JP2000323230A - Electronic apparatus and connecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronics apparatus easy to handle, by miniaturizing the shape of its outline while maintaining strength of the connected part of a connecting wire and a connector. SOLUTION: This electronic apparatus has a main body part and a connecting part 3 to electrically connect the main body part to a prescribed object to be connected. In this case, a means of holding a connecting wire 12 to hold the connecting wire 4 one end of which is connected to the main body part, a connector 11 connected to the other end of the connecting wire 4 and the other end of the connecting wire 4 provided so that at least a part of it is brought into inscription in the inside of the connector 11 is provided at the connecting part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a connection device, for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read On).
This is suitable for a drive device that reproduces predetermined data recorded in advance from the ly memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional CD-ROM drive device, a main body in which a CD-ROM is removably mounted,
Card type connector for external connection (so-called PC card)
Are electrically connected via a signal cable. In this drive device, for example, it is used as an electronic device for external connection to a personal computer.

That is, by inserting a card type connector into a corresponding card slot provided in a personal computer, the personal computer and the main body are electrically connected via the card type connector and a signal cable. When a playback command is given from the personal computer via the card-type connector and the signal cable sequentially, predetermined data previously recorded on the CD-ROM is played back from the CD-ROM based on the playback command, and the played-back data is read out. The signal is transmitted to the personal computer via the signal cable and the card type connector in order.

[0004] In this manner, the drive device is a CD-R.
Data stored in the OM in advance can be supplied to a personal computer.

[0005]

Conventionally, in a drive device having such a configuration, a card type connector and a signal cable are connected via a detachable cable connector. By removing the cable connector, the card type connector and the signal cable can be separated.

However, the cable connector has an electrical connection terminal and a mechanical attachment / detachment mechanism, so that its outer dimensions are large, and there is a problem that the handling is complicated.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose an electronic device and a connection device which are easy to handle.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus having a main body and a connecting portion for electrically connecting the main body to a predetermined connection object. A connection line having one end connected to the main body, a connector connected to the other end of the connection line, and connection line holding means for holding at least a part of the connection line and holding the other end of the connection line. Was.

By connecting the connection line and the connector integrally via the connection line holding means, the strength of the connection portion between the connection line and the connector can be maintained.
The external shape can be reduced in size.

[0010]

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

(1) Overall Configuration of Drive Device In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a drive device as an electronic device as a whole, in which a main body 2 and a card type connector 3 are electrically connected via a signal cable 4. It is configured.

A CD-ROM drive is housed inside the main body 2, and an operation panel 5 provided on a tray of the CD-ROM drive is provided with a front side surface (hereinafter, referred to as an arrow a) of the main body 2. 2A).

The operation panel 5 has an eject button 6 for pulling out the tray of the CD-ROM drive from the inside of the main body 2 to the outside and storing the drawn tray in the main body 2. CD loaded
-ROM access status (that is, data is being reproduced)
LED (Light Emitting Diod)
e), and a manual eject hole 8 for manually pulling out the tray of the CD-ROM drive from the inside of the main body 2 to the outside.

A power lamp 9 made of a light emitting diode is provided on the upper surface 2B of the main body 2 in the upward direction indicated by the arrow b, and a rightward direction indicated by an arrow c of the main body 2 is indicated. Of the external connection terminal 10
Is provided.

On the other hand, a card type connector 3 as a connecting portion
Is a flat rectangular PCMCIA (Personal Computer
A memory card International Association) card (a so-called PC card) has a card body 11 as a connector, and an external connector 25 having a plurality of contacts (terminal holes) is provided on a front surface of the card body 11. A first cable holding member 12 made of hard resin and a second cable holding member 13 made of soft resin are sequentially provided on the rear surface of the card body 11.

In the card type connector 3, one end of the signal cable 4 as a connection line is held by the card body 11 by the first cable holding member 12 and the second cable holding member 13, and the card body Inside 11, the signal line of the signal cable 4 and the external connector 25 are electrically connected.

By the way, in this drive device 1,
When the card type connector 3 is inserted into a corresponding card slot provided in, for example, a personal computer (not shown), the connector provided in the card slot and the external connector 25 are connected, whereby the card type connector 3 and the signal The personal computer and the main body 2 are electrically connected via a cable 4.

In this state, the main unit 2 takes in the power supply voltage supplied from the personal computer via the card type connector 3 and the signal cable 4 sequentially, starts up based on the power supply voltage, and activates the power supply lamp 9. Is turned on to notify the user of the activation.

When the eject button 6 is depressed, the main unit 2 moves the tray of the CD-ROM drive forward with the operation panel 5 and pulls out the CD-ROM drive. Is loaded, and when the eject button 6 is pressed again, the tray is moved backward to take in the CD-ROM.

When the personal computer receives a reproduction command from the personal computer via the card type connector 3 and the signal cable 4, the main unit 2 is prerecorded from an internal CD-ROM based on the reproduction command. While reproducing predetermined data, the reproduced data is transmitted to the personal computer via the signal cable 4 and the card type connector 3 sequentially.

The signal cable 4 is inserted through a ferrite core (not shown) made of a cylindrical magnetic material and housed in a ferrite core case 14, so that a reproduction command and data transmitted through the signal cable 4 are transmitted. It is designed to reduce generated electrical noise.

(2) Configuration of Card-Type Connector As shown in FIG. 2, the card body 11 is made of a PPS (PoPo) containing, for example, 40% glass fiber which is a hard resin having heat resistance.
lyphenylene Sulfide: polyphenylene sulfide
An upper cover 21 and a lower cover 22 made of a rectangular metal plate are respectively provided on the upper and lower surfaces of a card frame 23 made of
Are bonded.

An external connector 2 is provided on the front of the card body 11.
5 is provided, and a circuit board 26 having two board connectors 26 </ b> A is provided at the rear end of the external connector 25. The external connector 25 and the board connector 26A are electrically connected via the circuit board 26.

On the other hand, a first cable holding member 12 is provided on a rear surface of the card body 11. The first cable holding member 12 holds the signal cable 4 via the second cable holding member 13, and inserts a plurality of signal lines 4A of the signal cable 4 into an internal space of the signal cable 4, thereby connecting the signal lines 4A. It is introduced into the card body 11. The two cable connectors 4B provided at the ends of the signal lines 4A are connected to the board connector 26A, and thus the external connector 25 and the signal cable 4 are electrically connected.

FIG. 3 shows a card frame 23 as a whole, in which two vertical beams 23A formed in the longitudinal direction of the card body 11 are connected to a first horizontal beam formed in the transverse direction of the card body 11. It has a ladder shape connected by 23B and the second cross beam 23C.

A board having an L-shaped cross section for fitting the circuit board 26 (FIG. 2) along a ridge line where the upper surface (upper surface) indicated by the arrow b and the inner surface of the two vertical beams 23A are in contact with each other. Groove 23S
Is provided.

The front ends (front ends) of the two vertical beams 23A in the forward direction indicated by the arrow a are L-shaped front end projections 2 respectively.
3D is provided. The front ends of the two front end projections 23D are formed toward the center of the card main body 11, and the two front end projections 23D and the first cross beam 23B hold the external connector 25 (FIG. 2). I have. On the other hand, L-shaped rear end projections 23E are provided at the rear ends of the two vertical beams 23A. The front ends of the two rear projections 23D are formed toward the center of the card body 11, respectively.
Thereby, the first cable holding member 12 (FIG. 2) is held.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first cable holding member 12 as the connection line holding means is composed of two flat T-shaped members made of, for example, PBT (Polybutyrene Terephthalate resin) which is a hard resin. It is configured by combining the half bodies 12A. This PBT resin has heat resistance enough to withstand the thermocompression bonding process in the manufacturing process of the card connector 3 described later.

An internal space communicating with the outside is formed between the two halves 12A. The internal space holds the second cable holding member 13 (FIG. 2) and the signal line 4A.
(FIG. 2) can be inserted through the internal space. An engagement projection 12C and a corresponding engagement recess 12D are provided on the inner surface 12B of the half body 12A, and the engagement projection 12C of one case 12A and the engagement recess 12D of the other case 12A are provided. By fitting, the case 12A
Can be reliably connected without being shifted from each other.
The card frame 23 on the side surface of the half body 12A
A rectangular notch 12E is provided at a position corresponding to the tip of the rear end projection 23E, and by fitting the notch 12E and the tip of the rear end projection 23E, the card frame 23 and the first The cable holding member 12 can be securely connected.

On the other hand, the second cable holding member 13 as the restricting means shown in FIG.
A cable hole 13H for inserting the signal cable 4 (FIG. 2) is provided in the center of the trapezoidal main body 13A in the front-back direction indicated by an arrow a. Four slits 13S are provided on both sides of the oblique side of the main body 13A in the left and right directions indicated by arrows c, whereby an external force is applied to the signal cable 4 inserted through the second cable holding member 13. In this case, the projections between the slits 13S abut against each other to restrict the bending of the main body 13A, thereby preventing the signal cable 4 from being excessively bent.

On the front surface of the second cable holding member 13,
Two flat fixing members 1 sandwiching the cable hole 13H
3B is provided. The apex inside the front surface of the fixing member 13B is cut out in a triangular shape so that the signal line 4A inserted through the cable hole 13H does not interfere with the fixing member 13B.

The upper and lower surfaces of the fixing member 13B are provided with engaging projections 13F having a rectangular cross section along the left-right direction. On the other hand, at the rear end of the inner surface 12B of the first cable holding member 12 (FIG. 4), the engagement groove 1 corresponding to the engagement protrusion 13F is provided.
2F are provided, and the engagement protrusion 13F and the engagement groove 12F are provided.
Are fitted to each other to join the two halves 12A, so that the first cable holding member 12 and the second cable holding member 13 can be securely joined.

By the way, the first cable holding member 12 is
It only holds the signal cable 4 via the second cable holding member 13 and introduces the signal line 4A of the signal cable 4 into the inside of the card type connector 3, and a mechanism for detaching and attaching the card type connector 3 and the signal cable 4. , The outer dimensions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction can be reduced while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength and in comparison with the detachable connection part between the conventional card type connector and the signal cable. .

The second cable holding member 13 is
Is connected to the card body 11 via the cable holding member 12 of the first embodiment, so that heat generated by the thermocompression bonding in the manufacturing process of the card type connector 3 is hardly transmitted to the second cable holding member 13 and the signal cable 4. ing.

(3) Manufacturing procedure of card type connector Here, this card type connector 3 is actually shown in FIGS.
Can be produced by the following procedure.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a thermoplastic adhesive 30 is applied to the upper surface of the lower cover 22 within a predetermined width from the peripheral edge of the lower cover 22.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the card frame 23 is placed on the upper surface of the lower cover 22 by positioning so that the peripheral edge of the lower cover 22 matches the peripheral edge of the card frame 23. In this state, the upper surface of the lower cover 22 is in contact with the lower surface of the card frame 23 via the adhesive 30.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8, the lateral side edge 26S of the circuit board 26 and the board groove 2 of the card frame 23 are formed.
3S (FIG. 11) and the external connector 2
The connector board 26 and the external connector 25 are placed on the card frame 23 by positioning the connector board 5 and the front end projection 23D of the card frame 23 so as to fit each other. In this state, the upper surface of the external connector 25 and the upper surface of the card frame 23 are flush with each other, and the lower surface of the external connector 25 is in contact with the upper surface of the lower cover 22 via the adhesive 30.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the second cable holding member 13 into which the signal cable 4 is inserted is
The first cable holding member 12 sandwiched and held by A is positioned and attached to the card frame 23 such that the notch 12E (FIG. 4) and the tip of the rear end projection 23E are fitted. In this state, the upper surface of the first cable holding member 12 and the upper surface of the card frame 23 are flush, and the lower surface of the first cable holding member 12 and the lower cover 2
The upper surface of 2 is in contact with an adhesive 30.

The cable connector 4B provided at the end of the signal line 4A is connected to the board connector 26A provided on the circuit board 26.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG.
Similarly to 2, the upper surface cover 21 coated with the thermoplastic adhesive 30 in a range of a predetermined width from the peripheral portion of the lower surface thereof is positioned so that the peripheral edge of the upper surface cover 22 and the peripheral edge of the card frame 23 coincide. Is placed on the upper surface of the card frame 23.

Then, the peripheral parts of the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 are heated while applying a predetermined pressure between the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 by using a predetermined thermocompression bonding means.
The adhesive 30 applied to the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 is melted and then cooled to solidify the adhesive 30, whereby the card frame 23, the external connector and the first cable holding member 12 are moved to the upper surface. The adhesive is sandwiched between the cover 21 and the lower cover 22.

(4) Operation and Effect of the Present Embodiment In the above configuration, the card type connector 3 includes a signal cable 4 for transmitting a power supply voltage, data, and the like between itself and the main body 4 and a first cable. The card body 11 is integrally connected to the card body 11 via the holding member 12 and the second cable holding member 13.

According to the above configuration, the card type connector 3
And the signal cable 4 are integrally connected via the first cable holding means 12, so that the mechanical strength of the connection portion between the card type connector 3 and the signal cable 4 is maintained while maintaining the mechanical strength. The external shape can be reduced in size.

(5) Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a CD-RO
Although the case where the present invention is applied to a drive device that reads data from M has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a DVD-ROM (Digital Video Disk-Read only memor)
y), a drive device that reads data from
(Magneto-Optical) The present invention may be applied to various drive devices such as a drive device for writing and reading data to and from a disk.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a card type connector has been described.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various connection means such as a connector of a display cable for connecting a personal computer and a display device.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, in an electronic apparatus having a main body and a connecting portion for electrically connecting the main body to a predetermined connection object, one end of the connecting portion is connected to the main body. By providing a connection line connected to the unit, a connector connected to the other end of the connection line, and a connection line holding means for holding at least a part of the connection line and holding the other end of the connection line, The external shape can be reduced while maintaining the strength of the connection portion between the connection wire and the connector, and an electronic device that can be easily handled can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a drive device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a card connector according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a card frame.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first cable holding member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second cable holding member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an applied state of an adhesive.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of a card frame.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of a circuit board.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a signal cable.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a top cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Drive device, 2 ... Main body part, 3 ... Card type connector, 4 ... Signal cable, 12 ... First cable holding member, 13 ... Second cable holding member, 14 ...
Ferrite core, 21 top cover, 22 bottom cover, 23 card frame, 25 external connector, 26 circuit board.

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device having a main body and a connecting portion for electrically connecting the main body to a predetermined connection object, wherein the connecting portion includes: a connecting wire having one end connected to the main body; A connector connected to the other end of the connection wire, at least a part of which is inscribed in the connector,
An electronic device comprising: a connection line holding unit that holds the other end of the connection line. 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said connection line holding means is a member having a predetermined mechanical strength. 3. The connecting portion includes a restricting means provided near the other end of the connecting line held by the connecting line holding means, the restricting means restricting bending of the connecting line near the other end. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said regulating means is a member softer than said connection line holding means. 5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connector has a flat rectangular card shape. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection line is a cable having a circular cross section, the outside of which is covered with a predetermined elastic material. 7. A connection device having a connection line and a connector connected to one end of the connection line, at least a part of which is provided in contact with the connector.
A connection line holding means for holding the one end of the connection line. 8. The connection device according to claim 7, wherein said connection line holding means is a member having a predetermined mechanical strength. 9. The connecting portion includes a restricting means provided near the other end of the connection line held by the connecting line holding means, and for restricting bending of the connection line near the other end. The connection device according to claim 7, wherein: 10. The connection device according to claim 9, wherein said regulating means is a member softer than said connection line holding means. 11. The connection device according to claim 10, wherein said connection wire holding means is a member having higher heat resistance than said regulating means. 12. The connection device according to claim 7, wherein said connector has a flat rectangular card shape. 13. The connection device according to claim 7, wherein the connection line is a cable having a circular cross section, the outside of which is covered with a predetermined elastic material.