发明名称 ACCORDION-STYLE COMPUTER KEY ENTRY DEVICE WITH FLAT, DISPLAY-PROTECTING, AND TILTED CONFIGURATIONS
摘要 A system includes a foldable computer key entry device for inputting information to a computer. The device includes three panels, a main one of which bears key elements. The key entry device can have a flat horizontal configurations in which all three panels lie flat on a surface, a vertical stowed configuration in which all three panels lie flat against the display, and an intermediate accordion configuration in which the main panel is tilted up toward the display relative to the horizontal.
申请公布号 US2015160739(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.06.11
申请号 US201314101784 申请日期 2013.12.10
申请人 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 发明人 Truong Cuong Huy;Muenkel Gerard Francis
分类号 G06F3/02;H01H13/86 主分类号 G06F3/02
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A system, comprising: an information handling device having a video display; a processor to control the display to present demanded images on a display part thereof; and a key entry device by which a person can enter input to the processor, the key entry device comprising: a main panel; an intermediate panel; a first hinge between the main and intermediate panels; a support panel; and a second hinge between the intermediate and support panels, the main panel, support panel, and intermediated panel not being the display, the main panel being joined to The intermediate panel without the display intervening therebetween, the intermediate panel Being joined to the support panel without the display intervening therebetween; wherein the key entry device has an accordion configuration, in which the main panel is angled relative to the intermediate panel at the first hinge and is not co-planar with the intermediate panel, and in which the support panel is angled relative to the intermediate panel at the second hinge and is not co-planer with the intermediate panel, the intermediate panel being located between the main and support panels in the accordion configuration, wherein the key entry device is movable to a flat horizontally extended configuration, in which all the panels lie flat in a common plane against the surface, and wherein the key entry device Is movable to a vertical stowed configuration, in which all the panels lie flat in a common plane against the display to cover and protect the display.
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