Connecting Device, Electronic Equipment and Notebook Computer with Connecting Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016306386-A1
Application number	US-201615193918-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 27, 2016
Priority date	Jun 27, 2011
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide a connecting device and electronic equipment with the connecting device. The connecting device includes: a first fixed component; a mobile component mounted on the first fixed component; a rotational component connected to the first fixed component by the mobile component, wherein the rotational component could move horizontally with respect to the first fixed component by the mobile component; and a second fixed component connected to the rotational component, wherein the second fixed component could rotate with respect to the first fixed component by the rotational component. The connecting device could achieve the two operations of moving horizontally and rotating synchronously.

First claim

1 . An electronic equipment capable of being relatively open and closed, comprising:
a base portion; a display portion; and a connecting device for connecting the base portion and the display portion, wherein the display portion is capable of rotating with respect to the base portion via the connecting device, when the display portion is open with respect to the base portion, at least a portion of the connecting device is exposed with respect to the base portion and the display portion, when the display portion is closed with respect to the base portion, the connecting device is located inside of the base portion or the display portion.

2 . The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting device includes:
a first fixed component fixed to the base portion; a second fixed component fixed to the display portion; a rotational component for enabling the second fixed component to rotate with respect to the first fixed component, wherein, when the display portion is open with respect to the base portion, the rotational component is exposed, when the display portion is closed with respect to the base portion, the rotational component is located inside of the base portion or the display portion.

3 . The electronic equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the rotational component includes:
a core shaft connected to the base portion; and a shaft housing connected to the display portion.

4 . The electronic equipment according to claim 3 , wherein when the display portion is open with respect to the base portion, at least a portion of the core shaft is exposed.

5 . The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixed component is formed integrally with the base portion, and the second fixed component is formed integrally with the display portion.

6 . The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein a signal is transmitted between the display portion and the base portion via a flexible cable or Bluetooth.

7 . The electronic equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting device further includes a mobile component mounted on the first fixed component,
the rotational component is connected to the first fixed component via the mobile component, while the display portion rotates with respect to the base portion via the rotational component, the display portion also moves horizontally with respect to the base portion via the mobile component.

8 . The electronic equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting device further includes an elastic component mounted in the mobile component, so as to provide elastic force for pressing the mobile component toward the first fixed component.

9 . The electronic equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the display portion has a flange portion formed on one side thereof, and the second fixed component is connected to the flange portion.

10 . The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the flange portion and a corresponding side of the base portion form together a cam pair, so that while the display portion is open, the flange leans against the corresponding side of the base portion to pull the mobile component to move horizontally in a direction away from the base portion.

11 . The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein when the display portion is in a closed state, the flange portion covers at least a portion of the corresponding side of the base portion.

12 . The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein the flange portion has at least one of a parallelogram profile, a rectangle profile and an arc profile.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd
• Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd

Inventors

• Tian Ping
• Maleville Sebastien

Classifications

• G06F1/1681 Primary

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

• G06F1/1624 Primary

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  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

• G06F1/1683

  for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

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