Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Dell Products Inc.

Hewlett-packard Company

Mark David Senatori

Kevin L Massaro

Ilchan Lee

Dimitre D Mehandjiysky

Insun Hong

Marcus A Hoggarth

Aki Laine

Harc Lee

Ian Guy

Jack Godfrey Wood

Stephen De Saulles

Sunny Hwang

Glenn A Wong

Peter M On

Michael J Delpier

Dong Ryul Cha

Stacy L Wolff

Mark C Solomon

Paul J Doczy

David E Gough

Brittany Davis

William A Gralewski

Ricardo Marquez

Stephen DeSaulles

Edgar Diego Haren

Ann J Lai

Hong Insun

An example computing device includes a hinge, a first housing, a first display device disposed in the first housing, second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing via the hinge, a second display device disposed in the second housing, and a connector coupled to the hinge and the second display device. As an example, in response to a rotation of the first housing relative to the second housing, a first end of the second display device is to slide along a surface of the second housing and a second end of the second display device is to slide along a surface of the first housing.

Display devices of computing devices

In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a hinge device is described. The device includes a first shaft to be coupled to a first body and a second shaft to be coupled to a second body. A first band of the device is coupled to the shafts and travels along a first path between the first shaft and the second shaft as the shafts rotate in opposite directions. A second band of the device is coupled to the shafts and travels along a second path between the first shaft and the second shaft as the shafts rotate in opposite directions.

Multi-band hinge device

Computer

Examples disclosed herein provide a hinge mechanism to couple housings of a computing device. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a first guide rail fixed to a first housing of the computing device, a second guide rail fixed to a second housing of the computing device, and an intermediate guide rail to connect the first and second guide rails to each other. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes clamping brackets to hold the first, second, and immediate guide rails together and apply rotational friction to the hinge mechanism so that the first and second housings can be positioned at various angles with respect to each other.

Hinge mechanism for a computing device

An example system for adjusting the center of mass of a computing device includes a base slidably coupled to a first portion of the computing device. The base repositions the first portion of the computing device relative to the base. A first hinge couples the first portion and a second portion, rotates the second portion relative to the first portion about an axis of rotation, and repositions the first portion of the computing device relative to the base.

Adjusting the center of mass of a computing device

Examples disclosed herein provide a hinge mechanism to pivotally connect housings of a computing device along an axis. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a first guide rail fixed to a first housing of the computing device, a second guide rail fixed to a second housing of the computing device, and an intermediate guide rail to connect the first and second guide rails to each other. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a rotation assembly linked to the first guide rail via a bell crank, wherein a rotational axis of the rotation assembly is offset from the axis, and the rotation assembly is to provide a level of resistance to a torque provided when opening or closing the first housing with respect to the second housing.

Bell crank linked hinge mechanism for a computing device

Examples disclosed herein provide a hinge assembly for a computing device. The binge assembly includes a sliding portion attached to a base member of the computing device, and a hinge pivotally connected to the sliding portion along an axis. The sliding portion moves from a first position along the base member to a second position along the base member when the hinge pivots around the axis.

Hinge assembly for a computing device

Examples disclosed herein provide a hinge mechanism to pivotally connect housings of a computing device along an axis. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a guide rail fixed to the first housing, a base block fixed to the second housing, and a rotary element to constrain the guide rail to the base block, wherein the guide rail and the base block are concentric along the axis, and the guide rail is to rotate around the base block. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a rotation assembly comprising a slot on one end to receive a pin of the guide rail in order to link the guide rail to the rotation assembly. As an example, the rotation assembly is to provide a level of resistance to a torque provided when opening or closing the first housing with respect to the second housing.

According to some examples, a housing assembly includes a support frame including an integrated pattern of channel cavities, a first panel cover adjacent a first side of the support frame, a second panel cover adjacent the support frame on a second side of the support frame, the second panel cover having a plurality of apertures, and a bonding material received in the channel cavities of the support frame through the plurality of apertures of the second panel cover.

Assembly comprising a support frame and panel covers

In some examples, a method of forming a housing assembly comprises affixing a support frame onto a first panel cover of the housing assembly, wherein the support frame includes an integrated pattern of channel cavities, positioning a second panel cover of the housing assembly adjacent the support frame, and flowing a bonding material through a plurality of openings of the second panel cover and into the channel cavities of the integrated pattern of the support frame so as to form a secure bond between the first panel cover, the support frame, and the second panel cover of the housing assembly.

Forming a housing assembly

An electronic device is provided in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure. The electronic device includes a cover and a flexible display. The cover includes a first section, a second section connected to the first section by a first connection mechanism, and a third section connected to the second section by a second connection mechanism. The flexible display is attached to at least a portion of the first section and a portion of the third section. The flexible display is positioned in a first orientation when the first and the third sections are in a plane and in a second orientation when the sections are in different planes.

Electronic device with flexible display

A locking assembly may be to locate a display member of a computing device relative to a base member of the computing device. A spring may be to attach to the display member. A first magnetic member may be in contact with to the spring. A wheel may be to attach to the display member to roll on the base member. A lock may be to engage the spring to lock the wheel when the first magnetic member is in proximity to a second magnetic member of the base member such that a magnetic force is exerted therebetween.

Locking assemblies for computing devices

In some examples, an apparatus comprises a latch positionable among a plurality of positions including a first position to prevent opening of a first panel and a second panel of a device, a second position to enable opening of the first panel and prevent opening of the second panel, and a third position to enable opening of the second panel, and a detent to resist motion of the latch to the third position responsive to the latch moving to the second position.

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The Woodlands, TX, United States of America

Mark David Senatori