Seam minimization in a handheld dual display device
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/16
G09G-005/00
G06F-003/14
G06F-009/44
G06F-003/0481
G06F-003/0483
G06F-003/0488
G09G-005/14
출원번호
US-0628396
(2012-09-27)
등록번호
US-9176701
(2015-11-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Becze, Charles
출원인 / 주소
Z124
대리인 / 주소
Sheridan Ross P.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
61
초록▼
A handheld communication device includes first and second screen assemblies, each including a screen having an active display area and housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the screen and the rear surface of the housing and a hinge connected to the first
A handheld communication device includes first and second screen assemblies, each including a screen having an active display area and housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the screen and the rear surface of the housing and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, whereby, when the hinge is in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm.
대표청구항▼
1. A handheld computing device, comprising: a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen a
1. A handheld computing device, comprising: a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm; wherein the side surface of the first housing includes a first opening to engage the hinge so that the first screen assembly is rotatable about a first pivot axis, wherein the side surface of the second screen assembly includes a second opening to engage the hinge so that the second screen assembly is rotatable about a second pivot axis, and wherein the hinge is at least partially disposed within the openings of the first and second screen assemblies; wherein the hinge comprises an elongate hub, wherein the hub includes an internal passage extending between the openings of the first and second screens assemblies; wherein the hinge has a range of motion of more than 180 degrees so that the device is foldable between an open position in which a first plane of the first screen is transverse to a second plane of the second screen and a closed position in which the first and second screens are oriented substantially back-to-back in adjacent planes; and wherein each of the first and second planes define an angle delta relative to a common plane that is greater than 0 but no more than about 10 degrees. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the distance is no more than about 5 mm. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the distance is no more than about 1 mm. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the distance is no more than about 0.5 mm. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the distance is no more than about 0.25 mm. 6. A method, comprising: providing a communication device comprising: a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies; moving the hinge to a fully closed position in which the rear surfaces of the first and second housings are in contact with one another and the first and second screens face outwardly in opposing directions; and from the fully closed position, moving the hinge to a fully opened position, wherein, when in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm; wherein the side surface of the first housing includes a first opening to engage the hinge so that the first screen assembly is rotatable about a first pivot axis, wherein the side surface of the second screen assembly includes a second opening to engage the hinge so that the second screen assembly is rotatable about a second pivot axis, and wherein the hinge is at least partially disposed within the openings of the first and second screen assemblies; wherein the hinge comprises an elongate hub, wherein the hub includes an internal passage extending between the openings of the first and second screens assemblies; wherein the device is foldable between an open position in which a first plane of the first screen is transverse to a second plane of the second screen and a closed position in which the first and second screens are oriented substantially back-to-back in adjacent planes; and wherein each of the first and second planes define an angle delta relative to a common plane that is greater than 0 but no more than about 10 degrees. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the distance is no more than about 5 mm. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the distance is no more than about 1 mm. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the distance is no more than about 0.5 mm. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the distance is no more than about 0.25 mm. 11. The method of claim 6, wherein the hinge has a range of motion of more than 180 degrees. 12. A handheld computing device, comprising: a first screen assembly including a first screen having a first active display area and a first housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the first screen and the rear surface of the first housing; a second screen assembly including a second screen having a second active display area and a second housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the second screen and the rear surface of the second housing; and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, wherein the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas, when the first and second screens are in the fully opened position, to be no more than about 10 mm and wherein the hinge has a range of motion of more than 180 degrees so that the device is foldable between an open position in which a first plane of the first screen is transverse to a second plane of the second screen and a closed position in which the first and second screens are oriented substantially back-to-back in adjacent planes; wherein each of the first and second planes define an angle delta relative to a common plane that is greater than 0 but no more than about 10 degrees; wherein the side surface of the first housing includes a first opening to engage the hinge so that the first screen assembly is rotatable about a first pivot axis, wherein the side surface of the second screen assembly includes a second opening to engage the hinge so that the second screen assembly is rotatable about a second pivot axis, and wherein the hinge is at least partially disposed within the openings of the first and second screen assemblies; and wherein the hinge comprises an elongate hub, wherein the hub includes an internal passage extending between the openings of the first and second screens assemblies.
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