Thread: Little Hardware Glitches To Fix in the Next Tablet
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2008-12-10 , 01:29
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#19
Originally Posted by daperl View Post
Okay, here's my compromise: The n820 screen slides away from the keyboard in 2 directions along 2 different axis; remaining completely balanced in all configurations of course. The first direction and position is the same as the n810 along the positive y-axis. The second direction is along the positive x-axis so just the d-pad is exposed. Everybody wins except the manufacturing engineers. If it would help these guys, we can force the user to the closed position before changing directions.
Actually, that'd be pretty awesome.

I can only think of one sane mechanism for it, and that's a parallelogram 4-bar. You have 3 positions you want it to reach (closed, open left, and open down), so you construct a circle connecting them, and let it swing in that radius, with detents at the three angles.
  • Disadvantage: it's not sliding, and it makes significant sideways deviations while opening.
  • Cool benefit: there's no reason not to let it swing directly between the two open positions, and if helpful a fourth position (extended both ways) could even be added, allowing the entire left end to be accessed, including any buttons above the dpad.
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