Electronic device
An electronic device equipped with a touch panel provided with, at side surfaces of the housing, first elastic members having a first modulus of elasticity and a first coefficient of friction and contacting a level surface when the electronic device is made to stand in a range from the vertical to 50° and second elastic members having a second modulus of elasticity lower that the first modulus of elasticity and a second coefficient of friction larger than the first coefficient of friction and contacting the level surface when the electronic device is made to lean against a wall from the level surface by an angle of 50° or less, the electronic device thereby prevented from slipping no matter what the range of angle, is provided.
1. An electronic device provided with a touch panel,
said electronic device comprising at a housing:
first elastic members having a first modulus of elasticity and a first coefficient of friction and contacting a level surface when said electronic device is made to stand in a range from the vertical to a first angle and
second elastic members having a second modulus of elasticity lower that said first modulus of elasticity and a second coefficient of friction larger than said first coefficient of friction and contacting said level surface when said electronic device is made to stand by an angle of said first angle or less.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are provided at boundary parts of a bottom surface and side surfaces of said housing.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein said boundary parts are boundary parts in the vertical direction of said housing and boundary parts in the horizontal direction when viewing an image displayed on said touch panel from a front side of said housing.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are elongated shapes and are provided at adjoining positions of said side surfaces in the long directions.
5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the placement positions of said second elastic members are offset with respect to the placement positions of said first elastic members in the short directions of said side surfaces.
6. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are provided with projecting ridges which stick out from the flat bottom surface and to the opposite side of said bottom surface and are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides.
7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are provided with projecting ridges which stick out from the flat bottom surface and to the opposite side of said bottom surface and are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides.
8. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein
said first elastic members are provided with composite flat surfaces comprising flat first bottom surfaces and flat second bottom surfaces connected with said first bottom surfaces by obtuse angles and projecting ridges which stick out to the opposite sides of said composite bottom surfaces and which are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides in the long direction, and
said second elastic members are provided with flat bottom surfaces and projecting ridges which stick out from said bottom surface and which are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides in the long direction.
9. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein
said first elastic members are provided with composite flat surfaces comprising flat first bottom surfaces and flat second bottom surfaces connected with said first bottom surfaces by obtuse angles and projecting ridges which stick out to the opposite sides of said composite bottom surfaces and which are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides in the long direction, and
said second elastic members are provided with flat bottom surfaces and projecting ridges which stick out from said bottom surface and which are provided with inclined surfaces at the two sides in the long direction.
10. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are formed integrally by two-color molding so that said first elastic members and said second elastic members adjoin each other in the long directions.
11. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are formed integrally by two-color molding so that said first elastic members and said second elastic members adjoin each other in the long directions.
12. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are attached at their bottom surfaces to recessed parts provided at said boundary parts.
13. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are attached at their bottom surfaces to recessed parts provided at said boundary parts.
14. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are adhered at their bottom surfaces to said boundary parts of said housing.
15. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein said first elastic members and said second elastic members are adhered at their bottom surfaces to said boundary parts of said housing.
16. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein two of said first elastic members and said second elastic members are provided at each side of said electronic device.
17. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein two of said first elastic members and said second elastic members are provided at each side of said electronic device.
18. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said first angle is 50°.
19. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein said first angle is 50°.