Abstract: A portable information device includes: a first chassis member; a second chassis member foldably coupled to the first chassis member; a display provided across an inner surface of the first chassis member and an inner surface of the second chassis member, the display being foldable and a touch panel being stacked on the display; and a sheet member fixed to a back side of the display. The sheet member includes: a first layer portion provided with a plurality of holes at least in a part overlapping a bent portion of the display; and a second layer portion entirely covering the first layer portion, the second layer portion being made up of a conductor that is thinner than the first layer portion and having no hole at least in a location overlapping a wiring region of the touch panel.

Abstract: The portable information device includes: a first chassis member; a second chassis member relatively turnably (i.e., foldably) connected to the first chassis member; a first support plate fastened to the first chassis member; a second support plate that is fastened to the second chassis member and provided adjacent to the first support plate; a display whose back surface is supported by respective front surfaces of the first and second support plates; and an adhesive member that adheres to the front surfaces of the first and second support plates and the back surface of the display and fastens them together. Furthermore, an area that overlaps with at least a folding area includes a weak adhesive section in which an adhesive force of the adhesive member between the first and second support plates and the display is reduced to be lower than the other section.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a first chassis, a second chassis adjacent to the first chassis and connected so as to be pivotable relative to the first chassis, and a stand device. The stand device includes a first and a second stand plate, which are provided on back faces of the first and the second chassis and movable between a housing position along the back face and an upright position in which the first and second stand plates protrudes from the back faces. The first stand plate and the second stand plate are switchable between a separated state, in which their adjacent ends are spaced apart from each other so as to be configured separately, and a connected state, in which their adjacent ends are connected to each other so as to move together between the housing position and the upright position.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a hinge device, a foldable display, and a bezel member. The hinge device has a first base plate fixed to the first chassis, a second base plate fixed to the second chassis, a first link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the first base plate through a first shaft, a second link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the second base plate through a second shaft, and a coupling plate having a first end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the first link arm through a third shaft and a second end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the second link arm through a fourth shaft. The hinge device as a whole is disposed under a display surface, regardless of opening/closing state of the second chassis with respect to the first chassis.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a first transparent plate; a second transparent plate facing the first transparent plate; a display provided between the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate to partially cover the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate; and a transparent member provided between the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate to fill around the display.

Abstract: An electronic component includes: a board body including a connection pad formed in a terminal portion that is a region including at least an edge portion of a first main surface; a first cover layer covering the first main surface so that at least the terminal portion is exposed; and a second cover layer formed on the first main surface so as to surround at least part of the terminal portion. The second cover layer has a shape in a plan view that enables positioning of a fixture. The fixture includes a terminal electrically connectable to the connection pad, and is removably connectable to the board body.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a substrate mounted with an electronic component, an expansion card disposed at an interval from the substrate, a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the substrate and the expansion card, a connector which is provided in the flexible printed circuit and to which a terminal of the expansion card is connected, a cooling unit having a heat transport member thermally connected to the electronic component and a cooling fan cooling the heat transport member, a bracket fixed to the connector, and a chassis housing the substrate, the expansion card, the flexible printed circuit, the connector, the cooling unit, and the bracket, in which the cooling fan is disposed between the substrate and the expansion card and overlaps with the flexible printed circuit in the plan view and the bracket is fixed to the chassis.

Abstract: The portable information device includes: a first chassis member; a second chassis member relatively turnably (i.e., foldably) connected to the first chassis member; a first support plate fastened to the first chassis member; a second support plate that is fastened to the second chassis member and provided adjacent to the first support plate; a display whose back surface is supported by respective front surfaces of the first and second support plates; and an adhesive member that adheres to the front surfaces of the first and second support plates and the back surface of the display and fastens them together. Furthermore, an area that overlaps with at least a folding area includes a weak adhesive section in which an adhesive force of the adhesive member between the first and second support plates and the display is reduced to be lower than the other section.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a hinge device, a foldable display, and a bezel member. The hinge device has a first base plate fixed to the first chassis, a second base plate fixed to the second chassis, a first link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the first base plate through a first shaft, a second link arm having a first end portion rotatably connected to the second base plate through a second shaft, and a coupling plate having a first end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the first link arm through a third shaft and a second end portion rotatably connected to a second end portion of the second link arm through a fourth shaft. The hinge device as a whole is disposed under a display surface, regardless of opening/closing state of the second chassis with respect to the first chassis.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a hinge device rotatably connecting one edge portions of a first chassis and a second chassis, a display, and a cover member covering a side of the hinge device. The hinge device connects the first chassis and the second chassis so as to be foldable from a usage form in which a top surface of the first chassis and a top surface of the second chassis are on substantially the same plane to a storage form in which the top surfaces of the first chassis and the second chassis face each other. The cover member is contained inside the first chassis and the second chassis in the usage form and covers a side of a gap formed by separation of the one edge portions of the first chassis and the second chassis in the storage form.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a first substrate including first connection terminals in an end region on a first surface; and a second substrate including second connection terminals on a first surface, the second connection terminals being disposed at a position corresponding to the first connection terminals. Each of the first connection terminals includes a base and an elastic contact piece extending from the base. The elastic contact piece is elastically deformable in a direction in which the tip end portion thereof approaches and departs with respect to the base. The first connection terminals are electrically connected to the second connection terminals while having the first surface of the first substrate being opposed to the first surface of the second substrate, and the second connection terminals being pressed onto the elastic contact pieces.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a hinge device rotatably connecting one edge portions of a first chassis and a second chassis, a display, and a cover member covering a side of the hinge device. The hinge device connects the first chassis and the second chassis so as to be foldable from a usage form in which a top surface of the first chassis and a top surface of the second chassis are on substantially the same plane to a storage form in which the top surfaces of the first chassis and the second chassis face each other. The cover member is contained inside the first chassis and the second chassis in the usage form and covers a side of a gap formed by separation of the one edge portions of the first chassis and the second chassis in the storage form.

Abstract: A portable information device includes: a first chassis member; a second chassis member foldably coupled to the first chassis member; a display provided across an inner surface of the first chassis member and an inner surface of the second chassis member, the display being foldable and a touch panel being stacked on the display; and a sheet member fixed to a back side of the display. The sheet member includes: a first layer portion provided with a plurality of holes at least in a part overlapping a bent portion of the display; and a second layer portion entirely covering the first layer portion, the second layer portion being made up of a conductor that is thinner than the first layer portion and having no hole at least in a location overlapping a wiring region of the touch panel.

Abstract: A portable information device capable of reducing generation of a level difference or positional deviation on a display is disclosed. The portable information device includes a first frame member and a second frame member that are foldable into a double-folded state by connection of a pair of edge portions disposed adjacent to each other by the hinge mechanism, a first support plate fixed to the first frame member, a second support plate fixed to the second frame member, and a display having a rear surface supported by inner surfaces of the first support plate and the second support plate.

Abstract: A portable information device that can stably support a display is disclosed. The portable information device includes a first chassis member; a second chassis member; a hinge mechanism; a display whose back surface is supported by front surfaces of a first support plate and a second support plate; an alignment part that aligns the front surfaces between one edge of the first support plate and one edge of the second support plate adjacent to each other, in a flat form; a first support part that supports the first support plate relative to the first chassis member; and a second support part that supports the second support plate relative to the second chassis member. At least one of the first support part and the second support part includes a floating part that supports a corresponding support plate relative to a corresponding chassis member in a floating state.

Abstract: The portable information device includes: a display whose back surface is supported on respective front surfaces of first and second support plates; and an adhesive member that adheres to the front surfaces of the first and second support plates and the back surface of the display and fastens them together. In the portable information device, an area that overlaps with at least a folding area includes a weak adhesive section in which an adhesive force of the adhesive member between the first and second support plates and the display is reduced to be lower than the other section or a non-adhesive section that does not adhere to at least either the first and second support plates or the display. The portable information device further includes a magnet provided below the back surface of the display and in a position that overlaps with the folding area. The magnet can attract a magnetic body.

Abstract: A portable information device includes a first support plate fixed to a first chassis member; a second support plate fixed to a second chassis member and provided adjacent to the first support plate; a display whose rear surface is supported by a front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate; and an adhesive member configured to fix the front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate and the rear surface of the display. The adhesive member has a first adhesive layer adhered to the rear surface of the display; and a second adhesive layer adhered to a part of the front surface of the first support plate and the second support plate and including a non-adhesive portion provided in at least a range overlapping with a bending region.

Abstract: A portable information device that can stably support a display is disclosed. The portable information device includes a first chassis member; a second chassis member; a hinge mechanism; a display whose back surface is supported by front surfaces of a first support plate and a second support plate; an alignment part that aligns the front surfaces between one edge of the first support plate and one edge of the second support plate adjacent to each other, in a flat form; a first support part that supports the first support plate relative to the first chassis member; and a second support part that supports the second support plate relative to the second chassis member. At least one of the first support part and the second support part includes a floating part that supports a corresponding support plate relative to a corresponding chassis member in a floating state.

Abstract: A portable information device capable of reducing generation of a level difference or positional deviation on a display is disclosed. The portable information device includes a first frame member and a second frame member that are foldable into a double-folded state by connection of a pair of edge portions disposed adjacent to each other by the hinge mechanism, a first support plate fixed to the first frame member, a second support plate fixed to the second frame member, and a display having a rear surface supported by inner surfaces of the first support plate and the second support plate.