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US 12,612,939 B2Granted
Computing device hinge
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsChristina Ashley Yee, Brian David Bitz, Joseph Benjamin Gault
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Abstract
A computing device includes a four-body hinge. Abase member is connected to abase and an upper member is connected to a display. A first linkage and a second linkage are connected to the base member and the upper member. As the display moves relative to the base, the four-body hinge resists rotation of the display, thereby stabilizing the display during use by the user.
Claims19
A computing device, comprising:
- a base;
- a display rotatable relative to the base;
- a hinge connecting the base and the display, the hinge including:
- a base member connected to the base;
- an upper member slidably connected to the display and including a rotational stop;
- a first linkage connecting the base member to the upper member;
- a second linkage connecting the base member to the upper member;
- and
- a rotational receiver on the first linkage configured to receive the rotational stop and configured to limit a rotational range of motion of the display relative to the first linkage in a first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.