Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10976780-B2
Application number	US-201816147810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2018
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

The electronic apparatus includes a first unit including an operation unit, a second unit including a display unit, and a connecting portion, which is rotatably coupled to the first unit, and to which the second unit is detachably connected. The connecting portion includes a holding portion which is used by a user when the user holds the electronic apparatus. The holding portion is arranged to be positioned behind the first unit in the closed state where the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, and positioned below a lower surface of the first unit in an open state where the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first unit including an operation unit;
a second unit including a display unit; and
a connecting portion which is rotatably coupled to the first unit and to which the second unit is detachably connected,
wherein the connecting portion includes a holding portion which is used by a user when the user holds the electronic apparatus, the holding portion including:
a body portion which is used by the user for holding the electronic apparatus, and
reinforced portions extending from respective end portions of the body portion in the longitudinal direction of the body portion,

wherein the connecting portion further includes mounting portions which store the reinforced portions, respectively, so that the reinforced portions are mounted slidably in the longitudinal direction of the body portion,
wherein the holding portion is arranged to be positioned behind the first unit in a closed state in which the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, and positioned below a lower surface of the first unit in an open state in which the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit, and
wherein when the body portion is held by the user for holding the electronic apparatus, the reinforced portions slide in the longitudinal direction of the body portion and are pulled out from the mounting portions.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the holding portion has a strap-like shape.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second unit has larger weight than the first unit,
the electronic apparatus further comprising:
a stand which is rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to a rotation axis of the connecting portion, the stand extending from the connecting portion behind the display unit of the second unit in a state where the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first unit is provided with a protruding portion which protrudes from at least a part around the operation unit, and
when the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit by the connecting portion, the protruding portion and the second unit contact each other and a gap is formed between the first unit and the second unit except in a part in which the protruding portion and the second unit contact each other.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a reinforcing core member is arranged inside the reinforced portion.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the reinforcing core member is a metal wire.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first unit including an operation unit; and
a second unit which is rotatably connected to the first unit and includes a display unit,
wherein the second unit includes a holding portion in a side portion connected to the first unit, the holding portion being used by a user when the user holds the electronic apparatus, the holding portion including:
a body portion which is used by the user for holding the electronic apparatus, and
reinforced portions extending from respective end portions of the body

portion in the longitudinal direction of the body portion,
wherein the second unit further includes mounting portions which store the reinforced portions respectively, so that the reinforced portions are mounted slidably in the longitudinal direction of the body portion,
wherein the holding portion is arranged to be positioned behind the first unit in a closed state in which the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, and positioned below a lower surface of the first unit in an open state in which the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit, and
wherein when the body portion is held by the user for holding the electronic apparatus, the reinforced portions slide in the longitudinal direction of the body portion and are pulled out from the mounting portions.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the holding portion has a strap-like shape.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the second unit has larger weight than the first unit,
the electronic apparatus further comprising:
a stand which is rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to a rotation axis of the second unit, the stand extending from the second unit behind the display unit of the second unit in a state where the second unit is opened with respect to the first unit.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the first unit is provided with a protruding portion which protrudes from at least a part around the operation unit, and
when the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, the protruding portion and the second unit contact each other and a gap is formed between the first unit and the second unit except in a part in which the protruding portion and the second unit contact each other.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein a reinforcing core member is arranged inside the reinforced portion.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing core member is a metal wire.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Urimoto Tetsuya

Classifications

• G06F1/166

  related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle · CPC title

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F1/1654 Primary

  the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use · CPC title

• G06F1/1681

  Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683) · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title