sliding block bars 21 slidably disposed on the main rail sections 121 of the two concave rails 12, and a setting rod 22 adjacent to the secondary rail sections 122 of the two concave rails 12 and extending along the front-back direction D1, and the sliding member 2 can slide between an extended position and a retracted position (see fig. 7) around the rotation axis a relative to the base 1 by the cooperation of the two sliding block bars 21 and the main rail sections 121 of the two concave rails 12. In the present embodiment, the end of the setting rod 22 is a free end and is slidably disposed on the main rail segment 121 of one of the groove rails 12, but not limited thereto. In addition, in the present embodiment, the sliding component 2 further has two protrusions 23 respectively corresponding to the two sliding block strips 21, and each protrusion 23 and the corresponding sliding block strip 21 jointly limit and define one of the two protruding walls 15 of the corresponding concave rail 12, which is located above, so as to enhance the stability of the sliding component 2 during sliding, but not limited thereto. In addition, for example, the base 1 and the sliding part 2 may be respectively provided for two bodies (not shown) to pivot relative to each other through the hinge 100, and in another variation, the hinge 100 may further include another sliding part 2 disposed in another disposing slot 11 formed in the base 1, and the two sliding parts 2 may be respectively provided for two bodies to pivot relative to each other through the hinge 100.

The sliding rods 3 extend along the front-back direction D1 and are disposed in the disposing groove 11 at intervals, and both ends of each sliding rod 3 are slidably disposed on the secondary rail sections 122 of the two concave rails 12. In this embodiment, the hinge 100 further includes a sliding frame 5 disposed in the setting groove 11, one of the sliding bars 3, which is the farthest away from the sliding member 2, is formed on the sliding frame 5, the sliding frame 5 further has a tail end sliding bar 51 which is farther away from the sliding member 2 than the one sliding bar 3 and extends along the front-back direction D1, and a connecting portion 52 connected between the one sliding bar 3 and the tail end sliding bar 51, two ends of the tail end sliding bar 51 are slidably disposed on the sub-rail sections 122 of the two concave rails 12, but the hinge 100 may not include the sliding frame 5, and the one sliding bar 3 may be an independent element, which is not limited in this embodiment.

The torsion pieces 4 are respectively tightly fitted and relatively rotatably disposed between the adjacent setting rod 22 and the adjacent sliding rod 3 and between the adjacent two sliding rods 3, so as to connect the setting rod 22 of the sliding piece 2 and the sliding rod 3 in series. In the present embodiment, two torsion members 4 spaced apart in the front-back direction D1 are respectively disposed between the adjacent setting rod 22 and the sliding rod 3 and between the adjacent two sliding rods 3, and the four torsion members 4 disposed on the same sliding rod 3 are overlapped with each other along the front-back direction D1, so that the structure formed by the setting rod 22, the sliding rod 3 and the torsion members 4 is more stable, but in other embodiments, the number and arrangement of the torsion members 4 may be adjusted as required, which should not be limited by the present embodiment.

In the embodiment, each torsion member 4 has a plurality of torsion pieces 41 overlapped in the front-back direction D1, the torsion pieces 41 may be metal pieces manufactured by a precision stamping process, but the torsion pieces 41 may also be pieces manufactured by other methods, and further, the torsion member 4 may not be formed by the torsion pieces 41, which is not limited herein.

Each torsion piece 41 has a middle section 411 between the adjacent setting rod 22 and the adjacent slide rod 3 or between two adjacent slide rods 3, and two elastic sections 412 oppositely extending from the middle section 411, the middle section 411 is formed with two convex portions 411a corresponding to the two elastic sections 412, and each elastic section 412 has two elastic arms 412a clamping the corresponding setting rod 22 or the corresponding slide rod 3 with a mutual tight fit with the corresponding convex portions 411 a. The protruding portion 411a of the torsion bar 41 and the elastic arm 412a are used to tightly fit the torsion piece 4 and rotatably set the setting rod 22 and the sliding rod 3.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 5 to 7, when the sliding member 2 slides from the extended position to the retracted position, the sliding rod 3 slides along the two concave rails 12 along with the setting rod 22 of the sliding member 2 through the connection of the torsion member 4. In this embodiment, when the slider 2 is located at the extended position, the sliding rods 3 are disposed on the secondary rail sections 122 of the two concave rails 12, and when the slider 2 is located at the retracted position, the sliding rods 3 all slide to the primary rail sections 121 of the two concave rails 12, in a variation, when the slider 2 is located at the retracted position, only at least one of the sliding rods 3 may slide to the primary rail sections 121 of the two concave rails 12, or may not slide to the primary rail sections 121 of both the concave rails 12, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the secondary track segments 122 of the two groove tracks 12 extend along an irregular curve, but the extending path of the secondary track segments 122 of the groove tracks 12 can be adjusted according to the requirement. When the sliding rod 3 is to slide along the secondary rail segment 122 or the primary rail segment 121 of the two groove rails 12 along with the setting rod 22 of the sliding member 2 by the connection of the torsion member 4, the torsion member 4 will rotate relative to the setting lever 22 of the slider 2 and the slide lever 3, however, due to the tight fit arrangement relationship between the torsion member 4 and the setting rod 22 and the sliding rod 3 of the sliding member 2, an acting force for preventing the torsion member 4 and the setting rod 22 and the sliding rod 3 of the sliding member 2 from rotating is generated, in this situation the force will be translated into a resistance preventing a change in the relative position between the setting bar 22 of the slide 2 and the slide bar 3, thereby generating a force to prevent the sliding rod 3 from sliding along the secondary rail section 122 or the primary rail section 121 of the two groove rails 12, thereby providing a positioning torsion force to prevent the sliding of the sliding member 2 relative to the base 1. In addition, during the sliding process of the sliding member 2 relative to the base 1, the positioning torsion can be changed according to the sum of the relative rotation amount between the torsion member 4 and the setting rod 22 and the sliding rod 3 when the sliding member 2 slides, thereby achieving the purpose of providing variable positioning torsion on the premise of simple structure.

In detail, in the present embodiment, since the tail end sliding rod 51 of the sliding frame 5 having the one sliding rod 3 can also slide in the secondary rail sections 122 of the two concave rails 12, the sliding frame 5 can be driven to rotate by the movement of the tail end sliding rod 51, so that the one sliding rod 3 most far away from the sliding member 2 can also rotate relative to the corresponding torsion member 4, thereby increasing the adjustability of the positioning torsion, and the sliding frame 5 can also increase the stability of the hinge 100 during operation.

It should be noted that the sum of the relative rotation amounts can be adjusted and controlled by adjusting the extending path of the secondary rail section 122 or the primary rail section 121 of the groove rail 12, thereby adjusting the magnitude of the positioning torque generated by the sliding member 2 at different positions relative to the base 1. In addition, the tightness degree between the torsion member 4 and the setting rod 22 and the sliding rods 3 can be adjusted, and the size of the torsion member 4 can be adjusted to further adjust the magnitude of the positioning torsion generated by the sliding member 2 at different positions relative to the base 1.

To sum up, the utility model discloses hinge 100 passes through the recessed rail 12 of base 1 slide bar 3 with the cooperation of torsion piece 4 provides the prevention slider 2 for the gliding location torsion of base 1, and slider 2 for the gliding in-process of base 1, location torsion can be according to when slider 2 slides torsion piece 4 with set up the pole 22 and the total sum of the relative rotation volume between the slide bar 3 produces the change, borrows this under simple structure's prerequisite and reaches the purpose that provides changeable location torsion.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the description of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A hinge, comprising:

a base having a setting groove and two concave rails formed on both inner side surfaces of the setting groove in a front-rear direction, respectively, each concave rail having a main rail section extending around a rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction and a sub-rail section;

the sliding piece is arranged in the arrangement groove and provided with two sliding block strips which are slidably arranged on the main rail sections of the two concave rails correspondingly and an arrangement rod which is adjacent to the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails, and the sliding piece can slide between an unfolding position and a folding position around the rotating shaft relative to the base through the matching of the two sliding block strips and the main rail sections of the two concave rails;

the sliding rods extend along the front-back direction and are arranged in the arrangement groove at intervals, and two ends of each sliding rod are slidably arranged on the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails; and

and the torsion pieces are respectively tightly matched and can be arranged between the adjacent setting rod and the adjacent sliding rod and between the adjacent two sliding rods in a relatively rotating manner so as to be connected with the setting rod and the sliding rods of the sliding piece in series.

2. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein: the hinge further comprises a sliding frame arranged on the arrangement groove, one of the sliding rods which is furthest away from the sliding piece is formed on the sliding frame, the sliding frame is further provided with a tail end sliding rod which is far away from the sliding piece than the one sliding rod and extends along the front-back direction, and a connecting part which is connected between the one sliding rod and the tail end sliding rod, and two ends of the tail end sliding rod are slidably arranged on secondary rail sections of the two concave rails.

3. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein: the secondary rail section of each groove rail is communicated with the main rail section.

4. A hinge as claimed in claim 3, wherein: when the sliding piece is located at the unfolding position, the sliding rods are arranged on the secondary rail sections of the two concave rails, and when the sliding piece is located at the folding position, at least one of the sliding rods slides to the primary rail sections of the two concave rails.

5. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein: the setting rod extends in the front-rear direction.

6. The hinge of claim 5, wherein: two torsion pieces which are spaced in the front-rear direction are respectively arranged between the adjacent setting rod and the adjacent sliding rod and between the adjacent two sliding rods, and the four torsion pieces arranged on the same sliding rod are overlapped with each other along the front-rear direction.

7. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein: each torsion member has a plurality of torsion pieces that are superimposed in the front-rear direction.

8. The hinge of claim 7, wherein: each torsion piece is provided with a middle section positioned between the adjacent setting rod and the adjacent sliding rod or between the adjacent two sliding rods and two elastic sections oppositely extending from the middle section, the middle section is provided with two convex parts corresponding to the two elastic sections, and each elastic section is provided with two elastic arms which are used for clamping the corresponding setting rod or the corresponding sliding rod together in a tight fit manner with the corresponding convex parts.