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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Valentin de la Fuente, San Jose, CA (US);
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A foldable device may include a foldable layer and a hinge mechanism that supports and guides the folding and unfolding of the foldable device including the foldable layer. The hinge mechanism may include a spring stiffener made of a high yield strength material to support the folding and the unfolding of the foldable device. The spring stiffener may have a first end thereof fixed to a first portion of a housing of the computing device, and a second end thereof that is slidable relative to a second portion of the housing. The sliding of the second end of the spring stiffener may accommodate the bending of a bendable section of the foldable layer.