Convertible mobile computing device
First Claim
1. A convertible portable electronic device comprising:
- a base unit having a bottom and an oppositely disposed platform operational surface;
a lid having a viewing side and an oppositely disposed cover side and being mechanically coupled to said base unit;
a closed position wherein said lid is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit operational surface and said viewing side is in a downwardly facing face-to-face orientation with said base unit operational surface;
an open position wherein said lid is angled with respect to said base unit operational surface; and
a tablet position wherein said lid is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit operational surface and said viewing side is in an upwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit operational surface and said cover side is in a downwardly facing face-to-face orientation with said base unit operational surface;
said lid having means at one end thereof for providing pivotal movement and support between said base unit and said lid for movement between said closed position, said open position and said tablet position, said lid pivotal support means further being arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located on said base unit, and web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to said lid along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between oppositely disposed side edges of said lid and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of said lid, said web hinge assembly providing a further support point between said base unit and said lid.
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Abstract
A convertible mobile computing device has a display screen and cover supported at three points for stable movement between a closed position, a laptop PC operational position and a tablet PC operational position. A web hinge assembly pivotally couples along a folding axis on the cover side of the display screen and to the rear marginal edge of the base unit with which the display screen cooperates. The cover further includes means for pivotal and slideable engagement with guides at either side of the base unit wherein the lower portion of the display screen travels forward into a tablet operational position with the display screen facing substantially upward in a flat orientation for writing and viewing. The web hinge assembly nests within a recess portion of the cover and the base unit when the device is in the tablet operational position wherein the cover is in face-to-face relation with a keyboard carried on the base unit operational surface and when in the closed position wherein the display screen is in face-to-face relation with the keyboard to provide a slender profile.
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22 Claims
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1. A convertible portable electronic device comprising:
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a base unit having a bottom and an oppositely disposed platform operational surface;
a lid having a viewing side and an oppositely disposed cover side and being mechanically coupled to said base unit;
a closed position wherein said lid is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit operational surface and said viewing side is in a downwardly facing face-to-face orientation with said base unit operational surface;
an open position wherein said lid is angled with respect to said base unit operational surface; and
a tablet position wherein said lid is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit operational surface and said viewing side is in an upwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit operational surface and said cover side is in a downwardly facing face-to-face orientation with said base unit operational surface;
said lid having means at one end thereof for providing pivotal movement and support between said base unit and said lid for movement between said closed position, said open position and said tablet position, said lid pivotal support means further being arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located on said base unit, and web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to said lid along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between oppositely disposed side edges of said lid and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of said lid, said web hinge assembly providing a further support point between said base unit and said lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic computing device characterized by:
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a base unit;
a display screen having means at one end thereof and arranged for slideable engagement with respective corresponding guide means located at opposite sides on said base unit for providing a first and second pivotal support point between said base unit and said display screen for movement between a closed position wherein said display screen is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit and in a downwardly facing face-to-face orientation with said base unit, a tablet position wherein said display screen is substantially flat and parallel with said base unit and in an upwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit, and an open position wherein said display screen is angled with respect to said base unit and the angle between said base unit and said display screen being adjustable, said slideable engagement means and said guide means further being arranged for rectilinear movement with respect to one another, and web hinge assembly means having one end pivotally coupled to one end region of said base unit and an opposite end coupled to the display screen along a folding pivot axis extending transversely between opposite sides of the display screen and intermediate the upper end and lower end portions of the display screen for providing a third support point between said base and said display screen.
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15. A mobile computing device characterized by:
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a base unit;
a lid having a display screen carried on one side and a protective cover carried on the side opposite the display screen side, said lid being mechanically coupled to said base unit for movement between a closed position in which said display screen side is in a downwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit and said protective cover is in an upwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit and an open position, said open position including a keyboard operation position in which said display screen side is in an angled orientation with respect to said base unit and a tablet operation position in which said display screen side is in an upwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit and said protective cover is in a downwardly facing orientation with respect to said base unit, and web hinge assembly means having one end coupled to a folding pivot axis defined transversely across said lid cover and to a pivot support axis defined transversely across the rear portion of said base unit, said web hinge assembly providing articulated movement of said lid between said closed position and said open keyboard and tablet positions, said lid cover further including a complementary shaped recess in its surface for receiving and nesting an upper portion of the web hinge assembly coextensive with the lid surface when said lid is in said tablet position and said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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