JPH03217959A - Portable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding the structure of a portable electronic device, it is possible to provide as wide a display surface as possible within the size constraints of a portable device, and the device can be opened and closed in the same way as a notebook or the like. The purpose of this is a portable electronic device that has a display screen that spans both the left and right sides of a two-page spread when in use, and has a structure that allows it to be used in the same manner as the left and right sides.
The display section is a sheet-like member having two display surfaces. Both display surfaces are in close contact with each other at the folded portion, and each display surface of the display section is aligned with each side of the two-page spread of both the plate-like members that are locked on the main body section.
The bending portion allows the main body portion to be integrally attached to the main body portion so as to be openable and closable.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a structure of a portable electronic device, particularly an electronic device having a shape similar to a notebook or the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of a portable electronic device, in which the plate-like members 1 and 2, which are about the size of an A6 paper size shown in FIG. 3(a), are connected so that they can be opened and closed. With the structure (b
), and when in use, when opened as shown in (a), the left page of the spread has display screen 3 of a liquid crystal display device and a so-called IC card, for example, attached to it for use. There is an IC card window 4, and a flat operation key group 5 is attached to the right page. Both plate-like members 1 and 2 house necessary electronic circuits and batteries for operation in connection with a display surface 3, a group of operation keys 5, an IC card, and the like.

Moreover, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a so-called laptop-type portable electronic device, which is larger than the example in FIG. It closes in a box-like shape like a bag, and when in use, the lid member 10 with a display surface is closed (
By opening as shown in a), the display surface 11 and the keyboard 12 appear in an operable state, and are operated by placing them on the lap of an operator sitting on a chair or placing them on a desk.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

2. Description of the Related Art Portable electronic devices such as personal computers that use a display device such as a liquid crystal display as a main output device are desired to have a sufficiently wide display surface. Additionally, the traditional portable electronic device format is unfamiliar to many operators who are accustomed to using paper documents in the form of traditional notebooks.

The present invention can have as wide a display surface as possible within the size constraints of a portable device, and can be used in the same way as a notebook. The object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device structured so that it can be used in a similar manner.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is an outline diagram of an electronic device showing the configuration of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, it has a main body part 20 and a display part 21, and the main body part 20 has two plate-like members 22 and 23, and both plate-like members 22 and 23 are locked to each other so as to be openable and closable. Further, the display section 2l is a sheet-like member that houses a necessary electronic circuit,
It has two display surfaces 24 and 25, both display surfaces 24 and 25 are brought into close contact with each other at a bending portion 26, and each display surface 24 of the display section 2l,
25 indicates both the plate-like members 22, 2 to which the main body portion 20 is locked.
It is attached to each side of the two-page spread of No. 3 so as to be able to be opened and closed integrally with the main body part 20 by a bending part 26.

[For production]

With this portable electronic device G, it is possible to display almost the entire width of a double-page spread on the main body, which is the size of a double-page spread of an A4 notebook, for example, and it is easy to use and can be used with the feeling of a conventional paper notebook. It becomes possible to create electronic devices.

〔Example〕

The display section 21 in FIG.
If the two liquid crystal displays 4 and 25 are arranged close to each other so as to be substantially continuous at the folded part 26, and if necessary, the display part 21 is embedded in the main body part 20 and closed when carried.
As shown in FIG. 2, the display section 21 is completely housed in the main body section 20.

FIG. 3(a) is a diagram showing a two-page spread of an embodiment of the present invention, in which an electromagnetic induction type or pressure-sensitive input tablet is superimposed on a liquid crystal display 30, and an input means in place of keys etc. provide. Also, the main body has a power switch 31,
IC card insertion slot 32, so-called CD-ROM (compact disk for read-only memory) insertion slot 3
3. A headphone terminal 34 is provided, and the output electronic device can be used to extract various information including, for example, audio, music, images, etc. in addition to text.

FIG. 3(b) shows another embodiment in which the input means is provided in an area separate from the display surface, in which the liquid crystal display 40 is an area exclusively for display output, and the input means 41 for input only,
42 are provided. As the input means 41 and 42, input tablets similar to those described above can be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, an electronic device can have as wide a display surface as possible within the size constraints of a portable device, and can be used in the same way as a notebook or the like. When in use, it has a display screen that spans both the left and right sides of a double-page spread, and the left and right sides can be used in the same way, resulting in a remarkable industrial effect in that an easy-to-use portable electronic device can be constructed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic device showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view of the electronic device of the present invention in a closed state, FIG. 3 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a conventional diagram. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of a conventional portable electronic device. In the figure, 1, 2, 22, 23 are plate members, 3, 11, 24, 25 are display surfaces, 4 is an IC card window, 5 is a group of operation keys, 10 is a lid member, 12 is a keyboard, 20 is a keyboard The main body part, 21 is a display part,
26 is a folding portion, 30 and 40 are liquid crystal displays, 31 is a power switch, 32 is ■ 33 is a CI)-ROM insertion slot, 34 is a headphone terminal, 41 is a C card insertion slot, 42 is an input means of the present invention Figure 1 is an external view of the electronic device showing its configuration; Figure 2 is a diagram showing the electronic device 1 of the present invention in a closed state; Figure 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a main body part (20) and a display part (21), and the main body part (
20) has two plate-like members (22, 23), both plate-like members (22, 23) are locked to each other so as to be openable and closable, and house a necessary electronic circuit, and the display part ( 21) is a sheet-like member having two display surfaces (24, 25), both display surfaces (24, 25) are brought into close contact with each other at a folded portion (26), and the display portion (21) has two display surfaces (24, 25). Each of the display surfaces (24, 25) is
Both plate members (22, 2) of the main body (20) are locked.
3) A portable electronic device characterized in that the device is attached to each side of the double-page spread so as to be able to be opened and closed integrally with the main body portion (20) by the bent portions (26).