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Hinge assembly

US8069534B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2008
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1616
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a leaf, a rotatable joint, a positioning member, an elastic engaging member, and a fastening member. The leaf is non-rotatably mounted on the shaft, and the rotatable joint is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The positioning member includes an engaging surface, and is non-rotatable relative to the rotatable joint. The elastic engaging member includes an engaging surface, and is non-rotatably sleeved on the shaft. The fastening member is engaged on the shaft. One of the engaging surfaces of the positioning member and the engaging member forms an engaging protrusion, and the other one of the engaging surfaces of the positioning member and the engaging member defines an engaging slot engaging with the engaging protrusion.

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