Dual display panel mount accessory

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017227984-A1
Application number	US-201615019705-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	Feb 9, 2016
Publication date	Aug 10, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

One embodiment provides a mount accessory, including: a central part having a centrally located hinge; two long edges that are hingedly attached to the centrally located hinge and extend from the central part; each of the two long edges including a ledge having a connector therein; and a centrally located connector disposed in the central part. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A mount accessory, comprising:
a central part comprising a centrally located hinge; two long edges that are hingedly attached to the centrally located hinge and extend from the central part; each of the two long edges comprising a ledge having a connector therein; and a centrally located connector disposed in the central part.

2 . The mount accessory of claim 1 , wherein the centrally located connector accepts a connector of a dock.

3 . The mount accessory of claim 2 , wherein the connector of each ledge is of the same type as the connector of the dock.

4 . The mount accessory of claim 1 , wherein the connector of a ledge is moveable about an axis coincident with a long edge.

5 . The mount accessory of claim 4 , wherein the connector of each ledge is fixed along a plane of a respective ledge.

6 . The mount accessory of claim 4 , wherein the connector of each ledge is movable by sliding.

7 . The mount accessory of claim 1 , wherein the connector of each ledge comprises power pins and data pins.

8 . The mount accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge that connects at least one of the two long edges to the central part, said hinge permitting the at least one of the two long edges to rotate in fore and aft degrees of freedom.

9 . The mount accessory of claim 8 , wherein each of the two long edges are connected to the central part via said hinge, and further wherein each of the two long edges rotate in fore and aft degrees of freedom about said hinge.

10 . A system, comprising:
a dock including electronics and a connector to carry video signals; and a mount accessory, including:
a central part comprising a centrally located hinge;
two long edges that are hingedly attached to the centrally located hinge and extend from the central part;
each of the two long edges comprising a ledge having a connector therein; and
a centrally located connector disposed in the central part.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the centrally located connector accepts the connector of the dock.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the connector of each ledge is of the same type as the connector of the dock.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the connector of a ledge is moveable about an axis coincident with a long edge.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the connector of each ledge is fixed along a plane of a respective ledge.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the connector of each ledge is movable by sliding.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the connector of each ledge comprises power pins and data pins.

17 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a hinge that connects at least one of the two long edges to the central part, said hinge permitting the at least one of the two long edges to rotate in fore and aft degrees of freedom.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein each of the two long edges are connected to the central part via said hinge, and further wherein each of the two long edges rotate in fore and aft degrees of freedom about said hinge.

19 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a stand, wherein the dock is integrated into the stand.

20 . A system, comprising:
two display panels; a dock including electronics and a connector to carry video signals between the dock and the two display panels; and a mount accessory, including:
a central part comprising a centrally located hinge;
two long edges that are hingedly attached to the centrally located hinge and extend from the central part;
each of the two long edges comprising a ledge having a connector therein that connects to a respective one of the two display panels; and
a centrally located connector disposed in the central part that connects to the connector of the dock.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Hill David Wayne
• Truong Cuong Huy
• Ent Ali Kathryn
• Godfrey Cyan
• Tucker Matthew Ian

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

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title

• G06F1/1632

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