Computing device with moving display

A portable computing device, comprising:

• a bottom shell;
• a top shell having a generally planar surface and a perimeter rim extending from the surface, the surface and the perimeter rim defining a cavity, the top shell pivotally coupled to the bottom shell for movement between a closed position with the perimeter rim adjacent to the bottom shell and at least one open position where a portion of the perimeter rim is distal from the bottom shell;
• a display adjacent to the top shell, the display being obscured from view when the top shell is in the closed position and the display being viewable when the top shell is in the at least one open position;
• a coupling linkage coupling the display, the top shell, and the bottom shell, the coupling linkage adapted to move the display between at least a first position with the display closer to the surface of the top shell when the top shell is in the closed position and a second position with at least a portion of the display farther from the surface of the top shell when the top shell is in the open position;
• a display frame coupled to the display, the display frame including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each sidewall defining at least one cam slot;
• and
• wherein the coupling linkage comprises a pair of spaced apart side rails, adjacent the sidewalls of the display frame, the side rails including at least one pin extending into the at least one cam slot;
• wherein the coupling linkage translates the at least one pin within the at least one cam slot as the top shell is rotated from the closed position to the at least one open position, moving the display from the first position to the second position.

A laptop computer, comprising:

• a bottom shell;
• a top shell;
• a hinge pivotally coupling the top shell to the bottom shell, the hinge facilitating movement of the top shell between a closed position directly over the bottom shell and an open position with the hinge at the apex of an angle formed by the top shell and the bottom shell;
• a display within the top shell;
• and
• a coupling linkage disposed between and directly coupling the hinge and the display, the coupling linkage moving the display outward with respect to the top shell as the top shell moves between the closed position and the open position.

A laptop computer, comprising:

• a bottom shell;
• a top shell having a surface and a perimeter rim extending from the surface, the surface and the perimeter rim forming a cavity for computing components;
• a hinge pivotally coupling the top shell to the bottom shell, the hinge facilitating movement of the top shell between a closed position directly over the bottom shell and an open position with the hinge at the apex of an angle formed by the top shell and the bottom shell;
• a display within the top shell;
• and
• a coupling linkage disposed between the hinge and the display, the coupling linkage moving the display outward with respect to the top shell as the top shell moves between the closed position and the open position;
• a display frame coupled to the display, the display frame including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each sidewall defining at least one cam slot;
• and
• wherein the coupling linkage comprises a pair of spaced apart side rails, adjacent the sidewalls of the display frame, the side rails including at least one pin extending into the at least one cam slot;
• wherein the coupling linkage translates the at least one pin within the at least one cam slot as the top shell is rotated from the closed position to the open position, moving the display from a first position with the display substantially within the same plane as a plane formed by the upper-most portion of the perimeter rim of the top shell, when the top shell is in the closed position, to a second position with at least a portion of the display moved outwardly away from the plane formed by the upper-most portion of the perimeter rim of the top shell, forming a gap between the at least a portion of the display and the top shell.

A coupling linkage for a portable computing device to moveably couple a display of the portable computing device to a top shell of the portable computing device, the top shell moveable between a closed position and an open position, the coupling linkage comprising:

• a display frame coupled to the display, the display frame including a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each sidewall defining at least one cam slot;
• and
• a pair of spaced apart side rails, adjacent the sidewalls of the display frame, the side rails including at least one pin extending into the at least one cam slot;
• at least one hinge pin coupled to the top shell such that the hinge pin rotates as the top shell moves between the closed position and the open position;
• at least one drive gear coupled to the hinge pin that rotates as the hinge pin rotates;
• at least one driven gear mating with the at least one drive gear;
• and
• a slide linkage coupling the at least one driven gear to one of the side rails, the slide linkage converting rotational movement of the at least one driven gear into translational movement of the side rail,
• wherein the translational movement of the side rail translates the at least one pin within the at least one cam slot as the top shell is rotated from the closed position to the open position, moving the display from a first position nearer the top shell to a second position with the display moved further from the top shell, forming a gap between the display and the top shell.