US 12,481,317 B2
Computing device including hinge link and scissor component
Matthew Sean Hilliard, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Dec. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/395,684.
Prior Publication US 2025/0208648 A1, Jun. 26, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1616 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a first housing that comprises a hinge recess and a pivot;
a second housing that comprises a hinge recess and a pivot;
a hinge link coupled to the pivots, wherein a pivot coupling between the hinge link and the pivot of the second housing comprises an off-centered post, and wherein the hinge link comprises a scissor component pivot; and
a scissor component coupled to the scissor component pivot that guides the pivot of the second housing via the off-centered post to generate a gap between the first housing and an end of the second housing upon transitioning the first housing and the second housing between a closed position and a fully open position.