JP2009230408A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment for preventing visual lines of a user from shifting when a display is changed from a vertically long position to a horizontally long position. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic equipment includes a body housing 10, a cover body 20 supported turnably by the body housing 10 between an opening position for opening an upper surface 11 of the body housing 10 and a closing position for closing the upper surface 11 of the body housing 10, and a display 30 having a rectangular shape and supported the cover body 20 through a support mechanism, wherein the support mechanism is configured to support the display 30 movably along the cover body 20 between a first horizontally long position where the cover body 20 is arranged near the body housing 10 at a horizontally long posture and a second horizontally long position where the display 30 is arranged away from the body housing 10 at the horizontally long posture, and support the display 30 turnably along the cover body so as to change the display 30 arranged in the second horizontally long position to a vertically long attitude. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device provided with a display device.

  A notebook personal computer is known as this type of electronic device. A notebook personal computer (hereinafter, simply referred to as “notebook PC”) includes a main body casing and a lid. The main body housing is a box containing computer components, and a keyboard is provided on the top surface. The lid is provided with a display device such as a liquid crystal display on the surface facing the upper surface of the main body casing. The lid is rotatably supported by the main body casing, and covers the upper surface of the main body casing when closed with respect to the main body casing, while the lid of the main body casing when opened with respect to the main body casing. The top surface is opened and the display screen is exposed toward the front side of the main body casing.

  In recent years, in the above-described notebook PC, a configuration in which a display device is rotatably supported with respect to a lid has been studied (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this notebook PC, the display device is placed in a vertically long state (hereinafter referred to as “horizontal position”) from a state in which the display device is placed in a horizontally long state (hereinafter referred to as “horizontal position”). Can be changed to “vertical position”.

Japanese Patent No. 3322021

  By the way, when the display device of the notebook PC shown in Patent Document 1 is arranged at the vertically long position, the position at the center of the display screen is higher than when the display device is arranged at the horizontally long position. For this reason, if the display device is changed from the horizontally long position to the vertically long position or from the vertically long position to the horizontally long position, the center position of the display screen is shifted. There is a problem of feeling.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in an electronic apparatus having a display device that can be placed in either a horizontally long position or a vertically long position, when the display device is changed from a vertically long position to a horizontally long position, or horizontally long An object is to reduce the user's uncomfortable feeling without shifting the user's line of sight when the position is changed to the vertically long position.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a main body housing between a main body housing, an open position where the upper surface of the main body housing is opened, and a closed position which covers the upper surface of the main body housing. In an electronic apparatus including a lid that is rotatably supported and a display device that has a rectangular shape and is supported by the lid via a support mechanism, the support mechanism has the lid in the open position. At a certain time, a first horizontally long position in which the display device is disposed in a horizontally long posture close to the main body housing, and a second horizontally long position in which the display device is disposed in a horizontally long posture away from the main body housing. The display device is movably supported along the lid body and the display device is changed to a vertically long position in which the display device is disposed in a vertically long position in the state where the display device is disposed in the second horizontally long position. It is supported so as to be rotatable along the lid. To.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the support mechanism includes a first guide pin and a second guide pin provided on either the back surface of the display device or the surface of the lid body facing the display device. The first guide pin and the second guide pin are provided on the other surface opposite to the first surface, the first groove portion for guiding the first guide pin, and the second guide pin for guiding the second guide pin. Two groove portions, wherein the first groove portion linearly guides the first guide pin, the second groove portion is formed in parallel to the first groove portion, and the second guide pin is formed A linear portion that linearly guides, and a curved portion that guides the rotation of the second guide pin about the first guide pin, the first guide pin being the first groove portion, The second guide pin is simultaneously with the straight part of the second groove By being guided, the display device is supported so as to be movable between the first horizontally long position and the second horizontally long position with respect to the lid, and the second guide is centered on the first guide pin. It is desirable that the display device is supported rotatably with respect to the lid body between the second horizontally long position and the vertically long position by the pin being guided along the curved portion of the second groove portion.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the support mechanism includes holding means for holding the display device in the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the holding means includes an engagement protrusion formed between the first guide pin and the second guide pin, a first engagement hole formed on the other surface, The display device includes two engagement holes and a third engagement hole, and the engagement protrusion is engaged with the first engagement hole as the first guide pin and the second guide pin move. Is held in the first horizontally long position, and the engaging protrusion is engaged with the second engaging hole to hold the display device in the second horizontally long position, and the engaging protrusion is held in the third engaging position. It is desirable to hold the display device in the vertically long position by engaging with a hole.

  The electronic apparatus of the present invention includes a support mechanism that movably supports the display device with respect to the lid, and the support mechanism has a first horizontally long position in which the display device is disposed close to the main body housing, The display device is configured to be movably supported with respect to the lid body between the second horizontally long position and the vertically long position where the display device is arranged away from the main body housing. By configuring as described above, the center position of the display screen when the display device is arranged at the second landscape position and the center position of the display screen when arranged at the portrait position can be made substantially the same height. It becomes possible. As a result, when the display device is changed from the vertically long position to the second horizontally long position, or from the vertically long position to the second horizontally long position, the user's line of sight is not shifted, thereby reducing the user's uncomfortable feeling. it can.

  Exemplary embodiments of an electronic apparatus according to the invention applied to a notebook personal computer will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a notebook personal computer 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “notebook PC 1”) according to the present embodiment. The notebook PC 1 exemplified here includes a main body housing 10 and a lid 20.

  Although not clearly shown in the figure, the main body housing 10 is a box that houses the components of the notebook PC 1 such as a CPU as a control means, a memory as a storage means, and a battery as a power supply device. A keyboard 12 is provided on the upper surface 11. Although not shown, the keyboard 12 is an input device configured by disposing a membrane switch sheet and a plurality of key tops 13 on the upper surface of a base member formed of a metal plate. As shown in FIG. 1, a palm rest area 14 is secured at a position on the front side of the upper surface 11 of the main body housing 10, and a keyboard 12 is disposed at a position on the back side of the palm rest area 14. It is.

  The lid 20 has a rectangular shape in plan view provided with a display device 30 composed of a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like on the surface facing the upper surface of the main body housing 10. As shown in FIG. A lower end portion 22 of the housing 10 is rotatably supported by a hinge portion 15 at the inner edge of the housing 10. When the lid 20 is opened with respect to the main body casing 10, the display screen 32 of the display device 30 is exposed toward the front side of the main body casing 10 and the upper surface 11 of the main body casing 10 is opened. It becomes. On the other hand, if it is rotated via the hinge portion 15, it functions as a cover that simultaneously covers the upper surface 11 of the main body housing 10 and the display device 30. In the following description, the position of the lid 20 in a state where the lid 20 opens the upper surface 11 of the main body housing 10 is referred to as an “open position”, and the lid 20 covers the upper surface 11 of the main body housing 10. The position of the lid 20 in the state is referred to as a “closed position”.

  The display device 30 has a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the above-described liquid crystal display or organic EL display is accommodated in the case body 31. The display device 30 is supported on a surface 21 (see FIG. 2) inside the lid 20 so as to be movable with respect to the lid 20 by a support mechanism 40 described later.

  2-4 is a figure which shows the state which moved the display apparatus 30 of notebook PC1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 30 is arranged in a horizontally long state so that the long side portion 34 abuts the lower end portion 22 of the lid body 20, and along the lid body 20 from the position shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the long side portion 34 is separated from the lower end portion 22 of the lid body 20, that is, in a state where the long side portion 34 is arranged horizontally and away from the main body housing 10, as shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 3, it is rotated counterclockwise along the lid body 20 from the position, and the short side portion 35 is arranged so as to be in contact with the lower end portion 22 of the lid body 20 as shown in FIG. 4. It can be arranged at three positions in the state. Hereinafter, a state in which the display device 30 is placed in a horizontally long position close to the main body housing 10 as shown in FIG. 1 is a “first horizontally long position”, and the display device 30 is separated from the main body housing 10 as shown in FIG. The horizontally arranged state is referred to as “second horizontally long position”, and as shown in FIG. 4, the state in which the display device 30 is vertically disposed is referred to as “vertically long position”.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the support mechanism 40 that movably supports the display device 30 with respect to the lid 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the support mechanism 40 includes a guide plate 50 in which a first groove 51 and a second groove 52 are formed, a first guide pin 71 guided by the first groove 51, and a second groove 52. The second guide pin 72 to be guided and the link member 60 that connects the first guide pin 71 and the second guide pin 72 are configured.

  The guide plate 50 is a flat plate member made of a metal such as stainless steel. The first groove 51 is formed in a straight line at the center of the guide plate 50. On the other hand, the second groove portion 52 is formed so as to surround the periphery of the first groove portion 51, and a straight portion 52 a formed in a straight line parallel to the first groove portion 51, and a circular portion bent from the straight portion 52 a. After extending in an arc shape, it is composed of a curved portion 52b formed so as to be connected to a curved line. The guide plate 50 configured as described above has a surface 21 on the inner side of the lid 20 using a fastening member such as a screw (not shown) in a state where the arc portion of the curved portion 52b of the second groove portion 52 is convex upward. (See FIGS. 7 to 10).

  The link member 60 is an elongated flat plate member made of a metal such as stainless steel, and a first guide pin 71 and a second guide, which will be described later, in a first through hole 61 and a second through hole 62 formed at both ends thereof. The first guide pin 71 and the second guide pin 72 are connected by inserting and fixing the pins 72, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the link member 60 is movably attached to the guide plate 50 by a first guide pin 71 and a stopper 73. The link member 60 configured as described above is fixed to the back surface 33 of the case body 31 in the display device 30 using a fastening member such as a screw (not shown) (see FIGS. 7 to 10).

  The first guide pin 71 is a rivet member in which a head 71b having a diameter larger than that of the main body 71a is attached to one end of the cylindrical main body 71a. The first guide pin 71 is inserted into the first through hole 61 of the link member 60, the friction plate 74, and the first groove 51 of the guide plate 50, and a stopper 73 is attached to the other end portion. Thus, the first groove 51 is slidably engaged. The friction plate 74 interposed between the guide plate 50 and the link member 60 gives a predetermined frictional force when the first guide pin 71 slides on the first groove 51, so that the user can display the display device 30. This improves the operability when rotating.

  One end of the second guide pin 72 is inserted and fixed in the second through hole 62 of the link member 60, and is slidably engaged with the second groove 52 of the guide plate 50. In addition, although the stopper is not attached to the 2nd guide pin 72 shown in FIG. 5, in order to prevent the coming-off from the 2nd groove part 52 reliably, a stopper is also provided in the 2nd guide pin 72. FIG. Also good.

  The support mechanism 40 configured as described above has a first guide pin 71 and a second guide pin attached to the display device 30 via the link member 60 when the user applies a force to push up or rotate the display device 30. The display device 30 can be moved relative to the lid body 20 by the guide pins 72 being simultaneously guided by the first groove portion 51 and the second groove portion 52. More specifically, the first guide pin 71 is guided along the first groove 51 and the second guide pin 72 along the straight portion 52a of the second groove 52 at the same time, so that the display device 30 is in the first horizontally long position shown in FIG. 2 can be moved in parallel to the second horizontally long position shown in FIG. Further, the second guide pin 72 is guided along the curved portion 52b of the second groove portion 52 with the first guide pin 71 as an axis, so that the display device 30 is elongated from the second horizontally long position shown in FIG. Can be rotated into position. In addition, the display on the display screen 32 is switched to the horizontally long display or the vertically long display in conjunction with the movement of the display device 30 between the second horizontally long position and the vertically long position.

  Further, when the display device 30 is disposed at each of the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position, the display device 30 is restrained from moving freely, and the display device 30 is held at each position. Means for this may be provided as appropriate. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the leaf spring portion 63 is formed by cutting out a portion between the first through hole 61 and the second through hole 62 of the link member 60. Engaging protrusions 64 are provided on the leaf spring portion 63, and engaging holes 53 a, 53 b, 53 c that engage with the engaging protrusions 64 are formed at predetermined positions on the guide plate 50.

  When the display device 30 is disposed at the first horizontally long position shown in FIG. 1, the engagement protrusion 64 of the link member 60 engages with the engagement hole 53 a of the guide plate 50, so that the display device 30 is in the first horizontally long position. Retained. Further, when the display device 30 is disposed at the second horizontally long position shown in FIG. 2, the display device 30 is held at the second horizontally long position by the engagement protrusion 64 engaging with the engagement hole 53b. Further, when the display device 30 is disposed at the vertically long position shown in FIG. 4, the display device 30 is held at the vertically long position by the engagement protrusion 64 engaging with the engagement hole 53c. Further, when a force is applied to the display device 30 when the engagement protrusion 64 is engaged with the engagement holes 53a to 53c, the leaf spring portion 63 of the link member 60 is elastically deformed to cause the engagement protrusion. 64 is disengaged from each engagement hole, and the display device 30 can be moved.

  7-10 is the figure which looked at the cover body 20 (display device 30) of the notebook PC 1 shown in FIGS. 1-4 from the front. Hereinafter, the movement operation of the display device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 7 to 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide plate 50 in the support mechanism 40 described above is fixed to the inner surface 21 of the lid 20 with the arc portion of the curved portion 52 b in the second groove portion 52 protruding upward. Yes. On the other hand, the link member 60 in the support mechanism 40 is fixed to the back surface 33 of the case body 31 of the display device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the lid 20 is in the open position and the display device 30 is disposed in the first horizontally long position, the first guide pin 71 is located at the lowermost end of the first groove 51, The second guide pin 72 is positioned on the straight portion 52a of the second groove portion 52, and the engagement protrusion 64 of the link member 60 is engaged with the engagement hole 53a. When the user applies a force to push up the display device 30 from this state, the leaf spring portion 63 of the link member 60 is elastically deformed, and the engagement protrusion 64 is detached from the engagement hole 53a. When the user applies further force to the display device 30, the first guide pin 71 and the second guide pin are simultaneously guided by the linear portion 52 a of the first groove portion 51 and the second groove portion 52, and slide upward. Translates upward from the first landscape position. When the first guide pin 71 reaches the uppermost end portion of the first groove portion 51 and the second guide pin 72 reaches the uppermost end portion of the linear portion 52a of the second groove portion 52, the engagement protrusion 64 of the link member 60 is moved. The display device 30 is held in the second horizontally long position shown in FIG. 8 by engaging with the engaging hole 53b.

  When the user applies a force to rotate the display device 30 counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. 8, the engagement protrusion 64 is detached from the engagement hole 53b, and as shown in FIG. 9, the second guide The pin 72 is guided by the arc portion of the curved portion 52b of the second groove portion 52 with the first guide pin 71 positioned at the uppermost end portion of the first groove portion 51 as an axis, whereby the display device 30 rotates counterclockwise. Rotate to. As shown in FIG. 9, when the second guide pin 72 passes through the highest part of the arc part of the curved part 52 b and starts to descend the curved part 52 b, the first guide pin 71 also moves toward the lowest end part of the first groove part 51. The display device 30 moves downward while rotating counterclockwise. When the first guide pin 71 reaches the lowermost end portion of the first groove portion 51 and the second guide pin 72 reaches the lowermost end portion of the second groove portion 52, the engaging protrusion 64 of the link member 60 is engaged. The display device 30 is held in the vertically long position shown in FIG. 10 by engaging with the hole 53c.

  Further, when the user applies a force to rotate the display device 30 clockwise from the state where the display device 30 is disposed at the vertically long position shown in FIG. 10, the engagement protrusion 64 of the link member 60 is engaged with the engagement hole. 53c, the first guide pin 71 is guided along the first groove 51 and the second guide pin 72 is guided along the curved portion 52b of the second groove 52 at the same time, so that the display device 30 rotates clockwise while rotating upward. Moving. Then, the second guide pin 72 is guided by the arc portion of the curved portion 52b around the first guide pin 71 located at the uppermost end portion of the first groove portion 51, whereby the display device 30 is rotated clockwise. The display device 30 is held in the second horizontally long position shown in FIG. 8 by rotating and engaging the engaging protrusion 64 of the link member 60 in the engaging hole 53b.

  When the user applies a force to push down the display device 30 from this state, the engagement protrusion 64 is disengaged from the engagement hole 53b, the first guide pin 71 is moved to the first groove 51, and the second guide pin 72 is moved. By simultaneously being guided by the linear portion 52a of the second groove portion 52 and sliding downward, the display device 30 translates downward from the second horizontally long position. When the first guide pin 71 reaches the lowermost end portion of the first groove portion 51 and the second guide pin 72 reaches the lowermost end portion of the linear portion 52a of the second groove portion 52, the engaging protrusion 64 of the link member 60 is moved. The display device 30 is held in the first horizontally long position shown in FIG. 7 by engaging with the engaging hole 53a.

  In the support mechanism 40 described above, the corner portion 36 of the display device 30 does not contact the lower end portion 22 of the lid 20 while the display device 30 rotates between the second horizontally long position and the vertically long position. In addition, the shapes of the first groove 51 and the second groove 52 are set.

  Further, in the support mechanism 40 described above, the height of the center position of the display screen 32 when the display device 30 is disposed at the second horizontally long position is approximately the same as the height of the center position of the display screen 32 when disposed at the vertically long position. The length of the linear part 52a of the 1st groove part 51 and the 2nd groove part 52 is set appropriately so that it may become the same.

  FIG. 11 shows the center position of the display device 30 (display screen 32) when the display device 30 is disposed at each of the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position, and the line of sight of the user viewing each center position. Is conceptually shown. As shown in FIG. 11, when the display device 30 is moved from the first horizontally long position to the second horizontally long position, the line of sight of the user is shifted upward as the center position of the display device 30 increases. On the other hand, the center position of the display device 30 when placed at the second horizontally long position is substantially the same height as the center position of the display device 30 when placed at the vertically long position. Therefore, when the display device 30 is moved from the second horizontally long position to the vertically long position, or when the display device 30 is moved from the vertically long position to the second horizontally long position, the user's line of sight does not shift.

  As described above, the notebook PC 1 according to the present embodiment includes the support mechanism 40 that movably supports the display device 30 with respect to the lid body 20, and the display device 30 is supported by the support mechanism 40. Between the first horizontally long position where the display device 30 is disposed close to the main body housing 10, the second horizontally long position where the display device 30 is disposed away from the main body housing 10, and the vertically long position rotated 90 ° from the second horizontally long position. Thus, the display device 30 is supported to be movable with respect to the lid 20. By configuring as described above, the center position of the display screen 32 when the display device 30 is disposed at the second landscape position and the center position of the display screen 32 when disposed at the portrait position are substantially the same height. It becomes possible to do. As a result, when the display device 30 is changed from the vertically long position to the second horizontally long position or from the vertically long position to the second horizontally long position, the user's line of sight is not shifted, thereby reducing the user's uncomfortable feeling. Can do.

  In general, the center position of the display screen of a desktop personal computer is substantially the same as the height of the eyes of the user, whereas the center of the display screen when the notebook PC is placed in a normal landscape position. The position is much lower than the eye level of the user. For this reason, when a user uses a conventional notebook PC, the line of sight is facing downward compared to when using a desktop personal computer, which is difficult for a user who is used to a desktop personal computer. was there. Therefore, according to the notebook PC of the present embodiment, the display device 30 is moved upward along the lid body 20 from the position where the display device 30 is arranged close to the main body housing 10 as in the related art, and is separated from the main body housing 10. The center position of the display screen 32 can be made higher than the normal landscape position. As a result, usability of the notebook PC can be improved.

  Further, the support mechanism 40 in the notebook PC 1 according to the present embodiment guides the first guide pins 71 and the second guide pins 72 provided on the back surface 33 of the display device 30 and the first guide pins 71 linearly. A first groove 51, and a second groove 52 including a linear portion 52 a that guides the second guide pin 72 in parallel with the first guide pin 71 and a curved portion 72 b that guides the rotation of the second guide pin 72. By simultaneously guiding the first guide pin 71 to the first groove portion 51 and the second guide pin 72 to the linear portion 52 a of the second groove portion 52, the display device 30 is moved to the first horizontally long position and the second The first guide pin 71 is supported by the first groove portion 51 and the second guide pin 72 is simultaneously guided by the curved portion 72b of the second groove portion 52 so that the display device 30 is covered. To body 20 It has a configuration which is rotatably supported between the second horizontal position and vertical position. For this reason, the display device 30 can be reliably moved to each position with a simple configuration.

  Furthermore, according to the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment, the holding means (the engaging protrusion 64 and the engaging holes 53a and 53b) that respectively hold the display device 30 at the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position. , 53c), the display device 30 can be reliably held at each position with a simple configuration.

  In the above embodiment, the guide plate 50 is fixed to the lid 20 side and the link member 60 is fixed to the display device 30 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the link member 60 is connected to the lid 20 side. Of course, the guide plate 50 may be fixed to the display device 30 side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the support mechanism 40 was comprised with the guide plate 50 and the link member 60, you may abbreviate | omit the guide plate 50 and the link member 60. FIG. That is, the first groove portion 51 and the second groove portion 52 are directly formed on the inner surface 21 of the lid body 20, and the first guide pin 71 and the second guide pin 72 are directly provided on the back surface 33 of the display device 30. Also good.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the display apparatus 30 was set as the structure which can be arrange | positioned in three positions, a 1st horizontally long position, a 2nd horizontally long position, and a vertically long position, it is good also as a structure which can be arrange | positioned in another position. For example, in the curved part 52b of the second groove part 52, when the curved part smoothly connected from the arc part is formed in a straight line parallel to the first groove part 51, the display device 30 is covered from the vertically long position shown in FIG. It can also be arranged at the second vertically long position translated upward along the line 20.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the electronic device of the present invention is applied to a notebook personal computer has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other electronic devices including a display device are also described. It is also possible to apply.

It is the schematic perspective view which showed note PC which is embodiment of this invention, and is the figure which showed the state which has arrange | positioned the display apparatus in the 1st horizontal position. It is a figure which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the display apparatus of the notebook PC shown in FIG. 1 in the 2nd horizontal position. It is a figure which shows the state which rotated the display apparatus of the notebook PC shown in FIG. 2 by the predetermined angle from the 2nd horizontal position. It is a figure which shows the state which further rotated the display apparatus of the notebook PC shown in FIG. 3, and has arrange | positioned in the vertically long position. It is a disassembled perspective view of a support mechanism. It is the figure which expanded and showed some link members of the support mechanism. It is a front view of the cover body part of the notebook PC shown in FIG. It is a front view of the cover body part of the notebook PC shown in FIG. It is a front view of the cover body part of the notebook PC shown in FIG. It is a front view of the cover body part of the notebook PC shown in FIG. FIG. 2 conceptually shows the center position of the display screen when the display device is arranged at the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position, and the line of sight of the user viewing each center position.

Explanation of symbols

1 Notebook personal computer (electronic equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body housing | casing 11 Upper surface of main body housing | casing 12 Keyboard 13 Key top 14 Palm rest area | region 15 Hinge part 20 Cover body 21 Inner surface of a lid body 22 Lower end part of a lid body 30 Display apparatus 31 Case body 32 Display screen 33 Case body Back surface 34 Long side portion 35 Short side portion 36 Corner portion 40 Support mechanism 50 Guide plate 51 First groove portion 52 Second groove portion 52a Linear portion 52b Curved portions 53a, 53b, 53c Engagement holes (holding means)
60 Link member 61 1st through-hole 62 2nd through-hole 63 Leaf spring part 64 Engagement protrusion (holding means)
71 First guide pin 71a Main body 71b (first guide pin) head 71b (first guide pin) head 72 Second guide pin 73 Stopper 74 Friction plate

Claims (4)

The main body housing,
A lid that is rotatably supported with respect to the main body housing between an open position that opens the upper surface of the main body housing and a closed position that covers the upper surface of the main body housing;
In an electronic device having a rectangular shape and including a display device supported by the lid through a support mechanism,
The support mechanism is
When the lid is in the open position, the display device is arranged in a horizontally long posture close to the main body housing, and the display device is arranged in a horizontally long posture away from the main body housing. The display device is supported so as to be movable along the lid body between the second horizontally long position and
An electronic apparatus characterized in that the display device is rotatably supported along the lid so as to be changed to a vertically long position in which the display device is disposed in a vertically long posture in the state of being disposed in the second horizontally long position. . The support mechanism is
A first guide pin and a second guide pin provided on one of the rear surface of the display device and the surface of the lid opposite to the display device;
A second groove for guiding the first guide pin; a second groove for guiding the first guide pin; and a second groove for guiding the first guide pin. With a groove,
The first groove portion guides the first guide pin linearly,
The second groove portion is formed in parallel to the first groove portion, and guides the rotation of the second guide pin with the first guide pin as an axis and a straight portion for linearly guiding the second guide pin. And a curved portion that
The first guide pin is simultaneously guided to the first groove portion, and the second guide pin is simultaneously guided to the linear portion of the second groove portion, whereby the display device is moved to the first horizontally long position and the first 2 movably supported between the horizontally long positions,
With the second guide pin guided along the curved portion of the second groove portion with the first guide pin as an axis, the display device is moved between the second horizontally long position and the vertically long position with respect to the lid. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is supported so as to be rotatable between the electronic devices.   3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support mechanism includes a holding unit that holds the display device in the first horizontally long position, the second horizontally long position, and the vertically long position. 4. The holding means is
An engagement protrusion formed between the first guide pin and the second guide pin, and a first engagement hole, a second engagement hole, and a third engagement hole formed on the other surface;
As the first guide pin and the second guide pin move, the engagement protrusion is engaged with the first engagement hole to hold the display device in the first horizontally long position, and the engagement protrusion The display device is held in the second horizontally long position by engaging with the second engagement hole, and the display device is brought into the vertically long position by engaging the engagement protrusion with the third engagement hole. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the electronic apparatus is held.

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