US 12,219,723 B2
Hinged device having slot defined hinge trajectories
Daniel C. Park, Woodinville, WA (US); Eric Witt, Redmond, WA (US); Karsten Aagaard, Monroe, WA (US); and Devin Caplow-Munro, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,317.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403810 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); F16C 11/04 (2006.01); E05D 3/12 (2006.01); E05D 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0226 (2013.01) [F16C 11/04 (2013.01); E05D 3/122 (2013.01); E05D 3/18 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a first portion comprising a first display and defining a first pair of hinge guide pins at a fixed distance from one another;
a second portion comprising a second display and defining a second pair of hinge guide pins at a fixed distance from one another; and,
a hinge assembly comprising a first arcuate guide track in which the first pair of hinge guide pins are received to collectively define a first rotational trajectory of the first portion and a second arcuate guide track in which the second pair of hinge guide pins are received to collectively define a second rotational trajectory of the second portion through a range of orientations from a closed orientation where the first and second displays are positioned against one another through intermediary orientations to a 180-degree orientation where the first and second portions are adjacent to one another and lie in a plane, and travel of the first pair of hinge guide pins along the first arcuate guide track and the second pair of hinge guide pins along the second arcuate guide track produce the first rotational trajectory of the first portion and the second rotational trajectory of the second portion that prevent the first display from contacting the second display during the intermediary orientations of the range of orientations.