Portable information processing apparatus

An electronic device, comprising:

• a main body having a main surface and an input device received on the main surface;
• a display part;
• and
• a connector comprising first and second rotary parts rotatably interconnecting said main body and said display part and affording selective, relative rotation therebetween of substantially 360.degree.;
• said first rotary part being linked to said main body so that said connection part and said main body rotate, relatively to each other, when a rotary manipulation force greater than a first predetermined value is applied therebetween;
• said second rotary part being linked to said display part so that said connection part and said display part rotate, relatively to each other, when a rotary manipulation force greater than a second predetermined value is applied therebetween;
• and
• said main body forms a first angle with respect to said connection part when rotated relatively to said connection part and is tilted by a second angle with respect to a support surface on which the electronic device is placed, in a state where the input device faces in a direction opposite to the support surface and said display part forms a third angle with respect to the support surface, where the third angle is in the range from 0.degree. to 90.degree..

An electronic device comprising:

• a main body having a first main surface with an input device thereon and an opposite, second main surface;
• a display part having a first main surface with a display screen thereon and an opposite, second main surface;
• a connection part, having a first rotary part and a second rotary part rotatably interconnecting said main body and said display part,
• said first rotary part being linked to said main body so that said connection part and said main body rotate, relatively to each other, when a first rotary manipulation force, greater than a first predetermined value, is applied therebetween,
• said second rotary part being linked to said display part so that said connection part and said display part rotate, relatively to each other, when a second rotary manipulation force, greater than a second predetermined value, is applied therebetween;
• and
• said main body and said display part are each rotatable with respect to said connection part and relatively to each other to a selected angle between the respective, second main surfaces thereof within an angular range of 0.degree. to 90.degree..

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a main body having first and second opposite main surfaces and an input device on the first main surface;
• a display part having first and second opposite main surfaces and a display panel on the second main surface;
• a connector having first and second rotary parts respectively connected to and rotatably interconnecting the main body and the display part and affording independent rotation of each thereof in any sequence and through at least 180.degree. relatively to the connector, in each of clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and a range of rotation of the main body relative to the display part of substantially 360.degree., and thus between fully closed and fully opened positions relatively to each other;
• the first rotary part releaseably maintaining a fixed angular relationship between the main body and the connection part by exerting a first frictional force opposing a first, static rotary manipulation force therebetween produced by the weight of the main body itself and permitting adjustment of the angular relationship when a first, separate rotary manipulation force is applied therebetween which exceeds a combination of the first frictional force and the first, static rotary manipulation forces;
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• the second rotary part releaseably maintaining a fixed angular relationship between the main body and the connection part by exerting a second frictional force opposing a second, static rotary manipulation force therebetween produced by the weight of the display part itself and permitting adjustment of the angular relationship when a second, separate rotary manipulation force is applied therebetween which exceeds a combination of the second frictional force and the second, static rotary manipulation force.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a main body having a first and second opposite main surface and an input device on the first main surface and an edge transverse to the first and second main surfaces and a first thickness;
• a display part having first and second, opposite main surfaces and a display panel on the first main surface and an edge transverse to the first and second main surfaces and a first thickness;
• a connector comprising a first rotary part defining a first axis of rotation and a second rotary part defining a second axis of rotation, parallel to the first axis of rotation and lying in a common plane therewith, the first rotary part being connected to the main body and the main body extending radially from the first axis of rotation and being selectively rotatable about the first axis through 180.degree. from a first position transverse to and extending in a first direction from the common plane to a second position transverse to and extending from the common plane in a second, opposite direction and the second rotary part being connected to the display part and the display part extending radially from the second axis of rotation and being selectively rotatable about the second axis through 180.degree. from a first position transverse to and extending from the common plane in the first direction to a second position transverse to and extending from the common plane in a second, opposite direction, each of the first and second rotary parts being rotatable relatively to the respective axes thereof through at least 180.degree. in each of clockwise and counterclockwise directions, independently of each other and in any sequence, and the connector affording a range of rotation between the main body and the display part of substantially 360.degree., and thus between fully closed and fully opened positions relatively to each other.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a main body having a main surface;
• a display part;
• and
• a connector comprising first and second rotary parts rotatably interconnecting said main body and said display part and affording selective, relative rotation therebetween of substantially 360.degree.;
• said first rotary part being lined to said main body so that said connection part and said main body rotate, relatively to each other;
• said second rotary part being linked to said display part so that said connection part and said display part rotate, relatively to each other;
• and
• said main body forms a first angle with respect to said connection part when rotated relatively to said connection part and is tilted by a second angle with respect to a support surface on which the electronic device is placed, in a state in which the main surface faces in a direction opposite to the support surface and said display part forms a third angle with respect to the support surface, wherein the third angle is in a range from 0.degree. to 90.degree..

An electronic device comprising:

• a main body having a first main surface and a second main surface;
• a display part having a first main surface with a display screen thereon and an opposite, second main surface;
• and
• a connection part having a first rotary part and a second rotary part rotatably interconnecting said main body and said display part;
• said first rotary part being linked to said main body so that said connection part and said main body are rotatable, relatively to each other;
• said second rotary part being linked to said display part so that said connection part and said display part are rotatable, relatively to each other;
• said main body and said display part each being rotatable with respect to said connection part;
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• said display part being supported at a second angle between the respective, second main surfaces thereof, wherein the selected angle is greater than 0.degree. and less than or equal to 90.degree..