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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Dell Products, L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Liam B. Quinn, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher Alan Robinette, Alameda, CA (US);
Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); H05K 7/1401 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) with a multi-layered hinge are described. In some embodiments, an IHS may include a first display and a second display coupled to the first display via a hinge, where the hinge comprises a middle plate disposed between a bottom plate and a top plate, where the top plate is fixed with respect to the bottom plate, and where the middle plate slides with respect to the bottom plate in response to the hinge being rotated.