Adjustable display housing assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9668556-B2
Application number	US-201314786346-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2013
Priority date	Jul 29, 2013
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

Implementations of the present disclosure disclose an adjustable display housing assembly. According to one implementation, the adjustable display housing assembly comprises a base housing and a display panel housing. Furthermore, a first hinge is attached to the base housing and a moveable arm extends from the first hinge at a first end to a second hinge at an end opposite the first end. In addition, a flexible mounting plate is included to attach the second hinge to the display housing. When the display housing is placed in a closed position, a pivot point associated with the second hinge is retracted by the flexible mounting plate. And when the display housing is placed in a first viewing position, the pivot point associated the second hinge extends away from the display housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adjustable display housing assembly comprising:
a base housing;
a display panel housing;
a first hinge attached to the base housing;
a moveable arm extending from the first hinge at a first end, wherein the display panel housing comprises a cavity area that is recessed into a rear surface of the display panel housing, the moveable arm to rest in the cavity area when the base housing and the display panel housing are in a closed position;
a second hinge attached to the moveable arm at a second end opposite the first end; and
a flexible mounting plate to attach the second hinge to the display panel housing, wherein when the display panel housing and the base housing are in the closed position, a pivot point associated with the second hinge is retracted by the flexible mounting plate to a retracted position,
wherein when the display panel housing is in a first viewing position where the rear surface of the display panel housing abuts a rear surface of the moveable arm, the flexible mounting plate flexes to cause the pivot point associated the second hinge to translate away from the cavity area to a second position different from the retracted position.

2. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the display panel housing is held against the rear surface of the moveable arm via a latch element.

3. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein when in a second viewing position, the display panel housing is positioned such that a top end of the display panel housing extends away and behind the second hinge, while a lower end of the display panel housing rests on an upper surface of the base housing and is positioned in front of a keyboard input area of the base housing.

4. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein articulation of the moveable arm past an interference point causes the flexible mounting plate and second hinge to extend away from the display panel housing.

5. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible mounting plate comprises a steel spring mounting bracket.

6. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible mounting plate is attached to a surface of the cavity area of the display panel housing.

7. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear surface of the display panel housing is flush with the rear surface of the moveable arm when the moveable arm rests in the cavity area.

8. A portable electronic device comprising:
a base housing having an input area and first hinge elements;
an adjustable display housing assembly comprising:
a panel housing having a recessed cavity area and second hinge elements;
a support arm attached to the base housing and the first hinge elements at a first end, and to the panel housing and the second hinge elements at a second end opposite the first end; and
a flexible mounting plate to attach the second hinge elements to the panel housing,

wherein when the panel housing is in a closed position relative to the base housing, the support arm rests within the cavity area and a pivot point corresponding to the second hinge elements is retracted by the flexible mounting plate to a retracted position, and
wherein when the display housing is in a reclined viewing position relative to the base housing, the pivot point corresponding to the second hinge elements is translated away from the cavity area to a second position different from the retracted position.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein when the panel housing is in the reclined viewing position, a rear surface of the panel housing is in contact with a rear surface of the support arm.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 9 , wherein articulation of the support arm past an interference point causes the flexible mounting plate and the second hinge elements to extend away from the panel housing.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein when in an inclined viewing position, the panel housing is positioned such that a top end of the panel housing extends away and behind the second hinge elements while a lower end of the panel housing rests on an upper surface of the base housing and is positioned in front of a keyboard input area of the base housing.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the flexible mounting plate comprises a steel spring mounting bracket attached to a surface of the cavity area.

13. An adjustable display housing assembly comprising:
a base housing having a keyboard input area;
a display panel housing having a recessed cavity area formed in a rear surface of the display panel housing;
a first hinge attached to the base housing;
a moveable arm extending from the first hinge at a first end;
a second hinge attached to the moveable arm at a second end opposite the first end; and
a flexible spring mounting plate attaching the second hinge to the display panel housing;
wherein when the display panel housing and the base housing are in a closed position, the moveable arm rests within the cavity area and the second hinge is retracted by the flexible mounting plate to a retracted position, and
wherein when the display panel housing is in a reclined viewing position relative to the base housing, a rear surface of the display panel housing abuts a rear surface of the moveable arm and the second hinge is raised away from the cavity area to a second position different from the retracted position.

14. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 13 , wherein when the display panel housing is in an inclined viewing position, the display panel housing is positioned such that a top end of the display panel housing extends away and behind the second hinge, while a lower end of the display panel housing rests on an upper surface of the base housing and is positioned in front of the keyboard input area of the base housing.

15. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the pivot point is at the second position the second hinge is raised farther above the cavity area than when the pivot point is at the retracted position.

16. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 15 , wherein pivoting of the display panel housing in a first rotational direction relative to the moveable arm causes the display panel housing to engage the moveable arm at an interference point, and wherein the translating of the pivot point away from the cavity area allows further pivoting of the display panel housing in the first rotational direction relative to the moveable arm to the first viewing position.

17. The adjustable display housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the display panel housing and the base housing are in the closed position, a front surface of the display panel housing abuts an upper surface of the base housing, and wherein the rear surface of the display panel housing is opposite of the front surface of the display panel housing.

18. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein when the pivot point is at the second position the second hinge elements are raised farther above the cavity area than when the pivot point is at the retracted position.

19. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein pivoting of the panel housing in a first rotational direction relative to the support arm causes the panel housing to engage the support arm at an interference point, and wherein the translating of the pivot point away from the cavity area allows further pivoting of the panel housing in the first

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co Lp

Inventors

• Senatori Mark David

Classifications

• G06F1/1681

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

• G06F1/1616

  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

• A45C2200/15

  Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

  the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use · CPC title

• G06F1/1607

  Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence) · CPC title