# US 10,310,564 B2 · Linking mechanism for a computing device with a rotatable display member > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,564 B2 - Document ID: US10310564B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/308,993 - Filed: 2014-06-30 - Published: 2018-07-05 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-06-30 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Chan Park, Jr.; Wen-Yo Lu; Chad Patrick Paris - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310564B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - E05D 7/082: the pivot axis of the wing being situated at a considerable distance from the edges of the wing {, e.g. for balanced wings} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1618: {the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/1679: {for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence)} - F16M 13/005: {integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract Examples disclosed herein provide a computing device. One example computing device includes a base member, a support member rotatably connected to the base member at a first end of the support member, via a fixed shaft around a first axis of rotation, and a display member rotatably connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, around a second axis of rotation that is parallel to the first axis of rotation. The computing device includes a linking mechanism disposed within the support member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing device comprising: a base member; a support member rotatably connected to the base member at a first end of the support member, via a fixed shaft around a first axis of rotation; a display member rotatably connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, around a second axis of rotation that is parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a linking mechanism disposed within the support member, wherein the linking mechanism is to traverse coplanar with the support member, wherein, when the computing device is to change from a first operation mode to a second operation mode, the linking mechanism is to link rotation of the support member around the first axis of rotation with rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein, when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, the linking mechanism is to lock the rotation of the support member around the first axis of rotation until the display member is to be rotated around the second axis of rotation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the linking mechanism comprises: a first mechanism rotatably connected to the base member via the shaft, wherein the first mechanism includes a slot that is irregularly shaped, and wherein a pin of the shaft is to traverse the slot when the computing device is to change between the first and second operation modes; and a second mechanism, wherein the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computing device of claim 3, wherein, when the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism, the second mechanism is to induce the rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation as the support member is rotated around the first axis of rotation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computing device of claim 4, wherein the linking mechanism comprises a dual axis link, wherein a first end of the dual axis link is connected to the second mechanism, and a second end of the dual axis link opposite the first end is rotatably connected around the second axis of rotation, and wherein the second mechanism is to induce the rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation via the dual axis link. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The computing device of claim 3, wherein, as the pin of the shaft is to traverse the slot, the linking mechanism is to traverse coplanar with the support member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, wherein the first operation mode corresponds to a laptop operation mode, wherein the second operation mode corresponds to a tablet operation mode, and wherein the display member and the base member are in a parallel orientation when the computing device is in the second operation mode. ### Claim 8 A computing device comprising: a base member; a support member rotatably connected to the base member at a first end of the support member, via a fixed shaft around a first axis of rotation; a display member rotatably connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, around a second axis of rotation that is parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a linking mechanism disposed within the support member, wherein the linking mechanism is to traverse coplanar with the support member, wherein, when the computing device is to change from a first operation mode to a second operation mode, the linking mechanism is to lock the rotation of the support member around the first axis of rotation until the display member is to be rotated around the second axis of rotation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computing device of claim 8, wherein, when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, the linking mechanism is to link rotation of the support member around the first axis of rotation with rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computing device of claim 8, wherein the linking mechanism comprises: a first mechanism rotatably connected to the base member via the shaft, wherein the first mechanism includes a slot that is irregularly shaped, and wherein a pin of the shaft is to traverse the slot when the computing device is to change between the first and second operation modes; and a second mechanism, wherein the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computing device of claim 10, wherein, when the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism, the second mechanism is to induce the rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation as the support member is rotated around the first axis of rotation. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computing device of claim 11, wherein the linking mechanism comprises a dual axis link, wherein a first end of the dual axis link is connected to the second mechanism, and a second end of the dual axis link opposite the first end is rotatably connected around the second axis of rotation, and wherein the second mechanism is to induce the rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation via the dual axis link. ### Claim 13 A computing device comprising: a base member; a support member rotatably connected to the base member at a first end of the support member, via a fixed shaft around a first axis of rotation; a display member rotatably connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, around a second axis of rotation that is parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a linking mechanism disposed within the support member, wherein the linking mechanism is to traverse coplanar with the support member, wherein the linking mechanism comprises: a first mechanism rotatably connected to the base member via the shaft, wherein the first mechanism includes a slot that is irregularly shaped, and wherein a pin of the shaft is to traverse the slot when the computing device is to change between a first operation mode and a second operation mode; and a second mechanism, wherein the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computing device of claim 13, wherein, when the computing device is to change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, the linking mechanism is to link rotation of the support member around the first axis of rotation with rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The computing device of claim 13, wherein, when the first mechanism is to engage the second mechanism, the second mechanism is to induce the rotation of the display member around the second axis of rotation as the support member is rotated around the first axis of rotation.