| US 7,545,370 B1 | ||
| Automatic cleaning of useable surfaces of a portable computer device | ||
| John K. Langgood, Cary, N.C. (US); Thomas F. Lewis, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, N.C. (US); and Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 29, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/181,936. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 345—204 [345/168; 361/681] | 1 Claim |
| 1. An apparatus for automatic cleaning a portable computing device comprising:
a display surface pivotally attached to a housing of said portable computing device;
a cavity located in said housing;
a cleaning device located in said cavity;
a door for enclosing said cleaning device in said cavity;
a mechanism for moving said cleaning device during cleaning; and
a controller for initiating said cleaning,
wherein said cleaning device cleans both said display surface and a keyboard disposed in said housing while said display surface
is pivotally closed onto to said housing.
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