IP Library Granted Patent US 8,947,863
Granted Patent B2
US 8,947,863 · App. 14/254,647 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,947,863
App. No.
14/254,647
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first main unit having a surface thereof provided with a display panel, a second main unit having a surface thereof provided with another display panel, a hinge mechanism coupling the first and second main units, and two operation buttons arranged symmetrical with respect to a center line passing through the respective centers of the first and second main units.

Claims (59)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first main unit comprising a first display;

a second main unit comprising a second display, the second main unit connected to the first main unit and configured to be rotatable between a position where the first display is exposed and a position where the first display is covered by the second display;

a cover body on the first main unit;

a camera lens on the second main unit, the camera lens configured to face the cover body when the first display is covered by the second display; and

a switch positioned closer to the first display than to a position on the cover body where a center of the camera lens faces the cover body when the second main unit is rotated to a position where the first display is covered, the switch configured to be pressed via the cover body,

the cover body comprising a projection configured to press the switch and another projection projecting into the first main unit at a position off from the switch.

2. An electronic device comprising:

a first main unit comprising a first display;

a second main unit comprising a second display, the second main unit connected to the first main unit and configured to be rotatable between a position where the first display is exposed and a position where the first display is covered by the second display;

a cover body on the first main unit;

a camera lens on the second main unit, the camera lens covered by the cover body where the first display is covered by the second display; and

a switch positioned closer to the first display than to a center of the cover body when the second main unit is rotated to a position where the first display is covered, the switch configured to be pressed via the cover body,

the cover body comprising a projection configured to press the switch and another projection projecting into the first main unit at a position off from the switch.

3. An electronic device comprising:

a first housing configured to house a first display;

a second housing configured to house a second display, the second housing connected to the first housing and configured to be rotatable between a position where the first display is exposed and a position where the first display is covered by the second display;

a cover body supported on the first housing;

a switch housed in the first housing and covered by the cover body; and

a camera lens on the second housing, the camera lens facing the cover body while mutually eccentric to the switch at a place where the first display is covered by the second display when the second main unit is rotated,

the cover body comprising a projection configured to press the switch and another projection projecting into the first housing at a position off from the switch.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first main unit comprises a first housing,

the second main unit comprises a second housing,

the first housing houses a substrate on which the switch is mounted, and

the another projection of the cover body projects towards the substrate.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the first main unit comprises a first housing,

the second main unit comprises a second housing,

the first housing houses a substrate on which the switch is mounted, and

the another projection of the cover body projects towards the substrate.

6. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the cover body is supported by one side with an arm portion a part of which is fixed to the first main unit.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the center of the camera lens and a center of the cover body are distant by an equal distance from a center line along an arranging direction of the first display and the second display.

8. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the center of the camera lens and a center of the cover body are distant by an equal distance from a center line along an arranging direction of the first display and the second display.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first touch panel unit comprising the first touch panel which covers the first display; and

a second touch panel unit comprising the second touch panel which covers the second display;

wherein the center of the camera lens and a center of the cover body are distant by an equal distance from a center line passing through a center of the first touch panel unit and a center of the second touch panel unit.

10. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first touch panel unit comprising the first touch panel which covers the first display; and

a second touch panel unit comprising the second touch panel which covers the second display;

wherein the center of the camera lens and a center of the cover body are distant by an equal distance from a center line passing through a center of the first touch panel unit and a center of the second touch panel unit.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the cover body comprises a ring-shaped and plate-like base, and a cylindrical projection having a D-shaped cross section and projecting from a central portion of the base.

12. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein

the cover body comprises a ring-shaped and plate-like base, and a cylindrical projection having a D-shaped cross section and projecting from a central portion of the base.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a first touch panel unit comprising the first touch panel which covers the first display and a frame comprising a pair of through holes provided at positions symmetrical to a center of the first touch panel through which the cover body is exposed.

14. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising a first touch panel unit comprising the first touch panel which covers the first display and a frame comprising a pair of through holes provided at positions symmetrical to a center of the first touch panel through which the cover body is exposed.

15. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein

the first housing and the second housing are coupled with each other via a biaxial hinge.

16. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein

the first housing contains a secondary battery, and

the second housing houses a system substrate at a position facing the second display.

17. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein

the second housing comprises the camera lens and a power button at positions interposing the second display therebetween and symmetrical to a center of the second display.

18. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the cover body is supported by both ends in a depth direction of the first housing and by one end in a width direction thereof.

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 Dec 19, 2014
From: IMAMURA, AKIRA; NAKAMURA, TOSHIKATSU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 034561/0885 →