Portable information device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018196467-A1
Application number	US-201715855634-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 27, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Jul 12, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a support plate which is fixed to the inner surface sides of a first chassis member and a second chassis member and supports the rear surface of a display. The support plate has a first plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A portable information device comprising:
a first chassis member; a second chassis member foldably connected with the first chassis member; a display over inner surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and which is foldable into a double-folded state; and a support plate fixed to inner surface sides of the first chassis member and the second chassis member and supports a rear surface of the display; wherein the support plate has a first plate member on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state.

2 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flexible sheet-like member is on entire surfaces of the first plate member and the second plate member, and the display is fixed to a surface of the flexible sheet-like member.

3 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a gap is formed between one end surface of the first plate member and one end surface of the second plate member facing the one end surface of the first plate member in a state where the first chassis member and the second chassis member are folded into a double-folded state, and a gap is not formed in a state where the first chassis member and the second chassis member are opened into a flat plate shape.

4 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first plate member and the second plate member are formed of a fiber reinforced resin plate, and the flexible sheet-like member is formed of metallic foil.

5 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
at least one of the first plate member and the second plate member has an attachment piece projecting outwardly from a part of an outer peripheral end surface thereof, and is fixed to the first chassis member or the second chassis member through the attachment piece.

6 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
at least one of the first plate member and the second plate member has an attachment portion projecting from a rear surface of an outer peripheral edge portion of the at least one of the first plate member and the second plate member, and is fixed to the first chassis member or the second chassis member through the attachment portion.

7 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a cushion member is placed between a rear surface of the support plate and the inner surface of at least one of the first chassis member and the second chassis member.

8 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a damping member is on a rear surface side of the support plate.

9 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a main substrate on which an arithmetic unit is mounted is on the inner surface of the first chassis member, a sub-substrate controlling a display state of the display is on the inner surface of the second chassis member, the main substrate and the sub-substrate are electrically connected by a main wiring line crossing the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and the display is electrically connected with the sub-substrate by a sub-wiring line drawn out from a portion located on the inner surface side of the second chassis member.

10 . The portable information device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first chassis member and the second chassis member are electrically connected, one end portion of the display and the second chassis member are electrically connected, and another end portion opposite to the one end portion of the display and the first chassis member are electrically connected.

11 . The portable information device according to claim 10 , wherein:
the first chassis member is electrically connected with the first plate member, the second chassis member is electrically connected with the second plate member, and the portable information device has:
a first conductive member electrically connecting the first chassis member and the second chassis member by electrically connecting the first plate member and the second plate member and
a second conductive member electrically connecting the other end portion of the display and the first chassis member by electrically connecting the other end portion of the display and the first plate member.

12 . A portable information device comprising:
a first chassis member; a second chassis member foldably connected with the first chassis member; a display over inner surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and which is foldable into a double-folded state; a main substrate on which an arithmetic unit is mounted is on the inner surface of the first chassis member; and a sub-substrate controlling a display state of the display is on the inner surface of the second chassis member, wherein: the main substrate and the sub-substrate are electrically connected by a main wiring line crossing the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and the display is electrically connected with the sub-substrate by a sub-wiring line drawn out from a portion located on an inner surface side of the second chassis member.

13 . A portable information device comprising:
a first chassis member; a second chassis member foldably connected with the first chassis member; a rectangular display over inner surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and which is foldable into a double-folded state, wherein: the first chassis member and the second chassis member are electrically connected, one end portion of the display and the second chassis member are electrically connected, and another end portion opposite to the one end portion of the display is electrically connected with the first chassis member.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Watamura Kenji
• Horikoshi Seita
• Amano Masayuki
• Yamauchi Takehito
• Tsuchihashi Moriyuki
• Fujii Kazuo

Classifications

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · 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

• G06F1/1683

  for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling · 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

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title