Patent attributes
The present invention relates to a portable computer including a main body, a display rotatably connected to the main body, a latching portion provided in one of the main body and the display part, a latch member provided in the other one of the main body and the display and movable between a latching position, wherein the latch member is latched in the latching part and the display is prevented from opening, and a releasing position, where the latch member is released from the latching portion, a latch switch contacting the latch member if the latch member is at the releasing position, and a controller supplying electric power to a system of the computer if the latch switch generates a contact signal.