JP2000259285A - Computer system and signal processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To almost surely prevent covers from being lost by providing a storing means that stores the covers that are removed from a communicating means and become unnecessary when a signal processing means is housed by a housing means. SOLUTION: A case body 42 is provided with a power circuit 49 and a protecting plate 59 so as to have a prescribed interval corresponding to the thickness of plate parts for closing of slot covers 60 and 61. Also, insertion holes corresponding to the cross section shape of the plate parts for closing of the covers 60 and 61 are pierced at prescribed parts of a rear face panel facing this gap. Then, when the covers 60 and 61 are removed from an extension board housing part 50 and become unnecessary, the covers 60 and 61 and the plate parts for closing can be inserted into the insertion holes of the rear surface panel from the outer side by housing extension boards 66 and 67 in an extension board housing part 50. Thus, the covers 60 and 61 are made united with a main body part, Ostored and prevented from being lost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer device and a signal processing device, and is suitably applied to, for example, a desktop personal computer and a main unit used in the personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a personal computer of this type, a liquid crystal display is connected to a main body for executing various signal processing via a predetermined first signal cable, and also via a predetermined second signal cable. Some are configured with a keyboard connected.

In a personal computer having such a configuration, various commands input through a keyboard are transmitted to a second computer.
To the main unit through the signal cable, and the main unit executes signal processing according to the various instructions.

At this time, the main body sends an image signal representing the content of the signal processing to the liquid crystal display via the first cable to display an image based on the image signal on a liquid crystal panel provided on the liquid crystal display. Thus, the user can visually confirm the content of the signal processing via the liquid crystal panel.

[0005]

As a personal computer having such a configuration, there is a personal computer in which an expansion board for function expansion is detachably housed inside a main body.

The actual expansion board is configured such that a board on which various circuit elements for function expansion are mounted (hereinafter referred to as an expansion board) is held by a plate-shaped board holding member. The board holding member is provided with a connector electrically connected to various circuit elements mounted on the board.

In the main body, a hole (hereinafter, referred to as a connector hole) for exposing a connector of the expansion board is formed in, for example, a rear panel, and the expansion board is connected to the connector. The connector is housed so as to expose the connector via the hole.

In the main body, when the extension board is taken out from the inside, a cover (hereinafter, referred to as a slot cover) having substantially the same shape as the board holding member of the extension boat has a connector hole. The connector is detachably attached so as to close, so that dust or the like can be prevented from entering the inside through the connector hole.

When an expansion board is stored in the main body, it is necessary to store the slot cover removed from the main body.

However, at this time, since the slot cover is stored separately from the main body, for example, in a drawer of a desk, when the expansion board is taken out from the main body and the slot cover is attached again, the storage place is forgotten. As a result, there is a problem that the slot cover is lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to propose a computer device and a signal processing device that can almost certainly prevent the cover from being lost.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer apparatus having a main unit for executing various signal processing, wherein the main unit includes a signal processing unit for executing signal processing. Means, an internal space of the storage means so as to expose a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means to the outside of the storage means,
The communication means for communicating with the external space, and when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, the communication means is closed by a predetermined cover, and when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means, the cover is removed to remove the communication means. A closing opening means for opening and a storage means for storing an unnecessary cover which is removed from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means are provided.

As a result, while the signal processing means is stored in the storage means, the cover can be stored integrally with the main body.

Further, according to the present invention, in a signal processing device for executing various signal processing, a storage means for storing signal processing means for executing signal processing, and a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means are provided. When the signal processing unit is taken out of the storage unit, the communication unit is closed by a predetermined cover, and the communication unit is closed by exposing the communication unit to the internal space of the storage unit so as to be exposed to the outside of the storage unit. Closing opening means for removing the cover when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means to open the communication means, and storage means for storing an unnecessary cover which is removed from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. Is provided.

As a result, while the signal processing means is stored in the storage means, the cover can be stored integrally with the signal processing device.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer to which the present invention is applied as a whole. A liquid crystal display 4 is connected to a main body 2 for executing various signal processing via a display cable 3 and a keyboard cable 5 is connected to the main body 2. A keyboard 6 is connected to the keyboard 6, and a mouse 8 is connected to the keyboard 6 via a mouse cable 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the main body 2, a power switch 11 is provided at a left end of the front panel 10B of the housing case 10 as indicated by an arrow a. 10B, an insertion port 12 of a floppy (registered trademark) disk drive provided inside the casing case 10 and an ejection button
3 and a CD-R provided inside the housing case 10.
An insertion port 14 of an OM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) drive and an eject button 15 thereof are provided.

At the left end of the front panel 10B, an access indicator lamp 16 indicating the access state to the 3.5-inch floppy disk loaded in the floppy disk drive, and the CD loaded in the CD-ROM drive are provided.
An access indicator lamp 1 indicating the access state to the ROM
7, and an access display lamp 18 indicating an access state to a hard disk in a hard disk drive provided inside the housing case 10.

A door 10C is provided at the lower end of the front panel 10B as shown by the arrow b so as to be openable and closable.
After the door 10C, as shown in FIG. 3, a microphone connector 19, a headphone connector 20, a headphone volume knob 21, a PC (Personal Computer).
Card slot 22, memory stick slot 23 for inserting a memory stick (trademark of Sony Corporation), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electr
onics Engineers) I for 1394 interface
EEE1394 cable side connector 24 and USB (Un
iversal Serial Bus) connector 25 is provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear panel 10D of the housing case 10 has a first ventilation hole 26 for heat radiation, an AC (Alternating Current) power input plug 27, a telephone line jack at its upper end. An IEEE 1394 cable side connector 29 and a telephone jack 30 corresponding to 28 and 6 pins are provided, and a printer connector 31, a serial connector 32, a monitor connector 33, a USB connector 34, a line input connector are provided at the lower end thereof. 35, a line output connector 36, a display connector 37, and a keyboard connector 38 are provided.

A first or second lid leaf spring portion 39 or 40 is provided at the upper right end or the upper left end of the rear panel 10D, respectively. Thereby, in the housing case 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the user holds the rear end portions of the right side wall 10E and the left side wall 10F so as to be sandwiched by both hands, and the first and second lid plates with the thumb. With the spring portions 39 and 40 pushed down, the right side wall 10E and the left side wall 10
By pressing F in the forward direction shown by arrow c, the case lid 41 including the right side wall 10E and the left side wall 10F can be slid forward, and thereafter, the case lid 41 is moved upward. It can be easily removed by lifting.

As shown in FIG. 6, a lower case 42 is provided inside a housing case (hereinafter referred to as a case main body) 42 with the case lid 41 removed.
A motherboard 43 is provided so as to cover one surface of A, and various circuit elements are mounted on one surface 43A of the motherboard 43.

In this case, a CD-ROM drive 44, a floppy disk drive 45, and a hard disk drive 46 are sequentially stacked at substantially the center of the front end of one surface 43A of the motherboard 43 (that is, the front panel 10B side). I have.

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 47 is provided at the front right end of one surface 43A of the motherboard 43.
Are arranged, and one surface 43 of the motherboard 43 is provided.
A plurality of memories 48 are provided at the front left end of A.

Further, a power supply circuit 49 is disposed at the right end of the rear surface 43A of the motherboard 43 (on the rear panel 10D side), and an extension board is detachably attached to the left end of the rear surface 43A of the motherboard 43. An extension board storage unit 50 to be stored is provided.

In practice, in the extension board storage section 50,
As shown in FIG. 7, a female first connector 51 is provided at a predetermined position on one surface 43A of the motherboard 43. The first connector 51 has a board connecting board 52
One end provided with a plurality of terminals is inserted.

On one surface 52A of the board connecting board 52,
For example, female second and third connectors 53 and 54 are provided along the vertical direction, and a plurality of terminals provided on the second and third connectors 53 and 54 are connected to the board connecting board 52 and the It is electrically connected to a bus (not shown) provided on the motherboard 43 via one connector 51 in sequence.

A convex portion 10DY having a concave portion 10DX at substantially the center of the left end portion is provided inside the rear panel 10D, and the telephone line jack 28 is provided in the concave portion 10DX.
(FIG. 4) and telephone jack 30 (FIG. 4), IEEE
Connector holes 55 and 56 are formed so as to correspond to the 1394 cable side connector 29 (FIG. 4), respectively, so as to communicate the internal space of the case body 42 with the external space.

In addition, a concave portion 10DX and a convex portion 10DY
Holes (hereinafter, referred to as plate insertion holes) 57 and 58 are provided in the stepped portion.

Further, an L-shaped protection plate 59 is provided at one upper end portion inside the rear panel 10D.
And the other plate portion 59B of the protection plate 59
Are arranged close to the other surface 52 </ b> B side of the board 52 for board connection.

Thus, in the extension board storage section 50, when the extension board is not stored, the protection plate 5
9, the motherboard 43 and the board connecting board 59 can be prevented from being damaged from the outside, for example, when the user's hand collides.

As shown in FIG. 8, the slot covers 60 and 61 are formed by bending a plate-like member into an L-shape, and one plate portion (hereinafter referred to as a closing plate portion). The widths of 60A and 61A are selected according to the widths of the connector holes 55 and 56, and the widths of only the front ends of the closing plate portions 60A and 61A are the rear panel 1.
It is selected according to the width of the plate insertion holes 57 and 58 inside 0D.

The other plate portions (hereinafter referred to as fixing plate portions) 60B and 61 of the slot covers 60 and 61, respectively.
Notches 60C and 61C are formed in B.

In the extension board storage section 50,
When the expansion board is not stored, the slot cover 6
The distal ends of the closing plate portions 60A and 61A of 0 and 61 are inserted into the plate insertion holes 57 and 58 inside the rear panel 10D so as to fit together, and the fixing plate portion 60B
And 61B are fixed to the left side surface of the recess 10DX inside the rear panel 10D by passing the screws 63 and 64 through the notches 60C and 61C.

As a result, in the extension board storage section 50, the connector holes 55 and 56 can be closed via the closing plates 60A and 61A of the slot covers 60 and 61, and the connector holes 55 and 56 can be closed. It is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside of the case main body 42 from outside via the 56. In addition, the screws 63 and 64 can prevent the slot covers 60 and 61 from dropping out of the expansion board storage unit 50 at this time.

On the other hand, in the extension board storage section 50, the screws 63 and 64 are removed as necessary, and the distal ends of the closing plate sections 60A and 61A of the slot covers 60 and 61 are inserted into the inside of the rear panel 10D. Holes 57 and 5
8, the slot covers 60 and 61 can be easily removed, and thus the connector holes 5 can be removed.
5 and 56 can be open.

By the way, as shown in FIG.
In FIGS. 6 and 67, one end 68A of the expansion board 68 is formed so as to be held by one plate portion (hereinafter, referred to as a holding plate portion) 69A of the L-shaped board holding member 69. Various circuit elements such as a modem are mounted on one surface 68B of the extension board 68.

In this case, one end 6
A plurality of terminals 70 are provided side by side at a predetermined end (hereinafter referred to as an insertion end) 68C substantially orthogonal to 8A.

The holding plate 69A of the substrate holding member 69
Has a telephone line jack 28 and a telephone jack 30
(Or the IEEE 1394 cable side connector 29).

The telephone line jack 28 and the telephone jack 30 (or the IEEE 1394 cable side connector 29) are conductively connected to the respective terminals 70 of the insertion end 68C via various circuit elements of the expansion board 68.

As a result, in the extension board storage section 50, as shown in FIG.
In a state in which the board is removed, the distal ends of the holding plate portions 69A of the extension boards 66 and 67 are fitted into the board insertion holes 57 and 58 inside the rear panel 10D so as to fit together, and the other end of the board holding member 69 is fitted. (Hereinafter referred to as a fixing plate portion) 69B is fixed to the left side surface of the concave portion 10DX inside the rear panel 10D by passing the screws 63 and 64 through the notch 69C formed therein.

Thus, in the extension board storage section 50, the insertion end 68C of the extension board 68 of the extension boards 66 and 67 is inserted into the corresponding second or third connector 53 or 54 of the board connection board 52. The terminals 70 of the extension board 68 are electrically connected to the bus of the motherboard 43, and the telephone line jack 28 (FIG. 4) and the telephone jack 30 (FIG. 4) provided on the holding plate 69A of the board holding member 69. ) And the IEEE 1394 cable side connector 29 can be attached so as to be exposed to the outside of the case body 42 through the connector holes 55 and 56.

Incidentally, in the extension board storage section 50,
The fixing plate 69B of the board holding member 69 of the extension boards 66 and 67 is connected to the rear panel 10D via screws 63 and 64.
By fixing to the left side surface of the concave portion 10DX inside the
It is possible to prevent the extension boards 66 and 67 from dropping out of the extension board storage unit 50 or causing a poor connection to the motherboard 43.

When the expansion boards 66 and 67 are stored in the expansion board storage section 50 in this manner, one of the plate portions 59A of the holding plate 59 located above the expansion boards 66 and 67 is used to expand the expansion board 68. In this way, it is possible to prevent the user's hand from hitting from the outside and to apply an impact, thereby preventing the expansion board 68 from being damaged.

Here, in the case body 42, FIG.
At this time, the power supply circuit 49 and the protection plate 59 are connected with the closing plate portions 60A and 60A of the slot covers 60 and 61 at this time.
It is arranged so as to have a predetermined gap corresponding to the thickness of 1A.

The rear panel 10D facing this gap
The insertion holes 72 corresponding to the cross-sectional shapes of the closing plate portions 60A and 61A of the slot covers 60 and 61 are provided at predetermined portions of
And 73 are drilled.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the extension boards 66 and 67 are stored in the expansion board storage section 50, the slot cover 60 is removed from the expansion board storage section 50.
If the slot covers 60 and 61 become unnecessary when the slot covers 60 and 61 are removed,
A can be inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73 of the rear panel 10D from the outside.

Thus, in the main body 2, the fixing plate portions 60B and 61B of the slot covers 60 and 61 are located outside the back panel 10D, and the closing plate portion 60
A and 61A are connected to the power supply circuit 49 inside the case body 42.
And the protection plate 65, so that the slot covers 60 and 61 can be stored integrally with the main body 2.

Incidentally, the predetermined portions of the rear panel 10D where the insertion holes 72 and 73 are formed are such that the closing plate portions 60A and 61A of the slot covers 60 and 61 have the longitudinal direction thereof in the depth direction of the insertion holes 72 and 73. The thickness is selected so as to be inserted substantially in parallel with the (front-back direction).

As a result, the slot covers 60 and 61 are obliquely inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73, and as a result, the distal ends of the closing plate portions 60 A and 61 A of the slot covers 60 and 61 are connected to the power supply circuit 49 and the protection plate 59. It is designed to be able to prevent being stuck and being caught.

In this case main body 42, the other plate portion 59B of the protection plate 59 is disposed close to the other surface 52B of the board connection board 52, so that the slot covers 60 and 61 are temporarily inserted into the insertion holes. Even if it is obliquely inserted into 72 and 73, the other plate portion 5 of the protection plate 59
9B, the closing plate portions 6 of the slot covers 60 and 61 are formed.
It is possible to prevent the leading ends of the boards 0A and 61A from being abutted against the other surface 52B of the board connection board 52, thereby preventing the board connection board 52 from being damaged.

When the slot covers 60 and 61 are stored, they are simply inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73 and are not particularly fixed to the rear panel 10D.
When the slot covers 60 and 61 are to be used again, they can be easily pulled out simply by picking the fixing plate portions 60B and 61B and pulling them out of the rear panel 10D.

In the above configuration, in the personal computer 1, the back panel 10D
When the expansion boards 66 and 67 are stored inside the case body 42, the slot covers 60 and 61 which are removed from the inside of the case body 42 and become unnecessary are removed from the outside. The insertion holes 72 and 73 are inserted.

Therefore, in the personal computer 1, while the expansion boards 66 and 67 are stored in the main body 2, the slot covers 60 and 61 are attached to the main body 2 as shown in FIG.
And can be stored together.

In the main body 2, the power supply circuit 49 and the board connecting board 52 are arranged so as to have a slight gap corresponding to the thickness of the closing plate portions 60A and 61A of the slot covers 60 and 61, and With a simple structure in which the insertion holes 72 and 73 are formed in the rear panel 10D, the slot covers 60 and 61 can be easily stored in a significantly narrow space, and thus the slot covers 60 and 61 can be easily stored.
It is also possible to prevent the main body 2 from being enlarged for storage of the main body 2 and 61.

Further, in the main body 2, the slot covers 60 and 61 are stored by being inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73 of the rear panel 10D so that only the fixing plates 60B and 61B are exposed. The slot covers 60 and 61 can be stored without substantially impairing the appearance of the part 2.

According to the above configuration, in the main body 2,
Insert holes 72 and 73 for the slot covers 60 and 61 are provided at predetermined positions of the rear panel 10D, and the slot covers 60 and 61 are inserted into the insert holes 72 and 73 as necessary. And 61 can be stored integrally with the main body 2, thereby realizing a personal computer that can almost certainly prevent the slot cover from being lost.

In the above-described embodiment, the case has been described where the insertion holes 72 and 73 for inserting the slot covers 60 and 61 are provided in the rear panel 10D. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, insertion holes are provided at other various portions of the housing case 10 such as an insertion hole 75 is provided at the rear end of the left side wall 10 </ b> E of the case lid 41. Is also good.

In the above embodiment, the slot cover 6 is inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73 of the rear panel 10D.
Drilling of the insertion holes 72 and 73 of the rear panel 10D so that the closing plate portions 60A and 61A of 0 and 61 are inserted with their longitudinal directions substantially parallel to the depth direction of the insertion holes 72 and 73. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the closing plate portions 60A of the slot covers 60 and 61 are provided in the gap between the power supply circuit 49 and the protection plate 59. A predetermined guide member may be provided to guide the 61A so as to be inserted into the insertion holes 72 and 73 with its longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the front-rear direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to the above-mentioned desktop personal computer 1 and the main body 2 used therein, but the present invention is not limited to this. , A desktop personal computer using a space between cathode lines, a main unit used in the personal computer, a laptop personal computer, a signal processing device such as a server, and other various computer devices and signal processing devices. Can be widely applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the expansion boards 66 and 67 are applied as signal processing means for executing signal processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and signal processing is not limited to this. Various other signal processing means such as a CD-ROM drive 44 and a floppy disk drive 45 can be widely applied as long as the signal processing means is executed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the communication means for communicating the internal space of the storage means with the external space so as to expose a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means to the outside of the storage means. As the connector hole 5
5 and 56 have been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the inside of the storage means is exposed so that a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means is exposed to the outside of the storage means. As long as the space can communicate with the external space, various other communication means can be widely applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, the communication means is closed by a predetermined cover, and when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means, the cover is removed to allow communication. Although the case where the plate insertion holes 57 and 58 and the screws 63 and 64 are applied as the closing opening means for opening the means has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the signal processing means is taken out from the storage means. If the communication means is closed by a predetermined cover when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means, if the cover can be removed and the communication means can be opened, a guide rail for guiding the cover, etc. Various closure opening means can be widely applied.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the insertion holes 72 and 73 are applied as storage means for storing unnecessary covers which are removed from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if the signal processing unit is stored in the storage unit and the unnecessary cover can be stored by being removed from the communication unit, the entire cover can be externally stored. Various other storage means can be widely applied, such as a storage space having a door for storing invisibly.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, the slot cover 60 serves as a predetermined cover for closing the communication means.
And 61 have been described.
The present invention is not limited to this.
-It can be widely applied to various other covers such as a U-shaped cover attached to close a hole opened when the floppy disk drive 45 is taken out of the ROM drive 44 or the like.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the computer device, the main body portion stores the signal processing means for executing the signal processing, and the predetermined signal processing means stored in the storage means. The internal space of the storage means so as to expose the part to the outside of the storage means, a communication means for communicating the external space, and when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, the communication means is closed by a predetermined cover, Closed opening means for removing the cover when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means to open the communication means, and storing unnecessary covers which are removed from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. The cover can be stored integrally with the main body while the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. Thus it is possible to realize a computer system capable of almost certainly prevent loss of the cover.

In the signal processing apparatus, the storage means for storing the signal processing means for executing the signal processing, and the storage means for exposing a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means to the outside of the storage means. The communication means for communicating the internal space with the external space, and the communication means is closed by a predetermined cover when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, and the cover is closed when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. The storage means is provided by providing a closure opening means for removing and opening the communication means and a storage means for storing an unnecessary cover which is removed from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means. While the signal processing means is stored in the cover, the cover can be stored integrally with the signal processing device, and thus the cover can be almost completely lost. It is possible to realize a signal processing device capable of preventing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view showing an embodiment of a configuration of a personal computer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view illustrating a configuration of a front panel of a main body.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view for explaining a rear part of a door provided on a front panel of a main body.

FIG. 4 is a schematic rear view showing a configuration of a rear panel of the main body.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating removal of a case lid from a housing case;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an internal configuration of a case main body.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of an extension board storage section of the case main body.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view for explaining attachment of a slot cover;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of an expansion board.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view for explaining attachment of an extension board;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view for explaining an insertion hole provided in the back panel.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view for explaining storage of the slot cover.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view for explaining storage of a slot cover according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... personal computer, 2 ... body, 10 ...
... Case case, 10D ... Back panel, 42 Case body, 50 ... Expansion board storage part, 55, 56 ... Connector hole, 57,58 ... Plate insertion hole, 60,61
... slot cover, 60A, 61A ... plate for closing,
60B, 61B: fixing plate portion, 63, 64: screw,
66, 67 ... expansion board, 72, 73, 75 ... insertion hole.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A computer device having a main body for executing various signal processing, wherein the main body includes a housing for housing signal processing means for executing the signal processing, and the signal processing housed in the housing. Communication means for communicating the internal space of the storage means with the external space so as to expose a predetermined portion of the means to the outside of the storage means; and a predetermined cover when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means. A closing opening means for closing the communication means and opening the communication means by removing the cover when the signal processing means is housed in the housing means; and when the signal processing means is housed in the housing means. Storage means for storing the cover which is removed from the communication means and becomes unnecessary. 2. The storage means comprises an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of the storage means,
The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the cover is inserted. 3. The computer according to claim 2, wherein said storage means is selected such that a depth of said insertion hole is such that said cover is inserted substantially in parallel with a depth direction of said insertion hole. apparatus. 4. A signal processing device for executing various signal processing, wherein a storage means for storing the signal processing means for executing the signal processing, and a predetermined portion of the signal processing means stored in the storage means. A communication means for communicating the internal space of the storage means and the external space so as to be exposed to the outside of the storage means, and closing the communication means by a predetermined cover when the signal processing means is taken out of the storage means, Closing and opening means for removing the cover when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means to open the communication means; and removing unnecessary from the communication means when the signal processing means is stored in the storage means A signal storage device for storing the cover. 5. The storage means is an insertion hole formed in a predetermined portion of the storage means,
The signal processing device according to claim 4, wherein the cover is inserted. 6. The signal according to claim 5, wherein said storage means is selected such that the depth of said insertion hole is such that said cover is inserted substantially parallel to the depth direction of said insertion hole. Processing equipment.