Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11934232-B2
Application number	US-202117520677-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2021
Priority date	May 16, 2019
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes an upper case and a lower case. An end face of the upper case includes a first upper step surface and a second upper step surface located at high and inner positions with respect to the first upper step surface. An end face of the lower case includes a first lower step surface, a second lower step surface located at high and inner positions with respect to the first lower step surface, and a third lower step surface located at high and inner positions with respect to the second lower step surface. The first upper step surface is located at a low position with respect to the second lower step surface and faces the first lower step surface. The second upper step surface is located at a low position with respect to the third lower step surface and faces the second lower step surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a housing including an upper case and a lower case; and
an electronic component housed in the housing,
wherein an end face of an outer wall of the upper case includes a first upper step surface and a second upper step surface located at a high position and an inner position with respect to the first upper step surface,
an end face of the outer wall of the lower case includes a first lower step surface, a second lower step surface located at a high position and an inner position with respect to the first lower step surface, and a third lower step surface located at a high position and an inner position with respect to the second lower step surface,
the first upper step surface is located at a low position with respect to the second lower step surface and faces the first lower step surface,
the second upper step surface is located at a low position with respect to the third lower step surface and faces the second lower step surface,
the upper case includes an upper boss portion protruding downward,
the lower case includes a lower boss portion protruding upward and supporting the upper boss portion,
the first upper step surface and the first lower step surface face each other at a first distance, and
the second upper step surface and the second lower step surface face each other at a second distance.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
a connection surface connecting the first upper step surface and the second upper step surface, and a connection surface connecting the first lower step surface and the second lower step surface face each other at a third distance, and
a connection surface connecting the second lower step surface and the third lower step surface, and an inner side surface of the outer wall of the upper case face each other at a fourth distance.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein one of the first to fourth distances is different from other distances.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second distance is larger than the third distance.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an outer contour at the end face of the outer wall of the upper case and an outer contour at the end face of the outer wall of the lower case overlap each other as viewed in a vertical direction.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the first upper step surface is larger than a size of the second upper step surface in a thickness direction of the outer wall of the upper case.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Teramoto Ryusuke

Classifications

• G06F1/1656 Primary

  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

• G06F1/1616 Primary

  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