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US 8,369,097 · App. 13/109,899 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,369,097
App. No.
13/109,899
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing being rotatably connected to the first housing and the second housing, and an antenna in the third housing.

Claims (79)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a display panel;

a second housing comprising a circuit board;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing, the third housing configured to connect the first housing and the second housing to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing and attached to a wall of the third housing, wherein the wall rises and faces an outside of the electronic apparatus in the first position,

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge when viewed from a side of the third housing,

wherein the first housing further comprises a first wall with an opening portion through which the display panel is exposed and a second wall opposite to the first wall, and

wherein the wall of the third housing and the second wall of the first housing are substantiall flush with each other when the second housing is opened at an angle of substantially 180° with respect to the first housing.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the antenna rises substantially parallel to the wall when the first housing faces the second housing.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are substantially parallel to each other, and

wherein the first housing, the second housing, and the third housing are substantially horizontal relative to each other when the second housing is opened at an angle of substantially 180° with respect to the first housing.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first housing further comprises a pair of first projections protruding toward the second housing,

wherein the second housing further comprises a pair of second projections protruding toward the first housing, and

wherein the third housing is between the first projections and between the second projections.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the antenna comprises a cable extending from the third housing to the second housing and connected to the circuit board.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to switch between a first use pattern in which the first housing and the second housing are opened in a vertical direction and a second use pattern in which the first housing and the second housing are opened in a horizontal direction.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a display panel;

a second housing comprising a circuit board;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing, the third housing configured to connect the first housing and the second housing to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing and attached to a wall of the third housing, wherein the wall rises and faces an outside of the electronic apparatus in the first position,

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge when viewed from a side of the third housing, and

wherein the second housing further comprises a second display panel.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the antenna rises substantially parallel to the wall when the first housing faces the second housing.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are substantially parallel to each other, and

wherein the first housing, the second housing, and the third housing are substantially horizontal relative to each other when the second housing is opened at an angle of substantially 180° with respect to the first housing.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein the first housing further comprises a pair of first projections protruding toward the second housing,

wherein the second housing further comprises a pair of second projections protruding toward the first housing, and

wherein the third housing is between the first projections and between the second projections.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the antenna comprises a cable extending from the third housing to the second housing and connected to the circuit board.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a controller configured to switch between a first use pattern in which the first housing and the second housing are opened in a vertical direction and a second use pattern in which the first housing and the second housing are opened in a horizontal direction.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a display panel;

a second housing comprising a circuit board;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing, the third housing configured to connect the first housing and the second housing to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing and attached to a wall of the third housing, wherein the wall rises and faces an outside of the electronic apparatus in the first position,

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge when viewed from a side of the third housing, and

wherein the first housing is made of metal, and the third housing is made of plastic.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the antenna rises substantially parallel to the wall when the first housing faces the second housing.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 ,

wherein the first hinge and the second hinge are substantially parallel to each other, and

wherein the first housing, the second housing, and the third housing are substantially horizontal relative to each other when the second housing is opened at an angle of substantially 180° with respect to the first housing.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 ,

wherein the first housing further comprises a pair of first projections protruding toward the second housing,

wherein the second housing further comprises a pair of second projections protruding toward the first housing, and

wherein the third housing is between the first projections and between the second projections.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the antenna comprises a cable extending from the third housing to the second housing and connected to the circuit board.

18. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing,

wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing,

wherein the antenna is attached to a wall of the third housing, the wall extending in a direction in which the first housing faces the second housing, and

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge irrespective of positions of the first housing and the second housing,

wherein the first housing further comprises a first wall with an opening portion through which the display panel is exposed and a second wall opposite to the first wall, and

wherein the wall of the third housing and the second wall of the first housing are substantially flush with each other when the second housing is opened at an angle of substantially 180° with respect to the first housing.

19. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing,

wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing,

wherein the antenna is attached to a wall of the third housing, the wall extending in a direction in which the first housing faces the second housing,

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge irrespective of positions of the first housing and the second housing, and

wherein the second housing further comprises a second display panel.

20. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing;

a third housing between the first housing and the second housing, the third housing comprising a first hinge attached to the first housing and a second hinge attached to the second housing; and

an antenna in the third housing,

wherein the first housing and the second housing are configured to rotate between a first position where the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing,

wherein the antenna is attached to a wall of the third housing, the wall extending in a direction in which the first housing faces the second housing,

wherein the antenna is closer to the wall than the first hinge and the second hinge irrespective of positions of the first housing and the second housing, and

wherein the first housing is made of metal, and the third housing is made of plastic.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2011
From: MURAKAMI, MITSUHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 026295/0452 →