JP7165224B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electronic device having a display body that can be folded in half at a central position in the longitudinal direction.

A tablet PC (electronic device) is known that has a bendable display using a flexible display such as organic EL (Electro Luminescence).

As modes of use of a rectangular display formed by unfolding a flexible display folded in half, there are a landscape mode in which the display is placed horizontally and a portrait mode in which the display is placed vertically. There is a demand for a configuration in which the display can stand alone in both modes and can be easily switched between the modes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device that supports a display independently in both landscape mode and portrait mode and that can easily change modes. aim.

In order to solve the above problems, the electronic device of the present invention employs the following means.
An electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display unit provided on a rectangular surface in an unfolded state, a display unit main body that can be folded in half at a central position in a longitudinal direction, and the unfolded state. The display unit body is supported in a landscape mode in which the display unit body is erected with respect to the installation surface with the longitudinal direction oriented in the horizontal direction, and the display unit body in the unfolded state is vertically oriented in the longitudinal direction. a supporter for supporting a portrait mode standing up against an installation surface in a direction facing a direction, the supporter being fixed to the back surface of the display unit main body, and the landscape mode and the landscape mode; a rotating portion that rotatably connects the display main body between portrait mode and the display main body; the support portion is a plate-like body having rigidity; A first plate portion that is bendable and fixed to the back surface via a plate portion, and a second bent portion that is a rigid plate-like body and extends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the second bent portion A second plate portion connected to the first plate portion so as to be bendable and a rigid plate-like body provided parallel to the second bent portion of the second plate portion at a predetermined interval. a third plate portion connected to the second plate portion so as to be bendable at the third bent portion; a fourth plate portion that is bendably connected to the third plate portion at a fourth bent portion that is provided in parallel with the keyboard at a predetermined interval, wherein the fourth plate portion includes a keyboard; are connected, the third plate portion and the fourth plate portion are folded between the lower surface of the keyboard portion and the display portion of the display portion main body, and the keyboard portion is installed on the display portion side. a small clamshell mode using half of the display , wherein the support is foldable to the back side of the display body, and the keyboard part is folded to the back side of the display body; It has a carry mode in which it is stored in a state of being sandwiched between the third plate portion and the fourth plate portion .

The main body of the display unit can be supported independently in both the landscape mode and the portrait mode, and the modes can be easily changed.

1 is a perspective view showing a tablet PC according to an embodiment of the present invention in a folded carry mode; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a support portion and a keyboard portion of the tablet PC in FIG. 1 are horizontally unfolded; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a small clamshell mode of the tablet PC of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a portrait mode of the tablet PC of FIG. 1; 1D is a perspective view showing the back side of FIG. 1D; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a landscape mode of the tablet PC of FIG. 1; 1F is a perspective view showing the rear side of FIG. 1F; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a nest mode of the tablet PC of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an unfolded state of the support portion of the tablet PC according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which a tablet section and a keyboard section are attached to the supporting section of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the tablet portion of FIG. 3 is rotated by 180° around the flip line; FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the back surface of the tablet PC of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing directions in which the first bent portion shown in FIG. 5 is rotated; FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a state in which the portrait mode of FIG. 6 has shifted to the landscape mode; It is a perspective view showing a state on the way to the landscape mode. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before the keyboard section is folded; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before the keyboard section is folded; FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tablet section is horizontally unfolded; It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the state which folded the tablet part. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tablet section is horizontally unfolded; It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the state which folded the tablet part.

An embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A shows a perspective view of a tablet PC (electronic device) 1 folded in half. The tablet PC 1 includes a foldable tablet portion (display portion main body) 3, a keyboard portion 5 as an external input device, and a support portion 7 connecting the tablet portion 3 and the keyboard portion 5. there is The tablet portion 3 and the support portion 7 and/or the keyboard portion 5 and the support portion 7 are fixed. However, the tablet portion 3 and the support portion 7 and/or the keyboard portion 5 and the support portion 7 may be detachable. The state of the tablet PC 1 shown in FIG. 1A is a carry mode in which the tablet PC 1 is stored compactly and can be easily transported.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, the tablet unit 3 uses a flexible display such as organic EL (Electro Luminescence) as a display surface 3a. The tablet portion 3 is foldable around a tablet folding line L0 provided at a central position in the longitudinal direction of the tablet portion 3 . The tablet part 3 has a hinge mechanism (not shown) so that it can rotate around the tablet folding line L0. In the folded carry mode shown in FIG. 1A, the tablet unit 3 is folded in half so that the display surface 3a faces inward. The display surface 3a is a touch panel.

The tablet unit 3 includes a storage device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), SSD (Solid State Drive), etc., a graphics adapter, an input controller, a flash memory, a communication device, etc. inside its housing. and each part is directly or indirectly connected via a bus.

In FIG. 1B, the keyboard portion 5 and the support portion 7 are horizontally developed on the installation surface PL, and the one lateral end portion 3b, which is the upper end of the tablet portion 3, is raised upward at a predetermined angle around the tablet folding line L0. state is shown. The keyboard unit 5 is an input device configured by arranging a membrane switch sheet and a plurality of keys on the upper surface of a base member made of, for example, a metal plate. The width W5 of the keyboard portion 5 is slightly smaller than the width W7 of the support portion 7 and the width W3 of the tablet portion 3 in the lateral direction, but they are substantially the same.

FIG. 1C shows a compact clamshell mode in which the keyboard unit 5 is lifted from the state shown in FIG. (mini clamshell mode) is shown. In this compact clamshell mode, the user can use the upper half of the display surface 3a of the tablet unit 3. FIG.

1D and 1E show a portrait mode in which the tablet unit 3 is expanded from the state shown in FIG. 1B into a plane, and one end 3b in the short direction is raised from the installation surface PL. ing. In the portrait mode, the short direction of the tablet unit 3 is oriented horizontally, and the longitudinal direction is oriented up and down. As shown in FIG. 1D, the lower end of the tablet portion 3 is in a state where the other short side end portion 3c, which is the lower end of the tablet portion 3, abuts along the back side long side portion 5a of the keyboard portion 5. positioned. As shown in FIG. 1E, the back surface 3d of the tablet section 3 is supported against the installation surface PL by the bent support section 7. As shown in FIG. A specific configuration of the support portion 7 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 and the like.

1F and 1G show a landscape mode in which the tablet unit 3 is rotated 90° counterclockwise from the portrait mode shown in FIGS. 1D and 1E and raised from the installation surface PL. there is In the landscape, the longitudinal direction of the tablet portion 3 is oriented horizontally, and the lateral direction thereof is oriented up and down. As shown in FIG. 1F, the lower end of the tablet portion 3 is positioned with one longitudinal end portion 3e, which is the lower end of the tablet portion 3, abutting along the back side long side portion 5a of the keyboard portion 5. ing. In this case, the other longitudinal end portion 3f of the tablet portion 3 is positioned upward. As shown in FIG. 1G, the back surface 3d of the tablet section 3 is supported against the installation surface PL by the bent support section 7. As shown in FIG. A specific configuration of the support portion 7 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 and the like.

FIG. 1H shows a nest mode in which the keyboard section 5 is raised from the installation surface PL and leaned against the display surface 3a of the tablet section 3 from the landscape mode of FIGS. 1F and 1G. In the nest mode, the rear long side 5a of the keyboard section 5 is the lower side, and the front long side 5b is the upper side. The nest mode is used when the user temporarily suspends work.

<Configuration of support portion 7>
FIG. 2 shows the unfolded state of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. The figure shows the inner side surface of the support portion 7 which is the inner side when folded as shown in FIG. 1A.

The support portion 7 is a plate-like body in which a plurality of plate portions 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, and 7e having rigidity are connected to each other. It has straight bendable portions 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d.

The support portion 7 includes, in order from the top in FIG. a first plate portion 7b rotatably connected via a first plate portion 7b; a second plate portion 7c rotatably connected to a lower portion of the first plate portion 7b via a second bent portion 10b; A third plate portion 7d rotatably connected to the lower portion of the second plate portion 7c via a third bent portion 10c, and a lower portion of the third plate portion 7d via a fourth bent portion 10d. and a fourth plate portion 7e rotatably connected to the plate portion 7e.

The fixed plate portion 7a is fixed to the rear surface 3d of the tablet portion 3 over its entire surface. The rear surface of the fixing plate portion 7a (the surface opposite to the surface shown in FIG. 2) is fixed to the rear surface 3d of the tablet portion 3. As shown in FIG. The fixing plate portion 7a may be fixed to the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3 by adhesion, or by a detachable fixing method using hook-and-loop fasteners or magnets.

The first bent portion 10a provided below the fixed plate portion 7a is linear, and is provided so as to form an angle of 45° with respect to the lateral direction of the support portion 7 (that is, the width W7 direction). It is Therefore, the first bent portion 10a forms an angle of 45° with respect to the second bent portion 10b. A lower end 10a1 of the first bent portion 10a is provided at a substantially central position of the support portion 7 in the width W7 direction.
The fixing plate portion 7a does not need to have the shape shown in FIG.

The first plate portion 7b has a left side 7b1 along the first bent portion 10a in FIG. The lower side 7b4 of the first plate portion 7b is provided with a second bent portion 10b formed linearly in the width W7 direction. The upper side 7b3 of the first plate portion 7b is connected at its left end to the upper end 10a2 of the first bent portion 10a, extends linearly in the width W7 direction, and reaches the right side 7b2.

The second plate portion 7c has an upper side 7c3 along the second bent portion 10b. The second plate portion 7c has a first left side portion 7c1a extending linearly from the left end of the upper side 7c3 in a diagonally lower left direction in FIG. A second left side portion 7c1b connected to the lower end and extending linearly obliquely downward so as to further expand the width of the second plate portion 7c; and a third left side portion 7c1c extending vertically downward. Note that the first left side portion 7c1a and the second left side portion 7b1b may be connected in a straight line, as indicated by reference numeral 7c1a' in FIG.

The dimension between the third left side portion 7c1c and the right side 7b2 of the second plate portion 7c corresponds to the width W7 of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. The right side 7c2 is provided along an extension line of the right side 7b2 of the first plate portion 7b and constitutes a part of the right side of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. A lower side 7c4 of the second plate portion 7c is provided horizontally and linearly in FIG. 2, and is provided parallel to and spaced from the second bent portion 10b. A third bent portion 10c is provided along the lower side 7c4. Therefore, the second bent portion 10b and the third bent portion 10c are provided in parallel.

Between the upper side 7c3 and the lower side 7c4 of the second plate portion 7c, a bent portion 10e for the backrest is provided. The backrest bent portion 10e is linearly provided between the second left side portion 7c1b and the right side portion 7c2 so as to extend parallel to the second bent portion 10b and the third bent portion 10c. . The second plate portion 7c is bent at a predetermined angle about the backrest bending portion 10e so that the tablet portion 3 can be stably supported by surface contact with the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3, as shown in FIG. 1E. It has become.

The third plate portion 7d has a horizontally long rectangular shape in FIG. A left side 7d1 of the third plate portion 7d is provided along an extension line of the third left side portion 7b1c of the second plate portion 7c, and forms a part of the left side of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. A right side 7d2 of the third plate portion 7d is provided along an extension line of the right side 7c2 of the second plate portion 7c, and forms a part of the right side of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. An upper side 7d3 of the third plate portion 7d is provided linearly along the third bent portion 10c. A lower side 7d4 of the third plate portion 7d is provided along the fourth bent portion 10d. The fourth bent portion 10d is provided parallel to the second bent portion 10b and the third bent portion 10c.

The fourth plate portion 7e has a horizontally long rectangular shape in FIG. A left side 7e1 of the fourth plate portion 7e is provided along an extension line of the third left side portion 7c1c of the third plate portion 7d, and forms a part of the left side of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. A right side 7e2 of the fourth plate portion 7e is provided along an extension of the right side 7d2 of the third plate portion 7d, and forms a part of the right side of the support portion 7. As shown in FIG. An upper side 7e3 of the fourth plate portion 7e is provided linearly along the fourth bent portion 10d. A lower side 7 e 4 of the fourth plate portion 7 e forms a lower side of the support portion 7 . The lower side 7e4 is provided parallel to the fourth bent portion 10d.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the tablet section 3 and the keyboard section 5 are fixed to the support section 7 shown in FIG.
The back surface 3d of the tablet unit 3 is fixed to the back surface of the fixing plate unit 7a (the surface opposite to the surface shown in FIG. 2). The plate portions other than the fixed plate portion 7a, that is, the first plate portion 7b, the second plate portion 7c, the third plate portion 7d and the fourth plate portion 7e are not fixed to the tablet portion 3. By fixing the fixing plate portion 7 a to the back surface 3 d of the tablet portion 3 , the position of the first bent portion 10 a is positioned substantially in the center of the back surface 3 d of the tablet portion 3 . More specifically, the lower end 10a1 of the first bent portion 10a is provided at the center position of the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3 in the lateral direction and the longitudinal direction, and the upper end 10a2 of the first bent portion 10a is provided on the tablet portion 3. It is fixed at a position forming an angle of 45° with respect to the second bent portion 10b passing through the central position in the longitudinal direction of the .

The keyboard portion 5 is fixed to the surface (surface shown in FIG. 2) of the fourth plate portion 7e. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the fourth plate portion 7e is one size larger than the keyboard portion 5 in plan view. The method of fixing the fourth plate portion 7e and the keyboard portion 5 may be adhesion, or a detachable fixing method using hook-and-loop fasteners or magnets.

A flip line 11 is provided on the second bent portion 10b. The tablet section 3 is rotated around the flip line 11 . FIG. 4 shows a state in which the tablet section 3 is rotated 180° around the flip line 11 (around the second bent portion 10b) so that the display surface 3a of the tablet section 3 faces the front side. From the state shown in FIG. 4, one short-side end 3b of the tablet portion 3 is lifted and erected, and the other short-side end 3c of the tablet portion 3 is positioned so as to abut on the back side long side portion 5a of the keyboard portion 5. , the portrait mode shown in FIGS. 1D and 1E is entered.

FIG. 5 shows the back side of FIG. When the tablet portion 3 is flipped as shown in FIG. 4, the fixed plate portion 7a and the first plate portion 7b are folded between the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3 and the second plate portion 7c of the support portion 7. become trapped.

<Transition from portrait mode to landscape mode>
Next, the operation of shifting from the portrait mode to the landscape mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram similar to FIG. 5, with the direction of movement of the first bent portion 10a added. In order to shift from the portrait mode shown in FIG. 5 to the landscape mode, the first folded portion 10a in the unfolded state is folded and the second folded portion 10b in the folded state is unfolded, and the tablet portion 3 is opened. Rotate 90 degrees in the direction of arrow A0 (clockwise). That is, the first bent portion 10a, the first plate portion 7b, and the second bent portion 10b constitute a rotating portion for rotating the tablet portion 3. As shown in FIG. As a result, the first bent portion 10a rotates about the lower end 10a1 by 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow A1, thereby moving to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Along with this, the upper side 7b3 of the first plate portion 7b moves in the arrow A2 direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the tablet section 3 is rotated by 90 degrees to enter the landscape mode. In FIG. 7, the fixed plate portion 7a is sandwiched between the first plate portion 7b and the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3. As shown in FIG. From the state shown in FIG. 7, the third plate portion 7d and the fourth plate portion 7e are arranged on the installation surface PL, and the second plate portion 7c is erected, thereby passing through the state shown in FIG. As shown, the back surface 3d of the tablet section 3 can be supported by the support section 7. As shown in FIG.

The operation for transitioning from landscape mode to portrait mode is the reverse operation of the operation described above.

<Storage Position of Keyboard Unit 5>
Next, the storage position of the keyboard section 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the keyboard section 5 is stored under the tablet section 3 in the carry mode. 9 and 10 show the state before the keyboard section 5 is housed below the tablet section 3. FIG. As shown in each figure, the third plate portion 7d is folded to cover the upper surface of the keyboard portion 5 by rotating around the fourth folding portion 10d. By rotating the second plate portion 7c around the third bent portion 10c, it is folded onto the third plate portion 7d, and by rotating the first plate portion 7b around the second bent portion 10b, It is folded onto the second plate portion 7c. By folding the keyboard portion 5, the third plate portion 7d, and the second plate portion 7c in a zigzag manner in this way, the keyboard portion 5 is stored under the tablet portion 3 while being superimposed thereon. Note that FIG. 10 shows a state in which the keyboard section 5 is removed from the upper surface of the fourth plate section 7e.

<Folding Structure of Tablet Unit 3>
Next, the folding structure of the tablet section 3 will be described.
11A and 11B show longitudinal sectional views showing the folding structure of the tablet portion 3. FIG. FIG. 11A is a vertical cross-sectional view of the tablet unit 3 in an unfolded state.

The tablet unit 3 includes a flexible display 20 that forms a display surface 3a, and a housing 22 that holds the flexible display 20 and forms a rear surface 3d of the tablet unit 3. As shown in FIG. The flexible display 20 can be folded along the central tablet folding line L0. A support plate 24 is provided in the housing 22 to support both sides of the flexible display 20 across the tablet folding line L0 from the rear side. A pair of hinge plates 26 and a hinge back cover 28 that rotatably hold the pair of hinge plates 26 are provided between the support plates 24 .

When the tablet unit 3 shown in FIG. 11A is rotated around the tablet folding line L0 and folded, the hinge plate 26 is rotated while being held by the hinge rear cover 28, and the flexible display 20 is folded as shown in FIG. 11B. . As shown in FIG. 11B, the folded portion of the flexible display 20 forms a substantially circular bell-shaped portion 20a having a predetermined curvature, so that the end portions of the flexible display 20 are overlapped in parallel. folded in. By folding the flexible display 20 tightly so as to have the bell-shaped portion 20a, the thickness of the tablet portion 3 can be reduced as much as possible.

When the tablet section 3 is folded as shown in FIG. 11B , no gap is formed between the superimposed flexible displays 20 , and a gap for housing the keyboard section 5 cannot be formed between the flexible displays 20 . Therefore, the keyboard section 5 is housed below the tablet section 3 as shown in FIG. 1A.

12A and 12B show the folding structure of the tablet portion 3 when the bell-shaped portion 20a of FIG. 11B is not provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 12A, instead of providing a hinge plate 26 between the support plates 24, the support plates 24 are provided in close proximity to each other and bent by the hinge back cover 28. FIG. When this structure is folded along the tablet folding line L0, as shown in FIG. 12B, the folded portion of the flexible display 20 becomes a hairpin-shaped portion 20b that has a predetermined curvature and is bent 180°. becomes thicker on the folded edge side. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the folding structure having the bell-shaped portion 20a is advantageous because the thickness of the tablet portion 3 is reduced. However, the invention can also be applied to the folded structure shown in Figures 12A and 12B.

As described above, the effects of this embodiment are as follows.
The tablet unit 3 realizes a landscape mode and a portrait mode by the support unit 7 . The support portion 7 includes a rotating portion (a first bent portion 10a, a first plate portion 7b, and a second bent portion 10b) fixed to the back surface 3d of the tablet portion 3. As shown in FIG. The rotating portion rotatably connects the tablet portion 3 between the landscape mode and the portrait mode. As a result, it is not necessary to remove the support portion 7 when rotating the tablet portion 3 between the landscape mode and the portrait mode, thereby improving the operability for the user.

In the carry mode (FIG. 1A), the support section 7 can be folded toward the rear surface 3d of the tablet section 3, and the keyboard section 5 can also be stored on the rear surface 3d side of the tablet section 3. FIG. Thereby, the tablet part 3, the support part 7, and the keyboard part 5 can be made compact and carried. Further, since the keyboard part 5 is housed on the back surface 3d side of the tablet part 3, the degree of freedom of the folding mechanism of the tablet part 3 can be improved as compared with the case where the tablet part 3 is folded with the keyboard part 5 interposed therebetween. can be done.

The first bent portion 10a, the first plate portion 7b, and the second bent portion 10b constitute a rotating portion for rotating the tablet portion 3. As shown in FIG. Since the second folding portion 10b is provided so as to extend in the lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tablet portion 3, the tablet portion 3 can be folded at the second folding portion 10b to rotate the portrait. The tablet part 3 can be supported in mode. Further, the first plate portion 7b is bendably fixed to the rear surface 3d of the tablet portion 3 via the first bent portion 10a provided at 45° to the longitudinal direction. The tablet portion 3 is rotated with respect to the first plate portion 7b around the first bent portion 10a, and the first plate portion 7b is rotated with respect to the second plate portion 7c around the second bent portion 10b. By rotating the tablet unit 3 by 90°, the posture can be easily changed between the portrait mode and the landscape mode.

providing a third plate portion 7d connected to the second plate portion 7c at a third bent portion 10c provided in parallel with the second bent portion 10b of the second plate portion 7c with a predetermined interval; did. Thus, after placing the third plate portion 7d on the installation surface PL, the second plate portion 7c is rotated around the third bent portion 10c to form a stand that supports the tablet portion 3 from the back surface 3d. be able to.

The keyboard portion 5 is provided on the fourth plate portion 7e that is bendably connected to the third plate portion 7d via the fourth bent portion 10d. As a result, the keyboard portion 5 can be folded and stored with respect to the third plate portion 7d, and the keyboard can be unfolded from the third plate portion 7d to be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the tablet unit 3 is used as an example of the display unit main body of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the display unit main body may be, for example, a display having only a display function. It can be.

1 Tablet PC (electronic device)
3 Tablet part (display part main body)
3a display surface 3b one widthwise end 3c the other widthwise end 3d back 3e one lengthwise end 3f the other lengthwise end 5 keyboard portion 5a back side long side 7 support portion 7a fixed plate portion 7b first plate portion 7b1 Left side 7b2 Right side 7b3 Top side 7b4 Bottom side 7c Second plate portion 7c1a First left side portion 7c1b Second left side portion 7c1c Third left side portion 7c2 Right side 7c3 Top side 7c4 Bottom side 7d Third plate portion 7d1 Left side 7d2 Right side 7d3 Top side 7d4 Bottom side 7e Fourth Plate portion 7e1 Left side 7e2 Right side 7e3 Upper side 7e4 Lower side 10a First bent portion 10a1 Lower end 10a2 Upper end 10b Second bent portion 10c Third bent portion 10d Fourth bent portion 10e Backrest bent portion 11 Flip wire 20 Flexible Display 20a Bell-shaped portion 20b Hairpin-shaped portion 22 Housing 24 Support plate 26 Hinge plate 28 Hinge rear cover L0 Tablet folding line PL Installation surface

Claims (2)

a display unit main body having a display unit provided on a rectangular surface in an unfolded state and capable of being folded in half at a central position in the longitudinal direction;
The display unit main body in the unfolded state is supported in a landscape mode in which the longitudinal direction is oriented horizontally and is erected against an installation surface, and the display unit main body in the unfolded state is supported. , a support portion for supporting in a portrait mode erected with respect to the installation surface with the longitudinal direction oriented in the vertical direction;
with
The support portion is fixed to the back surface of the display main body and has a rotating portion that connects the display main body so as to be rotatable between the landscape mode and the portrait mode,
The support portion is a plate-like body having rigidity, and includes a first plate portion fixed to the display portion main body via a first bending portion so as to be bendable with respect to the back surface, and a plate having rigidity. a second plate portion which is shaped like a body and is bendably connected to the first plate portion at a second bending portion extending in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and a plate-like body having rigidity. and a third bent portion provided parallel to the second bent portion of the second plate portion at a predetermined interval and connected to the second plate portion so as to be bendable. A plate portion and a rigid plate-like body, and a fourth bent portion provided parallel to the third bent portion of the third plate portion with a predetermined space therebetween. and a fourth plate portion bendably connected to the
A keyboard section is connected to the fourth plate section,
By folding the third plate portion and the fourth plate portion between the lower surface of the keyboard portion and the display portion of the display portion main body and placing the keyboard portion on the side of the display portion, the display portion is Features a small clamshell mode for use with half
The support portion is foldable toward the back side of the display portion main body,
An electronic device comprising a carry mode in which the keyboard section is positioned on the rear surface side of the display section main body and accommodated in a state of being sandwiched between the third plate section and the fourth plate section . The first bent portion extends in a direction of 45° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the display main body,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating portion includes the first plate portion that is bendably fixed via the first bending portion.

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