Is Dell also working on its foldable dual-screen device running Windows 10? It could be possible, according to a patent applicated spotted by us.
First spotted by us, a patent application entitled ‘Flexible information handling system display external hinge structure’ was filed by Dell in June 2017 and it was
published by USPTO on September 25, 2018.
A patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reveals a 2-in-1 device from Dell that features an external hinge structure and folding display.
In the patent application, a computing device comprising first and second housing portions, a hinge coupling the two portions. The hinge has plural link elements rotationally coupled together. The elements could rotate the coupled elements and maintain the link element faces within adjacent link element cavities so that gaps do not present between the link elements.
“An information handling system having rotationally coupled housing portions supports a flexible display disposed across the housing portions with a hinge structure that manages flexible display curve radius in a folded configuration. The hinge includes plural hinge elements having an arc face, arc cavity interior and mounts that couple with hinge coupling elements. The mounts align the hinge coupling element rotational axis out of the cavity to aid in maintaining the hinge elements having no gaps during the rotation of the information handling system housing portions. The hinge coupling element integrates friction plates disposed normal the rotation axis to generate torque for managing housing rotational movement,” Dell explains.
As per the patent drawings, Dell’s foldable device appears to be a 2-in-1 tablet with PC functionality.
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