JPH07334265A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the third malicious person from performing access to data inside an HDD pack without any permission, for example, by preventing the other person from operating a display part and an operating part and operating the electronic equipment after lock concerning the electronic equipment provided with the display part installed at a main body so as to be freely opened/closed and a freely attachable and detachable external storage means. CONSTITUTION:Concerning the electronic equipment provided with an operation input means 1a placed on the upper surface part of a main booty 1, display means part 2a to be a lid body by being placed at a position facing to the operation input means in the closed state while being supported at the rear part so as to be freely turned, and housing part for housing and fixing an external storage device 5 attachable and detachable to the main body 1, this equipment is provided with locking means 3, 4 and 6 for simultaneously locking both the external storage device and the display means in the state of mounting and fixing the external storage device inside the housing part and closing the display means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a notebook personal computer or a word processor, for example, a theft for preventing the contents of a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as HDD) from being stolen by a malicious third party. The present invention relates to an electronic device having a prevention mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an operation input unit is integrally provided on an upper surface of a main body, and an external storage device which can be attached and detached inside the main body is provided. There is provided an indicator which is adjustable in angle with respect to the operation input portion in the closed state. This display is a lid that can cover the operation input unit, and is a device generally called a notebook computer or a notebook word processor.

Electronic devices such as notebook type personal computers and word processors have become smaller and lighter and have improved portability, and have become convenient, but this has the problem that a malicious third party can easily take them away. there were. Also, as a large-capacity external storage device for electronic devices such as laptop computers and word processors, HD
D is widely known.

As shown in FIG. 5, a case of this HDD is packaged so that a user can easily attach and detach it. For this attachment / detachment, an openable / closable lid is attached so as to be housed inside the main body of the electronic device. HDD packaged in this way
Since the pack 5 is easy to put on and take off and is easily stolen, the pack 5 is configured to be locked to prevent this.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are external perspective views showing a state in which the HDD pack is built in. To describe the mounting state based on these figures, a portion which will be the lower surface of the storage portion of the HDD pack 50 will be described. The lock member 70 is slidably attached by being guided by a portion (not shown). HDD pack 5
0 is mounted in the main body 1 and then covered with the HDD cover 60 and then fixed with the set screw 80 to be housed in the main body 1. In this state, the tip of the locking member 70 is configured to pass through the through hole 60a of the through hole formed in the HDD cover 60.

An operating knob 70b is integrally provided on the locking member 70. When the operating knob 70b is slid, the tip end of the locking member 70 protrudes from the HDD cover hole 60a to the outside so that it can be locked. Becomes FIG. 5 is an external view of the lockable state of the HDD cover hole 60a.
A lock hole 70a for locking is provided at the tip of the lock member 70 protruding from the lock member 70. By locking the lock hole 70a together with a chain fixed to a desk or the like, the HDD pack 5 and the electronic device are locked together. It prevents the device body from being stolen.

[0007]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since a third person can operate the electronic device by operating the display section and the operation section even after locking, the malicious third party can arbitrarily operate the HDD pack. I was able to see the data inside.
It was also possible to copy the data of the contents of the HDD to another external storage device such as the floppy disk drive 9 and carry it away.

Therefore, the electronic equipment of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a display portion which is openably and closably provided with respect to the main body, and which is detachable. In an electronic device provided with a storage means, preventing the electronic device body from being brought back after being locked,
Another object is to prevent others from operating the electronic device by operating the display unit and the operation unit, and to prevent malicious third parties from arbitrarily accessing the data in the HDD pack. Further, it is to prevent the data of the contents of the HDD from being copied and taken away to another external storage device such as a floppy disk drive.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the object, the electronic device of the present invention is rotatably supported at the operation input means disposed on the upper surface of the main body and at the rear portion of the operation input means, and faces the operation input means in the closed state. An electronic device comprising: a display unit that is disposed at a position and serves as a lid of an operation input unit; and a storage unit that stores and fixes an external storage device that is removable from a main body. By equipping and fixing the electronic device main body with the locking means for locking both in the closed state of the display means, it is possible to prevent the electronic device main body from being brought back and the external storage device cannot be taken out.
In addition, the display unit is locked in the closed state to prevent the theft of the main body and the external storage device, prevent a third party from arbitrarily operating the electronic device, and prevent the theft of the data in the external storage device.

Further, it is preferable that the locking means is externally operated to a first first position for opening the display means and a second position for simultaneous locking while allowing the external storage device to be taken out from the accommodating portion. And a hole formed integrally with the locking member at the second position.

Preferably, the keyboard input means disposed on the upper surface of the main body of the notebook personal computer and the keyboard input means are rotatably supported at the rear portion of the keyboard input means, and at a position facing the keyboard input means in the closed state. An electronic device including a liquid crystal display unit that is provided and serves as a lid of a keyboard input unit, and an accommodating unit that accommodates a hard disk device that is removable from a side surface inside a main body and covers and fixes the lid. In addition, the hard disk device is prevented from being stolen, and the third party can prevent the hard disk device from being stolen by providing locking means for locking and locking the hard disk device in the housing portion and the liquid crystal display device in the closed state. Prevents data theft by making the PC inoperable without permission.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Each embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are external perspective views showing one embodiment of an electronic apparatus adopting the present invention. Therefore, FIG. 1 shows a state before the HDD 5 is mounted, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the HDD 5 can be locked after the mounting.

In both figures, a keyboard 1a as an operation input means is arranged on the upper surface of the main body 1 of the electronic apparatus. Further, on the back side of the upper surface of the main body 1, there is the display unit 2,
A display window 2a of the liquid crystal display is provided, and is supported by the hinge portion 2b with respect to the main body 1 so as to be rotatable and to be adjustable in angle. The locking member 3 is slidably held so as to move inward and outward in a portion (not shown) of the main body 1, and is locked by sliding an operating knob 3a formed integrally with the locking member 3. And configured to move to an unlocked position.

Incidentally, FIG. 1 shows a state where the locking member 3 is moved to the unlocked position, and FIG. 2 and FIG.
Shows the state where the locking member 3 is moving to the lock position. On the other hand, a display lock 4 integrally formed with a lock claw 4a is movably provided at a side surface portion of the display unit 2.

The indicator lock 4 has a lock claw 4a which sneaks into a lock hole 1b formed on the upper surface of the main body 1 when the display 2 is closed when the locking member 3 is in the unlocked position. Further, the lock claw 4a is constantly urged by a biasing spring between the lock claw 4a and a portion (not shown), and the display portion 2 with respect to the main body 1 is locked to the end face of the lock hole 1b. Lock it. This display lock 4
When you slide the unit toward the front side of the main unit 1, the lock claw 4
a is disengaged from the lock hole 1b so that the locked state of the display unit 2 is released.

On the other hand, the HDD pack 5, which is detachably provided on the side surface portion of the main body 1, is fixed by a set screw 8 using an HDD lid 6 having a through hole 6a through which the locking member 3 can pass. There is. The HDD pack 5 is provided with a connector 5a for controlling and supplying power to an unillustrated portion, and is inserted in the direction of the arrow to move to a fixed position so that a connector (not shown) inside the main body 1 is provided. It is electrically connected and is designed so that it can be easily worn by the user.

The HDD pack 5 has its outer end face pressed down by being covered with the HDD lid 6, and is fixed inside the main body 1 as shown in FIG. 2 by fixing the HDD lid 6 with the set screw 8. , And is used together with a floppy disk drive 9 (hereinafter, referred to as FDD) which is an external storage device provided on the back side.

Next, in the external perspective view of FIG. 2 showing the lockable state when not in use, when the electronic device is used, the lock member 3 is moved to the unlocked position and then the display 2 is raised. Rotate toward to use. Then, after use, when the display 2 is tilted forward to be closed, the lock claw 4a enters the lock hole 1b and the display 2 is locked. Thereafter, by sliding the operation knob 3b in the direction of the arrow, the locking member 3 moves to the lock position, and the display 2 is also locked at the same time.

That is, in the transparent perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism shown in FIG. 3, the locking member 3 has a locking hole 3a and an operating knob 3.
b, a claw stopper 3c, and a click spring 3d are integrally formed, and when the locking member 3 is moving to the lock position and the unlock position, the click spring 3d is formed on the inner wall of the main body 1a at a portion not shown. The groove is engaged and lightly held. When the locking member 3 is at the lock position, the locking hole 3a projects to the outside through the through hole 6a of the HDD lid 6. Further, in this state, the claw stopper 3c prevents the lock claw 4a from coming off the lock hole 1b, so that the indicator 2 is also in a locked state. In this state, by locking the lock hole 3a together with the chain fixed to the desk or the like, the electronic device body 1 and the HDD pack 5 can be prevented from being stolen. Further, by locking the display device 2 in the closed state, it is possible to prevent data theft that is performed by making the input operation of the keyboard 1a impossible and copying the data of the HDD pack 5 to the FDD 9.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the main part of another embodiment of the present invention.
A hook 2c for locking is provided on the side surface of the. Further, a display unit lock 4 is provided substantially in the center of the front portion of the display unit 2 so that the display unit 2 can be directly locked when the locking member 3 is moved to the lock position as shown in the figure. Therefore, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in FIG. 4, the display unit lock 2c is provided on the outside of the main body 1. However, if the display unit 2 is housed inside the main body when the display unit 2 is closed, the external appearance is not damaged. It will be a better configuration.

As described above, after the device is used, it is operated by a malicious third party by a simple operation of tilting the display forward to close it and then locking it. Can be effectively prevented. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to, for example, a notebook personal computer or a word processor of the above-mentioned devices, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to all devices provided with a display unit that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body and an operation unit. Absent.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to prevent the main body of the electronic device and the external storage device from being stolen and prevent a third party from arbitrarily operating the electronic device.

Further, the data in the external storage device can be prevented from being stolen.

[0025]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a display section is opened.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the display unit is closed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of an anti-theft mechanism.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a conventional antitheft mechanism for an electronic device before assembly.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the locked state of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main body 2 display section 3 locking member 4 display section lock 5 HDD pack 6 HDD lid 8 set screw of HDD lid 6 9 floppy disk drive which is an external storage device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operation input means disposed on an upper surface of a main body, rotatably supported at a rear portion of the operation input means, and disposed at a position facing the operation input means in a closed state. An electronic device comprising: a display unit that serves as a lid of the operation input unit; and a storage unit that stores and fixes an external storage device that is attachable to and detachable from a main body, wherein the external storage device is mounted and fixed in the storage unit. In addition, the electronic device is provided with a locking unit that locks both of the display units in the closed state at the same time. 2. The locking means allows the external storage device to be taken out of the housing portion and is externally operated to a first position for opening the display means and a second position for simultaneous locking. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the hole is integrally formed with the locking member at the second position. 3. A keyboard input means disposed on an upper surface of a notebook personal computer body, and rotatably supported at a rear portion of the keyboard input means, and arranged at a position facing the keyboard input means in a closed state. An electronic device including a liquid crystal display means portion that is provided and serves as a lid body of the keyboard input means, and a housing portion that houses a hard disk device that is removable from a side surface portion inside the main body, and covers and fixes the lid body. Affixing and fixing the hard disk device in the accommodating portion,
An electronic device comprising: locking means for locking both of the liquid crystal display means in a closed state.