IP Library Granted Patent US 11,347,262
Granted Patent B2
US 11,347,262 · App. 17/079,823 · Granted May 31, 2022

Display chassis cover design for narrow border portable information handling system

Inventors: Mark Andrew Schwager (Cedar Park, TX); Yu-Feng Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW); Kai-Yuan Cheng (Taipei, TW); Nicholas G. DiLoreto (Georgetown, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
G06F1/1616G06F1/1637
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Patent No.
US 11,347,262
App. No.
17/079,823
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable information handing system. The portable information handling system includes a base chassis, the base chassis comprising a motherboard, the motherboard comprising a processor and a bus coupled to the processor; and, a display chassis, the display chassis comprising a rear display cover, the rear display cover comprising an attachment assembly, the attachment assembly comprising a hinge assembly, the rear display cover being rotationally-coupled to the base chassis via the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly providing structural support for the display chassis.

Claims (38)

1. A portable information handing system, comprising:

a base chassis portion, the base chassis portion comprising a motherboard;

a display chassis portion, the display chassis portion comprising a rear display cover portion, the rear display cover portion comprising an attachment assembly, the attachment assembly comprising a hinge assembly, the rear display cover portion being rotationally-coupled to the base chassis portion via the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly providing structural support for the display chassis portion; and wherein

the hinge assembly includes a plurality of tiered portions, the plurality of tiered portions comprising a thickest tiered portion and a thinnest tiered portion, the thickest tiered portion being contiguous to an inside wall of the rear display cover portion.

2. The portable information handing system of claim 1 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a center wall assembly, the center wall assembly providing an aesthetic function of preventing view of components of the display chassis portion where the base chassis and the display chassis are rotationally-connected.

3. The portable information handing system of claim 2 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a locally thinned wall, the locally thinned wall providing the center wall assembly with additional functionality.

4. The portable information handing system of claim 3 , wherein:

the additional functionality includes at least one of a cable routing function and a disassembly component storage function.

5. The portable information handing system of claim 1 , wherein:

the rear display cover portion comprises an angled portion; and,

the thickest tiered portion is contiguous with the angled portion of the rear display cover portion.

6. An information handling system comprising:

a base chassis, the base chassis comprising a motherboard, the motherboard comprising a processor and a bus coupled to the processor;

a display chassis, the display chassis comprising a rear display cover, the rear display cover comprising an attachment assembly, the attachment assembly comprising a hinge assembly, the rear display cover being rotationally-coupled to the base chassis via the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly providing structural support for the display chassis; and wherein

the hinge assembly includes a plurality of tiered portions, the plurality of tiered portions comprising a thickest tiered portion and a thinnest tiered portion, the thickest tiered portion being contiguous to an inside wall of the rear display cover portion.

7. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a center wall assembly, the center wall assembly providing an aesthetic function of preventing view of components of the display chassis portion where the base chassis and the display chassis are rotationally-connected.

8. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a locally thinned wall, the locally thinned wall providing the center wall assembly with additional functionality.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein:

the additional functionality includes at least one of a cable routing function and a disassembly component storage function.

10. The information handling system of claim 6 , wherein:

the rear display cover portion comprises an angled portion; and,

the thickest tiered portion is contiguous with the angled portion of the rear display cover portion.

11. A display chassis, comprising:

a rear display cover, the rear display cover comprising an attachment assembly, the attachment assembly comprising a hinge assembly, the rear display cover being rotationally-coupled to the base chassis via the hinge assembly, the hinge assembly providing structural support for the display chassis; and wherein

the hinge assembly includes a plurality of tiered portions, the plurality of tiered portions comprising a thickest tiered portion and a thinnest tiered portion, the thickest tiered portion being contiguous to an inside wall of the rear display cover portion.

12. The display chassis of claim 11 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a center wall assembly, the center wall assembly providing an aesthetic function of preventing view of components of the display chassis portion where the base chassis and the display chassis are rotationally-connected.

13. The display chassis of claim 12 , wherein:

the attachment assembly comprises a locally thinned wall, the locally thinned wall providing the center wall assembly with additional functionality.

14. The display chassis of claim 13 , wherein:

the additional functionality includes at least one of a cable routing function and a disassembly component storage function.

15. The display chassis of claim 11 , wherein:

the rear display cover portion comprises an angled portion; and,

the thickest tiered portion is contiguous with the angled portion of the rear display cover portion.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0523) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0434) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 054591 FRAME 0471 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: SCHWAGER, MARK ANDREW; HUANG, YU-FENG; CHENG, KAI-YUAN; DILORETO, NICHOLAS G.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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