Information handling systems with a flexible printed circuit tensioning system and methods of making the same
US12279375B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/2063
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system can comprise first and second housings having pivotally coupled rear edge portions such that the housings are pivotable between open and closed states. A hinge cover can extend along at least a portion of each housing's rear edge portion. A flexible printed circuit having opposing upper and lower surfaces can extend between the housings. The circuit can include a cover segment in which the circuit's upper surface is fixed to the hinge cover's inner surface, two housing segments that are each fixed to a respective one of the housings, and two free segment that each connect a respective one of the housings segments to the cover segment, are movable relative to the hinge cover and to the housings when the housings pivot between the open and closed states, and underlie the inner surface of the hinge cover when the housings are in the open state.
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