Flexible hinge protrusion attachment
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- an input portion configured to generate signals to be processed by a computing device; and
a connection portion attached to the input portion using a flexible hinge, the connection portion configured to be communicatively coupled to the computing device to communicate the generated signals and physically coupled to the computing device using;
a projection that is configured to be disposed within a channel formed in a housing of the computing device;
a protrusion disposed on the projection, the protrusion configured to be received within a cavity formed as part of the channel; and
a magnetic coupling device that is configured to form a magnetic coupling to a corresponding magnetic coupling device disposed within the channel of the computing device.
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Abstract
Flexible hinge and removable attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.
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18 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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an input portion configured to generate signals to be processed by a computing device; and a connection portion attached to the input portion using a flexible hinge, the connection portion configured to be communicatively coupled to the computing device to communicate the generated signals and physically coupled to the computing device using; a projection that is configured to be disposed within a channel formed in a housing of the computing device; a protrusion disposed on the projection, the protrusion configured to be received within a cavity formed as part of the channel; and a magnetic coupling device that is configured to form a magnetic coupling to a corresponding magnetic coupling device disposed within the channel of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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a housing configured to support a mobile form factor; a display device supported by the housing; one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware and disposed within the housing, the one or more modules configured to perform operations including to cause rendering of a user interface on the display device; and a channel formed in the housing and configured to receive a connection portion of an input device, the input device configured to generate signals for processing by the one or more modules, the channel including; a plurality of cavities, each said cavity configured to receive a protrusion of the input device to restrict removal of the input device from the channel along a first axis and permit removal along a second axis; and one or more communication contacts disposed between the plurality of cavities within the channel, the one or more communication contacts configured to form a communicative coupling to receive the generated signals form the input device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system comprising:
a computing device and an input device that are configured to be physically and communicatively coupled using; a projection that is configured to be disposed within a channel; a magnetic coupling device that is configured to form a magnetic coupling between the computing device, the magnetic coupling device included as part of the projection or the channel; communication contacts that are configured to contact contacts within the channel to support the communicative coupling; and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the projection on opposing sides of the contacts of the channel, each said protrusion configured to be received within a cavity formed as part of the channel to restrict removal of the input device from the channel along a first axis through mechanical binding and permit removal along a second axis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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