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US 2022/0026959 A1Published application
Electronic devices with hinge assemblies
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorHyunmin Moon
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Abstract
Present examples relate to an electronic device with a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly allows for controlled opening and closing, allows for a spacing between housing in a closed configuration for placement of a peripheral device, and, in an open position, provides a closely spaced arrangement of the housings, with a smaller space or gap than in the closed position.
Claims15
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing having a first display therein;
- a second housing positioned adjacent to the first housing, and having a second display therein;
- a hinge assembly connecting the first housing and the second housing comprising:
- a link extending between the first housing and the second housing;
- a first shaft disposed in the first housing;
- a second shaft disposed in the second housing;
- a gear assembly disposed in the link having a first gear connected to the first shaft and a second gear connected to the second shaft;
- wherein a first distance is defined in a direction of the link between a first surface of the first housing and a second surface of the second housing when the first housing and the second housing are in a first configuration;
- wherein a second distance is defined in a direction of the link between the first housing and the second housing when the first housing and the second housing are in a second configuration;
- and,
- wherein the first distance is larger than the second distance.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing having a first hinge shaft therein;
- a second housing adjacent to the first housing;
- the second housing movable through more than ninety (90) degrees relative to the first housing, the second housing having a second hinge shaft therein;
- a gear assembly extending between the first hinge shaft and the second hinge shaft;
- a link having the gear assembly disposed therein, wherein the housings are to pivot relative to the link and drive gear rotation;
- a first distance defined between the first housing and the second housing when the link is disposed substantially perpendicular to inwardly facing surfaces of the first and second housings;
- a second distance defined between the first housing and the second housing when the link is aligned with edges of the first housing;
- wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing having a first display;
- a second housing having a second display;
- a link extending between the first housing and the second housing, the link to receive a first shaft in the first housing and a second shaft in the second housing;
- wherein the first housing is to pivot relative to the link and the second housing is to pivot relative to the link;
- and
- a gear assembly disposed in the link having a first gear connected to the first shaft and a second gear connected to the second shaft;
- wherein the first shaft is to rotate and translate relative to the second shaft during a movement of the first housing, the second housing, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the first housing and the second housing are to define a first distance when the first housing and the second housing are in a closed configuration, and wherein the first housing and the second housing are to define a second distance that is smaller than the first distance when the first housing and the second housing are in an open configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.