Electrically Connected Through Hinge Means Patents (Class 361/679.28)
  • Publication number: 20110261522
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a mainframe with a keyboard embedded therein, a mounting frame pivotally connected with the mainframe, a display screen mounted in the mounting frame, a lighting source disposed on the mounting frame, and an optical element cooperating with the lighting source and slideably mounted on the mounting frame. Light from the lighting source is projected to different predetermined areas by adjusting positions of the optical element relative to the lighting source. In each of the positions of the optical element, the light from the lighting source is modulated by a corresponding portion of the optical element to be projected to a corresponding predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: YEN-CHUN WANG, AN-CHI WEI, HONG-BIN YANG, MING-YOUNG SHIAO, CHIH-MING LAI
  • Patent number: 8004833
    Abstract: The invention discloses a hinge including a first support, a second support, and a sensor. The first support includes a first electrical connection part. The second support includes a second electrical connection part and a protrusion part, and the protrusion part is insulated from the second electrical connection part. The second support is engaged to the first support, and the second electrical connection part detachably and electrically contacts the first electrical connection part. The sensor is respectively and electrically connected to the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part. When the first support rotates to a specific position relative to the second support, the first support and the protrusion part are detached. Meanwhile, the sensor correspondingly transmits a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Tseng, Chao-Hsien Chan, Shih-Chieh Yang
  • Publication number: 20110194240
    Abstract: A device includes a first section, a second section, a hinge section, an antenna, a radiowave transceiver section, and a waveguide assembly. The hinge section couples the first section to the second section and allows the first section to be pivoted with respect to the second section. The antenna is located within the first section and the radio wave transceiver section is located in the second section. The waveguide assembly provides coupling through at least a portion of the first section, at least a portion of the second section, and the hinge section such that the antenna is electrically coupled to the radio wave transceiver section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER J. HANSEN, LANCE MUCENIEKS, JASON A. TRACHEWSKY
  • Publication number: 20110182019
    Abstract: A display structure of a slip-cover-hinge electronic device, which includes a housing, a display module, two track modules and a flexible-printed-circuit module, is disclosed. The housing has an accommodated cavity formed with a bottom wall, two parallel slots formed respectively at two opposite ends of the bottom wall, and a passageway formed between the two slots and on the bottom wall. The display module is connected within the cavity. Each track module has a track disposed on the opposite ends of the bottom wall and a skid slidably arranged onto the corresponding tracks for gliding in corresponding slots. The flexible-printed-circuit module has at least a flexible-printed-circuit member, which includes an electrical connection portion and a resilient portion flexibly extending from the electrical connection portion. The resilient portion extends out of the passageway of the housing, and the resilient portion is partially self-overlapped to be capable of stretching outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: AMTEK SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Shen Hung, Wang-Tsai Lee
  • Patent number: 7974085
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a main body, a hollow cylindrical shaft, a cover and a flexible circuit element. The shaft defines a first shaft slot and a second shaft slot, the first and second shaft slots aligned apart and extending from a part of the shaft to one end of the shaft along a direction substantially parallel to an axis of the shaft. The cover is pivoted to the main body via the shaft. The flexible circuit element includes a driving portion fixed to the main body, a controlling portion fixed to the cover, and a connecting portion interconnecting the driving portion and the controlling portion. The connecting portion of the flexible circuit element enters the shaft via the first shaft slot, and passes through the second shaft slot to be out of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Zhi-Bin Ouyang
  • Patent number: 7948576
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning a display stack with respect to a housing associated with a portable electronic device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a chassis arrangement suitable for use in aligning a display stack with respect to a housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and a coupling arrangement. The first portion is configured to engage the display stack, and the second portion is configured to enable the display stack to be manipulated when the display stack is engaged by the first portion. The coupling arrangement couples the first portion with the second portion, and is configured to enable the second portion to be detached from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Wei Yao, Erik Wang
  • Patent number: 7940520
    Abstract: A display assembly includes a display bezel. A display is mounted to the display bezel. A display cable is coupled to the display. A display cover is coupled to the display bezel such that the display cover is operable to be decoupled from the display bezel while the display remains mounted to the display bezel and the display cable remains coupled to the display. The display cover may then be removed and personalized or replaced with a personalized display cover quickly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Gurmeet Singh Bhutani
  • Patent number: 7924551
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body; a second body; a hinge pivotally connecting the second body to the first body and defining two fixing holes along the axial direction thereof; two conductive post received in the two fixing holes correspondingly, two first cables disposed in the first body; and two second cables disposed in the second body. A first extending portion and a second extending portion of each of the two conductive post extending out of the hinge. The two first extending portions of the two conductive posts having different length. The two first cables conductively fixed at the first extending portion. The two second cables conductively fixed at an end of each of the second extending portions opposite to the hinge and capable of rotating with respect to the hinge without getting entangled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Song-Ling Yang
  • Publication number: 20110080704
    Abstract: A reusable portable handheld electronic information medium comprises flexible laminated materials, which can be repeatedly bent and straightened out without fracturing. A Crease 70 bordering a left side 10 and a right side 20; a Base 80 is positioned between a front side 30 and a back side 40, and base 80A is positioned between a front side 50 and a back side 60. Side 30 having front displaying elements 32, cooperating with communicating element 34, a memory controller 11, and a transmittal cover 25. Side 40 having back displaying elements 42, cooperating with communicating element 44, memory controller 11, and transmittal cover 26. Side 50 having front displaying elements 52, cooperating with communicating element 54, memory controller 21, and transmittal cover 26. Side 60 having back displaying elements 62, cooperating with communicating element 64, memory controller 11, and transmittal cover 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Jerry Forrester
  • Patent number: 7916463
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes a main housing, a display housing containing a display panel, a hinge section provided between an end part of the main housing and an end part of the display housing and rotatably coupling the display housing to the main housing, a first antenna section, and a second antenna section. The first antenna section is provided in the end part of the display housing and electrically connected to the display panel, and at least a part of the first antenna section is located below the display panel in a state where the display housing is in a raised position relative to the main housing. The second antenna section is provided in the main housing, and is configured to perform wireless communication with the first antenna section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Sohei Aya, Hideyuki Toma, Teruo Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 7907171
    Abstract: A notebook information processor includes a lid including an image photographing unit and a display, and a main body, wherein the control unit includes a live view displaying unit that displays a live view obtained by photographing at least a portion of the main body within a photographing area of the image photographing unit on the display, a rectangle detecting unit that detects a rectangle for calculating a projective transformation parameter from the live view, a projective transformation parameter calculating unit that calculates the projective transformation parameter from a coordinate of the rectangle, and a still image obtaining unit that performs a projective transformation on the live view so as to obtain a live view photographed from a front direction, using the projective transformation parameter, obtains a still image from the live view after the projective transformation, and stores the still image in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyamoto, Nobuhisa Yamazaki, Jiyun Du, Masanari Takabatake
  • Patent number: 7898815
    Abstract: A board fixing member has a first board supporting face and a second board supporting face both of which are adjacent to each other with an angle. A flexible board is fixed in a state in which the flexible board is supported by both the first and second board supporting faces of the board fixing member. The flexible board includes a first reinforcement plate at a first portion supported by the first board supporting face and a second reinforcement plate at a second portion supported by the second board supporting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kaigo Tanaka, Katsuichi Goto
  • Publication number: 20110026212
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable display device. The display device comprises at least two panel housings for receiving display elements, respectively, means for foldable connecting the panel housings, a connection cable for connecting the circuits of the display elements provided at the panel housings and a cover for covering the connection cable not to be exposed. Accordingly, the flexible and weak connection cable may be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Si-Han KIM
  • Publication number: 20110019353
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers the electronic component housed in the electronic component housing section that is movable between a locked position in which its attachment is not allowed and an unlocked position in which its attachment is allowed. The electronic-component housing section cover is prohibited from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is housed in the battery housing section and is allowed to move from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is removed from the battery housing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Kaigo TANAKA
  • Patent number: 7876554
    Abstract: A notebook computer includes a host, a supporting frame and a display portion. The supporting frame is pivotally connected with the host and comprising a sliding slot. The display portion has a sliding member, which is pivotally connected with the supporting frame and slidably connected with the sliding slot, wherein the sliding member comprises a through hole. The signal cable is led through the through hole and extended within the supporting frame to electrically couple the display portion and the host. The signal cable comprises a bendable section. The signal cable is moved substantially along a plane by adjusting a bent angle of the bendable section when the display portion is slid along the sliding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mei-Fang Chou, Lung-Fei Chiang, Pao-Tung Weng
  • Patent number: 7855879
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable display device. The display device comprises at least two panel housings for receiving display elements, respectively, means for foldable connecting the panel housings, a connection cable for connecting the circuits of the display elements provided at the panel housings and a cover for covering the connection cable not to be exposed. Accordingly, the flexible and weak connection cable may be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Inventor: Si-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 7848094
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body, a lid body, a hinge, a notch, and a cable. The main body includes a connecting side where the lid body is pivotally mounted to the main body. The hinge is disposed on the connecting side for mounting the lid body to the main body, and includes a fixing frame mounted to one of the main body and the lid body and a pivot member mounted to the other of the main body and the lid body. The notch is defined on one side of the pivot member. The cable extends along the notch and transmits electrical signals between the main body and the lid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: He-Li Wang, Hong Li, Ting Zhang, Ting-Ting Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100265648
    Abstract: An information processing device, includes: a display means including a receiving surface for receiving data transmitted by wireless communication; and a supporting means including a transmitting surface for transmitting the data by the wireless communication and supporting the display means, wherein the supporting means supports the display means in a position in which the wireless communication can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 7817142
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 10 includes a lower housing 11, an upper housing 21, a lower LCD 12, an outer camera, a plurality of buttons 14A to 14E, and a touch panel 13. The lower housing 11 has a horizontally long shape. The upper housing 21 has a horizontally long shape, and a long side of the upper housing 21 is connected to an upper long side of the lower housing 11 such that the lower housing 11 and the upper housing 21 are foldable. The lower LCD 12 has a display screen which is provided in an inner surface of the lower housing 11. The outer camera is provided in an outer surface of the upper housing 21, and located at an end of the outer surface of the upper housing 21 which is opposite to a connection portion where the upper housing 21 is connected to the lower housing 11. The plurality of buttons 14A to 14E are provided on an inner surface of the lower housing 11 and on both sides of the display screen in a horizontal direction of the lower housing 11. The touch panel 13 is provided on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kuwahara, Kuzunori Koshiishi, Yui Ehara
  • Patent number: 7787242
    Abstract: A display support apparatus includes a stabilizing member defining a cable passageway, a rotational coupling member coupled to the stabilizing member, and a plurality of supporting arms coupled to the stabilizing member, at least one supporting arm defining a cable-routing channel, whereby the stabilizing member rigidly maintains the plurality of supporting arms in a substantially parallel orientation relative to each other. The display support apparatus may be rotatably coupled to a chassis base and a display may be rotatably coupled to the support arms to provide rigid support for the display on the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Schwager, Kevin L. Kamphuis
  • Patent number: 7766297
    Abstract: A rotatable mechanism includes a U-shaped holding seat having left and right arm, a spring unit having a limiting stem received in a reception space defined between the right arm and a protection sheath extending from the left arm toward the right arm, a control shaft extending from the left arm toward the right arm and a torsion spring sleeved the control shaft to provide a torque, and a U-shaped holding frame fastened securely to the control shaft simultaneous rotation of the holding frame together with the spring unit with respect to the holding seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Ting-Hui Chih
  • Patent number: 7750993
    Abstract: A display device using an external light, includes: a main body including a light source; at least one auxiliary light source; and a display unit. The display unit includes a first end hinged with the main body such that the display unit can be opened and closed. The display unit also includes a transmissive display panel which forms an image. When the display unit is open, external light is incident onto the display panel and light from the at least one auxiliary light source is selectively supplied to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong-wook Kim, Young-chol Lee, Yoon-cheol Shin
  • Patent number: 7733638
    Abstract: A hinge member that couples a display unit to a main unit in an openable and closable manner is fixed to the display unit by a hinge fastening section of the hinge member. A panel attachment member having a panel fastening section fastened to the side of a display panel of the display unit is fixed to the display panel independently of the hinge fastening section. A tongue piece of the panel fastening section overlaps and contacts the hinge fastening section from the front surface side of a display screen of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kaigo Tanaka, Sonomasa Kobayashi, Yuichi Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20100128426
    Abstract: The invention discloses a flip type portable electronic device which includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes a hinged end. The cover includes an assembling end that hinged with the hinged end of the main body. The assembling end of the cover defines a notch allowing for deformation of the assembling end. The flip type potable electronic device has simple structure and is easy to be assembled and detached that enhances the assembling efficiency and lowers the maintenance cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: WEI-JEN LAI
  • Patent number: 7719827
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first unit and a second unit connected via a hinge member. The second unit has, at a lower end, a rod section having a cylindrical shape and extending laterally. The rod section has a notch portion formed by making a cut in the cylindrical shape at a position corresponding to a fixed section of the hinge member. The first unit includes: a first cover that includes a plate portion forming a part of a top surface of the first unit, and a rising portion having an arc shape fitted to a cylindrical contour of the rod section and covering a first space of the notch portion; and a second cover that has an arc shape fitted to the cylindrical contour of the rod section and covers a second space of the notch portion while covering the notch portion in combination with the rising portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Daisuke Mihara, Ikki Tatsukami, Masahiko Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20100073859
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for aligning a display stack with respect to a housing associated with a portable electronic device are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a chassis arrangement suitable for use in aligning a display stack with respect to a housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and a coupling arrangement. The first portion is configured to engage the display stack, and the second portion is configured to enable the display stack to be manipulated when the display stack is engaged by the first portion. The coupling arrangement couples the first portion with the second portion, and is configured to enable the second portion to be detached from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Wei Yao, Erik Wang
  • Patent number: 7682170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable wiring structure of an electronic apparatus that has such a movable unit as an opening/closing unit and a rotary unit. The cable wiring structure is provided to suppress the wearing of a cable to improve the durability of the cable, and to offer other advantages. The cable wiring structure applies to an electronic apparatus having movable units (hinge mechanism, rotation mechanism). The cable according to the structure has an extra length portion, which gives the cable a length necessary for the cable, for example, to pass through the movable units, and which is housed in a cable housing unit. The cable housing unit is formed on the electronic apparatus, where the cable housing unit arranges the extra length portion in a sinuous form and allows a shift in the extra length portion caused by a move of the movable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Hori, Tomoyuki Nagamine, Shigeru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100067186
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes a main housing, a display housing containing a display panel, a hinge section provided between an end part of the main housing and an end part of the display housing and rotatably coupling the display housing to the main housing, a first antenna section, and a second antenna section. The first antenna section is provided in the end part of the display housing and electrically connected to the display panel, and at least a part of the first antenna section is located below the display panel in a state where the display housing is in a raised position relative to the main housing. The second antenna section is provided in the main housing, and is configured to perform wireless communication with the first antenna section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sohei AYA, Hideyuki TOMA, Teruo KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20100033916
    Abstract: A portable information handling system (IHS) is disclosed wherein the system includes a cover, a primary display disposed on the cover and an auxiliary display coupled to the cover, wherein the auxiliary display is movable between a viewable position and a closed position. The system also includes a switch coupled to the auxiliary display, wherein the switch is adapted to place the auxiliary display in an operational state in the open position and in a non-operational state in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: David W. Douglas, Shree Dandekar, Kevin Blane Enders
  • Patent number: 7652877
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first part, a second part, and a rotating holding part configured to rotatably hold the second part to the first part, wherein, in addition to a closed state in which the first part and the second part are placed upon one another and an opened state in which the second part is apart from the first part so that both first and second parts are opened, an intermediate state is provided in which respective opposite faces of the first and second parts are apart by a predetermined space and thereby radiation is available, and a lifting mechanism is provided to cause an end of the second part to be apart from a corresponding end of the first part in the rotating holding part so that the opposite faces of both parts are apart by the predetermined space and thus the intermediate state is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Masatoshi Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 7639224
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD capable of adaptively selecting a gamma curve based on a viewing angle. The LCD includes: a viewing angle detector for detecting the viewing angle of an LCD panel to generate information about the viewing angle, and a gamma curve determiner for selecting a gamma curve corresponding to the information of the viewing angle and controlling the gray level with a gamma voltage value defined by the selected gamma curve. The viewing angle detector has a driving voltage generator and a voltage divider. The driving voltage generator outputs a gate-on/off voltage and an analog driving voltage based on an externally input power, and the voltage divider drops the level of the gate-on voltage to generate a first voltage. A viewing angle generator outputs information about the viewing angle based on the analog driving voltage and the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Hwan Moon
  • Publication number: 20090316348
    Abstract: The invention discloses a hinge including a first support, a second support, and a sensor. The first support includes a first electrical connection part. The second support includes a second electrical connection part and a protrusion part, and the protrusion part is insulated from the second electrical connection part. The second support is engaged to the first support, and the second electrical connection part detachably and electrically contacts the first electrical connection part. The sensor is respectively and electrically connected to the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part. When the first support rotates to a specific position relative to the second support, the first support and the protrusion part are detached. Meanwhile, the sensor correspondingly transmits a signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Chen Tseng, Chao-Hsien Chan, Shih-Chieh Yang
  • Publication number: 20090295741
    Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus includes a display module and a touch panel. The display module includes a body, at least a first positioning element, and at least a second positioning element. The body has a display surface and a bottom surface opposite to the display surface. The first positioning element and the second positioning element are connected to the body. The first positioning element is disposed on a first side of the body and the second positioning element is disposed on a second side of the body that is adjacent to the first side. The first positioning element and the second positioning element protrude from the display surface in a direction away from the bottom surface. The touch panel is disposed on the display surface of the body, and edges of the touch panel abut against the first positioning element and the second positioning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chi-Cheng Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090296337
    Abstract: A notebook computer includes a host, a supporting frame and a display portion. The supporting frame is pivotally connected with the host and comprising a sliding slot. The display portion has a sliding member, which is pivotally connected with the supporting frame and slidably connected with the sliding slot, wherein the sliding member comprises a through hole. The signal cable is led through the through hole and extended within the supporting frame to electrically couple the display portion and the host. The signal cable comprises a bendable section. The signal cable is moved substantially along a plane by adjusting a bent angle of the bendable section when the display portion is slid along the sliding slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mei-Fang Chou, Lung-Fei Chiang, Pao-Iung Weng
  • Patent number: 7619879
    Abstract: In a convertible notebook/tablet computer with a dual-swivel hinge, an arrangement for communicating to a user a preferred rotational direction for pivoting about a z-axis, entirely without wiring or lights and in a manner such that at most only one rotational direction is communicated at a time. Preferably, this is accomplished via one or more windows, disposed on a surface of the hinge, that permit an arrow to be visible in accordance with a preferred rotational direction that a user needs to pivot the monitor/lid with respect to the keyboard based on the rotational direction originally traversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Aoyama, Yasunori Maezawa, Nariaki Mieki, Shigeki Mori, Aaron M. Stewart
  • Patent number: 7599178
    Abstract: A connection assembly, which is suitable to connect a first body of a portable electronic apparatus with a second body thereof, is provided. The connection assembly includes a positioning unit, first electrical connectors and a second electrical connector. The positioning unit is rotatably connected to the first body and removably connected to the second body. The first electrical connectors are connected to the positioning unit, and the second electrical connector is connected to the second body so as to connect to one of the first electrical connectors. Therefore, the connection assembly occupies only a little area of surfaces of the two bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Yi Huang, Po-An Lin, Kang-Yeh Yu
  • Patent number: 7580251
    Abstract: An electronic equipment including an electronic device, a power supply unit and a supporting structure is provided. The electronic device includes a casing. The power supply unit is physically independent to the electronic device and electrically connects with the electronic device to supply power to the electronic device. The supporting structure is assembled to the electronic device and supports the power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Si-Shung Lee, Hung-Feng Tai, Szu-Cheng Wen