Claims
- 1. A unitary type electronic calculator comprising a multi-digit display section and a key board mounted on one surface of an insulative substrate, a driving circuit for said display section and an operation circuit operated by said key board mounted on said surface of said insulative substrate and printed wire means on only said one surface of said substrate for operatively interconnecting the elements mounted on said surface to operate as a calculator having a physical thickness no greater than the combined thickness of said substrate and the thickest one of said elements.
- 2. A calculator accordingly to claim 1 in which said substrate is a material which transmits visible light and said display section is a liquid crystal display formed as a transparent overlay on one end of said substrate so that said display section receives transmitted visible light passing through said substrate.
- 3. The calculator of claim 2 wherein said transparent overlay is the viewing surface for observing the digits of said liquid crystal display.
- 4. The calculator of claim 3 and including a fitted case for receiving said substrate with the elements on said one surface enclosed within said case except for said viewing surface, said case having an aperture located to correspond with said viewing surface.
- 5. A calculator according to claim 1 including a fitted case for receiving said substrate with the keys of said keyboard accessible at the top of said case, said substrate forming the bottom surface to close said case.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
47-93856 |
Aug 1972 |
JPX |
|
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 386,772 filed Aug. 8, 1973, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Continuation in Parts (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
386772 |
Aug 1973 |
|