Mobile communications device having a rotatable member
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a first member having a first surface;
a second member having a second surface;
a rotatable member having a third surface; and
a linkage mechanism which hingeably couples the first member, the second member and the rotatable member such that the device has a closed position and an opened position,the first surface and the second surface being inaccessible when the device is in the closed position and the first surface and the second surface being accessible when the device is in the opened position,the rotatable member having a first rotational state such that the third surface is accessible when the device is in the closed position, and a second rotational state such that the third surface is positioned between and concurrently viewable with the first surface and the second surface when the device is in the opened position,the linkage mechanism being configured to actuate movement of the rotatable member from the first rotational state to the second rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the closed position to the open position, andthe linkage mechanism being further configured to actuate movement of the rotatable member from the second rotational state to the first rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the open position to the closed position.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device may include at least a lid member and a base member which are hingeably coupled together by a linkage mechanism. The device may include additional interface elements on an interface surface accessible when the device is in the closed position. A mobile communication device is provided which further comprises a rotatable member having an interface surface. The linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from a first rotation state, such that the interface surface is accessible when the device is in a closed position, to a second rotational state, such that the interface surface is positioned between and concurrently viewable with inner surfaces of the lid and base members when the device is in an opened position. The linkage mechanism actuates the movement of the rotatable member responsive to movement of the device from the closed to the opened position and vice versa.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a first member having a first surface; a second member having a second surface; a rotatable member having a third surface; and a linkage mechanism which hingeably couples the first member, the second member and the rotatable member such that the device has a closed position and an opened position, the first surface and the second surface being inaccessible when the device is in the closed position and the first surface and the second surface being accessible when the device is in the opened position, the rotatable member having a first rotational state such that the third surface is accessible when the device is in the closed position, and a second rotational state such that the third surface is positioned between and concurrently viewable with the first surface and the second surface when the device is in the opened position, the linkage mechanism being configured to actuate movement of the rotatable member from the first rotational state to the second rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the closed position to the open position, and the linkage mechanism being further configured to actuate movement of the rotatable member from the second rotational state to the first rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the open position to the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A linkage mechanism for hingeably coupling a first member, a second member and a rotatable member of a mobile communication device, the first member, the second member, and the rotatable member having a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface respectively, the linkage mechanism comprising:
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a system of linkages intermediate to the first member, the second member, and the rotatable member, said linkages being pivotably connected to the first member, the second member, and the rotatable member such that the device has a closed position and an opened position, wherein the linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from a first rotational state to a second rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the closed to the opened position, and the linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from the second rotational state to the first rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the open position to the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A linkage mechanism for hingeably coupling a first member, a second member and a rotatable member of a mobile communication device such that the device has an opened position and a closed position, the first member, the second member, and the rotatable member having a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface respectively, the linkage mechanism comprising:
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at least one rotation driver pin attached to the first member; and at least one rotation pin driver slot in rotational communication with the rotatable member, wherein the linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from a first rotational state to a second rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the closed to the opened position, the linkage mechanism actuates movement of the rotatable member from the second rotational state to the first rotational state responsive to movement of the device from the open position to the closed position, and travel of the at least one rotation driver pin within the respective at least one rotation pin driver slot actuates said movement of the rotatable member from the first rotational state to the second rotational state and said movement from the second rotational state to the first rotational state.
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Specification