Guide systems to impede rotation of panels
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAlan Williamson, Clinton Troy Jensen, Lanny J. Hottel
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Abstract
According to examples, an apparatus may include a guide system including a first gear having teeth to engage with a first set of teeth, a second gear having teeth to engage with a second set of teeth, the first gear and the second gear to rotate in concert with respect to each other, and a first glide mechanism to slidably contact a first channel. In addition, the apparatus may include a panel to employ the guide system to be slidably mounted to a base structure, wherein the first gear and the second gear are to impede rotation of the panel about a first axis and the first glide mechanism is to impede rotation of the panel about a second axis.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a guide system including:
- a first gear having teeth to engage with a first set of teeth;
- a second gear having teeth to engage with a second set of teeth, the first gear and the second gear to rotate in concert with respect to each other;
- and
- a first glide mechanism to slidably contact a first channel;
- and
- a panel to employ the guide system to be slidably mounted to a base structure, wherein the first gear and the second gear are to impede rotation of the panel about a first axis and the first glide mechanism is to impede rotation of the panel about a second axis.
A system comprising:
- a base structure having a first rack, a second rack, and a first channel;
- a panel slidably insertable into the base structure, the panel including:
- a first gear having teeth to mesh with teeth on the first rack, the first gear being rotatably attached to the panel;
- a second gear having teeth to mesh with teeth on the second rack, the second gear being rotatably attached to the panel, wherein the first gear and the second gear are functionally connected to each other to cause the first gear and the second gear to rotate in unison with respect to each other as the panel is moved with respect to the base structure;
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- a first glide mechanism to contact a wall of the first channel.
A system comprising:
- a base structure having:
- a first rack having teeth;
- a second rack having teeth;
- a first channel;
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- a second channel;
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- a panel including:
- a first gear having teeth meshed with the teeth of the first rack;
- a second gear having teeth meshed with the teeth of the second rack, the first gear and the second gear being functionally connected to each other to cause the first gear and the second gear to rotate in unison with respect to each other as the panel is moved with respect to the base structure;
- a first glide mechanism to contact a surface in the first channel;
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- a second glide mechanism to contact a surface in the second channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.