Housing structure and electronic apparatus having the same
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsMasaki Kanayama, Mitsuhiko Kawami, Hisao Morooka
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Abstract
A housing accommodates a circuit board and an electronic component electrically connected to the circuit board, and is used for an electronic apparatus that includes the circuit board and the electronic component. The housing includes a cover that is made by extrusion molding of metal.
Claims9
A housing that accommodates a circuit board, including a processor, mounted with an electronic component electrically connected to the circuit board, and is used for an electronic apparatus that includes the circuit board and the electronic component, said housing comprising:
- a body section that includes the circuit board and the electronic component;
- a display section configured to display information and is foldably connected to the body section;
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- a hinge part configured to enable the display section to be folded over the body section, wherein the body section includes:
- a lower cover and an upper cover that are made of metal;
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- a non-painted middle cover housed between the upper cover and the lower cover, the middle cover being made of resin and mounted with the circuit board, the lower cover, the non-painted middle cover, and the upper cover being piled in a thickness direction of the housing, wherein
- the circuit board mounted on the middle cover becomes exposed and accessible when one of the upper cover and the lower cover is detached from the housing.
An electronic apparatus comprising a circuit board, including a processor, mounted with an electronic component electrically connected to the circuit board, and a housing that accommodates the circuit board and the electronic component, said housing including a body section that includes the circuit board and the electronic component, a display section configured to display information and is foldably connected to the body section, and a hinge part configured to enable the display section to be folded over the body section, wherein the body section includes:
- a lower cover and an upper cover that are made of metal;
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- a non-painted middle cover housed between the upper cover and the lower cover, the middle cover being made of resin and mounted with the circuit board, the lower cover, the non-painted middle cover, and the upper cover being piled in a thickness direction of the housing, the circuit board being mounted on the middle cover so as to be exposed and accessible when one of the upper cover and the lower cover is detached from the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.