Electronic apparatus with pivotable display
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMitsuo Tsubai, Kenji Sugahara
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Abstract
An electronic machine, a display apparatus and a communication apparatus are provided which are capable of minimizing an increase in the dimensions of an apparatus body which is ascribed to the improvement of the controllability of the apparatus and an increase in the sizes of a display screen. A case unit is pivotably joined to an apparatus body by a pivot, and an upper operating element of a cross key and function keys are provided so that these parts are positioned on the axis of the pivot. Thus, an operating force occurring when the upper operating element and function keys are operated is exerted on the axis of the pivot.
Claims19
A stationary electronic apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- a case unit joined to the apparatus main body so as to be angularly displaced about an axis of a pivot of the case unit, the case unit having a display screen provided on a surface thereof, and
- an operating unit provided on the surface, for giving instructions to alter contents to be shown on the display screen, the operating unit being disposed nearly directly above the axis of the pivot.
A display apparatus joined to a stationary electronic apparatus so as to be angularly displaced about an axis of a pivot of the display apparatus, comprising:
- a display screen disposed on a surface of the display apparatus;
- and
- an operating unit for giving instructions to alter contents to be shown on the display screen, the operating unit being provided nearly directly above the axis of the pivot.
A communication apparatus, comprising:
- a main body;
- and
- a case unit joined to the apparatus main body pivotably about an axis of a pivot of the case unit, the case unit including a display screen for displaying a picture image based on data sent from a communication line and an operating unit provided on a surface of the case unit for scrolling picture images displayed on the display screen, on the basis of an operation of the operating unit, the operating unit being provided nearly directly above the axis of the pivot.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a main body;
- and
- a case unit joined to the apparatus main body pivotably about an axis of a pivot of the case unit, including a display screen for displaying a menu picture image based on data sent from a communication line, and an operating unit provided on the surface of the case unit for moving a cursor, which is shown on the display screen, on the basis of an operation of the operating unit, the operating unit being provided nearly directly above the axis of the pivot.
The communication apparatus of 12, wherein a handset for telephone communication including a microphone and a speaker is removably installed on the left-hand side of the apparatus main body, the case unit is located to the right of the handset on the apparatus main body, the operating unit is located in a portion of the case unit more to the proximal side than the display screen and toward the right-hand end thereof, and the apparatus main body further includes another operating unit located to the right of the case unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.