JPH07129275A - Electronic equipment system and portable information processor used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the electronic equipment system which prevents a connector, connecting a processor body and an external unit, from being curved unreasonably and improves the reliability of the connection. CONSTITUTION:This system is equipped with a base unit which has a 1st connector on the back, and an external unit (300) which has a mount surface (325) where the base unit is mounted and a 2nd connector that can be connected to the 1st connector, and an engagement claw (390a) which is caught by the bottom surface of the base unit so that it can be disengaged is arranged on the mount surface of the external unit. Then, the eternal unit is equipped with an operation mechanism (400) for connecting the 1st connector to the 2nd connector by drawing the base unit in toward the 2nd connector through the engagement claw.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus including a portable information processing device such as a book-type portable computer and an external unit used for expanding the function of the information processing device. The present invention relates to a system, and particularly to the structures of an information processing device and an external unit thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A portable information processing device such as a book-type or notebook-type computer has the advantages that it is easy to carry and can be used freely even when away from home where commercial power cannot be obtained. .

By the way, the information processing apparatus of this type is designed to be compact in order to enhance portability, and therefore, the functions provided as standard equipment are limited as compared with a stationary computer. Therefore, when a function other than the function provided in the information processing device is required, conventionally, a relay adapter that enables the use of peripheral devices such as an external keyboard and a monitor can be connected to the information processing device. Has been done. This adapter includes a plurality of expansion ports for connecting peripheral devices and a connecting portion to which a rear end of the information processing device is detachably connected.
The connecting portion is a mounting surface on which the bottom surface of the information processing device is mounted,
The information processing apparatus has a rear surface and a connector installation surface facing each other, and a relay connector electrically connected to the expansion port is arranged on the connector installation surface. The relay connector is fitted to the expansion connector on the rear surface of the information processing device when the adapter is connected to the information processing device, and by this fitting, the information processing device and the expansion port of the adapter are electrically connected. It is like this.

On the connector installation surface, hooks for aligning the relay connector and the extension connector and for maintaining the fitted state of these connectors are arranged. The hook is movable between a locked position where it is caught on the rear surface of the information processing device and an unlocked position where it is disengaged from the rear surface, and the hook can be used while the information processing device is mounted on the mounting surface of the adapter. When is moved to the lock position, the information processing device is coupled to the connector installation surface, and the fitting between the relay connector and the expansion connector is maintained.

[0005]

However, in the conventional adapter, the hook for maintaining the fitting of the connectors to each other is arranged on the connector installation surface and hooked on the rear surface of the information processing apparatus. Therefore, if the end portion of the information processing device on the hand side is lifted while the adapter is connected to the information processing device, the engaging portion between the hook and the information processing device may be unduly bent or twisted. The load on the hook becomes extremely large.

Then, the hook may be deformed, and when the hook is deformed, an excessive bending force is applied to the fitting portion of the connector, which damages the connector or the fitting of the connector. There is a risk that the electrical connection between the information processing device and the adapter may be released due to disconnection. In particular, if the connection with the information processing device is released while the adapter is being used, important data may be erased or the device may be damaged.

The present invention has been made under these circumstances, and in an electronic equipment system including an external unit connectable to the processing apparatus main body, an engaging portion between the engaging claw and the processing apparatus main body, An object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of preventing the connector from being unduly bent or twisted and improving the reliability of the connection.

Another object of the present invention is to maintain the housing in a stable posture even in the case of performing an input operation with the battery pack removed in an information processing apparatus connectable to an external unit for function expansion. To obtain a structure that can.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure in an information processing apparatus connectable to an external unit for expanding functions, which can prevent the battery pack from being accidentally dropped when the lock of the battery pack is released. Especially.

Another object of the present invention is, in an information processing apparatus having a connector for connecting an external unit, when the connector cover for covering the connector is opened, the connector cover can be firmly pressed without rattling. At the same time, it is to obtain a structure in which the opening / closing operation of the connector cover can be smoothly performed, and a dedicated member for guiding the connector cover is unnecessary.

Another object of the present invention is to reliably ground the keyboard device to the housing side in an information processing device to which an external unit for function expansion can be connected without using special lead wires or connectors. Moreover, it is to obtain a structure capable of confining noise from the circuit board in the housing by using this keyboard device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of improving the visibility of an icon for displaying an operating state and the contents of a function in an information processing apparatus to which an external unit for function expansion can be connected. It is in.

Still another object of the present invention is to obtain a structure capable of maintaining good assembly workability in an information processing apparatus to which an external unit for function expansion can be connected, while increasing the mounting density inside the housing. is there.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus to which an external unit for function expansion can be connected, in which the connector cover can be held in a closed position by using a spring, and a fragile claw is removed from the connector cover. To obtain a structure that can be omitted.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic equipment system according to a first aspect of the present invention has a bottom surface and a rear surface connected to the bottom surface, and the first connector is arranged on the rear surface. A processing apparatus main body, a mounting surface on which a bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body is removably mounted, and a connector installation surface facing the rear surface of the processing apparatus main body,
An external unit having a second connector to which the first connector is detachably connected on the connector installation surface, and an external unit disposed on the mounting surface of the external unit and immersed in the external unit to perform the processing described above. It is movable between a first position where it is detached from the bottom surface of the apparatus main body and a second position which is caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body and is closer to the connector installation surface than the first position. The engaging claw and the engaging claw are switched between the first position and the second position, and when the engaging claw is operated to the second position, the processing is performed via the engaging claw. An operation mechanism for connecting the first connector to the second connector by pulling the apparatus body toward the connector installation surface is provided.

According to a second aspect, the external unit according to the first aspect has a plurality of connectors for connecting peripheral devices for expanding the function of the processing apparatus main body, and these connectors are the second terminals. It is characterized in that it is electrically connected to the connector. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the processing apparatus main body according to the first aspect has a side surface connected to the rear surface, and another connector for function expansion is arranged on the side surface.

According to a fourth aspect, a pair of left and right engaging claws according to the first aspect are provided, and these engaging claws are provided.
It is characterized in that it is arranged on both left and right sides of the second connector.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the main body of the processing apparatus according to the first aspect is characterized in that the bottom surface thereof has an engaging port into which the engaging claw is inserted.

According to a sixth aspect, the processing apparatus main body according to the fifth aspect has a grounding terminal piece exposed in the engagement opening, and the engagement claw has conductivity. The engaging claw is electrically contacted with the terminal piece when entering the engaging opening.

According to a seventh aspect, the mounting surface according to the first aspect has a size such that the rear half of the processing apparatus main body is mounted, and the processing apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting surface. In this state, the front half of the main body of the processing device is characterized in that it projects from the placement surface toward the operator's hand side.

According to an eighth aspect, the processing apparatus main body according to the first aspect has an upper surface which is substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and the information input means is arranged on the upper surface. .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the mounting surface according to the eighth aspect is characterized in that the mounting surface is inclined downward as it advances from the connector installation surface to the operator's hand side.

According to a tenth aspect, the processing apparatus main body according to the eighth aspect has left and right side surfaces connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface, and the rear end portions of the side surfaces project below the bottom surface. With the pair of left and right legs for tilting up the processing apparatus main body to a posture in which the operator's hand side is lowered, the mounting surface of the external unit is opened toward the left and right sides of the external unit, The left and right widths of the mounting surface are characterized by being formed narrower than the arrangement interval of the legs.

According to an eleventh aspect, in the above tenth aspect, the height dimension from the bottom surface of the external unit to the mounting surface is set to be larger than the protrusion dimension of the leg with respect to the bottom surface of the processing apparatus body. It is characterized by

According to a twelfth aspect, in the above-mentioned first aspect, the external unit includes a base for accommodating the operating mechanism, and the base supports the operating mechanism, the engaging claw and the second connector. It is characterized in that it is divided into a lower case and an upper case covered with the lower case, and the above-mentioned mounting surface is formed on the upper case.

According to the thirteenth aspect, the external unit according to the fifth aspect is removably engaged with the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body at both left and right ends of the placing surface, and the engaging surface and the above-mentioned engaging member are engaged with each other. It has a guide member for positioning with the abutment, and this guide member has a first guide position located on the mounting surface,
It is attached to the external unit so as to be freely slidable over a second guide position closer to the connector installation surface than the first guide position, and is always attached to the first guide position via a spring. It is characterized by being energized.

According to a fourteenth aspect, the guide member according to the thirteenth aspect includes a first engaging surface for receiving a bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body and a second engaging surface for receiving a rear surface of the processing apparatus main body. And an engaging projection that is detachably engaged with the bottom surface of the processing apparatus body is provided on the first engaging surface.

According to a fifteenth aspect, in the above-described fourteenth aspect, the processing apparatus main body has an opening portion on the bottom surface thereof into which the engaging protrusion is detachably fitted. There is.

According to a sixteenth aspect, the processing apparatus main body according to the fifteenth aspect is divided into a bottom case having the bottom surface and a top cover covering the bottom case. The bottom case and the top cover are separated from each other. , Are connected to each other through a plurality of screws, and a plurality of insertion holes for passing the screws are opened at a plurality of positions on the bottom surface, and the opening ends of the insertion holes to the bottom surface also serve as the openings. It is characterized by

According to a seventeenth aspect, in the operating mechanism according to the first aspect, a slide plate that slides the engaging claw in a direction in which the engaging claw comes into contact with and separates from the connector mounting surface, and the external unit is vertically rotated. An operation lever pivotally supported, a toggle link rotatably connected to the operation lever and the slide plate, for converting the rotation of the operation lever into a linear motion and transmitting the linear motion to the slide plate, and the slide A toggle spring for urging the engaging claw toward the first position via a plate, wherein the toggle link is provided with the toggle spring when the engaging claw is moved to the second position. It is rotated in a posture substantially parallel to the slide plate against the force, and the connecting portion between the toggle link and the slide plate and the connecting portion between the toggle link and the operating lever are moved in the sliding direction of the slide plate. It is characterized in that they are located on the same straight line.

According to an eighteenth aspect, in the above seventeenth aspect, the biasing force of the toggle spring is set to be smaller than the fitting force between the first connector and the second connector. I am trying.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, the operating lever according to the seventeenth aspect includes a release position for moving the engaging claw to the first position and a coupling position for moving the engaging claw to the second position. The operation lever is rotatable to and from the position, and the operation lever has an outer surface that is flush with the upper surface of the external unit when rotated to the connecting position.

An information processing apparatus according to a twentieth aspect has an upper surface and a bottom surface facing each other, and a peripheral surface continuous with the upper surface and the bottom surface, and the bottom surface and the peripheral surface are continuously opened. A casing having a battery accommodating portion, information input means arranged on an upper surface of the casing, a battery pack detachably attached to the battery accommodating portion of the casing and having an outer surface continuous with the bottom surface, It is arranged in the battery accommodating portion and is projected downward when the battery pack is removed from the battery accommodating portion,
It is characterized in that the projecting end is provided with a support leg positioned on the same plane as the bottom surface of the housing.

According to a twenty-first aspect, the housing according to the twentieth aspect is characterized by including a power supply connector connectable to a commercial power supply.

According to a twenty-second aspect, in the twentieth aspect, the upper surface of the housing has a front half portion and a rear half portion, and the battery accommodating portion is located below the front half portion. The input means is arranged in the latter half portion, and the front half portion of the upper surface serves as a hand rest portion for inputting information through the input means.

According to a twenty-third aspect, the case according to the twenty-second aspect is characterized in that it is provided with a reinforcing metal member that reinforces an end portion of the battery accommodating portion that is open to the side of the case. According to a twenty-fourth aspect, the input means according to the twenty-second aspect is a keyboard device having a large number of keys.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect, in the above-mentioned twenty-fourth aspect, the casing is provided with a display unit for displaying information input through the keyboard device on the rear half of the upper surface thereof. Is a first cover that covers the keyboard device and the hand placement unit from above.
And a second position that stands upright behind the input device, and is rotatably connected to the housing.
The hand placement unit has a pair of operation buttons for canceling and executing the command displayed on the display unit, and these operation buttons are arranged side by side in front and rear, and located on the side close to the operator. It is characterized in that one operation button is arranged at a lower position than the other operation button.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect, in the above-mentioned twenty-fifth aspect, the first finger rest portion, which is recessed further than the upper surface of the hand rest portion, is formed around the one operation button. It is characterized in that a second finger rest portion protruding above the upper surface of the hand rest portion is formed between the other operation button and the keyboard device.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect, the battery pack according to the twenty-first aspect is fitted into the battery accommodating portion and then mounted in the battery accommodating portion by sliding in a direction parallel to the bottom surface. It is characterized in that it has an outer surface that is flush with the front and side surfaces of the housing when it is mounted in the battery housing portion.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect, in the above-mentioned twenty-second aspect, the battery accommodating portion has a ceiling surface substantially parallel to the upper surface of the housing, and the supporting legs are arranged on the ceiling surface. At the same time, the support leg is rotatably supported on the ceiling surface between a storage position that is flush with the ceiling surface and a use position that projects downward from the ceiling surface. Is characterized by.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect, the battery pack according to the twenty-seventh aspect has first engaging portions at a plurality of positions spaced apart in the sliding direction, and the battery accommodating portion includes: When sliding the battery pack,
A second engaging portion to which the first engaging portion is detachably engaged; and a locking means for maintaining an engaged state between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. It is characterized by

According to a thirtieth aspect, the battery pack according to the twenty-ninth aspect has a plurality of terminals at its tip along the sliding direction, and the battery accommodating portion is
Having a plurality of contacts elastically contacting the terminal,
In addition, the battery accommodating portion is provided with a stopper that is caught by the battery pack before the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are disengaged when the lock of the battery pack by the locking means is released. It is characterized by having.

According to a thirty-first aspect, in the above thirtieth aspect, the stopper is rotated between a first position where it is caught by the battery pack and a second position where it is disengaged from the battery pack. It is characterized in that it is provided with a stopper main body which is pivotally supported by the housing and a spring for biasing the stopper main body to rotate toward the first position.

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, the casing according to the twenty-fifth aspect is protruded at a rear end portion of a side surface thereof so as to be able to project and retract below the bottom face, and the casing is held by an operator's hand. It has legs that tilt up to a position where the side is low,
This leg is characterized in that it is provided with an auxiliary leg projecting rearwardly of the housing rather than the leg so as to be able to project and retract. The information processing apparatus according to claim 33 has a bottom surface and a peripheral surface continuous with the bottom surface, and a housing in which a connector outlet is opened in the peripheral surface, and the housing being substantially parallel to the bottom surface. A circuit board housed in the housing, a connector panel attached to the rear end of the circuit board and having a connector facing the connector outlet, and the connector outlet closed to be flush with the peripheral surface of the housing. Between the closed position and the open position where the connector is rotated from the closed position toward the outside of the housing and then enters between the bottom surface of the housing and the circuit board to open the connector outlet. And a connector cover movably attached to the housing.

At the lower end of the connector panel,
An extension part that is extended to enter the lower side of the circuit board is integrally formed, and a cover accommodating part for accommodating the connector cover is formed between the extension part and the bottom surface of the housing. The extension portion is characterized in that, when the connector cover is accommodated in the cover accommodating portion, the extension portion holds the connector cover in cooperation with the bottom surface of the housing.

According to a thirty-fourth aspect, in the above-mentioned thirty-third aspect, the bottom surface of the casing has a pair of side walls positioned on both sides of the cover accommodating portion, and the lower end portion of the side walls of the casing is the casing. While forming a guide groove extending parallel to the bottom surface,
A shaft portion slidably fitted in the guide groove is projectingly provided at both ends of the connector cover, and a direction in which the connector cover enters and leaves the cover accommodating portion by fitting the guide groove and the shaft portion. It is characterized in that it is slidably supported by the housing.

According to the thirty-fifth aspect, when the connector cover is slid into the cover accommodating portion, the side wall according to the thirty-fourth aspect abuts the shaft portion of the connector cover and slides the connector cover into the cover accommodating portion. It is characterized in that it is provided with a stopper portion that regulates.

According to a thirty-sixth aspect, the guide groove according to the thirty-fourth aspect has a receiving portion for receiving the shaft portion at an end portion facing the connector outlet, and the receiving portion and the shaft portion are in contact with each other. It is characterized in that the connector cover is pivotally supported on the housing so that the connector cover can be pivoted about the portion.

An information processing apparatus according to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention includes a housing having an upper surface with a keyboard mounting opening opened, a housing facing the keyboard mounting opening, and a plurality of housings. A circuit board on which circuit components are mounted, and a keyboard device which is mounted on the keyboard mounting opening from above, covers the circuit board, and has a conductive first shield plate on a back surface facing the circuit board. A second shield plate attached to the peripheral edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting port, contacting the shield plate of the keyboard device, and being electrically connected to the ground wiring pattern of the circuit board.

The above-mentioned keyboard device has a pair of front and rear edge portions facing each other, one edge portion of which is provided with a plurality of first engaging portions, and the other edge portion of which a plurality of first engaging portions are provided. And a second engaging portion with which the first engaging portion is removably engaged with the opening edge portion of the keyboard mounting opening, and the housing has the first attaching portion. The keyboard device has a second mounting portion that is superposed from above, and the keyboard device is inserted into the keyboard mounting opening from above the housing in an oblique posture with the first engaging portion at the front. After the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion, the first mounting portion is fixed to the housing by overlapping and screwing the first mounting portion onto the second mounting portion. It is characterized by that.

According to a thirty-eighth aspect, in the thirty-seventh aspect, the first shield plate of the keyboard device has a tongue piece integrally extended to the back surface of the first mounting portion, Further, the second mounting portion has a conductive nut that is electrically connected to the ground wiring pattern of the circuit board and into which the screw is screwed, and the tongue piece is in contact with the nut. It has a feature.

According to a thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned thirty-seventh aspect, a cover is detachably attached to the housing so as to detachably fix the screwed portions of the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion from above. The cover is continuous with the upper surface of the casing so as to be flush therewith.

According to Claim 40, the casing according to Claim 37 is provided with a display unit located behind the keyboard device for displaying information input from the keyboard device. The cable extending between the display unit and the housing is routed along the opening peripheral edge of the keyboard mounting opening in the housing, and is positioned at the opening peripheral edge of the keyboard mounting opening. A cable guide for holding the cable is integrally formed on the second shield plate.

An information processing apparatus according to a forty-first aspect of the present invention is a housing having a display opening on the upper surface, and a plurality of units mounted on the display opening for displaying the operating state and the contents of functions in a pattern. And an icon provided with a translucent substrate having a display part, and is housed in the housing facing the icon.
A diode substrate having a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided at a portion facing the display unit.

The display opening of the housing is integrally formed with a partition wall interposed between the plurality of display portions.

According to a forty-second aspect, the diode substrate according to the forty-first aspect has a reinforcing portion around the light emitting diode, and the reinforcing portion has light reflectivity and serves as a display portion for the icon. It is characterized by facing each other.

According to a forty-third aspect, the casing according to the forty-first aspect is provided with an information input means on its upper surface and a display unit for displaying the information input through the input means. Is rotatably coupled to the housing between a closed position that covers the input means from above and an open position that stands upright behind the input means. The display unit is characterized in that it has a power switch which is turned off by contact with the display unit when the display unit is rotated to the closed position, and the power switch is mounted on the diode substrate.

According to a forty-fourth aspect of the present invention according to the forty-third aspect, the diode substrate is integrally provided with a mounting portion for the power switch.

An information processing apparatus according to a forty-fifth aspect of the present invention is a housing having a bottom surface and an erecting surface continuous with the bottom surface, and is disposed in the housing substantially parallel to the bottom surface and is adjacent to the erecting surface. A first circuit board having an edge portion and a second circuit board disposed in the housing substantially parallel to the bottom surface and partially overlapping the first circuit board and having an edge portion adjacent to the upright surface. Of the circuit board and is vertically arranged in the housing along the upright surface, and straddles between an edge portion of the first circuit board and an edge portion of the second circuit board, A third circuit board for relay that electrically connects the first and second circuit boards to each other;
The upper surface of the circuit board is provided with a connector arranged adjacent to the upright surface, and a wiring routed along the upright surface and connected to the connector from above. .

According to Claim 46, the first and second circuit boards according to Claim 45 have the first and second relay connectors on the upper surface thereof, and the third circuit board comprises: It has the 3rd and 4th relay connector connected to the said 1st and 2nd relay connector, These 1st
The fourth to fourth relay connectors are arranged adjacent to the upright surface.

According to a forty-seventh aspect of the present invention, the casing according to the forty-fifth aspect has an upper surface which is parallel to the bottom surface, and a keyboard mounting port for detachably mounting the keyboard device is opened on the upper surface. In addition, when the keyboard device is removed from the keyboard mounting opening, the first and second circuit boards and the connecting portion between the connector and the wiring are exposed to the outside of the housing through the keyboard mounting opening. It is characterized by that.

According to a forty-eighth aspect, in the above-mentioned forty-seventh aspect, the connection portion between the first and second circuit boards and the third circuit board is located below the opening edge portion of the keyboard mounting opening. It is characterized by being located.

According to a 49th aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing device, wherein a casing having a peripheral surface with an opening for a connector and a function expansion arranged inside the casing facing the main connector opening. And a connector cover attached to the housing for opening and closing the connector outlet.

The connector cover has a closed position in which the connector outlet is closed and is flush with the peripheral surface.
The housing is pivotally supported by the housing so as to be rotatable toward the outside of the peripheral surface and rotatably between an open position for opening the connector outlet, and the housing has a connector cover at a closed position. And a spring for engaging the connector cover and forcibly rotating the connector cover in the closing direction and for holding the connector cover in the closing position when the connector cover is rotated toward. .

[0065]

According to the structure of the first aspect, in order to connect the main body of the processing apparatus to the external unit, first, the engaging claw of the external unit is moved to the first position via the operating mechanism. In this state, the bottom surface of the processing device body is placed on the placement surface of the external unit, and the engaging claw is moved to the second position via the operation mechanism. Then, the engagement claw moves toward the connector installation surface while being hooked on the bottom surface of the processing device body, and thus the processing device body is drawn into the connector installation surface following the movement of the engagement claw.

As a result, the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, and the processing apparatus main body and the external unit are electrically connected.

In the case of this structure, the engaging claw is hooked on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body and presses the bottom surface onto the mounting surface, so that when the processing apparatus main body is connected to the external unit, Even if the processing apparatus body is lifted by mistake, the bottom surface of the processing apparatus body does not float above the mounting surface. Therefore, the main body of the processing apparatus can be firmly fixed on the mounting surface, and unnecessary bending and twisting force are not applied to the connecting portions of the first and second connectors.

Moreover, when the engaging claw is moved to the first position, the engaging claw is retracted in the external unit, so that when the processing apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting surface, The engaging claws do not get in the way, and the connecting work between the processing apparatus main body and the external unit can be easily performed.

According to the structure described in claim 2, when the processing apparatus main body is used alone, peripheral equipment such as an external keyboard or a CRT display can be connected to the processing apparatus main body, and the processing apparatus main body can be connected. The function can be easily expanded.

In addition, when disconnecting the peripheral devices from the processing device main body in a state where a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the processing device main body, the first connector and the second connector are simply separated. Just good. In other words, since it is not necessary to individually release the connection between a plurality of peripheral devices and the processing apparatus main body, it is possible to expand the functions of the portable processing apparatus main body where portability is particularly important, without requiring labor for the work. It will be convenient in some cases.

According to the third aspect of the invention, even when the external unit is connected to the main body of the processing apparatus, the other connector is not covered by the external unit, and other peripheral equipment is connected to this connector. Can be used.

According to the structure described in claim 4, since the engaging claw pulls the processing apparatus main body toward the connector installation surface at two positions on the left and right sides of the second connector, the rear surface of the processing apparatus main body and the connector. The parallelism with the installation surface is maintained. Therefore, the first connector is not connected to the second connector in a tilted state, the connectors can be reliably connected to each other, and unnecessary force is not applied to the connection portion of the connector.

According to the structure described in claim 5, the engaging claw is surely caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, and the reliability when pulling the processing apparatus main body to the connector installation surface is improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the processing apparatus main body is grounded through the external unit at the same time when the processing apparatus main body and the external unit are connected, no dedicated lead wire or connector for grounding is required. Becomes

According to the structure described in claim 7, the engaging claw is caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body at a position close to the first connector, and the processing apparatus main body is connected to the first and second connectors. It can be pressed onto the mounting surface at a position close to the connection part of.

According to the structure described in claims 8 and 9, since the input means is tilted in such a posture that the operator's hand side is lowered, the operability in inputting information becomes good.

According to the structure described in claim 10, when the processing apparatus main body is used alone, if the legs are projected downward, the processing apparatus main body is tilted in a posture in which the hand side of the input means is lowered. And the input operability is improved. Even if the processing apparatus main body is placed on the placement surface of the external unit with the legs protruding downward, the legs are located on both the left and right sides outside the placement surface. Do not interfere with the mounting surface. For this reason,
The external unit can be connected to the main body of the processing apparatus even with the legs protruding.

According to the eleventh aspect, even if the processing apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting surface of the external unit with the legs protruding downward, the tips of the legs are not The processing device body does not reach the surface on which the processing device body is placed, and the processing device body does not float up from the mounting surface. For this reason,
It is not necessary to apply an unreasonable force to the connecting portions of the first and second connectors and the engaging portion between the engaging claw and the processing apparatus main body.

According to the structure described in claim 12, the external unit can be assembled only by covering the lower case with the upper case. Further, by removing the upper case, the engaging claws and the operation mechanism for moving the engaging claws can be exposed, and maintenance and inspection of the movable portion of the external unit can be easily performed.

According to the thirteenth aspect, when the processing apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting surface, the engagement claw and the engagement opening can be easily and reliably aligned. Moreover, since the guide member is freely slidable on the mounting surface, when the processing apparatus main body is drawn to the connector installation surface via the engaging claw, the guide member slides following the movement of the processing apparatus main body. Therefore, the movement of the processing apparatus main body on the mounting surface is not hindered.

According to the structure described in claim 14, the second
By abutting the rear surface of the processing apparatus main body against the engagement surface of, the rough alignment between the guide member and the processing apparatus main body can be performed. Therefore, the work of engaging the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body with the guide member is facilitated, and the processing apparatus main body can be quickly positioned at a fixed position on the mounting surface. According to the configuration described in claim 15, since the engaging projection of the guide member fits on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, it is possible to reliably prevent the guide member and the processing apparatus main body from being displaced from each other, and to engage with the processing apparatus main body. This is convenient for improving the positioning accuracy with the compound jaw.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the invention, the guide member and the processing apparatus main body can be aligned with each other by using the insertion holes of the screws for fixing the bottom case and the top cover. For this reason, it is not necessary to form a dedicated hole into which the engaging projection is fitted on the processing apparatus main body side, and the structure of the processing apparatus main body can be simplified.

According to the structure described in claim 17, in the state where the engaging claw is moved to the second position via the operation lever, the slide plate can be slid unless the operation lever is rotated. become unable. Therefore, even after the processing apparatus main body is connected to the external unit and the processing apparatus main body is pulled in the direction away from the connector installation surface, the engaging claw is held at the second position, and the processing apparatus main body is held. Hold it in place on the mounting surface. Therefore, when disconnecting the processing apparatus main body and the external unit, it is necessary to rotate the operation lever without fail, and it is possible to prevent accidental disconnection.

According to the structure described in claim 18, when the engaging claw is returned to the first position via the operation lever,
Even if the operating lever is released before the engagement claw returns to the first position, the connector fitting force overcomes the biasing force of the toggle spring that attempts to return the engagement claw to the first position. As a result, the movements of the operation lever and the engaging claw are temporarily stopped. Therefore, the first and second connectors do not come off at once, and it is possible to prevent the processing apparatus main body from falling off the mounting surface.

According to the structure described in claim 19, in the state where the main body of the processing apparatus and the external unit are connected, the operation lever does not have to overhang above the external unit, and the external appearance becomes good.

According to the twentieth and twenty-first aspects of the invention, as when the information processing apparatus is connected to the commercial power source,
When the battery pack is used with the battery pack removed, if the support leg is projected downward, the support leg can support the empty battery housing portion. Therefore, the posture of the housing is stable, and the housing is not tilted or rattling even if the input means on the upper surface of the housing is operated, and the input operability is improved.

According to the twenty-second aspect, when performing an input operation, it is possible to place a hand on the hand placing portion on the upper surface of the housing, so that the input operation can be performed in an unnatural posture with the wrist raised. There is no need to carry out, and the operability is good. Moreover, since the battery accommodating portion is supported by the supporting legs, the housing does not tilt even if the hand is placed on the hand placing portion when the battery accommodating portion is empty.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, since the laterally open end of the battery accommodating portion is reinforced by the reinforcing metal fitting, when the battery accommodating portion is empty, the upper surface of the housing is covered. Even when a hand is placed on the hand placing portion, it is possible to prevent deformation of a portion of the hand placing portion corresponding to above the opening end portion.

According to the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth aspects, since the pair of operation buttons arranged on the hand placing portion have different heights from each other, if the functions of the respective operation buttons are recognized, The command can be canceled and executed by a blind touch while looking at the display unit, which improves operability.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, the position of the operation button can be easily confirmed with a fingertip without looking at the hand placing portion or the keyboard device, which is more convenient when performing an input operation by blind touch. Becomes

According to the twenty-seventh aspect, the battery accommodating portion is continuously opened to the front surface, the bottom surface and the side surface of the housing, and the outer surface of the battery pack inserted therein is the above three surfaces of the housing. Since a part of each is configured, it is possible to reduce the space occupied by the battery accommodating portion in the housing, and the housing can be made compact accordingly.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect of the invention, when the support legs are stored, the support legs do not have to largely project inside the housing. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a space for accommodating the support legs inside the housing, and the housing can be made thin.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect, since the battery pack is engaged with the battery accommodating portion at a plurality of positions along the sliding direction, the battery pack is firmly held in the battery accommodating portion, and the battery accommodating portion is held. It can be prevented from falling off and rattling. The weight of the battery pack is
Since the plurality of engaging portions are distributed, the load on each engaging portion is reduced, and the engaging portions can be downsized.

According to the thirtieth aspect of the present invention, the contactor contacting the terminal of the battery pack has an elastic force that pushes the battery pack in the direction of pushing it out of the battery accommodating portion. When the lock is released, the battery pack is pushed out of the battery housing portion by the elastic force.

However, according to the above construction, the stopper catches on the battery pack before the engagement between the battery pack and the battery accommodating portion is released, and prevents further sliding of the battery pack. Also, it is possible to prevent the battery pack from falling off.

According to the thirty-first aspect, by preparing various springs having different set loads and appropriately selecting the spring, the catching strength of the stopper body with respect to the battery pack can be changed. Therefore, as compared with the case where the stopper is integrally formed with the battery housing portion, the catching strength corresponding to the weight of the battery pack can be easily obtained. That is, when the stopper is integrally molded with the battery housing, the mold structure for molding the housing must be changed every time the catching strength is changed, but according to the above configuration, only the spring is changed. You can do it just by doing.

In addition, when the spring is sagging or the like and the hooking strength decreases, only the spring needs to be replaced, and the stopper function of the battery pack can be favorably maintained for a long period of time.

According to the thirty-second aspect of the invention, when the display unit is rotated to the second position while the battery pack is taken out from the battery accommodating portion, the weight balance between the front and rear of the housing is disturbed, There is a possibility that the housing may fall backward. However, since this casing has the auxiliary leg that extends further rearward than the tilt-up leg, the auxiliary leg can prevent the casing from falling rearward, and the battery storage portion The housing can be kept in a stable posture even when it is empty.

According to the thirty-third aspect, when the connector cover is moved to the open position and accommodated in the cover accommodating portion, the connector cover is sandwiched between the bottom surface of the housing and the extension portion of the connector panel. It is included. Therefore, rattling of the connector cover can be prevented. Also,
When the connector cover is pulled out from the cover accommodating portion, the connector cover is pulled out using the bottom surface and the extension portion as guides, so that the connector cover can be smoothly pulled out without being tilted or caught.

Moreover, since the extension portion is integrated with the connector panel, a dedicated guide member is not required, and the number of parts can be reduced accordingly.

According to the structure described in claim 34, since the connector cover is slidably guided at both ends thereof when the connector cover is taken in and out of the cover accommodating portion, the connector cover is prevented from tilting and slid. The operation can be done smoothly.

According to the thirty-fifth aspect, the position of the connector cover in the cover accommodating portion is determined, and it is possible to prevent the connector cover from entering deep inside the housing.

According to the thirty-sixth aspect of the present invention, the connector cover can be prevented from coming off from the housing, and the connector cover can be used for supporting both ends by using the contact portion between the shaft portion and the receiving portion as a guide surface. Since the connector cover is rotated by, the connector cover can be smoothly rotated, and the opening / closing operation of the connector cover can be smoothly performed.

According to the thirty-seventh aspect, in the keyboard device, the pair of front and rear edges facing each other are positioned in the keyboard mounting opening, so that the position of the keyboard device with respect to the housing is accurately determined. Further, in this case, since only one edge of the keyboard device is screwed, the number of screwed portions can be reduced, which contributes to the improvement of the assembling workability.

Moreover, since the keyboard device is screwed to the housing, the first shield plate on the back surface of the keyboard device closely adheres to the second shield plate at the opening edge of the keyboard mounting opening without any gap, The upper part of the circuit board can be covered with the first and second shield plates that are electrically connected to each other.
Therefore, the noise generated during the operation of the circuit component can be contained in the housing, and the electromagnetic interference due to the leakage of the high frequency noise can be prevented.

According to the structure described in claim 38, when the keyboard device is screwed to the housing, the first shield plate of the keyboard device is electrically connected to the wiring pattern on the circuit board through the conductive nut. The keyboard device and the circuit board are electrically connected. Therefore, the keyboard device can be grounded through the circuit board, and a dedicated lead wire or connector for grounding is unnecessary.

According to the thirty-ninth aspect, the screwed portion of the keyboard device can be hidden from the outside, and the appearance of the housing can be maintained excellent.

According to the structure described in claim 40, a special holding member for holding the cable around the keyboard mounting opening and its mounting structure are unnecessary, and the structure of the housing can be simplified accordingly. You can

According to the forty-first aspect, since the display parts of the adjacent icons are partitioned from each other by the partition wall, light from the adjacent light emitting diodes is not mixed in the single display part. Therefore, the visibility of the display section is improved.

Further, since the plurality of display portions are drawn on one substrate, the plurality of display portions can be mounted on the housing only by attaching the substrates to the display opening of the housing. Can be placed at once. Therefore, assembling workability is improved as compared with the case where a plurality of display units are individually mounted in the housing.

According to the structure described in claim 42, among the light emitted from the light emitting diode, the light emitted in the direction other than the display portion is reflected on the reinforcing portion and goes to the display portion. It is possible to increase the amount of light directed to the display unit. Therefore, the brightness of the display section is improved and the visibility of the display section is improved.

According to the forty-third and forty-fourth aspects, since the power switch is turned off when the display unit is rotated to the closed position, it is possible to reliably prevent forgetting to turn off the power. Since the power switch is mounted on the diode board, the wiring to the power switch can be integrally printed on the diode board. Therefore, no special cables or connectors connected to the power switch are needed, and the wiring inside the housing can be simplified.

According to the structure described in Item 45, the first
The third circuit board connecting the second circuit board and the second circuit board is biased toward the end of the housing, and the third circuit board does not have to largely project inside the housing. Moreover, since the wirings connected to the first and second circuit boards are routed along the upright surface, the wirings do not project inside the housing, and a large mounting space is provided inside the housing. Can be secured.

Further, since the wiring is connected to the connector from above the housing, the wiring connection work can be performed consistently from above the housing, and the wiring connection work inside the housing is facilitated. It can be carried out.

According to the structure described in Item 46, the first
In addition, the relay connectors for connecting the second circuit board and the third circuit board are biased toward the end of the housing and do not have to overhang to the inside of the housing so that a mounting space can be secured in the housing. This makes it possible to arrange various components including circuit components without difficulty.

According to the forty-seventh aspect, the circuit component on the circuit board can be exposed by removing the keyboard device. Therefore, the maintenance and inspection of the circuit components and the first and second circuit boards can be performed without disassembling the housing, and the work of attaching and detaching the wiring can be performed, and the maintainability can be favorably maintained.

According to the structure described in claim 48, it is not necessary for the third circuit board to enter the space between the keyboard device and the first and second circuit boards. It can be used as a space. Therefore, the mounting space inside the housing is expanded,
Numerous circuit components can be comfortably placed inside a limited-sized housing.

According to the forty-ninth aspect, the connector cover is held in the closed position by the urging force of the spring, so that it is not necessary to provide the connector cover with a claw that is removably engaged with the housing. Absent. Therefore, when the connector cover is repeatedly opened and closed, the conventional problem that the connector cover cannot be held in the closed position due to the damage of the claw can be solved.

When the connector cover is rotated to the closed position side to a certain angle, the spring is automatically rotated toward the closed position by the spring thereafter, so that the connector cover is completely moved to the closed position. It is not necessary to push it in, and the operability when closing the connector cover is improved in addition to the fact that the nail is not damaged.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a B5 size book type portable computer 1. This computer 1
Includes a base unit 2 as a main body of the processing apparatus.

The housing 3 which is the outer shell of the base unit 2 is
It has a flat box shape. The casing 3 is divided into a bottom case 4 and a top cover 5 which is detachably covered by the bottom case 4. The bottom case 4 and the top cover 5 are made of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin.

The bottom case 4 has a quadrangular flat bottom surface 4a, a front surface 4b connected to the bottom surface 4a, and a rear surface 4c.
And left and right side surfaces 4d and 4e. The top cover 5 has a substantially flat plate shape having an upper surface 5a facing the bottom surface 4a, and the front, rear, left, and right side edges of the upper surface 5a are the front surface 4b and the rear surface of the bottom case 4. 4c
And the left and right side surfaces 4d and 4e, respectively. A pair of left and right display support portions 5b and 5c are arranged at the rear end portion of the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5. The display support portions 5b and 5c project upward from the upper surface 5a at the left and right ends of the upper surface 5a.

The inner surfaces of the bottom case 4 and the top cover 5 are plated with a conductive material as a measure against electromagnetic interference.

The upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 has a front half and a rear half. The front half of the upper surface 5a forms a flat hand rest portion 6, and the keyboard mounting opening 7 is opened in the rear half of the upper surface 5a. The keyboard mounting opening 7 has a size covering substantially the entire rear half. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, flange portions 7a to 7c extending downward are integrally formed at the rear edge of the opening and the side edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7.

The flange portion 7a located at the rear edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7 has a plurality of notches 8a opening at the lower edge of the flange portion 7a and a plurality of protruding portions in the keyboard mounting opening 7. The support piece 8b is formed. The notches 8a are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction of the keyboard mounting opening 7, and the support piece 8b is arranged between the notches 8a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a keyboard support portion 9 extending in the left-right direction is formed at the front edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7. The keyboard support portion 9 extends in the left-right direction, and the left and right ends thereof are flange portions 7b,
7c, and the keyboard support portion 9 is arranged at a position lower than the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5. The keyboard support portion 9 has an upper surface 9a that faces the inside of the keyboard mounting opening 7, and this upper surface 9a is the top cover 5
Is located below the upper surface 5a. This upper surface 9a
Mounting recesses 10 are integrally formed at the left and right ends and the central three positions, and the bottom surface of each mounting recess 10 is
A nut 11 made of metal is embedded.

Further, the keyboard supporting portion 9 has a supporting surface 9b continuous with the upper surface 9a, and the supporting surface 9b faces the keyboard mounting opening 7. A plurality of support pieces 12 are arranged on the support surface 9b at intervals in the left-right direction, and these support pieces 12 are projected into the keyboard mounting opening 7.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the housing 3 has a battery housing portion 13. The battery housing 13 is
It extends in the left-right direction below the hand rest 6. As shown in FIG. 6, the battery accommodating portion 13 is formed as a recess that is continuously open to the bottom surface 4a, the front surface 4b, and the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4. The battery accommodating portion 13 includes an upright surface 13a extending continuously in the left-right direction from the bottom surface 4a, an end surface 13b located at the left end of the upright surface 13a, and a ceiling surface 13c connected to the upright surface 13a and the end surface 13b. Is determined by. Then, the standing surface 13a, the end surface 13b, and the ceiling surface 13c.
Partition between the battery housing portion 13 and the inside of the housing 3, and a connector lead-out port 14 is opened in an end wall 13b thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 10, a plurality of boss portions 18 are provided upright on the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4. These bosses 18 are arranged in a distributed manner on each part on the bottom surface 4a, and have openings 18a opened toward the lower surface of the bottom surface 4a. The openings 18a of these boss portions 18 also serve as screw insertion holes, and as shown in FIG. 16, two of them are located on the left and right sides of the rear end of the bottom surface 4a.

The top cover 5 has a plurality of downwardly extending screw receiving portions 19 as shown in FIG.
Is projected. The screw receiving portion 19 is the top cover 5
When the bottom case 4 is covered with the bottom case 4, a part of the boss portion 18 faces each other. A metal nut 20 is embedded in these screw receiving portions 19,
The nut 20 is exposed at the lower end surface of the screw receiving portion 19. Then, the top cover 5 hooks its peripheral portion to the upper edge portion of the bottom case 4, inserts a screw 21 from below in a part of the plurality of boss portions 18, and screw the screw 21 into the nut 20. And is connected to the bottom case 4.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bottom case 4
First to third circuit boards 24 to 26 are housed therein. The first circuit board 24 is a system board and is located behind the battery accommodating portion 13.
The first circuit board 24 is fastened to the boss portion 18 on the bottom surface 4 a with screws 21 at a plurality of peripheral portions thereof, and is located below the keyboard mounting opening 7. The peripheral portion of the first circuit board 24 is adjacent to the upright surface 13a of the battery housing portion 13, the right side surface 4e and the rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4. A first relay connector 27 is arranged on the upper surface of the first circuit board 24, and the first relay connector 27 has a rising surface 13a.
Is arranged so as to be along the upright surface 13a at a position adjacent to.

The second circuit board 25 is a power board.
In the bottom case 4, it is arranged between the left side surface 4d and the end surface 13b of the battery accommodating portion 13. The second circuit board 25 is provided on the upright surface 1 of the battery accommodating portion 13.
An extension plate portion 28 extending rightward along 3a is provided,
Plural places including the extension plate portion 28 are fixed to the boss portion 18 on the bottom surface 4a with screws 21. Extension plate 2
A second relay connector 29 is arranged on the upper surface of 8. The second relay connector 29 is arranged at a position adjacent to the upright surface 13a so as to be along the upright surface 13a. For this reason, the first relay connector 27 and the second relay connector 29 are arranged side by side at the position adjacent to the upright surface 13a.

As shown in FIG. 11, the extension plate portion 28 of the second circuit board 25 is located at the first position at a position adjacent to the upright surface 13a.
It enters between the circuit board 24 and the bottom surface 4a. Therefore, the first circuit board 24 and the second circuit board 25 are
A part of them is arranged in a two-tiered stack, and the ICs are mounted on both sides of the first and second circuit boards 24 and 25.
A large number of circuit components 30 such as chips and capacitors are mounted in a state of being arranged in a plane.

By thus arranging the two circuit boards 24 and 25 in layers, the mounted circuit components 30 can be arranged three-dimensionally, and the bottom case 4 having a limited size can be arranged.
A large number of circuit components 30 can be arranged therein without difficulty.

The third circuit board 26 corresponds to the first circuit board 2
4 is a relay board for electrically connecting the second circuit board 25 and the second circuit board 25, and is arranged at a position adjacent to the upright surface 13a in a vertical posture along the upright surface 13a. Third
The circuit board 26 is provided with third and fourth relay connectors 31, 32 at both ends thereof. The third and fourth relay connectors 31, 32 are fitted to the first and second relay connectors 27, 29. By this fitting,
The first circuit board 24 and the second circuit board 25 are electrically connected, and the third circuit board 26 itself is held in a vertical posture.

Then, including the third circuit board 26, the connecting portion between the first relay connector 27 and the third relay connector 31, and the second relay connector 28 and the fourth relay connector 31.
The connecting portion with the relay connector 32 is located below the keyboard supporting portion 9 and is detached from the keyboard mounting opening 7.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first and second circuit boards 24 and 25 have a conductive portion 33 at the contact portion with the boss portion 18. The conductive portion 33 includes the circuit boards 24 and 25.
Is connected to the ground wiring pattern printed on the bottom case 4, and when the circuit boards 24 and 25 are screwed to the bottom case 4, the conductive portion 33 comes into contact with the plating layer on the inner surface of the bottom case 4. There is.

Therefore, the bottom case 4 and the first and second circuit boards 24 and 25 are electrically connected by the contact between the conductive portion 33 and the plating layer.

As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply connector 36 is attached to the second circuit board 25. The power supply connector 36 faces the connector outlet 14 of the bottom case 4, and the power supply connector 36 includes a plurality of contact terminals 35 exposed in the battery accommodating portion 13.
These contact terminals 35 can be elastically deformed in a direction in which they project into and retract from the battery housing portion 13, and are constantly projected into the battery housing portion 13.

As shown in FIG. 7, a card housing portion 38 for housing a memory card or an interface card is formed on the upper surface of the first circuit board 24. The card housing portion 38 is arranged immediately after the battery holding portion 13 and adjacent to the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4. The card storage portion 38 holds a card and is provided with a pair of guide rails 39a and 39b for guiding the insertion and removal of the card. Guide rail 3
9a and 39b are parallel to each other and extend in the left-right direction of the bottom case 4. One ends of the guide rails 39a and 39b are adjacent to the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4, and a card connector 40 to which a card is detachably connected is arranged between the other ends of the guide rails 39a and 39b. Has been done.

The card storage section 38 has an ejector for taking out the card. The ejector has a configuration similar to that of a conventionally known one, and one guide rail 39a is provided.
And the eject button 4 supported by the
2 and an eject plate 43 having a locking claw (not shown) hooked on the insertion end of the card. The eject button 42 is arranged side by side at one end of the guide rail 39a and is adjacent to the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4.

On the upper surface of the first circuit board 24, an FDD for connecting an external floppy disk drive device is provided.
A connector 43 is arranged. FDD connector 43
Is the bottom case 4 at the rear of the card storage portion 38.
Is adjacent to the right side surface 4e.

A 2.5-inch hard disk drive device 44 is housed in the bottom case 4. The hard disk drive device 44 is arranged at a corner defined by the rear surface 4c and the left side surface 4d of the bottom case 4, and is adjacent to the first and second circuit boards 24 and 25 in the bottom case 4. Then, the hard disk drive device 44
Are connected to the first circuit board 24 via a flexible wiring board 45.

As shown in FIG. 7, the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4 has a card insertion slot 4 connected to the card storage section 38.
6 and a connector lead-out port 47 that exposes the FDD connector 43 are opened side by side in the front-rear direction. Card slot 4
One end of the guide rails 39a and 39b and the eject button 42 are exposed at 6, and the card insertion opening 46 is opened and closed by a side cover 48. Side cover 48
Are supported by the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4, and the closed position for covering the card insertion opening 46 and the bottom case 4
It falls down to the right side of and is rotated to an open position where the card insertion opening 46 is opened. When the side cover 48 is rotated to the closed position, the side cover 48 is flush with the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4 and forms a part of the right side surface 4e.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4 supports a first connector cover 50 for opening and closing the connector outlet 47. The first connector cover 50 has a shaft portion 5 on both sides at its lower end.
1, the shaft portion 51 is rotatably supported at the opening side edge portion of the connector lead-out port 47. Therefore, the first connector cover 50 extends between a closed position where the connector lead-out port 47 is closed using the shaft portion 51 as a fulcrum and an open position where the connector lead-out port 47 is tilted to the right side of the bottom case 4 to open the connector lead-out port 47. It is designed to be rotated. And the first
When the connector cover 50 is rotated to the closed position, the first connector cover 50 is flush with the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4 and constitutes a part of the right side surface 4e.

A spring receiving portion 52 is provided on the inner surface of the lower end portion of the first connector cover 50 so as to project therefrom. The spring receiving portion 52 is adapted to enter the inside of the connector lead-out port 47 when the first connector cover 50 is rotated to the closed position. The part 53 is arranged. The spring support portion 53 is formed integrally with the bottom case 4, and has an opening 53a in a portion from the side surface facing the first connector cover 50 to the lower surface. The spring receiving portion 52 is inserted into the opening 53a when the first connector cover 50 is rotated toward the closed position by a certain angle.

A return spring 55 for forcibly rotating the first connector cover 50 toward the closed position is held inside the spring support portion 53. As shown in the figure, the return spring 55 is formed by bending a metal plate, and is integrally provided at one end thereof with an elastically deformable bending portion 56 that is bent so as to project downward. The bent portion 56 is located at the upper edge of the opening 53a, and when the spring receiving portion 52 enters the opening 53a as the first connector cover 50 rotates in the closing direction, the bent portion 56a. 52
The upper end of the is pressed against from above.

The pressure contact position of the bent portion 56 with respect to the spring receiving portion 52 is set such that the connector lead-out port 4 is located farther than the shaft portion 51.
7, the pressing force is applied to the first connector cover 50 so as to rotate the first connector cover 50 upward with the shaft portion 51 as a fulcrum. Due to the presence of this pressing force, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 13, the first connector cover 50 is forcibly rotated toward the closed position, and
It is held in this closed position.

When the first connector cover 50 is rotated from the closed position toward the open position, the spring bearing portion 52 is released when the lateral rotation angle of the connector cover 50 reaches a certain value. It separates from the bent portion 56. Spring receiving part 5
When 2 is disengaged from the bent portion 56, the pressing force for rotating the first connector cover 50 in the closing direction disappears, so that the first connector cover 50 can be rotated to the open position.

The first connector cover 50 as described above is
Since it is held in the closed position by the pressing force of the return spring 55, it is not necessary to provide the first connector cover 50 with a claw that releasably engages with the bottom case 4. Therefore, the first
Even when the connector cover 50 is repeatedly opened and closed, the problem that the claw is damaged does not occur, and the problem that the first connector cover 50 cannot be held at the closed position due to this damage can be solved.

When the spring receiving portion 52 is caught by the bent portion 56 of the return spring 55, the first connector cover 50 is automatically rotated toward the closed position by the pressing force of the return spring 55. Therefore, it is not necessary to completely push the first connector cover 50 to the closed position. Therefore, in addition to the fact that the nail is not damaged as described above, the operability when opening and closing the first connector cover 50 is improved.

As shown in FIG. 14, the first circuit board 24
A connection port 61 for connecting an external device having an interface of RS232C standard, for example, to the rear end of the
And a parallel port 62 for connecting a printer,
An extension connector 63 used to extend the functions of the computer 1 is arranged side by side on the left and right. The expansion connector 63 has positioning holes 63a, 63 on both left and right sides thereof.
has b.

At the rear end of the first circuit board 24,
A metallic connector panel 64 that supports the connection port 61, the parallel port 62, and the extension connector 63 is attached. The connector panel 64 is arranged in an upright posture with respect to the first circuit board 24.
And the connection portions of the connection port 61, the parallel port 62, and the expansion connector 63 are covered from behind.

On the rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4, a horizontally elongated second connector lead-out port 68 for exposing the connection port 61, the parallel port 62 and the expansion connector 63 all at once is opened. Further, the bottom case 4 has a second connector cover 69 that opens and closes the second connector outlet 68.
Is supported. The second connector cover 69 has a second
When the connector lead-out port 68 is opened, it can be housed between the bottom surface 4 a of the bottom case 4 and the first circuit board 24.

Explaining this storage structure, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the connector panel 64 is integrally provided at the lower end thereof with an extension portion 70 extended so as to enter the lower side of the first circuit board 24. The extension 70 is
A cover accommodating portion 71, into which the second connector cover 69 is inserted, is formed between the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 and the bottom surface 4a of the extension portion 70. Then, when the second connector cover 69 is inserted into the cover accommodating portion 71, the connector cover 69 is sandwiched between the bottom surface 4a and the extension portion 70, and rattling of the connector cover 69 is prevented. It has become so.

As shown in FIG. 18, on the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4, a pair of side walls 72a and 72b positioned on both left and right sides of the cover accommodating portion 71 and a front end of the cover accommodating portion 71 are disposed. The wall 72c is erected. Each of the walls 72a to 72c partitions the cover accommodating portion 71 from the bottom case 4, and the rear end portions of the side walls 72a and 72b are connected to the opening side edge portion of the second connector outlet 68. There is.

Guide grooves 73 extending in the front-rear direction are formed at the ends of the side walls 72a, 72b on the side of the second connector outlet 68, respectively. The rear end of the guide groove 73 that faces the second connector outlet 68 is closed without being opened in the rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4, and the closed end is formed by the receiving portion 73a curved in an arc shape. I am doing it.

The shaft portion 7 slidably fitted in the guide groove 73 is provided at both ends of the second connector cover 69.
4a and 74b are projected. Shafts 74a, 74b
When the second connector cover 69 is inserted into the cover accommodating portion 71, the second connector cover 69 is removed from the guide groove 73, and the side wall 7
It is slidably sandwiched between 2a and 72b. By this, the second
When the connector cover 69 is inserted, the connector cover 69 is prevented from tilting or rattling.

The side walls 72a and 72b are respectively provided with stopper portions 76 for limiting the insertion amount of the second connector cover 69. The stopper portion 76 projects into the cover accommodating portion 71 from the facing surface of the side walls 72a and 72b, and the projecting end abuts the shaft portions 74a and 74b. Due to this contact, the insertion of the second connector cover 69 into the cover accommodating portion 71 is restricted, and the rear edge of the connector cover 69 slightly protrudes from the second connector outlet 68 as shown in FIG. It is held in the cover storage portion 71 in the state of being made to.

Then, when the second connector cover 69 accommodated in the cover accommodating portion 71 is pulled out rearward, the shaft portions 74a and 74b come into the guide groove 73 and come into contact with the receiving portion 73a. There is. Therefore, the second connector cover 69 includes the shaft portions 74a and 74b.
The contact portion between the receiving portion 73a and the receiving portion 73a can be rotated in the up-down direction. This second connector cover 6
When the second connector lead-out port 68 is closed by rotating 9 upward, the connector cover 69 is flush with the rear surface 4c and forms a part of the rear surface 4c.

The second connector cover 69 has a latch 77. The latch 77 is hooked on the rear edge of the top cover 5 when the second connector cover 69 is rotated to the closed position, and the second connector cover 69.
Is designed to be held in the closed position.

To open the second connector cover 69 held in the closed position, hook a fingertip on the upper edge of the second connector cover 69,
The second connector cover 69 is pulled backward. Then, the second connector cover 69 has the shaft portions 74a, 7
4b and a contact portion between the guide groove 73 and the receiving portion 73a of the guide groove 73 are pivoted rearward, and fall substantially horizontally behind the bottom case 4, as shown in FIG. When the second connector cover 69 is pushed forward in this state, the second connector cover 69 slides forward using the guide groove 73 as a guide and is inserted into the cover accommodating portion 71. In this case, the second
The connector cover 69 is sandwiched from above and below by the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 and the extension portion 70 of the connector panel 64, and is sandwiched from the left and right by the side walls 72a and 72b.
The second connector cover 69 can be smoothly taken in and out of the cover accommodating portion 71 without tilting or getting caught in the cover accommodating portion 71.

Moreover, since the extension portion 70 for collapsing the second connector cover 69 in cooperation with the bottom surface 4a is constituted by integrally extending the lower end portion of the connector panel 64, a dedicated guide member is provided. It becomes unnecessary and the number of parts can be reduced accordingly.

As shown in FIG. 19, the computer 1
Has an RGB adapter 80 for connecting an external CRT display. The RGB adapter 80 includes a box-shaped adapter body 81. Adapter body 81
Has a front surface 81a and a rear surface 81b facing each other, and an upper surface 81c extending between the both surfaces 81a, 81b. An interface connector 82 that is detachably connected to the expansion connector 63 is arranged on the front surface 81a, and an RGB connector 83 that connects an external CRT display is arranged on the rear surface 81b.

A lock claw 84 is arranged on the front surface 81a. The lock claw 84 is adapted to be detachably locked in the locking hole 85 of the connector panel 64 when the interface connector 82 is connected to the expansion connector 63. By this locking, the RGB adapter 80 is locked. Held in. The lock claw 84 is released from the lock with the lock hole 85 by sliding the release lever 86 on the upper surface 81c of the adapter body 81 rearward, whereby the RGB adapter 80 is moved to the computer 1.
It can be removed from.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 14, a power supply connector 88 is arranged on the rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4. The power connector 88 is attached to the upper surface of the first circuit board 24, and a plug of an AC adapter connected to a commercial power source is inserted into the power connector 88.

As shown in FIG. 16, a pair of left and right engaging openings 90a are formed at the rear end of the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4.
90b is opened. The engagement ports 90a and 90b are located immediately before the second connector outlet port 68,
It has a long hole shape extending in the front-rear direction of the bottom surface 4a. The engagement ports 90a and 90b are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the expansion connector 63 when the bottom case 4 is viewed from the rear.

As shown in FIG. 47, the engaging ports 90a, 90
b is located below the first circuit board 24. Metal terminal pieces 91 are arranged at the open ends of the engagement openings 90a and 90b into the bottom case 4. The terminal piece 91 is fixed to the lower surface of the terminal support portion 92 connected to the left and right ends of the extension portion 70 by means such as spot welding, and is electrically connected to the extension portion 70 and then the connector panel 64.

As shown in FIG. 1, the battery pack 100 is removably mounted in the battery housing portion 13 of the bottom case 4. The battery pack 100 serves as a driving power source when the computer 1 is used without a cord, and is of a rechargeable type. The battery pack 100 is provided with a case 101 that contains a nickel-cadmium battery (not shown).
It has a shape substantially equal to that of the battery storage portion 13.

Therefore, when the battery pack 100 is mounted in the battery accommodating portion 13, the outer peripheral surface 101a of the case 101 is flush with the bottom surface 4a, the front surface 4b, and the right side surface 4e of the bottom case 4, and these surfaces are connected. 4a, 4b,
A part of 4e is constituted respectively. And
In this way, if the battery housing portion 13 is continuously opened to the three surfaces of the bottom case 4, the space occupied by the battery housing portion 13 in the bottom case 4 can be reduced. The bottom case 4 can be made compact without sacrificing the mounting space.

As shown in FIG. 22, the battery pack 10
No. 0 is provided with a plurality of signal and power supply terminals 104 that come into contact with the contact terminals 35 on the front end surface that faces the end surface 13b of the battery housing portion 13. Also, as shown in FIG.
The case 101 of the battery pack 100 has an upper surface 101b that faces the ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13. On both sides of the upper surface 101b, the guide protrusions 102a, 102 extending in the longitudinal direction of the battery pack 100 are provided.
2b is projected. Each guide convex portion 102a, 102
b has a plurality of first engaging portions 103, and these first engaging portions 103 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the battery pack 100.

The ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13 has a guide concave portion 10 into which the guide convex portions 102a and 102b enter.
It has 5a and 105b. Guide recess 105a, 1
05b is a battery housing portion 13 of the battery pack 100.
Along the longitudinal direction. These guide recesses 10
5a and 105b have a plurality of second engaging portions 106,
These second engaging portions 106 are the guide concave portions 105a, 1
It is arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of 05b.

Then, the second engaging portion 106, when the battery pack 100 is fitted into the battery accommodating portion 13 and then the terminal 104 is slid in the direction of contacting the contact terminal 35, the first engaging portion 106 is engaged. The battery pack 100 is held in the battery housing portion 13 by this engagement.

On the upright surface 13a of the battery accommodating portion 13,
A lock piece 107 capable of projecting and retracting is arranged in the battery accommodating portion 13. The lock piece 107 is provided in the battery housing portion 13
Is located at the open end of the bottom case 4 to the right side surface 4e, and the lock piece 107 is constantly projected toward the inside of the battery housing portion 13 by a spring (not shown). The lock piece 107 is provided on the case 101 when the battery pack 100 is completely attached to the battery accommodating portion 13.
To engage with the recess 108 formed in
Due to this engagement, the battery pack 100 is retained in the battery accommodating portion 13 and retained.

As shown in FIG. 16, the lock piece 100 is
The release lever 10 exposed on the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4.
9 is equipped. The release lever 109 is slidable between a lock position and a lock release position. When the release lever 109 is slid to the lock position,
The lock piece 107 is retracted from the battery housing portion 13, and the engagement with the recess 108 is released. As a result, the battery pack 100 can be removed from the battery accommodating portion 13.

A lock lever 110 is arranged on the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 to prevent the battery pack 100 from falling off by holding the release lever 109 in the locked position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 21, the battery pack 10 is provided on the ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13.
When the 0 lock is released, this battery pack 100
A stopper 115 is arranged to prevent the protrusion of the. The stopper 115 includes a stopper body 116 made of synthetic resin,
A spring 117 for pressing the stopper body 116 is provided.

The stopper body 116 has an engaging claw 118 at one end thereof, and an end portion on the side opposite to the engaging claw 118 is
It is pivotally supported on the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c via a pivot 119 so as to be vertically rotatable. The engaging claw 118 is projected in the battery housing portion 13 through a through hole 120 formed in the ceiling surface 13c so that the engaging claw 118 can be retracted. For this reason, the stopper body 116 is vertically rotatable between a first position protruding into the battery housing portion 13 and a second position retracting from the battery housing portion 13. Further, the spring 117 is interposed between the stopper body 116 and the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 to urge the stopper body 116 to rotate toward the first position, as shown in FIG. Due to this urging, the engaging claw 118 of the stopper body 116 is constantly projected from the through hole 120 into the battery housing portion 13. Therefore, as shown in (a) of FIG. 22, when the battery pack 100 is completely mounted in the battery housing portion 13 and the terminals 104 of the battery pack 100 are in contact with the contact terminals 35, the engaging claws are 118
Faces the guide protrusion 102a on the upper surface 101b of the battery pack 100 from the side opposite to the contact terminal 35.

The battery pack 100 is the battery accommodating portion 1
When the release lever 109 is operated to release the lock of the battery pack 100 in the state where the contact terminal 35 is attached to the battery 3, the contact terminal 35 is always urged in the direction to project into the battery housing portion 13. ), The battery pack 100 is pushed out in the direction away from the contact terminal 35. Then, the first engaging portion 103 of the battery pack 100 becomes the second engaging portion 106 of the battery housing portion 13.
It is possible to get out of.

However, in the above configuration, the engaging claw 118 of the stopper body 116 is constantly projected from the ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13 and faces the guide convex portion 102a of the battery pack 100. As shown in b), when the battery pack 100 is pushed out by the contact terminal 35, the guide protrusion 10 is released before the engagement between the first engaging portion 103 and the second engaging portion 106 is released.
2a is caught by the engaging claw 118. As a result, the battery pack 100 is prevented from being pushed out, and the first engaging portion 1
03 and the 2nd engaging part 106 are maintained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the battery pack 100 from popping out and the battery pack 100 from being accidentally dropped.

Then, in order to remove the battery pack 100 from the battery accommodating portion 13, the battery pack 100 is grasped by fingers and forcibly slid in the direction in which it is detached from the contact terminal 35. Then, as shown in (c) of FIG. 23, the engaging claw 118 rides on the guide convex portion 102a and the stopper body 116 is rotated upward against the spring 117, so that the engaging claw 118 and the guide. Convex portion 102
The engagement with a is released. Therefore, the first engaging portion 10
The battery pack 100 can be pulled out in the direction in which 3 disengages from the second engagement portion 106, and the battery storage portion 13
It is possible to take out the battery pack 100 from the.

Further, the stopper 115 for preventing the battery pack 100 from popping out is divided into a stopper body 116 pivotally supported on the ceiling surface 13c and a spring 117 for pressing the stopper body 116, so that the set load Prepare several different springs 117,
By selecting an appropriate spring 117 from among them, the catching strength of the stopper body 116 with respect to the battery pack 100 can be changed.

Therefore, as compared with the case where the stopper 115 is integrally formed with the battery accommodating portion 13, the battery pack 1
The tensile strength corresponding to the weight of 00 can be easily obtained. That is, when the stopper 115 is integrally molded with the battery accommodating portion 13 as described above, the battery pack 100
Although it is necessary to change the mold structure of the molding die for the top cover 5 every time the tensile strength of the spring is changed, the above configuration makes it possible to replace the spring 117.

Moreover, when the spring 117 is sagging or the like and the catching strength is lowered, this spring 1
It suffices if the battery pack 17 is replaced, and the function of preventing the battery pack 100 from popping out can be favorably maintained for a long period of time.

As shown in FIG. 24, the battery accommodating portion 13
From the battery housing 13 to the battery pack 100.
The support leg 125 is provided to support the ceiling surface 13c when the is taken out. The support leg 125 has a plate-shaped leg body 126, and an unillustrated shaft portion at one end of the leg body 126 is rotatably connected to the ceiling surface 13c.

Therefore, the leg body 126 is fixed to the ceiling surface 13c.
The leg body 126 can be rotated to a use position, which is a storage position that is rotated in parallel with the use position, and a use position that is projected downward from the ceiling surface 13c. In the state, the ground plane 126a at the lower end of the leg body 126
However, at a position deviated to the right side surface 4e side of the bottom case 4, the bottom case 4 and the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 are flush with each other.

On the ceiling surface 13c, the leg body 126
A storage recess 127 into which the leg body 126 enters when the is rotated to the closed position is formed. This storage recess 1
When the leg body 126 is inserted in the 27, as shown in FIG. 25, the lower surface of the leg body 126 is flush with the ceiling surface 13c and forms a part of the ceiling surface 13c. The storage recess 127 has a shape slightly larger than the leg body 126, and a gap 128 is formed between the storage recess 127 and the ground contact surface 126 a at the lower end of the leg body 126. The gap 128 is for inserting a fingertip when the leg body 126 that has entered the storage recess 127 is raised, and this fingertip is used as a grounding surface 126 a of the leg body 126.
The leg body 126 can be pulled out toward the use position by hooking it on.

On the bottom surface of the storage recess 127 defining the gap 128, a locking piece 129 is provided so as to project. Locking piece 129
When the leg body 126 is rotated to the retracted position, the leg body 126 is detachably caught by the leg body 126,
Is held in the storage position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10, a reinforcing metal member 133 made of sheet metal is attached to the bottom case 4 at an end portion of the battery accommodating portion 13 which is open to the side. The reinforcing metal member 133 is to reinforce the opening end portion of the battery accommodating portion 13 to the side when the battery pack 100 is removed from the battery accommodating portion 13, and the first reinforcing portion 133a and the first reinforcing portion 133a. Second reinforcing portion 133b
And have integrally. The first reinforcing portion 133a is superposed on the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c and extends in the width direction of the battery accommodating portion 13, while the second reinforcing portion 133b is superposed on the inner surface of the upright surface 13a and extends vertically. It is extended.

At the overlapping portion of the first reinforcing portion 133a and the ceiling surface 13c, the screw 134 is inserted from the battery accommodating portion 13 side.
Has been inserted. The insertion end of the screw 134 is screwed into the boss portion 135 on the inner surface of the hand placing portion 6, so that the battery accommodating portion 13 and the hand placing portion 6 are connected. Further, a support piece 137 is integrally formed at the lower end of the second reinforcing portion 133b. The support piece 137 is
As shown in FIG. 10, it is interposed between the boss portion 18 and the first circuit board 24, and is fastened together with the screw 21.

For this reason, in the reinforcing metal member 133, the first reinforcing portion 133a is sandwiched between the ceiling surface 13c and the hand placing portion 6, and at the same time as the reinforcing of the battery accommodating portion 13, the hand placing portion is formed. It also has 6 reinforcements.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the top cover 5
A display unit 141 is supported between the display supporting portions 5b and 5c. The display unit 141 includes a thin box-shaped housing 142 and the liquid crystal display 1 housed in the housing 142.
And a display window 144 for exposing the liquid crystal display 143 on the front surface of the housing 142.
Is opened.

The housing 142 has a connecting portion 145 interposed between the display supporting portions 5b and 5c. The left and right ends of the connecting portion 145 are connected to the display supporting portions 5b and 5c via hinge devices (not shown).

Therefore, the display unit 141
Is a first position for covering the hand placing portion 6 and the keyboard mounting opening 7 of the top cover 5 from above with the connection portion with the display supporting portions 5b and 5c as a fulcrum, and the keyboard mounting opening 7
It is rotatable in a range of about 180 ° between a second position which is erected at the rear of the housing and a third position which is tilted rearward of the housing 3 including the top cover 5. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the display unit 141 is rotated to the first position, the housing 142 of the display unit 141 is substantially flush with the front surface and the left and right side surfaces of the housing 3 so that the computer 1 can be carried. It has a convenient box shape.

As shown in FIG. 26, the cable 14 connected to the liquid crystal display 143 is provided inside the top cover 5.
7 has been routed around. The cable 147 extends in the left-right direction inside the top cover 5 along the rear edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7, and a cylindrical core 148 for protecting the cable 147 is mounted on the outer periphery of the cable 147. ing. The tip of the cable 147 is connected to the display connector 149 (shown in FIG. 2) on the upper surface of the first circuit board 24.

As shown in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, the rear shield plate 155 made of sheet metal is formed on the inner surface of the rear end portion of the top cover 5.
Is attached. The rear shield plate 155 extends in the left-right direction along the rear edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7, and the left and right ends thereof are respectively screwed to metal brackets 156 that support the hinge fittings. The rear shield plate 155 is located above the connection port 61, the parallel port 62 and the expansion connector 63 at the rear end of the first circuit board 24, and the rear end of the rear shield plate 155 is at the connector panel. It is in contact with the upper end of 64.

Therefore, the rear shield plate 155 integrally cooperates with the connector panel 64 to integrally surround the connection portion between the first circuit board 24 and the connection port 61, the parallel port 62 and the extension connector 63. The leakage of high frequency noise from the rear part of the housing 3 is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 27, the rear shield plate 15
5 is a portion of the cable 147 facing the core 148,
A cable guide 157 extending so as to wrap around the core 148 is provided integrally with a conducting piece 158 facing the rear edge of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7. The cable guide 157 holds the core 148 by sandwiching it between the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 and the insertion position of the cable 147.

If the cable guide 157 holding the core 148 is integrally formed with the rear shield plate 155 located near the cable 147 as described above, the core 148
Since a dedicated holding member for holding and the mounting structure thereof are unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced and the internal structure of the housing 3 can be simplified accordingly.

As shown in FIG. 26, on the inner surface of the top cover 5, a pair of left and right metal keyboard support plates 161,
162 is screwed. Keyboard support plate 16
1, 162 are arranged along the left and right opening side edges of the keyboard mounting opening 7 and face the opening side edges. The keyboard support plate 161 on the right side is integrated with the bracket 156 of the hinge fitting, and the rear end of the keyboard support plate 162 on the left side is screwed to the bracket 156. Therefore, the left and right keyboard support plates 161 and 162 are attached to the bracket 156.
Is electrically connected to the rear shield plate 155 through. In addition, on the upper surface of the left keyboard support plate 162,
A conducting plate 164 (illustrated in FIG. 2) having a plurality of conducting pieces 163a is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, a keyboard device 165 as an information input means is detachably attached to the keyboard attachment opening 7 from above the housing 3. The keyboard device 165 is a keyboard body 16 made of synthetic resin.
6 is provided. The keyboard body 166 has a flat rectangular plate shape that can be fitted into the keyboard mounting opening 7. On the upper surface of the keyboard body 166, a large number of keys 167 and a joystick 168 which is a kind of pointing device are arranged. ing. A metal shield plate 170 is superposed on the lower surface of the keyboard body 166. The shield plate 170 is for preventing leakage of switching noise due to key operation,
It also has a function of reinforcing the keyboard body 166.

At the rear edge of the keyboard body 166, a plurality of engaging pieces 171 are provided so as to project. These engaging pieces 171
Are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction of the keyboard body 166, and when the keyboard device 165 is attached to the keyboard attachment opening 7, the notches 8a are detachably engaged with the notches 8a. .

At the front edge of the keyboard body 166, a plurality of mounting pieces 172 are provided so as to project. These mounting pieces 172 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction of the keyboard body 166, and when the keyboard device 165 is mounted in the keyboard mounting opening 7, the mounting pieces 172 are fitted into the mounting recesses 10 of the keyboard supporting portion 9. It has become so.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of tongue pieces 173 are integrally formed on the front edge of the shield plate 170 so as to extend below the attachment pieces 172. The tongue pieces 173 are superposed on the lower surface of the mounting piece 172 and are in contact with the bottom surface of the mounting recess 10 and the nut 11.

The keyboard device 165 as described above is attached to the keyboard attachment opening 7 by the following procedure.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the keyboard device 165 is inserted into the keyboard mounting hole 7 from above in an oblique posture with the rear edge of the keyboard body 166 at the front. By this insertion, first, the engagement piece 171 is engaged with the notch 8a, and the front edge of the keyboard body 166 is hooked on the upper surface of the support piece 8b.

In this state, the keyboard device 165 is rotated downward with the hooked portion between the rear edge of the keyboard body 166 and the support piece 8b as a fulcrum, and the keyboard body 165 is rotated downward.
6 is fitted into the keyboard mounting opening 7. By this fitting, in the front part of the keyboard device 165, the mounting piece 172 is fitted into the mounting recessed part 10, the tongue piece 173 is brought into contact with the nut 11, and the front edge portion of the lower surface of the shield plate 170 is supported by the supporting piece. Supported by twelve.

Further, at the left and right sides of the keyboard device 166, the lower surface of the shield plate 170 is the keyboard support plate 16
1, 162 and the conducting plate 163 are in contact with the upper surfaces thereof, and are supported by the keyboard supporting plates 161 and 162.
Similarly, at the rear end of the keyboard device 166, the lower surface of the shield plate 170 contacts the conductive piece 158 and the support piece 8b,
It is supported by this support piece 8b.

Therefore, the keyboard device 165 is supported inside the keyboard mounting opening 7 by the front, rear, left, and right side edges of the keyboard body 166, and the keyboard device 165 is tilted in the keyboard mounting opening 7. Rattling is prevented.

When the assembling of the keyboard device 165 into the keyboard mounting hole 7 is completed in this way, the screw 174 is inserted into the mounting piece 172, and the insertion end of the screw 174 is screwed into the nut 11. By this screwing,
The shield plate 170 is the nut 11 and the keyboard support plate 16
1, 162, the conducting plate 163 and the conducting piece 158 are held in contact with each other, and the attachment of the keyboard device 165 to the top cover 5 is completed.

When the keyboard device 165 is completely attached, the shield plate 170 covers the first circuit board 24 on the bottom case 4 and the hard disk drive device 44 from above.

According to such a mounting structure of the keyboard device 165, since the front edge and the rear edge of the keyboard body 166 are engaged with the peripheral edge portion of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening 7,
The keyboard device 165 for this keyboard mounting opening 7
The mounting position of the keyboard device 165 is accurately determined, and the appearance of the mounting portion of the keyboard device 165 becomes good.

Moreover, what is screwed to the top cover 5 is the mounting piece 17 at the front edge of the keyboard body 166.
Since there are only two, as compared with the case where a plurality of positions on the entire circumference of the keyboard body 166 are screwed, it is possible to reduce the number of screwed positions, and the work of attaching the keyboard device 165 can be performed easily.

Also, as described above, the keyboard device 165
Since the shield plate 170 is screwed to the top cover 5, the shield plate 170 becomes the keyboard support plates 161, 162 and the conduction plate 1.
63 and the conducting piece 158 of the rear shield plate 155 are pressed against each other, and the contact state between them can be maintained in a good condition.
Therefore, the shield plate 170 and the rear shield plate 15 that continuously cover the first circuit board 24 from the upper side to the rear side.
5 and the connector panel 64 are electrically connected to each other, the first circuit board 24 during operation of the computer 1
High-frequency noise emitted from the surroundings can be contained in the housing 3, and electromagnetic interference due to leakage of the high-frequency noise can be reliably prevented.

In addition, in the above construction, a tongue piece 173 is integrally formed on the front edge of the shield plate 170 so as to be superposed on the lower surface of the attachment piece 172 of the keyboard body 166, and the attachment piece 172 of the keyboard support portion 9 is formed. The tongue piece 173 is in contact with the nut 11 when screwed into the mounting recess 10. And this nut 11
Is electrically connected to the wiring pattern for ground through the conductive portion 33 on the first circuit board 24, so that the keyboard device 165 can be grounded by using the attachment portion to the top cover 6.

Therefore, special lead wires and connectors for grounding the keyboard device 165 can be omitted.
At the same time, since the keyboard device 165 is fixed and the grounding work is completed at the same time, the work man-hours can be reduced accordingly, and the assembling work of the computer 1 can be easily performed.

As shown in FIG. 28, the keyboard mounting opening 7
A cover 181 that covers the upper surface 9a of the keyboard support portion 9 from above is detachably locked to the front edge of the opening. The cover 181 extends in the left-right direction along the keyboard mounting opening 7, and the hand rest 6 of the top cover 5 is provided.
And the key 167 in the front row of the keyboard device 165. Then, the upper surface of the cover 181 is
It is flush with the upper surface of the hand rest 6 and is a part of the hand rest 6.

By providing such a cover 181, the screw 174 for fixing the keyboard device 165 and the fitting portion between the keyboard body 166 and the keyboard supporting portion 9 can be covered, and the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 and A sense of unity with the keyboard device 165 can be obtained.

As shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the hand placing portion 6
At the center of the screen, an operation button 18 for canceling and executing the command displayed on the liquid crystal display 143.
5,186 are arranged side by side. The operation buttons 185 and 186 are pressing parts 185 a and 1 which are pressed with fingertips.
It has 86a. The pressing portions 185a and 186a are connected to each other by a connecting portion 187, and the pressing portions 185a and 186a and the connecting portion 187 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. The connecting portion 187 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction, and the front end thereof is the hand placing portion 6.
It is fixed to the lower surface of the unit by means such as caulking. The pressing portions 185a and 186a are exposed on the upper surface of the hand placing portion 6 through through holes 188 and 189 formed in the hand placing portion 6.

Therefore, the pressing portions 185a, 186 are pressed by the fingertips.
When a is pressed, the connecting portion 187 elastically deforms downward,
The pressing portions 185a and 186a are pressed in.

Then, as shown in FIG. 30, one operation button 185 located on the operator's hand side has a pressing portion 185a whose thickness is close to the pressing portion 186a of the other operating button 186. It is thinner than that. for that reason,
The pressing portion 185a of the one operation button 185 is arranged at a position lower than the pressing portion 186a of the other operation button 186.

The upper surface of the hand placing portion 6 is recessed around the one operation button 185, and this recessed portion is
It constitutes a first finger rest 191 for placing a fingertip.
Then, the pressing portion 18 is provided on the bottom surface of the first finger rest 191.
5a is located, and the peripheral edge of this bottom surface is
It is connected to the upper surface of the hand placing portion 6 with a smooth curvature.

Further, the upper surface of the hand placing portion 6 is projected upward between the other operation button 186 and the key 167 in the front row of the keyboard device 165, and this protruding portion is provided for placing a fingertip. It forms the second finger rest 192. The second finger rest 192 is continuous with the upper surface of the hand rest 6 so as to draw a smooth curvature, so that the fingertip can be easily moved in the front, rear, left, and right directions.

Such operation buttons 185 and 186 are
Pressing portions 185a, 186 exposed on the upper surface of the hand placing portion 6
Since the heights of a are made different from each other, if the functions of the respective operation buttons 185 and 186 are recognized, it is possible to perform command cancellation and execution operations by blind touch while looking at the liquid crystal display 143.

Moreover, since the first and second finger rests 191 and 192, which are uneven, are located around the operation buttons 185 and 186 on the upper surface of the hand rest 6, the operation buttons 185 and 185 are provided. The position of 186 can be easily confirmed simply by moving the fingertip without looking at the hand placing portion 6. Therefore, the line of sight is shifted during the input operation and the operation button 18
It is not necessary to check the positions of 5,186, and the operability is improved.

The operation buttons 185 and 186 are located right above the ceiling surface 13c of the battery supporting portion 13. On the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c, a pair of switches 195 and 196 that are turned on and off by the pressing portions 185a and 186 of the operation buttons 185 and 186 are arranged. The switches 195 and 196 are supported by a flexible wiring board 197.

The wiring board 197 is superposed on the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c, and the wiring board 197 integrally includes a connecting piece portion 198 extending toward the third circuit board 26. On the wiring board 197, a wiring pattern (not shown) connected to the switches 195 and 196 including the connection piece portion 198.
Is printed. The connection piece portion 198 of the wiring board 197 is guided downward along the upright surface 13a of the battery housing portion 13, and the tip of the connection piece portion 198 is
The connector 199 on the third circuit board 26 is detachably connected from above. For this reason, the connecting piece portion 198 does not largely project above the first circuit board 24.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first battery accommodating portion 200 is formed on the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c adjacent to the mounting portion of the wiring board 197. This battery housing portion 200
1, an RTC (real time clock) battery 201 is attached. A cable 202 connected to the RTC battery 201 is wired along the upper surface of the ceiling surface 13c, and a connector 203 is connected to the tip of the cable 202. The connector 203 is detachably connected to the first circuit board 24 from above.

Further, in the bottom case 4, the sub-battery 206 for setting the resume function is located between the upright surface 13a of the battery accommodating portion 13 and one side edge portion of the first circuit board 24. Is stored in a removable manner.
A connector 208 is connected to the sub-battery 206 via a cable 207, and the connector 208 is
The extension plate portion 28 of the second circuit board 25 is detachably connected from above. Then, the connecting portion between the first circuit board 24 and the RTC battery 201 and the second circuit board 25.
The connection portion between the sub battery 206 and the sub battery 206 is the battery housing portion 1.
The keyboard device 1 is located close to the upright surface 13b of the keyboard 3.
The downward protrusion of 65 is suppressed as much as possible.

Therefore, in addition to the fact that the connecting portions of the first to third circuit boards 24 to 26 are located below the keyboard supporting portion 9, the keyboard device 165 and the first circuit board 24 are connected to each other. In addition, the connectors and wirings do not need to be overhanging greatly, and most of the first circuit board 24 can be utilized as a mounting space for the circuit component 30.

In addition, the connecting piece portion 19 of the wiring board 197.
8. The cable 202 of the RTC battery 201 and the cable 207 of the sub-battery 206 are all connected from above to the first to third circuit boards 24 to 26 at positions adjacent to the upright surface 13b, and the connection work is performed by the bottom. Since it can be performed collectively from above the case 4, it is not necessary to change the direction of the bottom case 4 when performing this connection work, and the connection work can be easily performed within the bottom case 4 of a limited size. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 31, an icon 215 is arranged on the rear half of the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5. The icon 215 is exposed between the display unit 141 and the keyboard device 165 when the display unit 141 is rotated to the second position. In the case of this embodiment, the operator It is located in the central portion along the left-right direction of the upper surface 5a for easy viewing.

As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the icon 215 is a rectangular icon substrate 216 having a light-transmitting property.
On the icon substrate 216, a plurality of display portions 217 for displaying the operating state and the contents of functions of the computer 1 in a pattern are drawn at intervals in the left-right direction. The icon board 216 is the upper surface 5 a of the top cover 5.
It is fixed by means such as adhesion.

On the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5, an opening 218 facing the display portion 217 of the icon substrate 216 is opened. The opening 218 is provided in the plurality of display units 2
The light blocking wall 22 extends in the left-right direction so as to face the light-shielding member 17, and extends downward at the front edge of the opening 218.
0 is formed. In addition, on the inner surface of the top cover 5, a plurality of partition walls 22 interposed between the display units 217 are provided.
1 is integrally formed. The front ends of the partition walls 221 are connected to the light shielding wall 220. Therefore, the adjacent display units 217 are provided with the light blocking wall 220 and the partition wall 221.
Are separated from each other by.

The inner surface of the top cover 5 has an opening 218.
A diode substrate 224 is attached at a position opposite to. The diode board 224 is located between the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 and the rear shield plate 155, as shown in FIG. In the case of this embodiment, the diode substrate 224 is the rear shield plate 15
5, and the upper surface of the diode substrate 224 is in contact with the light shielding wall 220 and the partition wall 221.

As shown in FIG. 33, this diode substrate 224 comprises a flexible wiring substrate 225 and a reinforcing plate 226 attached to the lower surface of this wiring substrate 225. The wiring board 225 has an extension piece portion 225a extending laterally of the reinforcing plate 226, and this connection piece portion 225a.
Are guided into the bottom case 4 and connected to the first circuit board 24.

On the upper surface of the wiring board 225, a plurality of light emitting diodes 227 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. The light emitting diode 227 serves as a light source of the icon 215 and is located below the respective display portions 217. Therefore, when the light emitting diode 227 emits light, the display portion 217 corresponding to the light emission is turned on and the operating state of the computer 1 is displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 33, the wiring board 22
5 is located around the light emitting diode 227 and is located in the reinforcing portion 2.
Has 29. The reinforcing portion 229 is made of a light-reflecting aluminum vapor-deposited film, and a part of the reinforcing portion 229 has the opening 21.
The display unit 217 is opposed to the display unit 217 via the switch 8.

Therefore, of the light emitted from the light emitting diode 227, the light leaked to the inside of the top cover 5 is
The light reflected on the reinforcing portion 229 becomes light toward the display portion 217, and accordingly, the amount of light toward the display portion 217 increases.
Therefore, the brightness of the display unit 217 is improved and the display unit 21
The visibility of 7 is improved.

Further, according to the configuration of the icon 215, the plurality of display portions 217 are provided on one icon substrate 216.
Since it is drawn above, the plurality of display portions 217 can be arranged on the upper surface 5a by simply sticking the icon substrate 216 to the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5. Therefore, as compared with the case where the plurality of display portions 217 are individually provided on the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5, the icon 215 can be easily assembled.

Moreover, since the top cover 5 is provided with the partition wall 221 interposed between the plurality of display portions 217, these display portions 217 are partitioned from each other and are adjacent to each display portion 217. Light from the light emitting diode 227 corresponding to the matching display portion 217 is not mixed.
Therefore, the display unit 217 that is lit and the display unit 21 that is not lit
7 is clearly identified, and the visibility of the icon 215 is improved.

As shown in FIG. 33, the diode substrate 22
One end of 4 is extended laterally, and this extension 231
A normally-closed power switch 232 for turning off the power of the computer 1 is surface-mounted on the computer. The power switch 232 is connected to the first circuit board 24 via a wiring pattern (not shown) printed on the diode board 224. The power switch 232 is the display unit 1
It is turned off by the display unit 141 when the 41 is rotated to the first position, and is provided with a manipulator 233 that can project and retract.

As shown in FIG. 34, a through hole 234 is formed at the rear end of the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5 at a position facing the operator 233 of the power switch 232. Between the through hole 234 and the operator 233,
A metal pressing piece 235 capable of elastic deformation is arranged. One end of the pressing piece 235 is screwed to the inner surface of the top cover 5, and the other end, which is a free end of the pressing piece 235, faces the operating element 233.

The connecting portion 145 of the display unit 141 is located at the portion facing the through hole 234,
It has a convex portion 237 having a cam shape. This convex portion 23
7 is a display unit 14 as shown in FIG.
When 1 is rotated to the first position, it faces the through hole 234 and presses the pressing piece 235 downward. By this pressing, the pressing piece 235 elastically deforms and presses the operator 233, and the power switch 232 is turned off.

According to this structure, when the display unit 141 is rotated to the first position, the power switch 23
Since 2 is turned off, forgetting to turn off the power of the computer 1 can be surely prevented.

Moreover, since the power switch 232 is surface-mounted on the extension 231 of the diode substrate 224,
The power switch 232 and the first circuit board 24 can be connected using the wiring pattern printed on the diode board 224. Therefore, the power switch 23
It is possible to omit special cables and connectors that are connected to 2, and it is possible to simplify the wiring inside the housing 3.

As shown in FIG. 16, a pair of leg mounting portions 241 and 242 are formed at the left and right corners defined by the rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4 and the left and right side surfaces 4d and 4e. The leg mounting portions 241 and 242 are formed by recesses that are continuously opened rearward, laterally, and downwardly of the bottom case 4.
A pair of legs 243 and 244 for tilting up the base unit 2 in a direction in which the operator's hand side is lowered is attached to the. One end of each of the legs 243 and 244 is rotatably supported by the leg mounting portions 241 and 242 via a pivot shaft 245.

For this reason, the legs 243 and 244 are rotated toward the lower side of the leg attaching portions 241 and 242, and the use positions are projected below the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4, and
The leg attachment portions 241 and 242 can be pivoted to and from a storage position in which the leg attachment portions 241 and 242 are pivoted. Then, when the legs 243 and 244 are rotated to the retracted position, the legs 243 and 244 move the rear surface 4 of the bottom case 4.
c and the side surfaces 4d and 4e are flush with each other, and these rear surfaces 4c
And a part of the side surfaces 4d and 4e.

To assemble the computer 1 having such a structure, first, the first to third circuit boards 24 to 26 and the hard disk drive device 44 are screwed to the bottom case 4. Next, the ceiling surface 13 of the battery support portion 13
Wiring board 1 having switches 195 and 196 on the upper surface of c
97 are piled up, and the connecting piece portion 198 is connected to the connecting connector 199 of the third circuit board 26. And the first
The RTC battery 201 is attached to the battery accommodating portion 200, and the connector 203 connected to the RTC battery 201 is connected to the first circuit board 24. Similarly, the sub-battery 206 is housed in the bottom case 4, and the connector 208 connected to the sub-battery 200 is connected to the extension plate portion 28 of the second circuit board 25.

Subsequently, the bottom case 4 is covered with the top cover 5, and the top cover 5 is screwed to the bottom case 4. At this time, the display unit 141 is previously attached to the top cover 5 via a hinge metal fitting, and the display unit 141 is rotated to the third position. For this reason, the display unit 141 largely falls toward the rear of the housing 3, and the keyboard mounting opening 7 on the upper surface 5 a of the top cover 5 is exposed. Therefore, the first unit inside the bottom case 4 is exposed through the keyboard mounting opening 7. Most of the circuit board 24 is exposed. Therefore, a fingertip is inserted into the keyboard mounting opening 7 to connect the cable 147 connected to the display unit 141 and the connecting piece 225a of the diode board 224 to the first circuit board 24.

Next, the keyboard device 165 is fitted into the keyboard mounting opening 7 from above and is screwed to the keyboard supporting portion 9. Finally, the cover 181 is attached to the keyboard support portion 9, and the cover 181 covers the screwed portions of the top cover 5 and the keyboard device 165 to complete the assembly of the computer 1.

By the way, in the computer 1 configured as described above, the battery pack 100 is detached from the battery accommodating portion 13 and the power supply connector 88 is used, as in the case where the battery pack 100 is connected to an external charging device for charging. There may be a case where the AC adapter is plugged in and used. When the battery pack 100 is detached from the battery accommodating portion 13, the battery accommodating portion 1
3 extends in the left-right direction at the front part of the bottom case 4, and from the front surface 4 b to the right side surface 4 of the bottom case 4.
Since it is continuously opened to e, the keyboard device 16
When an input operation is performed through 5, the computer 1 may tilt toward the operator's hand or the posture of the computer 1 may become unstable.

In particular, the keyboard device 165 is arranged on the rear half of the top surface 5a of the top cover 5, and the front half of this top surface 5a is the hand rest portion 6, so that the operator places the hand rest portion 6 at the time of input operation. You will put your hand on and input operation. Then, since the hand placing unit 6 pushed from above is located right above the battery accommodating unit 13, the computer 1 may be more likely to fall toward the hand side.

However, in the above configuration, since the support leg 125 is pivotally supported on the ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13, when performing the input operation with the battery accommodating portion 13 empty as described above. , The support leg 125 is rotated downward toward the use position. Then, the leg body 126
Since the grounding surface 126a of the above is located on the same plane as the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4, the supporting leg 125 can support the ceiling surface 13c of the battery accommodating portion 13.

Therefore, even if the key 167 of the keyboard device 165 is pressed, the computer 1 does not tilt or rattle. Therefore, the computer 1 can be kept in a stable posture, and the input operability becomes good.

Further, since the computer 1 has the hand placing portion 6 on the upper surface 5a of the top cover 5, the hand placing portion 6 can be put on the hand for input operation. Therefore, the input operation can be performed easily without being forced to have an unnatural posture in which the wrist is lifted during the input operation.

By the way, when the computer 1 is used alone, when connecting the computer 1 to an external peripheral device, an external unit 300 for function expansion as shown in FIGS. 36 to 49 is used.

The external unit 300 is used by being connected to the rear part of the computer 1, and has a base 301 as shown in FIG. The base 301 is divided into two parts, a lower case 302 and an upper case 303 which covers the lower case 302. The lower case 302 and the upper case 303 are made of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin.

As shown in FIG. 39, the lower case 302 has a rectangular flat bottom surface 302a and a bottom surface 3a.
02a and rear side 302b and left and right side surfaces 302
c, 302d. A plurality of bosses 304 are erected on the bottom surface 302a.
The circuit board 305 is fixed on the upper side by screws 314. The circuit board 305 is located in the rear half of the lower case 302, and its rear edge and left and right side edges are adjacent to the rear surface 302b and the side surfaces 302c and 302d of the lower case 302.

At the rear end of the circuit board 305, for example, a parallel port 306 for connecting a printer and RS2.
A connection port 307 for connecting an external device having an interface connector of 32C standard, an RGB connector 308 for connecting an external CRT display, and an extension connector 3 for connecting a mouse or an external keyboard.
09 and 310 and a power supply connector 311 into which a plug of an AC adapter is inserted are arranged side by side.

An FDD connector 312 for connecting an external floppy disk drive is arranged at the right end of the circuit board 305. A relay connector 313 is attached to the front end of the circuit board 305. The relay connector 313 is electrically connected to the connection port 307 and various connectors 309 to 312 via a wiring pattern (not shown) printed on the circuit board 305.

A first connector panel 315 made of metal is attached to the rear end of the circuit board 305. First
The connector panel 315 is screwed together with the circuit board 305 to the boss portion 304 on the bottom surface 302a.
The first connector panel 315 is arranged in an upright posture with respect to the circuit board 305, and covers the connection portion between the circuit board 305, the connection port 307, and the connectors 308 to 311 from the rear side. A pair of support pieces 315a and 315b extending upward are integrally formed on both left and right ends of the first connector panel 315. Then, as shown in FIG. 36, the rear surface 30 of the lower case 302
A plurality of outlets 316 are opened in 2b, and the connection port 307 and the connectors 308 to 311 are exposed to the rear of the base 301 through these outlets 316.

A second connector panel 318 made of metal is attached to the right end of the circuit board 305. Second
The connector panel 318 is screwed to the boss portion 304 on the bottom surface 302a together with the circuit board 305.
The second connector panel 318 is arranged in an upright posture with respect to the circuit board 315, and covers the connection portion between the circuit board 305 and the FDD connector 313 from the side. Then, on the right side surface 302d of the lower case 302,
A single outlet 319 is opened, and this outlet 31
9, the FDD connector 312 is exposed to the side of the base 301.

The bottom surface 302a of the lower case 302 is covered with a first metal shield plate 319. The first shield plate 319 is screwed to the boss portion 304 together with the circuit board 305. This circuit board 305
Has a conductive portion 320 at the contact portion with the boss portion 304. The conductive portion 320 is connected to a ground wiring pattern (not shown) printed on the circuit board 305, and when the circuit board 305 is screwed to the boss portion 304,
The circuit board 305 is electrically connected to the shield plate 317 and the first and second connector panels 315 and 316.

On the upper surface of the circuit board 305, a second metal shield plate 321 is attached. Second
The shield plate 321 of the connection port 307 and various connectors 308 to 311 located at the rear end of the circuit board 305.
And the FDD connector 31 on the right end of the circuit board 305.
2 is integrally covered from above. The second shield plate 321 is fixed to the upper end of the first connector panel 315 with screws 322. The peripheral portion of the second shield plate 321 has a first connector panel 315, a second connector panel 318, and a first shield plate 31.
9 of the first shield plate 319, the first
And electrically connected to the second connector panels 315 and 318.

Therefore, the second shield plate 321 cooperates with the first shield plate 319 and the first and second connector panels 315 and 318 to surround the connection port 307 and the various connectors 308 to 312. Out,
These connection ports 307 and various connectors 308 to 31
High frequency noise is prevented from leaking from around two.

As shown in FIG. 38, the upper case 303 has a mounting surface 325 on which the computer 1 is mounted,
It has a pair of left and right stopper portions 326 and 327 connected to the rear end of the mounting surface 325.

The mounting surface 325 is continuously open to the front and left and right sides of the base 301, and has a size substantially corresponding to the latter half of the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1. Therefore, when the computer 1 is placed on the placing surface 325, as shown in FIG. 37, the front half of the computer 1 is projected from the front end of the base 301 toward the operator's hand side. There is.

In the case of this embodiment, the mounting surface 325
Is inclined downward as it goes from the rear end connected to the stoppers 326 and 327 to the operator's side, and the width dimension of the mounting surface 325 in the left-right direction is the same as that of the computer 1 described above.
Is set to be slightly smaller than the arrangement interval of the left and right legs 243 and 244. Moreover, the height dimension from this mounting surface 325 to the bottom surface 302a of the lower case 302 is the leg 24
Bottom case 4 when rotating 3,244 to the use position
Is determined to be larger than the projecting size from the bottom surface 4a.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 37, even if the computer 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 325 in a state where the legs 243 and 244 of the computer 1 are projected to the use position, the leg 2
43 and 244 are located on both the left and right sides of the base 301, and these legs 243 and 244 do not interfere with the mounting surface 325 or hit the desk surface or the like on which the external unit 300 is placed.

Since the stopper portions 326 and 327 have the same structure, one stopper portion 326 will be described as a representative. As shown in FIGS. 36 and 38, the stopper portion 326 includes a substantially vertical stopper surface 331 that is continuous with the rear end of the mounting surface 325, a flat upper surface 332 that is continuous with the upper end of the stopper surface 331, and the upper surface 332. Stopper surface 33
1 and the outer peripheral surface 333. Outer peripheral surface 333
Is a rear surface 302b or a side surface 302c of the lower case 302,
It is connected to 302d.

The rear ends of the stoppers 326 and 327 are integrally connected by a connecting wall 335. Connecting wall 33
5 is connected to the rear surface 302b of the lower case 302. Then, the upper case 303 includes the rear edge portion of the mounting surface 325, the left and right stopper portions 326 and 327, and the connecting wall 3.
An opening 336 defined by 35 is provided, and the opening 336 is located directly above the second shield plate 321.

In such an upper case 303, the outer peripheral surface 333 is screwed from the rear to the supporting piece 315b, and both front end sides of the mounting surface 325 are attached to the bottom surface 302a.
It is joined to the lower case 302 by being screwed on.

As shown in FIGS. 39 and 46, a connector unit 340 is housed inside the base 301. The connector unit 340 includes a metal frame 341. The frame 341 is superposed on the upper surface of the second shield plate 321, and its rear end is fastened together with the upper end of the first connector panel 315 via the screw 322. At the front end of the frame 341, a pair of left and right support pieces 342a, 342 extending in the forward direction are provided.
b is integrally formed. Support pieces 342a, 342b
Is fixed to the upper surface of the front end portion of the circuit board 305 via the screw 314, and the conductive portion 32 of the circuit board 305 is fixed.
It touches 0.

Therefore, the frame 341 is electrically connected to the circuit board 305 and the second shield plate 321 together with the rear portion of the frame 341 being overlapped with the second shield plate 321.

A pair of left and right guide portions 344 and 345 are integrally projected on both sides of the front end of the frame 341.
The guide portions 344 and 345 are located below the placing surface 325, and the guide portions 344 and 345 respectively have a pair of left and right guide rails 346a, 346b, 347.
a, 347b. Guide rails 346a, 3
46b, 347a, 347b extend in the front-rear direction below the mounting surface 325, and these guide rails 346a, 347a, 347b.
The lower edges of 346b, 347a, 347b are supported by the bottom surface 302a of the lower case 302.

Guide rails 346a, 346b, 347
a and 347b are guide holes 350a extending in the front-rear direction,
It is provided with 350b, 351a, and 351b. As shown in FIG. 40, the guide holes 350a, 350b, 351a, 351b are inclined forward and downward so as to be parallel to the placing surface 325. And each guide part 344, 3
Curved portions 352, 3 curved downward in an arc shape at the front end portions of the one guide holes 350a, 351a of 45.
53 is formed.

In addition, on both sides of the rear end of the frame 341,
Guide walls 355a and 355b extending in the front-rear direction are formed. Slide holes 356a, 356b extending in the front-rear direction are formed in the guide walls 355a, 355b, and these slide holes 356a, 356b are mounted on the mounting surface 3
It is inclined forward and downward along the inclination of 25. As shown in FIG. 46, a connector cover 361 made of synthetic resin is fixed to the frame 341 via screws 362. The connector cover 361 fits in the opening 336 of the upper case 303. This connector cover 3
As shown in FIG. 38, the reference numeral 61 has a substantially vertical connector installation surface 363 which is continuous with the rear end of the mounting surface 325, and an upper surface 364 which is continuous with the upper end of the connector installation surface 363. Is a recess 364 connected to the connecting wall 335.
a is formed.

The connector installation surface 363 is flush with the stopper surface 331 of the stopper portions 326 and 327, and the connector installation surface 363 has an extension connector 36.
5 are arranged. The expansion connector 365 is detachably connected to the expansion connector 63 of the computer 1, and has a pair of positioning pins 36 at the left and right ends thereof.
5a and 365b. These positioning pins 36
5a and 365b are inserted into the positioning holes 63a and 63b of the expansion connector 63 so that they can be pulled out, and by this insertion, the expansion connectors 63 and 365 are aligned with each other.

The extension connector 365 is supported by the connector cover 361, and has a connector mounting surface 363.
Most of the exposed portion except the exposed portion is covered with a connector cover 361. A flexible wiring board 367 is connected to the expansion connector 365. As shown in FIG. 46, the wiring board 367 has a connector cover 361.
After being inverted into a U shape inside, the sheet is guided below the mounting surface 325. A second relay connector 368 is attached to the tip of the wiring board 367, and the second relay connector 368 is connected to the first relay connector 313 at the front end of the circuit board 305.

Therefore, the expansion connector 365 is connected to the connection port 30 via the wiring board 367 and the circuit board 305.
7 and various connectors 308-312,
A signal input to a single expansion port 307 is distributed to the connection port 307 and various connectors 308 to 312.

On the other hand, a metal slide plate 371 is mounted on the frame 341 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The slide plate 371 has the guide portions 344,
345 guide rails 346a, 346b, 347a,
A pair of left and right slide guides 3 interposed between 347b
72a and 372b are integrally provided. Guide pins 373 are provided at the front ends of the slide guides 372a and 372b.
a, 373b are attached, and both ends of these guide pins 373a, 373b have guide holes 350a, 3a.
50b, 351a, and 351b are slidably fitted.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 46 and 49, guide walls 355 are provided on the left and right sides of the rear end of the slide plate 371.
Support walls 374a and 374b are formed to face a and 355b. Guide pins 375a and 375b are projectingly provided on the support walls 374a and 374b, and these guide pins 375a and 375b are provided with slide holes 356a and 375a.
It is slidably fitted to 356b.

Therefore, the slide plate 371 includes the guide pins 373a and 373b and the guide holes 350a and 350b.
351a, 351b and guide pins 375a, 375
The frame 341 is slidable in the front-rear direction by using the fitting portion of b and the slide holes 356a and 356b as a guide.
Supported by.

As shown in FIG. 42, a pair of locking pieces 377a, 377b bent downward are formed on both left and right sides of the front end of the frame 341. Further, on the bottom surface 302a of the lower case 302, the locking pieces 377a, 3
Located in front of 77b, the spring bearings 378a, 378b
Is projected. Toggle springs 380 are installed between the locking pieces 377a and 377b and the spring receivers 378a and 378b, respectively. Toggle spring 3
Reference numeral 80 denotes a tension coil spring, which constantly pulls the slide plate 371 toward the front side of the lower case 302.

Guide rail 3 of guide portions 344 and 345
Claw fittings 385a, 385b are respectively interposed between 46a, 346b, 347a, 347b. Claw metal fitting 3
85a and 385b have one end with the guide pin 373.
It is rotatably supported by a and 373b and is slid back and forth integrally with the slide plate 371.

As shown in FIG. 49, the claw metal fittings 385a, 3
85b includes a fitting pin 386. Mating pin 38
6 is slidably fitted to one of the guide holes 350a and 351a having the curved portions 352 and 353 in front of the guide pins 373a and 373b.
Then, as shown in FIG. 45, the claw fittings 385a, 385b are urged in a direction to push up the end portion on the side opposite to the pivotal support end thereof by a torsion coil spring 387 attached to the outer circumference of the guide pins 373a, 373b. Due to this urging force, the fitting pin 386 causes the guide hole 350 to move.
It is slidably pressed against the opening edge portions of a and 351a.

Therefore, when the claw fittings 385a, 385b are slid forward through the slide plate 371,
When the fitting pin 386 reaches the curved portions 352 and 353 of the guide holes 350a and 351a, the claw fittings 385a and 385 are formed.
5b is adapted to be rotated downward around the guide pins 373a, 373b as a fulcrum.
5b integrally includes engaging claws 390a and 390b extending upward. The engaging claws 390a and 390b are shown in FIG.
, A pair of slits 391a, 391b opened in the above-mentioned mounting surface 325 are penetrably penetrated, and these slits 391a, 391b are claw metal fittings 385a,
It extends in the front-back direction along the moving direction of 385b. The engaging claws 390a and 390b are claw fittings 385 as the slide plate 371 slides forward.
The fitting pins 386 of a and 385b are curved portions 352 and 353.
When the fitting pin 386 is slid to the position out of the curved portions 352, 353, the slits 391 a, 3 are retracted.
It is configured so as to penetrate through 91b and be projected onto the mounting surface 325.

From this, the engaging claws 390a, 390b
Is movable back and forth between a first position retracted from the mounting surface 325 and a second position adjacent to the connector mounting surface 363 while projecting on the mounting surface 325. The moving stroke of the engaging claws 390a, 390b is longer than the fitting length of the expansion connectors 63, 365.

Further, the slit 391 of the placing surface 325 described above.
When the computer 1 is placed at a predetermined position on the placement surface 325, the a and 391b face the engagement openings 90a and 90b opened in the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 thereof. Therefore, when the engagement claws 390a and 390b are moved to the second position with the computer 1 placed on the placement surface 325, the engagement claws 390a and 390b are moved to the second position.
0b is hooked on the peripheral edge portions of the openings of the engagement openings 90a, 90b, and comes into contact with the terminal pieces 91 exposed in the engagement openings 90a, 90b.

As shown in FIGS. 45 and 46, the connector unit 340 has an operating mechanism 400 for moving the engaging claws 390a, 390b to the first position and the second position.
Is equipped with. The operation mechanism 400 includes an operation lever 401 operated by a fingertip, the operation lever 401 and the slide plate 3.
A pair of left and right toggle links 402a and 402b that rotatably connect the rear end portion of 71 are provided. The operation lever 401 includes a pair of arm portions 403a,
403b is provided, and the tips of the arm portions 403a and 403b are connected to the connector cover 361 via a pivot 404 so as to be vertically rotatable.

One end of each of the toggle links 402a and 402b is connected to the middle portion of the arm portions 403a and 403b by the pivot 40.
5, and the other end is rotatably connected to the guide pins 375a and 375b. Then, the operation lever 401 and the toggle link 4
The connecting portion of the operating lever 401 and the connector cover 361 is located rearward of the connecting portion of the operating lever 401 and the connector cover 361, and the turning range of the operating lever 401 is defined by the toggle links 402a and 402b.

That is, when the operating lever 401 is rotated upward, the connecting portion between the operating lever 401 and the toggle links 402a and 402b is pulled forward while moving upward, as shown in FIG. 49. 40
The rising angles of 2a and 402b are increased, and the guide pin 3
75a and 375b are slid forward. The upward rotation of the operation lever 401 causes the guide pins 375a, 3
When 75b reaches the front ends of the slide holes 356a, 356b, it is stopped, and at this time, the standing angle of the operating lever 401 becomes maximum.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 40, the operating lever 4
When 01 is rotated downward, the connecting portion between the operation lever 401 and the toggle links 402a and 402b is pushed backward while moving downward against the urging force of the toggle spring 380. 402
The guide pins 375a and 375b are slid rearward until the guide pins 375a and 375b are laid down to an angle such that b is substantially parallel to the slide plate 371. When the operation lever 401 is rotated downward, the guide pins 375a and 375b are slid into the slide hole 35.
6a, 356b are stopped when they reach the rear end, and at this time, the standing angle of the operating lever 401 is minimized.

Therefore, the operation lever 401 extends between the release position rotated above the connector cover 361 and the connection position lying substantially horizontally so as to be continuous with the upper surface 364 of the connector cover 361. It is rotatable.

When the operation lever 401 is rotated to the release position, the guide pins 375a and 375b are located at the front ends of the slide holes 356a and 356b, so that the slide plate 371 is slid forward and the claw fittings 385a and 385a.
The fitting pin 386 of 385b is used as the guide holes 350a and 351.
It is guided by the curved portions 352 and 353 of a. Therefore, the claw fittings 385a, 385b are rotated downward,
The engaging claws 390a and 390b are moved to the first position.

When the operating lever 401 is rotated to the connecting position, the guide pins 375a and 375b are located at the rear ends of the slide holes 356a and 356b, so that the slide plate 371 is slid backward and the claw metal fittings are slid backward. 385
The fitting pins 386 of a and 385b are curved portions 352 and 353.
Leave from. Therefore, the engaging claws 390a and 390b move to the second position and project onto the mounting surface 325.

From this, the slide plate 371 substantially constitutes a part of the operating mechanism 400, and in the case of this embodiment, the biasing force of the toggle spring 380 for sliding the slide plate 371 forward. Is set to be smaller than the fitting force of the expansion connectors 63 and 365.

As shown in FIGS. 38 and 48, the base 30
The upper case 303 of No. 1 is a pair of left and right guide members 4 that determines the mounting position of the computer 1 with respect to the mounting surface 325.
It is equipped with 10,411. Guide members 410 and 411
Is supported by the stopper portions 326 and 327 of the upper case 303, and these guide members 410 and 411 are
Since they have the same structure, one guide member 410
Will be described as a representative. As shown in FIG. 48, the guide member 410 includes a hollow cylindrical tubular body 412 made of synthetic resin. In addition, inside the stopper portion 326, the main body 4
A guide storage chamber 413 that stores 12 is formed.
The guide accommodating chamber 413 is connected to the mounting surface 325 through a through hole 414 formed in the stopper surface 331. Inside the guide accommodating chamber 413, a support plate 415 that is flush with the mounting surface 325 is provided. It is arranged. Therefore, the main body 412 of the guide member 410 is disposed so as to penetrate the through hole 414 and between the support plate 415 and the mounting surface 325, and extends along the front-rear direction of the upper case 303.

A stopper portion 416 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the middle portion of the main body 412 so as to be caught from the inside of the guide accommodating chamber 413 to the opening edge portion of the through hole 414. In the state where the stopper portion 416 is hooked on the opening edge portion of the through hole 414, the front half portion of the main body 412 is projected onto the mounting surface 325.

Therefore, the guide member 410 has a first guide position in which the front half of the main body 412 projects above the mounting surface 325 and a second guide position in which most of the main body 412 is retracted into the through hole 414. It is supported by the stopper portion 326 so as to be freely slidable back and forth between and.

The guide member 410 is constantly urged by the spring 418 toward the first guide position. By this urging, the stopper portion 416 is caught by the opening edge portion of the through hole 414, and the guide member 410 is held at the first guide position.

The guide member 410 has an engaging portion 420 which is detachably hooked to the computer 1 at the front end portion of its main body 412. The engagement portion 420 includes a first engagement surface 421 that receives a rear end portion of the bottom surface 4 a of the bottom case 4,
It has a second engagement surface 422 that receives the rear surface of the bottom case 4. On the first engagement surface 421, the engagement protrusion 42
3 is projected. The engagement protrusion 423 is provided on the mounting surface 325.
When the computer 1 is placed on the top, it is detachably fitted into the openings 18a on both sides of the rear end of the bottom surface 4a.

By this fitting, the computer 1 is positioned with respect to the mounting surface 325, and the engaging claw 3
The 90a, 390b and the engaging holes 90a, 90b are aligned with each other.

Next, the external unit 30 having such a configuration
A procedure for connecting the computer 1 to 0 will be described.

Prior to connecting the computer 1, in the external unit 300, the operation lever 401 is first rotated toward the release position. By this rotation, the claw fittings 385a, 385b are slid forward through the slide plate 371, so that the claw fittings 385a, 385b are rotated downward and the engaging claws 390a, 390b are rotated to the first position. Be moved. Therefore, the engaging claws 390a, 390
b is the base 301 without protruding onto the mounting surface 325.
Is kept stored inside the.

Therefore, the computer 1 is placed on the mounting surface 325.
The engaging claws 390a and 390b do not get in the way or get caught in the computer 1 when the is mounted.

Next, the rear end of the computer 1 is placed on the placing surface 325. At this time, since guide members 410 and 411 for positioning the computer 1 are present at both left and right ends of the mounting surface 325, the bottom surface 4a of the bottom case 4 is superposed on the first engaging surface 421 thereof. , The rear surface 4c of the bottom case 4 on the second engagement surface 422.
Point to. As a result, the placement surface 325 and the computer 1 are roughly aligned.

Then, the computer 1 is connected to the second engaging surface 4
22 to the left and right as a guide, the first engaging surface 421
The upper engaging projection 423 is formed in the opening 1 of the boss portion 18 on the bottom surface 4a.
8a is fitted. By this fitting, the position of the computer 1 with respect to the mounting surface 325 is determined, and the engaging claw 390 is set.
The a and 390b are aligned with the engagement openings 90a and 90b. In this case, since the engaging claws 390a and 390b are retracted below the mounting surface 325, the engaging claw 3
The computer 1 can be easily aligned without the 90a and 390b interfering with the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1.

After the position of the computer 1 with respect to the mounting surface 325 is determined, the operation lever 401 is rotated downward toward the connecting position against the biasing force of the toggle spring 380. By this rotation, the claw metal fittings 385a, 385b are slid rearward through the slide plate 371, so that the claw metal fittings 385a, 385b are moved upward while rotating upward, and the engaging claws 390a, 390b are moved to the first position. Moved to position 2.

Then, these engaging claws 390a, 390b
Is the engaging openings 90a, 90b on the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1.
Connector mounting surface 363
The computer 1 follows the movement of the engaging claws 390a and 390b and is drawn into the connector installation surface 363, since the computer 1 moves rearward toward.

At this time, the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1
Left and right guide members 410 and 411 caught on the
Can freely slide in the front-rear direction, and thus does not prevent the computer 1 from being pulled in. Moreover, the guide member 4
The reference numerals 10 and 411 are hooked on the left and right ends of the bottom surface 4a, and the engaging claws 390a and 390b are also engaged with the right and left portions of the bottom surface 4a. The connector installation surface 363 and the computer 1 are not displaced so as to tilt.
The parallelism with the rear surface 4c can be maintained.

When the computer 1 is pulled in toward the connector installation surface 363, the engaging claws 390a and 390b.
Before reaching the second position, the positioning pins 365a and 365b of the expansion connector 365 are fitted into the positioning holes 63a and 63b of the expansion connector 63. By this fitting,
The final alignment of the expansion connectors 63 and 365 is made. Then, when the computer 1 is completely retracted, the connection between the expansion connectors 63 and 365 is completed,
The computer 1 and the external unit 300 are electrically connected.

Therefore, the connection port 3 is connected to the computer 1.
07 and various connectors 308 to 312 are added, and when the computer 1 is used alone, a printer or an external C
It is possible to connect a mouse and an external keyboard, including an RT display.

On the other hand, from the computer 1 to the external unit 3
To remove 00, the operation lever 401 is rotated upward toward the release position. By this rotation, the engaging claw 390
Since a and 390b are disengaged from the engagement openings 90a and 90b and retracted below the mounting surface 325, the retracting of the computer 1 is released. Then, the engaging claws 390a, 39
0b goes into the slits 391a, 391b, the ends of the engaging claws 390a, 390b abut the front ends of the engaging openings 90a, 90b, so that the computer 1 is attached to the connector mounting surface 363.
Press in the direction away from. By this pressing, the computer 1 is pushed out from the mounting surface 325, and the connection between the expansion connectors 63 and 365 is released. Operating lever 40
In the process of rotating 1 to the release position, the operation lever 40
When the hand is released from 1, the slide plate 371 and the claw fittings 385a, 385b are pulled by the toggle spring 380 in the direction of releasing the engagement between the engagement claws 390a, 390b and the engagement openings 90a, 90b. The computer 1 may be pushed out of the mounting surface 325 all at once.

However, in the above structure, the biasing force of the toggle spring 380 is the same as that of the expansion connectors 63 and 365.
Since the fitting force is set to be smaller than the fitting force with the, the fitting force overcomes the force for pushing out the computer 1.
Therefore, the rotation of the operation lever 401 is once stopped before returning to the release position, and the computer 1 and the external unit 300 are not connected to each other by the expansion connector 6.
It is kept connected by 3, 365.

Therefore, the connections of the expansion connectors 63 and 365 are released all at once, and the computer 1 is placed on the mounting surface 32.
There is no such thing as dropping from 5, and this computer 1
It is possible to prevent the adverse effect on.

According to such an external unit 300,
Since the engaging claws 390a and 390b for pulling the computer 1 into the connector installation surface 363 are caught on the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1 and hold the bottom surface 4a on the mounting surface 325, the external unit 300 is connected to the computer 1. Even if the front end of the computer 1 is lifted during use of the computer 1, the computer 1 does not float up from the mounting surface 325, and the computer 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 325.
You can press it firmly on top.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the expansion connectors 63 and 365 from being damaged without forcibly bending or twisting the connecting portions of the expansion connectors 63 and 365. At the same time, the expansion connectors 63 and 365 will not be accidentally disconnected, so that important data will not be erased and the computer 1 will not malfunction, improving the reliability of the connection between the computer 1 and the external unit 300. There are advantages.

Moreover, the mounting surface 32 of the external unit 300
Since 5 is large enough to mount the rear part of the computer 1, the engaging claws 390a and 390b are caught on the bottom surface 4a of the computer 1 at a position close to the connecting portion of the expansion connectors 63 and 365. . Therefore, even when the front portion of the computer 1 is lifted, the rear surface 4c of the computer 1 and the connector installation surface 3 of the external unit 300
The parallelism with 63 is maintained, and the expansion connectors 63, 365
Bending and twisting are less likely to be applied due to the connecting portion, and the expansion connectors 63 and 365 are effectively prevented from being damaged.

Further, the engaging claws 390a, 390b, in a state of being engaged with the engaging openings 90a, 90b of the computer 1, come into contact with the ground terminal piece 91 exposed in the engaging openings 90a, 90b. Therefore, the computer 1 and the engaging claws 390a and 390b are maintained in a conductive state. Since the engaging claws 390a and 390b are in contact with the first shield plate 319 in the base 301 through the metal frame 341, the grounding terminal piece 91 is not connected to the engaging claws 90a and 90b. Can be used to ground to the external unit 300 side.

Therefore, when the computer 1 is connected to the external unit 300 and used, the computer 1
No need for special leads or connectors for grounding the.

Further, the mounting surface 32 of the external unit 300
Since 5 is inclined downward as it goes from the connector installation surface 363 to the operator's hand side, when the computer 1 is connected to the external unit 300, the computer 1
Is tilted up to a posture in which the operator's hand side is lowered. Therefore, the operability of the keyboard device 165 is improved and the usability is improved.

At the same time, since the computer 1 is provided with the FDD connector 43 on the right side surface 4e thereof, even when the external unit 300 is connected to the computer 1, the FDD connector 43 can be used alone. Then, the external unit 300 also has a dedicated FDD connector 3
12 are provided, each of the FDD connectors 43, 3
An external floppy disk drive can be connected to 00. Therefore, two external floppy disk drive devices can be connected to the computer 1, and it is not necessary to replace the floppy disks when exchanging data, which improves usability.

According to the above arrangement, the computer 1
When a plurality of peripheral devices such as an external keyboard and a printer are connected to the computer and the peripheral devices are disconnected from the computer 1, the operation lever 4 is operated as described above.
01 to the release position to open the expansion connectors 63 and 365
Just disconnect from. For this reason, it is not necessary to release the connection between each of the plurality of peripheral devices and the computer 1, so that this work can be performed quickly in a short time, and portability is important as in the portable computer 1. It will be convenient for what is done.

In addition, when the operation lever 401 of the external unit 300 is rotated to the connecting position, the toggle links 402a and 402b are swung in a posture substantially parallel to the slide plate 371, and the toggle links 402a and 402a are moved. 40
The connection point between 2b and the operation lever 401 and the connection point between the toggle links 402a and 402b and the slide plate 371 are located on a straight line along the front-rear direction. Therefore, unless the operating lever 401 is operated, the engaging claws 390a, 390
b cannot be slid back and forth, and even when the computer 1 is connected to the external unit 300 and the computer 1 is pulled to the front side, the connection between the expansion connectors 63 and 365 cannot be released.

Therefore, when the connection between the computer 1 and the external unit 300 is released, the operation lever 401
A conscious operation, such as turning the connection position from the connection position to the release position, is always required, and troubles associated with careless disconnection can be prevented.

It should be noted that the computer 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but is shown in FIGS.
1 shows another embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that legs 243 and 244 for tilting up the computer 1 are provided with auxiliary legs 261 respectively. That is, leg 2
43 and 244 are provided on the surface facing the leg attachment portions 241 and 242, and are provided with a recess 262. The auxiliary leg 261 is arranged in the recess 262, and one end of the auxiliary leg 261 is rotatably supported by a pivot 263.

Therefore, the auxiliary leg 261 is stored in the recess 262 and overlaps the legs 243 and 244, and when the legs 243 and 244 are pulled out to the use position, the auxiliary leg 261 is located behind the legs 243 and 244. It can be rotated over a projecting position projecting to the.

In the computer 1 having such a configuration, for example, from the battery housing portion 13 to the battery pack 10
When the 0 is removed, the display unit 14
When 1 is rotated to the second position or the third position, the weight balance between the front and rear of the computer 1 may be lost, and the computer 1 may fall backward.

However, the computer 1 having the above configuration is
Auxiliary leg 2 protruding further rearward than the legs 243 and 244
Since the auxiliary leg 261 is rotated toward the protruding position, the auxiliary leg 261 can prevent the computer 1 from falling rearward. Therefore, even if the battery housing 13 is empty or the display unit 141 is heavy, the computer 1
Can maintain a stable posture.

Further, although the external unit of the above embodiment is made to function as an attachment for connecting peripheral equipment to the computer, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the floppy disk drive or the CD-ROM may be housed in the base of the external unit, and the external unit itself may be used as a computer expansion device.

[0334]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the engaging claw is hooked on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body and presses the bottom surface onto the mounting surface, the external unit is connected to the processing apparatus main body. Even if you lift the main body of the processing device while
The bottom surface does not float above the mounting surface, and the processing device body can be firmly fixed onto the mounting surface. For this reason, it is possible to prevent excessive bending and twisting from being applied to the connection portion of the first and second connectors, and to prevent damage to the connector,
The reliability of the connection is improved without accidentally disconnecting these connectors. Moreover, when the processing apparatus main body is placed on the placement surface, the engaging claws do not interfere with the operation, and the connecting operation between the processing apparatus main body and the external unit can be easily performed. According to the second aspect, when the processing device body is used alone, peripheral devices such as an external keyboard and a CRT display can be connected to the processing device body, and the function of the processing device body can be easily expanded. In addition, when disconnecting the peripheral device and the processing device main body in a state where the peripheral device is connected to the processing device main body, it is sufficient to simply separate the first connector and the second connector. . In other words, since it is not necessary to individually release the connection between a plurality of peripheral devices and the processing apparatus main body, it is possible to expand the functions of the portable processing apparatus main body where portability is particularly important, without requiring labor for the work. It will be convenient in some cases.

According to the third aspect, even when the external unit is connected to the main body of the processing apparatus, the other connector is not covered with the external unit, and other peripheral equipment can be connected to this connector for use.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the engaging claw pulls the processing apparatus main body toward the connector installation surface at two positions on the left and right sides of the second connector, so that the rear surface of the processing apparatus main body and the connector installation surface are connected. Parallelism is maintained. Therefore, the first connector is not connected to the second connector in a tilted state, the connectors can be reliably connected to each other, and unnecessary force is not applied to the connection portion of the connector.

According to the fifth aspect, the engaging claws are surely caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, and the reliability when pulling the processing apparatus main body to the connector installation surface is improved.

According to the sixth aspect, since the processing apparatus main body is grounded through the external unit at the same time when the processing apparatus main body and the external unit are connected, a dedicated lead wire or connector for grounding is unnecessary, and the structure is improved. It can be simplified.

According to the seventh aspect, since the engaging claw is caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body at a position close to the first connector, the processing apparatus main body is brought close to the connecting portion of the first and second connectors. It can be pressed down on the mounting surface in position.

According to claims 8 and 9, the input means comprises:
Since the operator is tilted in such a posture that the hand side is lowered, the operability when inputting information is improved.

According to the tenth aspect, when the processing apparatus main body is used alone, if the legs are projected downward, the processing apparatus main body can be inclined such that the hand side of the input means is lowered. , The input operability is improved. And
Even if the processor body is placed on the placement surface of the external unit with the legs protruding downward, the legs will be located on both the left and right sides outside the placement surface, and the legs will be placed. An external unit can be connected to the main body of the processing apparatus without interfering with the surface and even with the legs protruding.

According to the eleventh aspect, even if the processing apparatus main body is placed on the mounting surface of the external unit with the legs protruding downward, the tips of the legs are not attached to the external unit or the processing apparatus main body. The processing device body does not reach the surface on which it is placed and does not float up from the mounting surface. Therefore, the first and second
It is not necessary to apply an unreasonable force to the connector connecting portion or the engaging portion between the engaging claw and the processing apparatus main body.

According to the twelfth aspect, the external unit can be assembled only by covering the lower case with the upper case. Further, by removing the upper case, the engaging claws and the operation mechanism for moving the engaging claws can be exposed, and maintenance and inspection of the movable portion of the external unit can be easily performed.

According to the thirteenth aspect, when the processing apparatus main body is mounted on the mounting surface, the engagement claw and the engagement opening can be easily and reliably aligned. Moreover, since the guide member can freely slide on the mounting surface,
When the processing device body is pulled toward the connector installation surface via the engaging claws, it slides following the movement of the processing device body, which hinders movement of the processing device body on the mounting surface. Absent.

According to the fourteenth aspect, by roughly contacting the rear surface of the main body of the processing device with the second engaging surface, it is possible to roughly align the guide member and the main body of the processing device. It becomes easy to engage the bottom surface of the processor with the guide member, and the processing apparatus main body can be quickly positioned at a fixed position on the mounting surface.

According to the fifteenth aspect, since the engaging projection of the guide member fits on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, it is possible to surely prevent the guide member and the processing apparatus main body from being displaced, and to engage with the processing apparatus main body. The positioning accuracy with the nail can be improved.

According to the sixteenth aspect, the guide member and the processing apparatus main body can be aligned with each other by using the insertion holes of the screws for fixing the bottom case and the top cover.
For this reason, it is not necessary to form a dedicated hole into which the engaging projection is fitted on the processing apparatus main body side, and the structure of the processing apparatus main body can be simplified.

According to the seventeenth aspect, even after the processing apparatus main body is connected to the external unit and then the processing apparatus main body is pulled in the direction away from the connector installation surface, the engaging claw is held at the second position. The processing device main body can be held in place on the mounting surface. Therefore, when disconnecting the processing apparatus main body and the external unit, a conscious operation such as rotating the operation lever is always required, and inadvertent disconnection can be prevented.

According to the eighteenth aspect, when the engaging claw is returned to the first position via the operating lever, the hand is released from the operating lever before the engaging claw returns to the first position. However, the fitting force of the connector overcomes the biasing force of the toggle spring that tries to return the engaging claw to the first position, and the movements of the operation lever and the engaging claw are temporarily stopped. Therefore, the first and second connectors do not come off at once, and it is possible to prevent the processing apparatus main body from falling off the mounting surface and the damage accidents that may occur.

According to the nineteenth aspect, in the state where the main body of the processing apparatus and the external unit are connected, the operation lever does not need to largely project above the external unit, and the appearance is good.

According to the twentieth and twenty-first aspects, when the information processing apparatus is used with the battery pack removed from the housing, such as when the information processing apparatus is connected to a commercial power source, the support legs can be projected downward. , The supporting leg can support the empty battery storage portion. Therefore, the posture of the housing is stable, and the housing is not tilted or rattling even if the input means on the upper surface of the housing is operated, and the input operability is improved.

According to the twenty-second aspect, since it is possible to place the hand on the hand placing portion on the upper surface of the housing when performing the input operation, it is not necessary to perform the input operation in an unnatural posture with the wrist raised. The operability is good. Moreover, since the battery accommodating portion is supported by the supporting legs, the housing does not tilt even if the hand is placed on the hand placing portion when the battery accommodating portion is empty.

According to the twenty-third aspect, even when the hand is placed on the hand placing portion on the upper surface of the housing when the battery accommodating portion is empty,
It is possible to prevent the deformation of the hand placing portion.

According to the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth aspects, if the functions of the respective operation buttons are recognized, the command cancellation and execution operations can be performed by blind touch while looking at the display unit, and the operability is improved. .

According to the twenty-sixth aspect, it is possible to easily confirm the position of the operation button with a fingertip without looking at the hand placing portion or the keyboard device, which is more convenient when performing an input operation by blind touch.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, the battery accommodating portion is continuously opened to the front surface, the bottom surface and the side surface of the housing, and the outer surface of the battery pack inserted into the housing covers a part of the three surfaces of the housing. Since each of them is configured, it is possible to reduce the space occupied by the battery housing portion in the housing, and to make the housing compact accordingly.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect, when the support leg is stored, the support leg does not need to largely project to the inside of the housing. Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a space for housing the support leg inside the housing. Without this, it is possible to make this housing thinner.

According to Claim 29, the battery pack comprises:
Since it is engaged with the battery accommodating portion at a plurality of locations along the insertion direction, it is firmly held in the battery accommodating portion, and it is possible to prevent the battery accommodating portion from falling off and rattling. Further, since the weight of the battery pack is distributed to the plurality of engaging portions, the load burden on each engaging portion is reduced and the engaging portions can be downsized.

According to the thirtieth aspect, before the engagement between the battery pack and the battery accommodating portion is released, the stopper catches on the battery pack and prevents further sliding of the battery pack, so that the battery pack pops out. Also, it is possible to prevent the battery pack from falling off.

According to the thirty-first aspect, if various springs having different set loads are prepared and the spring is appropriately selected, the catch strength of the stopper body with respect to the battery pack can be changed. Therefore, as compared with the case where the stopper is integrally formed with the battery housing portion, the catching strength corresponding to the weight of the battery pack can be easily obtained. That is, when the stopper is integrally molded with the battery housing, the mold structure for molding the housing must be changed every time the catching strength is changed, but according to the above configuration, only the spring is changed. You can do it just by doing. In addition, when the spring is sagged or the like and the hooking strength is lowered, only the spring needs to be replaced, and the stopper function of the battery pack can be favorably maintained for a long period of time.

According to the thirty-second aspect of the invention, since the auxiliary leg extends further rearward than the tilt-up leg, the auxiliary leg can prevent the housing from falling rearward, and the battery can be prevented from falling. The housing can be kept in a stable posture even when the housing is empty.

According to the thirty-third aspect, the connector cover is
Since it is sandwiched between the bottom surface of the housing and the extension portion of the connector panel, rattling of the connector cover can be prevented. Further, when the connector cover is pulled out from the cover accommodating portion, the connector cover is pulled out using the bottom surface and the extension portion as guides, so that the connector cover can be pulled out smoothly without being tilted or caught. Moreover, since the extension portion is integrated with the connector panel, a dedicated guide member is unnecessary,
The number of parts can be reduced.

According to the thirty-fourth aspect, since the connector cover is slidably guided at both ends thereof when the connector cover is taken in and out of the cover accommodating portion, the connector cover is prevented from tilting and the sliding operation is smoothly performed. You can do it.

According to the thirty-fifth aspect, the position of the connector cover in the cover accommodating portion is determined, and it is possible to prevent the connector cover from entering deep inside the housing.

According to the thirty-sixth aspect, it is possible to prevent the connector cover from falling off the housing, and the connector cover is rotated in a state of supporting both ends with the contact portion between the shaft portion and the receiving portion as the guide surface. Therefore, the rotation of the connector cover is also smooth, and the opening / closing operation of the connector cover can be smoothly performed.

According to the thirty-seventh aspect, the position of the keyboard device with respect to the housing is accurately determined, and only one edge of the keyboard device is screwed.
The number of screwed points can be reduced, which contributes to the improvement of assembly workability. Moreover, the first shield plate on the back surface of the keyboard device is in close contact with the second shield plate at the opening edge of the keyboard mounting opening without any gap, and the first and second shield plates are electrically connected to each other above the circuit board. Can be covered with.
Therefore, the noise generated during the operation of the circuit component can be contained in the housing, and the communication failure due to the leakage of the high frequency noise can be prevented.

According to the thirty-eighth aspect, when the keyboard device is screwed to the housing, the first shield plate of the keyboard device is electrically connected to the wiring pattern on the circuit board through the conductive nut, and the keyboard device is connected to the keyboard device. The circuit board is electrically connected. Therefore, the keyboard device can be grounded through the circuit board, and a dedicated lead wire or connector for grounding is unnecessary.

According to the thirty-ninth aspect, the screwed portion of the keyboard device can be hidden from the outside, and the appearance of the housing can be kept good.

According to claim 40, a special holding member for holding the cable around the keyboard mounting opening and its mounting structure are unnecessary, and the structure of the housing can be simplified accordingly.

According to the forty-first aspect, since the display parts of the adjacent icons are partitioned from each other by the partition wall, the light from the adjacent light emitting diodes is not mixed into the single display part, and the display parts are not mixed. The visibility of is good. In addition, since it is possible to arrange multiple display units on the housing by simply mounting the board in the display opening of the housing, the assembly work can be performed more than when mounting the multiple display units individually on the housing. The property becomes good.

According to the forty-second aspect, of the light emitted from the light emitting diode, the light emitted in a direction other than the display section is reflected on the reinforcing section and travels to the display section. The amount of light can be increased. For this reason,
The brightness of the display section is improved, and the visibility of this display section is improved.

According to the forty-third and forty-fourth aspects, when the display unit is rotated to the closed position, the power switch is turned off, so that it is possible to reliably prevent forgetting to turn off the power. Moreover, since the wiring to the power switch can be integrally printed on the diode substrate, no special cable or connector connected to the power switch is required, and the wiring inside the housing can be simplified.

According to the forty-fifth aspect, the third circuit board for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board is biased toward the end of the housing, and the third circuit board does not need to be largely projected to the inside of the housing. . Moreover, since the wirings connected to the first and second circuit boards are routed along the upright surface, the wirings do not project inside the housing, and a large mounting space is provided inside the housing. Can be secured. Also, since the wiring is connected to the connector from above the housing, the wiring connection work can be performed consistently from above the housing, and the wiring connection work within the housing can be easily performed. it can.

According to the forty-sixth aspect, the relay connectors for connecting the first and second circuit boards and the third circuit board are biased toward the end of the housing and do not largely project inside the housing. Therefore, it is advantageous to secure a mounting space in the housing, and various parts including circuit parts can be arranged without difficulty.

According to the forty-seventh aspect, maintenance and inspection of the circuit components and the first and second circuit boards can be performed without disassembling the housing, and wiring can be attached and detached to maintain good maintainability. You can

According to the forty-eighth aspect, since it is not necessary for the third circuit board to enter the space between the keyboard device and the first and second circuit boards, this space is utilized as a mounting space for circuit components. be able to. For this reason, the mounting space inside the housing is expanded, and a large number of circuit components can be reasonably arranged inside the housing of a limited size.

According to the forty-ninth aspect, since it is not necessary to provide the connector cover with a claw that releasably engages with the housing, when the connector cover is repeatedly opened and closed, the claw is damaged and the connector cover is closed. It is possible to solve the conventional inconvenience that it can no longer be held. In addition, since the connector cover is automatically rotated toward the closed position by the spring, it is not necessary to push the connector cover completely to the closed position, and the damage to the claws can be eliminated. Operability when closing is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a keyboard device is removed from a base unit.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the computer in which a mounting portion of the keyboard device is sectioned.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the computer showing a state in which the keyboard device is incorporated in a housing.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the computer showing a state in which the battery pack is removed from the battery accommodating portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a battery accommodating portion and a battery pack accommodated therein.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which first to third circuit boards and a hard disk drive are incorporated in the bottom case.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between first to third circuit boards.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which first to third circuit boards are incorporated in a bottom case.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a battery housing portion.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a connecting portion of the bottom case, the top cover, and the keyboard device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the right end portion of the computer.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a mounting portion of a first connector cover that opens and closes a connector outlet.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the computer showing a state in which a second connector cover is opened.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the computer showing a state in which the second connector cover is inserted into the cover accommodating portion.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the computer showing a state in which a second connector cover is closed.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the second connector cover is inserted in the cover accommodating portion.

FIG. 18A is a plan view of a mounting portion of a second connector cover. (B) is a perspective view of the attachment part of a connector cover to a bottom case.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which an RGB adapter is connected to a computer.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of an RGB adapter.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a stopper that prevents the battery pack from popping out.

FIG. 22A is a front view of the computer showing a partial cross-section of a state where the battery pack is completely attached to the battery accommodating portion. FIG. 2B is a front view of the computer, showing a partially cross-sectional view of the unlocked state of the battery pack.

FIG. 23 is a front view of the computer showing, in a partial cross-section, a state in which the battery pack is pulled out from the battery storage portion.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a state in which the support leg is rotated to a use position.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a state in which the support leg is rotated to the storage position.

FIG. 26 is a plan view of the second half of the top cover as viewed from the inside of the housing.

27 is a side view of the computer showing a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 26. FIG.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the computer with the cover removed from the base unit.

FIG. 29 is an enlarged perspective view showing an area around an operation button on the hand placing portion.

FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view around an operation button.

FIG. 31 is an enlarged perspective view showing an area around the icon of the top cover.

FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment portion of the icon.

FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a diode substrate.

FIG. 34 is a sectional view showing a state in which a power switch is turned on.

FIG. 35 is a sectional view showing a state in which a power switch is turned off.

FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing a state in which an external unit is connected to the computer.

FIG. 37 is a side view showing a state in which an external unit is connected to the computer.

FIG. 38 is a perspective view of an external unit.

FIG. 39 is an exploded perspective view of the external unit.

FIG. 40 is a sectional view of an external unit.

FIG. 41 is a rear view of the external unit.

42 is a perspective view of the external unit with the upper case removed. FIG.

FIG. 43 is a perspective view of a connector unit.

FIG. 44 is a perspective view of the connector unit in a state where the operation lever is rotated to the connecting position.

FIG. 45 is a perspective view of the connector unit with the operation lever rotated to the release position.

FIG. 46 is a cross-sectional view of the connector unit in a state where the operation lever is rotated to the release position.

FIG. 47 is a side view showing, in a partial cross section, a state in which the engagement claw is caught by the computer.

FIG. 48 is a side view of the external unit showing the mounting portion of the guide member in cross section.

FIG. 49 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the guide member is caught by the computer.

FIG. 50 is a side view of a computer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 51 is a rear view of the attachment portion of the auxiliary leg.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Processing device main body (base unit) 3 ... Housing 4a ... Bottom surface 4b ... Front surface 4c ... Rear surface 4d, 4e ... Side surface 7 ... Keyboard mounting opening 8a ... Second engaging portion (cutout) 10a ... Second mounting Part (mounting recess) 13 ... Battery accommodating portion 13a ... Standing surface 24 ... First circuit board 25 ... Second circuit board 26 ... Third circuit board 30 ... Circuit component 43 ... FDD connector 47 ... Connector outlet (first 1 connector outlet) 50 ... first connector cover 55 ... return spring 61, 62 ... connector (connection port, parallel port) 63 ... first connector (expansion connector) 64 ... connector panel 68 ... connector outlet (first 2 connector outlet port) 69 ... second connector cover 70 ... extension part 71 ... cover accommodating part 100 ... battery pack 125 ... support leg 155 ... rear Part shield plate 165 ... Input means (keyboard device) 170 ... Shield plate 171 ... First engaging part (engaging piece) 172 ... First attaching part (attaching piece) 202, 207 ... Wiring (cable) 203, 208 ... Connector 215 ... Icon 216 ... Icon board 217 ... Display section 221 ... Partition wall 224 ... Diode board 227 ... Light emitting diode 218 ... Opening section 300 ... External unit 325 ... Mounting surface 363 ... Connector installation surface 365 ... Second connector ( Expansion connector) 390a, 390b ... Engaging claw 400 ... Operating mechanism

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Internal reference number FI Technical display location G06F 3/02 310 A G06F 1/00 312 L 312 U 320 E 331 A (72) Inventor Shigeru Sekine 2-9 Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Incorporated Toshiba Ome Plant (72) Inventor Kenichi Ishikawa 2-9-Suehiro-cho, Ome, Tokyo Ome Plant (72) Inventor Kazuya Shibasaki Tokyo 2-9 Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Incorporated Toshiba Ome Plant (72) Inventor Hiroshi Nakamura 2-9, Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Incorporated Toshiba Ome Plant (72) Inventor Yuki Ito Ome, Tokyo 2-9 Suehiro-cho, Ichi, Japan Toshiba Ome Plant (72) Inventor Tadashi Shimodaira 2-9 Suehiro-cho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corp. Ome Factory

Claims (49)

[Claims] 1. A processing apparatus main body having a bottom surface and a rear surface continuous with the bottom surface, the first connector being arranged on the rear surface, and a mounting surface on which the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body is removably mounted. An external unit having a connector installation surface facing the rear surface of the processing apparatus main body, and having a second connector detachably connected to the first connector on the connector installation surface; The first position, which is disposed on the mounting surface and is retracted from the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body by being immersed in the external unit, is caught on the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, and more than the first position. An engaging claw movable between a second position approaching the connector installation surface and a switching operation of the engaging claw to the first position and the second position, and Second place And an operating mechanism for connecting the first connector to the second connector by pulling the processing apparatus main body toward the connector installation surface via the engaging claws when operated. An electronic device system characterized by the above. 2. The external unit according to claim 1, wherein the external unit has a plurality of connectors and ports for connecting peripheral devices for expanding the function of the processing apparatus main body, and these connectors and ports are the first and second connectors. An electronic device system, which is electrically connected to the second connector. 3. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the processing device main body has a side surface connected to a rear surface, and another connector for function expansion is arranged on the side surface. 4. The pair of left and right engaging claws according to claim 1, wherein the engaging claws are arranged on both left and right sides of the second connector. And electronic equipment system. 5. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the processing device main body has an engagement opening on the bottom surface thereof into which the engagement claw is inserted. 6. The processing apparatus main body according to claim 5, wherein the processing device main body has a grounding terminal piece exposed in the engagement opening, and the engagement claw has conductivity. The electronic device system, wherein the engaging claw is electrically contacted with the terminal piece when entering the engaging opening. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mounting surface has a size such that the rear half of the processing device body is mounted.
In a state in which the processing apparatus main body is placed on the mounting surface, the front half of the processing apparatus main body is projected from the mounting surface toward the operator's hand side. system. 8. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the processing device main body has an upper surface that is substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and the information input means is disposed on the upper surface. 9. The electronic device system according to claim 8, wherein the mounting surface is inclined downward as it goes from the connector mounting surface to the operator's hand side. 10. The processing apparatus main body according to claim 8, wherein the processing apparatus main body has left and right side surfaces continuous with the upper surface and the bottom surface, and the rear end portions of the side surfaces project downward from the bottom surface to perform the processing. It has a pair of left and right legs for tilting up the apparatus body in a posture in which the operator's hand side is lowered, and the mounting surface of the external unit is opened toward the left and right sides of the external unit. The left-right width is formed to be narrower than the arrangement interval of the legs described above. 11. The height dimension from the bottom surface to the mounting surface of the external unit is set to be larger than the projection dimension of the legs with respect to the bottom surface of the processing apparatus body. Electronic equipment system. 12. The external unit according to claim 1, wherein the external unit includes a base that accommodates the operation mechanism, the base including a lower case that supports the operation mechanism, the engaging claw, and the second connector, and the lower case. An electronic device system, characterized in that the electronic device system is divided into an upper case covered with the upper case, and the mounting surface is formed on the upper case. 13. The external unit according to claim 5, wherein the external unit is detachably engaged with the bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body at both left and right ends of the mounting surface, and the positioning of the mounting surface and the engagement port is performed. Forming a guide member that extends from the first guide position located on the mounting surface to the second guide position closer to the connector installation surface than the first guide position. An electronic device system, wherein the electronic device system is slidably attached to the external unit and is constantly urged toward a first guide position via a spring. 14. The guide member according to claim 13, wherein the guide member has a first engaging surface for receiving a bottom surface of the processing apparatus main body, and a second engaging surface for receiving a rear surface of the processing apparatus main body. An electronic equipment system, comprising: an engaging projection that is detachably engaged with a bottom surface of a processing apparatus main body, on the first engaging surface. 15. The electronic device system according to claim 14, wherein the processing device main body has an opening in the bottom surface thereof, into which the engaging projection is removably fitted. 16. The processing apparatus main body according to claim 15, wherein the processing device main body is divided into a bottom case having the bottom surface and a top cover covering the bottom case, and the bottom case and the top cover are provided with a plurality of screws. While being connected to each other via,
An electronic equipment system, wherein a plurality of insertion holes for inserting the screws are opened, and the opening ends of the insertion holes to the bottom surface also serve as the openings. 17. The operation mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the operation mechanism includes a slide plate that slides the engagement claw in a direction in which the engagement claw moves toward and away from a connector installation surface, and a pivot plate that is vertically rotatable with respect to the external unit. Through the slide plate, a supported operation lever, a toggle link that is rotatably connected to the operation lever and the slide plate, and a toggle link that converts the rotation of the operation lever into a linear motion and transmits it to the slide plate. A toggle spring for urging the engaging claw toward the first position, wherein the toggle link resists the urging force of the toggle spring when the engaging claw is moved to the second position. Is rotated in a posture substantially parallel to the slide plate, and the connecting portion between the toggle link and the slide plate and the connecting portion between the toggle link and the operating lever are positioned on a straight line along the moving direction of the slide plate. An electronic device system characterized by being installed. 18. The electronic device system according to claim 17, wherein the biasing force of the toggle spring is set to be smaller than the fitting force between the first connector and the second connector. 19. The operation lever according to claim 17, wherein the operation lever is provided between a release position for moving the engagement claw to a first position and a connection position for moving the engagement claw to a second position. The electronic device system, wherein the operating lever has an outer surface that is flush with the upper surface of the external unit when rotated to the connecting position. 20. A top surface and a bottom surface facing each other,
A casing having a peripheral surface connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface and having a battery accommodating portion that is continuously opened to the bottom surface and the peripheral surface; an information input unit arranged on the upper surface of the housing; A battery pack detachably attached to the battery housing of the body and having an outer surface continuous with the bottom surface, and arranged in the battery housing, and projecting downward when the battery pack is removed from the battery housing. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a support leg whose protruding end is located on the same plane as the bottom surface of the housing. 21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the housing has a power connector connectable to a commercial power source. 22. The upper surface of the housing according to claim 20, wherein the upper surface of the housing has a front half and a rear half, the battery accommodating portion is located below the front half, and the rear half is provided with the battery. An information processing apparatus, wherein input means is arranged, and a front half portion of the upper surface serves as a hand rest portion when an information input operation is performed through the input means. 23. The information processing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the housing is provided with a reinforcing metal member that reinforces an opening end portion of the battery accommodating portion toward the housing side. 24. The information processing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the input means is a keyboard device having a large number of keys. 25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the housing is provided with a display unit for displaying information input through the keyboard device on a rear half of an upper surface thereof, the display unit including the keyboard device and the display unit. The hand placement unit is rotatably connected to the housing between a first position that covers the hand placement unit from above and a second position that stands upright behind the input device. It has a pair of operation buttons for canceling and executing commands displayed on the display unit.These operation buttons are arranged side by side, and one operation button located near the operator is An information processing device, which is arranged at a position lower than an operation button. 26. The first finger placing portion, which is recessed from the upper surface of the hand placing portion by one step, is formed around the one operating button according to claim 25, and the other operating button and the keyboard. An information processing device, characterized in that a second finger rest portion projecting above the upper surface of the hand rest portion is formed between the device and the device. 27. The battery pack according to claim 20, wherein the battery pack is fitted in the battery housing portion and then mounted in the battery housing portion by sliding in a direction parallel to the bottom surface. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a front surface and a side surface of the housing, the outer surfaces being flush and continuous with each other when mounted on the housing. 28. The battery compartment according to claim 22, wherein the battery housing portion has a ceiling surface that is substantially parallel to an upper surface of the housing, and the support leg is arranged on the ceiling surface, and the support leg is An information processing apparatus, which is rotatably supported by the ceiling surface between a storage position that is flush with the ceiling surface and a use position that projects downward from the ceiling surface. . 29. The battery pack according to claim 27, wherein the battery pack has first engaging portions at a plurality of positions spaced in the sliding direction, and the battery housing portion includes the battery pack. The first when sliding
A second engaging portion to which the engaging portion of is detachably engaged,
An information processing apparatus comprising: a lock unit that maintains an engaged state between the first engagement unit and the second engagement unit. 30. The battery pack according to claim 29, wherein the battery pack has a plurality of terminals at a tip thereof along a sliding direction, and the battery housing portion has a plurality of contacts elastically contacting the terminals. And the battery accommodating portion has the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion when the lock of the battery pack by the locking means is released.
An information processing device, comprising: a stopper that catches on the battery pack before being disengaged from the engaging part of the. 31. The stopper according to claim 30, wherein the stopper is rotatably attached to the housing between a first position where the stopper is caught by the battery pack and a second position where the stopper is detached from the battery pack. An information processing apparatus comprising: a stopper body that is pivotally supported; and a spring that urges the stopper body to rotate toward a first position. 32. The posture according to claim 25, wherein the housing is protruded at a rear end portion of a side surface thereof so as to be able to be projected and retracted below the bottom surface, so that the housing becomes lower on the operator's hand side. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a leg that is tilted up to a lower part, and the leg further includes an auxiliary leg that is protruded toward the rear of the housing rather than the leg. 33. A housing having a bottom surface and a peripheral surface continuous with the bottom surface, the connector outlet being opened in the peripheral surface, and a circuit board housed in the housing in substantially parallel to the bottom surface. A connector panel attached to the rear end of the circuit board and having a connector facing the connector outlet, a closed position that closes the connector outlet and is flush with the peripheral surface of the housing, and the closed position Mounted on the housing so that it can be moved between the bottom surface of the housing and the circuit board to open the connector lead-out port after being rotated from the outside toward the outside of the housing. An information processing apparatus comprising: a connector cover, and an extended portion integrally formed at a lower end portion of the connector panel so as to extend into a lower side of the circuit board. Between the bottom of the housing A cover accommodating portion for accommodating the connector cover is formed, and the extension portion cooperates with the bottom surface of the housing to sandwich the connector cover when the connector cover is accommodated in the cover accommodating portion. An information processing device characterized by being complicated. 34. The structure according to claim 33, wherein the bottom surface of the housing has a pair of side walls located on both sides of the cover accommodating portion, and a guide extending in parallel to the bottom surface of the housing at a lower end portion of the side walls. Along with forming the groove, a shaft portion slidably fitted in the guide groove is projectingly provided at both ends of the connector cover, and by fitting the guide groove and the shaft portion,
An information processing apparatus, wherein the connector cover is supported by the housing so as to be slidable in and out of a cover housing portion. 35. The stopper according to claim 34, wherein when the connector cover is slid toward the inside of the cover accommodating portion, the side wall comes into contact with a shaft portion of the side wall to restrict sliding of the connector cover into the cover accommodating portion. An information processing device comprising a unit. 36. The guide groove according to claim 34, wherein the guide groove has a receiving portion for receiving the shaft portion at an end facing the connector outlet, and a contact portion between the receiving portion and the shaft portion is a fulcrum. An information processing apparatus, wherein the connector cover is rotatably supported by the housing. 37. A casing having an upper surface with a keyboard mounting opening opened, a circuit board that is housed in the casing facing the keyboard mounting opening, and has a large number of circuit components mounted thereon, and the keyboard. A keyboard device which is mounted on the mounting opening from above and covers the circuit board, and which has a conductive first shield plate on the back surface facing the circuit board, and a keyboard device mounted on the periphery of the opening of the keyboard mounting opening. A second shield plate that is in contact with the shield plate of the keyboard device and is electrically connected to the ground wiring pattern of the circuit board. The keyboard device includes a pair of front and rear edge portions facing each other. And a plurality of first engaging portions provided on one edge portion thereof, and a plurality of first mounting portions provided on the other edge portion thereof. , The opening edge portion of the keyboard mounting opening, first the first engaging portion is engaged removably engaged 2
And a second mounting portion in which the first mounting portion is superposed from above, and the keyboard device is oblique with respect to the keyboard mounting opening with the first engaging portion at the top. After being inserted from above the housing in a posture, the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion, and then the first attaching portion is overlapped with the second attaching portion and screwed. The information processing apparatus is fixed to the housing by the. 38. The description of claim 37, wherein the first shield plate of the keyboard device has a tongue piece integrally extended to the back surface of the first mounting portion, and the second shield plate. The information processing device, wherein the mounting portion has a conductive nut that is electrically connected to the ground wiring pattern of the circuit board and into which the screw is screwed, and the tongue is in contact with the nut. . 39. The cover according to claim 37, wherein a cover is detachably attached to the housing to detachably fix the screwed portions of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion from above. An information processing device, which is flush with the upper surface of the device. 40. The housing according to claim 37, further comprising a display unit located behind the keyboard device for displaying information input from the keyboard device. The cable that spans between the housing is
A cable guide that holds the cable is integrally formed on the second shield plate that is routed along the opening peripheral edge of the keyboard mounting opening and that is located at the opening peripheral edge of the keyboard mounting opening. An information processing device characterized by: 41. A housing having a display opening on the upper surface, and a translucent substrate mounted on the display opening and having a plurality of display units for displaying operating states and contents of functions in a pattern. An icon; and a diode substrate that is housed in the casing facing the icon and has a plurality of light emitting diodes in a portion facing the display unit. An information processing device, characterized in that a partition wall interposed between a plurality of display parts is integrally formed. 42. The diode substrate according to claim 41, wherein the diode substrate has a reinforcing portion around a light emitting diode,
The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the reinforcing portion has light reflectivity and faces the display portion of the icon. 43. The structure according to claim 41, wherein the housing comprises an input means for inputting information on an upper surface thereof and a display unit for displaying information input through the inputting means, the display unit including the input means. The device is rotatably connected to the housing between a closed position that covers the device from above and an open position that stands upright behind the input device, and the housing closes the display unit. An information processing apparatus comprising: a power switch that is turned off by contact with the display unit when the power switch is turned to a position, and the power switch is mounted on the diode substrate. 44. The information processing apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the diode substrate integrally has a mounting portion for the power switch. 45. A housing having a bottom surface and a standing surface continuous with the bottom surface; a first circuit board disposed in the housing substantially parallel to the bottom surface and having an edge portion adjacent to the standing surface; A second circuit board that is disposed substantially parallel to the bottom surface in the housing, has a portion thereof overlapping the first circuit board, and has an edge portion adjacent to the upright surface; and the upright surface in the housing. Is arranged in a vertical position along the edge of the first circuit board, and the first and second circuit boards are electrically connected to each other by straddling the edge portion of the first circuit board and the edge portion of the second circuit board. A third circuit board for relay to be connected electrically, a connector arranged on the upper surfaces of the first and second circuit boards adjacent to the upright surface, and routed along the upright surface, The wiring is connected to the connector from above. To the information processing apparatus. 46. The first aspect of claim 45.
The second circuit board has first and second relay connectors on its upper surface, and the third circuit board has third and fourth relay connectors connected to the first and second relay connectors. An information processing apparatus having a relay connector, wherein the first to fourth relay connectors are arranged adjacent to the upright surface. 47. The structure according to claim 45, wherein the housing has an upper surface that is parallel to the bottom surface, and a keyboard mounting opening for detachably mounting the keyboard device is formed on the upper surface, and When the keyboard device is removed from the keyboard mounting opening, the first and second circuit boards and the connecting portion between the connector and the wiring are exposed to the outside of the housing through the keyboard mounting opening. Information processing device. 48. The first aspect of claim 47,
And the connecting portion between the second circuit board and the third circuit board,
An information processing device, characterized in that the information processing device is located below an opening edge portion of the keyboard mounting opening. 49. A housing having a peripheral surface with an opened connector outlet, a connector for function expansion arranged inside the housing facing the connector outlet, and attached to the housing, A connector cover that opens and closes the connector outlet, and the connector cover is rotated toward the outside of the peripheral surface and a closed position where the connector outlet is closed and is flush with the peripheral surface. The connector cover is rotatably supported by the housing between an open position for opening the connector outlet and the connector cover when the connector cover is rotated toward the closed position. An information processing apparatus comprising: a spring that engages with the connector cover to forcibly rotate the connector cover in the closing direction and holds the connector cover at the closing position.