Granted Patent B2

US 12,461,569 · App. 18/169,677 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Inventors: Daisuke Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Takehito Yamauchi (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroaki Kinoshita (Kanagawa, JP); Takayuki Morino (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

G06F1/1681G06F1/1616G06F1/1652

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first chassis member that has a first edge portion;

a second chassis member that has a second edge portion adjacent to the first edge portion, and is adjacent to the first chassis member;

a hinge device that connects the first chassis member and the second chassis member so as to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are stacked so as to overlap each other in a surface normal direction and a second posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the surface normal direction;

a cover component that is disposed so as to straddle the first edge portion and the second edge portion, and disposed so as to fill a gap formed between front surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member in a case of the second posture;

a first gap cover that is interposed in a first gap formed between the cover component and the first chassis member; and

a second gap cover that is interposed in a second gap formed between the cover component and the second chassis member, wherein

the first gap cover is a plastic sheet that is fixed to the first chassis member and protrudes from the first chassis member toward the cover component,

the second gap cover is a plastic sheet that is fixed to the second chassis member and protrudes from the second chassis member toward the cover component,

the first edge portion is provided with a first standing wall that stands upright toward a front surface of the first chassis member and a first bottom plate that protrudes from a bottom portion of the first standing wall toward a side of the second edge portion,

the second edge portion is provided with a second standing wall that stands upright toward a front surface of the second chassis member and a second bottom plate that protrudes from a bottom portion of the second standing wall toward a side of the first edge portion,

the first gap cover is fixed to the first chassis member at an upper portion of the first standing wall and protrudes in a direction gradually inclined to a side of the first bottom plate in a direction separated from the first standing wall, and

the second gap cover is fixed to the second chassis member at an upper portion of the second standing wall and protrudes in a direction gradually inclined to a side of the second bottom plate in a direction separated from the second standing wall.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first gap cover comes into contact with the cover component so as to be relatively movable, and

the second gap cover comes into contact with the cover component so as to be relatively movable.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first magnet that is fixed to the first chassis member and faces the first gap; and

a second magnet that is fixed to the second chassis member and faces the second gap.

4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display that is provided between the first chassis member and the second chassis member, and has a folding region which is folded according to relative rotation of the first chassis member and the second chassis member; and

a bezel member that surrounds an outer periphery of the display, wherein

the cover component is disposed so as to be adjacent to an outer portion of the display, and

the bezel member is divided by the gap.

5 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first chassis member that has a first edge portion provided with a first standing wall that stands upright toward a front surface of the first chassis member;

a second chassis member that has a second edge portion provided with a second standing wall that stands upright toward a front surface of the second chassis member, where the second edge portion is adjacent to the first edge portion, and the second chassis member is adjacent to the first chassis member;

a hinge device that connects the first chassis member and the second chassis member so as to be relatively rotatable between a first posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are stacked so as to overlap each other in a surface normal direction and a second posture in which the first chassis member and the second chassis member are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the surface normal direction;

a cover component that is disposed so as to straddle the first edge portion and the second edge portion, and disposed so as to fill a gap formed between front surfaces of the first chassis member and the second chassis member in a case of the second posture;

a first magnet that is fixed to an inner surface of the first standing wall such that an attraction surface of the first magnet faces a first gap formed between the cover component and the first chassis member; and

a second magnet that is fixed to an inner surface of the second standing wall such that an attraction surface of the second magnet faces a second gap formed between the cover component and the second chassis member.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a first gap cover that is fixed to the first chassis member and interposed in the first gap; and

a second gap cover that is fixed to the second chassis member and interposed in the second gap.

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