Notebook computer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11068024-B2
Application number	US-201716464462-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Nov 28, 2016
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A notebook computer includes a display screen, a base, a rotating shaft coupling the display screen and the base, and a rotating shaft support disposed at an inside of a housing of the display screen and coupled to the rotating shaft in an assembly manner. The notebook computer further includes a drive circuit board disposed inside the housing of the display screen. The rotating shaft support includes a first rotating shaft support and a second rotating shaft support. A projection of the drive circuit board and a projection of the first rotating shaft support do not overlap on a place on which the display screen is located, and the projection of the drive circuit board and a projection of the second rotating shaft support at least partially overlap on the plane on which the display screen is located.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A notebook computer comprising:
a base;
a rotating shaft;
a display screen located at a first plane and comprising a housing, wherein the rotating shaft is configured to couple the display screen and the base, and wherein the housing comprises:
a drive circuit board; and
a rotating shaft support coupled to the rotating shaft and comprising:
a first rotating shaft support; and
a second rotating shaft support, wherein a portion of the drive circuit board at least partially overlaps a preset region of the second rotating shaft support on the first plane, and wherein a thickness of the preset region of the second rotating shaft support is less than a thickness of the first rotating shaft support.

2. The notebook computer of claim 1 , wherein the first rotating shaft support comprises a first body part fixedly coupled to the housing and a first fastener coupled to the first body part, wherein the second rotating shaft support comprises a second body part fixedly coupled to the housing and a second fastener coupled to the second body part, and wherein the first fastener is coupled to the rotating shaft.

3. The notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein the second fastener is coupled to the rotating shaft.

4. The notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein the second fastener is fixedly coupled to the first body part.

5. The notebook computer of claim 4 , wherein the second fastener is coupled to the first body part using a threaded hole.

6. The notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein the second body part comprises a first region overlapping the projection of the drive circuit board and a second region that does not overlap the projection of the drive circuit board, and wherein the first region is fixedly coupled to the housing.

7. The notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein the first body part is fixedly coupled to the housing of the display screen.

8. The notebook computer of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the preset region of the second rotating shaft support is less than a thickness of a second preset region of the second rotating shaft support, and wherein the portion of the drive circuit board does not overlap the second preset region of the second rotating shaft support.

9. A rotating shaft support for a notebook computer comprising a display screen that includes a housing and a drive circuit board disposed inside the housing, wherein the rotating shaft support comprises:
a first rotating shaft support; and
a second rotating shaft support, wherein a portion of the drive circuit board at least partially overlaps a preset region of the second rotating shaft support on the plane on which the display screen is configured to be located, wherein a thickness of the preset region of the second rotating shaft support is less than a thickness of the first rotating shaft support, and wherein the first rotating shaft support and the second rotating shaft support are configured to be disposed at the inside of the housing and coupled to a rotating shaft.

10. The rotating shaft support of claim 9 , wherein the first rotating shaft support comprises a first body part that is configured to fixedly couple to the housing and a first fastener in a first integrated structure with the first body part, wherein the second rotating shaft support comprises a second body part that is configured to fixedly couple to the housing and a second fastener in a second integrated structure with the second body part, and wherein the first fastener is configured to couple to the rotating shaft.

11. The rotating shaft support of claim 10 , wherein the second fastener is configured to couple to the rotating shaft.

12. The rotating shaft support of claim 10 , wherein the second fastener is configured to fixedly couple to the first body part.

13. The rotating shaft support of claim 12 , wherein the second fastener is configured to couple to the first body part using a threaded hole.

14. The rotating shaft support of claim 10 , wherein the second body part comprises a first region overlapping the projection of the drive circuit board and a second region that does not overlap the projection of the drive circuit board, and wherein the first region is configured to fixedly couple to the housing.

15. The rotating shaft support of claim 14 , wherein the second region is configured to fixedly couple to the housing.

16. The rotating shaft support of claim 10 , wherein the first body part is configured to fixedly couple to the housing.

17. The rotating shaft support of claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the preset region of the second rotating shaft support is less than a thickness of a second preset region of the second rotating shaft support, and wherein the portion of the drive circuit board does not overlap the second preset region of the second rotating shaft support.

18. The notebook computer of claim 1 , wherein the present region of the second rotating shaft support is disposed under the portion of the drive circuit board.

19. The notebook computer of claim 2 , wherein the first body part comprises a thread hole, and wherein the first body part is fixedly coupled to the housing of the display screen through the thread hole.

20. The rotating shaft support of claim 9 , wherein the preset region of the second rotating shaft support is disposed under the portion of the drive circuit board.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Mingchao
• Yang Heng
• Zhen Haitao
• Wang Tao

Classifications

• G06F1/1681 Primary

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

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title

• G06F1/1616 Primary

  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

• G06F1/1622

  with enclosures rotating around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define or with ball-joint coupling, e.g. PDA with display enclosure orientation changeable between portrait and landscape by rotation with respect to a coplanar body enclosure · CPC title

• G06F15/0216

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title