Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022100231-A1
Application number	US-202117474182-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 14, 2021
Priority date	Sep 30, 2020
Publication date	Mar 31, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a support member, a first body, and a second body. The first body is of a plate shape and includes a first surface. A first I/O device is arranged on the first surface. The second body is of a plate shape. Ends of the first body and the second body are rotatably connected. In a first positional relationship, the first body and the second body are parallel to each other. In a second positional relationship, the first body and the second body form an angle. In a supported state, the first I/O device faces away from the second body, and the support member is between the first body and the second body to limit the first body from approaching the second body. In an unsupported state, the support member does not limit the first body from approaching the second body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a support member; a first body being of a plate shape and including a first surface, a first I/O device being arranged on the first surface; and a second body being of a plate shape, ends of the first body and the second body being rotatably connected, the first body and the second body being relatively placed in a first positional relationship and in a second positional relationship; wherein:
in the first positional relationship, the first body and the second body are parallel to each other;
in the second positional relationship, the first body and the second body form an angel;
the electronic apparatus includes a supported state and an unsupported state;
in the supported state, the first I/O device faces away from the second body, and the support member is between the first body and the second body to limit the first body from approaching the second body; and
in the unsupported state, the support member does not limit the first body from approaching the second body.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the support member is connected to a setting surface, the setting surface being a surface of the first body facing the second body in the supported state or a surface of the second body facing the first body in the supported state.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:
the support member includes a connection end and a free end; the connection end is located at the setting surface; in the supported state, the free end is located at a support surface; and the support surface is the setting surface or a surface of the other body faced by the setting surface in the supported state.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:
the setting surface includes an accommodation space; and in the unsupported state, the support member is at least partially accommodated in the accommodation space.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:
the support surface includes at least two locking spaces; and in the supported state, the free end extends into different locking spaces to change a support angle between the first body and the second body.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:
the connection end is rotatably connected to the setting surface; the connection end is connected to the setting surface through a rotation shaft

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:
the connection end is flexibly connected to the setting surface, making the setting surface a flat surface.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the support member includes:
a first portion including the connection end; and a second portion including the free end, the first portion and the second portion being rotatably connected, and the support surface being the setting surface.

9 . The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein in the supported state:
the first portion abuts against a surface of the other body faced by the setting surface; and the free end abuts against the setting surface.

10 . The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the setting surface includes an accommodation space; and the support surface includes at least two locking spaces; and all locking spaces connect with the accommodation space.

11 . The accommodation space of claim 2 , wherein:
the setting surface includes a first heat dissipation hole; the support member includes a second heat dissipation hole; and in the unsupported state, the support member covers the first heat dissipation hole, and the first heat dissipation hole dissipats heat through the second heat dissipation hole, and in the supported state, the first heat dissipation hole is exposed and dissipates heat.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Ghwang-Hyun
• Truong Cuong
• Tucker Matthew

Classifications

• G06F1/1679 Primary

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/203

  for portable computers, e.g. for laptops · CPC title

• 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

• G06F1/1618 Primary

  the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure · CPC title

• G06F1/162

  changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user · CPC title