Patent ReferencesHinge connector suitable for use in a hinge portion included in an electronic device Portable computer display tilt/swivel mechanism and method Electrical connector with a loop and helical turn Appliances Patent #: 6466278 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10/371162 filed on 02/20/2003US Classes:361/755, Rotatable248/917, VIDEO DISPLAY SCREEN SUPPORT248/919, Adjustably orientable video screen support361/730, With housing361/752, With housing or chassis361/797, Storage or file cabinet439/164, Relatively movable about axis439/165, Hinge439/31HingeExaminersPrimary: Martin, DavidAssistant: Bui, Hung Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH01R 35/00 (20060101)H01R 35/04 (20060101) H04M 1/02 (20060101) H05K 1/00 (20060101) H01R 35/02 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data2002-02-25 JPAbstractThe present invention provides a space-saving rotary structure for relaying signals which can relay a large number of signal lines without causing a disconnection of the signal lines. The rotary structure for relaying signals comprising a fixed frame which is supported and fixed in the inside of first and second casings, a rotary sleeve which is rotatably inserted into a through hole of the fixed frame and has a distal end thereof projected to the outside of the first and the second casing, a rotary frame which is arranged outside the first and second casings and is fixed to the distal end of the rotary sleeve such that the rotary frame is integrally rotatable with the rotary sleeve, and a flexible printed wiring film which has a distal end thereof pulled out to the outside of the first and second casings along the rotary sleeve and is wound around a winding tongue of the rotary sleeve which is positioned in the inside of the first and the second casings. | |