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US 7,030,859 B2Granted
Flat-type computer with keyboard
AssigneeFirst International Computer, Inc.
InventorsShui Yuan Lin, Chin Yueh Liu, Yen Yin Yu, Hsin-Chang Chen
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Abstract
A flat-type computer with a foldable keyboard has a main body with a chamber formed in rear side of the main body and a back cover to cover the chamber, the hosing connected with the rear side of the main body by a pivot, a keyboard, received in the chamber and a pivoting mechanism for connecting the main body and keyboard.
Claims7
A flat-type computer with a foldable keyboard, comprising:
- a main body having a display screen fixed on a front face thereof and a chamber defined on a back face thereof and a back cover pivotally covering the chamber, the back cover being pivotally connected to the back face of the main body through a plurality of pivots;
- a keyboard pivotally arranged within the chamber;
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- a pivoting mechanism for connecting the main body and the keyboard;
- wherein an opening of the chamber occupies less than the full area of the back face for receiving the keyboard;
- wherein the pivoting mechanism can fix the keyboard in at least two predetermined positions relative to the main body;
- wherein when the back cover is folded outward to expose the chamber and support the main body, the keyboard can be folded outward after the back cover is folded outward and used as an external keyboard for the flat-type computer.
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