Word processor with a liquid crystal display panel and a detachably attached lighting unit therefor
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShigeharu Araki
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Abstract
A word processor with a main body having a keyboard and a liquid crystal display panel for making a display thereon according to a key operation on the keyboard also includes a lighting unit which is detachably attachable to the main body near the display panel. The lighting unit includes a box-shaped case having an openable lid, a light source disposed inside this case, a mirror attached to the lid so as to reflect light from the light source and to thereby illuminate the display panel when the lid is opened, and terminals which automatically become connected to a power source as the lighting unit is attached to the main body.
Claims6
A word processor comprising:
- a main body having
- a keyboard,
- a liquid crystal display panel for making a display thereon according to a key operation on said keyboard,
- a power source and power output terminals connected to said power source, and
- a recessed space below said liquid crystal display for receiving a lighting unit for illuminating said liquid crystal display;
- said lighting unit being removably attached in said recessed space to said main body, and including
- an enclosure including a hinged lid having a closed and an opened position,
- a light source disposed inside said enclosure,
- a mirror attached to said lid as to reflect light from said light source to said liquid crystal display panel when said lid is in the opened position, and
- power input terminals connected to said light source contacting said power output terminals of said main body when said lighting unit is attached to said main body thereby providing power to said light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.