JP2002215263A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excellent information processor by which a disk storage device is easily attached/detached to a storage part provided on a main body, a danger of being destructed by application of impact to the disk storage device is eliminated and a countermeasure against heat radiation is also enabled. SOLUTION: An HDD 4 is attached on an opening/closing lid 7 provided on the rear surface of a main body part 1 by sandwiching an elastic body 8 and stored in a storage part 1b of the main body part 1. The opening/closing lid 7 is attached so that it moves around with a lower edge 7a as a fulcrum and its upper part is fixed by a screw 9. In addition, an elastic body 10 is stuck to an inner surface 1c of a storage part 1b of the main body part 1 and a cushion member 11 is stuck to a side wall 1d respectively. In addition, a plurality of openings 1e are provided on the upper surface of a support part 1a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a desktop personal computer / word processor and the like.
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus in which a disk storage device is detachably stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in information processing apparatuses such as desktop personal computers and word processors,
Due to an increase in the capacity of a disk storage device such as a built-in hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as an HDD) and a security problem, it is demanded that the disk storage device can be easily attached to and detached from the information processing apparatus main body.

Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus having a conventional disk storage device will be described. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional information processing apparatus. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a main body of the information processing apparatus, which includes an upper housing 11a and a lower housing 11b, and includes a CPU (not shown) and the like. The main circuit board 12 on which the semiconductor components are mounted, and the disk storage device H
DD13 is built in. Main circuit board 12 and HDD 13
Are connected by a cable 14. The HDD 13 is attached to the main chassis 15 with an elastic body 16 interposed therebetween.

[0004] Reference numeral 17 denotes a flat display device such as a liquid crystal device mounted on the upper housing 11a of the main body 11.

In the conventional information processing apparatus configured as described above, the HDD 13 is attached and detached by removing the lower housing 11 b from the main body 11 and then moving the HDD 13 from the main chassis 15.
After removing the DD13 and replacing it with a new HDD, the lower housing 11b was attached.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the main body 11 is required for attaching and detaching the HDD 13.
Had to be disassembled, requiring man-hours and expertise. Further, the HDD 13 is vulnerable to impact and may be destroyed, so that the user cannot easily perform the operation.

Further, the HDD 13 is close to the main circuit board 12 and may be affected by heat from the CPU or the like of the main circuit board 12. Since the HDD 13 itself also generates heat, the inside of the main body 11 becomes high temperature and adversely affects other electronic components and the like, it is necessary to take measures for forcible heat radiation by a heat radiation fan or the like.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. The disk storage device can be easily attached to and detached from a storage portion provided in the main body, and the disk storage device can be damaged by an impact. It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent information processing apparatus which can eliminate the problem and can also take measures against heat radiation.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a main body for accommodating a main circuit board and the like, a support stand formed at the rear of the main body, and attached to the support stand. A flat display section, a storage section for storing a disk storage device connected to the main body section on the support base section, and an opening / closing lid attached to the storage section to cover the storage section; It is designed to hold the device.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body for accommodating a main circuit board, a support base formed behind the main body, and a support base attached to the support base. An information processing apparatus comprising: a flat display section; and a disk storage device connected to the main body section is housed in the support base. The information processing apparatus includes a main body section and a flat display section. By arranging the disk storage device in the space generated, the main circuit board and the disk storage device can be separated from each other, and the disk storage device can be made less susceptible to heat or the like by electronic components mounted on the main circuit substrate. It has the action of:

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the disk storage device has a recording surface of a built-in disk storage medium in a direction substantially perpendicular to an installation surface of the information processing device. The disk storage device can be effectively placed in the space created by the main body of the information processing device and the flat display portion. Having.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, an opening / closing lid for a storage unit for storing the disk storage device is provided on a back surface of the support base. There is an effect that the disk storage device can be easily attached and detached simply by opening the open / close lid on the back surface of the support base.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the opening / closing lid rotates about a lower end, and the operation after the opening / closing lid is opened. Can be easily performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the disk storage device is held by the open / close lid of the storage unit, and the open / close lid is opened. Thereafter, the disk storage device can be easily attached and detached.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the disk storage device is held by the opening / closing lid with the first elastic body interposed therebetween, and the second elastic storage portion is provided in the main body storage portion. A second elastic body is interposed between the disk storage device and the main body housing when the opening / closing lid is closed, so that the disk storage device can easily absorb shock. It has the effect of being able to.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the disk storage device is connected to a cable drawn out of the main body by a connector, and the disk storage device is stored in a storage portion. When a cushion material is provided on the wall surface of the storage section facing the connector connection section, the opening / closing lid is suddenly opened to prevent an impact on the disk storage device, This has the effect of preventing the connector from being detached from the disk storage device.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, a heat radiating hole is provided above the support base. It has the effect that it can be easily carried out without depending on.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back, and FIG. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are cross-sectional views when the opening / closing lid is closed. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the HDD is stored in the storage unit as viewed from the back. In the figure, 1 is a main body of the information processing apparatus,
A support base 1a is formed at the rear. Further, a display unit 2 having a built-in liquid crystal display device is attached to the support base 1a. A main circuit board 3 on which semiconductor components such as a CPU (not shown) are mounted and a disk storage device HDD 4 are built in the main body 1. The main circuit board 3 and the HDD 4 are connected by a cable 5 and a connector 6. The HDD 4 includes an opening / closing lid 7 provided on the back of the main body 1.
Is attached to the body 1 with the elastic body 8 interposed therebetween.
b. The opening / closing lid 7 is attached so as to rotate about the lower end 7 a as a fulcrum, and the upper part is fixed by screws 9. Further, an elastic body 10 is attached to the inner surface 1c of the storage portion 1b of the main body 1, and a cushion material 11 is attached to the side wall 1d. In addition, a plurality of openings 1e are provided on the upper surface of the support base 1a.

The operation of the information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, when removing the HDD 4, the screw 9
, And as shown in FIG. 2, the open / close lid 7 is pivotally opened about the lower end 7a as a fulcrum. Then, the connector 6 at the end of the cable 5 is disconnected, and the HDD 4 is removed.

Next, when the HDD 4 is mounted, the HDD 4 is fixed to the opening / closing lid 7 with the elastic body 8 interposed therebetween, and the connector 6 is connected. Then, as shown in FIG. And attached to the support base 1a. Then, it is fixed with screws 9. At this time, the HDD 4 is in a state where the recording surface of the built-in disk-shaped storage medium (not shown) is set up in a direction substantially perpendicular to the installation surface of the information processing apparatus, and is likely to be affected by impact. Since it is sandwiched between the elastic body 8 and the elastic body 10, it is protected from impact. At this time, since the connector 6 is pressed by the cushion material 11, disconnection from the HDD 4 is prevented.

Since the HDD 4 is disposed in the support base 1a, the distance between the main circuit board 3 and the HDD 4 is increased, so that the HDD 4 is affected by heat or the like by electronic components mounted on the main circuit board. It becomes difficult.

The HDD 4 is provided with a support 1a of the main body 1.
The main unit 1 and the display unit 2
The space formed by can be effectively used.

Further, the plurality of openings 1e provided on the upper surface of the support base 1a allows the HDD 4 to dissipate heat without using a heat dissipating fan or the like.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the disk storage device can be easily attached to and detached from the storage portion provided in the main body, and the disk storage device can be easily destroyed due to an impact. And an advantageous effect that heat radiation measures can be taken.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the open / close lid is open when viewed from the side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention when the opening / closing lid is closed when viewed from the side;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a state where the HDD is stored in the storage unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body part 1a Support stand part 1b Storage part 2 Display part 3 Main circuit board 4 HDD 6 Connector 7 Opening lid 8, 10 Elastic body 9 Screw 18 Cushion material

Claims (8)

[Claims] A main body for accommodating a main circuit board; a support base formed behind the main body; and a flat display unit attached to the support base. An information processing apparatus containing a disk storage device connected to a main body. 2. The disk storage device is characterized in that the storage surface of the built-in disk-shaped storage medium is housed in the support base with the recording surface set up in a direction substantially perpendicular to the installation surface of the information processing device. The information processing device according to claim 1. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing lid for a storage section for storing the disk storage device is provided on a back surface of the support base. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the opening / closing lid rotates about a lower end. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a disk storage device is held by an opening / closing lid of the storage unit. 6. A disk storage device is held by an opening / closing lid with a first elastic body interposed therebetween, and a second elastic body is provided in a main body storage section. When the opening / closing lid is closed, the disk storage device and the main body are opened. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second elastic body is sandwiched between the unit housings. 7. A disk storage device is connected to a cable drawn out of a main body portion by a connector, and a cushion material is provided on a wall surface of the storage portion facing the connector connection portion when the disk storage device is stored in the storage portion. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: 8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a heat radiation hole is provided above the support base.