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Granted Patent B2
US 10,317,934 · App. 14/613,915 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Gearing solution for an external flexible substrate on a multi-use product

Inventors: Patrick Hampton (Round Rock, TX); Gerald R. Pelissier (Round Rock, TX); George Tzeng (Hsinchu, TW); John Trevor Morrison (Round Rock, TX); Alpha Y F Cheng (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Dell Products, LP
G06F1/1601G06F1/1616G06F1/1652G06F1/1681
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,317,934
App. No.
14/613,915
Filed
Feb 4, 2015
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2835
USPC
361/679.21
Abstract

An information handling system a flexible display screen, first and second display platforms, and a rack gear component. The flexible display screen is movably mounted to the first and second display platforms. The rack gear component is mounted between the first and second display platforms, and controls support of the flexible display screen.

Claims (50)

1. An information handling system comprising:

a flexible display screen supported across a first display platform and a second display platform;

the first display platform hinged to the second display platform via a hinge, the flexible display screen movably mounted to the first and second display platforms;

the hinge including a first gear component operatively coupled to the first and second display platforms and the first gear component oriented to rotate with rotation of the first or second display platform about the hinge;

the hinge including a rack operatively coupled to the first gear component:

a flexible substrate operatively coupled to the rack; and

wherein the flexible substrate includes rigid supports to provide support to the flexible display screen,

wherein the rack and the first gear component to control support of the flexible display screen via actuation of the rack into a space between the hinge and the flexible display screen such that the rack supports a portion of the flexible display screen and the flexible substrate disposed across the hinge between the first display platform and the second display platform.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the rack gear component comprises:

a second gear component, the second gear component to be mounted on another one of the first or second display platforms; and

the rack to be placed in a first location between the first and second gear components when the first and second display platforms are in an open position, and to be placed in a second location between the first and second gear components when the first and second display platforms are in a closed position.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first gear component rotates with respect to the rack in response to the first and second display platforms moving from the open position to the closed position.

4. The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the rack moves between a first location raised in the space between the hinge and the flexible display screen and a second location lowered between the first and second display platforms in response to the rotation of the first gear component.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the flexible substrate to be mounted between at least one of the first or second display platforms and the flexible display screen the flexible substrate to provide support to the flexible display screen while the flexible display screen is in any of a plurality of positions.

6. The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein the flexible substrate comprises:

a flexible material to surround the rigid supports, the flexible material to enable the flexible substrate to bend.

7. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein the flexible substrate is configured to slide along one of the first and second display platforms in response to the first and second display platforms being rotated.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a flexible display screen;

a first display platform hinged to a second display platform via a hinge, the flexible display screen movably mounted to the first and second display platforms;

the hinge including a rack to be actuated into a first location by rotation of a first gear component operatively coupled to one of the first or second display platforms;

the first gear component operatively coupled to the rack and oriented to rotate with the first or second display platform about the hinge to raise the rack into a space between the hinge and the flexible display screen when the first and second display platforms are in an open position;

a flexible substrate in physical communication with the rack, the flexible substrate to provide support to the flexible display screen such that the rack supports a portion of the flexible display screen and the flexible substrate disposed across the hinge between the first display platform and the second display platform; and

wherein the flexible substrate includes rigid supports to provide support to the flexible display screen,

the rack placed in a second location lowered between the first and second display platforms when the first and second display platforms are in a closed position,

wherein the rack causes the flexible display screen to flex when the rack is in the second location and cause the flexible display screen to straighten when the rack is in the first location.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the rack is placed in a third location between the first and second location in response to the first and second display platforms being placed in a reader position.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the flexible substrate is configured to slide along one of the first and second display platforms in response to the first or second display platforms being rotated.

11. The information handling system of claim 10 , further comprising:

a second gear component to be operatively coupled to another one of the first or second display platforms, and to be operatively coupled to the rack.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second gear components rotate with respect to the rack in response to the first or second display platforms moving from the open position to the closed position.

13. The information handling system of claim 8 , further comprising:

the flexible substrate to be mounted between the first display platform and the flexible display screen to provide support to the flexible display screen while the flexible display screen is in any of a plurality of positions.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 , wherein the flexible substrate comprises:

rigid supports to provide support to the flexible display screen; and

a flexible material to surround the rigid supports, the flexible material to enable the flexible substrate to bend.

15. The information handling system of claim 14 , wherein the flexible substrate is configured to slide along one of the first and second display platforms in response to the first or second display platforms being rotated.

16. An information handling system comprising:

a hinge including a first gear component;

a flexible substrate includes rigid supports to provide support to a flexible display screen of the information handling system,

wherein the flexible substrate and the flexible display screen are supported across the hinge between hinged display platforms; and

the hinge including a rack operatively coupled to the first gear component and to the flexible substrate, the rack and the first gear component to control support of the flexible display screen via actuation of the rack into a space between the first gear component and the flexible substrate supported across the hinge,

wherein the first gear component controls a position of the rack by raising the rack into or lowering the rack from the space between the first gear component and the flexible substrate based from movement of the first gear component when a position of the information handling system is adjusted.

17. The information handling system of claim 16 , further comprising:

rigid supports operatively coupled to the flexible substrate, the rigid supports to provide support to the flexible display screen.

18. The information handling system of claim 17 , further comprising:

a flexible material to surround the rigid supports, the flexible material to enable the flexible substrate to bend.

19. The information handling system of claim 16 , wherein raising the rack into the space between the first gear component and the flexible substrate the center of the flexible substrate is pushed away from the hinge.

20. The information handling system of claim 19 , wherein the rack moves between a first location raised in the space between the first gear component and the flexible substrate and a second location lowered from the space between the first gear component and the flexible substrate in response to the information handling system rotating between an open position and a closed position.

Assignments (15)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (045455/0001) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
Reel/Frame 061753/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (040136/0001) Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040134/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040136/0001 →
RELEASE OF REEL 035860 FRAME 0797 (TL) Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
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RELEASE OF REEL 035860 FRAME 0878 (NOTE) Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
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RELEASE OF REEL 035858 FRAME 0612 (ABL) Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: HAMPTON, PATRICK; PELISSIER, GERALD R.; TZENG, GEORGE; MORRISON, JOHN TREVOR; CHENG, ALPHA YF
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC; SECUREWORKS, INC.; STATSOFT, INC.
To: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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