Display Member and Base Member Magnetically Attracted

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016154428-A1
Application number	US-201314892227-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 22, 2013
Priority date	Aug 22, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display member and a base member. A support member can be attached between the display member and the base member. The support member can extend from the display member. A magnetic latch can magnetically attract an edge of the display member to one of the support member and the base.

First claim

1 . A computing device comprising:
a display member; a base member with a first surface; a support member attached between the display member and the base member, wherein the support member extends from the display member at a plurality of angles; and a magnetic latch to magnetically attract an edge of the display member to one of the support member and the first surface of the base member.

2 . The device of claim 1 . wherein the magnetic latch attracts the edge of the display member to the front edge of the base member.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein a magnetic member of the magnetic latch is between a front edge and a back edge of the base member.

4 . The device of claim 3 , further comprising a second magnetic member attached to the base member.

5 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge between the support member and the base member.

6 . The device of claim 1 further comprising a hinge between the support member and the display member.

7 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising an input device between a front edge of the base member and a magnetic member of the magnetic latch in the base member.

8 . The device of claim 1 further comprising an input device between a mage member of the magnetic latch in the base member and a back edge of the base member.

9 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a depression in the base member wherein a magnetic member of the magnetic latch in the base member is aligned with the depression.

10 . A portable computing device comprising:
a base member having a back edge and a front edge; a support member rotatably attached to the back edge of the base member; a display member rotatably attached to the support member; and a plurality of magnetic members within the base member at different positions between the hack edge and the front edge and within the display member to magnetically attract the display member to one of the positions between the back edge and the front edge.

11 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising an input device between two magnetic members in the base member.

12 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a magnetic member attached to the support member to attract the display member to the support member.

13 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a switch in the base member to change states when a magnetic member of the display member is in proximity of the switch. 14 , A portable computing device comprising:
a display member; a support member with a first end rotatably attached to the display member; a base member rotatabiy attached to a second end of the support member opposite the display member, wherein a surface of the base member supports an edge of the display member at one of a first position and a second position on the surface of the base member; a keyboard between the first position and the second position; a touch sensitive pointing device between the second position and the back edge of the base member; a magnetic member at the first position and a magnetic member at the second position within the base member to magnetically attract the display member to one of the first and second position of the base member; and a magnetic member within the support member to attract the display member to the support member.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein magnetic member within the display member is proximate the edge of the display member supported by the surface of the base member.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Senatori Mark David
• Hong Insun
• Mehandjiysky Dimitre
• Massaro Kevin L

Classifications

• G06F1/1637

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

• G06F1/1679

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• 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

• G06F1/1681

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