Antenna arrangement of an information processor
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsToshiyuki Masaki, Koichi Kobayashi, Yoshinori Horiguchi, Toshiki Miyasaka, Hiroki Iwahara, Syuichi Sekine
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Abstract
An information processor includes a display case having a display panel therein. A antenna is disposed in an upper end of the display case opposite a hinge mechanism connecting the display case to a main body. The display case is movable between an open and a closed position. The antenna has radiation characteristics that provide reception and transmission capability when the display case is either in the open or closed position.
Claims27
An information processor, comprising:
- a main unit;
- a hinge mechanism mounted at a back end of said main unit;
- a display unit connected to the hinge mechanism at a lower end of the display unit and movable between a first position and a second position;
- an antenna disposed on an upper surface portion of said display unit, said upper surface being opposite the lower end;
- a display driver circuit disposed adjacent a first side of said display unit;
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- a coaxial cable wired between said antenna and said main unit via a second side of said display unit opposite the first side.
An information processor, comprising:
- a display case including a main unit, a hinge mechanism at a back end of said main unit, and a display unit connected to the hinge mechanism at a lower end of the display unit and turnable between a first position and a second position;
- an opening lock button disposed approximately at the center of a free end of said display unit, said lock button for locking together the main unit and the display unit;
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- an antenna mounted in said opening lock button.
An information processor, comprising:
- a first unit;
- a processing unit mounted on the first unit;
- a second unit having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and two opposing sides;
- a display unit mounted on the inner surface of the second unit;
- a hinge mechanism connected between the first unit and the first end of of the second unit;
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- an antenna mounted on a predetermined position of the outer surface, the predetermined position being closer to the second end than the first end and approximately midway between the first and second sides.
An information processor, comprising:
- a main unit;
- a display unit;
- means for moving the display unit between a first position and a second position;
- an antenna disposed on an upper surface portion of said display unit, said upper surface being opposite a lower end of said display unit;
- means for driving the display unit disposed adjacent a first side of said display unit;
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- means for electrically connecting the antenna and said main unit via a second side of said display unit opposite the first side.
An information processor, comprising:
- a main unit;
- a display unit;
- means for moving the display unit between a first position and a second position relative to the main unit;
- and
- means for locking the display unit and the main unit together in the first position, the locking means being disposed approximately at the center of a free end of said display unit;
- and including means for electromagnetically communicating with an external apparatus mounted in said locking means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.