Holding structure for displaying apparatus

• US 4,960,256 A
• Filed: 07/27/1989
• Issued: 10/02/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chihara, Shuichi, Okuma, Akitoshi, Kanno, Ryuta
• Primary Examiner(s): Talbott, David L.
• Application Number:
  US07/385,464
• Time in Patent Office: 432 Days
• Field of Search: 248/917, 248/918, 248/284, 248/291, 16/357, 16/360, 16/361, 16/366, 16/371
• US Class Current: 248/286.1
• 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 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/00 Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support

Abstract

A holding structure for a displaying apparatus for a socalled wrap top type electronic apparatus includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion on each lateral side of the displaying apparatus. The first holding portion is turnably connected to one end of a holding member having its other end turnably carried by the main body of an electronic apparatus, whilst the second holding portion is slidably held by a slide guide member provided on the main body of the electronic apparatus for extending in its for and aft direction. A frictional unit is provided at least at one of the swinging portions between the first holding portion and a holding member, between a second holding portion and a slide guide member and between the holding member and the main body of the electronic apparatus for turnably holding the displaying apparaus with respect to the main body of the apparatus while enabling the pivot point of turning of the displaying apparatus with respect to the main body of the electronic apparatus to be moved back and forth with the opening and closure of the displaying apparatus and reducing the amount of shift of the center of gravity of the displaying apparatus to enlarge the size of the displaying apparatus.

Claims

1. A portable electronic apparatus having a display device, comprising:

a main body of the electronic apparatus rotatably connected with the display device;

a key board mounted on an upper side portion of said main body; and

a holding structure for holding the display device rotatably connected with the main body, so that when said display device is erected by said holding structure, said keyboard and a visual displaying surface of said display device are brought to a viewing position and when said display device is laid down, said key board is covered by said display device, so that the portable electronic apparatus has a substantially compact cuboidal shape;

said holding structure being formed at a lower portion of said display device, wherein a lower edge of said display device is moved in the fore and aft direction along said main body by said holding structure.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said display device is held by a first holding part of said holding structure at a mid portion of said display device.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

one side of said first holding part is rotatably attached to a side portion of said display device forming a first holding portion, another side of said holding part is rotatably attached to a side portion of said main body forming a pivot point.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said holding structure includes two of said holding parts, each said holding part is attached at respective side portions of said display device.

5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said holding structure further includes a second holding part attached to said main body and

said lower edge of said display device has said second holding portion linked to said main body by said second holding part, said second holding part comprising slidable means for moving said lower edge of said display device in the fore and aft direction.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said holding structure further includes friction means for restraining the movement in the fore and aft direction of said lower edge at any point along the travel of said display device.

7. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said friction means is formed on said first holding portion.

8. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said friction means is formed on said second holding portion.

9. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said friction means is formed on said pivot point.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said portable electronic apparatus is a personal computer.

11. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said personal computer is a word processor.