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US 2007/0164923 A1Published application
Electronic device
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideyuki Kanai, Takeshi Yamasaki
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided that has excellent portability because it can be folded to a compact size at coupling means. In addition, a first display portion of a first display unit and a second display portion of a second display unit can form a single, large-screen display portion when the first display unit is rotated 90° clockwise and the second display unit is rotated 90° counterclockwise.
Claims21
An electronic device comprising a display including:
- a first display unit having a first display portion;
- a second display unit having a second display portion;
- and
- coupling means, provided between the first and second display units, for freely changing the mode of the display among a first mode in which the first and second display portions are folded so as to face each other, a second mode in which the first and second display units are opened such that the first and second display portions are arranged longitudinally, and a third mode in which the first and second display units are opened such that the first and second display portions are adjacent to each other laterally.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first rectangular casing including a first display portion;
- a second rectangular casing including a second display portion;
- first securing means for securing the first and second casings with predetermined short sides thereof being in contact with each other;
- and
- second securing means for securing the first and second casings with predetermined long sides thereof being in contact with each other.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first casing including a first display portion and having adjacent short and long sides;
- a second casing including a second display portion and having adjacent short and long sides;
- first securing means for securing the first and second casings with short sides thereof being in contact with each other;
- and
- second securing means for securing the first and second casings with long sides thereof being in contact with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.