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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Geng-hui Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Shi-jin Long, Shenzhen, CN;
Xi-qiu Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Hsiao-hua Tu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Guang-xiang Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Xiang-ming Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Geng-Hui Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Shi-Jin Long, Shenzhen, CN;
Xi-Qiu Wu, Shenzhen, CN;
Hsiao-Hua Tu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Guang-Xiang Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Xiang-Ming Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., ShenZhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
FIH (Hong Kong) Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A hinge assembly () for a foldable electronic device () includes a shaft (), a first follower () attached on one end of the shaft, a first cam () rotatably attached on the shaft, a resilient member () having one end abutting the first cam, a second cam () rotatably attached on the shaft and abutting the other end of the resilient member, a second follower () attached on the shaft, and a button () attached on the other end of the shaft and abutting the second follower. The first follower is rotating with the shaft and has a first follower surface (). The first cam has a first cam surface () engaging with the first follower surface. The second cam has a second cam surface (). The second follower has a second follower surface () engaging with the second cam surface.