Portable communication devices
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1. A portable communication device, comprising:
- a display assembly having a first bracket rotatably coupled to a keyboard assembly having a second bracket;
a first cam assembly and a second cam assembly disposed between said first bracket and said second bracket; and
a flex circuit to extend from said display assembly to said input assembly, wherein a portion of said flex circuit is wrapped around said first cam assembly, and wherein said display assembly rotates about said first cam assembly to form a full keyboard configuration and rotates about said second cam assembly to form a voice phone configuration.
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Abstract
A portable communication device which, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a first position to cover a display assembly and a keyboard assembly, a second position to form a mobile voice phone and a third position to form a personal digital assistant. In this exemplary embodiment, a display on the display assembly is in a portrait mode relative to said keyboard assembly in the second position and the display on the display assembly is in a landscape mode relative to said keyboard assembly in the third position. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display assembly having a first bracket rotatably coupled to a keyboard assembly having a second bracket;
a first cam assembly and a second cam assembly disposed between said first bracket and said second bracket; and
a flex circuit to extend from said display assembly to said input assembly, wherein a portion of said flex circuit is wrapped around said first cam assembly, and wherein said display assembly rotates about said first cam assembly to form a full keyboard configuration and rotates about said second cam assembly to form a voice phone configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display assembly rotatable with respect to an input assembly to alternate between a first communication configuration and a second communication configuration;
a hinge having a cam assembly to rotate said display assembly relative to said input assembly; and
a flex circuit extending from said display assembly to said input assembly and coupled to said cam assembly, wherein said flex circuit is routed around a portion of said cam assembly and also includes a service loop to expand and contract between said first communication configuration and said second communication configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable communication device, comprising:
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a display assembly rotatable with respect to an input assembly to alternate between a first communication configuration and a second communication configuration, said display assembly and said input assembly each having a first and a second short side and a first and a second long side; and
a hinge assembly to couple said display assembly to said input assembly, said hinge assembly comprising;
a lower bracket coupled to said input assembly;
an upper bracket coupled to said display assembly; and
a first cam assembly and a second cam assembly disposed between said lower bracket and said upper bracket, wherein said first cam assembly rotates said upper bracket away from said lower bracket toward said second communication configuration, and said second cam assembly rotates said display assembly open relative to said input assembly toward said first communication configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A portable communication device, comprising a hinge assembly to alternate a display assembly with respect to an input assembly between a first communication configuration and a second communication configuration, said display assembly and said input assembly each having a first and a second short side and a first and a second long side, said first communication configuration formed by said first short side of said display assembly substantially abutting said first side of said input assembly, said second communication configuration formed by said first long side substantially abutting said first long side of said input assembly, said portable communication device also having a transitional configuration between said first communication configuration and said second communication configuration wherein said first short side of said display assembly is rotated away and substantially aligned with said first short side of said input assembly.
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