electronic machines

The electronic device's innovative hinge cover design with a fixing member extension and rotatable foot rubber mechanism addresses the issue of external exposure, enhancing protection and cost-effectiveness.

JP7808778B2Active Publication Date: 2026-01-30PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2023016228
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-02-06
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2043-02-06

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing display devices face issues with the exposure of fixing members when the hinge cover is fixed to the hinge, leading to potential external visibility and vulnerability.

Method used

The electronic device incorporates a cylindrical hinge cover with a fixing member that extends from a second housing portion through a first wall portion to fix the hinge, along with a protrusion and a pressing member to secure the hinge cover, and includes a rotatable foot rubber mechanism for stability and adjustment.

Benefits of technology

This configuration effectively prevents the fixing member from being exposed externally, protects cables, and reduces manufacturing costs while ensuring structural integrity and ease of assembly.

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Abstract

To provide an electronic apparatus capable of preventing a fixing member that fixes a hinge cover to a hinge from being exposed to externals.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus comprises: a first housing; a second housing that is so connected to the first housing via a hinge that both are rotatable to each other; a tubular hinge cover for covering the hinge; and a fixing member for fixing the hinge cover to the hinge. The hinge cover includes: a first container into which the hinge is contained; a second container adjacent to the first container in a first direction; and a wall part that is located between the first container and the second container and extends along a second direction. The fixing member penetrates through the wall part from the second container to extend to the hinge, and fixes the wall part and the hinge.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to electronic devices. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 discloses a display device that includes a first support member and a second support member that are separate from each other, a hinge that connects one side of the first support member to one side of the second support member, and a hinge cover that surrounds the hinge. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-18419 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The display device of Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in terms of preventing exposure of the fixing member to the outside when the hinge cover is fixed to the hinge using the fixing member.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device that can prevent a fixing member that fixes a hinge cover to a hinge from being exposed to the outside. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An electronic device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: A first housing; a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing via a hinge; a cylindrical hinge cover that covers the hinge; a fixing member that fixes the hinge cover to the hinge; Equipped with The hinge cover is a first housing portion in which the hinge is housed; a second housing portion adjacent to the first housing portion in a first direction; a first wall portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and separating the first storage portion from the second storage portion; Including, The fixing member extends from the second housing portion through the first wall portion to the hinge, and fixes the first wall portion and the hinge. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to realize an electronic device that can prevent the fixing member that fixes the hinge cover to the hinge from being exposed to the outside. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an electronic device in an open state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the electronic device of FIG. 1 in a closed state. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the electronic device of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hinge portion of the electronic device of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present inventors have discovered a configuration for an electronic device that can prevent a fixing member that fixes a hinge cover to a hinge from being exposed to the outside, and have arrived at the following invention.

[0010] The electronic device according to the first aspect of the present disclosure includes: A first housing; a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing via a hinge; a cylindrical hinge cover that covers the hinge; a fixing member that fixes the hinge cover to the hinge; Equipped with The hinge cover is a first housing portion in which the hinge is housed; a second housing portion adjacent to the first housing portion in a first direction; a first wall portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction and separating the first storage portion from the second storage portion; Including, The fixing member extends from the second housing portion through the first wall portion to the hinge, and fixes the first wall portion and the hinge.

[0011] An electronic device according to a second aspect of the present disclosure is the electronic device according to the first aspect, The hinge cover is located around the fixing member of the first wall portion and includes a protrusion that protrudes from the first wall portion into the second accommodating portion.

[0012] An electronic device according to a third aspect of the present disclosure is the electronic device according to the first or second aspect, The hinge cover is a first opening located at a first end in the first direction and connected to the first housing portion; a second opening connected to the second housing portion and located at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the first direction; Including, The second housing portion is configured to be able to house a cable, A pressing member is provided at the second end of the hinge cover to press the cable housed in the second housing portion.

[0013] An electronic device according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure is the electronic device according to any one of the first to third aspects, The hinge cover includes a foot rubber attached to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending along the first direction.

[0014] An electronic device according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the electronic device according to the fourth aspect, The hinge cover is a recessed portion located at one end in the second direction and recessed from an outer surface of the hinge cover toward an inside of the hinge cover; a third accommodating portion located inside the hinge cover, adjacent to the first accommodating portion in the second direction and adjacent to the recessed portion in the first direction; Including, The foot rubber is a foot rubber body, a portion of which is accommodated in the recess; a shaft that extends along the first direction from the third housing portion to the recess portion, penetrating a second wall portion of the hinge cover that is located between the third housing portion and the recess portion, and that has the foot rubber body rotatably connected to a portion located in the recess portion, and that constitutes the rotation axis; Including, The shaft The shaft has a large diameter portion located in the third housing portion and having a larger diameter than the portion located in the recess portion.

[0015] An electronic device according to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure is the electronic device according to the fifth aspect, The hinge cover is a first opening located at a first end in the first direction and connected to the first housing portion; a second opening connected to the second housing portion and located at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the first direction; Including, The hinge is a hinge body located in the first housing portion; a retaining member that is located closer to the first end portion than the shaft in the first direction and that extends along the second direction from the hinge body to the shaft located in the third accommodating portion; Includes:

[0016] An electronic device according to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure is any one of the electronic devices according to the first to sixth aspects, The hinge cover is made of one piece.

[0017] An electronic device according to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure is any one of the electronic devices according to the first to seventh aspects, The hinge is a first rotation shaft portion extending in the first direction to rotate the first housing; a second rotation shaft portion that is disposed at an interval in the second direction relative to the first rotation shaft and extends in the first direction to rotate the second housing; Including, The fixed member is located between the first rotating shaft portion and the second rotating shaft portion.

[0018] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The following description does not limit the present disclosure, but is essentially merely illustrative, and appropriate modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. The drawings are schematic, and the ratios of dimensions and the like do not necessarily correspond to reality.

[0019] 1 and 2, an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is, for example, a notebook personal computer (in other words, a laptop PC). The electronic device 1 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20, and a hinge unit 30 that connects the first housing 10 and the second housing 20. In this embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes a pair of hinge units 30. Each hinge unit 30 is located at both ends of the electronic device 1 in the width direction. One hinge unit 30 is configured symmetrically to the other hinge unit 30 in the width direction of the electronic device 1.

[0020] 1, the first housing 10 has a display unit 11. The display unit 11 includes, for example, a touch panel liquid crystal display that can receive touch operations from the user.

[0021] The first housing 10 incorporates a central processing unit (CPU), a volatile storage device (RAM), a nonvolatile storage device (ROM, SSD, etc.), a battery, etc. The nonvolatile storage device (ROM, SSD, etc.) stores an operating system (OS), various application programs, various data, etc. The central processing unit (CPU) is configured to be able to realize various functions by reading the OS, application programs, and various data and executing arithmetic processing.

[0022] 1, the second housing 20 includes an input unit 21. The input unit 21 includes, for example, a keyboard, and is configured to allow the user to perform input processing.

[0023] The hinge unit 30 connects the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 to each other so that they can rotate relative to each other. The hinge unit 30 is configured to hold the first housing 10 at any angle relative to the second housing 20, or the second housing 20 at any angle relative to the first housing 10. As an example, FIG. 1 shows the electronic device 1 in an open state, and FIG. 2 shows the electronic device 1 in a closed state. In FIG. 1, the first housing 10 is held in an open state by the hinge unit 30 at an angle of approximately 135 degrees relative to the second housing 20. In FIG. 2, the first housing 10 is held in a closed state by the hinge unit 30 at an angle of approximately zero degrees relative to the second housing 20. In the closed state of the electronic device 1, the first housing 10 and the second housing 20 are closely opposed to each other and are substantially parallel.

[0024] 3 and 4, the hinge section 30 includes a hinge 31, a cylindrical hinge cover 32 that covers the hinge 31, and a fixing member 33 that fixes the hinge cover 32 to the hinge 31. In this embodiment, the hinge section 30 includes foot rubbers 34 and a pressing member 35. In FIGS. 3 and 4, as an example, the width direction of the electronic device 1 in the closed state is defined as a first direction X, and the thickness direction of the electronic device 1 in the closed state is defined as a second direction Z.

[0025] As an example, the hinge 31 is a two-axis hinge, and as shown in Figure 4, includes a hinge main body 311, two rotating shaft portions (hereinafter referred to as a first rotating shaft portion 312 and a second rotating shaft portion 313) rotatably supported on the hinge main body 311, and a slip-out prevention portion 314 provided on the hinge main body 311.

[0026] The hinge body 311 is located in a first housing portion 41 of the hinge cover 32, which will be described later. A receiving portion 315 that houses and holds the fixing member 33 is provided in a portion of the hinge body 311 facing the first wall portion 43. In this embodiment, the receiving portion 315 is configured as a screw hole.

[0027] The first rotation shaft 312 and the second rotation shaft 313 each extend along the first direction X. The central axis of the first rotation shaft 312 forms the rotation axis L1 of the first housing 10, and the central axis of the second rotation shaft 313 forms the rotation axis L2 of the second housing 20. In other words, the first rotation shaft 312 is configured to be able to rotate the first housing 10 around the rotation axis L1 extending along the first direction X, and the second rotation shaft 313 is configured to be able to rotate the second housing 20 around the rotation axis L2 extending along the first direction X. The second rotation shaft 313 is positioned at an interval in the second direction Z relative to the first rotation shaft 312.

[0028] The retaining portion 314 is located in the first direction X closer to a first end portion 321 of the hinge cover 32 in the first direction X than to a shaft 342 of a foot rubber 34, which will be described later. The retaining portion 314 extends in the second direction Z from the hinge body 311 to the shaft 342, which is located in a third housing portion 45 of the hinge cover 32, which will be described later.

[0029] 3 and 4, the hinge cover 32 has a generally rectangular parallelepiped cylindrical shape, for example. In this embodiment, the hinge cover 32 is configured as a single component. A first opening 323 is provided at a first end 321 of the hinge cover 32 in the first direction X, and a second opening 324 is provided at a second end 322 of the hinge cover 32 located on the opposite side of the first end 321 in the first direction X.

[0030] 4 , the hinge cover 32 includes a first housing portion 41, a second housing portion 42 adjacent to the first housing portion 41 in the first direction X, and a first wall portion 43 located between the first housing portion 41 and the second housing portion 42. In this embodiment, the hinge cover 32 includes a recessed portion 44 located at one end in the second direction Z, a third housing portion 45 and a fourth housing portion 46 adjacent to the recessed portion 44 in the first direction X, and a protrusion 47 protruding from the first wall portion 43. The first housing portion 41, the second housing portion 42, the first wall portion 43, the third housing portion 45, the fourth housing portion 46, and the protrusion 47 are located inside the hinge cover 32.

[0031] The first housing portion 41 is located closer to the first end portion 321 than the second housing portion 42 in the first direction X, and is connected to the first opening 323. The first housing portion 41 houses the hinge 31. The first rotating shaft portion 312 and the second rotating shaft portion 313 protrude from the first opening 323 to the outside of the hinge cover 32.

[0032] The second housing portion 42 is located closer to the second end portion 322 than the first housing portion 41 in the first direction X, and is connected to the second opening 324. In the present embodiment, the second housing portion 42 is configured to be able to accommodate, for example, a cable (not shown) that connects an electronic component in the first housing 10 to an electronic component in the second housing 20. The cable is inserted into the second housing portion 42 through the second opening 324, for example.

[0033] The first wall portion 43 extends along a second direction Z that intersects with the first direction X, and divides the interior of the hinge cover 32 into a first housing portion 41 and a second housing portion 42. A through hole 431 that houses the fixing member 33 is provided in the middle of the first wall portion 43 in the second direction Z. A protrusion 47 is provided around the through hole 431 of the first wall portion 43. The protrusion 47 is located around the fixing member 33 of the first wall portion 43, and protrudes from the first wall portion 43 into the second housing portion 42.

[0034] The recess 44 is located approximately in the center of the hinge cover 32 in the first direction X and at one end in the second direction Z. The recess 44 is recessed from the outer surface of the hinge cover 32 toward the inside of the hinge cover 32, and is configured to be able to accommodate a foot rubber main body 341 of the foot rubber 34, which will be described later.

[0035] The third housing portion 45 is adjacent to the first housing portion 41 in the second direction Z and adjacent to the recessed portion 44 in the first direction X. That is, the third housing portion 45 is located closer to the first end 321 of the hinge cover 32 than the recessed portion 44 in the first direction X. In this embodiment, the third housing portion 45 is connected to the first opening 323 in the first direction X and connected to the first housing portion 41 in the second direction Z. A through hole 441 connecting the recessed portion 44 and the third housing portion 45 is provided in the second wall portion 325 between the recessed portion 44 and the third housing portion 45. A shaft main body 343 of the foot rubber 34, which will be described later, is housed in the through hole 441.

[0036] The fourth housing portion 46 is located closer to the second end 322 of the hinge cover 32 in the first direction X than the recessed portion 44. The fourth housing portion 46 is connected to the second opening 324 in the first direction X. A through hole 442 connecting the recessed portion 44 and the fourth housing portion 46 is provided in the third wall portion 326 between the recessed portion 44 and the fourth housing portion 46. A shaft main body 343 of the foot rubber 34, which will be described later, is housed in the through hole 442. The two through holes 441, 442 extend along an imaginary straight line L3 that extends in the first direction X.

[0037] 4, the fixing member 33 extends from the second housing portion 42 through the first wall portion 43 to the hinge 31, and fixes the first wall portion 43 and the hinge 31. In this embodiment, the fixing member 33 is formed by a fastening member such as a screw, and is located between the first rotating shaft portion 312 and the second rotating shaft portion 313 in the second direction Z.

[0038] As shown in Fig. 3, the foot rubber 34 is rotatably attached to the hinge cover 32. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 4, the foot rubber 34 includes a foot rubber main body 341 and a shaft 342 to which the foot rubber main body 341 is rotatably connected.

[0039] The foot rubber body 341 is a substantially rectangular plate, and a part of it is housed in the recess 44. The part of the foot rubber body 341 housed in the recess 44 is rotatably connected to the shaft 342.

[0040] The shaft 342 extends in the first direction X from the third housing portion 45 through the second wall portion 325 located between the third housing portion 45 and the recessed portion 44 to the recessed portion 44. In this embodiment, the shaft 342 extends in the first direction X from the third housing portion 45 through the recessed portion 44 to the fourth housing portion 46. The shaft 342 is positioned so that its central axis coincides with the imaginary line L3. The foot rubber main body 341 is rotatably connected to the portion of the shaft 342 located in the recessed portion 44. In other words, the foot rubber main body 341 is configured to be rotatable around the imaginary line L3.

[0041] The shaft 342 is located in the third housing portion 45 and has a large-diameter portion 344 that is larger in diameter than the portion of the shaft 342 that is located in the recessed portion 44. In this embodiment, the shaft 342 has a shaft main body 343 that extends across the third housing portion 45, the recessed portion 44, and the fourth housing portion 46, and the large-diameter portion 344 is located at the end of the shaft main body 343 that is located in the third housing portion 45. The large-diameter portion 344 has a larger diameter than the shaft main body 343. The retaining portion 314 is located closer to the first end 321 of the hinge cover 32 in the first direction X than the large-diameter portion 344. In other words, the large-diameter portion 344 restricts movement of the shaft 342 in the direction from the third housing portion 45 toward the recessed portion 44, and the retaining portion 314 of the hinge 31 restricts movement of the shaft 342 in the direction from the recessed portion 44 toward the third housing portion 45.

[0042] The pressing member 35 is located at the second end 322 of the second housing portion 42 of the hinge cover 32, and is configured to be able to press the cable housed in the second housing portion 42. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 , the pressing member 35 is located at the middle of the second housing portion 42 in the second direction Z, and closes a part of the second opening 324. The pressing member 35 is removably attached to the hinge cover 32.

[0043] The electronic device 1 can achieve the following effects.

[0044] The electronic device 1 includes a first housing 10, a second housing 20 rotatably connected to the first housing 10 via a hinge 31, a cylindrical hinge cover 32 that covers the hinge 31, and a fixing member 33 that fixes the hinge cover 32 to the hinge 31. The hinge cover 32 includes a first housing section 41 that houses the hinge 31, a second housing section 42 that is adjacent to the first housing section 41 in the first direction X, and a first wall section 43 that is located between the first housing section 41 and the second housing section 42 and extends along the second direction Z. The fixing member 33 extends from the second housing section 42 through the first wall section 43 to the hinge 31, and fixes the first wall section 43 and the hinge 31. With this configuration, fixing member 33 can be prevented from appearing on the exterior of electronic device 1, thereby realizing electronic device 1 that can prevent fixing member 33, which fixes hinge cover 32 to hinge 31, from being exposed to the outside. Furthermore, since fixing member 33 extends from second housing portion 42 to hinge 31, fixing member 33 can be prevented from being directly subjected to external impacts.

[0045] The hinge cover 32 is positioned around the fixing member 33 of the first wall portion 43 and includes a protrusion 47 that protrudes from the first wall portion 43 into the second accommodating portion 42. With this configuration, for example, when a cable is accommodated in the second accommodating portion 42, damage to the cable by the fixing member 33 can be prevented.

[0046] The hinge cover 32 is located at a first end 321 in the first direction X and includes a first opening 323 connected to the first housing portion 41, and a second opening 324 located at a second end 322 opposite the first end 321 in the first direction X and connected to the second housing portion 42. The second housing portion 42 is configured to be able to house a cable. The electronic device 1 is provided with a pressing member 35 located at the second end 322 of the hinge cover 32 and pressing the cable housed in the second housing portion 42. With this configuration, for example, the cable housed in the second housing portion 42 can be fixed to the hinge cover 32.

[0047] The electronic device 1 includes foot rubbers 34 rotatably attached to the hinge cover 32 around a rotation axis extending along the first direction X. With this configuration, the height of the foot rubbers 34 can be adjusted by rotating the foot rubbers 34.

[0048] The hinge cover 32 is located at one end in the second direction Z and includes a recess 44 recessed from the outer surface of the hinge cover 32 toward the interior of the hinge cover 32, and a third housing portion 45 located inside the hinge cover 32 and adjacent to the first housing portion 41 in the second direction Z and adjacent to the recess 44 in the first direction X. The foot rubber 34 includes a foot rubber main body 341, a portion of which is housed in the recess 44, and a shaft 342 that forms the rotation axis of the foot rubber 34. The shaft 342 extends along the first direction X from the third housing portion 45 to the recess 44, penetrating a second wall portion 325 located between the third housing portion 45 and the recess 44, and the foot rubber main body 341 is rotatably connected to the portion located in the recess 44. The shaft 342 is located in the third housing portion 45 and has a large-diameter portion 344 that is larger in diameter than the portion of the shaft 342 located in the recess 44. With this simple configuration, movement of the shaft 342 in the direction from the third housing portion 45 toward the recessed portion 44 can be restricted.

[0049] The hinge cover 32 is located at a first end 321 in the first direction X and includes a first opening 323 connected to the first housing portion 41, and a second opening 324 located at a second end 322 located on the opposite side of the first end 321 in the first direction X from the first end 321 and connected to the second housing portion 42. The hinge 31 is located at a hinge main body 311 located at the first housing portion 41, and a retaining portion 314 located closer to the first end 321 in the first direction X than the shaft 342 and extending from the hinge main body 311 along the second direction Z to the shaft 342 located at the third housing portion 45. This simple configuration makes it possible to restrict movement of the shaft 342 in the direction from the recess 44 toward the third housing portion 45.

[0050] The hinge cover 32 is made up of a single part. With this configuration, the manufacturing cost of the electronic device 1 can be reduced.

[0051] The hinge 31 includes a first rotation shaft 312 extending in the first direction X and configured to be able to rotate the first housing 10, and a second rotation shaft 313 disposed at a distance from the first rotation shaft 312 in the second direction Z and extending in the first direction X and configured to be able to rotate the second housing 20. The fixing member 33 is positioned between the first rotation shaft 312 and the second rotation shaft 313. With this configuration, even if the hinge 31 is a two-axis hinge, it is possible to easily realize an electronic device 1 that can prevent the fixing member 33 from being exposed to the outside.

[0052] The electronic device 1 can also be configured as follows.

[0053] The hinge 31 is not limited to a biaxial hinge, but may be a hinge of another configuration.

[0054] It is possible to omit the foot rubber 34, the retaining member 35, and the protrusion 47. When the foot rubber 34 is omitted, the retaining portion 314 of the hinge 31, the recess 44 of the hinge cover 32, the third housing portion 45, and the fourth housing portion 46 may also be omitted.

[0055] The components constituting the electronic device 1 are not limited to those in the illustrated embodiment, and any shape and configuration may be adopted as long as they do not deviate from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0056] Any of the various embodiments or modifications described above can be combined appropriately to achieve the effects of each. Combinations of embodiments, combinations of examples, or combinations of embodiments and examples are possible, and combinations of features from different embodiments or examples are also possible.

[0057] Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as included within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims unless they depart therefrom. [Industrial Applicability]

[0058] The present disclosure is broadly applicable to electronic devices, including notebook computers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 1 Electronic equipment 10 First cabinet 11 Display section 20 Second cabinet 21 Input section 30 Hinge part 31 Hinge 311 Hinge body 312 First rotating shaft 313 Second rotating shaft 314 Stopper 315 Receiving part 32 Hinge cover 321 First end 322 Second end 323 First Opening 324 Second Opening 325 2nd wall section 326 Third wall section 33 Fixing member 34 Rubber feet 341 Foot rubber body 342 Shaft 343 Shaft body 344 Large diameter section 35 Presser member 41 First storage section 42 Second storage section 43 1st wall 431 Through Hole 44 recess 441, 442 through holes 45 Third Storage Unit 46 Fourth Storage Unit 47 Protrusion

Claims

1. A first housing; a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing via a hinge; a cylindrical hinge cover that covers the hinge; a fixing member that fixes the hinge cover to the hinge; Equipped with The hinge cover is a first housing portion in which the hinge is housed; a second housing portion adjacent to the first housing portion in a first direction; a first wall portion located between the first housing portion and the second housing portion and extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; Including, an electronic device, wherein the fixing member extends from the second housing portion through the first wall portion to the hinge and fixes the first wall portion and the hinge; a foot rubber attached to the hinge cover so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending along the first direction, The hinge cover is a recessed portion located at one end in the second direction and recessed from an outer surface of the hinge cover toward an inside of the hinge cover; a third accommodating portion located inside the hinge cover, adjacent to the first accommodating portion in the second direction and adjacent to the recessed portion in the first direction; Including, The foot rubber is a foot rubber body, a portion of which is accommodated in the recess; a shaft that extends along the first direction from the third housing portion to the recess portion, penetrating a second wall portion that is located between the third housing portion and the recess portion, and that has the foot rubber body rotatably connected to a portion that is located in the recess portion, thereby forming the rotation axis; Including, The shaft An electronic device having a large diameter portion located in the third housing portion and having a diameter larger than that of a portion of the shaft located in the recessed portion.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge cover is located around the fixing member of the first wall portion and includes a protrusion that protrudes from the first wall portion toward the second housing portion.

3. The hinge cover is a first opening located at a first end in the first direction and connected to the first housing portion; a second opening connected to the second housing portion and located at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the first direction; Including, The second housing portion is configured to be able to house a cable, The electronic device according to claim 2 , further comprising a pressing member located at the second end of the hinge cover and configured to press the cable housed in the second housing portion.

4. The hinge cover is a first opening located at a first end in the first direction and connected to the first housing portion; a second opening connected to the second housing portion and located at a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the first direction; Including, The hinge is a hinge body located in the first housing portion; a retaining portion that is located closer to the first end portion than the shaft in the first direction and that extends along the second direction from the hinge body to the shaft located in the third accommodating portion; The electronic device of claim 1 , comprising:

5. 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the hinge cover is formed as a single part.

6. The hinge is a first rotation shaft portion extending in the first direction and configured to be able to rotate the first housing; a second rotation shaft portion that is disposed at an interval in the second direction relative to the first rotation shaft portion and extends in the first direction to be able to rotate the second housing; Including, 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is located between the first rotating shaft portion and the second rotating shaft portion.

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