HINGED DEVICE
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1. A device, comprising:
- a first portion and a second portion; and
,a hinge assembly secured to a hinge end of the first portion and a hinge end of the second portion to rotatably secure the first and second portions, the hinge assembly comprising;
a flexible hinge coupled to the first and second portions; and
a biasing structure that biases the flexible hinge into the second portion, wherein a length of the flexible hinge in the second portion changes as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of angles.
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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 a hinge assembly that can rotatably secure the first portion to the second portion with a flexible hinge that is biased into the second portion such that a length of the flexible hinge exposed between the first and second portions changes as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of angular orientations.
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25 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; and
,a hinge assembly secured to a hinge end of the first portion and a hinge end of the second portion to rotatably secure the first and second portions, the hinge assembly comprising; a flexible hinge coupled to the first and second portions; and a biasing structure that biases the flexible hinge into the second portion, wherein a length of the flexible hinge in the second portion changes as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of angles. - 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 having a major surface and a second portion having another major surface; and
,a flexible hinge securing the first and second portions through a range of angular orientations, wherein at a closed angular orientation the first and second portions are adjacent to one another and the major surface overlays the another major surface and at a fully open angular orientation the major surface and the another major surface abut one another and are coplanar and a portion of the flexible hinge is biased into the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A device, comprising:
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a first portion and a second portion; and
,a hinge assembly rotatably securing the first portion and the second portion with a flexible hinge that is biased into the second portion such that a length of the flexible hinge exposed between the first and second portions changes as the first and second portions are rotated through a range of angular orientations.
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21. A hinge assembly, comprising:
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a flexible hinge having a first end configured to be fixedly secured to a first surface and a second end configured to be slideably secured to a second surface to rotatably secure the first and second surfaces; a flexible circuit extending between the first end and the second end and configured to electrically couple the first and second surfaces; and
,the flexible hinge being at least partially co-extensive with the flexible circuit, and wherein at least a portion of the flexible circuit is contained within the flexible hinge. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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