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US 11,307,672 B2Granted
Keyboard pivotally attached to a part comprising a touch-sensitive surface
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorBradley Neal Suggs
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Abstract
In some examples, an electronic device includes a first part comprising a touch-sensitive surface, and a mechanical keyboard pivotally attached to the first part, where the mechanical keyboard is pivotable between a first position where the keyboard is away from the touch-sensitive surface, and a second position where the keyboard is engaged to the touch-sensitive surface. The touch-sensitive surface is to detect actuations of keys of the mechanical keyboard when the mechanical keyboard is at the second position and engaged with the touch-sensitive surface.
Claims19
An electronic device comprising:
- a first part comprising a touch-sensitive surface;
- a second part comprising a display device;
- a first hinge connecting the second part to the first part on one side of the first part;
- a mechanical keyboard pivotally attached to the first part;
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- a second hinge connecting the first part to the mechanical keyboard on an opposite side of the first part, the mechanical keyboard pivotable at the second hinge between a first position where the mechanical keyboard is away from the touch-sensitive surface, and a second position where the mechanical keyboard is engaged to the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the mechanical keyboard is an overlay keyboard without any electrically conductive lines and sensing circuitry to detect actuations of keys of the mechanical keyboard,
- the touch-sensitive surface to detect actuations of the keys of the mechanical keyboard when the mechanical keyboard is at the second position and engaged with the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the mechanical keyboard is pivotable at the second hinge to the first position where the mechanical keyboard is under the first part so that the touch-sensitive surface is accessible for user input and the touch-sensitive surface and the display device both face a user.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first display member comprising a display device;
- a second display member comprising a touch-sensitive display;
- a first hinge connecting the second display member to the first display member on a first side of the second display member;
- a moveable member comprising a keyboard;
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- a second hinge connecting the second display member to the moveable member on a second side of the second display member, the second side opposite the first side, wherein the moveable member is pivotally attached to the second display member at the second hinge and is moveable relative to the second display member between a first portion and a second portion,
- a key of the keyboard when actuated to impart a touch input on the touch-sensitive display when the moveable member is at the second position, wherein the keyboard is an overlay keyboard without any electrically conductive lines and sensing circuitry to detect actuations of keys of the keyboard, wherein the moveable member is pivotable at the second hinge to the first position where the keyboard is under the second display member so that the touch-sensitive display is accessible for user input and the touch-sensitive display and the display device both face a user.
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A method of making an electronic device, comprising:
- pivotally attaching, by a first hinge, a first part comprising a display device to a base part comprising a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first hinge is on a first side of the base part;
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- pivotally attaching, by a second hinge, the base part comprising the touch-sensitive surface to a second part comprising a keyboard, wherein the second hinge is on a second side of the base part, the second side opposite the first side, wherein the keyboard is moveable at the second hinge between a first position where the keyboard is away from the touch-sensitive surface, and a second position where the keyboard is engaged to the touch-sensitive surface, the touch-sensitive surface to detect actuations of keys of the keyboard when the keyboard is at the second position and engaged to the touch- sensitive surface, wherein the keyboard is an overlay keyboard without any electrically conductive lines to detect actuations of the keys of the keyboard, and
- wherein the keyboard is pivotable at the second hinge to the first position where the keyboard is under the base part so that the touch-sensitive surface is accessible for user input and the touch-sensitive surface and the display device both face a user.
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