Adjustable hinge module for information handling systems

1. A hinge module for an information handling system, comprising:

a base bracket coupled to a display assembly of the information handling system;

a hinge assembly coupled to the base bracket, including:

a sleeve including at least a hollow portion at a first end of the sleeve;

a retractable shaft, wherein a first end of the retractable shaft is positioned within the hollow portion of the sleeve, the retractable shaft adjustable between a first positional state and a second positional state with respect to the sleeve such that:

when the retractable shaft is in the first positional state, i) a second end of the retractable shaft, opposite the first end of the retractable shaft, extends a first distance, along a first direction, from a second end of the sleeve that is opposite the first end of the sleeve, and ii) prevents rotational tilting of the display assembly along the first direction for a first tilt force less than a first threshold; and

when the retractable shaft is in the second position state, i) the second end of the retractable shaft extends a second distance from the second end of the sleeve along the first direction, the second distance greater than the first distance, and ii) prevents rotational tilting of the display assembly along the first direction for a second force less than a second threshold, the second threshold greater than the first threshold.

2. The hinge module of claim 1 , wherein:

the sleeve further including a first pair of recesses and a second pair of recesses positioned within the hollow portion of the sleeve,

the retractable shaft further including a compressible pin such that when the compressible pin is positioned within the first pair of recesses, the retractable shaft is in the first position, and when the compressible pin is positioned with the second pair of recesses, the retractable shaft is in the second position.

3. The hinge module of claim 2 , wherein the compressible pin, when positioned within the first pair of recesses or the second pair of recesses, is fully extended, and when positioned between the first pair of recesses and the second pair of recesses, is compressed.

4. The hinge module of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the retractable shaft includes a hollow portion, the hinge module further comprising:

a torsion spring positioned around the hinge assembly;

a ratchet stopper coupled to the torsion spring; and

an adjustable shaft, wherein a first end of the adjustable shaft is positioned within the hollow portion of the retractable shaft, the adjustable shaft including a second end that engages the ratchet stopper to adjust a state of the torsion spring such that when the adjustable shaft is in a first position with respect to the ratchet stopper, the torsion spring applies a first hinge force to the base bracket, and when the adjustable shaft is in a second position with respect to the ratchet stopper, the torsion spring applies a second hinge force to the base bracket.

5. The hinge module of claim 4 , further comprising an outer sheath, the outer sheath being hollow, with a portion of the retractable shaft and a portion of the adjustable shaft positioned within the outer sheath such that the torsion spring is positioned around the outer sheath.

6. The hinge module of claim 4 , further comprising a compression spring positioned around the first end of the adjustable shaft to prevent movement of the adjustable shaft in a direction along an axis of the hinge assembly.

7. The hinge module of claim 4 , wherein one or more teeth of the adjustable shaft engage one or more teeth of the ratchet stopper to establish the positioning of the adjustable shaft with respect to the ratchet stopper.

8. The hinge module of claim 4 , wherein the adjustable shaft is positionally rotatable with respect to the retractable shaft to adjust between the first position and the second position.

9. An information handling system, comprising:

a display assembly;

a base bracket coupled to the display assembly;

a hinge assembly coupled to the base bracket, including:

a sleeve including at least a hollow portion at a first end of the sleeve;

a retractable shaft, wherein a first end of the retractable shaft is positioned within the hollow portion of the sleeve, the retractable shaft adjustable between a first positional state and a second positional state with respect to the sleeve such that:

when the retractable shaft is in the first positional state, i) a second end of the retractable shaft, opposite the first end of the retractable shaft, extends a first distance, along a first direction, from a second end of the sleeve that is opposite the first end of the sleeve, and ii) prevents rotational tilting of the display assembly along the first direction for a first tilt force less than a first threshold; and

when the retractable shaft is in the second position state, i) the second end of the retractable shaft extends a second distance from the second end of the sleeve along the first direction, the second distance greater than the first distance, and ii) prevents rotational tilting of the display assembly along the first direction for a second force less than a second threshold, the second threshold greater than the first threshold.

10. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein:

the sleeve further including a first pair of recesses and a second pair of recesses positioned within the hollow portion of the sleeve,

the retractable shaft further including a compressible pin such that when the compressible pin is positioned within the first pair of recesses, the retractable shaft is in the first position, and when the compressible pin is positioned with the second pair of recesses, the retractable shaft is in the second position.

11. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the compressible pin, when positioned within the first pair of recesses or the second pair of recesses, is fully extended, and when positioned between the first pair of recesses and the second pair of recesses, is compressed.

12. The information handling system of claim 9 , wherein the second end of the retractable shaft includes a hollow portion, the hinge module further comprising:

a torsion spring positioned around the hinge assembly;

a ratchet stopper coupled to the torsion spring; and

an adjustable shaft, wherein a first end of the adjustable shaft is positioned within the hollow portion of the retractable shaft, the adjustable shaft including a second end that engages the ratchet stopper to adjust a state of the torsion spring such that when the adjustable shaft is in a first position with respect to the ratchet stopper, the torsion spring applies a first hinge force to the base bracket, and when the adjustable shaft is in a second position with respect to the ratchet stopper, the torsion spring applies a second hinge force to the base bracket.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 , further comprising an outer sheath, the outer sheath being hollow, with a portion of the retractable shaft and a portion of the adjustable shaft positioned within the outer sheath such that the torsion spring is positioned around the outer sheath.

14. The information handling system of claim 12 , further comprising a compression spring positioned around the first end of the adjustable shaft to prevent movement of the adjustable shaft in a direction along an axis of the hinge assembly.

15. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein one or more teeth of the adjustable shaft engage one or more teeth of the ratchet stopper to establish the positioning of the adjustable shaft with respect to the ratchet stopper.

16. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the adjustable shaft is positionally rotatable with respect to the retractable shaft to adjust between the first position and the second position.