Hinge electrical interconnection guide
First Claim
1. A portable device, comprising:
- a first housing integrated with a display device;
a second housing movably coupled to the first housing;
a hinge assembly comprising a hinge link configured to couple hinge mechanisms that are movably operable to open and close the first and second housings relative to each other by rotation about an axis of the hinge assembly into at least a first position in which display surfaces of the first and second housings face one another and a second position in which the display surfaces of the first and second housings are adjacent to one another to form a combined surface which conceals the hinge mechanisms;
an electrical interconnection guide integrated with the hinge link, the electrical interconnection guide configured to;
route an electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a first configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are closed relative to each other; and
route the electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a second configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are open relative to each other;
the electrical interconnection guide further configured to route the electrical interconnection through a channel external of the hinge link and hinge mechanisms, and internal to the portable device, the channel routing the electrical interconnection perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge link from the first housing to the second housing and between the hinge link and a cover that shields the electronic interconnection from an exterior of the portable device.
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Abstract
In embodiments of a hinge electrical interconnection guide, a portable device includes a first housing integrated with a display device, and a second housing movably coupled to the first housing. A hinge assembly includes a hinge link to couple hinge mechanisms that are movably operable to open and close the first and second housings of the portable device relative to each other. An electrical interconnection guide is integrated with the hinge link and designed to route an electrical interconnection in a first configuration between the first and second housings of the device when closed relative to each other. The electrical interconnection guide is also designed to route the electrical interconnection in a second configuration between the first and second housings of the device when open relative to each other.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable device, comprising:
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a first housing integrated with a display device; a second housing movably coupled to the first housing; a hinge assembly comprising a hinge link configured to couple hinge mechanisms that are movably operable to open and close the first and second housings relative to each other by rotation about an axis of the hinge assembly into at least a first position in which display surfaces of the first and second housings face one another and a second position in which the display surfaces of the first and second housings are adjacent to one another to form a combined surface which conceals the hinge mechanisms; an electrical interconnection guide integrated with the hinge link, the electrical interconnection guide configured to; route an electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a first configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are closed relative to each other; and route the electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a second configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are open relative to each other; the electrical interconnection guide further configured to route the electrical interconnection through a channel external of the hinge link and hinge mechanisms, and internal to the portable device, the channel routing the electrical interconnection perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge link from the first housing to the second housing and between the hinge link and a cover that shields the electronic interconnection from an exterior of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A hinge assembly, comprising:
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hinge mechanisms movably operable to open and close first and second housings of a portable device relative to each other to achieve a plurality of positions between a closed position in which a display of the first housing faces a display of the second housing and an open position in which the first and second housings are rotated approximately three hundred sixty degrees about an axis of rotation of the hinge mechanisms from the closed position relative to one another; a hinge link configured to couple the hinge mechanisms; an electrical interconnection guide integrated with the hinge link, the electrical interconnection guide configured to; route an electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a first configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are closed relative to each other; and route the electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a second configuration between the first and second housings when the first and second housings are open relative to each other; the electrical interconnection guide further configured to route the electrical interconnection through a channel external of the hinge link and hinge mechanisms, and internal to the portable device, the channel routing the electrical interconnection perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge mechanisms from the first housing to the second housing and between the hinge link and a cover that shields the electronic interconnection from an exterior of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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guiding an electrical interconnection between first and second housings of a portable device via an electrical interconnection guide integrated with a hinge link that couples hinge mechanisms which are movably operable to achieve a closed position in which a display of the first housing faces a display of the second housing, an open position in which the first and second housings are rotated about an axis of rotation of the hinge link approximately three hundred sixty degrees from the closed position relative to one another, and multiple positions between the closed position and the open position, wherein the electrical interconnection guide is configured to route the electrical interconnection through a channel external of the hinge link and hinge mechanisms, and internal to the portable device, the channel routing the electrical interconnection perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge link from the first housing to the second housing and between the hinge link and a cover that shields the electronic interconnection from an exterior of the portable device; routing the electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a first configuration between the first and second housings of a portable device when the first and second housings are closed relative to each other; and routing the electrical interconnection such that the electrical interconnection is in a second configuration between the first and second housings of the portable device when the first and second housings are open relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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