Hinged device
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsKabir Siddiqui, Rajesh Dighde
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Abstract
The description relates to hinged devices. One example relates to a device that has a first portion and a second portion. The device can include a hinge assembly secured to the first portion and the second portion and a flexible display secured to the first portion and the second portion. The device can include a support member positioned between the hinge assembly and the flexible display. The hinge assembly can be configured to control a length of the device as defined by the first portion, the hinge assembly, and the second portion, based at least in part upon an orientation of the first and second portions, and configured to control a shape of the support member based at least in part upon the orientation of the first and second portions.
Claims19
A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion;
- a hinge assembly secured to the first portion and the second portion;
- a flexible display secured to the first portion and the second portion;
- a support member positioned between the flexible display and the hinge assembly;
- a first cord that extends along a first pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly and at least in part controls a length of the device underlying the flexible display as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of orientations and at a first orientation the first pathway is relatively shorter than at a second orientation;
- and,
- a second cord coupling the hinge assembly and the support member proximate to the first portion and at least in part controls a position of the support member relative to the flexible display during the range of orientations.
A device, comprising:
- a hinge assembly secured to a first portion and a second portion;
- a flexible display secured relative to the first portion and the second portion;
- a support member positioned between the flexible display and the hinge assembly;
- a first cord that extends along a first pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly and at least in part controls a length of the device underlying the flexible display as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of orientations;
- and,
- a second cord coupling the hinge assembly and the support member proximate to the first portion along a second pathway and at least in part controls a position of the support member between the hinge assembly and the flexible display as the second pathway changes during the range of orientations from a relatively shorter length at a first orientation to a relatively longer length at a second orientation.
A device, comprising:
- a hinge assembly securing a first portion and a second portion;
- a support member positioned over the hinge assembly;
- a first cord that extends along a first pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly and a length of the first pathway changes based upon an orientation of the device and at least in part controls a length of the device as measured along the first portion, the hinge assembly, and the second portion as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of orientations;
- and,
- a second cord that couples the hinge assembly and the support member proximate to the first portion and at least in part controls a position of the support member over the hinge assembly during the range of orientations from a relatively shorter length at a first orientation to a relatively longer length at a second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.