Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Haruka Kaneko

Shintaro Tanaka

Yoshiaki Nagamura

Hitoshi Nakatani

Yoshinari Matsuyama

Ryo Yonezawa

Hirofumi Sasaki

Kenichi Shindo

Yoshihiro Kawada

Tetsuya Kawamoto

Takashi Tsukahara

Hiroaki Nishimura

Shinji Goto

Tsuyoshi Nakashima

An electronic device of the present disclosure includes a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge part for connecting the first housing and the second housing. The first housing has a first primary surface at which an input unit is disposed, and a second primary surface opposite to the first primary surface. The second housing has a third primary surface provided with a display unit, and a fourth primary surface opposite to the third primary surface. The hinge part connects the first and second housings so that an angle formed by the first and third primary surfaces is capable of 360 degrees of change. The electronic device has a first configuration in which the first and third primary surfaces face each other to form an angle of substantially 0 degrees, and a second configuration in which the second and fourth primary surfaces face each other and the first and third primary surfaces are substantially parallel. At least one of the housings is shaped so that in the second configuration, a first clearance formed between the second and fourth primary surfaces increases in size in a substantially linear manner in a direction away from the hinge parts.

Electronic device

The present disclosure provides an information terminal which comprises: a casing having a main surface; a touch pad arranged on the main surface; an insulation sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the touch pad; and a conductive sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the insulation sheet member. The conductive sheet member may have a portion which extends toward the outside from an edge portion of the insulation sheet member.

Information terminal provided with structure which prevents erroneous operation of electrostatic inputting device

An electronic deviceincludes: a hinge mechanismconfigured to rotate, on a portion in which a first casingis connected to a second casing, the second casingto allow the electronic deviceto switch from a closed position through an opened position to an inverted position; and exterior componentsandeach configured to rotate with the second casingwhen switching between the opened position and the inverted position is performed, and to switch between a state where the exterior component projects from the back surface of the first casingto be a leg for the electronic devicein the opened position, and a state where the exterior component projects from the top surface of the first casingto be a leg for the electronic devicein the inverted position.

Electric apparatus with support leg

An electronic deviceincludes: a hinge mechanismconfigured to rotate, on a connection portion in which a first casingis connected to a second casing, the second casingto switch the electronic devicefrom a closed position through an opened position to an inverted position, and configured to rotate according to the second casingbeing rotated when switching between the opened position and the inverted position is performed; and a leg componentconfigured to switch, by rotating with the hinge mechanismwhen switching between the opened position and the inverted position is performed, between a state where the leg componentprojects from the back surface of the first casingin the opened position, and a state where the leg componentprojects from the top surface of the first casingin the inverted position.

An electronic deviceincludes a casingconfigured to accommodate electronic components. The casingincludes an outer layer memberformed by a metal and exposed to an outside, and an inner layer memberformed by a metal and spaced from an inner surface of the outer layer member. Conductive projectionsandare each formed between the inner layer memberand the outer layer member, and are each configured to extend like a line on a surface of one of the inner layer memberand the outer layer memberand have a top end that contacts with the other of the inner layer memberand the outer layer member, to electrically connect between the inner layer memberand the outer layer member

An information processing unit of the present invention includes a display panel capable of displaying a video image; and a casing having a rear face panel that covers at least a back side of the display panel, the back side being opposite to a display face of the display panel. In the information processing unit, the rear face panel has an opposed face opposed to the display panel, and the opposed face includes a wall-thinned portion having a small thickness, and a wall-thickened portion that is a part of the wall-thinned portion having a thickness increased in a direction toward the display panel, and the wall-thickened portion is formed continuously from one side to an opposite side of the opposed face, the one side and the opposite side forming a perimeter of the opposed face and being opposite to each other.

Information processing unit

In the electronic device, an inletis provided on a front faceof a first housing. Thus, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the inletbeing blocked by objects. That is, when a user uses a notebook computer in a normal position, his body opposes the front facein many cases. Thus, when the inlet is provided on the front face, the inlet is less likely to be blocked than when it is provided on any other face of the first housing. For this reason, the cooling efficiency within the first housingdoes not drop.

Electronic device with cooling capability

A first coupling membercan be engaged with a first engagement holeand held slidably by a first support member. A second coupling memberof the present embodiment can be engaged with a second engagement holeand held slidably by a second support member. With this configuration, a relative position between a second housingand a protection coverchanges at the time of turning the second housingin a direction indicated by an arrow A or B, which can prevent the protection coverfrom loosening significantly near the hinge portions

Protection cover, electronic device and cover holding structure

An operation unit has an operation surface for accepting an input operation. In a plan view, the operation surface has a rectangular contour including a plurality of sides and a plurality of corner portions. When each point at which extensions of adjacent two of the plural sides cross each other is defined as a virtual intersection, and when an intersection at which respective diagonals linking the virtual intersections cross each other is defined as a virtual center, the contour of the corner portion crosses the diagonal that passes through the virtual intersection and the virtual center, at a point between the virtual intersection in the vicinity of the corner portion and the virtual center. The corner portions is a specific corner portion having an intersection with the diagonal at a position closer to the virtual center than the adjacent two corner portions.

Input device having key tops

An information processing unit of the present invention includes: a housing that incorporates an information processor; a handle arranged on one side surface of the housing; and support members that are arranged on the one side surface of the housing to protrude and support the handle. The support members respectively are arranged continuously from the one side surface to a pair of other side surfaces adjacent to the one side surface in a direction in which the handle is bridged. Each of the support members has a bent portion between the one side surface and each of the other side surfaces. Thus, a stress applied between the first housing and a handle mechanism when, for example, a user carries a notebook PC holding a handle can be dispersed, so that the handle can be fixed to the first housing with improved strength.

Since an information processing unit of the present invention includes a protrusion portion on a back face side of a first casing, it is possible to reduce an impact transmitted to a notebook PC when the notebook PC is placed in an upright position on the surface of a desk. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the notebook PC from being damaged. Furthermore, since the protrusion portion is provided to the back face side of the first casing, it is possible not to allow the notebook PC to stand self-supported in an upright position. Therefore, the notebook PC will not be placed carelessly in an upright position on the surface of a desk or the like; thus, it is possible to prevent the PC from being broken or damaged due to a fall.

In the cover opening and dosing device of the present invention, among clearances between a cover and a first cabinet, a clearanceclosest to protrusions on the first cabinet is made to have a larger width than other clearances. Thus, even when the protrusions are accidentally bumped against the wall or the like and the first cabinet in the vicinity of the protrusions is locally deformed, it is possible to absorb the deformation. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the development of trouble in opening and dosing the cover.

Cover opening and closing device and information processing unit

A drainage structure of the present invention includes a drainage groove, a drain, and a groove portion. Thus, even in the case where a user accidentally spills a liquid such as water on an upper face of a first housing, intrusion of the liquid into a disk drive can be prevented, and damage to the disk drive can be prevented. Moreover, the drain is connected to the groove portion. Thus, a liquid that drains from the drain can be collected in the groove portion. Accordingly, the liquid can be prevented from spreading over a wide area, and adhesion of the liquid to various types of electric components disposed in a back face of the first housing can be prevented.

Drainage structure and information processing unit

A cover opening/closing device of the present invention is formed so that a height of a rib to be in contact with a sealing member asymptotically decreases from a shaft toward an edge of a cover opposite to the shaft. With this configuration, the cover can be closed with only a small load imposed on the cover, whereby the operability in the opening/closing of the cover can be improved. Further, air-tightness of a recessed part provided with a disk drive sealed by the cover can be ensured.

Cover opening/closing device and information processing unit

In a grip device of the present invention, shielding members are placed in the openings of a handle in which arm members are to be arranged, respectively. This can make it difficult for a foreign matter to enter the handle via the openings. The presence of the shielding members can prevent a foreign matter from being caught between the handle and each of the arm members when the handle is moved from the extended position to the retracted position, resulting in a smooth movement of the handle.

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Kyoto, Japan

Haruka Kaneko