Electronic device and hinge mechanism thereof
An electronic device includes a monitor stand, a hinge mechanism, and an operation element. The hinge mechanism includes a back plate, a speed reduction assembly, and a friction assembly. The back plate is fixed to the monitor stand. The speed reduction assembly includes an input plate and a speed reduction member. The speed reduction member is arranged on the input plate. The friction assembly is arranged between the back plate and the input plate. The operation element is connected to the speed reduction member. A rotation center of the operation element coincides with an axis of the back plate and the speed reduction member are coaxially arranged.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a monitor stand;
a hinge mechanism, comprising:
a back plate, fixed to the monitor stand;
a speed reduction assembly, comprising an input plate and a speed reduction member, wherein the speed reduction member is arranged on the input plate; and
a friction assembly, arranged between the back plate and the input plate; and
an operation element, connected to the speed reduction member, wherein a rotation center of the operation element coincides with an axis of the back plate and the speed reduction member are coaxially arranged;
wherein the friction assembly comprises a friction member and a force application member, the friction member has a fixed surface and a friction surface, the force application member is located between the input plate and the friction member, the force application member is a magnet, and the back plate is made of a ferromagnetic material, the friction surface abuts against the back plate.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the speed reduction member has an input end and an output end, the input plate is fixed to the input end, the operation element is fixed to the output end, and the input end is pivotally connected to the back plate.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein a radial distance between the input end and a position where the friction assembly is fixed to one of the back plate and the input plate is greater than a radial distance between the input end and the output end.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the friction assembly is radially located on an outer side of the speed reduction member.
5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the fixed surface is fixed to the input plate, the friction surface abuts against the back plate, and the force application member is located between the input plate and the back plate, the friction surface abuts against the one of the back plate and the input plate.
6. A hinge mechanism, comprising:
a back plate;
a speed reduction assembly, comprising an input plate and a speed reduction member, wherein the speed reduction member has an input end and an output end, the input plate is fixed to the input end, and the input end is pivotally connected to the back plate; and
a friction assembly, having a fixed surface and a friction surface, wherein the fixed surface is fixed to one of the back plate and the input plate, and the friction surface abuts against the other of the back plate and the input plate, wherein
a radial distance between the input end and a position where the friction assembly is fixed to one of the back plate and the input plate is greater than a radial distance between the input end and the output end;
wherein the friction assembly comprises a friction member and a force application member, the friction member has a fixed surface and a friction surface, the force application member is an elastic element, one end of the elastic element contacts the friction member, and another end of the elastic element contacts one of the back plate and the input plate, the friction surface abuts against the other of the back plate and the input plate.
7. The hinge mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the speed reduction member is a planetary gear train and comprises a sun gear, a planetary gear set, and a ring gear, the planetary gear set meshes between the sun gear and the ring gear, the sun gear is connected to the input end, and the ring gear is connected to the output end.
8. The hinge mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein the planetary gear set comprises a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear respectively mesh between the sun gear and the ring gear.
9. The hinge mechanism according to claim 8 , wherein the friction assembly is radially located on an outer side of the speed reduction member.
10. The hinge mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein the force application member is located between the input plate and the back plate, the friction surface abuts against the one of the back plate and the input plate.
11. The hinge mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the back plate is provided with a side wall portion that axially extends, the input plate is provided with a positioning post radially extending to the side wall portion, and the elastic element is sleeved on the positioning post.
12. A hinge mechanism, comprising:
a back plate;
a speed reduction assembly, comprising an input plate and a speed reduction member, wherein the speed reduction member has an input end and an output end, the input plate is arranged at the input end, and the input end is pivotally connected to the back plate; and
a friction assembly, arranged on one of the back plate or the input plate, wherein the friction assembly abuts against the other of the back plate or the input plate;
wherein the friction assembly comprises a friction member and a force application member, the friction member has a fixed surface and a friction surface, the force application member is an elastic element, one end of the elastic element contacts the friction member, and another end of the elastic element contacts one of the back plate and the input plate, the friction surface abuts against the other of the back plate and the input plate.
13. The hinge mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein a radial distance between the input end and a position where the friction assembly is fixed to one of the back plate and the input plate is greater than a radial distance between the input end and the output end.
14. The hinge mechanism according to claim 13 , wherein an end of the force application member is fixed to one of the back plate or the input plate, the force application member holds the back plate and the input plate.
15. The hinge mechanism according to claim 14 , wherein the speed reduction member is a planetary gear train and comprises a sun gear, a planetary gear set, and a ring gear, the planetary gear set meshes between the sun gear and the ring gear, the sun gear is connected to the input end, and the ring gear is connected to the output end.