Portable computer and a keyboard therefor
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1. A portable computer comprising:
- a system body;
a cover attached by pivot joints to said system body so that it can be freely opened and closed;
a keyboard on the top face of said system body;
a pointing device having an operated end which pointing device is located among a plurality of input keys in the keyboard;
an elevating and lowering means for raising said operated end higher than said plurality of input keys when said portable computer is to be operated, and for lowering said operated end when the portable computer is not to be operated wherein said elevating and lowering means includes means which interacts with opening and closing of said cover to elevate and lower said operated end including;
a base portion supporting said pointing device, that is coupled to said keyboard by a hinge and secures a base end of said pointing device; and
an arm portion means that moves in response to the opening and closing of the cover to elevate and lower said base portion.
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Abstract
A portable PC is provided with a mechanism for elevating and lowering a pointing device in the keyboard of the PC. The elevating and lowering mechanism elevates and lowers the pointing device in response to the opening and closing of the cover of the computer to provide a proper operating height to the pointing device when the cover is open while reducing the thickness of the PC with the cover closed.
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12 Claims
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1. A portable computer comprising:
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a system body; a cover attached by pivot joints to said system body so that it can be freely opened and closed; a keyboard on the top face of said system body; a pointing device having an operated end which pointing device is located among a plurality of input keys in the keyboard; an elevating and lowering means for raising said operated end higher than said plurality of input keys when said portable computer is to be operated, and for lowering said operated end when the portable computer is not to be operated wherein said elevating and lowering means includes means which interacts with opening and closing of said cover to elevate and lower said operated end including; a base portion supporting said pointing device, that is coupled to said keyboard by a hinge and secures a base end of said pointing device; and an arm portion means that moves in response to the opening and closing of the cover to elevate and lower said base portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable computer comprising:
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a system body; a cover attached by pivot joints to said system body so that it can be freely opened and closed; a keyboard on the top face of said system body; a pointing device having an operated end which pointing device is located among a plurality of input keys in the keyboard; and an elevating and lowering means for raising said operated end higher than said plurality of input keys when said portable computer is to be operated and for lowering said operated end when the portable computer is not to be operated wherein said elevating and lowering means includes means which interacts with opening and closing of said cover to elevate and lower said operated end including; a carrier to which a base end of said pointing device is fixed; a sloped portion for supporting said carrier so that it can freely slide along the sloped portion; and interacting means for interacting with said opening and said closing of the cover to elevate and lower said carrier by movement along said sloped portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable computer comprising:
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a system body; a cover attached by pivot points to said system body so that it can be freely opened and closed; a keyboard on the top face of said system body which keyboard is divided into a plurality of keyboard sections that shift into and out of their functioning position; a pointing device having an operated end is locating among a plurality of input keys in the keyboard; an elevating and lowering means for raising said operated end higher than said plurality of input keys when said portable computer is to be operated, and for lowering said operating end when the portable computer is not to be operated wherein said elevating and lowering means includes means which interacts with opening and closing of said cover to elevate and lower said operated end including; a base portion that is coupled with one of said plurality of keyboard sections by a hinge and secures a base end of a pointing device; and a sloped portion for supporting said base portion so that it can freely slide along the sloped portion, wherein said base portion interacts with a movement of said keyboard section and is elevated and lowered by movement along said sloped portion.
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