Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
361679150 | Foldable keyboard | 15 |
20100053873 | Folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board of electronic device - A folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board is for being assembled beside a recess formed on a machine body of an electronic device. The folding keyboard-and-mouse carrying board comprises a board connected with the machine body through a link unit so as to allow the recess to be opened or closed thereby. The board has a first surface facing the recess and a second surface at a reverse side of the board with respect to the first surface. A keyboard-positioning unit and a mouse positioning unit are provided at the first surface of the board. A first board-positioning unit positions the board at a retracted position; and a second board-positioning unit positions the board at an expanded position. | 03-04-2010 |
20120170198 | FOLDABLE KEYBOARD - A foldable keyboard includes a main body, a first hinge portion and a locking element. The first hinge portion is mounted on a middle position of the main body. The locking element includes a locking portion mounted on the main body, a limiting portion mounted on the main body, and for receiving the locking portion, and a controlling portion mounted on the main body, and being received into the limiting portion. The main body is folded along the first hinge portion. The locking portion is engaged in the limiting portion to lock the foldable keyboard in a folding state. The controlling portion unlocks the foldable keyboard from the folding state. | 07-05-2012 |
20120243162 | PORTABLE KEYBOARD - A portable keyboard includes a base, a holder, a support member, a foldable keyboard and a linking member. One end of the support member is pivotally connected to the base and the other end of the support member is pivotally connected to the holder. The foldable keyboard is disposed on the base and includes a first keyboard module, a second keyboard module and a pivot. The first keyboard module is pivotally connected to the second keyboard module by the pivot, such that the first and second keyboard modules can be folded or expanded with respect to each other over the base. One end of the linking member is connected to the pivot and the other end of the linking member is pivotally connected to the holder, such that the holder and the foldable keyboard can move together with each other. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243163 | Apparatus and Method for Data Entry from a Removable Portable Device Cover - One or more apparatuses and methods are disclosed for data entry from a removable portable device cover which are configured to cover, surround, and/or encapsulate at least a portion of an exterior shell of a portable electronic device. In one embodiment of the invention, a physical keyboard is operatively connected and/or attached to a removable portable device frame of the removable portable device cover, wherein the removable portable device frame is designed to fit a portable electronic device. In some embodiments of the invention, the operative connection and/or attachment of a physical keyboard to a removable portable frame may be accomplished by using straps, connector ports, and/or wireless protocols. Furthermore, a physical keyboard operatively connected and/or attached to the removable portable device frame may be a foldable physical keyboard which enables easy touch-typing for a user if the foldable physical keyboard is fully expanded. | 09-27-2012 |
20120257344 | PORTABLE KEYBOARD - A portable keyboard includes a base, a casing pivotally connected to the base, and a foldable keyboard. The foldable keyboard is disposed on the base and includes a first keyboard module, a second keyboard module and a pivot. The first keyboard module is pivotally connected to the second keyboard module by the pivot, such that the first keyboard module and the second keyboard module can be folded or expanded with respect to each other over the base. When the first and second keyboard modules are folded with respect to each other over the base, the foldable keyboard can be accommodated in the casing. When the casing rotates with respect to the base such that an angle is formed therebetween, the first and second keyboard modules can be expanded with respect to each other over the base. | 10-11-2012 |
20130063883 | FOLDING KEYBOARD - A folding keyboard has two parts which are hinged together and form the whole keyboard. An interlocking device which comprises a sliding block and a sliding vane is provided at the bottom surface of one part. One end of the sliding block is provided with a raised tongue which fits with a stopper provided inside the keyboard base. The sliding block is provided with a sliding rail and an inclined sliding groove provided along the sliding direction of the sliding vane, and a sliding axis arranged in the sliding groove is provided on the surface of the sliding vane. A fixing block is fixed at the bottom surface of one part and connected with a sliding rail block via an offsetting spring, and the sliding rail block is provided inside the sliding rail of the sliding block and slides in a direction perpendicular to that of the sliding vane. | 03-14-2013 |
20140049891 | Portable Computer - A portable computer includes a base, a display module, at least one support element, a sliding assembly, two connecting robs, and a keyboard module. The display module includes a connecting end and a support surface. Each support element includes a first fixed end connected pivotally to the support surface and a second fixed end connected pivotally to the base. The sliding assembly includes a sliding element and a sliding guiding element disposed in the base. The sliding element is combined with the connecting end and sliding along the sliding guiding element. The keyboard module includes two keyboard portions. Each keyboard portion is moveably combined with the base. Each connecting rob can be pushed by the sliding element to drive the two keyboard portions to move relative to the base. | 02-20-2014 |
20140055936 | FOLDABLE KEYBOARD - A foldable keyboard includes a first input module, a second input module, a folding support member, a magnetic element and a ferromagnetic element. The magnetic element and the ferromagnetic element put on the second input module and the folding support member separately that the folding support member can close with the second input module. Using magnetic element avoid wearing away by traditional fastener and reducing the complexity of production. | 02-27-2014 |
20140063715 | Portable Electronic Device having a Protective Foldable Cover with a Built-in Membrane Keyboard - A portable electronic device includes a main body, a protective foldable cover, a membrane keyboard and a folding means. The protective foldable cover is attached structurally in a foldable manner to the main body and further has a foldable leaf to cover the main body. The membrane keyboard is mounted to the foldable leaf by facing the main body and is connected signally with the main body. The folding means is to provide at least one stand state for the main body to stand on the foldable leaf of the protective foldable cover and thus to present the membrane keyboard completely to a position in front of the main body. | 03-06-2014 |
20140340826 | CONVENIENT PORTABLE INPUT DEVICE - A portable input device includes a flexible main body, a sensing electrode layer, a protection layer and a memory metal body. The flexible main body has a first face and a second face. The sensing electrode layer has a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode disposed on the second face of the flexible main body. The protection layer is correspondingly disposed on the second face of the flexible main body to cover the sensing electrode layer. The memory metal body is disposed on one face of the flexible main body or one face of the protection layer for curling the flexible main body for easy carry or storage. Accordingly, the convenient portable input device is flexible, lightweight and thin for a user to conveniently carry. | 11-20-2014 |
361679160 | Plural foldable sections | 5 |
20110188191 | DUAL-USE PORTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A portable display device that, in a first configuration, may function as a first type of device, such as a cellular phone and, in a second configuration, as a second type of device, such as a personal computer a split, full size keyboard spanning a display panel. Each keyboard panel may be substantially equal in size to the display panel, and may constitute the left and right hand halves of a standard keyboard. The keyboard panels may be hingably connected to the opposite short sides of the rectangular display panel. The device may further include a numeric keypad, hingably connected to a short edge of either keyboard panel. | 08-04-2011 |
20120057289 | Dual-Use Portable Display Device - A keyboard extension for a removable, portable display device such as a cellphone that also functions to house the display device. The display device housing is shaped and sized to securely enclose the removable, portable display device. The keyboard extension may have keyboard housing panels that are substantially equal in size to the display device being removably housed. These keyboard housing panels ham be hingably connected so that in a first configuration, the keyboard extension may function as a portable display device holder, while in a second configuration it may function as a wirelessly connected, split, full size keyboard input to the portable display. The keyboard extension may also include a numeric keypad housing panel that may be hingably connected to either of the keyboard housing panels. | 03-08-2012 |
20120262867 | FOLDABLE KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MODULE THEREOF - A foldable keyboard assembly includes a foldable structure and a rotary foldable keyboard. The foldable structure includes a first foldable member, a third foldable member, and a second foldable member foldably disposed therebetween. A portable electronic device is detachably disposed on the third foldable member. The rotary foldable keyboard includes a support board, a first keyboard, and a second keyboard. The support board is disposed on the first foldable member. The first keyboard and the second keyboard are movably disposed on the support board and pivotally connected to each other. When the first keyboard and the second keyboard are folded relatively, they are contained in the foldable structure. When the first keyboard and the second keyboard are expanded relatively, the second foldable member can bend relative to the third foldable member for supporting the portable electronic device to abut against a side of the rotary foldable keyboard. | 10-18-2012 |
20130027865 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING HINGED STRUCTURE - An exemplary electrical device includes a first main body; a second main body; and a rotatable mechanism pivotally connected the first main body and the second main body. The rotatable mechanism includes a first rotation unit and a second rotation unit. The first rotation unit is capable of making the first main body rotate around a second rotation axis in a plane perpendicular to the second rotation axis. The second rotation unit is capable of making the first main body rotate relative to the second main body around a first rotation axis. | 01-31-2013 |
20150309538 | FOLDABLE KEYBOARD - A foldable keyboard includes a casing and a plurality of input modules. The casing includes interconnected top and bottom sheets. Each of the top and bottom sheets is made of a flexible material. The top and bottom sheets cooperatively define a plurality of retaining spaces that are spaced apart from each other, and cooperatively form a plurality of foldable sections each being disposed between two adjacent ones of the retaining spaces. The input modules are retained respectively in the retaining spaces. | 10-29-2015 |