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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Mitsuru Kuroda, Shizuoka, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hinge structure for a portable type electronic equipment connects a protection cover which protects a tablet type display and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case which serves as an equipment main body with each other. This hinge structure includes a substantially cylindrical trunk portion, a pair of joint portions, a pair of first shaft projections, and two pairs of second shaft projections. The trunk portion has a predetermined length. The pair of joint portions are integrally formed on two ends of the trunk portion and project from said two ends of the trunk portion for a predetermined length in one direction perpendicular to an axis of the trunk portion so as to form a bracket together with the trunk portion. The pair of first shaft projections project from proximal-side end faces, near the trunk portion, of the pair of joint portions for a predetermined length outward in an axial direction of the trunk portion so as to fit in the protection cover. The two pairs of second shaft projections project from distal-side end faces of the pair of joint portions for a predetermined length in a direction parallel to the axis of the trunk portion so as to fit in the case.