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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2017
Applicant:

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Wei-Chung Chen, Taipei, TW;

Kuan-Ting Wu, Taipei, TW;

Chi-Hao Chang, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); E05D 3/18 (2006.01); E05D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/0226 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); E05D 1/04 (2013.01); E05D 3/18 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/606 (2013.01);
Abstract

A foldable hinge is described herein that includes a plurality of interconnected sliding links, wherein each of the interconnected sliding links comprise at least one curved extruding prong and at least one curved rail. The at least one curved rail of a first interconnected sliding link can be coupled to the at least one curved extruding prong of a second interconnected sliding link to form a torque engine. Additionally, the interconnected sliding links can be rotatable based on a pressure applied to the interconnected sliding links. The foldable hinge can also include a plurality of shafts coupled to the plurality of interconnected sliding links, wherein each shaft is coupled to a separate interconnected sliding link.


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