IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,019,472
Granted Patent B2
US 12,019,472 · App. 17/877,966 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Computing device

Inventors: Thomas Perelli (Morrisville, NC); Ali Ent (Morrisville, NC); Dhruvi Suresh Fulfagar (Morrisville, NC); Aaron M Stewart (Morrisville, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
G06F1/1618G06F1/1681
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,019,472
App. No.
17/877,966
Filed
Jul 31, 2022
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2841
USPC
361/679.11
Abstract

A computing device can include a first shell that includes a first bay; a second shell that includes a second bay; a hinge assembly that couples the first shell and the second shell; and a display assembly positionable in the first bay and positionable in the second bay.

Claims (28)

1. A computing device comprising:

a first shell that comprises a first bay;

a second shell that comprises a second bay;

a hinge assembly that couples the first shell and the second shell; and

a display assembly positionable in the first bay and positionable in the second bay, wherein the first bay comprises a first depth and wherein the second bay comprises a second depth that exceeds the first depth, wherein the second depth accommodates a sum of a display assembly depth and a processor assembly depth and accommodates a sum of a keyboard assembly depth and the processor assembly depth and wherein the first depth accommodates the display assembly depth.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising a keyboard assembly positionable in at least the one of the first bay and the second bay.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display assembly is positioned in the first bay and comprising a keyboard assembly positioned in the second bay.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the display assembly is a first display assembly positioned in the first bay and comprising a second display assembly positioned in the second bay.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising a processor assembly positionable in at least the one of the first bay and the second bay.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the processor assembly is positionable in the second bay and wherein the display assembly is positionable in the second bay to cover the processor assembly.

7. The computing device of claim 6 , comprising a keyboard assembly, wherein the keyboard assembly is positionable in the second bay to cover the processor assembly.

8. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the processor assembly comprises a processor, memory accessible to the processor and a battery.

9. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the processor assembly comprises a port and wherein at least one of the first shell and the second shell comprises an opening for the port.

10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge assembly comprises a 360 degree hinge assembly.

11. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the hinge assembly comprises a dual axis hinge assembly.

12. The computing device of 1 , wherein the first shell comprises a first electrical connector and wherein the second shell comprises a second electrical connector that is electrically coupled to the first electrical connector.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector have a common shape and size.

14. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first shell comprises a first set of bumpers and wherein the second shell comprises a second set of bumpers.

15. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first depth accommodates the keyboard assembly depth.

16. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the second bay accommodates a stack of assemblies and wherein the first bay accommodates a single assembly.

17. The computing device of claim 1 , comprising a touch-sensitive assembly positionable in at least one of the first bay and the second bay.

18. A method comprising:

receiving a first assembly in a first bay of a first shell coupled to a second shell via a hinge assembly;

receiving a second assembly in a second bay of the second shell, wherein the second assembly comprises two stacked sub-assemblies that are positioned with respect to each other and in contact with and secured to each other via magnetic attraction force using ferromagnetic material, wherein a bottom one of the two stacked sub-assemblies is a processor sub-assembly that comprises a processor, memory accessible to the processor and a battery, and wherein a top one of the two stacked sub-assemblies covers the bottom one of the two stacked sub-assemblies;

performing an electronic handshake to recognize the first assembly and the top one of the two stacked sub-assemblies of the second assembly; and

based on the electronic handshake, establishing electronic communication between the first assembly and the second assembly.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the first assembly and the top one of the two stacked sub-assemblies are interchangeable in the second bay.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first assembly and the top one of the two stacked sub-assemblies comprise a display assembly and a keyboard assembly.