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US 10,344,510 B2Granted
Hinged device
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsKabir Siddiqui, Errol Mark Tazbaz, Karsten Aagaard
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Abstract
The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a hinge assembly that rotatably secures a first portion relative to a hinge axis. The hinge assembly can include an element that rotates around the hinge axis and moves toward and away from the hinge axis.
Claims17
A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion that are rotatably coupled via multiple parallel hinge shafts each hinge shaft associated with:
- a force generating element;
- a force transferring element extending along an axis that is orthogonal to the hinge shaft;
- and,
- a movement constraining element configured to allow linear movement of the force transferring element parallel to the axis and rotational movement around the hinge shaft and configured to inhibit movement of the force transferring element relative to other axes.
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A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion that are rotatably coupled via a hinge shaft;
- a force generating element;
- a force transferring element extending along an axis that is orthogonal to the hinge shaft;
- a movement constraining element configured to allow movement of the force transferring element parallel to the axis and configured to inhibit movement of the force transferring element relative to other axes;
- and,
- the force transferring element associated with the force generating element and configured to employ force from the force generating element by moving along the axis in a first direction to bias the first and second portions to rotate away from one another during a first range of rotation between the first and second portions and to move in a second opposite direction along the axis to employ the force to create resistance to rotation during a second range of rotation.
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