Form adjustable angle between a battery and battery cavity to selectively place a video display in viewing orientations

• US 9,874,900 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Mehandjiysky, Dimitre, Delpier, Michael, Hong, Insun
• Primary Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US15/023,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239048A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,544 Days
• 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 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode

Abstract

A tablet computing device may include a main body, a video display, and a battery cavity. The main body may include a front side and a back side. The video display may be disposed on the front side. The video display may display images. The battery cavity is disposed on the back side to receive a battery to supply power to the main body. The battery may form an adjustable angle between the battery and the battery cavity. The video display may be selectively placed in one of a plurality of viewing orientations based on an amount of the adjustable angle.

Claims

1. A tablet computing device, comprising:

a main body having a front side, a back side, and an outer end to correspond to an outer edge of a housing of the main body;

a video display disposed on the front side, the video display to display images;

a battery cavity disposed on the back side to removably receive a battery to supply power to the main body, wherein the battery is in a retracted state when received in the battery cavity, the battery cavity comprising;

a memory port to receive a memory device, wherein the memory port is concealed by the battery when the battery is in the retracted state;

a first cavity end to correspond to the outer end of the main body and to receive a first battery end of the battery; and

a second cavity end disposed across from the first cavity end to correspond to an intermediate portion of the main body, the first cavity end to cause the battery to rotate thereabout to form an adjustable angle between the battery and the battery cavity; and

wherein the video display is selectively placed in one of a plurality of viewing orientations to view the video display based on an amount of the adjustable angle.

2. The tablet computing device of claim 1, wherein the battery comprises:

a second battery end configured to simultaneously move away from the intermediate portion and the battery cavity in response to the second battery end rotating in a first direction.

3. The tablet computing device of claim 2, wherein the second battery end is configured to simultaneously move toward the intermediate portion and the battery cavity in response to the second battery end rotating in a second direction.

4. The tablet computing device of claim 1, wherein the first cavity end comprises:

a pair of cavity connectors to removably receive the first battery end.

5. The tablet computing device of claim 1, wherein the battery cavity further comprises:

a main body electrical connector to electrically connect to the battery to transfer a power signal between the main body and the battery.

6. The tablet computing device of claim 1, wherein the first cavity ends comprises cavity connectors to removably receive the first battery end of the battery.

7. The tablet computing device of claim 6, wherein the first battery end of the battery is to be placed into a recessed area of the battery cavity when to be coupled to the cavity connectors.

8. A tablet computing system, comprising:

a main body having a front side, a back side, and an outer end to correspond to an outer edge of a housing of the main body;

a video display disposed on the front side, the video display to display images;

a battery cavity disposed on the back side to receive a battery to supply power to the main body, wherein the battery is in a retracted state when received in the battery cavity, the battery cavity comprising;

a memory port to receive a memory device, wherein the memory port is concealed by the battery when the battery is in the retracted state;

a first cavity end to correspond to the outer end of the main body; and

a second cavity end disposed across from the first cavity end to correspond to an intermediate portion of the main body;

a hinge member having a first hinge end coupled to the first cavity end and a second hinge end to removably receive a first battery end of the battery, the hinge member to cause the battery to rotate about the first cavity end to form an adjustable angle between the battery and the battery cavity; and

wherein the video display is selectively placed in one of a plurality of viewing orientations to view the video display based on an amount of the adjustable angle.

9. The tablet computing system of claim 8, wherein the second hinge end of the hinge member comprises:

a hinge electrical connector to electrically connect to the battery to provide a power signal to the main body.

10. The tablet computing system of claim 9, wherein the second hinge end of the hinge member further comprises:

a plurality of battery attachment members to removably attach to the battery.

11. The tablet computing system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of battery attachment members comprise:

at least one of a hook and a magnet.

12. The tablet computing system of claim 9, wherein the battery is configured to move away from the battery cavity in response to the battery rotating in a first direction, and to move toward the battery cavity in response to the battery rotating in a second direction.