JPH1049262A - Notebook type personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a notebook type personal computer with which portability can be made satisfactory without increasing the number of parts. SOLUTION: A notebook type personal computer 10 is provided with a main body 11 of computer and a battery case 14 for housing a battery for supplying power to this main body 11 of computer. The battery case 14 is formed into cylindrical body having almost the same length as the lateral width of the main body 11 of computer and turnably held on both the side faces of the main body 11 of computer by a pair of arms 14a and 14b for holding both the terminal parts of this cylindrical body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable personal computer, and more particularly to a notebook personal computer with improved portability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a small word processor, a notebook personal computer, a subnotebook personal computer, and the like (hereinafter, also collectively referred to as a notebook personal computer or a notebook PC) have a battery pack having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. There is a type that is detachably connected to a front end of a computer main body (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-143192).
Reference). This battery pack is configured such that, when connected to the computer main body, the upper surface thereof and the upper surface of the computer main body are substantially flush with each other. It also has a palm rest function to put the palm of the hand, reducing fatigue when operating the keyboard.

[0003]

Generally, a notebook PC
However, in spite of being portable, the carrying handle is omitted to reduce the number of parts. For this reason, when carrying, the entire personal computer must be held in both hands or put in a bag, which is inconvenient to carry. In addition, although the tilt state of the liquid crystal screen with respect to the computer main body can be changed according to the preference of the operator, the keyboard surface provided on the main body upper surface is almost horizontal, and the input operation can be performed with the keyboard surface at a suitable angle. Did not.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a notebook personal computer capable of improving portability without increasing the number of parts.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a notebook personal computer having a palm rest function or an adjustable inclination angle of a keyboard surface by selection.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a notebook personal computer according to the present invention comprises a computer main body and a battery case accommodating a battery for supplying power to the computer main body. In the personal computer, the battery case is formed in a cylindrical body having a length substantially equal to the width of the computer main body, and is rotatable on both side surfaces of the computer main body by a pair of arms supporting both ends of the cylindrical main body. It is characterized by being supported.

In the notebook personal computer of the present invention, by providing a battery case that can be used as a handle, portability is improved without increasing the number of parts.

Further, the battery case can be used as a palm rest when it is located at the front side of the computer main body, or when the battery case is located at the rear side of the computer main body, the keyboard body can be tilted slightly forward. Can be used to change the angle. As described above, by rotating the single battery case with respect to the computer main body, the single battery case can be used as a portable handle, a palm rest, and a keyboard inclined member.

[0008]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a notebook personal computer according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a battery case of the computer alone.

As shown in FIG. 1, a notebook personal computer 10 can accommodate a rectangular parallelepiped computer main body 11 having a keyboard 13 on an upper surface, a lid 12 having a liquid crystal screen 12a, and a plurality of batteries 17. Battery case 14. The lid 12 is rotatably connected to a rear portion of the computer main body 11 by a hinge 16.

As shown in FIG. 2, the battery case 14 is formed in a tubular body having substantially the same length as the width of the computer main body 11 (the width in the vertical direction in FIG. 4), and supports both ends of the tubular body. The pair of arms 14a and 14b are rotatably supported on both side surfaces of the computer main body 11. Connection projections 18 and 19 are formed at the tips of the pair of arms 14a and 14b, respectively. The cylindrical inner space of the battery case 14 is formed between both ends of the battery case 14, and forms a battery accommodating portion 14 c for accommodating a plurality of batteries 17. In addition, the battery accommodating part 14c may be formed shorter than the battery case 14 according to the required number of batteries 17. Further, the battery case 14 as a cylindrical body does not necessarily have to be formed to have the same length as the width of the computer main body 11. When the battery case 14 is shorter than the width of the computer main body 11, the rear ends of the pair of arms 14 a and 14 b extend from both ends of the battery case 14.

When the connection projections 18 and 19 are rotatably fitted respectively in connection holes 20 and 21 formed in the middle portions of the left and right ends of the computer main body 11, respectively. The terminal 21 contacts a connection terminal (not shown) in the computer 21 and is electrically and mechanically connected to the computer main body 11.
The connection projections 18 and 19 are firmly configured to maintain sufficient strength when the battery case 14 is gripped and the computer main body 11 and the display unit 12 are suspended in a state of being connected to the computer main body 11. .

Further, the connection projections 18 and 19 and the connection hole 2 are formed.
0 and 21 are connected to each other and the battery case 1
1 is configured so that the electrical connection is not interrupted even when rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1, and a locking mechanism (not shown) is provided so that the battery case 14 does not rotate more than approximately 180 ° in the same direction. Locked. Thereby, the battery case 14
It is configured to be rotatable in a range from a first rotation position (rotation position in FIG. 5) in front of the computer main body 11 to a second rotation position (rotation position in FIG. 6) in the rear of the computer main body. Therefore, in the first rotation position, the surface portion 14a is close to the plane f1 including the upper surface portion 11a of the computer main body 11, and
A palm rest for keyboard operation is formed, and in the second rotation position, protrudes below a plane f2 including the bottom surface portion 11b of the computer main body 11 (that is, protrudes below the bottom portion 11a), and moves the keyboard surface from a horizontal plane. A tilting keyboard member is configured. In the second rotation position, the battery case 14 forms a portable handle for carrying (carrying) the notebook PC 10 with the lid 12 folded with respect to the computer main body 11 (see FIG. 7).

In the notebook PC 10 having the above structure, the battery case 14 in which the required number of batteries 17 are inserted into the battery accommodating portion 14c is inserted into the connection holes 20 and 21 when the portable PC 10 is carried.
8 and 19 are used by being connected by fitting each other. In addition, the battery case 14 is
When the power cord is not connected to the power supply, the power cord is used with the power cord (not shown) inserted into the outlet.

Although the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, the notebook PC of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but rather the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Notebook PCs with various modifications and changes made from are also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0015]

As described above, according to the notebook personal computer of the present invention, portability can be improved without increasing the number of parts. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the fatigue of the input operation by the operator by using the battery case as a palm rest or an inclined member on the keyboard surface, if desired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a notebook PC according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a battery case of the notebook PC alone;

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a use state of the notebook PC with a battery case omitted.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the battery case is used as a palm rest in the notebook PC according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the battery case is used for changing the inclination of the keyboard in the notebook PC.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the notebook PC is carried.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Laptop type personal computer 11 Computer main body 11a Top part 11b Bottom part 12 Lid 12a Liquid crystal screen 13 Keyboard 14 Battery case 14a, 14b Arm 14c Battery accommodation part 14d Surface part 16 Hinge 17 Battery f1, f2 Coplanar

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A notebook personal computer comprising a computer main body and a battery case accommodating a battery for supplying power to the computer main body, wherein the battery case has a cylindrical shape substantially the same width as the width of the computer main body. A notebook personal computer formed on a body and rotatably supported on both side surfaces of a computer main body by a pair of arms supporting both ends of the cylindrical body. 2. The battery case according to claim 1, wherein the battery case is rotatable in a range from a first rotation position in front of the computer main body to a second rotation position in back of the computer main body, and keyboard operation is performed in the first rotation position. 2. The notebook type according to claim 1, further comprising a palm rest for the computer, and a tilting member that protrudes below the bottom of the computer main body at the second rotation position and tilts a keyboard surface from a horizontal plane. Personal computer.