Patent · US Expired

Portable electronic device with a hinge mechanism

US7106579B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

5References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ACER INCORPORATED · TW

Inventors

Arif Maskatia · San Jose, US
Stephen Cheung · San Jose, US
Erich C. Elkins · San Francisco, US
Christopher Fruhauf · San Anselmo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2003
Grant date	Sep 12, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/1683
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module with a connector, a hinge mechanism mounted slidably on the expansion base module, slidable relative to the expansion base module, and including a pivot shaft, a system module pivoted to the expansion base module through the pivot shaft, and a ribbon cable having a first segment that is electrically connected to and that extends from the connector toward the pivot shaft, and a second segment that extends from the first segment, that is wound around the pivot shaft, and that is electrically connected to the system module.

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