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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Noboru Aoyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasunori Maezawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Nariaki Mieki, Sagamihara, JP;
Shigeki Mori, Yamato, JP;
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Noboru Aoyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasunori Maezawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Nariaki Mieki, Sagamihara, JP;
Shigeki Mori, Yamato, JP;
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
In a convertible notebook/tablet computer with a dual-swivel hinge, an arrangement for communicating to a user a preferred rotational direction for pivoting about a z-axis, entirely without wiring or lights and in a manner such that at most only one rotational direction is communicated at a time. Preferably, this is accomplished via one or more windows, disposed on a surface of the hinge, that permit an arrow to be visible in accordance with a preferred rotational direction that a user needs to pivot the monitor/lid with respect to the keyboard based on the rotational direction originally traversed.