ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20090147470A1
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Miura, Yosuke, Nakatani, Masato, Suzuki, Yasuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/390,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20090147470A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.550
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/14 Operating parts, e.g. push-button
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/01 Off centre actuation

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including an opening; a first button provided for the opening; a second button provided for the opening; a first switch provided in the housing and opposed to the first button; and a second switch provided in the housing and opposed to the second button. Each of the first button and the second button comprises (i) a button body exposed outside the housing and (ii) a first arm which extends from the button body and is supported by the housing. The first swttch being closer to the second button than a center of the button body of the first button and the second switch being closer to the first button than a center of the button body of the second button.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising an opening;

a first button provided for the opening;

a second button provided for the opening;

a first switch provided in the housing and opposed to the first button; and

a second switch provided in the housing and opposed to the second button,

wherein each of the first button and the second button comprises (i) a button body exposed outside the housing and (ii) a first arm which extends from the button body and is supported by the housing, and

the first switch being closer to the second button than a center of the button body of the first button and the second switch being closer to the first button than a center of the button body of the second button.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first arm of the first button extends in a direction away from the second button.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first arm of the second button extends in a direction away from the first button.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3, wherein

the first arm of the first button extends from an edge part of the button body of the first button which is located at an opposite side to the second button, and

the first arm of the second button extends from an edge part of the button body of the second button which is located at an opposite side to the first button.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 3, wherein

the first button comprises a second arm which extends from the button body of the first button in a direction of crossing a direction of extension of the first arm of the first button and is supported by the housing, and

the second button comprises a second arm which extends from the button body of the second button in a direction of crossing a direction of extension of the first arm of the second button and is supported by the housing.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the first switch is located at a position farther from the second arm of the first button than the center of the button body of the first button, and

the second switch is located at a position farther from the second arm of the second button than the center of the button body of the second button.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the second arm of the first button extends in a direction orthogonal to the direction of extension of the first arm of the first button, and

the second arm of the second button extends in a direction orthogonal to the direction of extension of the first arm of the second button.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first switch is arranged at a midpoint portion between the center of the button body of the first button and an edge part of the button body of the first button, and

the second switch is arranged at a midpoint portion between the center of the button body of the second button and an edge part of the button body of the second button.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising an opening;

a first button provided for the opening;

a second button provided for the opening;

a first switch provided in the housing and opposed to the first button; and

a second switch provided in the housing and opposed to the second button,

wherein each of the first button and the second button comprises (i) a button body exposed outside the housing and (ii) a first arm which extends from the button body and is supported by the housing, and

the first switch and the second switch are arranged in an area between a center of the button body of the first button and a center of the button body of the second button.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first arm of the first button extends in a direction away from the second button.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first arm of the second button extends in a direction away from the first button.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein

the first arm of the first button extends from an edge part of the button body of the first button which is located at an opposite side to the second button, and

the first arm of the second button extends from an edge part of the button body of the second button which is located at an opposite side to the first button.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein

the first button comprises a second arm which extends from the button body of the first button in a direction of crossing a direction of extension of the first arm of the first button and is supported by the housing, and

the second button comprises a second arm which extends from the button body of the second button in a direction of crossing a direction of extension of the first arm of the second button and is supported by the housing.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 13, wherein

the first switch is located at a position farther from the second arm of the first button than the center of the button body of the first button, and

the second switch is located at a position farther from the second arm of the second button than the center of the button body of the second button.

15. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing including an opening;

a switch arranged in the housing;

a first arm support provided in the housing;

a first button provided for the opening; and

a second button provided for the opening and opposed to the switch, the second button including an arm and a button body, the arm being secured at one end portion to the first arm support, and the button body being (i) exposed outside the housing through the opening, (ii) supported by the arm and (iii) configured to move to operate the switch,

wherein the switch is arranged closer to the first button than a center of the button body.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a second arm support provided in a line crossing a line extending from the opening toward the first arm support.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 16, wherein the button includes a second arm secured at one end portion to the second arm support, supporting the button body of the second button and allowing the button body to move.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17, wherein the switch is arranged farther from the second arm support than from the center of the button body of the second button.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 15, wherein the switch is arranged at substantially a midpoint between a center of the button body of the second button and an edge of the opening.