JP2001142851A - Portable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic equipment provided with a cover combinedly used for the cover of a display screen, an operating part and a terminal for external connection as well when the number of parts and the number of pieces to be assembled are small and a main body has the operating part and the terminal for external connection. SOLUTION: The cover 108 protects a liquid crystal display device 110 so that an operating key does not have a malfunction. Since a rotary shaft 109 of the cover 108 is fixed by a projection 107 of a slide groove 106, the cover 108 keeps this position as well. When using a main body 101, when a finger is placed on a projection 201 for slide and the force in an arrow direction (a) is applied to the cover 108, the rotary shaft 109 moves over the projection 107 and the cover 108 slides in the arrow direction. After the cover is slid to (b), the cover 108 is turned in the arrow direction (b) and the cover 108 is turned to the back of the main body 101. Afterwards, by sliding the cover 108 in an arrow direction (c) again, the liquid crystal display device 110 becomes a usable state and when the rotary shaft 109 moves over the projection 107 again and is fixed by the projection 107, the cover 108 can be fixed and held so as not to disturb anything.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly, to a structure of a cover of a portable electronic device provided with a display screen, an operation unit, and an external connection terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a portable electronic device having a display screen, a liquid crystal display device or the like having a glass or plastic material on the surface of the display screen or a soft film-shaped touch panel thereon is often used. ing.
Therefore, in order to prevent the display device from being destroyed, a cover or the like that protects the display screen when not in use is employed.
Conventionally, as these covers, for example, those in which a plate-shaped cover 804 is attached to the main body 801 via a link member 803 as shown in FIG. 8 are used.

In FIG. 8, a main body 801 and a link member 803 are rotatable by a rotation shaft 805, and a link member 803 and a cover 804 are rotatable by a rotation shaft 806. When the main body 801 is used, the cover 804 is turned to the back side, and the main body 801 is used while the cover 804 is held on the back side. Cover 804 when not in use
Is turned to the front side, and the claws 807 of the cover 804 are attached to the main body 801.
808, the cover 804 is fixed, and the display screen 802 is protected.

As shown in FIG. 9, a cover having a cover 903 which is completely separate from the main body 901 has been used. This is the cover 9 when using the main body 901
03 into the main body 901 along the groove 904 of the main body 901 in the direction shown in FIG.
Once from the main body 901, and move 180 ° in the direction of the arrow in the figure.
The display screen 902 is protected by being rotated again and inserted into the main body 901 again.

In addition, a box-shaped cover that can completely cover and hide the main body is simply put on the main body when the main body is not used, and is removed and left when the main body is used. I have.

[0006]

However, FIG.
The conventional portable electronic device as shown in FIG. 9 has the following problems to be solved. In the structure shown in FIG. 8, firstly, two or more parts are required to rotate the cover 804, which increases the number of assembling steps and increases costs. Second, since the cover 804 has to be rotated to the back side of the main body 801, the operation distance is long.

In the structure shown in FIG. 9, first, the main body 901 and the cover 903 are not connected, and
3 may be lost. Second, when using the main body 901 or at the end of use, the cover 903 is attached to the main body 901.
It is necessary to perform such an operation that the user once removes the camera from the camera body, rotates the camera 180 degrees, and inserts the camera body 901 along the groove 904 again.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of such technical problems, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device provided with a cover also serving as a cover for an operation unit and a terminal for external connection.

[0009]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic device provided with a cover for protecting a display screen and other components. The portable electronic device is characterized in that the cover is movable by a combination of a slide mechanism and a rotation mechanism. The invention according to claim 2, wherein the slide mechanism is provided on a main body side of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein:

[0010] With these configurations, it is possible to move the cover from the display screen or the like only by moving a short distance by a simple operation method.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the slide mechanism is provided on the main body side of the portable electronic device and has only a slide width shorter than the width of the cover. It is a portable electronic device of the description.

[0012] With this configuration, it is possible to attach a pen hole, an external connection terminal, and the like by using a vacant place of the main body.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the slide mechanism is provided on the cover side.
2. A portable electronic device according to claim 1.

With this configuration, it is possible to relatively freely design the main body of the portable electronic device.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the cover also serves as a cover for two or more components.

With this configuration, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, so that the cost can be reduced. Further, since a plurality of covers can be removed in one operation, the operability can be improved.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a portable electronic device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a stepwise movement of the cover 108 according to the first embodiment. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA and a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment as viewed from the back side.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a stand mechanism of No. 8;

1 to 4, a main body 101 constituting a main body of an electronic apparatus includes an upper case 113 and a lower case 114.
In the structure where is fastened, a printed circuit board 302 for performing various electric arithmetic processing, a switch 301 (both shown in FIG. 3B) pressed by the movement of the rotating shaft 109 of the cover 108, and a power supply to the printed circuit board 302 A battery (not shown) to be supplied, a liquid crystal display device 110 for displaying information processed on the printed circuit board 302 as an image, a cross key 111 for inputting information to the printed circuit board 302 from outside, a button 104 and a button 105, and a penhole The input pen 103 which can be stored in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
The touch panel 112 adhered to the input 10 and receives an input from the input pen 103, the rotating shaft 109 of the cover 108 fits therein, the slide groove 106 for sliding the cover 108, and the rotating shaft 109 is provided inside the sliding groove 106.
4 and a stand leg 401 (FIG. 4) that fits into the protrusion 107 for fixing the
).

Next, the operation of the cover 108 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, first, the cover 108 is
In this state, the liquid crystal display device 110 (indicated by a thin dotted line) is protected, and the operation keys (cross key 111, button 104, button 105) are covered so as not to malfunction. On this occasion,
Since the rotating shaft 109 of the cover 108 is fixed by the protrusion 107 of the slide groove 106, the cover 108 also maintains this position. When the main body 101 is used, a finger is put on the slide protrusion 201 and a force in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2A is applied to the cover 108, so that the rotating shaft 109 gets over the protrusion 107 and the cover 108 slides in the direction of the arrow. I do. Then, after sliding to the position of FIG.
The cover 108 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
1. Turn the cover 108 to the back side of 1. Thereafter, by sliding the cover 108 again in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2C, the liquid crystal display device 110 can be used, and the rotating shaft 109 climbs over the projection 107 again and is fixed to the projection 107. The cover 108 is fixed and held out of the way.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the rotating shaft 109 of the cover 108 starts moving from the state shown in FIG.
1, the signal of the power supply On is transmitted to the printed circuit board 302.
To the main body 101 only by opening the cover 108, and similarly, the cover 1
It is also possible to turn off the power by the operation of closing 08. However, this function can be changed by setting of the main body 101.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the cover 108 is in the state shown in FIG. 2B, the stand legs 401 on the back side of the main body 101 are pulled out and fitted into the stand grooves 402 formed on the cover 108. The main body 101 can be fixed at a certain angle.
To display various images in a slide show,
It can be enjoyed at an easy-to-view angle with the hand released from the main body 101.

As described above, the portable electronic device of the first embodiment has a structure in which the cover 108 made of one component slides and rotates, so that the cover 108 can be moved with a simple operation method and can be moved less. The cover 108 can be brought to the back side of the main body 101 by a distance. Further, in the present embodiment, the slide groove 106 and the rotation shaft 109 are located on both side surfaces of the main body 101, but the slide groove 106 and the rotation shaft 109 may be provided on only one side surface, or both or one of the upper and lower surfaces of the main body. The structure located may be sufficient.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a stepwise movement of the cover 502 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing details of a connection portion between the main body 501, the rotating member 504, and the cover 502, and a cross-sectional view of the slide mechanism 503.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, a main body 501 constituting a main body of the electronic apparatus includes an upper case 506 and a lower case 507.
The printed circuit board 302 (illustrated in FIG. 3) for performing various electric arithmetic processing is mounted inside the
(Not shown) that supplies power to the printed circuit board 30
2. A liquid crystal display device 110 for displaying the information processed in step 2 as an image, a cross key 111, a button 104, and a button 10 for externally inputting information to a printed circuit board 302.
5 and an input pen 103 that can be accommodated in the pen hole 102 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Configuration. Here, for components having substantially the same configuration as in the first embodiment, corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, another configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, the rotation shaft 701 of the main body 501 is fitted to the rotation bearing 703 of the rotation member 504,
4 is connected to the main body 501 by a rotatable structure. When the claws 705 of the rotating member 504 are on the near side and the back side, the protrusion 702 of the main body 501 fits into the recess 704 of the rotating member 504, so that the rotating member 504 is locked. However, when a strong rotational force is applied to the rotating member 504, this lock is released, and the rotating member 504 can rotate again. Further, the pawl 705 of the rotating member 504 is fitted to the slide mechanism 503 of the cover 502 in a slidable structure.

Here, in FIG. 7A, a slide mechanism 503 of the cover 502 is shown in a sectional view for easy understanding.
FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
The relationship between the slide mechanism 503 and the pawl 705 is shown from another angle. As shown in FIG. 7B, projections 706 for holding the claws 705 are provided at both ends of the slide mechanism 503 so that the cover 502 can be fixed in a completely slid state.

Next, the operation of the cover 502 will be described. As shown in FIG.
In the state of (a), the liquid crystal display device 110 and the external connection terminal 505 (both are indicated by thin dotted lines) are protected, and the input pen 10 is protected.
3 is covered so that it does not fall out of the pen hole 102 and that the operation keys (the cross key 111, the button 104, and the button 105) do not malfunction. At this time, as described above,
The cover 502 keeps this position by the fitting of the protrusion 702 and the recess 704 shown in FIG. 7A and the protrusion 706 of the slide mechanism 503 shown in FIG. 7B. When the main body 501 is used, the cover 502 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6A and turned to the state shown in FIG.
6B, the cover 502 is slid in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6B, and as shown in FIG.
0, operation keys, external connection terminal 505, input pen 103
Can be used, and the cover 502 is held on the back side of the main body 501 so as not to be in the way. At this time, FIG.
FIG. 7A shows the fitting of the projection 702 and the recess 704, and FIG.
The cover 502 is fixed by the protrusion 706 of the slide mechanism 503 shown in FIG.

In the case of a mechanism in which the cover of the related art shown in FIG. 8 is rotated to the back side, if the cover such as the external connection terminal 505 located on the side surface of the main body 501 also serves as the cover as in this embodiment, the cover is The side part protrudes greatly to the back side, and it gets in the way. In this embodiment, the cover 502 has a slide mechanism to solve this problem.

The above is the correspondence between each configuration of the present invention and the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment, and the functions described in each claim or
It goes without saying that any configuration may be used as long as the function of the configuration of the embodiment can be achieved.

[0031]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a portable electronic device provided with a cover for protecting a display screen or the like, the cover is provided with a sliding machine side and a rotating mechanism. The cover can be moved by using a simple operation method without removing the cover from the device body when using the electronic device. Things are possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device according to the first aspect, the slide mechanism is provided on the main body side of the portable electronic device. Thereby, the above effects can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device according to the first aspect, the slide mechanism is provided on a main body side of the portable electronic device, and has only a slide width shorter than a width of the cover. Since there is no structure, it is possible to attach a pen hole, an external connection terminal, or the like using a vacant place of the main body.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device according to the first aspect, since the slide mechanism is provided on the cover side, the design of the portable electronic device main body is relatively small. It can be done freely.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable electronic device according to the first aspect, the cover has a structure also serving as a cover for two or more parts, so that the number of parts and the number of assembly steps are reduced. The cost can be reduced because it can be reduced, and the operability is improved because a plurality of covers can be removed in one operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a cover of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along lines AA and BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the back of the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a cover of the portable electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a connection portion of the portable electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional structure of a portable electronic device provided with a cover for protecting a display screen and the like.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conventional structure of a portable electronic device provided with a cover for protecting a display screen and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Main body 102 Penhole 103 Input pen 104 Button 105 Button 106 Sliding groove 107 Projection 108 Cover 109 Rotating axis 110 Liquid crystal display 111 Cross key 112 Touch panel 113 Upper case 114 Lower case 201 Slide projection 301 Switch 302 Print Substrate 401 Stand foot 402 Stand groove 501 Body 502 Cover 503 Slide mechanism 504 Rotating member 505 External connection terminal 506 Upper case 507 Lower case 701, 805, 806 Rotating shaft 702 Projection 703 Rotating bearing 704 Depression 705, 807 Nail 706 Projection 801 Body 802, 902 Display screen 803 Link member 804 Cover 808 Lock 901 Body 903 Cover 904 Groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic device having a cover for protecting a display screen and other components, wherein the cover is movable by using a slide mechanism and a rotation mechanism together. . 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the slide mechanism is provided on a main body side of the portable electronic device. 3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the slide mechanism is provided on a main body side of the portable electronic device and has a slide width smaller than a width of the cover. 4. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the slide mechanism is provided on the cover side. 5. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the cover also serves as a cover for two or more components.