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US 2021/0278882 A1Published application
Flexible Hinge Device
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorHan Li
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Abstract
The present description relates to flexible hinges and hinged devices. One example device includes a first portion and a second portion. The example also includes a relieved flexible hinge rotatably securing the first and second portions.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion;
- and,
- a relieved flexible hinge rotatably securing the first and second portions, the relieved flexible hinge comprising a flexible hinge material that includes a hinge area interposed between wing areas, the flexible hinge material of at least the wing areas is coated with resin and the flexible hinge material of the hinge area defining multiple linearly arranged vias that weaken the flexible hinge material to define a hinge axis along which the relieved flexible hinge flexes when the first and second portions are rotated through a range of orientations.
A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion;
- and,
- a relieved flexible hinge rotatably securing the first and second portions, the relieved flexible hinge comprising a flexible hinge material having multiple vias formed therein that weaken the flexible hinge material to define at least one hinge axis along which the relieved flexible hinge flexes when the first and second portions are rotated through a range of orientations relative to one another.
A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion;
- and,
- a relieved flexible hinge rotatably securing the first and second portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.