Patent ID: 11902732
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. An information handling system, comprising:
a chassis;
a motherboard mounted to the chassis;
an outer enclosure housing the motherboard and the chassis;
a hinge having a first leaf and a second leaf, the first leaf attached to the outer enclosure housing the motherboard and the chassis; and
a wireless charging pad assembly attached to the second leaf of the hinge, the wireless charging pad assembly including a flexible inductive charging coil and a bendable electrical circuit, the flexible inductive charging coil mounted to a pliable semi-rigid substrate bending to a weight and shape of a device laid atop the wireless charging pad assembly, and the bendable electrical circuit providing electrical power to the flexible inductive charging coil to inductively charge the device, and wherein the wireless charging pad assembly has a deployed position and a stowage position, the deployed position outwardly extending via the hinge from the outer enclosure and conveying the electrical power to the flexible inductive charging coil, and the stowage position stowing via the hinge within the outer enclosure and disconnecting the electrical power from the flexible inductive charging coil.