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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Esa Määttä, Espoo, FI;
Niko Eiden, Espoo, FI;
Otto Huittinen, Espoo, FI;
Pasi Kemppinen, Tampere, FI;
Antti Karilainen, Helsinki, FI;
Vicente Calvo Alonso, Piispanristi, FI;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device or electronic device assembly may comprise a first portion and a second portion, a first magnet disposed inside the first portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the first portion, and a second magnet disposed inside the second portion and rotatable about a pivot axis with respect to the second portion. The first and second magnet may be configured to rotate so that the first and second magnets magnetically engage each other when the distance between the first and second magnet is equal to or smaller than a first distance.