JP3341678B2 - Portable case for information processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable case for an information processing device which is suitably used when carrying a small information processing device called a so-called mobile personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a portable case of this type, a case main body having a flat housing shape, an upper surface covering portion provided at an upper opening portion of the case main body so as to be openable and closable, and a peripheral portion of the upper surface covering portion are provided. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a slide fastener which is detachably fastened to an opening edge of a main body so that a folded small personal computer or the like can be accommodated in the case main body.

[0003]

However, in the case of the above-described structure, the personal computer body remains buried in the case body even if the fastening state by the slide fastener is released and the top cover is opened. Become. Therefore, when connecting and using a mouse cable, a communication cable or the like, it is necessary to take out the personal computer from the case body every time.

In order to solve such inconvenience, a through hole having a shape corresponding to a connection port of a personal computer is provided on a side wall or a back wall of a case body surrounding left and right end surfaces and a rear end surface of the personal computer. Are being developed. However, the positions of the connection ports and the like vary depending on the type of personal computer. Therefore, there is a problem that such a structure can be applied only to a mobile case dedicated to a specific model.

For this reason, recently, a continuous opening is provided near the boundary between the bottom cover of the case body and a required portion of the peripheral wall, and the opening is opened and closed by a second slide fastener. Some things that can be stored are also considered. According to such a configuration, by opening the second slide fastener, the bottom cover and the peripheral wall of the case body can be separated from each other over a relatively wide range. It becomes possible to open connection ports and the like provided on the left and right end faces and the rear end face of the housed personal computer body.

[0006] However, some recent information processing apparatuses have increased the number of connection ports, the number of IC card slots, and the like as a part of improving the functionality. For example, a computer having two upper and lower card slots on a side end surface of a personal computer is also used. When such a personal computer is stored, a sufficient opening state is secured in the above-described opening. Difficult. That is, since the opening as described above is configured such that the opening width can be increased by releasing the second slide fastener and then lifting the peripheral wall portion upward, the upper card slot is provided. It is difficult to load the card, or the card is forcibly loaded, so that the peripheral wall is held up and the upper edge of the peripheral wall interferes with keyboard operation.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a case-shaped case main body for accommodating a main body of an information processing apparatus and an upper surface covering portion for covering an upper side of the information processing apparatus. Are connected so as to be openable and closable by a fastener, and the side wall portion is attached to the side wall portion of the peripheral wall portion.
And a window portion formed from the vicinity of the front end to the vicinity of the rear end and opening with a width ranging from the vicinity of the fastener to the vicinity of the bottom surface covering portion.
An outer flap portion rotatably connected to an upper edge thereof and the bottom surface
Inner flap with lower edge rotatably connected to side edge of coating
And a door provided with an opening and closing part .
In the state of being closed its doors, said door said side wall portion
It is part of the minute .

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A case for an information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a case body having a housing shape having a bottom cover for covering a bottom surface of the information processing apparatus and a peripheral wall for covering an outer peripheral end face;
An upper surface covering portion that is openably and closably provided at an opening of the case body and covers an upper surface side of the information processing apparatus, and a fastener that detachably fastens the upper surface covering portion to an upper edge portion of a peripheral wall portion of the case body. The peripheral wall portion
From the vicinity of the front end to the vicinity of the rear end of the side wall
Together from the vicinity of the fastener is formed over providing a window portion that opens in width over the vicinity of the bottom cover part in section, turning Allowed the upper to the lower edge portion of the fastener in the window portion
On the outer flap and the side edge of the bottom cover
With an inner flap part whose lower edge is rotatably connected.
Door is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the closed door is the side wall.
It is characterized in that it is configured to form a part of the part.

According to such a configuration, the upper surface side of the information processing apparatus can be opened by releasing the fastener and opening the upper surface covering portion, so that the information processing apparatus can be used. At this time, if you want to connect a mouse cable or communication cable to the connection port provided on the outer peripheral end surface of the information processing device, or if you want to connect an IC card to the card slot, open the door and open the window. Open. Then
Since this window portion has a width extending from the vicinity of the fastener to the vicinity of the bottom surface covering portion, opening the window portion opens a required portion of the outer peripheral end surface of the information processing device over a wide range in the vertical and horizontal directions. be able to. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fastener portion from being lifted up even when the IC card is loaded in multiple stages on the open end face of the information processing device or a bulky connector is connected, and comfortable keyboard operation is possible. Etc. can be performed.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the door, the inner flap is provided.
The window portion with the flap portion and the outer flap portion superposed
It is possible to list things that are configured to block
Wear. In this case, the outer surface of the inner flap portion and the outer flap portion
It can be detachably fastened to the inner surface via a hook-and-loop fastener.
It is desirable to keep it. In addition, the specific mode of the door and
And it was provided rotatably at the edge of the bottom cover
It may be a flap. Information office
On the left or right end of the processor, for example, a card
If the slot is provided in multiple stages, the window
Corresponding to the left or right end face
It is preferable to provide it at a position that can be opened in a plane.

It is not necessary that all the openings provided in the peripheral wall be window-shaped. For example, an opening for opening a part of the rear end face of the information processing apparatus to be housed may be provided in the peripheral wall. The opening may be formed so as to be able to be opened and closed with a fastener by forming it at the boundary between the and the bottom cover. When it is desired to more appropriately carry an information processing apparatus having a detachable large capacity battery, a main area for accommodating the information processing apparatus and a sub area are provided in the case body. It is desirable that the sub-region can accommodate a large-capacity battery. When a large capacity battery is not used in such a configuration, a wrist rest or the like may be accommodated in the sub area.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A portable case 1 for an information processing apparatus (hereinafter, abbreviated as “portable case 1”) in this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, a case body 2 of a flat housing for accommodating a small personal computer P as an information processing device, and the case body 2
The small personal computer P, which is provided in the opening 2a so as to be openable and closable.
And a slide fastener 4 for detachably fixing the upper surface covering portion 3 to the upper edge portion of the peripheral wall portion 5 of the case body 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a small personal computer P to be carried has a configuration called a palmtop personal computer or the like, and includes a personal computer main body P1 having a keyboard,
A display section P2 hinged to the back of the personal computer main body P1 is provided, and the display section P2 can be folded on the personal computer main body P1. Left and right end surfaces P, which are the outer peripheral end surfaces of the PC body P1
Various connection ports P6, P4
7 and PC card slots P8 and P9 or a power supply connector P10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the case body 2 has a bottom cover 6 for covering the bottom of the personal computer body P1.
And a peripheral wall portion 5 covering the outer peripheral end surfaces P3, P4, P5 of the personal computer body P1. As schematically shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bottom surface covering portion 6 includes an exterior sheet material 7 exposed to the outside, an interior sheet material 8 attached to the bottom surface of the personal computer body P1, an interior sheet material 8 and A hard sheet material 9 made of a synthetic resin is provided between the exterior sheets 7, and a cushion material 11 is provided between the hard sheet material 9 and the interior sheet material 8. Surrounding wall 5
Specifically, the front wall portion 12 that covers the front end face P11 of the personal computer body P1, and the left and right end faces P of the personal computer body P1
3, a left and right wall portions 13 and 14 covering P4, and a rear wall portion 15 covering the rear end face P5 of the personal computer body P1.

As shown schematically in FIG. 6, the upper surface covering portion 3 includes an exterior sheet material 16 exposed to the outside, an interior sheet material 17 in contact with the upper surface of the display arrangement portion P2, and an interior sheet material 17 And a hard resin material 18 provided between the exterior sheet material 16 and a synthetic resin hard sheet material 18.
Cushion material 1 provided between the interior sheet material 17 and the interior sheet material 17
9 is provided. The rear edge of the upper surface covering portion 3 is integrally connected to the upper edge intermediate portion of the rear wall portion 15 of the case main body 2. Then, the vicinity of the both ends of the rear edge, the right and left side edges, and the front edge of the upper surface coating material 3 are fixed to the opening 2a of the case main body 2 via the fastener 4 so as to be openable and closable.

The fastener 4 uses the one engagement element 21 sewn to the opening edge of the case main body 2 and the other engagement element 22 sewn to the edge of the top cover 3 to slide the operation slider 23. It is a normal type that can be engaged or disengaged together. In the portable case 1 having such a configuration, windows 25 and 26 are provided at required portions of the peripheral wall portion 5, specifically, left and right side wall portions 13 and 14, respectively. Doors 27 and 28 are provided so as to be openable and closable, and the closed doors 27 and 28 form a part of the peripheral wall 5. Each of the window portions 25 and 26 is formed from the vicinity of the front end to the vicinity of the rear end of the left and right side wall portions 13 and 14, and extends from the vicinity of the fastener 4 to the vicinity of the bottom cover 6. Open with width. Each window part 25,
Doors 27 and 28 provided on the outer flaps 27a and 28a have upper edges rotatably connected to lower edges of the fastener 4.
And inner flap portions 27b and 28b having lower edges rotatably connected to side edges of the bottom surface covering portion 6. The inner flap portions 27b and 28b and the outer flap portions 27
a, 28a and the window portions 25, 26
Is configured to be closed. Specifically, the first surface fastener elements 27c and 28c are provided on the inner surfaces of the outer flap portions 27a and 28a, and the first surface fastener elements 27c and 28c are provided on the outer surfaces of the inner flap portions 27b and 28b. In cooperation, hook-and-loop fasteners 27e, 28
e, the second hook-and-loop fastener elements 27d, 28
d is attached. And the inner flap portions 27b, 28
b, the outer flap portions 27a, 28a are overlapped and pressed to the outside of the outer flap portions 27a, 28a.
And the inner flap portions 27b, 28b and the hook-and-loop fastener 27e,
They can be connected to each other via a link 28e. Note that a cushion material 27f is provided inside the inner flap portions 27b and 28b.

In this embodiment, a straight opening 29 is formed at the boundary between the rear wall portion 15 of the case body 2 and the bottom cover 6, and a second slide fastener is formed in the opening 28. 30 are provided. The opening 29 is for opening, for example, a power connector P10 provided on the rear end face P5 of the personal computer body P1 to the outside.

Further, in this embodiment, a main area M for accommodating the personal computer P and a sub area S are provided in the case body 2, and a large capacity battery (not shown) is accommodated in the sub area S. I'm trying to get. When a large-capacity battery is not accommodated, the peripheral device accommodating holding element 31 as shown in FIG. 3 and an elastic wrist rest 32 can be accommodated. The holding element 3
In the case where the first surface fastener element 33 can be accommodated, a first surface fastener element 33 is attached to a portion corresponding to the sub-region S of the bottom surface covering portion 6 and the first surface fastener element 33 is provided on the bottom surface of the holding element 31. It is preferable to provide a second hook-and-loop element 35 which forms the hook-and-loop fastener 34 in cooperation with the fastener element 33.

With such a structure, the top cover 3 can be opened with respect to the case main body 2 by releasing the fixed state of the slide fastener 4, and the stored personal computer P Can be used. At this time, when connecting a mouse or a communication cable or the like to the connection ports P6 and P7 provided in the personal computer main body P1 or inserting desired PC cards P12 and P13 into the PC card slots P8 and P9, the left side is used. , Right door 27,
28 is opened. That is, the hook-and-loop fasteners 27e, 28
By opening e and rotating the outer flap portions 27a and 28a and the inner flap portions 27b and 28b outward, the window portions 25 and 26 can be opened respectively. As a result, the left and right end faces P3,
P4 can be opened almost completely outward through the window portions 25 and 26, and the connection ports P6 and P7 provided on the end surfaces P3 and P4 and the card slots P8 and P4 are provided.
9 or the like can be connected without difficulty, or the IC cards P12 and P13 can be loaded.

The power connector P10 of the personal computer body P1 can be opened by releasing the fastening state by the fastener 30 on the rear side and opening the opening 29, and a power cable is connected to the power connector P10. can do. The configuration of the door provided in the window portion is not limited to the one described above, and may be, for example, only a flap portion rotatably provided at the edge of the bottom cover portion.

[0021]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, by opening a door provided in a window portion, it is possible to open a required portion of an end face of an information processing apparatus to a wide range without difficulty. For this reason, it is easy to load IC cards in multiple stages and to attach a bulky connector to the connection port. Further, even when such a connection mode is adopted, the peripheral wall portion is lifted up and hinders keyboard operation. Can be effectively prevented.

Also, if the door is configured as described above,
Since the double-wall structure is formed at the time of closing, the protection function for the housed information processing device can be further enhanced. In addition, according to such a configuration, the hook-and-loop fastener can be provided in the inside and outside flap portions of the door, so that the configuration for holding the door in the closed position can be simplified. Become.

Further, with such a structure, it is not necessary to provide a part or the like for holding the door in a portion other than the window portion, so that it is easy to form another opening near the window portion. Become. Further, since a sub-area for accommodating a large-capacity battery is provided in the case body, an information processing device having a large-capacity battery can be accommodated. Since the wrist rest can be accommodated in the sub area, the space can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the embodiment from the bottom side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view showing a main part of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable case 2 ... Case main body 3 ... Top cover part 4 ... Fastener 5 ... Peripheral wall part 6 ... Bottom cover part 25 ... Window part 26 ... Window part 27 ... Door 27a ... Outer flap part 27b ... Inner flap part 27e ... Surface fastener 28: door 28a: outer flap 28b: inner flap 28e: hook-and-loop fastener P: information processing device (PC) M: main area S: sub area

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] An information processing apparatus comprising: a case body having a housing having a bottom cover for covering a bottom surface of the information processing apparatus and a peripheral wall covering an outer peripheral end face; An upper surface covering portion that covers the upper surface side, and a fastener that detachably fastens the upper surface covering portion to an upper edge portion of the peripheral wall portion of the case main body, and a side wall portion of the peripheral wall portion , Near the front end of this side wall part to the rear end
A window is formed over the vicinity of the fastener and has a width extending from the vicinity of the fastener to the vicinity of the bottom cover, and the upper edge of the window is pivoted to the lower edge of the fastener.
Outer flaps connected as possible and side edges of the bottom cover
And an inner flap portion having a lower edge rotatably connected thereto.
The door comprising Te openable and closable, the door closed state is the side
A portable case for an information processing apparatus, comprising a part of a wall portion . 2. The door according to claim 1, wherein the door is provided between the inner flap portion and the outer flap portion.
The window portion can be closed in a state where the top portion is superimposed.
2. The mobile phone for an information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
Source. 3. The outer surface of the inner flap portion and the inner surface of the outer flap portion.
So that it can be detachably fastened to the surface via a hook-and-loop fastener
The mobile phone for an information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
Source. A bottom cover for covering a bottom of the information processing apparatus;
An enclosure-shaped case body that has a peripheral wall that covers the outer peripheral end surface
And provided in the opening of the case body so as to be openable and closable.
An upper surface covering portion for covering the upper surface side of the information processing device, and the upper surface covering portion;
The cover is detachably fixed to the upper edge of the peripheral wall of the case body.
And a fastener to be worn.
From the vicinity of the front end to the rear end of the side wall,
Formed from the vicinity of the fastener to the bottom
By providing a window that opens with a width over the vicinity of the surface coating
In addition, the window part is rotatable around the edge of the bottom cover
A door consisting of the provided flaps is provided so that it can be opened and closed, and the door is closed.
The door is configured so as to form a part of the side wall portion
A portable case for an information processing device, comprising: 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the window portion is provided in a small number.
At least enough to open the left or right end face almost completely
The information processing according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein
Mobile case for device. 6. One of the rear end faces of the information processing apparatus to be accommodated.
The opening for opening the part is the boundary between the peripheral wall and the bottom cover.
Formed in the boundary area, the opening of which can be opened and closed with fasteners
Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or
5. The mobile case for an information processing device according to 5. 7. An information processing device is housed in a case body.
Main area for storing large capacity batteries
A sub-area is provided, and a large-capacity battery is
To store other peripheral items when not storing
The information according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein
Mobile case for processing equipment. 8. The peripheral article is a wrist rest.
A portable case for an information processing apparatus according to claim 1.