JP4322356B2 - Small electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a small electronic device such as a portable personal computer, and more particularly to a small electronic device including a card slot into which a card-like electronic device can be loaded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, book-type personal computers or small portable computers called so-called mobile computers have become widespread. This type of computer is urged to reduce the size of the device body in order to improve portability, and at the same time, further improvement in performance and multi-function are required.
[0003]
Such a portable computer generally includes a substantially rectangular flat device main body and a display unit rotatably provided on the device main body. The device main body houses a printed circuit board on which a large number of electronic components are mounted, a hard disk drive as an information storage device, and the like. In order to increase the functionality of the computer, the device main body is provided with a card slot into which a card-like electronic device such as a modem card or a memory card can be loaded. In general, the card slot insertion opening is provided with a lid that can be freely opened and closed to prevent entry of foreign matter and the like.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the portable computer having the card slot as described above, a gap is easily formed between the insertion slot of the card slot and the lid, the inside can be seen through the gap, and the appearance is impaired, and dust easily enters. There is a problem.
[0005]
Further, along with the downsizing of the computer, the wall portion of the device main body tends to become thinner. For this reason, the wall defining the card slot insertion slot is also thinned, making it difficult to function as a guide for inserting the card. In this case, it is difficult to accurately regulate the insertion direction of the card into the card slot, which causes a problem in performing a smooth insertion operation.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a small electronic device that can close the insertion slot of a card slot reliably and can smoothly load a card-like electronic component into the card slot. It is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a small electronic device according to the present invention has a device main body having a side wall, an elongated rectangular insertion port formed in the side wall, and formed in the device main body. A card slot for storing a card-like electronic component inserted through the insertion slot; and a lid that is rotatably provided in the device body and opens and closes the insertion slot.
[0008]
The side wall defines a lower long side portion of the insertion port, and guides insertion of the card-like electronic component, and an upper side length of the insertion port facing the lower long side portion. A second guide surface that defines a side and guides the insertion of the card-like electronic component, and the width of the first guide surface along the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component is 2 is formed larger than the width of the guide surface along the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component,
The lid body has a pivot portion supported by the side wall and spaced apart from the upper long side portion of the insertion port in the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component, and is exposed to the insertion port around the pivot portion. And is provided rotatably between a closing position for closing the insertion port and an open position for opening the insertion port,
In the closed position, the lid is the plane perpendicular to the insertion direction of the street the card-like electronic component to the pivot portion, positioned inclined at a predetermined angle to the insertion port side, the lid, said closure It has the front-end | tip part located on the said 1st guide surface in a position, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
[0009]
Further, according to the small electronic device according to the present invention, the lid body is urged toward the closed position by the urging member, and the stopper provided in the vicinity of the pivot portion is provided with the wall. By being brought into contact with the inner surface of the part, it is held at the closed position.
[0010]
In the electronic apparatus, the first guide surface has a width approximately 1.5 to 2 times that of the second guide surface, and the inclination angle of the lid body at the closed position is approximately 5 to 10 degrees. Is set. Further, the lid body has a tip portion located on the first guide surface at the closed position.
[0011]
According to the small electronic device configured as described above, the width of the first guide surface of the wall portion can be reduced by providing the pivotal support portion of the lid body offset from the inner surface of the wall portion in the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component. It becomes possible to enlarge. Then, by using this first guide surface to guide the insertion of the card-like electronic component into the card slot, the card-like electronic component can be smoothly inserted.
[0012]
In addition, by providing the lid at an inclined position at the closed position, the insertion port can be closed without creating a gap even when the width of the first guide surface is increased, improving aesthetics and preventing dust from entering. Can be achieved.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a portable personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the personal computer includes a flat rectangular box-shaped device body 10 and a flat rectangular display unit 12. The device main body 10 includes a lower case 14 having a rectangular box shape with an upper surface opened, and a cover 16 attached to the lower case so as to cover the upper surface opening of the lower case and constituting an upper surface wall.
[0015]
The device body 10 has a keyboard 20 exposed on the upper surface of the cover 16, and a card slot 22 into which a PC card can be inserted and a DC power connector 23 on one side of the device body. Is provided. On the other side of the device body 10, a telephone line connection jack 24, a remote controller connection terminal 25, a smart media insertion port 26, and the like are provided.
[0016]
A battery 28 is detachably attached to the front end of the device body 10. Furthermore, a shutter button 30 of a camera, which will be described later, is provided at the rear end portion of the upper surface of the cover 16. An infrared port 31, a USB terminal 32, a microphone input terminal 33, a headphone connection terminal 34, a plurality of exhaust holes 36, an external display output terminal 37, and the like are provided on the rear wall outer surface of the device body 10.
[0017]
The display unit 12 has a pair of leg portions 38 protruding from both ends of the lower end portion thereof, and these leg portions are rotatably supported by a pair of hinge portions 40 provided at the rear end portion of the cover 16. Yes. The hinge portion 40 has a hinge shaft (not shown) extending substantially parallel to the upper surface of the cover 16, and defines the rotation center axis of the display unit 12. Accordingly, the display unit 12 can freely open and close between the rotation position of FIG. 1 where the keyboard 20 is exposed and the closed position of FIG. 2 which covers the keyboard 20 and forms a box shape with the apparatus body 10. 10 is mounted on. In addition, the outer surface of each hinge part 40 is covered with the separate decorative board.
[0018]
On the inner surface of the display unit 12, there are provided an opening 44 through which the liquid crystal display panel 42 is exposed, a power switch 45, a rib point 46, a display unit 48 including LEDs, and the like. A pair of click switches 50 are provided on the outer surface of the display unit 12 so as to face the rib points 46.
[0019]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the personal computer includes a camera 52 that is detachably provided at the rear end portion of the apparatus main body 10. The camera 52 is provided between the pair of hinge portions 40, that is, at the center of the rear end portion of the device main body 10.
[0020]
The camera 52 includes a camera body 54 and a base portion 56 that supports the camera body. The camera body 54 houses a solid-state imaging device (CCD) (not shown) and has a lens 57 that can be adjusted in focus, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The incident surface of the lens 57 is exposed on the outer peripheral surface of the camera body 54.
[0021]
The base portion 56 has a pair of support portions 58 positioned on both axial ends of the camera body 54, and the camera body is supported by these support portions so as to be rotatable about 360 degrees around its central axis. ing. The pair of support portions 58 are formed in a columnar shape having the same diameter as the camera body 54 and are provided continuously with the camera body. Further, a shutter button 60 on the camera side is provided on the end surface of one support portion 58.
[0022]
The base portion 56 is provided with a connector (not shown) that is electrically connected to the camera body 54 and a hook (not shown) that can reciprocate in a direction parallel to the central axis of the camera body 54. An operation lever 65 for releasing the hook is provided on the outer wall 56b of the base portion 56, and a guide groove 66 for guiding the attachment / detachment of the camera 52 is formed on the side wall.
[0023]
The camera 52 configured as described above is detachably attached to a camera attachment portion 68 formed of a recess formed in the center of the rear end portion of the device main body 10. When mounted on the camera mounting portion 68, the camera 52 is mechanically held in the camera mounting portion by engaging the hook with the device main body 10, and the connector is connected to a connector (not shown) on the device main body side. And electrically connected.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in a state where the camera 52 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 68, the camera body 54 and the pair of support portions 58 formed in a columnar shape are connected to the pair of hinge portions 40 of the device body 10. Located side by side continuously. Further, the rear wall 56b of the base portion 56 is located continuously with the rear surface of the device main body 10 and constitutes a part of the rear surface of the device main body. Further, the camera main body 54 has a central axis positioned substantially coaxially with the hinge axis of the hinge portion 40, that is, the rotation central axis of the display unit 12, and is rotatable around the central axis.
[0025]
Then, by rotating the camera body 54 and adjusting the orientation of the lens 57, an arbitrary image can be taken using the camera 52 in either the opened state or the closed state of the display unit 12. Can do. An image photographed by the camera 52 can be displayed as a moving image or a still image on the display unit 12 and can be taken into a memory in the device main body 10 as a snap image by pressing the shutter button 30 on the main body side.
[0026]
When removing the camera 52 from the device main body 10, it is possible to remove the camera 52 by pulling the entire camera 52 backward from the camera mounting portion 68 while operating the operation lever 65 and releasing the hook.
[0027]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a substantially rectangular main printed circuit board 70 is provided in the lower case 14 of the device main body 10, and faces the substantially entire bottom wall of the lower case. On the upper surface of the main printed circuit board 70, there are a hard disk drive 72, a card holder 74 for holding a PC card inserted into the card slot 22, a connector 75 connected to the inserted PC card, a sub printed circuit board 76, and a camera 52. Connector 77, the DC power connector 23, the connection jack 24, the remote controller connection terminal 25, the infrared port 31, the USB terminal 32, the microphone input terminal 33, the headphone connection terminal 34, and the external display output terminal 37 described above. Other electronic components are provided. On the lower surface side of the main printed circuit board 70, a semiconductor package 78 constituting a main processor and other electronic components are mounted.
[0028]
Next, the card slot 22 that functions as a card storage unit will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the card slot 22 has an insertion port 80 formed in the side wall 10 a of the device body 10. The insertion port 80 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the PC card 82 as a card-like electronic component.
[0029]
In the card slot 22, a card holder 74 and a connector 75 formed by bending a metal plate are continuously arranged. The PC card 82 inserted into the card slot 22 through the insertion slot 80 is restricted in movement in the width direction by the card holder 74, and at the same time, a connection terminal (not shown) provided at the front end of the PC card is connected to the connector 75. By being fitted, it is held at a predetermined position in the card slot.
[0030]
Further, an eject lever 84 extending along the card insertion direction B is provided in the card slot 22 and is located side by side with the card holder 74. The rear end portion of the eject lever 84 is engaged with the connector 75, and an eject button 85 is attached to the front end portion and is positioned alongside the insertion port 80.
[0031]
The side wall 10a of the apparatus main body 10 defines the lower long side portion of the insertion slot 80 and the first guide surface 86a for guiding the insertion of the PC card 82 and the upper long side portion of the insertion slot 80. And a second guide surface 86b for guiding insertion of the PC card. The width of the first guide surface 86a along the card insertion direction B is formed to be larger than the width of the second guide surface 86b along the card insertion direction, for example, about 1.5 to 2 times.
[0032]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a lid body 88 that opens and closes the insertion port 80 is provided in the apparatus main body 10. The lid 88 is formed in an elongated rectangular plate shape corresponding to the insertion port 80. The pivots 90 project from the both ends of the upper edge of the lid 88 and extend along the longitudinal direction of the lid. Further, a stopper 92 projects from the end of the lid 88 in the vicinity of the one pivot 90.
[0033]
A pair of support plates 94 are integrally formed on the inner surface of the side wall 10 a, and are located in the vicinity of both ends of the insertion port 80 in the longitudinal direction. These support plates 94 project from the vicinity of the second guide surface 86b toward the inside of the apparatus main body 10. Further, through holes 95 are respectively formed in the support plate 94, and these through holes are located at a predetermined distance d in the card insertion direction B with respect to the inner surface of the side wall 10a. The pivots 90 of the lid 88 are respectively inserted into the through holes 95 so as to be rotatable.
[0034]
Thereby, the cover body 88 is rotatably supported by the pivotal support portion including the pivot shaft 90 and the through-hole 95, and between the closed position in FIG. 6 where the insertion port 80 is closed and the open position where the insertion port is opened. It can be turned. Further, a torsion spring 96 functioning as an urging member is wound around one pivot shaft 90, and one end of the torsion spring is engaged with the lid 88 and the other end is engaged with the inner surface of the side wall 10a. Yes. Therefore, the lid 88 is normally urged toward the closed position by the torsion spring 96, and the stopper 92 is held at the closed position by contacting the inner surface of the side wall 10a.
[0035]
As can be clearly understood from FIG. 6, in the closed position, the lid 88 is inclined to the insertion port 80 side by a predetermined angle θ with respect to the plane C passing through the pivot 90 and orthogonal to the card insertion direction B. . The predetermined angle θ is set to 5 to 10 degrees, for example, and can be adjusted by changing the shape or position of the stopper 92. Further, in the closed position, the distal end portion 88a of the lid 88 projects into the insertion port 80 and is located on the first guide surface 86a of the side wall 10a.
[0036]
According to the personal computer configured as described above, when the PC card 82 is inserted into the card slot 22 from the insertion slot 80 along the insertion direction B, the lid 88 is pushed by the front end of the PC card to the open position. Rotate toward. At that time, the insertion direction of the PC card 82 is regulated by the first guide surface 86 a of the side wall 10 a and is guided toward the card holder 74 in the card slot 22. When the PC card 82 is further inserted, the PC card enters the card holder 74, is guided by the card holder, and the connection terminal provided at the front end of the PC card is engaged with the connector 75. Accordingly, the PC card 82 is loaded at a predetermined position in the card slot 22 and is electrically connected to the device main body 10.
[0037]
When the PC card 82 is ejected from the card slot 22, the eject button 85 is pushed to release the connection between the PC card and the connector 75 and the PC card is pushed out from the insertion slot 80. In this state, the PC card 82 is ejected by being pulled out from the insertion slot 80, and in conjunction with this, the lid 88 is rotated to the closed position by the torsion spring 96.
[0038]
As described above, according to the personal computer having the above-described configuration, the width of the first guide surface 86a on the side wall is provided by offsetting the pivotal support portion of the lid 88 from the inner surface of the side wall 10a of the device body 10 in the card insertion direction B. By using the first guide surface to guide the insertion of the PC card 82 into the card slot 22, a smooth insertion operation can be performed.
[0039]
Further, by providing the lid 88 at an inclined position in the closed position, even when the width of the first guide surface 86a is increased, the insertion port 80 can be closed without generating a gap, improving aesthetics and debris. Can be prevented.
[0040]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the card slot is configured to have the insertion port on the side wall of the device main body, but not limited to this, the card slot may be configured to have the insertion port on the front wall or the rear wall of the device main body. Good. The card-like electronic component is not limited to a PC card, and other types of card-like electronic devices can be applied.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a small electronic device that can close an insertion slot of a card slot without a gap and can smoothly load a card-like electronic component into the card slot. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the personal computer from the back side in a state where a display unit is closed.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the cover of the personal computer is removed.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a card insertion slot portion and a PC card of the personal computer.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a cover in the card insertion slot portion and a card slot provided in the personal computer.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Device main body 12 ... Disc play unit 14 ... Lower case 16 ... Cover 22 ... Card slot 52 ... Camera 70 ... Main printed circuit board 80 ... Insertion port 82 ... PC card 86a ... 1st guide surface 86b ... 2nd guide surface 88 ... Lid 88a ... Free end 90 ... Pivot axis 95 ... Through hole 96 ... Torsion spring

Claims (4)

A device body having a side wall;
A card slot which is formed in the device main body and has an elongated rectangular insertion port formed in the side wall, and stores a card-like electronic component inserted through the insertion port;
A lid that is rotatably provided in the device body and opens and closes the insertion port;
With
The side wall defines a lower long side portion of the insertion port, and guides insertion of the card-like electronic component, and an upper side length of the insertion port facing the lower long side portion. A second guide surface that defines a side and guides the insertion of the card-like electronic component, and the width of the first guide surface along the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component is 2 is formed larger than the width of the guide surface along the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component,
The lid body has a pivot portion supported by the side wall and spaced apart from the upper long side portion of the insertion port in the insertion direction of the card-like electronic component, and is exposed to the insertion port around the pivot portion. And is provided rotatably between a closing position for closing the insertion port and an open position for opening the insertion port,
In the closed position, the lid is the plane perpendicular to the insertion direction of the street the card-like electronic component to the pivot portion, positioned inclined at a predetermined angle to the insertion port side, the lid, said closure A small electronic device having a tip portion positioned on the first guide surface at a position . A biasing member that biases the lid toward the closed position is provided,
The said cover body is provided in the vicinity of the said pivot part, and has a stopper which contact | abuts to the inner surface of the said wall part, and hold | maintains the said cover body in the said obstruction | occlusion position. The described small electronic device. The small electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first guide surface has a width 1.5 to 2 times that of the second guide surface. 4. The small electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lid body is inclined at 5 to 10 degrees at the closed position. 5 .

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