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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8387214 | Hidden type hood gas lifter device A hidden type hood gas lifter device may include a gas lifter, a hood hinge arm having one end portion fixed to a hood, a hinge bracket having one end portion fixed to a vehicle body, wherein the other end portion of the hood hinge arm is rotatably coupled to the ot... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8365359 | Hinge device A hinge device increases an open angle of a second member relative to a first member without enlarging the hinge device. A first pulley is fixed to a first mounting member mounted on the first member. A second pulley is fixed to a second mounting member mounted on t... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8353082 | Method and apparatus for a hinge In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus including a first body, a second body, and a joint member, the joint member having supported therein a first shaft and a second shaft , the first shaft connected to the... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8347461 | Slide cover mounting structure Used in an electronic device comprising a cover panel and a base member, a slide cover mounting structure includes two hinges bilaterally mounted on the top wall of the base member, two sliding rail holders respectively connected to the pivot shafts of the hinges, t... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8312596 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly (4) for the connection of two panels (10, 12) at their adjacent edge regions (8d) to allow said panels to rotate up to 360 degrees relative to one another, the hinge assembly comprising an elongate member (20) prov... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8307509 | Hinge with electrical wiring A geared full surface mounted continuous hinge with a hole in a thrust bearing supporting the hinge, said hole adapted to accommodate a flexible tube containing electrical wiring and thereby facilitate the passage of electric current from a frame to appliances in a ... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8302262 | Hinge device of plane display A hinge device of a plane monitor is capable of manually rotating a plane display in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, or manually adjusting the height in vertical direction, being simple in structure and e... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8272104 | Hinge-slide cover mounting structure using a sheet metal bracket mechanism A liftable slide cover mounting structure consisting of two hinges, two metal sheet bracket mechanism, two sliding rails, two gears, two gear racks and two supplementary support mechanisms. Subject to the use of the sheet plate bracket mechanisms to hold the sliding... | 09/25/2012 |
| 8250711 | Space-saving slide cover lifting structure A space-saving slide cover lifting structure consisting of a pair hinges, a pair of sliding rail holders, a pair of plastic slide guides, a pair of sliding rails, a pair of gears and a pair of gear racks is disclosed. The gear racks are respectively accommodated in ... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8205305 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism includes two pivoting shafts substantially parallel to each other, two main gears non-rotatably sleeved on the pivoting shafts, respectively. The hinge mechanism further includes two transmission gears positioned between the main gears, and two bra... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8201305 | Hinge for a mirror unit of a motor vehicle A hinge construction, suitable for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle, includes a first hinge part configured for mounting on the motor vehicle and a second hinge part, pivotably connected with the first hinge part via a base shaft. The second hinge part is conf... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8156612 | Angle-adjustable hinge An angle-adjustable hinge provided with a first member provided with a case portion holding an approximately disc-shaped gear member having a non-circular through hole as to freely rotate, a second member having a fitting shaft portion detachably inserted to the thr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8104144 | Hinge assembly and electronic device using the same A hinge assembly includes a first pivot shaft, a second pivot shaft, a third pivot shaft, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first meshing wheel, a second meshing wheel, a third meshing wheel, and a transmission belt member sleeved on both the first meshing wheel ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8032987 | Portable device and hinge assembly One end portion of a connecting member 31 is connected to a first housing 1 such that the connecting member 31 is rotatable about a first rotation axis L1 fixed in position with respect to the first housing 1. The other end portion... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032988 | Rotating mechanism and electronic device using the same A rotating mechanism and an electronic device using the same are provided. The rotating mechanism is disposed at the electronic device. The electronic device includes a first casing and a second casing. The rotating mechanism includes a first gear and a second gear.... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7836553 | Hinge construction and motor vehicle exterior mirror unit A hinge construction for a wing mirror unit for a motor vehicle including a first hinge part for mounting on a motor vehicle and a second hinge part, pivotably connected therewith, for supporting a wing minor unit. In an embodiment, the first and second hinge parts ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832056 | Opening-closing device An opening-closing device includes a fixed gear of a fixed body, a conversion gear engaged with the fixed gear, a movable gear of a movable body, and a relay gear engaged with the conversion gear and with the movable gear, all of which are attached to a locking plat... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7805810 | Multi leaf extendable gear hinge The present invention is an extremely compact three leaf geared hinge that is adapted to handle heavy loads, tightly fold back onto itself for space conservation, offer extensive freedom of movement in the horizontal plane and provide an extremely smooth operating a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7765644 | Hinge device A hinge device having a first installation frame (10) installed on a first housing (2); a second installation frame (20) installed on a second housing (3); a third installation frame (30) for rotatably supporting a base end section... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735199 | Aircraft door hinge assembly A hinge assembly for use with a door, in particular, an aircraft door, that enables the door to remain substantially parallel to the fuselage of the aircraft when the door is open and closed. The hinge assembly includes a door support assembly that couples to the do... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7669288 | Hinge arrangement for a cover element A hinge arrangement for a cover element in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, for example a hinged cover for a glove compartment or a CD player compartment is disclosed. The cover can be pivoted from a closed position into an open position about a pivot a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7418766 | Hinge with tandem pivot structure motion lock and override An upper piggybacked unit of a tandem unit is provided with a hinge unit and at least one motion lock to prevent the upper unit from falling away from the lower unit when it is tandemly coupled to the lower unit and the lower unit is pivoted to a non-horizontal posi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414834 | Mobile communications device with synchronising hinge The invention relates to a mobile communications device comprising a housing, a transceiver in the housing, a keypad connected to the housing, and a display connected to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first section movably connected to a second section... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412752 | Positioning structure for pivotal shaft A positioning structure for a pivotal shaft comprises a positioning device for use in the pivotal shaft. The positioning structure is located between a base and a lid of an electronic product, wherein an inner sleeve is pivotally connected to an outer sleeve through... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406748 | Hinge with stiffened leaf A hinge including a stiffened leaf. The hinge may generally comprise a first longitudinally-extending leaf having a base portion and a mounting portion offset and preferably parallel to the base portion that defines a cavity. The mounting portion may contain at leas... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7359209 | Hinge with a connector An electronic device includes a first body having a first connector and a second body. A hinge located in the electronic device comprises a first hinge piece fastened to the first body, a second hinge piece fastened to the second body and pivotally coupled to the fi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345872 | Handheld electronic device having a cover turnable 360 degrees relative to a body thereof A handheld electronic device (300) mainly comprises a cover (310), a main body (320), a monitor (328) mounted on the main body, a keyboard (318) mounted on the cover and a hinge structure (330) to which pivot portions (31... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328484 | Hinge The invention relates to a hinge comprising a moveable hinge section and a hinge section consisting of a fixed stop section, which are interconnected by at least one joint axis, and comprising a damping device mounted on one of the hinge sections whose translational... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7242588 | Multifunction modular electronic apparatus A multifunction modular electronic apparatus for performing information technology and telecommunications functions comprises a first module (101) for performing a plurality of first functions; a second module (102) having substantially the same physic... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216401 | Hinge assembly and housing A hinge assembly adapted for a housing having a main body and a sub-body rotatably positioned on the main body, the hinge assembly including: a first hinge portion adapted to rotatably support both lower sides of the sub-body; and a second hinge portion adapted to r... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207087 | Device for damping the movement of movable furniture parts in their closing region A device for damping the movement of movable furniture parts to their closed position provides for a housing which can be fastened to a fixed wall part or carcass part, in which housing a lever is pivotably held or a plunger is slidably guided, with said lever or pl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197332 | Multi-function two panel electronic device with 360° relative motion A multi-function electronic device is designed to provide a wide variety of functions. The device consists of two panels attached for relative movement by a hinge. The hinge provides a range of movement of a full 360°. The various functions are accessed by moving t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172232 | Console for vehicle A console for vehicle, which has an improved usefulness with respect to the accommodation of goods or the like, is disclosed. The console comprises: a first concave portion arranged to accommodate goods, the first concave portion having a first opening on a top side... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155266 | Hinge for fold phone A mobile communications terminal including a first section having a keypad; a second section having a display; and a connection movably connecting the second section with the first section. The connection includes a first axis of rotation with the first section, an ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152898 | System and method for reducing vehicle noise A system and method for reducing or eliminating noise generated in a vehicle by contact between components of similar or identical materials isolate the components using a dissimilar material disposed between the components of similar or identical materials. An isol... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150073 | Hinge pin A hinge pin is suited for use in a hinge for a rotatable arm of a vehicle lift. The hinge pin has a groove formed within its side surface. The groove is configured to permit engagement of the pin with a restraining member configured to prevent rotation of the arm. T... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140071 | Electric motorized hinge apparatus In an electric motorized hinge apparatus, a biasing means maintains a concavo-convex engagement state between a third rotating member and a second engagement portion in a second rotating member, and thus the second rotating member rotates to follow the third rotatin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140075 | Vertical door conversion kit with lag mechanism and motion range limiter A door hinge mechanism allowing two dimensional motion of the door as it opens, combined with at least one mechanism allowing control of the range of horizontal motion of the door during normal operations. Horizontal lag adjustment and range limitation of the mechan... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127778 | Hinge The invention relates to a hinge comprising a moveable hinge section and a hinge section consisting of a fixed stop section, which are interconnected by at least one joint axis, and comprising a damping device mounted on one of the hinge sections whose translational... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114219 | Automobile hinges A hinge for pivotably mounting a panel to a vehicle body includes a panel attachment plate securable to the panel, a body attachment plate securable to the vehicle body, and an intermediate member pivotably attached between the body and panel attachment plates. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
