Electronic apparatus

Abstract

An electronic apparatus has two housings. One of the housings serves as a first housing and has a guide channel that vertically guides a vertically extending cable. The first housing also has a wing that covers a side of the guide channel except a vertically extending slit.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a display unit in open position;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the display unit in closed position;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of a main unit of a notebook PC, where a touchpad is disposed;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of elements (A) through (D) shown in FIG. 3, as viewed from back;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a stylus is in contact with the touchpad;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between a digitizer and the touchpad in terms of control;

FIG. 7 is another diagram showing the relationship between the digitizer and the touchpad in terms of control;

FIG. 8 is another diagram showing the relationship between the digitizer and the touchpad in terms of control;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process for avoiding a conflict between detection by the digitizer and detection by the touchpad;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a corner of the rear end surface of the main unit, which corner is in the hinge section side;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a support fitting;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the same portion shown in FIG. 10 with the support fitting being removed;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the same portion shown in FIG. 10 with the support fitting being attached thereto, as viewed obliquely from above;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing one corner of the right flank of the main unit, which corner is in the hinge section side and is also shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a support fitting;

FIG. 16 is a plan view of the same portion shown in FIG. 14 with the support fitting shown in FIG. 15 being removed;

FIG. 17 is a plan view of the same portion shown in FIGS. 14 and 16 with the support fitting being attached thereto;

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a part of the bottom surface of the main unit;

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an inner surface of a lid provided on the bottom surface;

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the same portion shown in FIG. 18 with the lid being removed;

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a hard disk assembly;

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the hard disk assembly, in which a hard disk drive and a support fitting are separately shown;

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the inside of a portion for accommodating the hard disk assembly with the lid being removed and the hard disk assembly being shifted to be removed;

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a corner of the rear end surface of the main unit, which corner is in the hinge section side, as viewed from the bottom of the main unit;

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a lid shown in FIG. 24 alone;

FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram showing an inside structure with the lid shown in FIG. 24 being removed; and

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an inner surface of the display unit to which the rear surface of a display screen faces, with the display screen being removed.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus having two housings connected to each other via a hinge section and openable/closable with respect to each other, the apparatus comprising: a cable that links insides of the respective two housings while running outside the hinge section,wherein one of the two housings serves as a first housing and has a guide channel that vertically extends to vertically guide the cable and a wing that covers a side of the guide channel except a vertically extending slit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slit has a width equal to a diameter of the cable.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cable laterally extends in the other of the two housings serving as a second housing and forms a curve by being received and guided by the guide channel, and the wing covers a portion of the side of the guide channel, the portion being formed outside the curve of the cable, while the slit is formed inside the curve of the cable.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an outer surface that defines a peripheral area of the guide channel formed in the first housing and is sunk at a depth lower than a surface around the peripheral area; anda lid that covers the peripheral area and has a thickness equal to the depth.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a connector disposed at a position adjacent to the guide channel within the peripheral portion and adapted to transfer signals to and from an external element, wherein the lid has an opening in a position corresponding to the connector.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first housing has a circuit board therein and a bottom facing a desktop when the electronic apparatus is placed on the desktop, and the cable is connected to a connector of a circuit mounted on a surface of the circuit board, the surface being in the bottom side.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first housing is a housing of a main unit having an electronic circuit incorporated therein, the other of the two housings serving as a second housing is a housing of a display unit and has an antenna for wireless communication incorporated therein, and the cable links the antenna to the electronic circuit of the main unit.

8. An electronic apparatus having first and second housings that are openable/closable with respect to each other via a hinge section, the apparatus comprising: a cable that links electrical components inside of the respective first and second housings by being connected between the first and second housings, while running outside the hinge section,wherein the first housing has a first surface and a second surface, and a guide channel that extends between the first and second surfaces and recieves the cable therein.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the guide channel has a wing that covers the guide channel except for a slit, through which the cable enters the guide channel.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the slit has a width equal to a diameter of the cable.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein when the cable is in the guide channel, the cable is substantially covered by the wing, and spaced from the slit.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: a peripheral area of the guide channel formed in the first housing; anda lid that covers the peripheral area.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein one of the electrical components is a circuit board in the first housing, and the cable is connected to the circuit board.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first housing is a housing of a main unit having, as one of the elctronic components, an electronic circuit incorporated therein, and the second housing is a housing of a display unit and that has an antenna for wireless communication incorporated therein, and the cable links the antenna to the electronic circuit of the main unit.