computer
abstract
The invention provides a computer, which comprises a processor component with a top surface and a bottom surface. A keyboard portion having a key side and a back side is pivotally connected to the processor portion. The computer of the present invention includes a display portion having a screen side and a back side. In some embodiments, the display portion is pivotally connected to the processor portion. In other embodiments, the display portion is pivotally connected to the keyboard portion. The keyboard component is configured to abut against the processor component in the closed position, with the key side of the keyboard component facing away from the top side of the processor component. The display part is configured to lean against and cover the keyboard part in the closed position, and the screen side of the display part faces the key side of the keyboard part. The display part is movable from a closed position to a first open position, in which the keyboard part is held against the processor part and the key side of the keyboard part is exposed. The keyboard portion and the display portion are movable to a second open position, in which the display portion abuts against the processor portion and the display portion abuts against the processor portion.
Inventor:
Blake; Bobby A. (Austin, Texas), Garcia; Francisco (Texas Manor), Nevares; David (Austin, Texas), Velard; Deborah (Beaverton, or), Villarreal; Max A (Austin, Texas)
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, new york)
Family ID:
40474075
Application number:
1 1/93 1,792
Archive:
20071October 3 1 day
Current American class: 361/679.55; 248/9 17; 3 12/223. 1
Current CPC category: G06f11616 (2013010/); G06F 1/ 1662(20 130 10 1)
Current international class: G06f116 (20060101); A47B 8 1/00(20060 10 1)
Search field:; 36 1/679-686,724-727 ; 3 12/223. 1,223.2 ; 248/9 17-924 ; 345/ 156, 168
References cited in American patent documents
5539615 July 1996 Seller
55946 19 1 month 1997 Miyagawa et al
6522529 February 2003 Huilgol et al.
2002 10 Mustoe
Examiner: Gandhi; Jeplaka
Assistant examiner: Desai; Nidi
Lawyer, agent or firm: Bennett; Steven L. Tommy Tam & Judel ·LLP
ask
What is claimed is:
1. A computer includes a processor portion including a top side and a bottom side; A keyboard component pivotally connected to the processor component, the keyboard component including a key side and a back side, the keyboard component being configured to rest against the processor component in a closed position, and the back side of the keyboard component being in contact with a top side of the processor component; And a display portion pivotally connected to one of the processor portion or the keyboard portion, the display portion including a screen side and a back face, the display portion being configured to lean against and cover the keyboard portion in the closed position, wherein the screen side of the screen portion faces the key side of the keyboard portion; The display part can move from the closed position to the first open position, wherein the display part pivots away from the processor part to expose the screen side of the display part and the key side of the keyboard, and the back of the keyboard part is in contact with the top of the processor part; And, the display part and the keyboard part are movable from the first open position to the second open position, wherein the display part is pivoted to abut against the top side of the processor part, the screen side faces the top side of the processor part, and the keyboard part is pivoted to abut against the display part, and the back side of the keyboard part is in contact with the back side of the display part.
2. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the processor part.
3. The computer according to claim 1, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the keyboard part.
4. A computer comprising: a processor portion including a top side and a bottom side; A keyboard component movably positioned relative to the processor component, the keyboard component including a key side and a back side, the keyboard component being configured to abut against the processor component, and the back side of the keyboard component at least partially contacts the top side of the processor component in a closed position; And a display portion movably positioned relative to the processor portion and the keyboard portion, the display portion including a screen side and a back surface, the display portion being configured to cover the keyboard portion, and in the closed position, the screen side faces the key side; The display part and the keyboard part are movable to an open position, wherein the display part abuts against the processor part, the screen side of the display part faces the top side of the processor part, and wherein the keyboard part abuts against the display part, and the back side of the keyboard part contacts with the back side of the display part; The keyboard part and the display part can be moved to another open position, wherein the display part pivots away from the processor part to expose the screen side of the display part and the key side of the keyboard, and the back of the keyboard part is in contact with the top side of the processor part.
5. The computer of claim 4, wherein the keyboard part is pivotally connected to the processor part.
6. The computer of claim 5, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the processor part.
7. The computer of claim 5, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the keyboard part.
8. A computer, comprising: a processor portion including a top side and a bottom side; A keyboard portion pivotally connected to the processor portion, the keyboard portion including a key side and a back side; And a display portion pivotally connected to one of the processor portion or the keyboard portion, the display portion including a screen side and a back side; Wherein the processor component, the keyboard component and the display component are configured in a closed position, wherein the keyboard component is located at the top of the processor component, the back of the keyboard component is in contact with the top surface of the processor component, and wherein the display component is located at the top of the processor component and the keyboard component, and the screen surface of the display component faces the key surface of the keyboard component; Wherein the processor part, the keyboard part and the display part are further configured in a first open position, wherein the display part pivots away from the processor part and the keyboard part, and wherein the keyboard part is located at the top of the processor part, and the back surface of the keyboard part is in contact with the top surface of the processor part; And wherein the processor part, the keyboard part and the display part are further configured in a second open position, wherein the display part is located at the top of the processor part and contacts with the top side of the processor part, the screen of the display part faces the top side of the processor part, and wherein the keyboard part is located at the top of the display part and the processor part, and the back of the keyboard part contacts with the back side of the display part.
9. The computer of claim 8, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the processor part.
10. The computer according to claim 8, wherein the display part is pivotally connected to the keyboard part. describe