Hinge configuration for an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12007807-B2
Application number	US-202217960635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2022
Priority date	Jul 30, 2012
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

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;
a lid having corners;
a 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, the hinge having a single axis of rotation, rotation of the lid about the single axis of rotation in a direction toward the open configuration is to cause the corners of the lid to push against a surface on which the electronic device is to rest to raise at least a portion of the base relative to the surface, the at least the portion of the base to raise relative to the surface in direct response to rotation of the lid relative to the base;
a keyboard;
a display;
memory;
processor circuitry; and
a battery.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the base includes the keyboard, the memory, the processor circuitry, and the battery, and the lid includes the display.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge is near an end of the lid and near an end of the base.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the corners are to raise the portion of the base such that the base is at an angle of at least three degrees relative to the surface.

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

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein a distance between the surface and the portion of the base raised from the surface provides an insulating layer that reduces electromagnetic interference associated with the one or more antennas.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, in the open configuration, the keyboard is at an angle relative to the surface.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base or the lid includes an audio jack.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a base;
a lid, the lid to rotate relative to the base about an axis between an open configuration of the electronic device and a closed configuration of the electronic device;
a foot adjacent an end of the lid, the foot having a rounded surface to push against a surface on which the electronic device is to rest and raise at least an end portion of the base as the lid is rotated about the axis toward the open configuration, the at least the end portion of the base to raise relative to the surface contemporaneously as the foot pushes against the surface, the foot to support the lid in a range of angles relative to the base;
a keyboard;
a display;
memory;
one or more processors; and
a battery.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the lid includes a connector.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the connector includes at least one of an audio jack or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the base includes the keyboard, the memory, the one or more processors, and the battery, and the lid includes the display.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the foot is to raise the end portion such that the base is rotated at least three degrees relative to the surface.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the base includes one or more antennas supported by the base such that the one or more antennas are raised from the surface when the electronic device is in the open configuration.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the foot is coupled to the lid.

16. An electronic device, comprising:
a base to support a keyboard;
a lid to support a display;
a hinge to join the base and the lid, rotation of the lid away from the base about an axis of rotation of the hinge to cause at least an end portion of the base to raise relative to a surface on which the base is supported, the at least the end portion of the base to raise in direct response to rotation of the lid about the axis of rotation of the hinge; and
an antenna adjacent the end portion of the base, the antenna to raise away from the surface with the base.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the antenna has an arcuate shape.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the base includes memory, one or more processors, and a battery.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the lid includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Okuley James M
• Jensen Kimi

Classifications

• 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

• G06F1/1662

  Details related to the integrated keyboard · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

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

• G06F1/1681

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