Convertible dual screen laptop

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10990129-B2
Application number	US-201616313550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2016
Priority date	Jul 1, 2016
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

A dual screen display device may include a set of displays including a first display and a second display. A base may support the displays. A hinge may be coupled between the first and second displays. A channel and post may be provided in the displays and the base to provide a sliding translation between the base and the displays. In some embodiments of the dual screen device, the hinge, channel and post cooperate to provide a coupled translation of the first and second displays relative to the base.

First claim

We claim:

1. An electronic processing device, comprising:
a first display;
a second display;
a chassis including a processor and an input device;
a display base to support the first and second displays;
a first hinge coupled the chassis and the display base to fold the first and second displays against the chassis;
a pivot plate located between the first and second displays, wherein the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to the first display at a first pivot point and to the second display at a second pivot point, the pivot plate comprising a pivotable post positioned between the first and second pivot points, wherein the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to the display base via the pivotable post; and
a slidable post coupled between the second display and the display base, wherein the pivot plate is to provide a coupled movement between the first and second displays from a first arrangement of the first and second displays to a second arrangement of the first and second displays, wherein the first arrangement of the first and second displays has the first display positioned in front of the second display and the first and second displays are facing to a user, and wherein the second arrangement of the first and second displays has the first display positioned alongside the second display and facing to the user, and
wherein the slidable post is to slide along the second display and guide a translated movement between the second display and the display base from the first arrangement of the first and second displays to the second arrangement of the first and second displays.

2. The electronic processing device of claim 1 , wherein a first side of the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to a back of the first display and wherein a second side of the pivot plate opposed to the first side of the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to a side of the second display.

3. The electronic processing device of claim 2 , wherein the first display has a width as measured between opposed first and second sides of the first display,
wherein the pivot plate has a first pivot point where a first side of the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to the back of the first display, a second pivot point where the second side of the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to the side of the second display, and wherein a width between the first and second pivot points is about one half the width of the first display,
and wherein the first side of the pivot plate is pivotably coupled to the back of the first display about midway between the first and second sides of the first display.

4. The electronic processing device of claim 3 , wherein the back of the first display includes a recessed section sized to receive the pivot plate when the pivot plate is folded proximate to the back of the first display.

5. The electronic processing device of claim 2 , wherein the pivot plate comprises a first portion of a piano hinge on the first side of the pivot plate to pivotably couple the first side of the pivot plate to a mating portion of the piano hinge on the back of the first display.

6. The electronic processing device of claim 2 , wherein the pivot plate comprises an offset hinge on the second side of the pivot plate to pivotably couple the second side of the pivot plate to the side of the second display.

7. The electronic processing device of claim 6 , wherein the offset hinge is to provide a coupled movement between the first and second displays to a booking arrangement of the first and second displays with the first display positioned to the side of the second display and with each of the first and second displays at an inward angle.

8. The electronic processing device of claim 3 , wherein the second display comprises a channel to receive the slidable post and wherein the slidable post comprises a second pivotable post coupled to the display base and received within the channel in the second display.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Miele Ralph V
• Damm Drew G
• Gerbus Dan H
• Larson Andrew
• Mohan Shyamjith

Classifications

• G06F1/1647

  including at least an additional display (G06F1/1692 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1679

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F1/1649 Primary

  the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user · CPC title