Mobile phone configuration
View Patent ↗A handheld electronic device hinge for mechanically connecting first and second rotatable body members of a handheld electronic device, said hinge comprising a first bracket and a second bracket, wherein said first bracket comprises: a first connecting member for connecting to the first rotatable body member of the handheld electronic device for rotation around a first axis; and a second connecting member connected to the second bracket for rotation of said second bracket around a second axis, said first and second axes being parallel to each other, and wherein said second bracket comprises a third connecting member for connecting to the second rotatable body member of the handheld electronic device for rotation around a third axis, said third axis being perpendicular to said first and second axes.
1. A handheld electronic device hinge for mechanically connecting first and second rotatable body members of a handheld electronic device, said hinge comprising a first bracket and a second bracket, wherein said first bracket comprises:
a first connecting member for connecting to the first rotatable body member of the handheld electronic device for rotation around a first axis; and
a second connecting member connected to the second bracket for rotation of said second bracket around a second axis, said first and second axes being spaced apart and parallel to each other,
wherein said second bracket comprises a third connecting member for connecting to the second rotatable body member of the handheld electronic device for rotation around a third axis, said third axis being perpendicular to said first and second axes,
wherein said first bracket further comprises a fourth connecting member for connecting to a third rotatable body member of the handheld electronic device, the fourth connecting member enabling the third rotatable body member to rotate about a fourth rotational axis perpendicular to the first and second axes, wherein the first bracket further allows the third rotatable body member to rotate about the first axis independently of the first rotatable body member, and
wherein said first, second, and third rotatable body members are configured to rotate around said first, third and fourth axes, respectively, independently of one another.
2. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth connecting member is a detachable connecting member for detachably connecting to the third body member of the handheld electronic device.
3. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting members comprise at least one boss, the brackets being mounted on the at least one boss.
4. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein the first connecting member comprises two bosses located along the first axis.
5. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein the second connecting member comprises two bosses located along the second axis.
6. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein the third connecting member comprises a single boss located on the third axis.
7. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein the fourth connecting member comprises a single boss located on the fourth rotational axis.
8. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein the brackets have circular holes through which each boss extends, the circular holes having an inner surface which slidably cooperates with an outer surface of the bosses whereby the brackets are supported on the bosses and are rotatable relative to the bosses.
9. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein each boss has a through hole for receiving wiring for electrically connecting the parts of the handheld electronic device.
10. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 9 , wherein said through hole is 4 mm or larger.
11. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 3 , wherein each boss has an elastic member mounted thereon for providing an urging force against a side surface of the first or second bracket to securely hold the bracket on the boss.
12. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 11 , wherein the elastic member is a spring.
13. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the first bracket is a H-shaped bracket comprising a cross-piece and four lobes, said lobes being perpendicular to said cross-piece, each lobe having a circular hole for mounting the first bracket on an outer surface of a boss, wherein the first bracket connects four bosses together.
14. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 13 , wherein the cross-piece of the H-shaped bracket has a circular hole for mounting a boss, said boss comprising the fourth connecting member.
15. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the second bracket is a C-shaped bracket comprising a cross-piece and two lobes, said lobes being perpendicular to said cross-piece, each lobe having a circular hole for mounting the second bracket on an outer surface of a boss, and the cross-piece having a circular hole for mounting a boss, whereby two bosses mounted in the two lobes comprise the second connecting member and a boss mounted in the cross-piece comprises the third connecting member.
16. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 1 , wherein the first rotatable body member, the second rotatable body member, the third rotatable body member, and the handheld electronic device hinge are included as part of the handheld electronic device.
17. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein the first rotatable body member comprises a keypad or a view screen.
18. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein the second rotatable body member comprises a keypad or a view screen.
19. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein said third body member is a camera.
20. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein said third body member is detachably connected to said hinge.
21. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein said handheld electronic device further comprises a connecting element for connecting to a stand.
22. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein said handheld electronic device further comprises a connecting element for connecting to an armband.
23. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein said handheld electronic device further comprises a connecting element for connecting to a necklace.
24. A handheld electronic device hinge according to claim 16 , wherein the electronic device is at least one of a mobile gaming device, a mobile phone, a hand-held video recorder, an electronic note pad, an electronic book, a PDA, a calculator, a personal stereo and a dictaphone.