公开(公告)号：PH26039A

公开(公告)日：1992-01-29

申请号：PH39131

申请日：1989-08-22

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： NOMURA HYDEO ,  TAKEMOTO MOTOJI

IPC: B41J11/56 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F15/02

Abstract: THE INVENTION RELATES TO AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SUCH AS A TRANSPORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A KEYBOARD WHEREIN THE KEYBOARD CAN BE STORED IN A CASE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN SUCH A MANNER THAT ITS SURFACE MOUNTED WITH KEYS FACES TOWARD THE INSIDE.A PAIR OF LEG MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH HAS A FRONT END ARE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF A KEYBOARD.THE CASE HAS A BOTTOM PROJECTING FORWARD AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE CASE, AND A PAIR OF RECESSES ARE PROVIDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOTTOM.EACH OF RECESSES HAS A RECEIVING SURFACE, ON WHICH THE CURVED SURFACE OF THE FRONT END OF THE LEG MEMBERS CAN SLIDE, AND AN END, WHICH CAN FIT INTO THE RECESS OF THE LEG MEMBER.WHEN THE KEYBOARD IS PIVOTED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION TO A SURFACE ON WHICH THE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS IS POSITIONED,THE RECESS IN THE LEG MEMBER IS FITTED INTO THE END OF THE RECESS IN THE BOTTOM TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED ANGLE FOR THE KEYBOARD.(FIG. 12)