SUPPORT MEMBER FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20170315585A1
• Filed: 11/12/2014
• Published: 11/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: QUIJANO, David, RICHARD, Owen, BASSETT, Jonathan D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,514,729 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1615 with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function constructional details of portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts H04M1/0206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683

Abstract

Examples disclosed herein provide a computing device. One example computing device includes an enclosure and a support member rotatably connected to the enclosure at a first end of the support member, via a shaft disposed within the enclosure along a perimeter of the enclosure. The computing device includes a panel connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end. As an example, the panel is to enclose the enclosure when the support member is to rotate towards the enclosure. When the support member is to rotate via the shaft, the support member is to wrap around the perimeter of the enclosure.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

an enclosure;

a support member rotatably connected to the enclosure at a first end of the support member, via a shaft disposed within the enclosure along a perimeter of the enclosure; and

a panel connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, wherein the panel is to enclose the enclosure when the support member is to rotate towards the enclosure, and wherein, when the support member is to rotate via the shaft, the support member is to wrap around the perimeter of the enclosure.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein, when the panel is to enclose the enclosure, the support member is to stow away within the enclosure along the perimeter of the enclosure.

3. The computing device of claim 1, comprising:

an extendable strut to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the extendable strut is to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the extendable strut is gas-charged to limit a speed of the rotation of the support member.

5. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the extendable strut comprises a locking mechanism to initiate closing of the panel to enclose the enclosure.

6. The computing device of claim 1, comprising:

cables to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the cables are to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein a pivot point of the support member around the shaft has a frictional value to limit a speed of the rotation of the support member.

8. A computing device comprising:

an enclosure;

a support member rotatably connected to the enclosure at a first end of the support member, via a shaft disposed within the enclosure along a perimeter of the enclosure; and

a panel connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, wherein the panel is to enclose the enclosure when the support member is to rotate towards the enclosure, and wherein, when the support member is to rotate via the shaft, the support member is curved to wrap around the perimeter of the enclosure.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein, when the panel is to enclose the enclosure, the support member is to stow away within the enclosure along the perimeter of the enclosure.

10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein a pivot point of the support member around the shaft has a frictional value to limit a speed of the rotation of the support member.

11. The computing device of claim 8, comprising:

an extendable strut to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the extendable strut is to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.

12. The computing device of claim 8, comprising:

cables to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the cables are to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.

13. A computing device comprising:

an enclosure;

a support member rotatably connected to the enclosure at a first end of the support member, via a shaft disposed within the enclosure along a perimeter of the enclosure, wherein a pivot point of the support member around the shaft has a frictional value to limit a speed of the rotation of the support member; and

a panel connected at a second end of the support member opposite the first end, wherein the panel is to enclose the enclosure when the support member is to rotate towards the enclosure, and wherein, when the support member is to rotate via the shaft, the support member is to wrap around the perimeter of the enclosure.

14. The computing device of claim 13, comprising:

an extendable strut to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the extendable strut is to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.

15. The computing device of claim 13, comprising:

cables to limit a motion of the panel wherein, when the support member is to rotate away from the enclosure, the cables are to restrict further opening of the panel beyond a certain point.