Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display appliance and having a through-hole, a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates and having a head portion, a coupling member fixed to one end of the hinge shaft, a first washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the movable plate, a second washer disposed between the movable and stationary plates, a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member, and a stationary washer fixedly engaged to any one of the movable and stationary plates, the stationary washer being an elastic washer for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly according to this invention has a hinge bracket for mounting on each of a door and body pillar of a vehicle. Each hinge bracket has a pair of spaced-apart legs wherein the pair of legs of one hinge bracket is received within and adjacent to the pair of spaced-apart legs of the other bracket when the hinge brackets are hingedly mated together. The hinge brackets have aligned holes formed through their respective pair of legs through which the hinge pins are received and secured to hingedly mate the two hinge brackets together. The improvement comprises that specifically machined, stainless steel hinge pins having, threaded tips or ends be installed in the, OEM hinge bracket holes and, with the use of a threaded locking nut, be pulled & secured into their respective places to hingedly mate these two hinge brackets together.

Abstract: A hinge bracket has a pad immovable relative to the leg of the frame and has extensions protruding out from a surface of the pad. A positioning disk is pivotable relative to the pad and has two pairs of notches to alternately receive the extensions such that the frame which is adapted to support an LCD screen is able to be supported at an upright position or in parallel relative to the base.

Abstract: A support for an LCD monitor is composed of two seats, a pivoting member, a positioning member, and a leg. The seats are mounted on a back of the LCD monitor. The pivoting member is pivotally mounted between the seats. The positioning member is mounted on one of the seats. The leg is secured on the pivoting member. The leg can be pivoted to extend for supporting the LCD monitor or fold up for packing and storing.

Abstract: An elastic hinge for a notebook computer has an L-like seat secured on a body of the computer, with a hole of which a section is formed as a numeral “8”. A pintle has a first part extending through a barrel, and a second part extending through the hole of the seat. The barrel has two tubular portions for the pintle extending therethrough, and a plate extending from the tubular portions and secured on a monitor of the computer. A torsional spring is provided outside the second part. When a locking member of the computer is released, under the elastic force of the torsional spring, the pintle will be rotated to automatically raise the monitor about an angle of 30° relative to the body of the computer.

Abstract: A pivot coupler is constructed to include a hinge base fastened to a stand and holding two packing piece sets at two sides, a hinge bracket fastened to a monitor and holding two washers at two sides, and a shaft inserted in the hinge base and the hinge bracket and locked by a nut to pivotally secure the hinge bracket to the hinge base and to hold the packing piece sets of the hinge base in friction contact with the washers of the hinge bracket.

Abstract: A shaft lock apparatus, whose tilt angle between the apparatus's shaft and its rotating member is adjusted by a stable friction torque, and whose structure is simple. It is furnished with a rotating member (2) through which a shaft (1) passes in a condition of free rotation, and with elastic pressure members (3) and (4) through which the shaft (1) passes in a condition of bound rotation so as to keep the angle between the rotating member (2) and the shaft (1) at a desired degree by pressing against the rotating member (2).

Abstract: A hinge for a notebook computer is composed of a first seat, a second seat and an axle. The first seat is mounted on a monitor, and the second seat is mounted on a body. The axle is securely mounted on the first seat and pivotally mounted on the second seat. Two sleeves are provided outside the axle and engaged with each other in a closed status. The first sleeve has two lugs received in a channel defined in the second sleeve. The second sleeve has two protrusive portions respectively formed at two sides of the channel, and two cambered surfaces formed between the channel and the protrusive portion. When a user lowers the monitor to a position that the lugs enter into the cambered surfaces, the monitor can automatically descend under the effect of gravity and the force of a resilient member.

Abstract: A tilt hinge connecting a first member which constitutes a keyboard base and a second member which constitutes a display device of a small-sized office automation equipment, in which the first member and the second member are opened and closed with respect to each other.

Abstract: A duplex opposite friction hinge adopted for extending a notebook computer or an article which has a lid as desired includes an axle member, a first rotary member which has a first rotary section to couple with the axle member, and a second rotary member which has a second rotary section encasing the first rotary section. The first rotary section and the second rotary section are extended to form a first fastening section and a second fastening section. The first fastening section and the second fastening section correspond to each other and are located transversely on the center of the axle member.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for enabling an LCD display panel to be adjusted to a suitable viewing angle and the supporting stand to be folded up against the back of the display panel is disclosed. The stand bracket is installed on the supporting stand for locking against the middle section of a hinge shaft by locating ears. Two panel brackets are mounted on two ends at the back of the display panel locking against the hinge shaft by locating ears. The hinge shaft is fitted with hinge components from both ends, including torsion springs, guide plates, torsion springs and terminal nuts. Through the mechanical action of the torsion springs and guide plates, an LCD monitor can be adjusted to a suitable viewing angle, and the supporting stand can be fully folded against the back of the panel for storage with limited space and for economical transportation.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for a flat display monitor is enclosed. The hinge assembly according to the present invention includes a support plate fastened to a rear side of a flat display monitor; first and second mount brackets, each having a base side fastened to the support plate and a bracket side with a bracket hole; and a hinge shaft rotatably mounted so as to extend through the bracket hole of each mount bracket. The hinge assembly further includes a hinge tongue fixedly coupled to the hinge shaft, the hinge tongue also being coupled to a support leg; means for limiting an inclination angle of the flat display monitor by limiting an angular position of the hinge shaft; and means for adjusting a torque required to change the inclination angle of the flat display monitor. The hinge assembly of the present invention allows a user to adjust the inclination angle of a flat display monitor easily. In addition, the whole processes of making and assembling the hinge assembly are greatly simplified.

Abstract: An automatic homing rotary hinge, which includes a pivotal rod, a spring slipped onto the pivotal rod, an assembly board, and a friction portion. The friction portion has a spacer, a baffle, a push gasket, and a skidproof gasket, which are assembled on the pivotal rod in order. Static balance is achieved between a torsion of the spring, the weight of an object and an elastic pressing force and a friction force of the friction portion to arbitrarily position the included angle between two objects. The spring is used to restore the original included angle between the two objects.

Abstract: A plane display with foldable support. The plane display comprises a base and a back plate mounted on a plane display panel. The back plate pivots onto the base through a bolt. The back plate has a fixing piece and a first arm. An operating rod movably connected to the fixing piece and the first arm slides between a first position and a second position. When the operating rod is in the first position, the back plate is fixed to the base at a first angle. When the operating rod is located in the second position, the operating rod releases the back plate from the base, such that the back plate rotates with respect to the base to a second angle.

Abstract: A rotating mechanism for an LCD monitor having a monitor and a supporting structure. The rotating mechanism comprises a protruding sleeve, a supporting body, a shaft sleeve, a sleeve, a first screwing element and a second screwing element. The protruding sleeve has a fitting hole and is disposed on the back of the monitor. The supporting body has a bending element. The shaft sleeve is fitted between the protruding sleeve and the bending element of the supporting body. The sleeve is fitted in the fitting hole of the protruding sleeve. The first screwing element is threaded into one end of the shaft sleeve from the sleeve. The second screwing element is threaded into the other end of the shaft sleeve from the bending element. Thus, the tightness of the rotating mechanism of the invention can be adjusted by way of the first screwing element.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a base-side support member and a monitor-side bracket set being pivotally connected to each other at two pivot shafts on the base-side support member. Elastic washers and anti-skidding washers are sequentially put around the pivot shafts with a separate washer of a predetermined thickness disposed between any two adjacent components of the hinge assembly on the pivot shafts. The separate washer is made of a highly pressure-resistant and wear-resistant material, such as high-molecular polymers, including, for example, Teflon, nylon, ABS resin, PC, PW, Bakelite, or other materials having similar properties. When nuts are tightened against the pivot shafts to firmly lock the components on the pivot shafts together with a selected torque, the separate washers separate and prevent such components from direct and frictional contact with one another.

Abstract: A hinge bracket has a positioning disk adapted to be abutted to one side of the leg of the frame and having a first cutout and a second cutout peripherally defined around the positioning disk and a pad sandwiched between the positioning disk and one of the second leaf springs. The pad has a finger alternately corresponding to the first cutout and the second cutout so that the frame is able to be supported at a first position or the frame is able to be extended at a second position to be in parallel with the base to minimize space taken when stored or transported.

Abstract: A pivot hinge has a stem, a bracket and washers provided on opposite sides of the bracket. Each washer is a disk and composed of multiple first sectorial areas and multiple sectorial areas parallel to the first sectorial areas. Each of the first sectorial areas is intermittently connected to one another and a second sectorial area is formed between two adjacent first sectorial areas.

Abstract: A pivot hinge has a stem, a bracket and washers provided on opposite sides of the bracket. Each washer is a disk and composed of multiple first sectorial areas and multiple sectorial areas parallel to the first sectorial areas. Each of the first sectorial areas is intermittently connected to one another and a second sectorial area is formed between two adjacent first sectorial areas.

Abstract: Replacement hinge pin and a method of installation allow door hinges of a motor vehicle to be repaired at low cost. Repeated opening and closing of the door results in wear of one or more of the factory-installed hinge pins and the bushings or apertures that support them. This wear causes the door to sag out of alignment with its striker and latching plates causing additional damage if not repaired. The repair assembly includes at least one hinge pin and associated hardware to position and retain it. The method of replacement is extremely efficient and cost effective when compared to the standard practice recommended by vehicle manufacturers.

Abstract: A pivot hinge has a first stem, a second stem and a sleeve. The first and second stems respectively have a body with through holes adapted to be engaged with a surface, and an extension with grooves formed on a periphery of the extension. The sleeve is hollow to respectively receive therein the extensions of the first and second stems and has a cutout longitudinally defined in an outer periphery of the sleeve and a pair of gaps radially defined in the periphery of the sleeve to communicate with the cutout.

Abstract: A hinge device of a foldable electronic appliance having a sub-body rotatably mounted by the hinge device to a main body. The hinge device having a hinge shaft with one end fixedly mounted to the sub-body and a second end rotatably mounted to the main body. A fixed disk having a notch therein and a protrusion continued from the notch and extending from one face thereof, the fixed disk being in a fixed relationship to the main body. A movable disk having a protrusion extending from a face thereof to contact with the one face of the fixed disk when opening the sub-body or to engage the notch in the fixed disk when the sub-body is fully closed. A projection extending from the movable disk to limit the rotation of the hinge shaft. A spring washer for axially pressing the movable disk toward the fixed disk, and a nut for fixing the fixed disk, the movable disk and the spring washer to the second end of the hinge shaft.

Abstract: A pivotal hinge of which the axial elastic force may be adjusted through elastic pads is disclosed. The pivotal hinge comprises a pivotal member, a positioning bracket, a pivotal bracket and at least one elastic pad. Due to the adjustable axial elastic force, the frictional pivot contact between the positioning and pivotal brackets may be varied.

Abstract: A stand for an LCD monitor with a back is composed of a locking member, a first pivoting member, a second pivoting member, a monitor bracket, a base and two base brackets. The monitor bracket is attached to the back of the LCD monitor. The pivoting members are securely attached to the base brackets on the base. The monitor bracket can be pivoted relative to the base by using the pivoting members, so that the LCD monitor is folded to reduce its overall volume for packing, storing or transporting.

Abstract: A computer casing (100) includes a cage (90), a side panel (10), a top panel (30), and a fastening device (60) for securing the side panel to the top panel. The side panel has a plurality of hooks (15). The top panel defines a sliding slot (38) slidably accommodating the fastening device. A plurality of recesses (48) defined in one side of the top panel is in communication with corresponding through holes (46) defined in one slot wall (44) bordering the sliding slot. A plurality of through openings (70) is defined through the fastening device. A spring (74) is placed over a cross-shaped nub (72) on one end of the fastening device. When the hooks are extending into the through openings, the hooks drive the fastening device to compress the spring. The spring then decompresses, causing the hooks to snappingly engage the side panel with the top panel.

Abstract: Hinge assembly provided between a fixed body to be coupled to a fixed object and a rotating body to be coupled to a rotating object to be rotatably fitted to the fixed object, for providing a torque required with respect to the fixed object. Hinge assembly includes a shaft, a fixed bracket having one leaf fixed to an end of the shaft, and the other leaf fixed to the fixed body, a rotating bracket having one leaf rotatably coupled to the shaft from an outer side of the fixed bracket, and the other leaf coupled to the rotating body, and a frictional elastic member disposed between the fixed bracket and the rotating bracket such that one end thereof is fixed to an end of the shaft, and the other end thereof coupled to the rotating bracket to pass through the rotating bracket, for making friction as a part of the frictional elastic member in contact with the rotating bracket makes an elastic compression onto the rotating bracket, for applying a torque to the rotating bracket.

Abstract: A hinge device including: a bracket having a shaft hole; a shaft inserted through the shaft hole; a longitudinal insert home diametrically formed on one or both sides of the shaft and a pair of shoulder members formed centrally on the shaft with a fixed distance from one another. A first shoulder member is larger than the second shoulder member. A torsion spring is placed between the bracket and the shaft. A plurality of space washers having holes placed on one or both sides of the bracket. A plurality of disc springs have through holes which have protrusion members that insert into the insert home of the shaft when the shaft is inserted into the bracket. A guide washer having a through hole which has protrusion member that inserts into the insert home of the shaft when the shaft is inserted into the bracket. A nut screw onto the shaft to stabilize a horizontal position of the attached elements.

Abstract: An improved hinge mechanism for use with a portable computing device is disclosed. The present invention relates to a hinge mechanism that is suitable for use in a portable computing device. According to one aspect of the present invention, a hinge mechanism that is used with a door in a portable computing device includes a spring coil, a stopper, and a pivot arm. The spring coil has a compressive state, e.g., the spring coil may be compressed or decompressed. The pivot arm is coupled to the stopper, and includes a first section as well as a second section. The first section is arranged to be positioned substantially within the spring coil, and the second section is arranged to be coupled to the door. Translational motion of the pivot arm causes the stopper to cause the compressive state of the spring coil to change. In one embodiment, the translational motion of the pivot arm causes the stopper to cause the spring coil to compress.

Abstract: A positioning hinge for a notebook computer has multiple collars each provided with an obliquely formed friction plate. The friction plate engages a side face of an extension of a bracket configured to attach securely to a body of the computer to provide the necessary friction force to hole the monitor at an angle relative to the body of the computer. With such an arrangement, the friction force can be adjusted to accommodate different weights of the monitor by reducing or increasing the number of the collars.

Abstract: The display apparatus comprises a monitor for displaying image thereon; and a hinge arrangement for rotatably connecting the monitor to a body and thereby allowing a torque to be adjusted depending upon a rotation angle of the monitor. There is a fixed bracket (10), a rotating bracket (20), and rotatably mounted adjusting brackets (30, 40). Rotational contact between the rotating bracket (20) and the adjusting brackets (30, 40) adjusts the torque applied to the rotating bracket.

Abstract: A pivot device has a seat and a pivotal axle pivoted with the seat. The pivotal axle has a retaining shoulder, a retaining portion and a pivot portion respectively formed at two ends of the retaining shoulder, a threaded end formed at one end of the pivot portion, and multiple positioning holes defined in the retaining portion to receive screws for fastening the pivotal axle to screen. The seat comprises a flat portion defined with multiple retaining holes, a plate formed at a first edge of the flat portion, a hole defined in the plate, and a pivotal ring formed at a second edge being adjacent to the first edge. The threaded end and the pivot portion are inserted into the pivotal ring and the hole through multiple washers and elastic rings, and then a free end of the threaded end is fastened with a nut.

Abstract: To prevent the force of operation required for tilting up and down a display unit from varying from one to another tilted angle of the display unit, to rotate the display unit with a detent, for use with no degradation of performance even after a long-term use, and to permit a horizontal oscillation of the display unit, there is provided a tilting hinge including a fixing member having side plates and installed to a stand for the display unit, the fixing member serving also as a spring case, a support member for the display unit, installed to the side plates of the fixing member with a hinge pin to be tiltable up and down, a friction mechanism including the hinge pin and provided between the fixing and support members, an actuator provided on the support member rotatably about the hinge pin, and a compression spring provided between the actuator and fixing member with a slider in contact with the actuator, being provided between the actuator and compression spring.

Abstract: To create a torque difference in a tilting hinge, the tilting hinge includes a fixture consisting of a fixing plate portion to be fixed to the body of a portable computer and a bearing plate portion bent perpendicularly to the fixing plate portion; a rotating shaft consisting of a fixing portion to be fixed to a display screen of the portable computer, a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion, and born relatively rotatably in a bearing hole formed in the bearing plate portion of the fixture; a first friction washer having a through-hole formed in the center thereof and disposed between the large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and one side of the bearing plate portion rotatably with the rotating shaft being inserted in the central through-hole or disposed in engagement with the bearing plate portion; a second friction washer having a through-hole formed in the center thereof and disposed fixed to the bearing plate portion with the rotating shaft being inserted at the small-diameter portion

Abstract: A retaining device concealed in a pivot of an LCD screen has an L-shaped fixed seat having a first end portion secured on a base and a second end portion defined therein with a retaining hole shaped substantially as a figure eight, a pivotal axle having a connecting end portion pivotally connected with the fixed seat and a fixing end portion securely mounted with a screen, and multiple oiled washers provided at the second end portion of the fixed seat. Whereby the connecting end portion of the pivotal axle is extended through at least one of the multiple washers, the retaining hole of the fixed seat and at least one of the multiple washers and an elastic ring, and fastened at a free end thereof. In such a way the pivotal axle is able to smoothly pivot within the retaining hole of the fixed seat.

Abstract: A damper hinge to be used for opening/closing an opening/closing body, particularly such as a toilet seat and a toilet cover of a Western-style toilet and so on, comprising a case attached to a body part; a rotary shaft passing through a center part of the case in an axial direction and including a fixing portion for the opening/closing body in a projecting part thereof which projects from the case; a single or a plurality of brake disc(s) attached to the rotary shaft to be rotatable with the rotary shaft; a plurality of friction members disposed on both sides of the brake disc to sandwich and pressure-contact the brake disc with the rotary shaft, which is fixably accommodated inside the case, rotatably inserted through insertion holes formed in center parts thereof; pressure-contact force adjusting means for adjusting a pressure-contact force between each of the friction members and the brake disc; and a lubricant filled in pressure-contact/sliding parts of the brake disc and the friction members.

Abstract: A hinge includes a mounting frame and a pivot shaft coupled together and respectively fastened to two movable parts of a computer apparatus for enabling the movable parts to be turned relative to each other, the mounting frame having a barrel, the barrel having a tapered orifice at one end, the pivot shaft having a collar stopped at one end of the barrel and a head stopped at the other end of the barrel, a copper ring mounted on the shaft and fitted into the tapered orifice, and a springy rubber ring mounted on the pivot shaft and fitted into the tapered orifice and supported between the collar of the pivot shaft and the copper ring and adapted to support the pivot shaft in the barrel of the mounting frame in position.

Abstract: There is provided a hinge rotatably connecting a first body to a sacond body, including (a) a main body to be fixed onto the first body, the main bodyr including a hollow cylindrical portion horizontally extending, (b) a rotation shaft fixed at one end to the second body and rotatably connected at the other end to the main body, (c) an outer collar connected to the hollow cylindrical portion of the main body in a direction in which the hollow cylindrical portion extended extends and (d) a frictional collar filling space therewith between the rotation shaft and both the outer collar and the hollow cylindrical portion. For instance, the first body may be a keyboard, and the second body may be a display screen in a note-type computer. The hinge ensures smooth rotation between the first and second bodies, and further ensures a greater upper limit in the rotation number than that of a conventional hinge used in a note-type computer.

Abstract: A hinge engages a cam such that the hinge first rotates relative to the cam, then linearly engages the cam. Preferably, the hinge includes a guiding post that rides along a raised arched surface on the cam during the rotary motion of the hinge. Linear motion between the hinge and the cam preferably begins when the guiding post rides off the end of the arched surface. The rotary motion of the hinge is constrained by one or more engagement assemblies. In a preferred embodiment, one or more cams are mounted on a receiving structure and one or more hinges are mounted in corresponding locations on a detaching structure, where said detaching structure is physically separable from the receiving structure. Engagement between the one or more cams and the one or more corresponding hinges allows the detaching structure to first rotate relative to, then linearly engage, the receiving structure, providing for reliable blind mating between connectors on the detaching structure and connectors on the receiving structure.

Abstract: In order to keep the braking moment in doors with a pivoting brake for the continuously progressive braking moment variation with different inclinations of the pivoting axis of the doors to the vertical within a determined range, rules given for calculating said braking moment, especially in relation to the braking moment thereof causing the door to be unintentionally closed and for an advantageous variation of said braking moment over a door pivoting angle.

Abstract: A portable computer including two plastic enclosures has a first hinge body attached to a first one of the enclosures. The first hinge body includes a bore formed therein. A flowable lubricant such as grease is disposed within the bore. A second hinge body is attached to a second one of the enclosures. The second hinge body includes an elongated shaft pivotally mounted within the bore having grooves formed on an outer surface of the shaft. A sealing member such as an O-ring is resiliently compressed between one of the grooves and an inner surface of the bore. A friction member is seated in another one of the grooves and in contact with the inner surface of the bore. The seal member has a coefficient of friction such that friction between the seal member and the bore is negligible with respect to friction between the friction member and the bore. The seal member limits the escape of lubricant and the resulting lubricant-induced stress cracks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clip type friction hinge device, which can be conveniently assembled and can freely adjust the torque to a desired rotary direction. The clip type friction hinge device of the present invention comprises a housing having an axial hole and a fixing slit formed at a lower portion of the axial hole; a rotary axis which is inserted to the housing to be rotatable; a torsion spring which elastically supports the rotary axis for the housing and is comprised of a pair of semi-cylindrical spring members; and a plurality of C type clips which are elastically inserted to the outer circumference of the torsion spring.

Abstract: A portable computer including two plastic enclosures has a first hinge body attached to a first one of the enclosures. The first hinge body includes a bore formed therein. A flowable lubricant such as grease is disposed within the bore. A second hinge body is attached to a second one of the enclosures. The second hinge body includes an elongated shaft pivotally mounted within the bore having grooves formed on an outer surface of the shaft. A sealing member such as an O-ring is resiliently compressed between one of the grooves and an inner surface of the bore. A friction member is seated in another one of the grooves and in contact with the inner surface of the bore. The seal member has a coefficient of friction such that friction between the seal member and the bore is negligible with respect to friction between the friction member and the bore. The seal member limits the escape of lubricant and the resulting lubricant-induced stress cracks.

Abstract: A rotary hinge shaft assembly has a movable shaft section, and a stationary shaft section. The movable shaft section is composed of an extending part and a cylinder part with a split groove having a recess ring for receiving a lubricating grease, and an oil groove thereon to communicate with the recess ring for guiding the grease. A collar is between the extending part and the cylinder part. The stationary shaft section has an extending part and a cylindrical shaft with an axial hole to tightly fit with the cylinder part. When the cylinder part is inserted into the axial hole, the split groove is squeezed and slightly distorted to enter the axial hole smoothly. The oil groove offers a complete lubrication such that the friction is reduced and the noise is prevented as the cylinder part rotates with respect to the axial hole.

Abstract: A pivoting assembly for a notebook computer is disclosed. The pivoting assembly has a sleeve with a hole defined on one end, a pivoting axle extending into the hole, a positioning rod co-axially protruding from one end of the pivoting axle and received in the hole, multiple disk springs each having a central hole through which the positioning rod extends, at least one oil recess defined on the inner periphery of the central hole for lubricating oil in each oil recess, a limiting means to keep the pivoting axle from pulling away from the hole and a fixed means for keeping the disk springs from pivoting with the pivoting axle such that a pivoting assembly with a lubricating effect is achieved.

Abstract: An improved hinge system is provided to couple a first component and a second component. The hinge system includes a first fastener (200), a clutch (300), and a second fastener (500). The first fastener includes a first end (220) adapted to be secured to the first component, and a second end defining a first cylindrical portion (210). The clutch includes a first end defining a second cylindrical portion (320) including a first cavity (325) therein, and a boss (330). The first cavity is sized to tightly yet rotatably receive the first cylindrical portion of the first fastener within, so as to form an axle of the hinge. The second fastener includes a first end forming a third cylindrical portion (553) defining a second cavity (550) therein, and a second end (520) adapted to be secured to the second component. The second cavity is sized to slidably receive the boss of the clutch within, in such a manner that the second cavity and the boss cannot axially rotate with respect to each other.

Abstract: A pivot device with multiple pivotal bars for a notebook computer is disclosed. The pivot device has a main frame and multiple pivotal bars pivotally mounted on the main frame. Each pivotal bar has a positioning means mounted thereon to position each corresponding bar at a desired angle. The pivot device can be connected to several different units of the notebook computer with the multiple pivotal bars respectively. Such that, a digital photo unit can be connected with the notebook computer directly by the pivot device. This will improve the convenience of using and carrying the computer and the digital photo device outdoors.

Abstract: A portable computer including two plastic enclosures has a first hinge body attached to a first one of the enclosures. The first hinge body includes a bore formed therein. A flowable lubricant such as grease is disposed within the bore. A second hinge body is attached to a second one of the enclosures. The second hinge body includes an elongated shaft pivotally mounted within the bore having grooves formed on an outer surface of the shaft. A sealing member such as an O-ring is resiliently compressed between one of the grooves and an inner surface of the bore. A friction member is seated in another one of the grooves and in contact with the inner surface of the bore. The seal member has a coefficient of friction such that friction between the seal member and the bore is negligible with respect to friction between the friction member and the bore. The seal member limits the escape of lubricant and the resulting lubricant-induced stress cracks.

Abstract: A tilting hinge, includes a bracket having mount plate portion and a bearing plate portion bent at a right angle in relation to the mount plate portion and in which a bearing hole is formed. A rotating shaft has a mount portion, a large-diameter portion and an externally threaded small-diameter portion supported rotatably in the bearing hole. A first friction washer is provided between the large-diameter portion and one side of the bearing plate of the bracket and has a hole in which the small-diameter portion of the rotating shaft is inserted. A second friction washer is provided in engagement with the other side of the bearing plate and has formed thereof a hole in which the small-diameter portion of the rotating shaft is inserted. A spring washer provided in engagement with the second friction plate and has formed thereof a hole in which the small-diameter portion of rotating shaft is inserted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positioning hinge for use in a portable computer or an electronic dictionary having a main unit and an LCD display, the hinge comprising a pivotal member for mounting the hinge to the main unit; a substantially disk-shaped cam block non-rotatably provided around the pivotal member; a pivotal base rotatably for mounting the hinge to the LCD display. By biasing against the cam block, this invention allows the LCD display of a portable computer to pivot with respect to the main unit so as to adjust the orientation of the LCD display e. This invention can be simply assembled, includes a low number of components, and is of a relatively compact size.

Abstract: The adjustable clutch hinge assembly includes a shaft, an adjustment member connected to one end of the shaft, a metal inner cone member, and a metal outer cone member. The end of the shaft to which the adjustment member is connected is inserted into an aperture in the inner cone member, which is split, to allow a decrease of the internal diameter thereof, and has protruding key features, such that a threaded portion of the adjustment member protrudes out the opposite end of the inner cone member. The inner cone member resides within the outer cone member, which has receptive features for the inner cone member and its protruding key features to prevent rotation of the inner cone member within the outer cone member. When the threaded portion of the adjustment member protruding out the end of the inner cone member is drawn through the outer cone member, an outer surface of the inner cone member is forced against an inner surface of the outer cone.