Patent ID: 11940851
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus comprising:
a first substantially flat display support;
a second substantially flat display support;
a spine coupling the first and second display supports, the spine comprising at least one hinge assembly comprising:
first and second curved rack apparatuses, each curved rack apparatus defining an arcuate surface and an arcuate set of gear teeth concentric with the arcuate surface, the radius of curvature of the arcuate set of gear teeth being non-uniform;
a gear assembly comprising:
a first helical gear;
a second helical gear;
a third helical gear coupling the first and second helical gears;
a first spur gear coupling the first helical gear and the arcuate set of gear teeth of the first curved rack apparatus; and
a second spur gear coupling the second helical gear and the arcuate set of gear teeth of the second curved rack apparatus.