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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Masahiko Kyouzuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Kyouzuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus has a first unit having a keyboard and a second unit having a display screen. The second unit is coupled to the first unit through a two-axis coupling section to be opened, closed, and rotated relative to the first unit. A first sensor and a second sensor are disposed on the first unit whereas a first member and a second member are disposed on the second unit. The first member comes near and affects the first sensor in a first closed status in which the second unit is closed to lie on the first unit with the display screen facing the first unit. The second member comes near and affects the second sensor in a second closed status in which the second unit is closed to lie on the first unit with the back of the display screen facing the first unit.