JP2001005591A - Information inputting device and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information inputting device capable of easily housing a cable in a cable housing part, and capable of finely adjusting the storage length of the cable, and capable of reducing the manufacturing cost with a simple constitution. SOLUTION: The information inputting device such as a keyboard is provided with a cable housing part 25 constituted of a recess opened at a bottom wall 17a of a housing 16. The cable housing part is provided with a housing chamber 26 for housing soft cables 20 and 23 in a folded state and first and second cable holding parts 27a and 27b connected with the housing chamber. The cable holding part is provided with cable inserting parts 28 and 31 opened at side walls 17c and 17d of the housing, and shaped like a groove having opening width into which an introduction part 22a to be guided to the housing chamber of the cable and a leading part 22b to be led from the housing chamber can be fit in a state where they are arranged in parallel with each other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information input device such as a keyboard used in a desktop personal computer and an information processing system having a keyboard, and more particularly to a structure for storing a cable in a keyboard housing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A desktop personal computer is provided with a keyboard which is used by being connected to an apparatus main body. This keyboard has a rectangular box-shaped housing and a number of keys arranged on the upper surface of the housing, and the housing is placed on a mounting surface such as a top plate of a desk. This keyboard is connected to the main body of the apparatus via a flexible cable.

In a personal computer of this type, the keyboard is a single module independent of the main body of the apparatus. Therefore, a cable connecting the keyboard and the main body of the personal computer is separated from the keyboard and the main body of the apparatus. However, the length is sufficiently secured so that the connection can be made without difficulty. For this reason, when the keyboard and the device main body are arranged close to each other,
In many cases, the cable is too long and is routed casually around the device body or keyboard. As a result, the cable may be in the way or adversely affect the appearance of the computer.

As a countermeasure, a cable housing is conventionally formed in the housing of the keyboard, and of the cable drawn out of the housing, an unnecessary part of the cable can be stored in the cable housing, so that the cable can be stored in the cable housing. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a keyboard capable of performing wiring clearly.

[0005] A conventional cable housing is constituted by a wide recess formed in the bottom of the housing. This recess is connected to a cable insertion opening opened on the side surface of the housing. The cable insertion opening is used to guide a cable into or out of the cable storage unit, and has an opening width sufficiently larger than the thickness of the cable. A plurality of pin-shaped protrusions projecting downward are arranged at a plurality of locations on the bottom of the recess,
By wrapping a cable led from the cable insertion opening around these pins in a loop shape, the cable is stored in the cable storage unit.

A hook is attached to the cable insertion opening. The hook is made of an elastic member such as rubber or a synthetic resin material. When the cable is passed through the cable insertion port, the cable is hooked on the hook to prevent the cable from dropping out of the cable insertion port. It has become.

[0007]

However, according to the conventional keyboard, it is necessary to guide the cable to the recess on the bottom surface of the housing, and then sequentially wind the cable around the pin-like projection. When pulling out or pulling out from here, it is necessary to hook a cable on a hook. For this reason, there is a problem that the workability when storing the cable in the cable storage unit is poor, and the storing operation is troublesome.

In addition, in the conventional configuration in which the cable is wound around the projection, the diameter of the cable wound in the recess is naturally determined. For this reason, when adjusting the length of the cable to be stored, the adjustment width is narrow, and it is difficult to finely adjust the length of the cable.

Further, since a hook for preventing the cable from dropping must be attached to the cable insertion port, there is a problem that the number of parts increases correspondingly and the configuration becomes disadvantageous in terms of cost.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can easily store the cable in the cable storage portion, and can finely adjust the storage length of the cable. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information input device and an information processing system that can reduce manufacturing costs with a simple configuration.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, an information input device according to the present invention comprises a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall; an opening formed in the bottom wall of the housing. A cable storage portion configured with a recess, and in which a flexible cable is removably stored. The cable storage unit includes a storage room for storing the cable in a folded state, and at least one cable holding unit connected to the storage room, and the cable holding unit includes a cable passage opening in a peripheral wall of the housing. It has a mouth, and has a groove shape having an opening width capable of fitting an introduction portion of the cable led to the storage room and a drawer portion pulled out from the storage room, and through the cable holding portion. A cable led to the storage room is held.

In such a configuration, when storing the cable in the cable storage section, first, the housing is turned over and the cable storage section is turned upward. In this state, the cable is guided to the storage room, and is folded freely as necessary so as to enter the storage room and stored in the storage room, and the length of the cable to be stored is adjusted.

Next, of the cable, an introduction portion guided to the storage room and a drawn-out portion drawn out of the storage room are sequentially pushed in with a fingertip of a hand so as to fit into the groove-shaped cable holding portion. As a result, the cable is held by the cable holding portion in a state where the introduction portion and the drawn-out portion are bundled together so as not to fall off, and the cable insertion path to the cable storage portion is determined.

[0014] Therefore, according to the above configuration, the troublesome and troublesome work of winding the cable around the projection or hooking it on the hook as in the related art is unnecessary, and the operation of storing the cable in the cable storage section can be easily performed. Can be.

In addition, since the cables are stored in the storage room by being folded into a free shape, the degree of freedom in adjusting the storage length of the cables is increased as compared with the conventional case, and the length of the cables to be stored is delicate. Can be adjusted.

Further, since the cable holding portion is formed integrally with the bottom wall of the housing in the form of a groove, it is possible to omit a hook made of a dedicated component and a structure for attaching the hook. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the configuration of the housing can be simplified.

In order to achieve the above object, an information input device according to the present invention has a housing having a bottom wall, and first and second side walls connected to the bottom wall; and an opening in the bottom wall of the housing. And a cable storage portion formed of a recess and at least one of the flexible first and second cables is selectively removably stored. The cable storage section includes a storage chamber for storing at least one of the first and second cables in a folded state, and a first storage chamber connected to the storage chamber and opened to a first side wall of the housing. A first cable holding portion having a cable insertion port, a second cable connecting portion connected to the storage chamber and opened to a second side wall of the housing;
And a second cable holding section having a cable insertion port, and the first and second cable holding sections are provided with an introduction portion of the first and second cables led to the storage chamber, The first and second cables are guided into the storage chamber via the first and second cable holding portions, and have a groove shape having an opening width capable of fitting a drawer portion drawn out of the storage chamber. It is characterized by being held individually.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, an information processing system according to the present invention comprises: an apparatus main body; a keyboard connected to the apparatus main body via a flexible first cable; Peripheral devices connected via a second cable. The keyboard includes a housing having a bottom wall placed on a mounting surface, first and second side walls connected to the bottom wall, and a recess opened in the bottom wall of the housing. And a cable storage portion in which at least one of the second cables is selectively removably stored, and the cable storage portion has at least one of the first and second cables folded. A storage chamber to be stored in a state, a first cable holding portion connected to the storage chamber and having a first cable insertion port opened in a first side wall of the housing, and a first cable holding portion connected to the storage chamber and the housing And a second cable holding portion having a second cable insertion opening opened in the second side wall of the first and second cable holding portions. And a second cable having a groove shape having an opening width capable of fitting an introduction portion led to the storage room and a drawer portion drawn out of the storage room. The first and second cables guided to the storage chamber via the section are individually held.

In such a configuration, the first and second
In storing the two cables in the cable storage section, first, the housing is turned over and the cable storage section is turned upward. In this state, the first and second cables are respectively guided to the storage room of the cable storage unit, and are folded freely as necessary so as to enter the storage room and stored in the storage room, and the length of the cable to be stored is reduced. adjust.

Next, of the first cable, the leading portion guided to the storage room and the drawn portion drawn out of the storage room are inserted into the groove-shaped first cable holding portion by a fingertip of a hand. And push it in sequentially. Thereby, the first
Of the cable is held in the first cable holding portion in a state where the introduction portion and the drawn-out portion are bundled together, and the insertion path of the first cable into the cable storage portion is determined.

Similarly, of the second cable, the lead-in portion guided to the storage room and the drawn-out portion drawn out of the storage room are fingertips of the hands so as to fit into the groove-shaped second cable holding portion. Push in sequentially. Thereby, the second
Of the cable is held by the second cable holding portion in a state where the introduction portion and the drawn portion are bundled together, and the insertion path of the second cable to the cable storage portion is determined.

[0022] Therefore, according to the above configuration, the troublesome and troublesome work of winding the cable around the projection or hooking it on the hook as in the related art is unnecessary, and the work of storing the cable in the cable storage section can be easily performed. Can be.

Moreover, since the first and second cables are stored in the storage compartment by being folded into a free shape, the degree of freedom in adjusting the storage length of the first and second cables is higher than in the prior art. The length of the cable to be stored can be finely adjusted.

Further, since the first and second cable holding portions are formed integrally with the bottom wall of the housing in the form of a groove, a hook made of a dedicated component and a structure for attaching the hook are omitted. can do. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the configuration of the housing can be simplified.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 in which the present invention is applied to a desktop personal computer.

FIG. 1 discloses a desktop personal computer 1. The computer 1 includes a liquid crystal integrated device main body 2 and a keyboard 3 as an information input device connected to and used with the device main body 2. The apparatus main body 2 and the keyboard 3 are installed on a horizontal mounting surface 4 (shown in FIG. 4) such as a desk top.

The apparatus main body 2 includes a housing 5 made of synthetic resin.
have. The housing 5 includes a base 6 and a stand 7. The base 6 has a flat rectangular box shape. The stand portion 7 extends upward from the rear end of the base portion 6 while maintaining the same width dimension as the base portion 6.

At the upper end of the stand 7, a flat liquid crystal display unit 11 is supported. The liquid crystal display unit 11 includes a display housing 12
And a liquid crystal display module 13 housed inside the display housing 12. The display housing 12 has a front surface on which a display opening 14 is formed, and the display screen 13 a of the liquid crystal display module 13 is exposed to the outside through the opening 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the keyboard 3 has a number of keys 15 and a housing 16 for supporting the keys 15. This housing 16
Are the bottom wall 17a, the upper wall 17b, the first side wall 17c, the second
Side wall 17d of the front and forms a flat rectangular box shape having a wall 17e and rear wall 17f, and is set much greater than its width dimension L ₁ is the depth dimension L _2.

The bottom wall 17 a of the housing 16 has a flat bottom surface 18 as shown in FIG. 2, and this bottom surface 18 is placed on the mounting surface 4. The first and second side walls 17c and 17d as peripheral walls of the housing 16 are spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the housing 16, and extend upward from left and right side edges of the bottom wall 17a. The upper wall 17b of the housing 16 is inclined upward from the front to the rear of the housing 16, so that the housing 16 becomes thicker from the front to the rear.

The housing 16 is divided into a lower housing 16a including a bottom wall 17a and an upper housing 16b including an upper wall 17b. These housings 16a and 16b are formed by injection molding in which a mold is filled with a molten resin material, and the molding is taken out by dividing the mold.

The keyboard 3 has a flexible USB cable 20 as a first cable. USB cable 20
Has a circular cross-sectional shape and is drawn out from the first side wall 17c of the housing 16. This US
The distal end of the B cable 20 is connected to a USB port (not shown) of the apparatus main body 2. A mouse connector 21 as shown in FIG. 5 is arranged on the second side wall 17d of the housing 16. Mouse connector 21 is USB
It is located on the side opposite to the side from which the cable 20 is pulled out.

A mouse 22 as a peripheral device attached to the keyboard 3 is placed on the mounting surface 4 together with the keyboard 3. The mouse 22 has a flexible mouse cable 23 as a second cable. Mouse cable 2
3 has a circular cross-sectional shape, and the connector 24 at the tip of the mouse cable 23 is connected to the mouse connector 21 of the keyboard 3.

Therefore, when the mouse 22 is connected to the keyboard 3, the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are drawn out from both ends along the width direction of the housing 16.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the housing 16 has a cable storage section 25 for selectively storing at least one of the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23. The cable housing portion 25 is formed by a recess opened in the bottom surface 18 of the housing 16 and is integrally formed with the bottom wall 17a when the lower housing 16a is injection-molded.

The cable storage unit 25 includes a storage room 26 for storing the two types of cables 20 and 23, and a storage room 26
And second cable holding portions 27a, 27
b. The storage chamber 26 extends in the width direction and the depth direction of the housing 16 and has a depth dimension larger than the diameter of the cables 20 and 23.
Each of these cables 20 and 23 has a sufficient capacity to be accommodated in a folded state on the same surface. The bottom surface 26a of the storage room 26 is inclined upward as going from the front part to the rear part of the housing 16, and the storage room 2
6, the depth dimension increases from the front to the rear.

The first cable holding section 27a is connected to the USB
The cable 20 guides the cable 20 to the storage room 26. The cable insertion hole 28 (shown in FIG. 4) opened in the first side wall 17 c of the housing 16 is connected to the cable insertion hole 28 and the storage room 26. And a groove 29 for communication. The groove 29 extends linearly along the width direction of the housing 16, and a bottom surface 29 a of the groove 29 is
It is located on the same plane as the bottom surface 26 a of the storage room 26.

The groove 29 is formed between the introduction portion 20a of the USB cable 20 which is guided to the storage room 26 through the cable insertion opening 28, and the housing 1 from the storage room 26.
6, the width of the opening which can be fitted in a state where the drawer portion 20b to be drawn out is arranged in parallel with each other.
It has a X _1. Therefore, the USB cable 2
In the state where the introduction portion 20a and the drawer portion 20b are fitted into each other, the portions 20a and 20b and the inner surface of the groove 29 are in elastic contact with each other, and the USB
A certain holding force for preventing the cable 20 from dropping is generated.

The second cable holding portion 27b guides the mouse cable 23 to the storage room 26.
A cable insertion port 31 opened in the second side wall 17d of the housing 16 and a groove 32 for communicating the cable insertion port 31 with the storage chamber 26 are provided. The groove 32 extends linearly along the width direction of the housing 16, and the bottom surface 32 a of the groove 32 is located on the same plane as the bottom surface 26 a of the storage room 26.

The groove 32 is provided in the mouse cable 23
Among them, the introduction portion 23a guided to the storage room 26 through the cable insertion opening 31 and the drawer portion 23b drawn out of the storage room 26 to the outside of the housing 16 can be fitted in a state where they are arranged in parallel to each other. the opening width X ₂ has such. Therefore, when the introduction portion 23a and the lead portion 23b of the mouse cable 23 are fitted into the groove 32, these portions 23a and 23b and the groove 32
Are elastically in contact with each other, and a certain holding force for preventing the mouse cable 23 from falling off is generated between the two.

The first and second cable holding portions 27a,
The groove portions 29 and 32 of the storage chamber 27b are located on the same straight line extending in the width direction of the housing 16 on both sides of the storage chamber 26, and are connected to the front end of the storage chamber 26, respectively.
The opening widths X ₁ and X ₂ of these grooves 29 and 32 are set to be much smaller than the depth dimension of the storage room 26.

As shown in FIG. 3, the edge of the cable storage portion 25 opened on the bottom surface 18 of the housing 16 has
A cover mounting seat 35 that is continuous in the circumferential direction is formed. The cover mounting seat 35 is provided on the bottom surface 1 of the housing 16.
It is composed of a depression one step lower than 8.

A front half portion 35a of the cover mounting seat 35 along the front edge of the opening of the cable storage portion 25 extends straight along the width direction of the housing 16, and a seating surface of the front half portion 35a , A plurality of locking holes 36 are formed at intervals. Also, the cover mounting seat 35
Among them, a plurality of notches 37 are formed in the rear half portion 35b along the rear edge of the opening of the cable storage portion 25. These notches 37 are provided at two positions corresponding to the storage room 26 and the first and second cable holding portions 27a, 27a.
B is formed one by one at a position corresponding to the groove portions 29 and 32.

The cable housing 25 of the housing 16
Detachable first and second cable covers 40,
41. First cable cover 40
Has a narrow first plate portion 40a that covers the groove 29 of the first cable holding portion 27a, and a wide second plate portion 40b that continuously covers the left half of the storage chamber 26. The second cable cover 41 includes a narrow first plate portion 41a that covers the groove 32 of the second cable holding portion 27b, and a wide second plate portion 41b that continuously covers the right half of the storage chamber 26. have.

First and second cable covers 40, 4
The peripheral edge of 1 is superimposed on the seat surface of the cover mounting seat 35. The first and second cable covers 40, 41 are provided at their peripheral portions with the locking holes 3 respectively.
6, a plurality of tongue pieces 43 (shown in FIG. 8), and a pair of latch pieces 44 elastically hooked on the notches 37.
Are integrally formed.

Therefore, after the first and second cable covers 40 and 41 insert the tongue piece 43 into the locking hole 36,
The peripheral portion is overlapped with the cover mounting seat 35, and the latch piece 44 is supported by the bottom wall 17 a of the housing 16 by being hooked on the notch 37.

First and second cable covers 40, 4
1 is attached to the housing 16, the first and second plate portions 4 of the cable covers 40, 41 are provided.
0a, 40b, 41a, and 41b are flush with the bottom wall 17a of the housing 16, and hold the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 in the cable storage portion 25 so as to be retained.

In the personal computer 1 having such a configuration, in order to store the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 connected to the keyboard 3 in the cable storage section 25 of the housing 16, as shown in FIG.
6 is turned upside down and the cable storage section 25 is turned upward. When the cable storage section 25 is closed by the first and second cable covers 40 and 41, first, the latch piece 44 is pressed with a fingertip to thereby engage the latch piece 44 with the notch 37. Then, the first and second cable covers 40 and 41 are removed from the housing 16.

In this state, the USB cable 20 is guided from the direction of the first cable holding portion 27a toward the storage room 26, and is folded along the bottom surface 26a of the storage room 26 by an amount corresponding to a required length. By going out, storage room 2
Put in 6. This allows the USB cable 20 to be stored
Adjust the length of.

Next, of the USB cable 20, the storage room 2
6 is pushed in with a fingertip of a hand so as to fit into the groove 29 of the first cable holding portion 27a. As a result, the USB cable 20 is held undetachably in the groove 29 in a state where the introduction portion 20a and the extraction portion 20b are bundled together, and the insertion path of the USB cable 20 to the cable storage portion 25 is determined.

When the holding of the USB cable 20 is completed, the mouse cable 23 is guided from the direction of the second cable holding portion 27b toward the storage room 26, and is sequentially stored by a length corresponding to a required length. The bottom 26a of the chamber 26
Mouse cable 23 by folding along the
Is stored in the storage room 26. Thereby, the length of the mouse cable 23 to be stored is adjusted.

Next, of the mouse cable 23, the introduction portion 23a introduced into the storage room 26 and the extraction portion 23b drawn out from the storage room 26 are fitted into the groove 32 of the second cable holding portion 27b. And press it with your fingertips. As a result, the mouse cable 23
The introduction portion 23a and the drawer portion 23b are bundled together and held in the groove 32 so as not to fall off, and the insertion path of the mouse cable 23 into the cable storage portion 25 is determined.

Finally, the first and second cable covers 40 and 41 are attached to the cover mounting seat 35 of the cable storage section 25.
And the latch piece 44 is hooked on the notch 37, and the first and second cable covers 40,
USB cable 2 stored in cable storage unit 25 at 41
0 and the mouse cable 23 are covered. This allows a series of USB cable 20 and mouse cable 23
Is completed.

According to the keyboard 3 having such a configuration,
Connect USB cable 20 and mouse cable 23 to keyboard 3
When the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are stored in the storage room 26 after being folded and stored in the cable storage portion 25, the introduction portion 20a and the drawer portion 20 are stored.
b with the first and second cable holding portions 27a, 27b.
Then, the insertion path of the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 may be defined using the grooves 29 and 32.

Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a troublesome and troublesome work such as wrapping a cable to be stored around the projection many times or hooking the cable on a hook so that the cable is not disassembled. The work of storing the cables 20 and 23 can be easily performed.

Further, since the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are stored in the storage room 26 by being folded freely along the bottom surface 26a of the storage room 26, the storage length of these cables 20, 23 is adjusted. The degree of freedom in performing the operation is increased. For this reason, the range of adjustment is wider than before,
Fine adjustment of the storage length of the cables 20 and 23 becomes possible.

The grooves 29, 32 defining the insertion path of the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are formed integrally with the bottom wall 17a during the injection molding of the lower housing 16a. There is no need for a hook or a structure for attaching the hook. Therefore, not only can the number of parts be reduced,
The structure of the cable storage section 25 can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the housing 16 can be reduced.

Further, according to the above configuration, the first cable cover 40 covers and conceals the first cable holding portion 27a into which the USB cable 20 is inserted and the left half of the storage room 26, and the second cable cover 41 Covers the second cable holding portion 27b through which the mouse cable 23 is inserted and the right half of the storage room 26. Therefore, in order to adjust the length of either the USB cable 20 or the mouse cable 23, it is sufficient to remove the cable cover 40 or 41 on the side corresponding to the cable 20 or 23 to be adjusted,
When the length of one cable 20 or 23 is adjusted, the holding of the other cable 20 or 23 is not released.

In the first embodiment,
The second cable holding portion through which the mouse cable is inserted is formed on the bottom wall of the housing. However, in the case of a keyboard having no mouse connector for connecting the mouse cable, the second cable holding portion may be omitted. .

The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment is characterized in that when the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are collectively stored in the cable storage section 25, the cables 20 and 23 are prevented from being entangled. The difference from the first embodiment is that the basic configuration of the other cable storage unit 25 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, a rib-shaped partition wall 50 is disposed in the storage room 26. The partition wall 50
The lower housing 16a is integrally formed at the time of injection molding, and protrudes downward from the bottom surface 26a of the storage chamber 26. This partition wall 50 is connected to the second cable holding portion 27b.
From the opening end to the storage chamber 26 of the first cable holding portion 27
The first cable holding portion 27a extends in a straight line continuously toward a, and a cable passage 51 is formed between the end of the partition wall 50 and the first cable holding portion 27a.

Therefore, the partition wall 50 divides the inside of the storage room 26 into two chambers, a first chamber 52 and a second chamber 53, and the first chamber 52 is connected to the first chamber 52 through the passage 51. And the second chamber 5
Reference numeral 3 is connected to the second cable holding portion 27b.

According to the cable storage unit 25 having such a configuration, the USB cable 20 is connected to the first room 52 of the storage room 26.
, After being folded along the bottom surface 26a, the first cable holding portion 27a
Of the groove 29. Also, the mouse cable 23
Is located on the bottom surface 26 in the second chamber 53 of the storage room 26.
After being folded along the line a, the lead is guided to the groove 32 of the second cable holding portion 27 b, and the folded end 23 c of the mouse cable 23 faces the passage 51.

According to such a configuration, the storage room 26 of the cable storage unit 25 has the first room 52 for storing the USB cable 20 via the partition wall 50 and the second room 53 for storing the mouse cable 23. Therefore, even when both the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are collectively stored in the storage room 26,
A rib-shaped partition wall 50 is interposed between 23.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cables 20 and 23 from being entangled inside the storage room 25, and it is possible to easily adjust the storage length of the cables 20 and 23. At the same time, the insertion paths of the cables 20 and 23 inside the storage room 25 are defined, so that when the cables 20 and 23 are folded along the bottom surface 26a, the adjacent cables 20 and 23 become an obstacle. However, workability at the time of storing the cables 20 and 23 is further improved.

Since the partition wall 50 protruding from the bottom surface 26a of the storage chamber 26 extends continuously along the width direction of the housing 16, it is necessary to smoothly and easily remove the mold during injection molding. Is, as shown in FIG.
It is desirable that a large number of recesses 55 be formed at the protruding end of the partition wall 50 at intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the protruding end of the partition wall 50 be formed in an uneven shape.

The partition walls 50 do not need to be formed continuously in the width direction of the housing 16, and for example, a plurality of partition walls may be arranged in a line at intervals in the width direction of the housing.

FIG. 11 discloses a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the third embodiment, the housing 16
3 shows a structure suitable for the case where the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are pulled out from the first side wall 17c.

As shown in FIG. 11, on the bottom wall 17a of the housing 16, a first cable storage section 60 for storing the USB cable 20 and a second cable storage section 60 for storing the mouse cable 23 are provided.
And a cable storage portion 61 of the same. These cable storage portions 60 and 61 are formed by recesses opened in the bottom surface 18 of the housing 16, and are arranged side by side in the depth direction of the housing 16.

The first cable storage unit 60 includes a storage room 62 for storing the USB cable 20 in a folded state, and a cable holding unit 63 connected to the storage room 62.
The storage room 62 has a sufficient capacity to accommodate the USB cable 20. The USB cable 20 is designed to be folded along the flat bottom surface 62a of the storage room 62.

The cable holding portion 63 has a cable insertion opening 64 opened in the first side wall 17 c of the housing 16,
The cable insertion port 64 and the groove 65 for communicating the storage chamber 62 are formed. The groove 65 is provided in the housing 1.
6 extend in a straight line along the width direction. The groove 65 is closed as in the first embodiment, the opening width X ₁ such as may be fitted in a state arranged in parallel with each other and introducing sections 20a and lead portion 20b of the USB cable 20 are doing. Therefore, the introduction portion 20a and the lead-out portion 20b of the USB cable 20 are held in the first cable storage portion 60 by fitting into the groove portion 65.

The second cable storage section 61 includes a storage chamber 67 for storing the mouse cable 23 in a folded state, and a cable holding section 68 connected to the storage chamber 67. The storage room 67 has a sufficient capacity to accommodate the mouse cable 23. The mouse cable 23 is designed to be folded along the flat bottom surface 67a of the storage room 67.

The cable holding portion 68 has a cable insertion opening 69 opened in the first side wall 17 c of the housing 16,
The cable insertion opening 69 and the groove 70 for communicating the storage chamber 67 are formed. The groove 70 is provided in the housing 1.
6 extend in a straight line along the width direction. The groove 70 is closed above as in the first embodiment, the opening width X ₂ as can be fitted in a state arranged in parallel with each other and introduction 23a and a lead portion 23b of the mouse cable 23 are doing. Therefore, the introduction part 23a and the lead-out part 23b of the mouse cable 23 are held by the second cable holding part 61 by fitting into the groove 65.

The first and second cable storage sections 6
Reference numerals 0 and 61 are individually covered by first and second cable covers 40 and 41 similar to those of the first embodiment.
And the bottom wall 17 of the housing 16 via the latch piece 44
a is detachably supported.

According to such a configuration, the USB cable 2
0 is stored in the first cable storage unit 60 and the second cable storage unit 61 in which the mouse cable 23 is stored is independent of each other, so that the USB cable 20 and the mouse cable 23 are not entangled with each other. Housing 16
Can be stored inside.

Therefore, the work of adjusting the storage length of each of the cables 20 and 23 can be easily performed.
The workability at the time of storing 23 is further improved.

[0080]

According to the present invention described in detail above, when storing the cable in the cable storage unit, the cable is folded and stored in the storage room, and the introduction part and the drawer part are connected to the cable holding part. Since it is only necessary to push the cable into the projection, the troublesome and troublesome work of winding the cable to be stored around the projection many times or hooking the cable on the hook so that the cable is not disassembled becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the operation of storing the cable in the cable storage section can be easily performed.

Further, since the cables are stored in the storage room by being folded into a free shape, the degree of freedom in adjusting the storage length of the cables is increased as compared with the conventional case, and the storage length of the cables is finely adjusted. be able to.

Further, since there is no need for a dedicated hook for holding the cable or a structure for attaching the hook, not only the number of parts can be reduced, but also the structure of the cable housing can be simplified, and the housing of the housing can be simplified. There is an advantage that the manufacturing cost can be reduced and provided at a low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of a desktop personal computer according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the keyboard when the housing is viewed from the bottom wall side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing a state in which a USB cable and a mouse cable are stored in a cable storage unit.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the keyboard.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the keyboard.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the keyboard showing a section of a storage room of the cable storage unit in a cross section.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the keyboard showing a section of the cable holding section of the cable storage section in cross section.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the cable storage unit is closed using first and second cable covers.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing a state in which a USB cable and a mouse cable are stored in a cable storage unit in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10A is a side view of a keyboard showing a section of a storage room of a cable storage section in a cross section. (B) is sectional drawing of the protrusion front-end | tip of a partition wall.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a keyboard showing a state in which a USB cable and a mouse cable are stored in a cable storage unit in the third embodiment of the present invention.

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2. Device main unit 3. Keyboard 4. Mounting surface 16. Housing 17a. Bottom wall 17c, 17d. Peripheral wall (first side wall, second side wall) 20 .. First cable (USB cable) 20a, 23a. Parts 20b, 23b Drawer part 22 Peripheral device (mouse) 23 Second cable (mouse cable) 25, 60, 61 Cable storage unit (first cable storage unit, second cable storage unit) 26, 62, 67 ... storage room 27a, 63 ... first cable holding part 27b, 68 ... second cable holding part 28, 31, 64, 69 ... cable insertion port

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Michiyuki Terasawa 2-9-9 Suehirocho, Ome-shi, Tokyo Inside the Toshiba Ome Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masayuki Tabata 1-1-1 Katase, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa Minebea Co., Ltd. Fujisawa Manufacturing F-term (reference) 5B020 BB10 CC12 DD51 KK23

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall; a cable storage portion configured by a recess opened in the bottom wall of the housing and storing a flexible cable in a retrievable manner; An information input device comprising: a cable storage unit including: a storage room for storing the cable in a folded state; and at least one cable holding unit connected to the storage room. It has a cable insertion opening opened in the peripheral wall of the housing, and has a groove shape having an opening width capable of fitting an introduction portion of the cable led to the storage room and a drawer portion pulled out of the storage room. An information input device, wherein a cable guided to the storage room via the cable holding section is held. 2. The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the cable storage portion of the housing is covered with a removable cable cover. 3. A housing having a bottom wall and first and second side walls connected to the bottom wall; and first and second flexible first and second portions formed of recesses formed in the bottom wall of the housing. A cable storage portion in which at least one of the cables is selectively removably stored, wherein the cable storage portion stores at least one of the first and second cables in a folded state. A storage chamber, a first cable holding portion connected to the storage chamber and having a first cable insertion opening opened in a first side wall of the housing, and a second cable connection portion connected to the storage chamber and a second cable of the housing. And a second cable holding portion having a second cable insertion opening opened in a side wall of the first and second cable holding portions. Out of the storage chamber, and has a groove shape having an opening width capable of being fitted with a lead-out part drawn out of the storage chamber, and is formed through the first and second cable holding parts. An information input device, wherein the first and second cables guided to the storage room are individually held. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the cable storage section is covered by a plurality of cable covers, and each of the cable covers is detachably supported by a bottom wall of the housing. Information input device. 5. The cable storage section according to claim 3, wherein the cable storage section has a partition wall for partitioning the storage chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, and the first chamber is provided with the first chamber. And the second chamber is connected to the second
An information input device, wherein the information input device is connected to a cable holding portion. 6. An apparatus main body; a first body flexible to the apparatus main body.
An information processing system comprising: a keyboard connected via a cable; and a peripheral device connected to the keyboard via a flexible second cable, wherein the keyboard is mounted on a mounting surface. A housing having a wall, first and second side walls connected to the bottom wall, and a recess opened in the bottom wall of the housing, wherein at least one of the first and second cables is provided. A cable storage section that is selectively removably stored, the cable storage section stores at least one of the first and second cables in a folded state; A first cable holding portion having a first cable insertion opening opened in a first side wall of the housing, and a first cable holding portion connected to the storage chamber; And a second cable holding portion having a second cable insertion opening opened in the second side wall of the housing, wherein the first and second cable holding portions are provided for the first and second cables. The first and second cable holding portions are formed in a groove shape having an opening width in which an introduction portion guided to the storage room and a drawer portion drawn from the storage room can be fitted. An information processing system, wherein first and second cables guided to a room are individually held. 7. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said cable storage section is covered with a plurality of cable covers, and each of said cable covers is detachably supported on a bottom wall of said housing.