Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9904315-B2
Application number	US-201514669525-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2015
Priority date	Aug 27, 2014
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device is provided according to the present application, which includes a first body having a working surface; and a second body having a main body and a support body, the main body has an operational surface, and the main body rotatably couples to the first body and the support body via respective opposing edges of the main body. The electronic device is operable in a stand mode, wherein respective corresponding edges of the main body and the support body are arranged to rest on a support surface to prevent the operational surface of the main body from contacting against the support surface in the stand mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first body comprising a working surface and a rear surface opposite of the working surface; and
a second body comprising a main body and a support body, the main body comprising a keypad assembly having an operational surface and a rear surface opposite of the operational surface, the support body comprising a touchpad assembly having a further operational surface and a rear surface opposite of the further operational surface,
wherein the main body has a first end rotatably coupled to the first body and a second end opposite of the first end and rotatably coupled to the support body, and the support body has a first end rotatably coupled to the second end of the main body and a second end opposite of the first end of the support body,
wherein the electronic device is operable in a stand mode in which the first end of the main body and the second end of the support body are arranged to rest on a support surface, and the support body is configured to support the second end of the main body away from the support surface to prevent the operational surface of the main body from contacting the support surface,
wherein the support body is rotatable with respect to the main body through an angle of 360 degrees, and
wherein the electronic device is operable in a first usage mode in which the support body is stacked against the main body with the rear surface of the support body abutting against the rear surface of the main body, the support body lies on the support surface, and the second body is located on a side of the first body having the working surface.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is operable to rotate with respect to the first body through an angle of 360 degrees.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , the electronic device being operable in a laptop mode, wherein the main body and the support body are arranged to lie flat against the support surface in the laptop mode.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , the electronic device being operable in a tablet mode, wherein the second body is arranged to lie flat against the first body in the tablet mode.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the support body is in the shape of a flat plate.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the electronic device is in the stand mode, the support body is configured to support the second end of the main body away from the support surface to prevent the operational surface of the main body and the further operational surface of the support body from contacting against the support surface in the stand mode.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , the electronic device being operable in a tablet mode, wherein the rear surface of the first body abuts against the rear surface of the main body, and the further operational surface of the support body abuts against the operational surface of the main body.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , the electronic device being operable in a laptop mode, wherein the main body and the support body lie flat on the support surface with the rear surfaces of the main body and the support body abutting against the support surface, and the second body is located at the side of the first body having the working surface.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first body is rotatable about a first axis that is parallel to the first end of the main body, and the support body is rotatable about a second axis that is parallel to the second end of the main body.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein:
the electronic device is operable in a second usage mode in which the further operational surface of the support body abuts against the operational surface of the main body; and
the support body is rotated through an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the main body when the electronic device is in the first usage mode relative to when the electronic device is in the second usage mode.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a touchscreen;
a keyboard;
a first hinge joining a first longitudinal edge of the keyboard to a longitudinal edge of the touchscreen and allowing the keyboard to rotate through an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the touchscreen;
a touchpad; and
a second hinge joining a longitudinal edge of the touchpad to a second longitudinal edge of the keyboard opposite the first longitudinal edge and allowing the touchpad to rotate through an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the keyboard.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 wherein:
each of the touchscreen, the keyboard, and the touchpad have a user interface side and a backside opposite of the user interface side;
the first hinge allows the keyboard to rotate between a first position in which the user interface side of the keyboard abuts against the user interface side of the touchscreen and a second position in which the backside of the keyboard abuts against the backside of the touchscreen; and
the second hinge allows the touchpad to rotate between a first position in which the user interface side of the touchpad abuts against the user interface side of the keyboard and a second position in which the backside of the touchpad abuts against the backside of the keyboard.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Qiang

Classifications

• 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

• 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

• G06F1/1669

  Detachable keyboards · CPC title

• G06F1/166 Primary

  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

• G06F1/1626

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