Transformative portable information handling system adaptive display arrangement

1. A portable information handling system comprising:

a main housing having an upper surface and a lower surface;

processing components disposed in the main housing cooperating to process information;

a display housing;

a display disposed in the display housing and interfaced with the processing components to present the information as visual images;

a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the main housing and display housing to rotate relative to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis moving between plural positions at the main housing upper surface;

a stand coupled to the main housing lower surface, the stand rotating about a stand axis located between the front and rear sides of the main housing to extend a supporting end from the front side away from the lower surface so that the supporting end and front side rest against a support surface to elevate the main housing above the support surface;

wherein the pivot axis moves at least from a first position between the stand axis and the rear side of the main housing and a second position between the stand axis and the front side of the main housing.

2. The portable information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:

first and second guides formed in the main housing upper surface defining first and second paths between front and rear sides of the main housing;

wherein the hinge assembly further comprises a first hinge that slides along the first guide and a second hinge that slides along the second guide, the pivot axis defined by the first and second hinges.

3. The portable information handling system of claim 2 further comprising a keyboard coupled to the main housing upper surface over at least part of the first and second guides.

4. The portable information handling system of claim 3 wherein the keyboard selectively attaches and detaches at the main housing upper surface, the first and second guides disposed at least in part under the keyboard.

5. The portable information handling system of claim 4 further comprising:

a track having teeth disposed in each guide; and

a gear coupled to each hinge and configured to engage with the teeth.

6. The portable information handling system of claim 4 wherein the display housing rotates about the pivot axis past ninety degrees to hold the display in a substantially vertical orientation relative to the support surface.

7. The portable information handling system of claim 6 wherein the first and second guides terminate at location closer to the front side of the main housing than the stand axis.

8. The portable information handling system of claim 6 further comprising:

a lock interfaced with the stand and configured to hold the stand with the supporting end extended; and

a release interfaced with the stand and configured to release the lock to allow retraction of the stand into the main housing.

9. The portable information handling system of claim 1 further comprising an embedded controller operable to manage thermal conditions and commanding an increased available processor clock speed if the pivot axis moves from a rear side of the main housing towards a front side of the main housing.

10. A method for presenting visual images at a portable information handling system, the method comprising:

rotating a display housing about a pivot axis from a closed position over a main housing to an open position that exposes a display integrated in the display housing and keyboard attached to the main housing upper surface;

removing the keyboard from the main housing upper surface;

sliding the display housing pivot axis towards a front side of the main housing across the upper surface exposed by the removing the keyboard;

extending a stand from a lower surface of the main housing, the stand rotating about an axis located between a front and rear side of the main housing, the pivot axis sliding from a position between the stand axis and rear side to a position between the stand axis and front side;

supporting the display in a raised position over a support surface by resting the information handling system on the main housing front surface and the stand to raise the rear surface above the support surface; and

presenting visual images at the display with information communicated from the main housing.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

sliding the display housing pivot axis between the front and rear sides of the main housing to adjust the display height;

engaging a brake to lock the display housing at a desired height; and

adjusting a thermal profile of the portable information handling system based upon the pivot axis position.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein sliding the display housing pivot axis further comprises:

rotationally coupling the display housing to the main housing with first and second hinges that define the pivot axis;

engaging the first and second hinges in first and second guides formed in the main housing upper surface; and

sliding the display housing relative to the main housing by sliding first and second hinges in the first and second guides.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the engaging the first and second hinges further comprises:

engaging gears formed in the first hinge with teeth disposed in the first guide; and

engaging gears formed in the second hinge with teeth disposed in the second guide.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the rotating the display housing further comprises:

rotating the display housing approximately 160 degrees from the closed position to the open position; and

holding the display substantially perpendicular to the support surface by the extending the stand.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein the stand extends by rotating about a stand axis at the lower surface of the main housing, the pivot axis located closer to the support surface and below the stand axis with the stand extended and resting on the support surface.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the supporting the display in a raised position further comprises:

resting the front side of the main housing on a first foot exposed at the front side and aligned to rest on the support surface at a first side with the stand retracted and a second side with the stand extended; and

resting the stand on a second foot exposed at an end of the stand and aligned to rest on the support surface at a first side with the stand retracted at the main housing and a second side with the stand extended from the main housing.

17. A system for transforming an information handling system between a clamshell position and an all-in-one position, the system comprising:

a stand configured to couple to a lower surface of the information handling system, the stand rotating between a retracted position and an extended position, the extended position raising a rear side of the information handling system;

a guide formed in an upper surface of the information handling system; and

a hinge engaged in the guide and coupled to a display housing, the hinge sliding in the guide between a front side and the rear side of the information handling system;

wherein the stand rotates about a stand axis disposed at a position between the front and rear sides of the information handling system and the hinge slides from a position between the stand axis and rear side to a position between the stand axis and front side.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a track disposed in the guide; and

a gear integrated with the hinge, the gear engaged with the track.