Keyboard connection configuration and electronic device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsNorio Kobayashi, Hideki Hanamura
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a device main frame portion, a display portion supported by the device main frame portion, a keyboard, and a casing on which the keyboard is disposed. The keyboard includes a plurality of operating keys, a placement base in which the plurality of operating keys are disposed, and a plurality of retaining portions disposed on at least portions of the placement base of the keyboard other than an outer circumferential portion. The keyboard is disposed on a casing. A plurality of connection retaining portions are provided on the casing, on which connection retaining portions the plurality of retaining portions of the placement base are retained, respectively.
Claims20
A keyboard connection configuration comprising:
- a keyboard including
- a plurality of operating keys,
- a placement base in which the plurality of operating keys are disposed, and
- a plurality of retaining portions disposed on at least portions of the placement base of the keyboard other than an outer circumferential portion;
- a casing on which the keyboard is disposed and to which the keyboard is attached in a layered configuration;
- and
- a plurality of connection retaining portions provided on the casing, on which connection retaining portions the plurality of retaining portions of the placement base are retained, respectively.
An electronic device comprising:
- a device main frame portion;
- a display portion supported by the device main frame portion;
- a keyboard including
- a plurality of operating keys,
- a placement base in which the plurality of operating keys are disposed,
- a plurality of retaining portions disposed on at least portions of the placement base of the keyboard other than an outer circumferential portion;
- a casing on which the keyboard is disposed and to which the keyboard is attached;
- and
- a plurality of connection retaining portions provided on the casing, on which connection retaining portions the plurality of retaining portions of the placement base are retained, respectively.
A keyboard connection configuration comprising:
- a keyboard including
- a plurality of operating keys,
- a placement base in which the plurality of operating keys are disposed, and
- means for retaining disposed on at least portions of the placement base of the keyboard other than an outer circumferential portion;
- a casing on which the keyboard is disposed and to which the keyboard is attached in a layered configuration;
- and
- means for connecting the casing to the means for retaining.
An electronic device comprising:
- a device main frame portion;
- a display portion supported by the device main frame portion;
- a keyboard including
- a plurality of operating keys,
- a placement base in which the plurality of operating keys are disposed,
- means for retaining disposed on at least portions of the placement base of the keyboard other than an outer circumferential portion;
- a casing on which the keyboard is disposed and to which the keyboard is attached;
- and means for connecting the casing to the means for retaining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.