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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Zielnicki, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kevin L. Kamphuis, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); B21D 22/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/40 (2006.01); B23C 3/12 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); B21D 22/00 (2013.01); B21D 53/40 (2013.01); B23C 3/12 (2013.01); H05K 5/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hinge area and processes of forming the hinge area are described. The hinge area is part of cover of a laptop computer. A material used for the cover is of a certain thickness. Stamping and forming a shape that defines the hinge area is performed on the material. The top of the shape is cut to provide for sides of the hinge area. Squeeze forging operations are performed to thicken the sides, and CNC machining is further performed on the sides.