Patent ID: 7719826
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for use in a computing device, the computing device configured to be used by at least a user, the computing device including at least a processor and a display, the arrangement comprising: a base configured to house at least an internal device of the computing device, the base being attached to the display by way of a hinge assembly, the display configured to rotate about a first axis with respect to the base at the hinge assembly; an integrated access cover coupled with the base, the integrated access cover having a notched portion aligned with and sized to accommodate the hinge assembly; a drive mechanism that causes the integrated access cover to be linearly translated with respect to both the display and the base between at least a closed position and an open position along at least a second axis; and a guide rail that in cooperation with the drive mechanism limits the linear translation of the integrated access cover to a translation path along the second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein in the closed position, the drive mechanism causes the notched portion to fully engage with the hinge assembly acting as a close stop mechanism, and wherein in the open position the drive mechanism acts to stop the linear translation of the integrated access cover as an open stop mechanism.