Patent Publication Number: US-11392170-B2

Title: Electronic apparatus comprising first and second flexible boards that extend from a first chassis to a second chassis

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to electronic apparatuses including a display. 
     BACKGROUND 
     An electronic apparatus such as a laptop PC includes a first chassis equipped with a display and a second chassis equipped with a motherboard, and a hinge connecting the first and second chassis. The applicant has proposed a configuration of such an electronic apparatus, in which both the front surface and the rear surface of the first chassis are glass plates (see Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2020-034845). 
     There is a strong demand for thinner chassis of the electronic apparatuses as described above. In particular, the thickness of the first chassis equipped with a display affects not only the thinning of the entire electronic apparatus, but also largely affects the appearance quality during use. 
     The first chassis therefore is desirably made as thin as possible. Desirably the above-mentioned electronic apparatuses have a thinner chassis, and flexibly respond to various usage patterns by having an increased number of displays. 
     SUMMARY 
     One or more embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic apparatus including thin chassis as well as a plurality of displays. 
     An electronic apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes: a first chassis; a second chassis connecting to the first chassis via a hinge to be relatively rotatable; a first display in the first chassis and having a display surface facing a front surface of the first chassis; and a second display in the first chassis and having a display surface facing a rear surface of the first chassis. The first chassis includes: a first glass plate that covers the display surface of the first display, and defines the front surface of the first chassis; a second glass plate that covers the display surface of the second display, and defines the rear surface of the first chassis; and a frame that supports the first glass plate and the second glass plate, and defines lateral surfaces of the first chassis. 
     An electronic apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention includes: a chassis; a first display in the chassis and having a display surface facing a front surface of the chassis; and a second display in the chassis and having a display surface facing a rear surface of the chassis. The chassis includes: a first glass plate that covers the display surface of the first display, and defines the front surface of the chassis; a second glass plate that covers the display surface of the second display, and defines the rear surface of the chassis; and a frame that supports the first glass plate and the second glass plate, and defines lateral surfaces of the chassis. 
     The above-described aspects of the present invention enable an electronic apparatus having thin chassis as well as a plurality of displays. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic plan view of an electronic apparatus according to one embodiment as viewed from the above. 
         FIG. 2  is a plan view of the electronic apparatus in  FIG. 1  having a different angle of the first chassis to illustrate the rear face of the first chassis. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic bottom view of the electronic apparatus. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic exploded perspective view of a first chassis. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first chassis cut along a plane of the first chassis extending the top-bottom and the front-rear directions. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic front view of a display viewed from the front surface. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic front view of a display viewed from the front surface. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Referring to the drawings, the following describes an electronic apparatus according to the present invention in details by way of one or more embodiments. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic plan view of an electronic apparatus  10  according to one embodiment as viewed from the above.  FIG. 2  is a plan view of the electronic apparatus  10  illustrated in  FIG. 1  having a different angle of the first chassis  12  to illustrate the rear face  12   b  of the first chassis. As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the electronic apparatus  10  is a clamshell-shaped laptop PC including a first chassis  12  and a second chassis  14  that are relatively rotatably connected via a hinge  16 . The electronic apparatus  10  has a dual display structure having displays  18  and  19  that are mounted on the front and the rear of the first chassis  12 . The electronic apparatus of the present invention may be of various types of electronic apparatuses other than the laptop PC, such a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a portable game machine. 
     In the following description, with reference to the posture of the electronic apparatus, in which the chassis  12 ,  14  are set at 90 degrees and a user views the display  18  facing a front surface  12   a  of the first chassis  12  while manipulating a keyboard  20 , a part closer to the user is front, a part away from the user is rear, the width direction is left and right, and the height direction is top and bottom. Note that the 90 degrees is an angle at which the plane directions of the chassis  12  and  14  are orthogonal to each other, and the displays  18  and  19  are placed vertically while placing the second chassis  14  on the desk surface. When the angle is 0 degree, the first chassis  12  is closed on the top surface  14   a  of the second chassis  14 . At this angle, the display  18  is directed downward to be opposed to the keyboard  20 , and the display  19  is directed upward. 
     Firstly the configuration of the second chassis  14  is described below.  FIG. 3  is a schematic bottom view of the electronic apparatus  10 .  FIG. 3  is a bottom view of the electronic apparatus  10  (0 degree) when the chassis  12  and  14  are overlapped to hide the display  18 .  FIG. 3  illustrates the electronic apparatus  10  after a cover defining the bottom surface of the second chassis  14  has been removed. 
     The second chassis  14  is a flattened box. As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the second chassis  14  in one example is a box including a cover defining the top surface and the four surrounding lateral surfaces and a cover defining the bottom surface. The top surface  14   a  of the second chassis  14  comes with a keyboard  20  and a touchpad  21 . The second chassis  14  accommodates various types of electronic components such as a motherboard  22  and a battery unit  23  (see  FIG. 3 ) as well as a SSD (Solid State Drive), a memory, and an antenna. The rear lateral surface  14   b  of the second chassis  14  has a recess  14   c  like a cutout extending in the left-right direction. In this recess  14   c , the hinge  16  is placed. The keyboard  20  may be a mechanical type or a software type keyboard equipped with a touch panel display on the top surface  14   a  to display an image of the keyboard. 
     Next the configuration of the first chassis  12  is described below.  FIG. 4  is a schematic exploded perspective view of the first chassis  12 .  FIG. 5  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first chassis  12  cut along a plane of the first chassis extending the top-bottom and the front-rear directions. 
     The first chassis  12  is a flattened box that is thinner than the second chassis  14 . As illustrated in  FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 , the first chassis  12  includes a glass plate  24 , a glass plate  25  and a frame  26 . The first chassis  12  accommodates the displays  18  and  19  as well as other units including a device unit  27 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the glass plate  24  is a rectangular front glass plate defining the front surface  12   a  of the first chassis  12 . The glass plate  24  is placed to cover a display surface  18   c  of the display  18 . The glass plate  24  has an inner surface  24   a  facing the inside of the first chassis  12 , to which the display  18  is attached. The glass plate  24  has an outer surface  24   b  facing the outside of the first chassis  12 , and the outer surface  24   b  defines the front surface  12   a . The material of the glass plate  24  is not limited, and the glass plate  24  in the present embodiment is made of chemically strengthened glass (called “aluminosilicate glass”) containing aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide as main components. The thickness of the glass plate  24  is not limited, and is about 0.5 mm in one example. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the glass plate  25  is a rectangular rear glass plate defining a rear surface  12   b  of the first chassis  12 . The glass plate  25  is placed to cover a display surface  19   c  of the display  19 . The glass plate  25  has an inner surface  25   a  facing the inside of the first chassis  12 , to which the display  19  is attached. The glass plate  25  has an outer surface  25   b  facing the outside of the first chassis  12 , and the outer surface  25   b  defines the rear surface  12   b . The glass plate  25  may be made of the same material (aluminosilicate glass) as that of the glass plate  24  and have the same thickness (0.5 mm) as the glass plate  24 , or may be made of a different material or have a different thickness. When the angle between the chassis  12  and  14  is 0 degree, the glass plate  25  defines the outer surface of the electronic apparatus  10 . To this end, the glass plate  25  may be thicker and stronger than the glass plate  24 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the frame  26  is a rectangular frame. The frame  26  defines the four surrounding lateral surfaces  12   c  of the first chassis  12 . The frame  26  is a support frame for the glass plates  24  and  25 . 
     In one example, the frame  26  is prepared by shaping a metal material, such as amorphous metal, aluminum, or magnesium into a frame form by injection molding, die casting, or the like, and then performing machining, such as cutting. Amorphous metal is also called metallic glass, and is a non-crystalline metal whose main component is a metal element. Amorphous metals include Zr-based and Ti-based amorphous metals. The frame  26  of the present embodiment may be made of Ti-based amorphous metal for structural reasons of integrating the hinge  16  with the first chassis  12 . Amorphous metals have properties that are less likely to be plastically deformed than typical metal materials used for chassis of electronic apparatuses, such as aluminum and magnesium, and have higher rigidity than resins and carbon-based materials (carbon fiber reinforced resin). The frame  26  may be made of a resin or a carbon-based material depending on the specifications and configuration of the electronic apparatus  10 . 
     The frame  26  has an outer wall  30  and a glass support  31 . 
     The outer wall  30  is a narrow frame defining the four surrounding lateral surfaces  12   c  of the first chassis  12 . The outer wall  30  has a top wall  30   a , a bottom wall  30   b , a left wall  30   c , and a right wall  30   d . The walls  30   a  and  30   b  are vertical walls that extend in the left-right direction and are narrow in the top-bottom direction and wide in the front-rear direction. The walls  30   c  and  30   d  are vertical walls that extend in the top-bottom direction and are narrow in the left-right direction and wide in the front-rear direction. A decorative plate may be further placed on the outer surface of the outer wall  30  to enhance the design of the lateral surface  12   c  with this decorative plate. 
     The bottom wall  30   b  has a protrusion  33  at most of the width except for the left and right ends. The protrusion  33  protrudes forward like a jaw from the front surface  12   a  of the first chassis  12 . The protrusion  33  is wider in the front-rear direction than the other portions of the outer wall  30 , and has a curved outer surface. The protrusion  33  has an inner surface (upper surface) covered by a bezel  29 . The bezel  29  is a strip-shaped plate having a curved outer surface (upper surface). 
     The protrusion  33  and the bezel  29  make up a hinge block to hide the elements of the hinge  16 . The protrusion  33  has shaft holes at left and right ends, into which the hinge shaft of the hinge  16  is non-rotatably fitted. This connects the hinge  16  to the first chassis  12 . A mounting plate is connected to the hinge shaft to be rotatable with a predetermined rotational torque, and the mounting plate is fixed to the second chassis  14 . With this configuration, the hinge  16  connects the chassis  12  and  14  so as to be relatively rotatable with a predetermined rotational torque. The configuration of the hinge  16  and the attachment structure for the chassis  12  and  14  can be changed as appropriate. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the glass support  31  extends along the peripheral edge of the glass plates  24  and  25  to support the glass plates  24  and  25 . The glass support  31  includes a protruding piece that protrudes from the inner periphery of the outer wall  30  to the inside of the frame  26 . The glass support  31  has a top support  31   a , a bottom support  31   b , a left support  31   c , and a right support  31   d . The supports  31   a  to  31   d  extend along the longitudinal directions of the walls  30   a  to  30   d , respectively. The glass support  31  has a front support surface  34  of the supports  31   a  to  31   d  facing the front surface  12   a , and the front support surface  34  serves as a surface to which the glass plate  24  is fixed. The glass support  31  has a rear support surface  35  of the supports  31   a  to  31   d  facing the rear surface  12   b , and the rear support surface  35  serves as a surface to which the glass plate  25  is fixed. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the periphery of the inner surface  24   a  of the glass plate  24  is fixed to the front support surface  34  of the supports  31   a  to  31   d  via a spacer  36 . The periphery of the inner surface  25   a  of the glass plate  25  is fixed to the rear support surface  35  of the supports  31   a  to  31   d  with adhesive  37 . Examples of the adhesive  37  include a double-sided tape and a bond. 
     Although  FIG. 5  does not illustrate the support structure of the glass plates  24  and  25  by the left and right supports  31   c  and  31   d , this may be the same as or similar to the support structure by the top support  31   a . As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the bottom support  31   b  does not support the glass plate  24  at a part of the position where the bottom support  31   b  overlaps with the flexible board  52  and the like, which will be described later. The spacer  36  is fixed to the front support surface  34  and to the glass plate  24  with the adhesive  37 . The glass plate  24  may be directly fixed to the front support surface  34  without the spacer  36 . The glass plate  25  may be fixed to the rear support surface  35  via a spacer  36 . 
     Next the configuration of the device unit  27  is described below.  FIG. 6  is a schematic front view of the display  18  viewed from the front surface  12   a .  FIG. 7  is a schematic front view of the display  19  viewed from the front surface  12   a .  FIG. 6  is a view of the display  18  viewed from the display surface  18   c .  FIG. 7  is a view of the display  19  viewed from the rear surface  19   d  of the display surface  19   c.    
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 , the device unit  27  has a front camera unit  40 , a rear camera unit  41 , a light unit  42 , and a flexible board  43 . 
     The front camera unit  40  is a device that captures images and collects sound in front of the front surface  12   a  of the first chassis  12 . The front camera unit  40  is configured so that a camera  40   b  and a pair of microphones  40   c  and  40   c  are mounted on a substrate  40   a . The substrate  40   a  has a rod shape that is narrow in the top-bottom direction and long in the left-right direction. The camera  40   b  and the microphones  40   c  are mounted on the surface of the substrate  40   a  facing the front surface  12   a . The front camera unit  40  is configured so that the substrate  40   a  extending in the left-right direction is placed above the upper edge of the display  18 , and the camera  40   b  and the microphones  40   c  face the front surface  12   a  through holes formed in the glass plate  24 . The camera  40   b  is placed substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the first chassis  12 . 
     The rear camera unit  41  is a device that captures images and collects sound behind the rear surface  12   b  of the first chassis  12 . The rear camera unit  41  is configured so that a camera  41   b  and a pair of microphones  41   c  and  41   c  are mounted on a substrate  41   a . The substrate  41   a  has a rod shape that is narrow in the top-bottom direction and long in the left-right direction. The camera  41   b  and the microphones  41   c  are mounted on the surface of the substrate  41   a  facing the rear surface  12   b . The rear camera unit  41  is configured so that the substrate  41   a  extending in the left-right direction is placed above the upper edge of the display  19 , and the camera  41   b  and the microphones  41   c  face the rear surface  12   b  through holes formed in the glass plate  25 . The camera  41   b  is placed at a position closer to the left end of the first chassis  12  in the left-right direction. 
     The light unit  42  has a light emitting unit  42   a . In one example, the light emitting unit  42   a  is a substrate on which one or a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) is mounted. The light emitting unit  42   a  may have a configuration of the LED(s) mounted on both the front surface  12   a  and the rear surface  12   b  of the substrate, or a configuration of the LED(s) mounted on only one surface between the front surface  12   a  and the rear surface  12   b . In one example, the LED(s) of the light emitting unit  42   a  notifies the operating state of the electronic apparatus  10  or an answer in response to a user&#39;s call. 
     The flexible board  43  has an upper first end that branches off into three parts connected to the front camera unit  40 , the rear camera unit  41  and the light unit  42 , and a lower second end connected to a control board  44  (see  FIG. 3 ) in the second chassis  14 . The flexible board  43  extends from the top to the bottom between the displays  18  and  19  in the first chassis  12 , passes over the inner surface of the protrusion  33 , and enters the second chassis  14 . The control board  44  controls the cameras  40   b ,  41   b , the microphones  40   c ,  41   c , and the light emitting unit  42   a.    
     In one example, the flexible board  43  is a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) formed from a flexible insulating film to be thin and soft. The other flexible boards  48 ,  52 ,  58 ,  62 ,  64 , and  66  described later also have the same structure as the flexible board  43 . 
     Next the configuration of the displays  18  and  19  is described below. 
     As described above, the electronic apparatus  10  includes the display  18  at the front surface  12   a  of the first chassis  12  as well as the display  19  at the rear surface  12   b  (see  FIGS. 1 and 2 ). The display  18  at the front surface  12   a  can be used together with the keyboard  20 , for example, when the electronic apparatus  10  is used as a laptop PC. The display  19  at the rear surface  12   b  is visible from the rear in the state of  FIG. 2 , for example. Therefore, the display  19  allows a user to use the electronic apparatus  10  as a display device to view a movie or the like, or to use the electronic apparatus  10  as a display device when the user gives a presentation to a person sitting face-to-face. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the display  18  has a display portion  18   a  that faces the front surface  12   a  and displays an image, and a touch panel portion  18   b  for touch operation from the front surface  12   a . As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the display  19  has a display portion  19   a  that faces the rear surface  12   b  and displays an image, and a touch panel portion  19   b  for touch operation from the rear surface  12   b.    
     The display portion  18   a ,  19   a  of the present embodiment includes an organic EL (pOLED: plastic Organic Light Emitting Diode) formed with a plastic plate as a substrate. The display portion  18   a ,  19   a  may include an organic EL or a liquid crystal formed with a glass plate as a substrate. One of or both the touch panel portions  18   b  and  19   b  may be omitted. 
     Firstly the configuration of the display  18  is described below. As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 to 6 , a plurality of flexible boards  48  arranged along the longitudinal direction of the display  18  connects to the lower edge  18   e  of the display  18 . In the present embodiment, six flexible boards  48  are connected side by side to the lower edge  18   e , for example. Each flexible board  48  is connected to a corresponding one of the six IC chips that control the resolution of the display portion  18   a.    
     On a lower part of the rear surface  18   d  of the display  18 , a strip-shaped relay board  50  extending in the left-right direction and the flexible board  52  connected to the relay board  50  are placed. Each flexible board  48  protrudes downward from the lower edge  18   e , is folded upward along the rear surface to extend upward, and is connected to the relay board  50  from the below. The flexible board  52  is connected to the relay board  50  from the above. The flexible board  52  connects the display  18  and the display board  54  (see  FIG. 3 ) mounted in the second chassis  14 . The display board  54  is a printed circuit board (PCB) for controlling the display portion  18   a . The display board  54  is a sub-board for controlling the image display on the display portion  18   a , and connects to the motherboard  22 . 
     The flexible board  52  extends upward from the relay board  50  along the rear surface  18   d  of the display  18 , and then is folded downward to extend on the rear side. After this folding, the flexible board  52  passes over the rear surface of the relay board  50  and of the flexible board  48  while extending downward along the rear surface  18   d  of the display  18 . In the front view of the first chassis  12 , the flexible board  52  is offset slightly to the left from the center in the left-right direction. The protrusion  33  and the bezel  29  define a slit-like opening groove  56  therebetween that penetrates through the inside and outside of the first chassis  12 . The flexible board  52  passes through this opening groove  56  to leave the first chassis  12 , and then enters the second chassis  14  (see  FIG. 5 ). The configuration example illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 6  includes two of the left and right flexible boards  52  as a pair placed side by side, and they are connected to the display board  54 . 
     The relay board  50  is fixed to the rear surface  18   d  of the display  18 . The relay board  50  distributes the single flexible board  52  connected to the display board  54  over the six flexible boards  48 . The six flexible boards  48  are connected to the display  18 , and it is difficult to introduce these six flexible boards  48  as they are to the second chassis  14 . Then, the present embodiment is configured so that signals from the six flexible boards  48  are collected to the single flexible board  52  via the relay board  50  and then the single flexible board  52  is connected to the display board  54  in the second chassis  14 . This suppresses an increase in the left and right width of the protrusion  33  and the bezel  29  as a hinge block or avoids a complicated configuration there. For a thinner first chassis  12 , the relay board  50  may be placed below the lower edge  18   e  of the display  18 . Note that, when the relay board  50  is placed at this position, a wide bezel will be formed below the display  18  and the appearance quality deteriorates. The present embodiment therefore places the relay board  50  behind the display  18 . The same goes for a relay board  68  described later. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 6 , a flexible board  58  is connected to the left end of the lower edge  18   e  of the display  18 . This flexible board  58  connects the touch panel portion  18   b  and a touch panel board  60  (see  FIG. 3 ) mounted in the second chassis  14 . The touch panel board  60  is a printed circuit board for controlling the touch panel portion  18   b . The touch panel board  60  converts an analog signal based on a touch operation detected by the touch panel portion  18   b  into a predetermined digital signal and transmits the digital signal to the motherboard  22 . The configuration example illustrated in  FIG. 3  includes two of the left and right flexible boards  58  as a pair placed side by side, and they are connected to the touch panel board  60 . 
     Similarly to the flexible board  52 , the flexible board  58  passes through the opening groove  56  to leave the first chassis  12 , and then enters the second chassis  14 . As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the flexible board  43  of the device unit  27  is located on the right of the flexible board  58 , and extends from the first chassis  12  to the second chassis  14 . 
     Next the configuration of the display  19  is described below. As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 to 7 , the display  19  has the same configuration as the display  18  and is placed to face the rear surface  12   b . That is, the display  19  includes flexible boards  62 ,  64 ,  66  and a relay board  68  having the same configuration as or a similar configuration to the flexible boards  48 ,  52 , and  58  and the relay substrate  50  of the display  18 . 
     Six flexible boards  62  arranged along the longitudinal direction of the display  19  connect to the lower edge  19   e  of the display  19 . Each flexible board  62  is connected to a corresponding one of the six IC chips that control the resolution of the display portion  19   a.    
     The relay board  68  extends in the left-right direction at the lower part of the rear surface  19   d  of the display  19 . In this embodiment, the relay board  68  is placed behind the relay board  50 . Each flexible board  62  protrudes downward from the lower edge  18   e , is folded upward along the rear surface to extend upward, and is connected to the relay board  68  from the below. The flexible board  64  is connected to the relay board  68  from the above. The flexible board  64  connects the display  19  and a display board  70  (see  FIG. 3 ) mounted in the second chassis  14 . The display board  70  is a printed circuit board for controlling the display portion  19   a , and connects to the motherboard  22 . 
     The flexible board  64  extends upward from the relay board  68  along the rear surface  19   d  of the display  19 , and then is folded downward to extend on the rear side. After this folding, the flexible board  64  passes over the front surface of the relay board  68  and of the flexible board  62  while extending downward along the rear surface  19   d  of the display  19 . Viewing the first chassis  12  from the front surface  12   a , the flexible board  64  is offset slightly to the right from the center in the left-right direction. This makes the flexible board  64  not overlap with the flexible board  52  in the left-right direction, and they are displaced (see also  FIG. 5 ). The flexible board  64  passes through the opening groove  56  next to the flexible board  52  to leave the first chassis  12 , and then enters the second chassis  14 . The configuration example illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 7  includes two of the left and right flexible boards  64  as a pair placed side by side, and they are connected to the display board  70 . 
     The relay board  68  is fixed to the rear surface  19   d  of the display  19 , and distributes the single flexible board  64  connected to the display board  70  over the six flexible boards  62 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 7 , a flexible board  66  is connected to the left end of the lower edge  19   e  of the display  19 . This flexible board  66  connects the touch panel portion  19   b  and a touch panel board  72  (see  FIG. 3 ) mounted in the second chassis  14 . The touch panel board  72  is a printed circuit board for controlling the touch panel portion  19   b , and has the same function as that of the touch panel board  60 . The configuration example illustrated in  FIG. 3  includes two of the left and right flexible boards  66  as a pair placed side by side, and they are connected to the touch panel board  72 . 
     The flexible board  66  is overlapped with the flexible board  58  on the display  18 , and these overlapped flexible boards extend from the first chassis  12  to the second chassis  14 . This is because there is a limit in the space in the left-right direction of the chassis  12  and  14 , and so it is difficult for the present embodiment to displace the flexible boards  58  and  66  for the touch panel portions  18   b  and  19   b  to the left and right. Instead, the tips of the flexible boards  58  and  66  are displaced to the front and rear in the second chassis  14 , so that the flexible board  58  connects to the touch panel board  60  on the rear and the flexible board  66  connects to the touch panel board  72  on the front. 
     As described above, the electronic apparatus  10  according to the present embodiment includes the first chassis  12  accommodating the display  18  facing the front surface  12   a  and the display  19  facing the rear surface  12   b . The first chassis  12  accommodates the glass plate  24  placed to cover the display surface  18   c  of the display  18  and defining the front surface  12   a , the glass plate  25  placed to cover the display surface  19   c  of the display  19  and defining the rear surface  12   b , and the frame  26  that supports the glass plates  24  and  25  and defines the lateral surfaces  12   c  of the first chassis  12 . 
     In this way, the electronic apparatus  10  includes the displays  18  and  19  at the front surface  12   a  and the rear surface  12   b  of the first chassis  12 , and so has improved convenience and is applicable to various usage patterns. The glass plate  24  that protects the display  18  and the glass plate  25  that protects the display  19  double as the chassis members of the first chassis  12 , and these glass plates are supported by the frame  26 . With this configuration, the first chassis  12  is sufficiently thin while accommodating the two displays  18  and  19  and their accessary components, such as the relay board  50 . As a result, the first chassis  12  of the present embodiment has a thickness reduce to about 3.5 mm, for example. 
     In the electronic apparatus  10 , the flexible board  52  that connects the display  18  and the display board  54  and the flexible board  64  that connects the display  19  and the display board  70  are mutually displaced in the plane direction (left-right direction) of the first chassis  12 . With this configuration, the flexible boards  52  and  64  connecting to the displays  18  and  19  do not overlap in the thickness direction of the first chassis  12 , and do not hinder thinning of the first chassis  12 . 
     Each of the displays  18  and  19  of the electronic apparatus  10  is an organic EL display including a plastic plate as a substrate. The displays  18  and  19  therefore can be made thinner than an organic EL display or a liquid crystal display including a glass plate as the substrate, so that the first chassis  12  can be further made thinner. At least one of the displays  18  and  19  may be an organic EL display including a plastic plate as a substrate. When the first chassis  12  becomes thin in this way, there is a concern that the first chassis  12  itself and the displays  18  and  19  may be easily damaged due to a dropping impact, for example. In this respect, the electronic apparatus  10  is not easily damaged because the displays  18  and  19  are organic EL displays including a plastic plate as a substrate. Also the first chassis  12  has the surrounding lateral surfaces  12   c  formed with the frame  26 , and this suppresses a damage of the chassis. 
     In particular, the frame  26  of this embodiment is made of amorphous metal. Amorphous metals have properties that are less likely to be plastically deformed than typical frame materials for electronic apparatuses, such as aluminum and magnesium. Therefore, although the frame  26  of the first chassis  12  is thin, plastic deformation of the frame  26  due to an impact can be suppressed. Since the frame  26  is not easily plastically deformed, damage to the glass plates  24  and  25  and the displays  18  and  19  supported by the frame  26  also can be suppressed. 
     In the electronic apparatus  10 , the flexible board  58  that connects the touch panel portion  18   b  of the display  18  and the touch panel board  60  and the flexible board  66  that connects the touch panel portion  19   b  of the display  19  and the touch panel board  72  are mutually overlapped. This is because, as described above, it is difficult to displace the flexible boards  58  and  66  to the left and right because of a space limitation of the chassis  12  and  14  in the left-right direction. 
     Unlike the display portions  18   a  and  19   a  having the plurality of flexible boards  48  and  62  arranged side by side, the touch panel portions  18   b  and  19   b  do not require a plurality of flexible boards arranged side by side for connection, and instead, the flexible boards  58  and  66  directly connect to the lower edges  18   e  and  19   e . That is, the flexible boards  52  and  64  for the display units  18   a  and  19   a  do not operate alone, and operate in combination with the flexible boards  48  and  62  for relay and the relay boards  50  and  68 , so that the thickness of these boards in the first chassis  12  is large as a whole, including the folding at some portions. On the contrary, the flexible boards  58  and  66  for the touch panel portions  18   b  and  19   b  do not require a flexible board for relay and a relay board, and are not folded. For this reason, although the flexible boards  58  and  66  are overlapped in the chassis, the overall thickness is smaller than the boards in the display portions  18   a  and  19   a , and the overlapping of these boards does not hinder thinning of the first chassis  12 . 
     In the electronic apparatus  10 , the camera  40   b  facing the front surface  12   a  and the camera  41   b  facing the rear surface  12   b  are placed side by side along the upper edge of the first chassis  12 . As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , it is difficult to reduce the dimensions of the cameras  40   b  and  41   b  in the thickness direction of the first chassis  12  (shooting direction) due to their structure. The present embodiment therefore is configured to displace the left-right positions of the cameras  40   b  and  41   b  to avoid the overlapping of the cameras  40   b  and  41   b  in the thickness direction of the first chassis  12  and not to hinder the thinning of the chassis. 
     In the electronic apparatus  10 , the camera  40   b  facing the front surface  12   a  is placed at a position closer to the center than the camera  41   b  facing the rear surface  12   b  in the longitudinal direction of the upper edge (left-right direction) of the first chassis  12  (see  FIGS. 1, 2 and 7 ). That is, this configuration assumes that the camera  40   b  is used together with the keyboard  20  when the user uses the electronic apparatus  10  during a Web conference a videophone call. This usage assumes that the user will be seated directly in front of the electronic apparatus  10  (keyboard  20 ). To this end, the electronic apparatus  10  has the camera  40   b  used for this purpose placed at a position close to the center in the left-right direction of the first chassis  12 , so that the user can be captured at the center of the camera  40   b . Unlike the camera  40   b , the camera  41   b  on the rear surface  12   b  is assumed to be used as a substitute for a digital camera. The camera  41   b  therefore may be slightly offset from the center in the left-right direction of the first chassis  12 , and there is no great disadvantage in use. 
     The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified freely without deviating from the scope of the present invention. 
     The above describes a clam-shell shaped electronic apparatus in which two chassis  12  and  14  are rotatably connected. In another example, the electronic apparatus may be a single plate-shaped tablet PC, a smartphone, or the like in which a chassis equipped with the displays  18  and  19  stores components such as the motherboard  22  and the battery device  23  like the first chassis  12 . 
     Although the disclosure has been described with respect to only a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art, having benefit of this disclosure, will appreciate that various other embodiments may be devised without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be limited only by the attached claims. 
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               10  Electronic apparatus 
               12  First chassis 
               14  Second chassis 
               16  Hinge 
               18 ,  19  Display 
               20  Keyboard 
               24 ,  25  Glass plate 
               26  Frame 
               40   b ,  41   b  Camera 
               43 ,  48 ,  52 ,  58 ,  62 ,  64 ,  66  Flexible board 
               50 ,  68  Relay board 
               54 ,  70  Display board 
               60 ,  72  Touch panel board