# US 12,602,093 B2 · Laptop computer

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- Number: US 12,602,093 B2
- Document ID: US12602093B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/621,050
- Filed: 2024-03-28
- Published: 2025-05-01
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-10-27
- Assignees: Acer Incorporated
- Applicants: Acer Incorporated
- Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang; Wen-Chieh Tai; Chih-Chun Liu; Dong-Sheng Wu; Tzu-Wei Lin; Yi-Mu Chang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602093B2

## CPC

- G06F 1/1683: {for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling}
- G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position}
- G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)}
- G06F 1/184: Mounting of motherboards
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A laptop computer including a first body, a circuit board disposed in the first body, a second body, a display module disposed in the second body, a hinge connected to the first and the second bodies, and a mezzanine connector is provided. The first and the second bodies are pivoted to each other to be folded or unfolded via the hinge. The mezzanine connector is clamped between the hinge and the circuit board, and is electrically connected between the display module and the circuit board.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A laptop computer comprising: a first body; a circuit board, disposed in the first body; a second body; a display module, disposed in the second body; a hinge, connected to the first and the second bodies, the first and the second bodies are pivoted to each other to be folded or unfolded via the hinge; and a mezzanine connector, clamped between the hinge and the circuit board and electrically connected between the display module and the circuit board, wherein the mezzanine connector comprises: a first sub-circuit board, stacked on the circuit board, a first conductive array of the first sub-circuit board abuts and is electrically connected to a third conductive array of the circuit board; and a second sub-circuit board, stacked on the first sub-circuit board and electrically connected to the display module, a portion of the hinge is stacked on the second sub-circuit board, a fourth conductive array of the second sub-circuit board abuts and is electrically connected to a second conductive array of the first sub-circuit board.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, wherein the hinge comprises:
a first bracket, disposed in the first body;
a second bracket, disposed in the second body; and
a rotating shaft, connected to the second bracket and pivoted to the first bracket, the mezzanine connector is clamped between the first bracket and the circuit board.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The laptop computer according to claim 2, wherein the first bracket has a pivot joint, a first plate body and a second plate body, the pivot joint is pivoted to the rotating shaft, the first plate body is connected between the pivot joint and the second plate body, the mezzanine connector is clamped between the second plate body and the circuit board.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, wherein the first conductive array and the second conductive array are shrapnel arrays respectively, the third conductive array and the fourth conductive array are pad arrays respectively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, wherein the display module has a cable, extending to and electrically connected to a plurality of conductive pads of the second sub-circuit board.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The laptop computer according to claim 5, wherein the conductive pads are distributed on the opposite surfaces of the second sub-circuit board, and the cable comprises a coaxial part and double row conductive sheets extending from the coaxial part, the double row conductive sheets are electrically connected to the conductive pads respectively.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the hinge also has a plurality of first positioning posts, penetrating the mezzanine connector, so that the mezzanine connector and the portion are positioned together.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, further comprises at least one second positioning post, protruding from the circuit board and penetrating another portion of the hinge, so that the circuit board and the other portion are positioned together.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The laptop computer according to claim 1, further comprises a plurality of lock attachments, a part of the lock attachments lock the hinge, the mezzanine connector, the circuit board and the first body together, another part of the lock attachments lock the hinge, the circuit board and the first body together.