US5422784A
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Housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus having a removably mounted circuit board above an opening in a top shell
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-07-26
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Granted: 1995-06-06
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Expires: 2013-07-26
Abstract
Abstract The housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus has a top shell with an opening in the top thereof, a bottom shell on which the top shell is mounted, an electrical circuit board housed in the opening of the top shell, and a keyboard positioned on the electrical circuit board. A covering member is provided to cover the terminals of the battery unit when it is not installed and to partially block the dock when the battery unit is installed.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Wakahara
- 👤 Isao Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:16
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1656; G06F1/1662; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus comprising: a top shell having a top surface and an opening extending through said top shell; a bottom shell on which said top shell is mounted; an electrical circuit board removably mounted on said top surface of said top shell above said opening and having electronic components; an electrically conductive substrate having top and bottom faces, said bottom face being mounted on and in contact with said electrical circuit board; and a keyboard for inputting data to said electrical circuit board mounted on said top face of said electrically conductive substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus comprising: a top shell having a top surface and an opening extending through said top shell; a bottom shell on which said top shell is mounted; an electrical circuit board removably mounted on said top surface of said top shell above said opening and having electronic components; an electrically conductive substrate having top and bottom faces, said bottom face being mounted on and in contact with said electrical circuit board; and a keyboard for inputting data to said electrical circuit board mounted on said top face of said electrically conductive substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising a connecting member for connecting the top shell, bottom shell, electrical circuit board, and conductive substrate of the keyboard in a single module.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising an electrically conductive member provided on said electrical circuit board, said electrically conductive member electrically connected to said conductive substrate of the keyboard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 3, wherein said electrically conductive member is provided around the electrical circuit board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a functional expansion unit dock for receiving either one of a functional expansion unit and a battery unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 5 further comprising a battery compartment separately from the functional expansion unit dock for receiving a battery unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 5, wherein said functional expansion unit is a memory device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 5, further comprising a covering member inserted with the battery unit to the functional expansion unit dock for blocking the opening in the functional expansion unit dock.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 8, wherein said covering member is used for covering terminals of said battery unit, when the battery is unloaded.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A housing arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said electrically conductive substrate is positioned on a bottom surface of said keyboard and mounted on and in contact with said electrical circuit board.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus comprising: a top shell having a top surface and an opening extending through said top shell; a bottom shell on which the top shell is mounted; an electrical circuit board removably mounted on said top surface of said top shell above said opening and having electronic components; and data input means mounted on and in contact with said electrical circuit board for inputting data to said electrical circuit board.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
77 words
A housing arrangement for a data processing apparatus comprising: a top shell having a top surface and an opening extending through said top shell; a bottom shell on which the top shell is mounted; an electrical circuit board removably mounted on said top surface of said top shell above said opening and having electronic components; and data input means mounted on and in contact with said electrical circuit board for inputting data to said electrical circuit board.
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