ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150277490A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jasinski, Kenneth, Sharma, Sameer, Clifton, Daniel, Hoshino, Yoshikazu, Amit, Gadi, Harber, Chadwick
• Application Number:
  US14/229,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20150277490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1618 the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1622 with enclosures rotating around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define or with ball-joint coupling, e.g. PDA with display enclosure orientation changeable between portrait and landscape by rotation with respect to a coplanar body enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]

Abstract

In one example a chassis for an electronic device comprises a first housing and a second housing, the second housing coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is rotatable about an axis that extends diagonally through the first housing and the second housing. Other examples may be described.

Claims

1. A chassis for an electronic device, comprising:

a first housing and a second housing, the second housing coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is rotatable about an axis that extends diagonally through portions of the first housing and the second housing.

2. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the first housing comprises:

a first major surface and a second major surface; and

a first side surface comprising portions which intersect the first major surface at an angle that measures between about 60 degrees and about 80 degrees.

3. The chassis of claim 2, wherein portions of the first side surface intersect the second major surface at an angle that measures between about 100 degrees and about 120 degrees.

4. The chassis of claim 1, wherein:

the first major surface of the first housing comprises a first display; and

the second major surface of the first housing comprises a keyboard.

5. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the second housing comprises:

a first major surface and a second major surface; and

a first side surface comprising portions which intersect the first major surface at an angle that measures between about 60 degrees and about 80 degrees.

6. The chassis of claim 5, wherein portions of the first side surface intersect the second major surface at an angle that measures between about 100 degrees and about 120 degrees.

7. The chassis of claim 1, wherein:

the first major surface of the second housing comprises a second display.

8. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the second housing is rotatable between:

a first position in which the chassis is in a tablet configuration; and

a second position in which the chassis is in a notebook configuration.

9. The chassis of claim 1, wherein the first housing is coupled to the second housing by a hinge assembly that allows for rotational movement between the first housing and the second housing.

10. The chassis of claim 9, wherein the hinge assembly comprises:

a first annular member comprising opposing slots; and

a second annular member comprising opposing tabs positioned and dimensioned to engage with the opposing slots.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing and a second housing, the second housing coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is rotatable about an axis that extends diagonally through portions of the first housing and the second housing; and

logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to;

detect when a chassis for an electronic device is in a first position in which the electronic device is in a tablet configuration; and

in response to detecting that the electronic device is in a first configuration, to activate a first display and a second display.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first housing comprises:

a first major surface and a second major surface; and

a first side surface comprising portions which intersect the first major surface at an angle that measures between about 60 degrees and about 80 degrees.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein portions of the first side surface intersect the second major surface at an angle that measures between about 100 degrees and about 120 degrees.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein:

the first major surface of the first housing comprises a first display; and

the second major surface of the first housing comprises a keyboard.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the second housing comprises:

a first major surface and a second major surface; and

a first side surface comprising portions which intersect the first major surface at an angle that measures between about 60 degrees and about 80 degrees.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein portions of the first side surface intersect the second major surface at an angle that measures between about 100 degrees and about 120 degrees.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein:

the first major surface of the second housing comprises a second display.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the second housing is rotatable between:

a first position in which the electronic device is in a tablet configuration; and

a second position in which the electronic device is in a notebook configuration.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising logic to:

activate the first display and the second display when the electronic device is in a tablet configuration.

20. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to:

integrate the first display and the second display when the electronic device is in a tablet configuration.

21. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to:

activate the keyboard and the second display when the electronic device is in a notebook configuration.

22. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to:

deactivate the keyboard and the second display when the electronic device is in a tablet configuration.

23. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first housing is coupled to the second housing by a hinge assembly that allows for rotational movement between the first housing and the second housing.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the hinge assembly comprises:

a first annular member comprising opposing slots; and

a second annular member comprising opposing tabs positioned and dimensioned to engage with the opposing slots.

25. A controller comprising logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to:

detect when a chassis for an electronic device is in a first position in which the electronic device is in a tablet configuration; and

in response to detecting that the electronic device is in a first configuration, to activate a first display and a second display.