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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Kenji Watamura, Yokohama, JP;

Chi-Hui Chen, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01);
Abstract

A portable information device includes a hinge device, a foldable display, and a bezel member. The hinge device has a first base plate fixed to the first chassis, a second base plate fixed to the second chassis, a first link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the first base plate through a first shaft, a second link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the second base plate through a second shaft, and a coupling plate having a first end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the first link arm through a third shaft and a second end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the second link arm through a fourth shaft. The hinge device as a whole is disposed under a display surface, regardless of opening/closing state of the second chassis with respect to the first chassis.


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