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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Inventor:
Xiao Cai, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 3/06 (2006.01); E05D 3/00 (2006.01); E05D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device that includes a hinge apparatus and the hinge apparatus are described. The hinge apparatus includes n shafts, arranged side by side, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3; and multiple connecting elements for rotatably connecting each two adjacent shafts so as to form a shaft chain. The hinge apparatus can achieve a flexible shaft effect and can place the two portions connected by it in the same plane.