US 12,461,568 B2
Foldable computing device spine cover plate
Tung Yuen Lau, Hong Kong (CN); Blair Madison Kent, Snohomish, WA (US); Amit Kaistha, Coppell, TX (US); and Eric Paul Witt, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/066,026.
Application 18/066,026 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/116075, filed on Aug. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0069605 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1681 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable computing device, comprising:
a first display-supporting frame rotatably coupled to a second display-supporting frame along a hinge axis via a hinge assembly comprising a central spine extending parallel to the hinge axis;
a flexible display supported by the first display-supporting frame and the second display-supporting frame; and
a spine cover plate extending over the central spine and moveably coupled to the hinge assembly by a plurality of resilient members that bias the spine cover plate toward the central spine when the first display-supporting frame and the second display-supporting frame are in an end-to-end orientation.