Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device including a rotation unit
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备包括旋转单元
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Application No.: US12256764Application Date: 2008-10-23
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Publication No.: US07791869B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Tsutomu Takeya
- Applicant: Tsutomu Takeya
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2007-003734 20070111; WOPCT/JP2008/050104 20080109
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract:
A rotation unit is supported to a device main body unit so as to rotate about a rotation supporting point. The rotation unit is rotated from a closure posture close to the device main body unit until a rotation limit position at 180 degrees. A magnet is fixed to the rotation unit at a position away from the rotation supporting point, and the device main body unit is provided with a detector capable of distinctly detect magnetic fields in two directions. When the rotation unit is rotated from the closure posture at a predetermined angle, a first open detection output is obtained form the detector and a display unit provided to the rotation unit is turned ON. The rotation unit is further rotated and when a second open detection output is obtained from the detector, the display content of the display unit is switched to be turned upside down.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090052123A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A ROTATION UNIT Public/Granted day:2009-02-26
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