Electronic equipment provided with grip mechanism

• US 8,243,444 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawada, Yoshihiro, Furujiku, Masaru
• Primary Examiner(s): Edmonds, Lisa Lea
• Application Number:
  US12/963,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20110205696A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.59
• US Class Current: 361/679.59
• 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 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203

Abstract

Electronic equipment includes a protruding member on a bottom surface of a first housing. Thus, when a user holds a notebook PC with one hand, a palm is brought into contact with the protruding member, whereby the hand is less likely to shift relative to the first housing. Consequently, the notebook PC can be held in a stable position. Further, the protruding member is attachable/detachable with respect to the first housing. Thus, it is possible to place the electronic equipment on a planar surface such as a desk surface in a stable position by removing the protruding member.

Claims

1. Electronic equipment comprising:

a housing;

a pair of belt locking portions that are formed on one surface of the housing and are capable of locking a grip belt; and

a protruding member locking portion that is formed on the one surface and is capable of locking a protruding member;

wherein the protruding member is attachable/detachable with respect to the protruding member locking portion.

2. The electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member locking portion is formed at a position on the one surface that is opposed to the grip belt locked by the belt locking portion.

3. The electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein an end side of the grip belt between the pair of belt locking portions is present within a region of an outer frame portion formed of the protruding member and the one surface.

4. The electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member is inclined with respect to a center line as a perpendicular bisector of a line between the pair of belt locking portions.

5. The electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein the protruding member includes concave portions that are capable of being engaged with user'"'"'s fingers.

6. The electronic equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a protruding locking portion that is capable of locking the grip belt,

wherein the protruding locking portion has a height from the one surface of the housing that is not lower than a protrusion height of the protruding member.

7. The electronic equipment according to claim 6, wherein the protruding locking portion is attachable/detachable with respect to the one surface of the housing.