IP Library Granted Patent US 12,504,793
Granted Patent B2
US 12,504,793 · App. 18/493,776 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Foldable electronic device

Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen (New Taipei, TW); Chun-Hsien Chen (New Taipei, TW); Hui-Ping Sun (New Taipei, TW); Wen-Neng Liao (New Taipei, TW); Yu-Ming Lin (New Taipei, TW); Kuan-Lin Chen (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Acer Incorporated
G06F1/1681G06F1/1618H05K7/20136
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Patent No.
US 12,504,793
App. No.
18/493,776
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a hinge module, and a cover is provided. The hinge module is connected to the first body and the second body, such that the first body and the second body are rotated relatively to be folded or unfolded via the hinge module. The hinge module has a protruding rod eccentric to a rotation center of the hinge module. The cover is pivoted to the second body and located on a moving path of the protruding rod. The hinge module drives the cover to be rotated relative to the second body via the protruding rod.

Claims (16)

1 . A foldable electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body;

a hinge module, connected to the first body and the second body, such that the first body and the second body are rotated relatively to be folded or unfolded via the hinge module, and the hinge module has a protruding rod eccentric to a rotation center of the hinge module; and

a cover, pivoted to the second body and located on a moving path of the protruding rod, and the hinge module drives the cover to be rotated relative to the second body via the protruding rod, wherein the second body has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite each other, the first body is rotated between a first state and a second state by the hinge module relative to the second body, the first body overlaps the top surface in the first states, the first body overlaps the bottom surface in the second state, and the cover is unfolded and then closed relative to the second body during the transition.

2 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the cover and the second body are complementary to each other in structural outlines.

3 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge module comprises a first hinge and a second hinge which are mutually restricted, the first hinge is connected to the first body, the second hinge is connected to the second body.

4 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the protruding rod is adjacent to the second hinge.

5 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the protruding rod is eccentric to an axis of the first hinge.

6 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the protruding rod is eccentric to an axis of the second hinge.

7 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the rotation center is located between the axis of the first hinge and the axis of the second hinge.

8 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprises a fan disposed in the second body, the cover is expanded with respect to the second body to form a first opening, an air outlet of the fan faces the first opening, and an airflow generated by the fan is suitable for passing out of the second body through the first opening.

9 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 8 , suitable for placing on a platform, when the first body is rotated and unfolded relative to the second body by the hinge module, the first body abuts against the platform and pushes part of the second body away from the platform to form a space, and the cover rotates relative to the second body and blocks a gap between the first body and the second body to prevent the airflow from passing through the gap to the space.

10 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein a bottom of the second body comprises a second opening facing an air inlet of the fan, when part of the second body is pushed away from the platform by the first body, the space is formed between the second opening and the platform.

11 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the second body further comprises a third opening located next to the cover, the air outlet of the fan faces the third opening and the cover, when the cover is closed on the second body, the airflow generated by the fan is sent out of the second body through the third opening, when the cover is unfolded relative to the second body, the airflow generated by the fan is sent out of the second body through the first opening and the third opening.

12 . The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein taking the second body as a reference, the first body in the first state is configured at 0 degrees, and the first body in the second state is configured in 360 degrees, when the first body is configured from 180 degrees to 360 degrees, the cover is closed on the second body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: WEN, CHUN-HUNG; CHEN, CHUN-HSIEN; SUN, HUI-PING; LIAO, WEN-NENG; LIN, YU-MING; CHEN, KUAN-LIN
To: ACER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065365/0571 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 111141889 · Nov 2, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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