Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus has a first housing, a second housing, and speakers. The first housing and second housing are so coupled as to be movable between a first position away from each other and a second position in which one of them is laid on the other. The speaker is provided in the first housing. A first opening is situated at a place covered over the second housing when it is in the second position and corresponding to the speaker. A second opening is located on the second housing at a place corresponding to the first opening when the second housing is in the second position. A third opening is provided in the second housing situated on the outer side at the second position and communicates with the second opening.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
body having a keyboard positioned on a top surface thereof;
a display panel including a display image screen, said display panel is coupled to the body and configured to be movable between a first position in which the display panel is spaced away from the body and a second position in which the display panel is laid on the body;
a speaker provided in the body;
a first opening provided in the body at a place covered by the display panel when the display panel is in the second position for a sound to be output from the speaker;
a second opening provided in a first surface of the display panel at a place facing the body when the display panel is in the second position;
a third opening provided in a second surface of the display panel at the second position and communicating with the second opening; and
a hinge configured to rotate the display panel from the second position to the first position relative to the body, wherein, when the display panel is in the first position, sound from the speaker is output from the first opening and, when the display panel is in the second position, the sound from the speaker is output from the third opening past the first and second openings.
2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge is a reversing hinge configured to rotate the display panel relative to the body from the second position to the first position and turn the display panel to a third position in which the display panel is laid on the body in a manner to set a second surface side opposite to said first surface side oriented to the body; and
wherein, the third opening is located in a position facing the first opening when the display panel is in the third position; and
when the display panel is in the third position, the sound from the speaker is output from the second opening past the first opening and third opening.
3. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the speaker and first opening are each located in a pair in a symmetrical relation from the reversing hinge.
4. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second opening and third opening are each located in a pair in a symmetrical relation from the reversing hinge.
5. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second opening and third opening are mutually located in a rotationally symmetric relation about the reversing hinge.
6. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the speaker is located at an edge portion of the body at a place away from the reversing hinge.
7. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening, second opening and third opening are aligned in a direction in which the display panel is laid on the body when the display panel is in the second position.
8. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the speaker is fixed near the hinge.