JP3138151B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, electronic devices such as personal computers are required to be smaller and lighter in order to enhance portability, and at the same time, are required to be as sophisticated as ordinary desktop personal computers.

However, if portability is emphasized, the number of parts to be mounted and the like are inevitably limited, and high functionality cannot be realized. Therefore, conventionally, connecting means for enabling connection with an external device is provided on a rear end side surface or the like of a portable electronic device body,
High functionality is achieved by connecting to external devices.

In this type of apparatus, a cover for covering the connecting means is provided in order to prevent the connecting means from being exposed when the apparatus is not connected to an external device and being easily damaged by external influences. . This cover is also used as a leg of the main body as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-9622 (GO6F1 / 16).

[0005]

However, since a normal cover is merely rotatably supported at its lower end, in a portable device called a notebook or sub-note type, FIG. As shown, when the cover (20) is opened, the cover (20) is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the mounting portion of the device similarly to the bottom surface of the device (21). is there. This is a serious problem particularly when the cable is mounted on a function expansion station called an expansion box without using a cable.

[0006] In addition, this kind of conventional cover is generally prohibited from rotating only when the door is closed. Therefore, there is a problem that the cover itself is damaged when the device is carried with the door opened.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a feature of transmitting and receiving signals between a main body, a concave portion formed on a side surface of the main body, and an external device. Connecting means arranged in the recess, a rotating shaft arranged at the lower end of the side surface, a recess formed in the bottom surface of the main body and having the rotating shaft located at one end, and one end connected to the rotating shaft. A cover pivotally supported and rotatable from a position parallel to the side surface to a position parallel to the bottom surface of the concave portion, and a cover formed with a locking groove at a top portion at the other end; A first holding means having a projection hanging down from an upper end of the side surface so as to be engageable with the locking groove to hold the cover at a position parallel to the locking groove; Is opposed to the rotating shaft so as to be engageable with the locking groove. In that a second holding means having a projection in the vertical wall of the serial recess protrudes to the rotation axis direction.

A second feature is that a first holding means formed at an upper end of the side surface and holding the cover at a position parallel to the side surface, and a vertical wall of the recessed portion facing the rotation axis. A second holding means for holding the cover at a position parallel to the bottom surface of the recess.

A third feature is that the first holding means is a hanging projection, the second holding means is a projection projecting in the rotation axis direction, and each of the projections is formed on a top of the cover. That is, it can be engaged with the stop groove.

[0010]

According to the first feature, the cover can be accommodated in the recess on the bottom surface of the main body.

[0011] According to the second feature, the cover can be held in the recessed portion while being housed.

According to the third feature, the first and second holding means can be selectively engaged with only one locking groove formed in the cover.

[0013]

1 and 2 are sectional views of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, (1) denotes an electronic device main body, in which various processing circuits (not shown) are housed.
(2) is a concave portion formed on the side surface of the main body (1), and (3) is a connector as a connecting means disposed in the concave portion. The connector is connected via a connection cable (4) as shown in FIG. It can be connected to an external device (not shown), and can transmit and receive signals between the main unit (1) and the external device. (5) a rotating shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface at the lower end of the side surface; (6)
Is a cover, and one end (the lower end in FIG. 1) of the cover is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft. (7)
Is a locking groove formed on the top of the cover (6), (8)
Is a projection integrally hanging down from the arrow face in the concave portion (2), and the projection is located on the cover (6) when the cover (6) is located at an upright position parallel to the side surface as shown in FIG. It engages with the locking groove (7) and serves as a means for holding the cover (6) in this position. (9) is a depression formed on the bottom surface of the main body (1), and the rotation shaft (5) is located at one end of the depression. (10) is a second projection, which projects in the direction of the axis (5) from the vertical wall of the recess (9) facing the rotation axis (5).

The cover (6) is rotatable approximately 270 degrees around the rotation shaft (5). Accordingly, when the main body (1) is turned in the direction of the bottom surface, it fits into the recess (9) as shown in FIG. In this state, the second protrusion (10) engages with the locking groove (7), so that the cover (6) can be held at this position.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the cover for covering the connector for connection with the external device provided in the concave portion on the side of the main body can be stored in the recess formed on the bottom surface of the main body. The cover does not interfere with the connection.

When the cover is stored in the recess, the rotation of the cover is prevented by the engagement between the second projection and the locking groove. The cover will not be damaged if it does.

Further, since the cover is held by the locking groove and each projection formed in the cover, the holding mechanism can be simplified. Further, since the projection can be formed integrally with the main body, no special manufacturing process is required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Concavity 3 Connector 5 Rotating shaft 6 Cover 7 Locking groove 8 Projection 9 Depression 10 Second projection

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 3-40776 (JP, U) JP-A 59-169654 (JP, U) JP-A 62-201827 (JP, U) (58) Survey Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 1/16

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body, a concave portion formed on a side surface of the main body, connection means disposed in the concave portion for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from an external device, and a lower end provided on a lower end of the side surface. A rotating shaft, a concave portion formed on the bottom surface of the main body and having the rotating shaft positioned at one end, and one end pivotally supported by the rotating shaft, from a position parallel to the side surface to a position parallel to the concave portion bottom surface. Locking groove at the top that is rotatable and at the other end
A cover formed with the cover parallel to the side surface.
To engage with the locking groove to hold the
A first holding means having a projection hanging down from an upper end of the side surface;
Hold the cover at a position parallel to the bottom of the recess
Because it is possible to engage with the locking groove,
The vertical wall of the recess has a protrusion that protrudes in the direction of the rotation axis.
An electronic device comprising: a second holding unit that performs the operation .