Computing devices with retractable hinges
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsHyunmin Moon, Jin Sang Hwang
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Abstract
An example computing device includes: a display housing including a first recess and a base including a second recess; and a hinge to rotate the display housing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, the hinge comprising: a central bar; a first link coupled to the central bar at a first pivot point, the first link rotatable about the first pivot point; and a second link coupled to the central bar at a second pivot point, the second link rotatable about the second pivot point; and wherein in response to the display housing rotating to the open configuration, a first sliding end of the first link is to retract into the first recess and a second sliding end of the second link is to retract into the second recess.
Claims17
A computing device comprising:
- a display housing including a first recess and a base including a second recess;
- and
- a hinge to rotate the display housing from a closed configuration to an open configuration, the hinge comprising:
- a central bar;
- a first link coupled to the central bar at a first pivot point, the first link rotatable about the first pivot point;
- a second link coupled to the central bar at a second pivot point, the second link rotatable about the second pivot point;
- and
- a cover extending between the display housing and the base and around an exterior of the hinge, wherein the cover is slidably connected to the display housing or the base;
- wherein in response to the display housing rotating to the open configuration, a first sliding end of the first link is to retract into the first recess and a second sliding end of the second link is to retract into the second recess.
A computing device comprising:
- a display housing and a base;
- and
- a hinge comprising:
- a central bar;
- a first pivot point of the central bar about which the display housing is rotated relative to the central bar;
- a second pivot point of the central bar about which the base is rotated relative to the central bar;
- and
- a cover extending between the display housing and the base and around an exterior of the hinge, wherein the cover is slidably connected to the display housing or the base;
- wherein, when the display housing is rotated about the first pivot point and the base is rotated about the second pivot point, the hinge is to rotate the display housing relative to the base about a main pivot point external to the hinge, the main pivot point having a fixed spatial position.
A computing device comprising:
- a display housing and a base;
- a hinge to rotate the computing device from a folded configuration to a flat configuration;
- and
- a cover extending between the display housing and the base and around an exterior of the hinge, wherein the cover is slidably connected to the display housing or the base;
- wherein in response to the computing device rotating to the flat configuration, the hinge is retracted into the display housing and the base to enable the display housing and the base to be flush against one another in the flat configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.