Electronic device having a hinge unit
View Patent ↗A laptop personal computer (PC) is disclosed. The laptop PC includes a hinge unit that turns around a vertical axis and rotates around a horizontal axis, and the hinge unit connects a main body chassis to a display chassis. The hinge unit includes an inside, through which cables connecting a main body and a display pass. A path is provided, along which the cables are installed, and the path includes a part that is parallel to the vertical axis and is apart from the vertical axis and having a part overlapping with the horizontal axis towards the vertical axis. The cover is provided at the display chassis for covering the cables overlapping with the horizontal axis. This can eliminate the necessity of a cover for the cables on the side of the hinge unit, thus making the laptop PC thinner.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a main body chassis for containing a main body;
a display chassis for containing a display;
a hinge unit for connecting said main body chassis to said display chassis, wherein said hinge unit is capable of being rotated around a vertical axis and being flipped around a horizontal axis, wherein said hinge unit includes
a base plate having a plurality of mounting means configured to attach to said main body chassis;
a rotating body includes a barrel and a pair of arms, wherein said barrel is capable of being rotated around said vertical axis on said base plate, wherein said pair of arms is provided on said barrel along a horizontal axis intersecting said vertical axis, wherein said pair of arms is configured to attached to said display chassis to allow said display chassis to turn around said horizontal axis, wherein said rotating body has a hollow body through which a plurality of cables connecting said main body and said display passes, wherein a path along which said cable is installed includes a part that is parallel to said vertical axis and is apart from said vertical axis and a part overlapping said horizontal axis towards said vertical axis, wherein rotating body includes a rubber bush to provide water resistance and dust resistance to said main body, and a hinge cover traversing said vertical axis of said hinge unit to allow said electronic device to be thinner; and
a cover provided at said display chassis for covering said cable overlapping said horizontal axis.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein said hinge unit includes a rotating body capable of being rotated around said vertical axis, wherein said rotating body includes a barrel and an arm.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein said barrel includes a hole overlapping said vertical axis and said arm overlapping said horizontal axis and having a base, wherein said base includes a concave communicating with said hole.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein said hinge unit further includes a bush fitted into said hole to occupy said hole.