Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1996-07-18
1998-03-31
Phillips, Michael W.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
400682, G06F 116, B41J 1156, H05K 502
Patent
active
057345481
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a portable computer having a separable keyboard which includes a base housing, a keyboard spread over the base housing, and a lid that can be folded over the base housing. The keyboard is separated into two sections and a corner of each keyboard section is hinged with the base housing. By a keyboard spring, the two keyboard sections are biased to be rotated together. After the opening of the lid, a user may manually rotate the keyboard halves apart to one of several discrete angles. When the user is finished working on the computer, the user may close the lid. As the user doses the lid, the separated keyboard halves are automatically rejoined without any additional effort by the user. In the corners of the keyboard sections, opposite to the right and left of the corner in which the hinge portion is formed, are formed a plurality of lever grooves which allow the keyboard sections to be maintained in a spread-apart state. In the upper part of the base housing, levers are formed that catch the lever grooves. When the user has completed working on the computer, the lid is closed, causing the levers become removed from the grooves, releasing the keyboard sections from their spread-apart states, and allowing the keyboard sections to rotate back together to a closed position.
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Phillips Michael W.
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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