Dual-axes hinge part for hinged components
First Claim
1. A hinge part of an electronic device that includes a base and a hinged component, wherein the hinge part rotatably connects the hinged component to the base, and wherein the hinge part comprises:
- a first hinge member that is adapted to rotate with respect to the base, wherein the first hinge member defines a first hinge axis; and
a second hinge member that is fixed to the first hinge member, wherein the second hinge member defines a second hinge axis, which is perpendicular to the first hinge axis, and wherein the second hinge axis lies in a different plane than the first hinge axis.
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Abstract
A dual-axes hinge part (106) defines a lower hinge (132) and an upper hinge (130) of an electronic device (100). The upper hinge (130) permits a component, such as a display member (102) to pivot with respect to the hinge part (106) in a portrait mode. The lower hinge (132) permits both the display member (102) and the hinge part (106) to pivot with respect to a base (104) in a landscape mode. The axes of the hinges (130, 132) cross one another and lie in different planes. The hinge part (106) conforms to the shapes of the housing of the display member (102) and the housing of the base (104) and has no parts that project substantially beyond the boundaries of the display member (102) and the base (104). Thus, the hinge part (106) provides dual-axes functionality while not detracting from the aesthetics of the electronic device (100).
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22 Claims
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1. A hinge part of an electronic device that includes a base and a hinged component, wherein the hinge part rotatably connects the hinged component to the base, and wherein the hinge part comprises:
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a first hinge member that is adapted to rotate with respect to the base, wherein the first hinge member defines a first hinge axis; and
a second hinge member that is fixed to the first hinge member, wherein the second hinge member defines a second hinge axis, which is perpendicular to the first hinge axis, and wherein the second hinge axis lies in a different plane than the first hinge axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a base;
a flip; and
a hinge part that rotatably connects the flip to the base, wherein the hinge part includes;
a first hinge member that is rotatably connected to the base, wherein the first hinge member defines a first hinge axis;
a second hinge member that is fixed to the first hinge member, wherein the second hinge member defines a second hinge axis, which is perpendicular to the first hinge axis, and wherein the second hinge axis lies in a different plane than the first hinge axis, and wherein the hinge part is constructed to allow the flip to pivot with respect to the base about both the first axis and the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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