IP Library Granted Patent US 7,075,785
Granted Patent B2
US 7,075,785 · App. 10/766,529 · Granted Jul 11, 2006

Electronic apparatus

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,075,785
App. No.
10/766,529
Granted
Jul 11, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a lower housing, an electronic component provided in the lower housing, an upper housing connected to the lower housing, a plurality of fastening members fastening the upper housing and the lower housing to each other and fixed to the lower housing through the upper housing, and a plurality of top covers connected to the upper housing and covering the plurality of fastening members.

Claims (34)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a lower housing;

an electronic component provided in the lower housing;

an upper housing connected to the lower housing;

a plurality of fastening members fixed to the lower housing through the upper housing; and

a plurality of top covers connected to the upper housing and covering the plurality of fastening members,

wherein the upper housing is fastened to the lower housing by the plurality of fastening members without exposing the plurality of fastening members.

2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top covers is fixed to the lower housing by an engaging unit.

3. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the top covers is fixed to the upper housing by an engaging unit.

4. An electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein at least two of the top covers overlap with each other at their ends.

5. An electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least two of the top covers overlap with each other at their ends.

6. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one of the top covers is a keyboard.

7. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top covers is fixed to the upper housing by an engaging unit.

8. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of the top covers overlap with each other at their ends.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a lower housing;

an upper housing covering the lower housing and having first and second regions and a keyboard laying region located between the first and second regions;

a plurality of fastening members fixed to the lower housing through the first, second and keyboard laying regions of the upper housing;

a first cover fixed to the upper housing and covering the first region and a part of the plurality of fastening members located therein;

a keyboard laid on the keyboard laying region and having one and the other ends, one end thereof being engaged with a portion between the first cover and the first region, the keyboard covering a part of the plurality of fastening members located in the keyboard laying region when the keyboard is laid on the keyboard laying region; and

a second cover fastened to the upper housing and covering the second region and a part of the plurality of fastening members located therein, the second cover together with the second region sandwiching the other end of the keyboard therebetween,

wherein the upper housing is fastened to the lower housing by a plurality of fastening members without exposing the plurality of fastening members.

10. An electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first cover forms a palm rest.

11. An electronic apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a switch is mounted on the second region, an operation button is provided on the second cover, and the operation button is used to operate the switch when the second cover is fixed to the second region.

12. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a lower housing;

an upper housing covering the lower housing and having first and second regions and a keyboard laying region located between the first and second regions;

a plurality of fastening members fastening the upper housing to the lower housing through the upper housing at the first and second regions;

a first cover covering the first region and a part of the plurality of fastening members located therein;

a keyboard laid on the keyboard laying region; and

a second cover covering the second region and a part of the plurality of fastening members located therein, the first cover, the keyboard, and the second cover being attached to the upper housing in this order.

13. An electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the keyboard has one and the other ends, one end of the keyboard is engaged with a portion between the first cover and the first region, and the other end of the keyboard is sandwiched between the second cover and the second region.

14. An electronic apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the other end of the keyboard is fixed to the second region by a fixing screw, and the second cover covers the fixing screw.

15. An electronic apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the keyboard laying region of the upper housing is fastened to the lower housing by a part of the fastening members, and the keyboard covers the part of the fastening members when the keyboard is laid on the keyboard laying region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2004
From: MINAGUCHI, HIROYUKI; TAJIMA, NOBUYASU; SATO, MASANORI; ITAKURA, HIDEMI; ARISAKA, TAKAYUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-024423 · Jan 31, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040246669A1 · Dec 9, 2004