IP Library Granted Patent US 9,007,780
Granted Patent B2
US 9,007,780 · App. 13/548,109 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Electronic apparatus

Inventor: Mitsuhiro Murakami (Tachikawa, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
G06F1/1616G06F1/1683
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Patent No.
US 9,007,780
App. No.
13/548,109
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
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 (61)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a first display screen;

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 display screen of 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 first wall of the third housing, wherein the first wall rises and faces an outside of the electronic apparatus in the first position,

wherein the antenna is closer to the first wall than the first hinge and the second hinge.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a link in the third housing, the link configured to connect the first hinge and second hinge in order to operatively associate the first hinge with the second hinge,

wherein the antenna is a plate and separate from the link in a direction along the first wall of the third housing.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the third housing is smaller than the first housing and the second housing,

the first housing comprises a battery and is configured to be placed on an external placement surface, and

the first display screen is larger than the antenna and the link.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the first housing comprises a first projection and a second projection,

the second housing comprises a third projection and a fourth projection, the third projection configured to face the first projection in a vicinity of the first projection, the fourth projection configured to face the second projection in a vicinity of the second projection,

the third housing is between the first projection and the second projection and between the third projection and the fourth projection, and comprises a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion is in a vicinity of the first projection and the third projection, the second end portion is in a vicinity of the second projection and the fourth projection,

the first hinge is configured to attach the second end portion of the third housing to the second projection of the first housing, the second hinge is configured to attach the second end portion of the third housing to the fourth projection of the second housing, and

the antenna comprises a cable configured to connect the antenna and the circuit board through the first end portion of the third housing and the third projection of the second housing.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the third housing comprises a second wall opposite the first wall,

the first housing comprises a first wall and an opposite second wall, the second wall of the first housing comprising an opening through which the first display screen is exposed,

the second housing comprises a first wall and an opposite second wall, and

the first wall of the first housing, the first wall of the third housing and the first wall of the second housing are substantially flush with each other, and the second wall of the first housing, the second wall of the third housing and the second wall of the second 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.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein

when the second wall of the first housing faces the second wall of the second housing, the third housing is configured to be in a distance between the first wall of the first housing and the first wall of the second housing.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the second housing further comprises a second display screen, and

the first display screen faces the second display screen in the first position.

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

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

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

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

11. 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.

12. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first housing comprising a first display screen;

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 display screen of the first housing faces the second housing and a second position where the first housing is separated from the second housing,

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

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.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the antenna rises substantially parallel to the wall when the first display screen faces the second housing.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

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

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.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 ,

wherein the first housing further comprises a first wall and an opposite second wall, the first wall comprising an opening through which the first display screen is exposed, 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.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the second housing further comprises a second display screen.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a controller configured to switch between a first use pattern in which the first display screen and the second display screen are opened in a vertical direction and a second use pattern in which the first display screen and the second display screen are opened in a horizontal direction.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

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

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

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

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first housing is made of metal, and the third housing is made of plastic.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

the second housing further comprises a circuit board, and

the antenna comprises a cable extending from the third housing to the second housing and connected to the circuit board.

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 Oct 24, 2014
From: MURAKAMI, MITSUHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 034029/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-139790 · Jun 18, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13109899 · May 17, 2011
Related Publication 20120275126A1 · Nov 1, 2012