Computing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11983033-B2
Application number	US-202217954882-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2022
Priority date	Sep 28, 2022
Publication date	May 14, 2024
Grant date	May 14, 2024

Abstract

A system can include a display device that includes a rectangular housing that includes a back side that includes a first arrangement of magnets; and a stand that includes a base, a flap and a hinge that couples the flap to the base, where the flap includes a second arrangement of magnets, where the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide a first magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a first position and a second magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a second position, where, in the second position, the rectangular housing is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the first position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a display device that comprises a rectangular housing that comprises a back side that comprises a first arrangement of magnets; and
a stand that comprises a base, a flap and a hinge that couples the flap to the base, wherein the flap comprises a second arrangement of magnets, wherein the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide a first magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a first position and a second magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a second position, wherein, in the second position, the rectangular housing is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the first position, wherein the magnets comprise stop magnets, movement magnets, and guide magnets, wherein the guide magnets comprise stable states with respect to the movement magnets at the first position and the second position, and guide states with respect to the movement magnets that urge the rectangular housing to one of the stable states.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flap comprises a circular perimeter.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a cylinder that comprises a flap end.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the flap is coupled to the flap end of the cylinder by the hinge.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein a circumference of the flap is approximately equal to a circumference of the cylinder.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a flap end and wherein the hinge is positioned at a perimeter of the flap end.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the hinge couples the flap, at a perimeter of the flap, to the perimeter of the flap end.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flap is rotatable from a closed position to an open position via the hinge.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the flap is rotatable via the hinge by at least 45 degrees.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flap comprises an electrical connector, wherein the back side of the rectangular housing comprises an electrical connector, and wherein the electrical connectors mate via the first magnetic attraction force in the first position and via the second magnetic attraction force in the second position.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic attraction force and the second magnetic attraction force differ.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide a magnetic force that is less than the first magnetic attraction force and that is less than the second magnetic attraction force at a position of the rectangular housing that is between the first position and the second position.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a flap end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end comprises a coupling.

14. The system of claim 13 , comprising a planar support that attaches to the base via the coupling.

15. The system of claim 13 , comprising a turntable that attaches to the base via the coupling.

16. The system of claim 13 , comprising a power supply unit that attaches to the base via the coupling.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises a processor and memory accessible to the processor.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the stand comprises a processor and memory accessible to the processor and wherein the processor controls rendering of information to a display of the display device.

19. A system comprising:
a display device that comprises a rectangular housing that comprises a back side that comprises a first arrangement of magnets; and
a stand that comprises a base, a flap and a hinge that couples the flap to the base, wherein the base comprises a cylinder that comprises a flap end, wherein the hinge is positioned at a perimeter of the flap end, wherein the flap is coupled to the flap end of the cylinder by the hinge, wherein a circumference of the flap is approximately equal to a circumference of the cylinder, wherein the flap is rotatable from a closed position to an open position via the hinge by at least 45 degrees, wherein the flap comprises a second arrangement of magnets, wherein the first arrangement of magnets and the second arrangement of magnets provide a first magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a first position and a second magnetic attraction force that couples the rectangular housing to the flap in a second position, wherein, in the second position, the rectangular housing is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the first position.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Jung Hwan
• Ent Ali
• Lim Ghwang Hyun
• Rose Alden
• Skinner Jeffrey E

Classifications

• G06F1/1601 Primary

  Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64) · CPC title

• F16M11/10

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G06F1/1632

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title