US 2018) us) United States 2) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2018/0196469 A1 oy oy my) an @ G0) Jan. 10, 2017 GP) YAMAU! 1 et al. PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORI INGAPORE (SG) PTE. LID, ‘TAKEHITO YAMAUCHI, YOKOHAMA (IP); MASAYUKI AMANO, YOKOHAMA (JP); KENJT WATAMURA, YOKOHAMA (IP) SEITA HORIKOSHI, YOKOHAMA Inventors cy Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LD, SINGAPORE (SG) Appl. No. 15/855,695 Filed: Dee. 27,2017 Foreign Application Priority Dota 2017002063 964691 (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 12, 2018 Publication Classification (2006.01) G06F 1/1616 (201301) on ABSTRACT A portable information device is capable of securing the appearance quality and the durability of products while having a foldable configuration. The portable information device has @ backhone member provided throughout and between the inner surface af one edge portion of a first chassis member and the inner surface of one edge portion of ‘8 second chassis member so a8 to cover a gap between the ‘one edge portion of the fist chassis member and the one tedge portion of the second chassis member connected by a hinge mechanism. The backbone member is provided wo the inner surface of the one edge portion of the first chassis rember s0 a to he slidable in an X direction from the second chassis member to the fist chassis member slong the inner surface, and is non-slidably fxed to the inner surface of the one edge portion of the second chassis member.Patent Application Publication Jul. 12,2018 Sheet 1 of 9 US 2018/0196469 Al FIG. 1Patent Application Publication Jul. 12,2018 Sheet 2 of 9 US 2018/0196469 AI FIG. 2