Portable information apparatus having a display unit comprising a housing and a display contained in the housing
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsYuji Nakajima, Hiroaki Itakura
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Abstract
A portable information apparatus comprising a main body and a display unit rotatably supported by the main body. The display unit comprises a display device and a display housing made of synthetic resin. The display device has a screen. The display housing contains the display device and has first and second side portions spaced apart in a widthwise direction. A pair of support members made of metal are secured to an inner surface of the display housing. Both support members extend along the first and second side portions of the display housing, respectively, supporting the display device at the first and second side portions of the display housing.
Claims12
A portable apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- a display unit rotatably supported by said main body and comprising a liquid crystal display and a display housing, said display housing containing the liquid crystal display and having a side wall;
- a support member provided in said display housing and positioned between said side wall of the display housing and said liquid crystal display;
- a first screw coupling said display housing and said support member to each other on said side wall;
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- a second screw coupling said display housing and said liquid crystal display to each other.
A portable apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- a display unit rotatably supported by said main body and comprising a liquid crystal display and a display housing, said display housing containing the liquid crystal display and having a side wall;
- a support member provided in said display housing and positioned between said side wall of the display housing and said liquid crystal display;
- a first screw coupling said display housing and said support member on said side wall to each other;
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- a second screw coupling said display housing, said support member, and said liquid crystal display to one another.
A portable apparatus comprising;
- a main body;
- a display unit comprising a liquid crystal display and a display housing, said display housing containing the liquid crystal display and having a side wall;
- a hinge device coupling said display unit rotatably to said main body, said hinge device comprising a first bracket secured to said main body, a second bracket secured to said display housing, a hinge shaft extending between the first and second brackets, said second bracket having a support member provided in said display housing and positioned between said side wall of the display housing and said liquid crystal display;
- a first screw coupling said display housing and said support member to each other on said side wall;
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- a second screw coupling said display housing, said support member, and said liquid crystal display to one another.
A portable apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- a display unit comprising a liquid crystal display and a display housing, said display housing containing said liquid crystal display and having a side wall;
- a hinge device coupling said display unit rotatably to said main body;
- and
- a support member coupled to the hinge device and positioned between said side wall of the display housing and said liquid crystal display,
- wherein said side wall of the display housing and said liquid crystal display are fastened together by the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.