Electronic device

• US 20070081304A1
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeguchi, Koichiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,274,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.270
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1683 for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a main body; a display device including an inputting unit; a hinge mechanism that joints the main body and the display device; and a projection portion projecting from the main body. The hinge mechanism includes a turning axis that allows the display device to turn on a turning axial line arranged along one side of the display device, and a swinging axis that allows the display device to swing together with the turning axis on an axial line arranged in a direction that intersects with the turning axis. The projection portion interferes with the display device when the display device is swung on the swinging axis in the state that the display device is overlaid on the main body.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body including an upper surface on which a keyboard is provided;

a display device including an inputting unit that allows a user to input operations on a display face of the display device;

a hinge mechanism that joints the main body and the display device, the hinge mechanism including,

a turning axis that allows the display device to turn on a turning axial line arranged along one side of the display device, from a state that the display device is overlaid on the main body to a state that the display device is set up from the main body, and

a swinging axis that allows the display device to swing together with the turning axis on an axial line arranged in a direction that intersects with the turning axis; and

a projection portion formed to project from the main body, the projection portion being interfering with the display device when the display device is swung on the swinging axis in the state that the display device is overlaid on the main body.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an external connection terminal that is provided across from the main body to the projection portion.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display device includes a pad that faces to an edge of the projection portion in the state that the display device is overlaid on the main body, and that acts as an impact absorbing material.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the turning axis includes a torque mechanism that urges the display device toward the main body in a position where the display device is overlaid over the main body.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the projection portion interferes with the display device by a bottom portion of the display device abutting against the projection portion.