Automatically open laptop hinge
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorChunlin BAI
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Abstract
A hinge system for a laptop computer is disclosed, the hinge system comprising first and second hinges that are tied together using a spring wire. The first and second hinges each have a display portion attached to a laptop computer display and a base portion attached to the laptop computer base. The spring wire is affixed to the display portion of the first hinge and the base portion of the second hinge, and is preloaded so that the laptop computer display opens automatically away at least partially away from the laptop computer base.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A hinge system for a laptop computer, comprising:
- a first flexible hinge, comprising a first base half and a first display half pivotably coupled to the first base half;
- a second flexible hinge, comprising a second base half and a second display half pivotably coupled to the second base half;
- and
- a spring wire coupled to the first display half and the second base half,
- wherein:
- the spring wire biases the first flexible hinge and the second flexible hinge from a closed to a partially open position,
- the first base half and second base half are each adapted to secure to a base portion of the laptop computer, and
- the first display half and second display half are each adapted to secure to a display portion of the laptop computer.
A laptop computer, comprising:
- a base;
- a display;
- and
- a hinge system, the hinge system comprising:
- a first flexible hinge, comprising a first base half coupled to the base and a first display half coupled to the display and pivotably coupled to the first base half;
- a second flexible hinge, comprising a second base half coupled to the base and a second display half coupled to the display and pivotably coupled to the second base half;
- and
- a spring wire coupled to the first display half and the second base half,
- wherein the spring wire biases the display away from the base from a closed position to a partially open position.
A method, comprising:
- connecting, with a spring wire, a first end of the spring wire to a display half of a first flexible hinge;
- connecting, with the spring wire, a second end of the spring wire to a base half of a second flexible hinge;
- securing, to the display half of the first flexible hinge and to a display half of the second flexible hinge, a display of a laptop computer;
- securing to a base half of the first flexible hinge and the base half of the second flexible hinge, a base of the laptop computer;
- and
- pre-loading the spring wire so that the spring wire is biased to cause the display to automatically open away from the base from a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.