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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Motorola Mobility Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Wayne Garrett Morrison, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Dennis J. Budnick, Richmond, IL (US);
Sanjay N. Kadiwala, Roselle, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In aspects of flip position detection, a mobile device has a device housing with a base section and a flip section that folds onto the base section. The mobile device has a hinge that operates between open and closed positions of the device, and the flip section of the device housing operates to open relative to the base section of the device housing. An inductor is positioned in the device housing to have an inductance as the hinge operates to open and close the device housing. A metal plate is coupled to the hinge in a configuration that translates the metal plate relative to the inductor as the hinge operates between the open and closed positions. A sensor is implemented to detect the inductance between the inductor and the metal plate, where inductance values indicate the closed and open positions of the device housing.