Covered multi-axis hinge
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1. A computing device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion;
a multi-axis hinge assembly comprising multiple friction engines, rotation of individual friction engines controlled by sequencing elements extending therebetween; and
,elongate covers extending over individual friction engines and stabilizing the sequencing elements, adjacent friction engines directly secured to one another through windows in the elongate covers, and the sequencing elements move through the windows.
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Abstract
The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that have hinged portions. One example can include a first portion and a second portion. This example can also include multiple interconnected friction engines that secure the first portion and the second portion. An individual friction engine can define an axis of rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion. The example can also include sequencing elements that control a relative order of rotation of the multiple interconnected friction engines and overlapping hinge covers that protect the multiple interconnected friction engines and stabilize the timing elements.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; a multi-axis hinge assembly comprising multiple friction engines, rotation of individual friction engines controlled by sequencing elements extending therebetween; and
,elongate covers extending over individual friction engines and stabilizing the sequencing elements, adjacent friction engines directly secured to one another through windows in the elongate covers, and the sequencing elements move through the windows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device, comprising:
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a first portion that includes a display screen and a second portion that includes an input device; and
,a covered sequentially rotating multi-axis hinge assembly comprising first, second, and third rotationally coupled and timed friction engines, the second friction engine cantilevered from the first and third friction engines and further comprising a stabilizing coupler that rotatably stabilizes the first friction engine and the third friction engine, the first friction engine extending through a window in an individual hinge cover and directly secured to the second friction engine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; multiple interconnected friction engines that secure the first portion and the second portion, an individual friction engine defining an axis of rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion; sequencing elements that control a relative order of rotation of the multiple interconnected friction engines; and
,overlapping hinge covers protecting the multiple interconnected friction engines and stabilizing the sequencing elements, the individual friction engine extending through a window in an individual hinge cover and directly secured to a next sequentially arranged individual friction engine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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