Patent ID: 11946781
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A retractable control panel assembly comprising:
a control panel;
a base to support the control panel;
a sliding assembly disposed between the control panel and the base, the sliding assembly being slideably coupled to the base; and
a sensor assembly coupled to the sliding assembly to determine positions of the sliding assembly relative to the base, the sensor assembly comprising:
a first sensor disposed on the sliding assembly;
a first tab disposed on the sliding assembly, the first tab being positioned to trigger the first sensor when the sliding assembly is positioned in a transition state between an extended state and a retracted state;
a second sensor disposed on the sliding assembly; and
a second tab disposed on the base, the second tab being positioned to trigger the second sensor when the sliding assembly is positioned in the retracted state.