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US 2021/0262883 A1Published application
Device component swelling detection
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsBouziane Yebka, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes
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Abstract
One embodiment provides an electronic device, including: a device component; a pressure sensor integrated into a surface lining of the device component; and at least one adaptive gap-filling component situated between the surface lining of the device component and a wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Claims13
An electronic device, comprising:
- a device component;
- and
- at least one adaptive gap-filling component situated in a gap between a surface lining of the device component and an inner wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component;
- wherein the at least one adaptive gap-filling component comprises a pressure sensor and a mechanical arm;
- wherein the mechanical arm is adjustable to span the gap between the surface lining of the device component and the inner wall of the electronic device.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting, using a pressure sensor integrated into at least one adaptive gap-filling, a swelling event associated with a device component housed within an electronic device;
- wherein the detecting comprises utilizing the least one adaptive gap-filling component, wherein the at least one gap-filling component is situated in a gap between a surface lining of the device component and an inner wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component;
- wherein the at least one adaptive gap-filling component comprises a pressure sensor and a mechanical arm;
- wherein the mechanical arm is adjustable to span the gap between the surface lining of the device component and the inner wall of the electronic device.
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A method, comprising:
- auto-zeroing a pressure sensor integrated into at least one adaptive gap-filling component, wherein the auto-zeroing comprises:
- introducing the at least one adaptive gap-filling component into in a gap between a surface lining of a device component housed within an electronic device and an inner wall of the electronic device that at least partially surrounds the device component;
- wherein the at least one adaptive gap-filling component comprises a pressure sensor and a mechanical arm;
- wherein the mechanical arm is adjustable to span the gap between the surface lining of the device component and the inner wall of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.