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US 9,176,525 B2Granted
Electronic apparatus
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYuji Nakajima
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display module, a pair of arm portions configured to couple a first axis and a second axis and including an elbow portion at a predetermined point, each of the arm portions being rotatable about the first axis between a first position in which the second axis is positioned in the vicinity of a first end portion and a second position in which the second axis is positioned in the vicinity of a second end portion, and a component provided in the vicinity of a first side surface of the main body in a position bypassed by the elbow portion when the arm portion is in the second position.
Claims15
An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a main body comprising a first housing and a pair of first axes, the first housing comprising a first end portion on a back side, a second end portion on a front side, and a pair of first side surfaces continuous with the first end portion and the second end portion, each of the first axes being at a midpoint in a longitudinal direction in the vicinity of one of the first side surfaces;
- a display comprising a second housing, a pair of second axes, and a screen, the second housing comprising a pair of second side surfaces and an end portion on a side closer to the main body, each of the second axes being in the vicinity of the end portion on the side closer to the main body in the vicinity of one of the second side surfaces;
- a pair of arm portions configured to couple the first axis and the second axis and comprising an elbow portion at a first point, each of the arm portions being rotatable about the first axis between a first position in which the second axis is in the vicinity of the first end portion and a second position in which the second axis is in the vicinity of the second end portion;
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- a component in the vicinity of the first side surface of the main body in a position bypassed by the elbow portion when the arm portion is in the second position,
- wherein the display is configured, when the arm portions are rotated to be in the first position, to rotate about the second axes selectively between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the closed configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face the main body, the open configuration in which the screen rises up from the first end portion of the main body, and
- the display is configured, when the arm portions are rotated to be in the second position, to rotate about the second axes selectively between a first tablet configuration and a second tablet configuration, the first tablet configuration in which the screen rises up from the second end portion of the main body, the second tablet configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face in a direction opposite to a direction of the main body.
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An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a main body comprising a first housing and a pair of first axes, the first housing comprising a first end portion on a back side, a second end portion on a front side, and a pair of first side surfaces continuous with the first end portion and the second end portion, the pair of first axes being at a midpoint in a longitudinal direction in the vicinity of the first side surface;
- a display comprising a second housing, a pair of second axes, and a screen, the second housing comprising a pair of second side surfaces and an end portion on a side closer to the main body, the pair of second axes being in the vicinity of an end portion on the side closer to the main body in the vicinity of the second side surface;
- a pair of arm portions, each of which is configured to couple the first axis and the second axis, comprising an elbow portion at a first point, and being rotatable about the first axis between a first position in which the second axis is in the vicinity of the first end portion and a second position in which the second axis is in the vicinity of the second end portion;
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- a component in the vicinity of the first side surface of the main body in a position bypassed by the elbow portion when the arm portion is in the first position,
- wherein the display is configured, when the arm portions are rotated to be in the first position, to rotate about the second axes selectively between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the closed configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face the main body, the open configuration in which the screen rises up from the first end portion of the main body, and
- the display is configured, when the arm portions are rotated to be in the second position, to rotate about the second axes selectively between a first tablet configuration and a second tablet configuration, the first tablet configuration in which the screen rises up from the second end portion of the main body, the second tablet configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face in a direction opposite to a direction of the main body.
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An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a main body comprising a first axis at a midpoint in a longitudinal direction;
- a display comprising a second axis and a screen, the second axis is in the vicinity of an end portion on a side closer to the main body;
- an arm portion which couples the first axis and the second axis, comprises an elbow portion at a first point, and is rotatable about the first axis;
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- a component is in the main body in a position bypassed by the elbow portion,
- wherein the display is configured, when the arm portion is rotated to be in a first position, to rotate about the second axis selectively between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the closed configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face the main body, the open configuration in which the screen rises up from the first end portion of the main body, and
- the display is configured, when the arm portion is rotated to be in a second position, to rotate about the second axis selectively between a first tablet configuration and a second tablet configuration, the first tablet configuration in which the screen rises up from the second end portion of the main body, the second tablet configuration in which the screen is overlaid on the main body to face outward from the main body.
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