IP Library Granted Patent US 9,280,181
Granted Patent B2
US 9,280,181 · App. 14/166,062 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Electronic apparatus

Inventors: Takahiro Tomita (Nagano, JP); Takashi Sonehara (Nagano, JP); Minoru Shimizu (Kanagawa, JP); Takuya Motoishi (Tokyo, JP); Naoki Ogishita (Tokyo, JP); Yuuki Kubota (Tokyo, JP); Ryousuke Tobiyama (Nagano, JP); Masanobu Yamaguchi (Nagano, JP); Kouichi Hiroyoshi (Nagano, JP); Kazuaki Takahashi (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,280,181
App. No.
14/166,062
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an electronic apparatus, including a first housing, a second housing which has a display section and a support member supporting the display section, and a housing connection section which rotatably connects the second housing with respect to the first housing. The support member includes a first support section connected to the housing connection section, a second support section which fixedly supports the display section, and a support connection section, positioned between the first support section and the second support section, which has a flexibility to rotatably connect the second support section with respect to the first support section.

Claims (64)

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing which has a display and a support member supporting the display; and

a housing connector which rotatably connects the second housing with respect to the first housing;

wherein the support member includes

a first support connected to the housing connector,

a second support which fixedly supports the display such that the display and the second support are immovable relative to each other, and

a support connector, positioned between the first support and the second support, which has a flexibility to rotatably connect the second support with respect to the first support.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first support and the second support are support plates which support a rear surface side of the display, and

wherein a thickness of the first support is a same as a thickness of the second support.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the support connector is sandwiched between the display and the first support and the second support.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the support connector is a sheet shaped member,

wherein one end side of the support connector is fixed to the first support, and

wherein the other end side of the support connector is fixed to the second support.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the support connector is formed by a rubber or an elastomer.

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

a planar wiring cable connected between the first housing and the second housing,

wherein the wiring cable is arranged so as to pass through the inside of the support connector.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein a short direction of the support connector bends when the second support is rotated with respect to the first support, and

wherein a long direction of the wiring cable is diagonal with respect to the short direction of the support connector inside the support connector.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

wires which pass through the inside of end parts of a long direction of the support connector.

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

a driving substrate of the display,

wherein the driving substrate is provided on a rear surface side of the display, and at a position facing the second support.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first support has magnets which retain the display by magnetic force when the support connector is not bent.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the housing connector has hinge mechanisms which include rotation shafts.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein the housing connector has a torque variation section which allows a rotation torque to be changed in accordance with a rotation angle when the second housing is rotated with respect to the first housing.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display has a display screen, and

wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises:

a wireless communication circuit, positioned on the display screen side of the first housing, which performs near distance wireless communication.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein in a case where the support connector is in a state of not being bent and the second housing is in a closed state with respect to the first housing, the display faces a main surface of the first housing, and

wherein in a case where the support connector is in a state of being bent and the second housing is in a closed state with respect to the first housing, the support member faces the main surface of the first housing.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the support member includes sheet shaped energization members which passes through the inside of end parts of a long direction of the support connector, and

wherein the energization members connect the second support to the first support.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display rotates between a support position supported by the first support and a separation position separated from the first support, and

wherein the first support has a seizing section which seizes the second support when the display is positioned in the support position.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display rotates between a support position supported by the first support and a separation position separated from the first support, and

wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises:

a lock which shifts between a locking position allowing the display positioned in the support position to be locked, and an opening position in which the display is capable of rotating from the support position to the separation position; and

a restriction section which restricts shifting to the locking position of the lock, when the display is shifted from the support position in a state in which the lock is positioned in the opening position.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first support includes a first magnet provided to be capable of shifting in a thickness direction,

wherein when the display faces a first surface of the first support, the display is retained at the first surface side by an attractive force between the first magnet and a magnet provided in the display, and

wherein when the display faces a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface of the first support, the display is retained at the second surface side by an attractive force between the first magnet and the magnet provided in the display.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18 ,

wherein the first support includes a cover member which covers the first magnet, and

wherein the cover member has magnetism.

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

a reading circuit that is provided on a bottom surface of the first housing and reads a recording medium; and

a restriction section that is provided convexly surrounding the reading circuit on the bottom surface and restricts a reading position of the recording medium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: TOMITA, TAKAHIRO; SONEHARA, TAKASHI; SHIMIZU, MINORU; MOTOISHI, TAKUYA; OGISHITA, NAOKI; KUBOTA, YUUKI; TOBIYAMA, RYOUSUKE; YAMAGUCHI, MASANOBU; HIROYOSHI, KOUICHI; TAKAHASHI, KAZUAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032132/0869 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-064122 · Mar 26, 2013 · national
JP 2013-167751 · Aug 12, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140293525A1 · Oct 2, 2014