Swivel covers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11143936-B2
Application number	US-201716077188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2017
Priority date	Jul 26, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

Examples disclosed herein provide a cover for obscuring an opening found on a housing of a computing device. As an example, the housing includes a bezel that includes the opening extending through the bezel. The cover includes a pin disposed on a first end of the cover, wherein the pin is insertable into a hole along the bezel. The housing includes features to swivel a second end of the cover opposite the first end in either a first or second position. In the first position, the second end is to obscure a viewing portion of the opening, and in the second position, the second end is to expose the viewing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing comprising:
a bezel comprising an opening extending through the bezel;
a cover comprising a pin disposed on a first end of the cover, wherein the pin is insertable into a hole along the bezel; and
features to swivel a second end of the cover opposite the first end in either a first or second position, wherein in the first position, the second end is to obscure a viewing portion of the opening, and in the second position, the second end is to expose the viewing portion wherein the features corn e a first magnet and a second magnet in an internal volume of the housing to interact with the second end of the cover:
wherein when the second end of the cover is to be pushed away from the first position, the second magnet is to cause the second end swivel to the second position; and wherein a magnetic attraction of the second magnet toward the second of the cover is to overcome a magnetic attraction of the first magnet toward the second end.

2. The housing of claim 1 , wherein the first magnet is positioned on a first side of the opening and the second magnet is positioned on a second side of the opening that is opposite the first side of the opening.

3. The housing of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a cam that is rotatable with the cover around the pin.

4. The housing of claim 3 , wherein the features comprise a spring feature that interacts with the cam, wherein when the second end of the cover is to be pushed away from the second position, the interaction between the cam and the spring feature is to cause the second end to swivel to the first position.

5. The housing of claim 4 , wherein when the second end of the cover is to be pushed away from the second position:
the cam is to compress the spring feature, and
a force created by compression of the spring feature is to cause the second end to swivel to the first position.

6. The housing of claim 1 , comprising:
tabs to prevent the second end of the cover from moving beyond the first position or the second position.

7. A computing device comprising:
a camera comprising a lens; and
a housing comprising:
an opening extending through the housing, wherein the opening is to accommodate the lens;
a cover comprising a pin disposed on a first end of the cover, wherein the pin is insertable into a hole of the housing; and
a first magnet and a second magnet in an internal volume of the housing to swivel a second end of the cover opposite the first end between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the second end is to obscure a viewing portion of the lens, and in the second position, the second end is to expose the viewing portion,
wherein when the second end of the cover is to be pushed away from the first position, the second magnet is to cause the second and to swivel to the second position, and
wherein a magnetic attraction of the second magnet toward the second end of the cover is to overcome a magnetic attraction of the first magnet toward the second end.

8. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the first magnet is positioned on a first side of the opening and the second magnet is positioned on a second side of the opening that is opposite the first side of the opening.

9. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises a cam that is rotatable with the cover around the pin.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the housing comprises a spring feature that interacts with the cam, wherein when the second end of the cover is to be pushed away from the second position:
a magnetic attraction of the first magnet toward the second end of the cover is to overcome a magnetic attraction of the second magnet toward the second end, and
the interaction between the cam and the spring feature is to cause the second end to swivel to the first position.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Kanas Derek
• Park Chan-Woo

Classifications

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F21/82 Primary

  Protecting input, output or interconnection devices · CPC title

• G03B11/041

  Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56) · CPC title

• G03B11/043 Primary

  Protective lens closures or lens caps built into cameras · CPC title

• G06F1/1605

  Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones · CPC title