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US 12,656,812 · App. 18/763,398 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Electronic apparatus and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Kenji Watamura (Kanagawa, JP); Seita Horikoshi (Kanagawa, JP); Tin-Lup Wong (Morrisville, NC); Tabito Miyamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Yuichi Onda (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuo Fujii (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F1/1616
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Patent No.
US 12,656,812
App. No.
18/763,398
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a flat rectangular chassis that includes a side wall frame in which at least three side walls are formed by bending an extruded material, a first cover configured to form one surface of the chassis by being combined with the side wall frame, a second cover configured to form another surface of the chassis by being combined with the side wall frame, and a plate frame that has a plate shape and is provided between facing portions of the three side walls.

Claims (31)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a flat rectangular chassis that includes

a side wall frame in which at least three side walls are formed by bending an extruded material,

a first cover configured to form one surface of the chassis by being combined with the side wall frame,

a second cover configured to form another surface of the chassis by being combined with the side wall frame, and

a plate frame that has a plate shape and is provided between facing portions of the three side walls.

2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate frame includes two partition walls having an angle intersecting with a plate-shaped surface.

3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

a main board including a main control unit is provided in the chassis, and

at least the main control unit of the main board is provided in a space surrounded on three sides by the plate-shaped surface and the two partition walls in the plate frame.

4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the plate frame has a flat U-shape by the plate-shaped surface and the two partition walls.

5 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plate frame is an extruded material.

6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the chassis is at least one of a first chassis and a second chassis that are connected to be relatively pivotable by a hinge,

the side wall frame has a quadrangular C-shape having four bent portions, and

the plate frame is connected to close an opening portion of the quadrangular C-shape of the side wall frame near the opening portion.

7 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the plate frame is fixed to a side wall that forms both end portions of the opening portion in the side wall frame.

8 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the chassis is at least one of a first chassis and a second chassis that are connected to be relatively pivotable by a hinge, and

the side wall frame has a quadrangular C-shape having four bent portions, and the hinge is disposed in an opening portion of the quadrangular C-shape.

9 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the side wall frame includes an inward projecting portion, and

the plate frame includes an outward projecting portion configured to be fixed to the inward projecting portion.

10 . A manufacturing method of an electronic apparatus including a flat rectangular chassis, the manufacturing method comprising:

obtaining a side wall frame by bending an extruded material to form at least three side walls;

attaching a plate frame having a plate shape across facing portions of the three side walls; and

attaching a first cover to one side of the side wall frame and attaching a second cover to the other side of the side wall frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2024
From: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 068527/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2024
From: WATAMURA, KENJI; HORIKOSHI, SEITA; WONG, TIN-LUP; MIYAMOTO, TABITO; ONDA, YUICHI; FUJII, KAZUO
To: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
Reel/Frame 068076/0963 →
Continuity (1)
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