# US 2014/0192468 A1 · Frame structure of electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192468 A1 - Document ID: US20140192468A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/132,209 - Filed: 2013-12-18 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Hiroshi KOTAKA; Hiroyoshi ISHIZUKA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192468A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1658: {related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module} - 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} - 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)} - G06F 1/203: {for portable computers, e.g. for laptops} - H05K 5/10: comprising several parts forming a closed casing - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract There is provided a portable apparatus including a top layer portion, a bottom layer portion, and a frame layer portion provided between the top layer portion and the bottom layer portion, wherein the frame layer portion is formed of a rigid material and comprises a plurality of compartmented openings, and wherein the compartmented openings are formed as volumes of spaces partitioned by an arrangement of crosspiece portions forming at least a part of the frame layer portion, and a circuitry component constituting a part of the portable apparatus is placed within at least one of the compartmented openings. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable apparatus comprising: a top layer portion; a bottom layer portion; and a frame layer portion provided between the top layer portion and the bottom layer portion, wherein the frame layer portion is formed of a rigid material and comprises a plurality of compartmented openings, and wherein the compartmented openings are formed as volumes of spaces partitioned by an arrangement of crosspiece portions forming at least a part of the frame layer portion, and a circuitry component constituting a part of the portable apparatus is placed within at least one of the compartmented openings. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame layer portion is formed of a thickness greater than or equal to a maximum thickness of components that are placed within the compartmented openings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame layer portion is formed to abut a plurality of side surfaces of the portable apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of side surfaces of the frame layer portion are configured to form external side surfaces of the portable apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top layer portion is a keyboard layer or a display-side housing of the portable apparatus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The portable apparatus of claim 5, wherein the top layer portion is the keyboard layer, a support plate is provided beneath the keyboard layer and the support plate is mounted from an upper side of the frame layer portion, and the bottom layer portion is mounted from a lower side of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame layer portion suppresses a torsional flex and is configured to secure rigidity of the portable apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of a battery component, a network communication module, and a cooling fan is secured within at least one compartmented opening of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of battery cells are secured within corresponding ones of the plurality of compartmented openings of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein two cooling fans are secured within corresponding ones of the plurality of compartmented openings of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The portable apparatus of claim 10, wherein a processor module is provided to be affixed between the two cooling fans. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The portable apparatus of claim 11, wherein the two cooling fans generate an air flow having a flow path that flows across an exterior face of the processor module. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The portable apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor module is secured within one of the compartmented openings of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame layer portion is configured to function as a heat sync of heat generated by a processor module. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The portable apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a heat pipe that connects the processor module to one of the crosspiece portions of the frame layer portion, the heat pipe configured as a conduit for heat transfer between the processor module and the one of the crosspiece portions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of circuitry components of the portable apparatus are affixed to the crosspiece portions of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The portable apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of circuitry components are affixed to be secured within the volumes of spaces of the compartmented openings of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom layer portion is arranged to be fixed within a concave portion of the frame layer portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The portable apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portable apparatus is a notebook computer or a tablet computer. ### Claim 20 A portable apparatus comprising: a top layer portion; a bottom layer portion; and a frame layer portion provided between the top layer portion and the bottom layer portion, wherein the frame layer portion is a torsionally rigid structure and comprises a plurality of cutout portions configured to accommodate a plurality of electronic components therewithin.