IP Library Granted Patent US 7,778,027
Granted Patent B2
US 7,778,027 · App. 12/478,650 · Granted Aug 17, 2010

Electronic device

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Patent No.
US 7,778,027
App. No.
12/478,650
Granted
Aug 17, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a main body unit, a display unit rotatable between a first position where the display unit covers the main body unit and a second position where the display unit stands up with respect to the main body unit, and a securing portion provided at a position astride the display unit and the main body unit, to which an anti-theft wire is secured.

Claims (9)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body unit;

a display unit rotatable between a first position where the display unit covers the main body unit and a second position where the display unit stands up with respect to the main body unit, and including a display;

a display cabinet including a main portion in which the display is retained, and a projecting portion projecting from the main portion to the main body unit;

a through hole formed in the projecting portion and provided astride the display unit and the main body unit, an anti-theft wire being secured by use of the through hole;

a hinge mechanism provided astride the main body unit and the projecting portion of the display unit and enabling the display unit to be rotatable between the first position and the second position; and

a metal fitting having a “U”-shaped cross section, being integral with the hinge mechanism and fitted in the projecting portion in such a manner as to reinforce the through hole.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the through hole is provided at a section having a maximum thickness dimension.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the through hole is elongated in a direction parallel to a direction in which the main body unit extends.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048991/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2009
From: KITAMURA, TOMOKO; HIRAI, YUICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 022787/0330 →