TILT HINGE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH THE TILT HINGE

摘要

The present invention provides a tilt hinge configured so that friction torque members accommodated in a leaf spring housing can be visually checked from outside and an electronic apparatus using the tilt hinge. The tilt hinge pivotally couples a first member to a second member and includes: a holder attached to one of the first and second members and including a leaf spring housing; a shaft attached to the other of the first and second members and rotatably supported by the leaf spring housing; and a plurality of friction torque members accommodated in the leaf spring housing and generating a friction torque when the holder or the shaft rotates. The friction torque members include a friction torque member that is constrained from rotation by the holder and a friction torque member that is constrained from rotation by the shaft. A friction torque is generated between the friction torque member fixed to the holder and the friction torque member fixed to the shaft when the holder and the shaft rotate relatively to each other. The leaf spring housing is provided with a notch portion through which all or some of the friction torque members accommodated in the leaf spring housing can be visually checked from outside.