Locking mechanisms to lock key movement of keyboards
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsCHI-CHUNG HO, CHUN-CHENG LIN
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Abstract
An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a base housing, display housing, and locking mechanism. The base housing includes a keyboard, and the display housing is pivotably coupled to the base housing. The locking mechanism is to lock key movement of the keyboard based on the display housing being pivoted according to a first range. The locking mechanism is to unlock key movement based on the display housing being pivoted according to a second range.
Claims15
A portable computing device comprising:
- a base housing including a keyboard;
- a display housing pivotably coupled to the base housing;
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- a locking mechanism including a locking plate to lock key movement of the keyboard based on the display housing being pivoted according to a first range, and unlock key movement based on the display housing being pivoted according to a second range.
A portable computing device comprising:
- a base housing including a keyboard;
- a display housing coupled to the base housing via a hinge, wherein the display housing is pivotable relative to the base housing to allow the display housing to be in contact with a first side of the base housing including the keyboard, or a second side of the base housing opposite the keyboard;
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- a locking mechanism to lock key movement of the keyboard based on the display housing pivoted beyond a threshold angle away from the keyboard housing, wherein key movement of a key is locked based on support at a periphery of a key cap of the key.
A portable computing device comprising:
- a base housing including a keyboard;
- a display housing coupled to the base, wherein the display housing is movable relative to the base housing;
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- a locking mechanism including a locking plate to lock key movement of the keyboard based on the display housing being positioned relative to the base housing according to a first range, and unlock key movement based on, the display housing being positioned according to a second range, wherein the locking plate includes a key cutout to lock movement of a key, wherein the key cutout is shaped differently than a corresponding key support of the key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.