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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Esa-Sakari Määttä, Helsinki, FI;
Pasi Kemppinen, Tampere, FI;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for an electronic device comprises a first gear rotatable about a first axis of the hinge assembly and a second gear, rotatable about a second axis of the hinge assembly. A hinge housing holds the first gear in engagement with the second gear. A first hinge mounting element is configured to be movably fixed to a first leaf of the electronic device and a second hinge mounting element is configured to be movably fixed to a second leaf of the electronic device. A first pair of levers connects the first gear and the first hinge mounting element; and a second pair of levers connects the second gear and the second hinge mounting element.