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Granted Patent B2
US 8,687,376 · App. 13/079,397 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Rotating and moving mechanism

Inventor: Tom Travis (Newbury Park, CA)
Assignee: Nokia Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,687,376
App. No.
13/079,397
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes a first body part comprising a first user interface and a second body part comprising a second user interface. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism configured to rotate the first body part with respect to the second body part over a pivot axis, and move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis.

Claims (31)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first body part comprising a first user interface;

a second body part comprising a second user interface;

a mechanism configured to:

rotate the first body part with respect to the second body part over a pivot axis; and

move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface comprises a first display and the second user interface comprises a second display.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in a first operating position only the first user interface is operable by a user.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein in the first operating position the first body part is configured to be placed on top of the second body part.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in a second operating position the first user interface and the second user interface are operable by the user.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein in the second operating position the second body part is configured to be alongside of the first body part.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mechanism is further configured to:

move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis from a first operating position to a first intermediate position;

rotate the first body part with respect to the second body part over a pivot axis from the first intermediate position to a second intermediate position;

move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis from the second intermediate position to a third intermediate position; and

move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis from the third intermediate position to a second operating position.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the mechanism is configured to be at least partially located in a recess of the second body part when the apparatus is in the first operating position or in the second operating position.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the mechanism is configured to be moved outward from the recess of the second body part when the first body part is moved from the first operating position to the first intermediate position.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a first spring configured to force the mechanism inward to the recess of the second body part when the first body part is in the first intermediate position or in the third intermediate position.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mechanism comprises at least two parts configured to be telescopically movable with respect to each other enabling the movement substantially parallel to the pivot axis.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the mechanism further comprises a second spring configured to push the at least two parts telescopically outward from each other.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising locking elements configured to lock the first body part to the second body part in a second operating position.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the locking elements are configured to be releasable from each other in response to the movement of the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mechanism comprises a hinge.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first body part and the second body part are configured to communicate with each other over a wireless connection.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface comprises a first touch screen, wherein the second user interface comprises a second touch screen, and wherein the mechanism is configured to provide the first body part alongside the second body part such that an edge-to-edge dual screen operating position is provided.

18. An apparatus comprising:

a first body part comprising a first user interface;

a second body part comprising a second user interface; and

a mechanism between the first body part and the second body part, wherein the mechanism is configured to rotate the first body part with respect to the second body part over a pivot axis, and wherein the mechanism is configured to move the first body part with respect to the second body part substantially parallel to the pivot axis;

wherein the apparatus is configured to lock the first body part to the second body part in a first or second operating position.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2015
From: NOKIA CORPORATION
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 035424/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2011
From: TRAVIS, TOM
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026333/0020 →
Continuity (1)
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