US 12,613,547 B2Granted

Electronic apparatus with slide-and-rotate hinge having height-actuated lock

AssigneeLenovo (Beijing) Limited

InventorJinpeng Liu

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Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a first body, a second body, and a connection device. The connection device is connected to the first body and the second body and configured to realize a first type movement and a second type movement of the first body relative to the second body. After the first body moves relative to the second body to have a first relative position relationship, the second type movement is realized through the connection device, and the second type movement is different from the first type movement.

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Dependent claims

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first body;
a second body configured to place the electronic apparatus on a carrying surface;
a connection device connected to the first body and the second body and configured to realize a first type movement and a second type movement of the first body relative to the second body, the first type movement comprising a movement in a direction of an axis perpendicular to the carrying surface, the second type movement comprising a rotation around a center line parallel to the carrying surface, the connection device including a first connection member connected to the first body and a second connection member connected to the second body, the first connection member having a first connection hole, the second connection member including a connector having a second connection hole;
and
a lock structure comprising at least one position-limiting connector and an elastic member,
wherein, after the first body moves relative to the second body to have a first relative position relationship, the second type movement is realized through the connection device,
wherein the first relative position relationship is a first distance relationship in which the first body ascends relative to the second body to a specified distance from the carrying surface, and
wherein before the first body ascends relative to the second body so that the first body and the second body have the first relative position relationship, the elastic member is compressed between the connector and the second body, the elastic member biases the position-limiting connector to simultaneously engage the first and second connection holes to mechanically couple the first connection member and the connector, such that the lock structure has a second state to prevent the second type movement of the first body relative to the second body through the connection device by the position-limiting connector simultaneously engaging the first and second connection holes, and
after the first body ascends relative to the second body to have the first relative position relationship, the lock structure has a first state, and in the first state, the lock structure can support the second type movement of the first body through the connection device.

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An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first body;
a second body;
a connection device connected to the first body and the second body and configured to realize a first type movement and a second type movement of the first body relative to the second body, the first type movement comprising a movement in a direction of an axis perpendicular to the carrying surface, the second type movement comprising a rotation around a center line parallel to the carrying surface, the connection device including a first connection member connected to the first body and a second connection member connected to the second body, the first connection member having a first connection hole, the second connection member including a connector having a second connection hole;
and
a lock structure connected to the connection device, the lock structure comprising at least one position-limiting connector and an elastic member,
wherein, after the first body ascends relative to the second body to a specified distance from a carrying surface, the second type movement is realized through the connection device,
wherein before the first body ascends relative to the second body to the specified distance from the carrying surface so that the first body and the second body have a first relative position relationship, the elastic member is compressed between the connector and the second body, the elastic member biases the at least one position-limiting connector to simultaneously engage the first connection hole of the first connection member and the second connection hole of the connector, such that the lock structure has a second state to prevent the second type movement of the first body relative to the second body through the connection device by the position-limiting connector simultaneously engaging the first and second connection holes, and
after the first body ascends relative to the second body to have the first relative position relationship, the lock structure has a first state, and in the first state, the lock structure can support the second type movement of the first body through the connection device,
wherein the second connection member includes at least one sliding member, and the second body includes a sliding auxiliary structure corresponding to the at least one sliding member, and
wherein the sliding auxiliary structure includes a sliding chute arranged at the second body, the sliding chute includes a first chute wall and a second chute wall opposite to each other, and two separate sliding blocks of the at least one sliding member are provided and slidingly cooperated with the first chute wall and the second chute wall, respectively.

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An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first body;
a second body configured to place the electronic apparatus on a carrying surface;
a connection device connected to the first body and the second body and configured to realize a first type movement and a second type movement of the first body relative to the second body, the first type movement comprising an angular movement in an XZ plane relative to a reference line parallel to a Z axis, the second type of movement comprising a rotation around a center line parallel to a Y axis in the XZ plane, the XZ plane being jointly defined by an X axis and the Z axis, the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis being perpendicular to each other, the connection device including a first connection member connected to the first body and a second connection member connected to the second body, the first connection member having a first connection hole, the second connection member including a connector having a second connection hole;
and
a lock structure comprising at least one position-limiting connector and an elastic member,
wherein, after the first body moves relative to the second body to have a first relative position relationship, the second type movement is realized through the connection device,
wherein the first relative position relationship is a first distance relationship in which the first body ascends relative to the second body to a specified distance from the carrying surface, and
wherein before the first body ascends relative to the second body so that the first body and the second body have the first relative position relationship, the elastic member is compressed between the connector and the second body, the elastic member biases the position-limiting connector to simultaneously engage the first and second connection holes to mechanically couple the first connection member and the connector, such that the lock structure has a second state to prevent the second type movement of the first body relative to the second body through the connection device by the position-limiting connector simultaneously engaging the first and second connection holes, and
after the first body ascends relative to the second body to have the first relative position relationship, the lock structure has a first state, and in the first state, the lock structure can support the second type movement of the first body through the connection device.

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Abstract

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first body;
a second body configured to place the electronic apparatus on a carrying surface;
a connection device connected to the first body and the second body and configured to realize a first type movement and a second type movement of the first body relative to the second body, the first type movement comprising a movement in a direction of an axis perpendicular to the carrying surface, the second type movement comprising a rotation around a center line parallel to the carrying surface, the connection device including a first connection member connected to the first body and a second connection member connected to the second body, the first connection member having a first connection hole, the second connection member including a connector having a second connection hole;
and
a lock structure comprising at least one position-limiting connector and an elastic member,
wherein, after the first body moves relative to the second body to have a first relative position relationship, the second type movement is realized through the connection device,
wherein the first relative position relationship is a first distance relationship in which the first body ascends relative to the second body to a specified distance from the carrying surface, and
wherein before the first body ascends relative to the second body so that the first body and the second body have the first relative position relationship, the elastic member is compressed between the connector and the second body, the elastic member biases the position-limiting connector to simultaneously engage the first and second connection holes to mechanically couple the first connection member and the connector, such that the lock structure has a second state to prevent the second type movement of the first body relative to the second body through the connection device by the position-limiting connector simultaneously engaging the first and second connection holes, and
after the first body ascends relative to the second body to have the first relative position relationship, the lock structure has a first state, and in the first state, the lock structure can support the second type movement of the first body through the connection device.

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