Hinge configuration for an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11474560-B2
Application number	US-202017087246-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2020
Priority date	Jul 30, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2022
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022

Abstract

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a base portion and a lid portion coupled to the base portion at a hinge configured such that the base portion and the lid portion can rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device. The lid portion can include at least one segment that is to raise at least a portion of the base portion in response to a rotation toward the open configuration (e.g., opening the lid portion to access a touchpad or a keyboard of the electronic device, or to see a display of the electronic device).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a base portion;
a lid portion coupled to the base portion at a hinge, the hinge to enable the base portion and the lid portion to rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device;
a keyboard;
a display;
memory;
one or more processors; and
a battery,
wherein the lid portion is to raise at least a portion of the base portion in response to a rotation of the lid portion toward the open configuration,
wherein the hinge has a single axis of rotation that is fixed in position relative to both the base portion and the lid portion,
wherein the hinge is near an end of the lid portion and near an end of the base portion,
wherein the lid portion has a rear portion extending past the hinge toward the end of the lid portion,
wherein the rear portion is to, in response to a rotation from the closed configuration toward the open configuration, push against a surface on which the electronic device is to rest and raise the end of the base portion as the lid portion is rotated about the axis of the hinge relative to the base portion, and
wherein the rear portion of the lid portion includes an audio jack.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lid portion is to raise at least the end of the base portion in response to a rotation from the closed configuration of less than ninety degrees.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes the keyboard, the memory, the one or more processors, and the battery, and wherein the lid portion includes the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the rear portion is to raise the end of the base portion such that the base portion is rotated at least three degrees relative to the surface.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the rear portion of the lid includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas are near the end of the base portion such that the one or more antennas are raised from the surface when the lid is in the open configuration.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
a base;
a lid coupled to the base at a hinge, the hinge to enable the base and the lid to rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device,
a keyboard;
a display;
memory;
one or more processors; and,
a battery,
wherein the lid is to raise at least a portion of the base in response to a rotation of the lid toward the open configuration,
wherein the hinge has only a single axis of rotation and wherein the lid and the base rotate relative to one another about the single axis,
wherein the hinge is near an end of the lid and near an end of the base,
wherein the lid has a rear portion extending past the hinge toward the end of the lid,
wherein the rear portion is to, in response to a rotation from the closed configuration toward the open configuration, push against a surface on which the electronic device is to rest and raise the end of the base as the lid is rotated about the axis of the hinge relative to the base, and
wherein the rear portion of the lid includes an audio jack.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the single axis of rotation is fixed in position relative to both the base and the lid.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the lid is to raise at least the portion of the base in response to a rotation from the closed configuration of less than ninety degrees.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the base includes the keyboard, the memory, the one or more processors, and the battery, and wherein the lid includes the display.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the rear portion is to raise the end portion such that the base is rotated at least three degrees relative to the surface.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the rear portion includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

13. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the base includes one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas are near the end of the base such that the one or more antennas are raised from the surface in the open configuration.

14. An electronic device, comprising:
a base;
a lid coupled to the base at a hinge, the hinge to enable the base and the lid to rotate between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device;
a keyboard;
a display;
memory;
one or more processors; and
a battery;
wherein the lid includes a rear portion that is to raise at least a portion of the base in response to a rotation of the lid toward the open configuration,
wherein the hinge has a single axis of rotation that is fixed in position relative to both the base and the lid; and
wherein the rear portion includes an audio jack.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the lid is to raise at least the portion of the base in response to a rotation from the closed configuration of less than ninety degrees.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the base includes the keyboard, the memory, the one or more processors, and the battery, and wherein the lid includes the display.

17. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the hinge is near an end of the lid and near an end of the base, wherein the rear portion of the lid extends past the hinge, wherein the rear portion is to, in response to a rotation from the closed configuration toward the open configuration, push against a surface on which the electronic device is to rest and raise the end of the base as the lid is rotated about the axis of the hinge relative to the base.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the rear portion is to raise the end portion such that the base is rotated at least three degrees relative to the surface.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the base includes one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas are near the end of the base such that the one or more antennas are raised from the surface in the open configuration.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Okuley James M
• Jensen Kimi

Classifications

• G06F1/1662

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · 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

• G06F1/169

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033) · CPC title

• G06F1/166

  related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle · 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