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Automatic hinge locking assembly for electronic device

US9198312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

17Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Ming Zhang · Shanghai, CN
Shanjun Deng · Shanghai, CN
Xiaofeng Sheng · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2011
Grant date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/0212
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment an electronic device comprises a housing having a first section and a second section mounted to the first section by a hinge assembly comprising a base, a swing arm mounted to the base and rotatable about a first axis, and a locking assembly, responsive to a rotation of a shaft coupled to the swing arm, to selectively lock the swing arm to the base. Other embodiments may be described.

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