EYEWEAR DEVICE HINGE ASSEMBLY
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230288734A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18196960

    申请日:2023-05-12

    Applicant: Snap, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02C11/10 G02C5/22 G02C5/10 G02C2200/16

    Abstract: A hinge assembly mounted on a housing of form part of an electronic device includes a metal hinge base extending through a mounting hole in a wall of the housing, the hinge base being connected in heat transfer relationship to a metal anchor plate on an inner side of the housing wall. The anchor plate additionally serves as a mounting base for heat-generating electronics inside the housing, the heat-generating electronics being in heat transfer relationship with the anchor plate, so that the anchor plate and the hinge base together form part of a heat transfer path conducting heat from the interior of the housing to an exterior heatsink provided be and external device component.

    Eyewear device hinge assembly
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12204174B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18196960

    申请日:2023-05-12

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: A hinge assembly mounted on a housing of form part of an electronic device includes a metal hinge base extending through a mounting hole in a wall of the housing, the hinge base being connected in heat transfer relationship to a metal anchor plate on an inner side of the housing wall. The anchor plate additionally serves as a mounting base for heat-generating electronics inside the housing, the heat-generating electronics being in heat transfer relationship with the anchor plate, so that the anchor plate and the hinge base together form part of a heat transfer path conducting heat from the interior of the housing to an exterior heatsink provided be and external device component.

    JOINT MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20250123502A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18991206

    申请日:2024-12-20

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: A housing assembly for an electronics-enabled device includes a housing wall having parallel inner and outer faces, with a hinge base affixed through the wall. The hinge base has a shank extending through the wall and a joint mount exterior to the housing for hingedly mounting an external component. An anchor plate inside the housing is welded to the shank, preventing axial withdrawal of the hinge base by obstruction against the inner face. The welded connection rotationally keys the anchor plate to the hinge base. The assembly enables integration of electronics components mounted on the anchor plate, which can serve as a thermal conductor between heat-generating components and an external heatsink via the hinge base. In electronics-enabled eyewear, the hinge base provides hinged connection of a temple to an eyewear frame. Manufacturing involves locating the hinge base and anchor plate, translationally fastening them together threadedly, and spot-welding for rotational keying.

    EYEWEAR DEVICE HINGE ASSEMBLY
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190293969A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-26

    申请号:US16362250

    申请日:2019-03-22

    Applicant: Snap Inc.

    Abstract: A hinge assembly mounted on a housing of form part of an electronic device includes a metal hinge member having a hinge post that extends through a mounting hole in a wall of the housing, the hinge post being connected to a metal anchor plate on an inner side of the housing wall to be rotationally and axially fast with the anchor plate. The anchor plate may has an area multiple times the size of a footprint of the hinge member, with fastening the hinge post and the anchor plate in some embodiments being by a welded connection.

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