Intel Corporation

Pei-Yang Sung

Jeff Ku

Ming-Che Lee

Simon Tsai

Oliver Tsui

Tim Liu

Electronic device

Kickstand hinge

Particular embodiments described herein provide for device that includes a first housing, a cradle, and a hinge that rotatable couples the first housing to the cradle. The hinge includes a switch bolt configured to selectively provide friction torque to the hinge, a torsion spring configured to provide spring torque to the hinge, and a switch mechanism to activate and deactivate the switch bolt, wherein the friction torque provided by the switch bolt is greater than the spring torque provided by the torsion spring.

Hinge for a device

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Taichung, Taiwan

Pei-Yang Sung