US 12,279,375 B2
Information handling systems with a flexible printed circuit tensioning system and methods of making the same
Chris A. Torres, San Marcos, TX (US); Tzu-Chau Chen, Wenshan District (TW); and Li-Min Wu, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,852.
Prior Publication US 2024/0292542 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/189 (2013.01) [H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0999 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10037 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10128 (2013.01); H05K 2201/2063 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
first and second housings that each have opposing front and rear edge portions, wherein the rear edge portion of the second housing is pivotally coupled to the rear edge portion of the first housing such that the first and second housings are pivotable between:
an open state; and
a closed state in which the front edge portion of the second housing is disposed closer to the front edge portion of the first housing than when the first and second housings are in the open state;
a hinge cover that has opposing inner and outer surfaces and extends along at least a portion of the rear edge portion of each of the first and second housings; and
a flexible printed circuit that has opposing upper and lower surfaces and extends between the first and second housings, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes:
a cover segment in which the upper surface of the flexible printed circuit is fixed to the inner surface of the hinge cover;
two housing segments, each fixed to the rear edge portion of a respective one of the first and second housings; and
two free segments, each:
movable relative to the hinge cover and to the first and second housings when the first and second housings pivot between the open and closed states;
connecting a respective one of the housing segments to the cover segment; and
underlying the inner surface of the hinge cover when the first and second housings are in the open state.