Double articulated hinge mechanism for electronic devices
US7054147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/022
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to hinge mechanisms for electronic devices with folding casings and to a double articulated hinge mechanism for aforesaid electronic devices offering advantageous characteristics for electric conductors to be passed through the inventive hinge mechanism. The mechanism allows pivoted junction of at least two casing parts constituting a folding casing of an electronic device, wherein each casing part includes electric components. The hinge mechanism has at least a hinge body component and a flexible electrical conductor for connecting the electronic components included by different casing parts. The hinge body component enables establishing two independent, substantially parallel and at a predefined distance separated pivot axes. Further the hinge body component provides a passage, which is adapted to receive the flexible electrical conductor for being routed though the hinge mechanism. Due to the passage, the flexible electrical conductor is held permanently in a predefined shape of the passage.
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