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Hinge configuration for an electronic device

US9244496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

54Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Sameer Sharma · Santa Clara, US
Douglas B. Satzger · Menlo Park, US
Gadi Amit · San Mateo, US
Yoshikazu Hoshino · San Francisco, US
Chadwick John Harber · San Francisco, US
Daniel Clifton · San Francisco, US
Phil Houdek · San Francisco, US
Stanislav Moiseyenko · Mountain View, US
Nathan Isaiah Jauvtis · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2012
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05D15/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a top portion of the electronic device to an accessory. The hinge assembly is to allow a rotation of the top portion in relation to the accessory. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the top portion of the electronic device to the accessory.

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