IP Library Granted Patent US 7,659,888
Granted Patent B2
US 7,659,888 · App. 11/145,474 · Granted Feb 9, 2010

Electronic apparatus and circuit substrate

Assignee: Fujitsu Limted
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Patent No.
US 7,659,888
App. No.
11/145,474
Granted
Feb 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus of the present invention has a first unit and a second unit coupled to the first unit through a coupling section which allows the second unit to be opened and closed relative to the first unit and the second unit has a display screen with a pen input function for detecting the contact of a pen or the close position of a pen. The first unit includes a bottom cover, a circuit substrate arranged above the bottom cover, and an upper cover arranged above the circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has a DC-DC converter that is disposed thereon and provided with one or more coils that generate power for operating the electronic apparatus, and at least one of the coils is disposed on the surface of the circuit substrate facing the bottom cover.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first unit; and

a second unit coupled to the first unit through a coupling section which allows the second unit to be opened and closed relative to the first unit, the second unit having a display screen with a pen input function for detecting the contact of a pen or the close position of a pen, wherein:

the first unit includes a circuit substrate on which is disposed a voltage converter circuit provided with one or more components that generate power for operating the electronic apparatus, and the circuit substrate has a first surface facing the second unit and a second surface on the reverse;

at least one of the components of the voltage converter circuit is disposed on the second surface of the circuit substrate; and

the second unit to detect the contact of the pen or the close position of the pen by using a predetermined frequency, and the component disposed on the second surface is used for voltage conversion which causes interference with the predetermined frequency and is carried out by the voltage converter circuit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first unit includes a cover facing the second surface of the circuit substrate and an air hole passing from the inside to the outside of the first unit is formed in the cover; and

two or more of the components are disposed on the circuit substrate and surround the air hole.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the component disposed on the second surface is a coil used for voltage conversion carried out by the voltage converter circuit.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the coupling section is a two-axis coupling section which allows the second unit to be opened and closed, and to be rotated relative to the first unit.

5. A circuit substrate of an electronic apparatus, the circuit substrate comprising:

a first surface facing a second unit and a second surface on the reverse, the second unit being included in the electronic apparatus having a first unit and the second unit coupled to the first unit through a coupling section which allows the second unit to be opened and closed relative to the first unit, and the second unit having a display screen with a pen input function for detecting the contact of a pen or the close position of a pen; and

a voltage converter circuit disposed on the circuit substrate and provided with one or more components that generate power for operating the electronic apparatus,

wherein at least one of the components of the voltage converter circuit is disposed on the second surface of the circuit substrate, and

the second unit to detect the contact of the pen or the close position of the pen by using a predetermined frequency, and the component disposed on the second surface is used for voltage conversion which causes interference with the predetermined frequency and is carried out by the voltage converter circuit.

6. The circuit substrate according to claim 5 , wherein:

the first unit includes a cover facing the second surface of the circuit substrate and an air hole passing from the inside to the outside of the first unit is formed in the cover; and

two or more of the components are disposed on the circuit substrate and surround the air hole.

7. The circuit substrate according to claim 5 , wherein

the component disposed on the second surface is a coil used for voltage conversion carried out by the voltage converter circuit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2019
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048750/0910 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2005
From: KYOUZUKA, MASAHIKO; SATO, MASAHIKO; YOSHIDA, TAKASHI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016882/0392 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-249255 · Aug 27, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060044264A1 · Mar 2, 2006