JP4565296B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, a notebook personal computer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a personal computer, a notebook computer (hereinafter referred to as a notebook personal computer) in which a display unit having a thin display means such as a liquid crystal display panel is rotatably provided on a flat plate-like main body incorporating a motherboard and a hard disk drive. Called).
[0003]
In the notebook personal computer having such a configuration, when used, the display unit is expanded with respect to the main body so that the keyboard provided on the upper surface of the main body can be used and the display means is provided to the user. It can be visually recognized by facing it, and when it is carried, the display unit can be closed with respect to the main unit, so that the main unit and the display unit can be integrated to reduce the overall shape of the notebook computer and improve portability. Has been made.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the notebook computer having such a configuration, there is a problem that a shock may be received from outside while being carried, and the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the hard disk drive built in the main body may be damaged by the shock. .
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and intends to propose an information processing apparatus that is strong against external impacts.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the present invention comprises a main body, a display portion that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the main body via a hinge portion, and a material having rigidity, hardness, and impact resistance, and is integrally molded into a pipe shape. Protective means for protecting the main body and the display unit from external impacts is provided by disposing the protective member protruding in the peripheral direction with respect to the peripheral part of the display unit excluding the hinge part .
[0007]
The main body and the display unit from external impact by the protective member which is arranged to project the periphery of the result display unit kills with protection.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a notebook personal computer) to which the present invention is applied as a whole, and a main body 2 and a display section 3 provided to be openable and closable with respect to the main body 2. It consists of and.
[0010]
A main body 2 as a second housing has a keyboard 4 composed of a plurality of operation keys for inputting various characters, symbols, numbers and the like on its upper surface, two speakers 5, and a touch pad used for moving a mouse cursor. 6. A left click button 7 and a right click button 8 corresponding to a left button and a right button in a normal mouse and a push button type power switch 9 are provided.
[0011]
Further, a claw 10 is provided in the vicinity of the right side of the touch pad 6 at the front end of the upper surface of the main body 2, and a hole 11 is provided at a predetermined position of the display unit 3 corresponding to the claw 10. When the tab 10 is closed with respect to the main body 2 and is locked by being fitted into the hole 11, the display unit 3 is held in a closed state.
[0012]
Further, a slide lever 12 is provided on the front side surface of the main body 2. By sliding the slide lever 12, the lock of the claw 10 fitted in the hole 8 is released, and the display unit 3 is moved to the main body 2. Can be opened against.
[0013]
On the other hand, the display unit 3 as the first housing is provided with a liquid crystal display 15 using a liquid crystal display panel made of TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display) on the front.
[0014]
In addition, a peripheral protection member 17 formed by molding a synthetic resin such as ABS into a round pipe shape is provided around the peripheral portion of the display unit 3 excluding the hinge portion 16 with the main body 2.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the peripheral protective material 17 as a protection means has an outer periphery that protrudes outward from the peripheral portion of the main body 2, and is applied from the outside when the notebook computer 1 is carried. By receiving the impact, the main body 2 incorporating a precision device such as a hard disk drive is protected from the impact.
[0016]
Further, the inner periphery of the peripheral protection member 17 is formed to be hollow so as to reduce its weight and absorb the impact by appropriately deforming in accordance with the received impact.
[0017]
Here, in general, when a bent pipe-shaped member such as the peripheral protection material 17 is manufactured, a plurality of pipe members 50A to 50C divided into relatively simple shapes are joined as shown in FIG. It is conceivable that the half members 51A and 51B having U-shaped cross-sections divided into upper and lower portions are joined as shown in FIG. 3B.
[0018]
However, in any of these manufacturing methods, it is necessary to join the members by a method such as adhesion or welding, which causes a problem that the strength and appearance quality of the joint portion are lowered and the manufacturing process becomes complicated.
[0019]
On the other hand, in the notebook personal computer 1 of the present invention, the peripheral protective material 17 is injection-molded by using a hollow molding method called a gas assist molding method, so that the peripheral protective material 17 is integrally and hollow without being divided. Thus, the strength and appearance quality of the peripheral protection material 17 can be improved.
[0020]
4 shows the principle of the gas assist molding method. After filling the cavity 53 of the mold 52 with a molten resin 54 having a volume smaller than the volume of the cavity 53 from the injection nozzle 55 (FIG. 4A), A hollow portion 57 is formed in the molded product 56 by injecting an inert gas such as nitrogen gas (FIG. 4B).
[0021]
Thus, in the notebook computer 1, the peripheral protective material 17 that is hollow and integrally formed using the gas assist molding method is provided around the display unit 3 so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the main body 2. Is securely absorbed by the peripheral protection material 17 to protect the main body 2 and the display unit 3.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an indicator portion 20 for displaying the operating state of the notebook computer 1 is housed inside the hinge portion cover 18 in the main body 2.
[0023]
FIG. 6 shows the structure of the indicator unit 20, which is composed of a light guide 21, a light shield 22 and a mask seal 23.
[0024]
The light guide 21 has a shape in which four rectangular bar-shaped light guide members 21 </ b> A formed in a substantially S shape are connected by a connecting member 21 </ b> B, and is integrally formed with an acrylic resin having good light guide properties. The light guide 21 is adapted to receive the illumination light emitted from the LED (Light Emitting Diode) 27 disposed in the four apertures 25A provided in the chassis 25 in the main body 2. The light receiving surface 21C receives and guides the light, and the light is emitted from the light emitting surface 21D.
[0025]
The light shield 22 is a substantially trapezoidal cylindrical black plastic member corresponding to the outer shape of the light guide 21, and covers the portions other than the entrance surface 21C and the exit surface 21D with the light guide 21 housed therein. It is designed to prevent unnecessary light leakage.
[0026]
Further, mounting claws 22A are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the light shielding body 22, and the light guide 21 accommodated therein is held at a predetermined position by fitting into the claw holes 25B of the chassis 25.
[0027]
The mask seal 23 is made of a transparent sheet material such as vinyl chloride, and is pasted so as to cover the opening 23B of the light shield 22. On one side of the mask seal 23, a power supply mark 23A indicating that the notebook personal computer 1 is turned on, a battery mark 23B indicating the charge state of the battery, and an HDD access mark 23C indicating an access state to the HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Each of the designs is printed in black.
[0028]
The power supply mark 23A, the battery mark 23B, and the HDD access mark 23C are provided at positions facing the emission surfaces 21D of the corresponding three light guide members 21A, and are illuminated by illumination light emitted from the emission surfaces 21D. As a result, each design is displayed in a luminous manner.
[0029]
On the other hand, the hinge cover 18 is formed of, for example, a transparent plastic material such as polycarbonate colored in deep purple, and a thin portion 18A whose back surface is thinned in a rectangle is provided in a region facing the mask seal 23. The marks 23A to 23C that emit light are transmitted through the thin-walled portion 18A so that the user can visually recognize them. Therefore, in the notebook computer 1, only the light emitting marks 23 </ b> A to 23 </ b> C are visible through the hinge cover 18, and the lights 23 </ b> A to 23 </ b> C and the light shield 22 are visually shielded by the hinge cover 18. I don't get it.
[0030]
Here, as the structure of the indicator part in the conventional notebook personal computer, the number of display holes corresponding to the mark to be displayed is provided in the housing, and the tip of the light guide is inserted into the display hole and exposed to the surface of the housing. In general, illumination light from a light source such as an LED provided inside the casing is guided to the outside of the casing by a light guide and displayed.
[0031]
However, in the indicator part having such a structure, it is necessary to provide a number of display holes according to the mark in the housing, so when the number of marks to be displayed increases or decreases due to a change in the specification of the notebook computer, etc. There is a problem that the number of display holes must be changed and the design of the housing itself must be changed.
[0032]
On the other hand, in the notebook personal computer 1 of the present invention, the indicator portion 20 is provided inside the hinge portion cover 18, and the marks 23A to 23C are displayed through the hinge portion cover 18, thereby the hinge portion. The number of marks and the design can be changed by changing the printing pattern of the mask seal 23 without changing the cover 18.
[0033]
That is, while the light guide 21 has four light guide members 21A, the mask seal 23 has three marks 23A to 23C printed thereon, and the right light guide member 21A is unused. It has become.
[0034]
When the number of marks to be displayed increases by four due to the specification change of the notebook personal computer 1, the print pattern of the mask seal 23 is changed and only a new mark is provided at a position corresponding to the right end light guide member 21A. It is possible to cope with specification changes. Similarly, even when the number of marks to be displayed is reduced, it is possible to cope with a change in specifications simply by changing the print pattern of the mask seal 23.
[0035]
Moreover, in the structure of the indicator part in the conventional notebook personal computer, since the tip of the light guide is inserted into the display hole, the positioning of the light guide during the assembly of the notebook personal computer 1 becomes complicated. Since the structure of the indicator portion 20 is completed inside the hinge portion cover 18, even if the relative position between the hinge portion cover 18 and the indicator portion 20 is slightly deviated, there is no problem in assembly. There is an advantage that assembly of 1 becomes easy.
[0036]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the back surface 1A of the notebook computer 1 is provided with an input / output port section 30 in which various connectors such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) and a LAN (Local Area Network) are provided. A handle 31 made of a substantially arcuate columnar member is pivotally mounted on the hinge portion 16 of the back surface 1A so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body 2 within a predetermined angle range. Here, the rotation axis of the display unit 3 and the rotation axis of the handle 31 are provided on the same axis (that is, the rotation axis B shown in FIG. 10), and the outer diameter of the peripheral protection material 17 and the handle 31. The outer diameter is the same, and the outer peripheral protective material 17 and the handle 31 have a continuous outer shape as a whole.
[0037]
The handle 31 can be used as a grip when carrying the notebook computer 1 by standing parallel to the main body 2 as shown in FIGS. 8A and 9A. (This rotational position is referred to as carrying position P1).
[0038]
Further, in the handle 31, as shown in FIGS. 8 (B) and 9 (B), the size in the depth direction of the notebook computer 1 is reduced by rotating and folding downward, and as shown in FIG. The grip portion 31A is positioned on the lower surface side of the main body 2 so that it can be used as a tilt stand for improving the operability of the keyboard 4 by tilting the main body 2 with the notebook computer 1 placed on a desk or the like. (This rotational position is referred to as a tilt stand position P2).
[0039]
Here, in the main body 2, as shown in FIG. 11, a handle storage groove 32 is provided at a position corresponding to the vertical portion 31B of the handle 31, and the vertical portion 31B is stored in the handle storage groove 32 at the tilt stand position P2. Thus, the handle 31 is prevented from protruding from the back surface 1A of the notebook computer 1.
[0040]
Thus, the notebook computer 1 raises the handle 31A from the back surface 1A by raising the handle 31 at the carrying position P1 when carrying it, thereby improving the gripping property of the handle 31 and when using it. By folding the handle 31 to the tilt stand position P2, the vertical portion 31B of the handle 31 is housed in the handle housing groove 32 to reduce the size of the notebook computer 1 in the depth direction, and the main body 2 is tilted to The operability can be improved.
[0041]
Here, if the inclination angle of the main body 2 when the handle 31 is rotated to the tilt stand position P2 in FIG. 10 is α, the rotation angle range of the handle 31 is parallel to the main body 2 (that is, the carrying position P1). Therefore, the handle 31 has an obtuse angle (90 ° + β−α) with respect to the placement surface A at the tilt stand position P2.
[0042]
As a result, the handle 31 is stabilized by receiving a force in the direction of the arrow F due to the weight of the notebook computer 1. Thus, in the notebook computer 1, the handle 31 can be prevented from rotating unexpectedly from the tilt stand position by an external force. It is made like that.
[0043]
Further, since the handle 31 is provided above the input / output port section 30 in the notebook computer 1, the input / output cable 33 is connected to the input / output port section 30 with the handle 31 in the carrying position P1 (FIG. 12). (A)) Thereafter, if the handle 31 is rotated to the tilt stand position P2, the handle 31 and the input / output cable 33 come into contact with each other, and the handle 31 cannot be rotated to the tilt stand position P2. There is a problem that the input / output port section 30 and the input / output cable 33 may be damaged (FIG. 12B).
[0044]
For this reason, in the notebook computer 1, the rotation resistance of the handle 31 is set so that the handle 31 naturally rotates downward by its own weight while the notebook computer 1 is positioned substantially horizontally. When the notebook computer 1 is placed on a table or the like, the handle 31 is automatically rotated to the vicinity of the tilt stand position P2, and thus interference between the handle 31 and the input / output cable 33 is prevented in advance.
[0045]
In the above-described configuration, in the notebook computer 1, the pipe-shaped peripheral protection material 17 is disposed on the peripheral portion of the display unit 3 excluding the hinge portion 16 with the main body 2, and the outer peripheral portion thereof is more external than the outer peripheral portion of the main body 2. It was installed around so as to overhang.
[0046]
Therefore, in the notebook computer 1, the main body 2 and the display unit 3 are protected from the impact by receiving the impact applied from the outside with the peripheral protection material 17 when the notebook computer 1 is carried.
[0047]
Further, in the notebook personal computer 1, the peripheral protection material 17 is injection-molded integrally and hollow without being divided by using a gas assist molding method.
[0048]
Therefore, in this notebook computer 1, the strength and appearance quality of the peripheral protection material 17 can be improved and the weight thereof can be reduced, and the peripheral protection material 17 is appropriately deformed according to the received impact, By absorbing the impact, the impact transmitted to the main body 2 and the display unit 3 can be reduced.
[0049]
According to the above configuration, the peripheral protection material 17 is provided at the peripheral portion of the display unit 3 so as to protrude from the outer peripheral portion of the main body 2, thereby protecting the peripheral portion from an impact applied from the outside when the laptop computer 1 is carried. The main body 2 and the display unit 3 are protected from impact by being received by the material 17, and thus a laptop computer that is strong against impact from the outside can be realized.
[0050]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a notebook personal computer has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other portable information such as a PDA (Personal Data Assistant), a word processor, and the like. The present invention may be applied to a processing apparatus.
[0051]
Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the round pipe-shaped peripheral protection material 17 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the peripheral protection material 17 having various cross-sectional shapes such as an elliptical pipe and a square pipe is used. May be.
[0052]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the peripheral protective material 17 is provided around the peripheral portion of the display unit 3. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the peripheral protective material 17 is provided around the peripheral portion of the main body 2. Also good.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the main body, the display portion that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the main body via a hinge portion, and a material having rigidity, hardness, and impact resistance, are integrally formed into a pipe shape. the protective member, by providing a protection means for protecting the external shock with respect to the main body and the display unit by arranging projecting circumferentially relative to the peripheral edge portion of the display portion excluding the hinge portion, the body and Since the display part can be protected by a protective member integrally formed in a pipe shape with a member having rigidity, hardness and impact resistance arranged on the periphery of the display part, it can protect the precision device built in the main body and the display part. Thus , it is possible to improve the strength and appearance quality, and thus it is possible to realize an information processing apparatus that is strong against external impact and can improve the appearance quality .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a notebook personal computer according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a peripheral protection material and a main body.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a method for manufacturing a pipe-shaped member.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the principle of a gas assist molding method.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a relationship between a hinge part cover and an indicator part.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a structure of an indicator unit.
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the back surface of the notebook computer.
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing a turning state of the handle.
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a turning state of the handle.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a rotation angle of a handle.
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a handle housing groove.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interference state between a handle and an input / output cable.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Note PC, 2 ... Main body, 3 ... Display, 4 ... Keyboard, 5 ... Speaker, 6 ... Touch pad, 10 ... Nail, 11 ... Hole, 12 ... Slide lever, 15 ... Liquid crystal display, 16 ... Hinge part, 17 ... Ring edge protection material, 18 ... Hinge part cover, 20 ... Indicator part, 21 ... Light guide, 22 ... Shading body, 23 ... Mask seal 25 ... Chassis, 27 ... LED, 30 ... I / O port, 31 ... Handle, 32 ... Handle storage groove.

Claims (3)

The body,
A display unit that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body via a hinge unit;
A protective member made of a material having rigidity, hardness, and impact resistance and integrally molded in a pipe shape is disposed so as to protrude in the peripheral direction with respect to the peripheral portion of the display portion excluding the hinge portion. the display unit information processing apparatus Ru comprising a protection means for protecting the external shock to. The protective member is made of ABS resin material.
The information processing apparatus according to 請 Motomeko 1. The protective member is a pipe-shaped member that is hollow and integrally injection-molded by using a gas assist molding method.
The information processing apparatus according to 請 Motomeko 1.

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