# US 2017/0285689 A1 · Electronic device

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- Number: US 2017/0285689 A1
- Document ID: US20170285689A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/629,418
- Filed: 2017-06-21
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-26
- Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hitoshi NAKATANI; Akira IWAMOTO; Takeshi MORI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170285689A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/1654: {the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use}
- 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 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)}
- G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]}
- G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a first unit (100) and a second unit detachable from each other. The second unit includes an input unit, a socket, and a hinge. The socket has a first wall and a second wall. In the first wall and the second wall, a length (L1) of a portion to support both ends of the longitudinal side of the first unit is greater than a length (L2) of a portion to support the region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first unit. The lengths (L1) and (L2) are perpendicular to the longitudinal side of the first unit. The portion to support the region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first unit has a linear opening-side end parallel to the longitudinal side of the first unit when the first and second walls are seen vertically.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a first unit comprising:
a first main surface including a display unit; and
a second main surface substantially parallel to the first main surface; and
a second unit comprising:
an input unit including an input part;
a socket configured to accommodate a first edge part of the first unit; and
a hinge coupling the input unit and the socket together at a second edge part of the input unit and at a third edge part of the socket so that the input unit and the socket are rotatable with respect to each other,
the first unit and the second unit being detachable from each other,
wherein
the socket comprises:
a first wall configured to be parallel to a longitudinal side of the first edge part so as to support the first edge part from the first main surface when the first edge part is accommodated in the socket; and
a second wall configured to be parallel to the longitudinal side of the first edge part so as to support the first edge part from the second main surface when the first edge part is accommodated in the socket,
wherein
each of the first wall and the second wall comprises:
a pair of portions configured to support both ends of the longitudinal side of the first edge part; and
a portion configured to support a region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first edge part,
at least one of the pair of portions having a length greater than a length of the portion configured to support the region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first edge part, both of the lengths being perpendicular to the longitudinal side of the first edge part, and
wherein
the portion configured to support the region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first edge part has a linear opening-side end parallel to the longitudinal side of the first edge part when the first wall and the second wall are seen vertically.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the socket further comprises:
a third wall coupling the first wall and the second wall together at one end of the longitudinal side of the first edge part; and
a fourth wall coupling the first wall and the second wall together at an other end of the longitudinal side of the first edge part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a second input part and an indicator in the region other than both ends of the longitudinal side of the first edge part, the at least one of the second input part and the indicator being located in the first edge part on the first main surface of the first unit.