Electronic device having a movable display screen and keyboard
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorCheng-Ying Weng
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a mainframe having a receiving space, two curved slide grooves, and an elongated slide groove. A display screen is slidable along the curved slide grooves between a stored position and a use position. A keyboard includes a side plate connected slidably to the elongated slide groove, and is movable relative to the mainframe between stored and use positions. The spring member biases a movable arm to press against the side plate. The keyboard is pushed by the movable arm to move automatically toward the use or stored position when the keyboard moves a distance relative to the mainframe.
Claims16
An electronic device having a movable display screen and keyboard, comprising:
- a mainframe having a left lateral side and a right lateral side and including
- a top face,
- a receiving space that has an opening formed in a bottom end of said mainframe,
- two curved slide grooves provided respectively on said left and right lateral sides of said mainframe, and
- an elongated slide groove formed in said bottom end of said mainframe and extending in a front-rear direction;
- a display screen disposed on said top face of said mainframe and including a front face, a rear face, and a touch screen provided on said front face, said display screen being slidable along said curved slide grooves between a stored position and a use position;
- a keyboard including a side plate connected slidably to said elongated slide groove, said keyboard being movable relative to said mainframe between a stored position and a use position;
- a movable arm connected pivotally to said mainframe to push said side plate;
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- a spring member biasing said movable arm to move toward and press against said side plate, said keyboard being pushed by said movable arm to move automatically toward said use position or said stored position when said keyboard moves a distance relative to said mainframe.
An electronic device having a movable display screen and keyboard, comprising:
- a mainframe including
- a top face,
- a receiving space that has an opening formed in a bottom end of said mainframe, and
- an elongated slide groove formed in said bottom end of said mainframe and extending in a front-rear direction;
- a display screen connected pivotally to and disposed on said top face of said mainframe, said display screen including a front face, a rear face, and a touch screen provided on said front face;
- a keyboard including a side plate connected slidably to said elongated slide groove, said keyboard being movable relative to said mainframe between a stored position and a use position;
- a movable arm connected pivotally to said mainframe to push said side plate;
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- a spring member biasing said movable arm to move toward and press against said side plate, said keyboard being pushed by said movable arm to move automatically toward said use position or said stored position when said keyboard moves a distance relative to said mainframe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.