Hinge assemblies for computing devices
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKWANG HO KIM
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Abstract
A hinge assembly of a computing device may be provided, for example. The hinge assembly may include a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member may include a first mounting plate attached to a first gudgeon member via a first tongue portion. The second hinge member may include a second mounting plate attached to a second gudgeon member via a second tongue portion. The first and second mounting plates may be shaped so that they can be stacked in parallel along an axis such that the first and second gudgeons may be aligned perpendicular to the axis to allow a pintle member to be inserted through the first and second gudgeons and such that the first and second tongue portions may be spaced apart along the axis.
Claims15
A hinge assembly of a computing device, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge member including a first mounting plate attached to a first gudgeon member via a first tongue portion;
- and
- a second hinge member including a second mounting plate attached to a second gudgeon member via a second tongue portion;
- the first and second mounting plates being shaped so that they can be stacked in parallel along an axis such that the first and second gudgeons are aligned perpendicular to the axis to allow a pintle member to be inserted therethrough and such that the first and second tongue portions are spaced apart along the axis.
A hinge assembly of a computing device, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge member including a first mounting plate attached to a first gudgeon member via a first tongue portion;
- and
- a second hinge member including a second mounting plate attached to a second gudgeon member via a second tongue portion;
- a plate attached between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate to stiffen and dampen oscillations in the hinge assembly;
- the first and second mounting plates being shaped so that they can be stacked in parallel along an axis such that the first and second gudgeons are aligned to allow a pintle member to be inserted therethrough and such that the first and second tongue portions are spaced apart along the axis;
- the first and second tongue portions overlapping each other along the axis.
A computing device comprising:
- a display assembly;
- a base section;
- and
- a friction hinge assembly including:
- a pintle member attached to the display assembly;
- a first hinge member including a first mounting plate attached to a first gudgeon member via a first tongue portion;
- and
- a second hinge member including a second mounting plate attached to a second gudgeon member via a second tongue portion;
- the first and second gudgeon members being aligned and receiving the pintle member therethrough, the first and second mounting plates being stacked in parallel along an axis such that the first and second gudgeons are aligned and receive the pintle member therethrough and such that the first and second tongue portions are spaced apart along the axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.