High voltage electrical connection for a display screen
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRobert M. Williams, Richard H. Plourde JR.
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Abstract
A high voltage electrical connection between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer wherein the base unit and the panel display are pivotably secured to each other about a hinge axis, includes a flexible high voltage electrical conductor extending from the base unit to the panel display. A portion of the electrical conductor extends along the hinge axis such that pivoting of the panel display relative to the base unit causes said portion of the flexible conductor to twist about the hinge axis rather than actively bend.
Claims18
A high voltage electrical connection between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer, the base unit and the panel display being pivotably secured to each other about a hinge axis, the electrical connection comprising:
- a flexible high voltage electrical conductor extending from the base unit to the panel display, a portion of the electrical conductor extending along the hinge axis such that pivoting of the panel display relative to the base unit causes said portion of the flexible conductor to twist about the hinge axis rather than actively bend.
A system for providing high voltage power between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer, the panel display being pivotable relative to the base unit about a hinge axis, the system comprising:
- a high voltage power source housed within the base unit;
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- a flexible high voltage electrical conductor in electrical communication with the power source extending from the base unit to the display screen, a portion of the electrical conductor extending along the hinge axis such that pivoting of the panel display relative to the base unit causes said portion of the flexible conductor to twist about the hinge axis rather than actively bend.
A method of forming a high voltage electrical connection between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer, the base unit and the panel display being pivotably secured to each other about a hinge axis, the method comprising the steps of:
- extending a high voltage flexible electrical conductor from the base unit to the panel display;
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- extending a portion of the electrical conductor along the hinge axis such that pivoting of the panel display relative to the base unit causes said portion of the flexible conductor to twist about the hinge axis rather than actively bend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.