JP2006351150A - Multifunction peripheral with built-in storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce packing and transportation costs by shortening the depth of a casing without damaging a basic installation pattern where a storage device is arranged with a space in the backside of an electronic device. <P>SOLUTION: A magnetic tape device 11 and an optical disk device 15 are arranged side by side in a boxlike casing 100, and a storage device constituted of an HDD is arranged in the backside of the optical disk device 15. The storage device 5 has a roughly rectangular shape seen from a plane, and its long side 51 is parallel to the left and right width direction W of the casing 100. The installation posture of the storage device 5 is changed to an inclined posture so that its short side 52 is included and its vertical height A2 does not exceed the vertical width H1 of the internal space of the casing 100, and the storage device 5 is arranged near the backside of the disk device 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-function device with a built-in storage device, and more specifically, a multi-function device with a built-in storage device in which a hard disk drive unit is built in a single box-shaped housing together with an electric device such as an audio visual device (AV device) such as a magnetic tape device or an optical disk device. Related to the machine.

  Conventionally, even when a thin video display device using a plasma display or the like incorporates a recording / playback device or a storage device such as a single or a plurality of 3.5-inch hard disks, A technique for preventing the function from being impaired has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). And according to this patent document 1, as a concrete measure for that, the depth dimension of the recording / reproducing apparatus and the storage device is made shorter than the depth dimension of the thin video display apparatus not incorporating them, and the thin video It has been suggested to be built in a display device.

  In the past, there has also been proposed a technique for mounting a hard disk driver without using a fastening screw in another electronic device, for example, a composite video device having a hard disk driver built in the housing of a television receiver ( For example, see Patent Document 2).

  On the other hand, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing, in plan view, a conventional example of an installation pattern in the housing 100 of the electrical device 1 and the storage device 5 of the multifunction device with a built-in storage device, and FIG. 4 shows the installation pattern in IV of FIG. It is explanatory drawing shown with sectional drawing seeing from the part which follows the -IV line.

  3 and 4, the housing 100 is a flat box by attaching a front panel 120 to the front end of a housing body 110 formed by combining a rear panel, a bottom case, and a top case. The front panel 120 is provided with operation buttons (not shown) for controlling the electronic device 1 and the storage device 5 built in the housing 100. The electronic device 1 is a combination of a magnetic tape device 11 and an optical disk device 15 arranged side by side in the left-right width direction W of the housing 100. The front panel 120 has an entrance (not shown) for a magnetic tape cassette that is attached to and detached from the magnetic tape device 11 and an entrance (not shown) for a disc tray that is detachably assembled to the optical disc device 15. ). The storage device 5 corresponds to, for example, a flat 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the storage device 5 is attached to a mounting plate 16 fixed to the housing 100 at the back of the optical disk device 15. In addition, a necessary interval S is provided between the storage device 5 and the optical disc device 5 which is the electronic device 1.

By the way, in the MFP with a built-in storage device shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the dimension in the left-right width direction W (horizontal width dimension), the dimension in the front-rear width direction D (depth dimension), or the dimension in the vertical width direction H. It has been found that shortening (height dimension) as much as possible to reduce the size of the package is useful for reducing packing costs and transportation costs, and the installation patterns of the electronic device 1 and the storage device 5 described above are also compact. This is an example of a device that has been devised for conversion. That is, in the multi-function device with a built-in storage device of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, by arranging the magnetic tape device 11 and the optical disk device 15 which are the electric devices 1 in a side-by-side pattern, in addition to their operability, the main board 201 and the power supply In addition to reducing the width of the casing 100 as much as possible without impairing the assembly of the circuit board 200 such as the board 202, the storage device 5 formed of a hard disk drive unit having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view has its length. By deploying the side 51 along the horizontal width direction W of the casing 100 and the short side 52 along the front-back width direction D of the casing 100 in a horizontal installation posture, the depth dimension of the casing 100 is shortened. It is.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-220679 JP 2001-309278 A

  On the other hand, the 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit as the storage device 5 described above is generally installed in a horizontal position (horizontal installation), and in the multifunction device with a built-in storage device shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. However, a general horizontal installation structure for such a 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit is adopted, and it is deployed in a horizontal position.

  Therefore, the inventor of the present application diligently tried to consider the installation posture of the 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit as the storage device 5, and in terms of performance related to recording or reproduction of the storage device 5, the storage device 5 is temporarily assumed. We found that there was no problem even if it was installed in an inclined position (slanting) or installed in a standing position (vertical), and we focused on that. In addition, the inventor of the present application has determined that the height of the housing 100 is generally determined depending on the height of the magnetic tape device 11 and the optical disk device 15, and the 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit as the storage device 5. It has been found that the length of the short side 52 is relatively short compared to the vertical width dimension H1 of the internal space of the housing 100.

  The present invention has been made under the above circumstances, and the installation pattern shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, specifically, a basic installation pattern in which storage devices are arranged at intervals on the back of an electronic device. By devising the installation orientation of the storage device without damaging the packaging, it is possible to further reduce the packaging depth and the transportation cost by further shortening the depth dimension of the housing and thereby making the housing compact. An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction device with a built-in storage device.

  One of the multifunction devices with a built-in storage device according to the present invention includes a box-shaped housing with a built-in storage device disposed at a back of the electrical device together with the electrical device, and the storage device has a plan view shape. Is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the long side is arranged in a posture along the horizontal width direction of the casing. It is arranged close to the back surface of the electric device as an inclined posture in which the side is inclined and the vertical height dimension does not exceed the vertical width dimension of the internal space.

  Another one of the multifunction devices with a built-in storage device according to the present invention is that a box-shaped housing includes a built-in storage device disposed at a back portion of the electrical device together with the electrical device. In the multi-function device with a built-in storage device, the visual shape is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side, and the long side is arranged in a posture along the left-right width direction of the housing. As a standing posture in which the short side is vertical, it is arranged close to the back surface of the electric device.

  Of the two types of storage device built-in type MFPs described above, in the former, the horizontal length in the front-rear width direction of the storage device inside the housing is shorter than the length of the short side of the storage device, In addition, since the storage device is disposed close to the back surface of the electric device, the depth dimension of the housing can be reduced in accordance with the storage device. In the latter case, the horizontal length of the storage device in the front-rear width direction inside the housing corresponds to the thickness dimension of the storage device (which is shorter than the length of the short side of the storage device). In addition, since the storage device is disposed close to the back surface of the electric device, the depth dimension of the housing can be reduced in accordance with the storage device.

  In the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the electric device is a magnetic tape device or an optical disk device. Further, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the electric device is a combination of a magnetic tape device and an optical disk device arranged side by side in the horizontal width direction of the casing. According to these, the integrity of the storage device with one or both of the magnetic tape device and the optical disk device is maintained.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the storage device is disposed on the back of the optical disc device. According to this, the installation pattern demonstrated with reference to FIG. 3 is not impaired. In the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the storage device is a hard disk drive unit.

  The multifunction device with a built-in storage device according to the present invention is further embodied by adopting the following configuration. That is, a storage device disposed in the box-shaped housing with a gap in the back of the electrical device is built in with the electrical device, and the storage device has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having a long side and a short side. In the multi-function device with a built-in storage device, wherein the electrical device is arranged in a horizontal installation posture in which the long side is along the left-right width direction of the casing and the short side is along the front-back width direction of the casing. Is a combination of a magnetic tape device arranged side by side in the left-right width direction of the housing and an optical disk device in which the storage device is arranged with a space on the back, and the installation posture of the storage device comprising a hard disk drive unit Is adopted so that its short side is inclined and its vertical height dimension does not exceed the vertical width dimension of the internal space, and is placed close to the back surface of the optical disk device. It is further embodied by Rukoto.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the installation pattern shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, specifically, the basic installation pattern in which the storage devices are arranged at intervals on the back of the electronic device is not impaired. Since the depth of the housing can be further shortened, the housing can be made more compact than that of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, which can reduce packing costs and transportation costs. The effect that it comes to be useful for is produced.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an installation pattern of the electrical device 1 and the storage device 5 of the multifunction device with built-in storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention in the housing 100, and FIG. 2 is related to another embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the installation pattern with the top view.

  In each of these embodiments, the basic installation pattern shown in FIG. 3 is adopted as the installation pattern for the electrical device 1 and the storage device 5. That is, as specifically shown in FIG. 3, the electronic device 1 is a combination of the magnetic tape device 11 and the optical disk device 15 arranged side by side in the left-right width direction W of the housing 100, and the storage device 5. Corresponds to, for example, a flat 3.5-inch hard disk drive unit having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the storage device 5 is attached to a mounting plate 16 fixed to the housing 100 at the back of the optical disk device 15. The long side 51 is arranged in a posture parallel to the horizontal width direction W of the housing 100 (see FIG. 3), and is necessary between the storage device 5 and the optical disc device 5 as the electronic device 1. An interval S is separated.

  As described above, the housing 100 is formed into a horizontally long flat box shape by attaching the front panel 120 to the front end of the housing body 110 formed by combining the rear panel, the bottom case, and the top case. The front panel 120 is equipped with operation buttons (not shown) for controlling the magnetic tape device 11, the optical disk device 15, the storage device 5, and the like, and is attached to and detached from the magnetic tape device 11. The magnetic tape cassette is provided with an entrance / exit and an entrance / exit of a disc tray (not shown) assembled to the optical disc apparatus 15 so as to be able to enter / exit. Therefore, in both the storage device built-in multifunction devices shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the width and height of the casing 100 are as short as possible, and the magnetic tape device 11 and the optical disk device are reduced. 15, and the assembly of the circuit board 200 such as the main board 201 and the power board 202 in the assembly line is well secured.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the storage device 5 is installed in such a manner that the short side 52 is inclined forward and the vertical height dimension H2 does not exceed the vertical width dimension H1 of the internal space of the housing 100. The posture is determined and attached to the mounting plate 16. In addition, by setting the distance S between the storage device 5 and the back surface of the optical disk device 15 to be as narrow as possible within a range where they do not adversely affect each other electrically or mechanically, the storage device 5 is made to be an optical disk device. It is deployed close to the back of 15. Then, in response to the installation position of the storage device 15 being shifted to the front side as described above, the back plate 112 of the case 100 is shifted to the front side to shorten the depth dimension of the case 100. In FIG. 1, the side view outline of the housing 100 shown in FIG. 4 is also shown in phantom, and as can be seen, the depth dimension of the housing 100 of the multifunction device with built-in storage device of the embodiment is as follows: The length L is shorter than that of the housing 100 shown in FIG.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the inclination angle of the storage device 52 is appropriately determined in consideration of the relationship with the vertical height dimension H <b> 1 of the internal space of the housing 100 at the installation location of the storage device 52. However, depending on the case, other parts may be arranged above or below the installation location of the storage device 52. In such a case, it is necessary to secure a necessary space between the parts. Is determined at an angle at which For example, an appropriate inclination angle of the storage device 52 is 45 degrees. Further, the inclination direction of the storage device 52 is not limited to the forward as illustrated, and for example, a forward and downward inclination posture may be selected.

  On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 5 is attached to the mounting plate 16 so that the installation posture of the storage device 5 is the standing posture in which the short side 52 is vertical. In addition, by setting the distance S between the storage device 5 and the back surface of the optical disk device 15 to be as narrow as possible within a range where they do not adversely affect each other electrically or mechanically, the storage device 5 is made to be an optical disk device. It is deployed close to the back of 15. Then, in response to the installation position of the storage device 15 being shifted to the front side as described above, the back plate 112 of the case 100 is shifted to the front side to shorten the depth dimension of the case 100. When this configuration is adopted, the depth dimension of the housing 100 can be further shortened compared to the case of FIG.

  In each of the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the depth dimension of the casing 100 is shorter than that described with reference to FIG. As a result, packing costs and transportation costs are reduced. Further, in this embodiment, the depth of the housing 100 is shortened by setting the storage device installation posture to an inclined posture or a standing posture, so that the assemblability of the storage device 5 in the assembly line and the built-in storage device are reduced. There is an advantage that the mass productivity of the multi-function device is ensured to be equal to the conventional one, and an advantage that the installation space for the user is small.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the installation pattern in the housing | casing of the electric equipment and memory | storage device of the multifunctional apparatus with a built-in memory | storage device which concerns on embodiment of this invention with the top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed the same installation pattern which concerns on other embodiment with the top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed the prior art example of the said installation pattern with the top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed the said installation pattern by sectional drawing seeing from the part which follows the IV-IV line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric equipment 5 Storage device 11 Magnetic tape device 15 Optical disk device 51 Long side of storage device 52 Short side of storage device 100 Case A Short side dimension of storage device D Front-back width direction of case H1 Vertical of internal space of case Width dimension W Horizontal width direction of the housing

Claims (7)

The box-shaped housing incorporates an electrical device and a storage device disposed at a distance from the back of the electrical device, and the storage device is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side in plan view. A storage device built-in multifunction device that is arranged in a horizontal installation posture with a long side along the lateral width direction of the housing and a short side along the longitudinal width direction of the housing,
The above-mentioned storage device comprising a hard disk drive unit, wherein the electrical device is a combination of a magnetic tape device arranged side by side in the left-right width direction of the casing and an optical disk device in which the storage device is arranged at a distance on the back The installation posture of the storage device is changed to an inclination posture in which the short side is inclined and the vertical height dimension does not exceed the vertical width dimension of the internal space, and the storage device is disposed close to the back surface of the optical disk device. A multifunction device with a built-in storage device. The box-shaped housing incorporates an electrical device and a storage device disposed at a distance from the back of the electrical device, and the storage device is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side in plan view. In the multifunction peripheral with a built-in storage device, the long side of which is arranged in a posture along the horizontal width direction of the casing.
The storage device is arranged close to the back surface of the electric device in an inclined posture in which the short side is inclined and the vertical height dimension does not exceed the vertical width dimension of the internal space. Multifunction machine with built-in equipment. The box-shaped housing incorporates an electrical device and a storage device disposed at a distance from the back of the electrical device, and the storage device is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side and a short side in plan view. In the multifunction peripheral with a built-in storage device, the long side of which is arranged in a posture along the horizontal width direction of the casing.
A multifunction device with a built-in storage device, wherein the storage device is arranged close to the back surface of the electric device in a standing posture in which a short side is vertical. 4. The storage device built-in multifunction device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical device is a magnetic tape device or an optical disk device. 4. The storage device built-in multifunction device according to claim 2, wherein the electrical device is a combination of a magnetic tape device and an optical disk device arranged side by side in the horizontal width direction of the housing. 6. The multifunction device with a built-in storage device according to claim 5, wherein the storage device is arranged on the back of the optical disk device. 7. The storage device built-in multifunction device according to claim 2, wherein the storage device is a hard disk drive unit.

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