IP Library Granted Patent US 7,796,749
Granted Patent B2
US 7,796,749 · App. 11/794,545 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Electronic device

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Patent No.
US 7,796,749
App. No.
11/794,545
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A folding-type electronic device that improves air tightness when the device is folded is provided. A first shell 12 and a second shell 22 are connected via connection portions 31, 33, 35 so that the first and second shells are folded, and when the first shell 12 and the second shell 22 are closed, the connection portions 31, 33, 35 are stored in an area surrounded by the first shell 12 and the second shell 22.

Claims (33)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first shell; and

a second shell,

wherein the first shell and the second shell are connected via two connecting members such that the first shell and the second shell can be folded,

wherein one of the two connecting members is located on each side of the first and second shell, and each connecting member includes at least two linking portions and at least two hinge portions, and

wherein the two connecting members are each stored in an area surrounded by the first shell and the second shell when the first shell and the second shell are closed.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a seal member is attached to a rim of the first shell a rim of the second shell.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a folding-type cellular phone.

4. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing assembled from a first lid and a first shell;

a second housing assembled from a second lid and a second shell; and

two connecting members connecting the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing can fold to form an angle with respect to the first housing and second housing,

wherein the second shell has storing space for storing the two connecting members when the first housing and the second housing are folded;

wherein one of the two connecting members is located on each side of the first and second shell, and each connecting member includes at least two linking portions and at least two hinge portions, and

wherein a rim of the first shell is brought into contact with a rim of the second shell when the first housing and the second housing are folded.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein each connecting member includes three hinge portions.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the angle with respect to the first housing and second housing is 90 degrees.

7. The electronic device according to claim 4 , further comprising a wiring that is disposed in at least one of the connecting members and electrically connects a first electronic part mounted on the first housing and a second electronic part mounted on the second housing to each other.

8. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein in the first housing and the second housing, a display portion is mounted on one of the housings, while input buttons are mounted on the other housing.

9. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein a seal member is attached to one or both of the rim of the first shell and the rim of the second shell.

10. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the electronic device is a folding-type cellular phone.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing assembled from a first lid and a first shell;

a second housing;

a second shell;

a first connecting member that is arranged at one end of the second housing and connects the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing can be folded; and

a second connecting member that is arranged at the other end of the second housing and connects the second housing and the second shell such that the second housing and the second shell can be folded,

wherein the second shell has storing space for storing the first connecting member, the second connecting member, and the second housing when the first housing, the second housing, and the second shell are folded;

wherein each connecting member includes at least two linking portions and at least two hinge portions, and

wherein a rim of the first shell is brought into contact with a rim of the second shell when the first housing, the second housing, and the second shell are folded.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein in the first housing and the second housing, a display portion is mounted on one of the housings, while input buttons are mounted on the other housing.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein a seal member is attached to one or both of the rim of the first shell and the rim of the second shell.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a folding-type cellular phone.

Assignments (6)
WITHDRAWAL OF TERMINATION NOTICE Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037212/0606 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2014
From: COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034560/0926 →
NOTICE OF TERMINATION Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034244/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034072/0780 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 034073/0364 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029216/0855 →