Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11406194-B2
Application number	US-201816641272-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2018
Priority date	Sep 4, 2017
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is configured to be provided on a back surface of a seat and can be connected with an external apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a casing, and a connector that is configured to be connected with the external apparatus. The casing includes an inclined surface that is inclined at a prescribed angle or a curved surface that is curved, toward a middle in a lateral width direction, and the connector is disposed in the inclined surface or the curved surface and connectable with the external apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the inclined surface or the curved surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus that is configured to be provided on a back surface of a seat and can be connected with an external apparatus having a connecting terminal, the electronic apparatus comprising:
a casing; and
a connector that is configured to be connected with the external apparatus via the connecting terminal of the external apparatus,
wherein:
the casing includes an inclined surface that is inclined at a prescribed angle or a curved surface that is curved, toward a middle in a lateral width direction; and
the connector is disposed in the inclined surface or the curved surface and configured to receive the connecting terminal of the external apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the inclined surface or the curved surface such that the connecting terminal of the external apparatus is insertable into or extractable from the connector.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an operation unit configured to receive an operation input.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:
the casing includes a flat surface that is configured to be parallel to the back surface of the seat in the middle in the lateral width direction of the casing; and
the operation unit is provided in the flat surface.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an image display device configured to display an image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a display of the image display device is located further in front of the inclined surface or the curved surface.

6. An electronic apparatus that is configured to be included in a housing unit standing around a seat and having corners, the electronic apparatus comprising:
a casing that is configured to be provided at any of the corners of the housing unit, and has an inclined surface that is inclined at a prescribed angle or a curved surface that is curved, the inclined surface being configured to be inclined toward the seat or the curved surface being configured to be curved toward the seat; and
a connector that is configured to be connected with an external apparatus via a connecting terminal of the external apparatus;
the connector is disposed in the inclined surface or the curved surface and configured to receive the connecting terminal of an external apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the inclined surface or the curved surface such that the connecting terminal of the external apparatus is insertable into or extractable from the connector.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:
the housing unit includes a front surface unit, and a side surface unit that is coupled to the front surface unit and forms any of the corners between the side surface unit and the front surface unit, and is provided with an image display device configured to display an image; and
the inclined surface or the curved surface is configured to be formed at any of the corners.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kanazawa Toshihide
• Tomita Kaname

Classifications

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title

• B60R11/0235 Primary

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• B60R2011/0015

  Back-rests · CPC title

• B64D11/00151

  Permanently mounted seat back monitors · CPC title

• B64D11/0624

  Arrangements of electrical connectors, e.g. for earphone, internet or electric supply · CPC title