EP0506335A1
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Keyboard for an electronic information apparatus
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-03-24
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed an electronic information apparatus comprising an appratus body; display provided to the apparatus body for displaying a data on a screen thereof and a key board having plural input keys and provided at a front side on an upper surface of the apparatus body, the plural input keys being divided into two groups, the groups being spaced with each other, the plural input keys of each group being arranged in plural rows, row arrangement directions of the groups acrossing each other with a predetermined angle, and the group being arranged as to be substatially symmetrical with respect to a center line extending from a front end of the key board to a back end of the key board.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoichi c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Ishizawa
- 👤 Kyoichi c/o SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Ideno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1684; G06F1/169; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1654; G06F1/1662; G06F1/1688; G06F1/1696; G06F1/1698; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03549; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An electronic information apparatus comprising: an appratus body; display provided to the apparatus body for displaying a data on a screen thereof; and a key board having plural input keys and provided at a front side on an upper surface of the apparatus body, said plural input keys being divided into two groups, the groups being spaced with each other, the plural input keys of each group being arranged in plural rows, row arrangement directions of the groups acrossing each other with a predetermined angle, and said group being arranged as to be substatially symmetrical with respect to a center line extending from a front end of the key board to a back end of the key board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said groups being arranged in a planar and substantially-rectangular form, and wherein a distance between neighboring rows at the front side is set to be longer than a distance between neighboring rows at the rear side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pointing device interposed between said groups of input keys at the center on the upper surface of said key board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said pointing device comprises a track ball input device having a rotatably-driven track ball which is freely detachably installed in a mount hole formed at the center on the upper surface of said key board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a detector for detecting the installation of said track ball into said mount hole to allow an input operation of said input keys, said detector being buried inside of said apparatus body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a palm rest for supporting a palm with which said pointing device is operated, said palm rest being mounted at the front side on the upper surface of said key board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus body includes a built-in voice input device provided in front of said groups of input keys.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an electric wave transmitter-receiver provided adjacently to said display and at the rear side of said groups of input keys on said key board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display contains built-in voice output speakers at both sides of the screen thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display is pivotally supported through a hinge at the rearmost end of said apparatus body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
An electronic information apparatus including a key board having plural input keys and provided at a front side on an upper surface of an apparatus body, and a display which is pivotally mounted through a hinge at the rearmost end of said apparatus body, wherein the improvement further includes a built-in printer provided at a rear portion of said apparatus body, and in front of and adjacently to said hinge.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
161 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said printer includes a sheet supply port formed adjacently to said hinge in said apparatus body, a sheet discharge port formed at a parabola antenna side in said apparatus body, a sheet passageway for performing intercommunication between said sheet supply port and said sheet discharge port, a platen roller rotatably supported by a shaft at the central portion of said sheet passageway in such a manner as to be slidable along a reverse surface of a recording sheet, a driving motor for rotating said platen roller, an auxiliary roller which is driven-rotatably supported by a shaft and has a peripheral surface partially located in said sheet passageway so as to be slidable along an obverse surface of the recording sheet, and a printing head for performing a printing on the surface of the recording sheet, said printing head being slidably mounted inside of said apparatus body and located beneath said platen roller.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said sheet supply port is inclined toward said hinge.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electronic information apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said sheet discharge port has an upper edge portion projecting toward said hinge.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A keyboard for an electronic information apparatus, the keyboard comprising a plurality of input keys arranged in two groups, the keyboard further comprising a pointing device, each group of keys being disposed on a respective side of the pointing device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A keyboard for an electronic information apparatus, the keyboard comprising a plurality of keys arranged in two groups disposed on respective sides of a line extending from the front to the back of the keyboard, each group comprising rows of keys, with each row being inclined from the end thereof adjacent said line towards the rear of the keyboard.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electronic information apparatus comprising a housing supporting a display screen and a printer, the printer being arranged to supply printed paper to a position in front of the display screen such that printing thereon can be viewed from the same angle as characters displayed by said screen.
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