Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Hong-fu Jin Precision Industry (shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Premier Image Technology (china) Ltd.

Yong-Jian Chen

Fan Zhou

Heng-Hsin Huang

An-Kui Hu

Xing-Bing Zou

A device includes a receiving container, an elastic element, and a loading block. The receiving container includes a first supporting surface, a second supporting surface, a fixing surface and a resisting surface. The first and second supporting surfaces perpendicularly connect to each other. The resisting surface connects to the first supporting surface. The fixing surface connects to the second supporting surface. The elastic element includes a first rail positioned on the first supporting surface, a second rail positioned on the second supporting surface, a first sliding block slidably positioned on the first rail, a second sliding block slidably positioned on the second rail, a spring connected between the fixing surface and the second sliding block, and a connecting pole connected between the first and second sliding blocks. The loading block is positioned on the first sliding block and faces the resisting surface.

Device using elastic element

A camera includes an image sensor, a storing module, an infrared shutter module, and a controlling module. The image sensor converts light rays projected thereon to digital image signals. The storing module is for storing the digital image signals. The infrared shutter module includes an infrared emitter and an infrared receiver adjacent to the infrared emitter, and when infrared rays emitted from the infrared emitter are transmitted into the infrared receiver, the infrared shutter module outputs a triggering signal. The controlling module electrically connects to the image sensor, the storing module, the infrared shutter module and stores the digital image signals in the storing module when receiving the triggering signal.

Camera with infrared shutter module

A hinge assembly () for use in a flat display monitor () includes a base seat (), a pivotal shaft () and a plurality of washers (). The base seat includes a first end portion () and a second portion (), which are substantially perpendicular to each other. The first end portion has a retaining hole () therein. A protrusion () of the first end portion extends into the retaining hole. The pivotal shaft includes a pivotal portion (). The pivotal portion has at least one flat surface () pivotally engaging with the protrusion. The pivotal shaft passes through the retaining hole of the base seat and the plurality of washers, allowing the elements of the hinge assembly to be fastened together.

Hinge assembly for a flat display monitor

A hinge assembly () includes a shell (), a coil spring (), a shaft (), and two bolts (). The shell defines a cavity () therein, with one end of the shell being closed and the other end being open. Two holes () are defined in the shell near the open end. The shaft includes a cam (), a soleplate (), and an interconnecting neck (). The cam includes a cam surface () at one end thereof, the cam surface including peaks and valleys. The spring and the shaft are received in the shell, but with the soleplate exposed outside. The spring biases the cam surface against the bolts no matter what part of the cam surface abuts the bolts. Because the hinge assembly of the present invention is effectively an integrated, modular structure, it is easily incorporated into a portable foldable device such as a mobile phone.

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Guangdong, China

Yong-Jian Chen