Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge for a foldable-type mobile device
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Application No.: US15756869Application Date: 2015-11-17
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Publication No.: US10659577B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Hosung Nam , Bohyoung Lee , Seyong Kim , Sungpil Kim
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@f15c791
- International Application: PCT/KR2015/012327 WO 20151117
- International Announcement: WO2017/039064 WO 20170309
- Main IPC: H04M1/02
- IPC: H04M1/02 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
A hinge module including a first body; a second body arranged with respect to the first body; a hinge configured to hinge in response to an angle variation between the first body and the second body; and a display disposed on the first body and the second body. Further, the hinge includes a first hinge housing including an accommodating portion; a second hinge housing having a first end inserted in the accommodating portion; an arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a hinge pin projecting from an inner surface of the accommodating portion of the first hinge housing and penetrating the arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a guide pin coupled to the first hinge housing and inserted into a second end of the second hinge housing; and an elastic member provided in the second end of the second hinge housing and including a curved surface contacting the guide pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180255162A1 MOBILE TERMINAL Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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