Hinged device
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1. A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion; and
,a determinative hinge assembly rotatably securing hinge ends of the first and second portions for a first range of rotation around a first hinge axis defined by a first hinge pin and a second range of rotation around a second hinge axis defined by a second hinge pin, the determinative hinge assembly comprising;
a first biased member extending from the first portion that is engageable with a first detent of a first rotation-control element disposed on the first hinge axis, the first detent having a first depth, and,a second biased member extending from the second portion that is engageable with a second detent of a second rotation-control element disposed on the second hinge axis, the second detent having a second depth that is different than the first depth, such that in an instance where the first and second portions are positioned against one another and rotated away from one another, the first range of rotation starts around the first hinge axis until the first biased member engages the first detent halting the first range of rotation around the first hinge axis, and then the second range of rotation is completed around the second hinge axis before rotation returns to the first hinge axis to complete the first range of rotation.
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Abstract
The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a first portion and a second portion. The example can also include a determinative hinge assembly rotatably securing hinge ends of the first and second portions around a first hinge axis associated with the first portion and a second hinge axis associated with the second portion. The determinative hinge assembly includes a detent-priority sub-assembly that controls an order of rotation around the first and second axes with a first detent associated with the first hinge axis that has a different depth than a second detent associated with the second hinge axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; and
,a determinative hinge assembly rotatably securing hinge ends of the first and second portions for a first range of rotation around a first hinge axis defined by a first hinge pin and a second range of rotation around a second hinge axis defined by a second hinge pin, the determinative hinge assembly comprising; a first biased member extending from the first portion that is engageable with a first detent of a first rotation-control element disposed on the first hinge axis, the first detent having a first depth, and, a second biased member extending from the second portion that is engageable with a second detent of a second rotation-control element disposed on the second hinge axis, the second detent having a second depth that is different than the first depth, such that in an instance where the first and second portions are positioned against one another and rotated away from one another, the first range of rotation starts around the first hinge axis until the first biased member engages the first detent halting the first range of rotation around the first hinge axis, and then the second range of rotation is completed around the second hinge axis before rotation returns to the first hinge axis to complete the first range of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; and
,a determinative hinge assembly rotatably securing hinge ends of the first and second portions, the determinative hinge assembly comprising; a first rotation-control element that defines a first hinge axis and includes a first detent that is engageable with a first biased member of the first portion, and a second rotation-control element that defines a second hinge axis and includes a second detent that is engageable with a second biased member of the second portion, a difference in depth between the first detent and the second detent controlling an order of rotation of the first and second portions around the first and second hinge axes by controlling an order of disengagement of the first biased member with the first detent and the second biased member of the second detent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; and
,a determinative hinge assembly rotatably securing hinge ends of the first and second portions for a first range of rotation around a first hinge axis defined by a first rotation-control element of the determinative hinge assembly and a second range of rotation around a second hinge axis defined by a second rotation-control element of the determinative hinge assembly, the determinative hinge assembly comprising a first biased member extending from the first portion that is engageable with a first detent of the first rotation-control element and a second biased member extending from the second portion that is engageable with a second detent of the second rotation-control element, engagement of the first detent by the first biasing member providing a first resistance to rotation that is relatively higher than a second resistance to rotation provided by engagement of the second detent by the second biasing member, a difference in the first and second resistances to rotation controlling an order of rotation around the first and second hinge axes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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