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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jason Morrison, Chadron, NE (US);
Chris Torres, San Marcos, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); E05D 11/08 (2006.01); E05D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); E05D 3/122 (2013.01); E05D 11/081 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hinge apparatus may include a plurality of plates configured to be rigidly coupled to a foldable component, and a plurality of gears mechanically coupling the plurality of plates to one another. The hinge apparatus may be operable to expand such that, when the hinge apparatus transitions from a flat state to a folded state, the plurality of gears are configured to cause the plurality of plates to translate laterally apart from one another at a selected rate.