Portable information processing apparatus with hinge for enlarged LCD display

A portable information processing apparatus comprising:

• (1) a main body having a front edge and a rear edge;
• (2) a lid having a front edge and a rear edge and a cover;
• (3) an LCD unit mounted in said lid and having a liquid crystal and a light conducting plate for guiding light through said liquid crystal to the front face of said LCD unit;
• said light conducting plate having a thinner portion provided at one edge thereof than the opposite edge thereof, said thinner portion being positioned adjacent said rear edge of said lid;
• said cover and said thinner portion of said light conducting plate together defining a space within said lid;
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• (4) a hinge pivotally attaching said rear edge of said lid to said rear edge of said main body,
• said hinge having an elongate shaft disposed with the longitudinal axis thereof extending parallel to said rear edge of said lid and a torque plate wound around said shaft to support said lid, said shaft extending between, and being accommodated in said space defined by, said cover and said thinner portion of said light conducting plate.