Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge assembly with adjustable torque
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Application No.: US16373360Application Date: 2019-04-02
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Publication No.: US10851571B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: David Michael Meyers , Jason Scott Morrison
- Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: E05D11/08
- IPC: E05D11/08 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for a computing system, including a first hinge bracket including a hinge shaft, the first hinge bracket coupled to a first body of the computing system; a second hinge bracket coupled to the hinge shaft, the second hinge bracket coupled to a second body of the computing system; friction disks positioned on the hinge shaft, the friction disks configured to exert a torque on the hinge shaft; an adjustment nut coupled to the hinge shaft, the adjustment nut configured to exert a force on the friction disks; a first spring clutch coupled to the adjustment nut, the first spring clutch configured to control a positioning of the adjustment nut relative to the friction disks; a first shape memory alloy (SMA) wire coupled to the spring clutch, wherein, upon energization, a length of the first SMA wire is adjusted to change the positioning of the adjustment nut.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200318407A1 HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE TORQUE Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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