Laptop display screen and keyboard mounting structure
US6816365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1679
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A laptop computer has a base, which base has a front and rear end. A display screen is mounted on a display screen mounting mechanism for movement between a closed position and a first open position, with the display screen adjacent the rear of the base, and a second open position with the display screen spaced above and forward of the rear of the base. The display screen is pivotally movable in both open positions.A keyboard assembly is mounted on the base for movement between a retracted position and an extended position, and a keyboard mounting mechanism guides the keyboard assembly between the retracted and the extended positions, and lifts the rear of the keyboard assembly when the screen is in the second open position.The mechanisms have cooperating structures to retract the keyboard assembly from the extended position responsive to movement of the display screen mounting mechanism.
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