Electronic device with detachable keyboard
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsTAY-YANG LIN, CHIN-FENG CHEN, CHIA-JUNG LIU, YI-RU LAI
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a base, a cover, and a keyboard module. The base includes a mounting end and a first supporting end. The cover includes a connecting end and a second supporting end. The connecting end is pivotally mounted on the mounting end of the base. A bottom portion of the keyboard module includes a screen. The keyboard module is detachably mounted on the base to expose the screen. The cover rotates relative to the base to have the first supporting end and the second supporting end supporting the cover and the base to use the screen.
Claims17
An electronic device, comprising:
- a base comprising a mounting end and a first supporting end;
- a cover comprising a second supporting end and a connecting end pivotally mounted on the mounting end of the base;
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- a keyboard module, wherein a bottom portion of the keyboard module comprises a screen, the keyboard module is detachably mounted on the base to expose the screen, and the cover is configured to rotate relative to the base with the first supporting end and the second supporting end respectively supporting the cover and the base.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a base comprising a working surface;
- a keyboard module detachably mounted in the working surface, a top of the keyboard comprising a key unit, and a bottom of the keyboard module comprising a touch screen;
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- a cover pivotally mounted on the base, one side of the cover comprising a display apparatus;
- wherein the keyboard module is configured to be mounted on the base in different directions to either expose the key unit or the touch screen, the key unit is configured to be used to input information to the display apparatus when an angle between the working surface and the display apparatus is smaller than 180 degrees and the key unit is exposed on the base;
- the touch screen is configured to be used to input information to the display apparatus when the angle between the working surface and the display apparatus is smaller than 180 degrees and the touch screen is exposed on the base;
- and the touch screen and the display apparatus are configured to face opposite directions when the angle between the working surface and the display apparatus is larger than 180 degrees and the touch screen is exposed on the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.