US 12,436,576 B2
Computing device
Matthew Sean Hilliard, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/977,125.
Prior Publication US 2024/0143040 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
memory accessible by the processor;
a first housing that comprises a first pair of axles;
a second housing that comprises a second pair of axles and a display operatively coupled to the processor; and
a hinge assembly that couples the first housing and the second housing, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a first bar supported by one of the first pair of axles and one of the second pair of axles, a second bar supported by another one of the first pair of axles and another one of the second pair of axles, and an alignment mechanism for the first bar and the second bar, wherein the first bar and the second bar overlap at an angle of 180 degrees of the first housing and the second housing and cross at angles other than 180 degrees of the first housing and the second housing,
wherein the alignment mechanism comprises a slidable pin that contacts the first bar and the second bar, wherein the slidable pin comprises a body portion and a head portion, wherein the first bar comprises a slot that receives the head portion of the pin and wherein the second bar comprises a slot that receives the body portion of the pin.