# US 2014/0192472 A1 · Electronic apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0192472 A1
- Document ID: US20140192472A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/205,062
- Filed: 2014-03-11
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2009-08-21
- Assignees: Sony Corporation
- Applicants: Sony Corporation
- Inventors: Kenji SAITO; Manabu Watabe; Takashi Nakamura; Kazuto Nakagawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192472A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/1613: {for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202)}
- 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 1/166: {related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle}
- G06F 1/1671: {Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop (G06F1/1666 takes precedence)}
- H01R 2201/06: for computer periphery
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a display portion including a display screen; a main body portion including upper and bottom surfaces; and a coupling portion to couple the display portion with the main body portion such that the display portion becomes rotatable between a first state where the display screen faces the upper surface and a second state where the display screen forms a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface, the main body portion including a pair of side surfaces, and a first connector connectable with a first external connector and includes a lower surface exposed from the bottom surface, the display portion including a first leg portion that protrudes to be positioned lower than the bottom surface in the second state and comes into contact with a surface on which the main body portion is placed to form a predetermined tilt with respect to the surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim 2

An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display portion including a display screen;
a main body portion including an upper surface and a bottom surface facing each other; and
a coupling portion to couple the display portion with the main body portion such that the display portion becomes rotatable between a first state where the display screen faces the upper surface and a second state where the display screen forms a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface,
the main body portion including
a pair of side surfaces that connect the upper surface and the bottom surface and face each other, and
a first connector that is provided on one of the pair of side surfaces while being connectable with a first external connector,
the display portion including
a first leg portion that protrudes to be positioned lower than the bottom surface in the second state and comes into contact with a surface on which the main body portion is placed to form a predetermined tilt of the bottom surface with respect to the surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pair of side surfaces are substantially orthogonal to upper surface or the bottom surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion has a dented portion that is provided in the vicinity of the coupling portion and capable of accommodating the second leg portion at the first rotational position formed on the bottom surface thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first connector is a connector for supplying a video signal to an external display.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion further includes a second connector provided more on a front side than the first connector, and wherein a size of the second connector in the thickness direction of the main body portion is smaller than that of the first connector.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second connector is provided on at least one of the pair of side surfaces.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprising
a second connector that is provided on one of the pair of side surfaces while being connectable with a second external connector and a cover that is retractable in a direction towards the bottom surface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second connector includes a terminal portion provided on the side surface, and the cover has an L-shaped cross section for covering a lower surface of the second connector and the terminal portion of the second connector.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a position of a lower surface of the cover and a position of the bottom surface in a thickness direction to the bottom surface are substantially the same.