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Patent US4635128 - Pocket machinery cabinet - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA cabinet for pocket machinery having a transmissive liquid crystal display member. The cabinet includes a first cabinet member for holding the liquid crystal display member and electronic circuitry. The first cabinet member has a cavity at its rear. The liquid crystal display member is coupled to the...http://www.google.com/patents/US4635128?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4635128 - Pocket machinery cabinetAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4635128 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/620,790Publication dateJan 6, 1987Filing dateJun 15, 1984Priority dateJun 29, 1983Fee statusLapsedPublication number06620790, 620790, US 4635128 A, US 4635128A, US-A-4635128, US4635128 A, US4635128AInventorsMitsuru ToyodaOriginal AssigneeSeiko Epson Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (6), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (17), Classifications (6), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPocket machinery cabinet
US 4635128 AAbstract
A cabinet for pocket machinery having a transmissive liquid crystal display member. The cabinet includes a first cabinet member for holding the liquid crystal display member and electronic circuitry. The first cabinet member has a cavity at its rear. The liquid crystal display member is coupled to the rear of the first cabinet member within the cavity. A second cabinet member fits within the cavity in the first cabinet member and is removable from the cavity in the first cabinet member. The removal of the second cabinet member from the cavity in the first cabinet member exposes the liquid crystal display member.
1. A device having a transmissive liquid crystal display member, comprising:first cabinet means for holding the liquid crystal display member, said first cabinet means having a cavity at its rear, said liquid crystal display member being mounted to said first cabinet means within the cavity so as to be visible from the front of said first cabinet means; second cabinet means fitting within the cavity and being removable from said cavity; reflector means on a surface of the second cabinet means, said reflector means being positioned, when said second cabinet means is removed from said cavity, to reflect ambient light to the liquid crystal display member; and light transmissive means between the liquid crystal display member and the reflector means for transmitting incident light to the liquid crystal display member; whereby the removal of the second cabinet means from the cavity in the first cabinet means exposes the liquid crystal display member. 2. The device of claim 1, including means coupling said first and second cabinet means while permitting the displacement of said second cabinet means into and out of said cavity.
This invention is generally related to a cabinet for pocket machinery and in particular to a cabinet for a pocket machine having a liquid crystal display such as a television.
The invention is directed to a cabinet for pocket machinery having a transmissive liquid crystal display member. It includes a first cabinet member for holding the liquid crystal display member and circuitry having a cavity at its rear. The liquid crystal display member is coupled to the rear of the first cabinet member within the cavity. A second cabinet member fits within the cavity in the first cabinet member and is removable from the cavity. The removal of the second cabinet member from the cavity in the first cabinet exposes the liquid crystal display member. In a preferred embodiment the pocket machinery is a pocket color television and the second cabinet member is rotatably connected to the first cabinet member and when open acts as a stand for the first cabinet member.
For a better understanding of the invention, reference is made to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Reference is first made to FIG. 3 wherein a cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention is depicted. A cabinet 20 consists of a first cabinet part 30 which contains a liquid crystal display member 31 and an electric circuit 32. A smaller second cabinet part 35, along with first cabinet part 30 make up cabinet 20. Second cabinet part 35 is positioned behind liquid crystal member 31 within a cavity 34 in first cabinet part 30. Liquid crystal member 31 is fixed, adjacent to the upper plane of cabinet part 30, with a screw (not shown) or other connector.
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