IP Library Granted Patent US 8,373,979
Granted Patent B2
US 8,373,979 · App. 13/251,160 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,373,979
App. No.
13/251,160
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a battery including a projection and configured to be attached to the first housing, a second housing including a display device and an end portion including a recess configured to correspond to the projection, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which a display screen of the display device is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a plurality of cables in the end portion of the second housing, the plurality of cables being arranged in a direction crossing a thickness direction of the second housing.

Claims (42)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a battery pack;

a second housing comprising a display and a plurality of cables;

a hinge configured to rotatably attach the second housing to the first housing such that the hinge is configured to rotate between a first position in which a screen portion of the display is covered with the first housing and a second portion in which the screen portion is rotated substantially 180 degrees relative to the first position and the screen portion is exposed, wherein

the battery pack comprises:

a first portion configured to receive a first cell, and

a second portion configured to receive a second cell, the second portion being closer to the hinge than the first portion and comprising: a first projection projecting toward the second housing in the first position from the first portion, and a first recess opposite the first projection,

the second housing comprises an end portion closer to the hinge than the display, the end portion comprising the cables and a second recess recessed in a thickness direction of the second housing, the cables being arranged in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the second housing,

the first recess is configured to receive at least a part of the end portion in the second position, and

the second recess is configured to receive at least a part of the first projection in the first position.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the second recess extends along the end portion of the second housing, and each of the cables comprises a portion extending along the second recess.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the display comprises an end portion extending along the second recess, and the cables are configured to extend from the end portion of the display to an area facing the second recess.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein

the display comprises a first surface comprising the screen portion, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a connector between the first surface and the second surface, wherein

at least a part of the portion of each of the cables is configured to face the display in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the second housing, and be connected to the connector.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the second housing comprises protrusions on sides of the battery pack, a rotation shaft of the hinge is configured to support one of the protrusions, and the first recess extends between the protrusions.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein

the first housing comprises an end portion between the battery pack and one of the protrusions, the end portion of the first housing comprises a second projection continuous with the first projection of the battery pack, and the cables extend from the second housing via at least one of the protrusions to the end portion of the first housing and are configured to be loosened or tightened in the second projection.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a battery pack and a first back surface;

a second housing comprising a display, a plurality of cables, and a second back surface; and

a hinge configured to rotatably attach the second housing to the first housing such that the hinge is configured to rotate between a first position in which a screen portion of the display is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the first back surface is substantially flush with the second back surface and the display screen is exposed, wherein

the battery pack comprises:

a first portion configured to receive a first cell; and

a second portion configured to receive a second cell, the second portion being closer to the hinge than the first portion and comprising: a first projection projecting toward the second housing in the first position from the first portion; and a first recess opposite the first projection,

the second housing comprises an end portion closer to the hinge than the display, the end portion comprising the cables and a second recess recessed in a thickness direction of the second housing, the cables being arranged in a direction crossing a thickness direction of the second housing,

the first recess is configured to receive at least a part of the end portion in the second position, and

the second recess is configured to receive at least a part of the first projection in the first position.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein

the second recess extends along the end portion of the second housing, and each of the cables comprises a portion extending along the second recess.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein

the display comprises an end portion extending along the second recess, and the cables are configured to extend from the end portion of the display to an area facing the second recess.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein

the display comprises a first surface comprising the screen portion, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a connector between the first surface and the second surface, wherein

at least a part of the portion of each of the cables is configured to face the display in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the second housing, and be connected to the connector.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein

the second housing comprises protrusions on sides of the battery pack, a rotation shaft of the hinge is configured to support one of the protrusions, and the first recess extends between the protrusions.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein

the first housing comprises an end portion between the battery pack and one of the protrusions, the end portion of the first housing comprises a second projection continuous with the first projection of the battery pack, and the cables extend from the second housing via at least one of the protrusions to the end portion of the first housing and are configured to be loosened or tightened in the second projection.

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 Sep 30, 2011
From: HAMADA, TOMOHIRO; KOIDE, SHINGO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 027003/0066 →