Detachable display member with support member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016299533-A1
Application number	US-201314907947-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Priority date	Sep 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A support member may be rotatably coupled to a display member and detachably coupled to a base member. The support member may be positionable to form an angle with the display member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus, comprising
a base member including an interface member and a first binge; a support member detachably coupled to the base member at the interface member, the support member positionable to form a first angle with the base member based on a first rotational position of the first hinge; and a display member rotatably coupled to the support member at a second hinge, the display member positionable to form a second angle with the support member based on a second rotational position of the second hinge.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display member includes a power source, the power source to supply power to the base member via the interface member.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base member includes a keyboard and a pointing device, wherein the display member positionable to cover the keyboard and expose the pointing device.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display member is positionable, based on a hinge arrangement, to be in one of a tablet position, a laptop position, a convertible position, and a closed position, the binge arrangement based on the first rotational position of the first hinge and the second rotational position of the second binge.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base member includes an input device coupled to the base member and the display member includes a processor resource, wherein the support member forms a channel to contain a communication medium between the base member and the display member, the input device to communicate with the processor resource using the communication medium.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support member has a male connector including a magnet and the interface member has a female connector including a hook member, the female connector to receive the male connector and register the support member with the interface member by magnetically attracting the hook member.

7 . An apparatus comprising:
a display member including a processor resource; and a support member rotatably coupled to a back side of the display member, the support member positionable to form an angle with the display member and detachable from a base member, the base member to communicate with the processor resource.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the support member is coupled to the display member by a hinge, the hinge to sustain the display member at the angle with the support member.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a portion of the display member forms a recess to accommodate the hinge.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the display member includes a locking mechanism, wherein the portion of the display member forms the recess to accommodate the support member, the support member positionable within the portion of the display member based on a rotational position of the hinge, the locking mechanism to lock the hinge in the rotational position.

11 . A system comprising:
a display member to present output and provide input to a processor resource; a support member rotatably coupled to the display member at a first hinge, the first hinge to sustain a position of the display member at an angle with the support member; and a base member detachably coupled to the support member at an interface member, the support member rotatably coupled to the base member at a second hinge, the base member to communicate with the processor resource.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the support member forms a channel, the channel to accommodate an electrically conductive connection between the base member and the display member.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the base member includes an input device, wherein the interface member is electrically conductive and provides a communication medium between the base member and the support member, the support member to electrically connect the display member to the base member for the input device to communicate with the processor resource.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the first hinge forms a second channel to align with the first channel.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the base member further comprises at least one of a wireless communication device and a power source, the base member to at least one of
communicate input to the processor resource over a wireless communication method; charge the power source of the display member; and supply power to the display member.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Mehandjiysky Dimitre
• Massaro Kevin
• Wolff Stacy

Classifications

• 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

• G06F1/169

  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

• G06F1/1618

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• E05D3/12

  with two parallel pins and one arm · CPC title

• E05D7/1061

  in a radial direction (E05D7/1005 takes precedence) · CPC title