JP2011210848A - Electronic equipment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase efficiency of assembling work and to prevent damage to a body case in an electronic equipment device.SOLUTION: In an optical disk reproducing device 1, a display unit 3 is attached to a body unit 2 via a hinge unit 4. A hinge containing part 25 containing a body side coupling part 42 of the hinge unit 4 is formed on the body unit 2. Upper case end parts 26a, 26b are parts facing each other with an opening surface of an upper case 23b interposed between them. The upper case end part 26a and the upper case end part 26b are coupled together by a coupling part 29 integrally formed with the upper case 23b of the body case 23. The coupling part 29 reinforces the strength in the vicinity of the opening of the body case 23. A hook part 28a is elastic and adapted to hook up an electric wiring 9a connected with a connector 27a to be positioned between the hook part 28a and the coupling part 29.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device having a function of displaying an image.

  Conventionally, in an electronic device apparatus including a display unit for displaying an image and a main unit, the display unit is attached to the main unit via a hinge unit, and the display unit is rotatable with respect to the main unit. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3). In such an electronic apparatus device, a control board is generally housed in a main body case of the main body unit. The main body case includes an upper case and a lower case that are coupled to each other.

  The inner surface of the main body case (upper case or lower case) is provided with a hinge coupling portion for coupling with the hinge unit, and the hinge unit and the main body unit are connected to each other by screwing or the like from the inner surface side of the main body case. It comes to be combined. That is, in the conventional electronic device apparatus, after the upper case and the lower case of the main body case are combined, the hinge unit and the main unit cannot be connected, and the upper case and the lower case of the main body case are separated. The hinge unit and the main body unit can be coupled only in the closed state.

  Therefore, in the conventional electronic device apparatus, the hinge unit is hinged from the inside of the main body case (upper case or lower case) before the upper case and the lower case of the main body case are joined (that is, before the main body unit is assembled). It couple | bonds with a coupling | bond part, Then, the upper case and lower case of a main body case are couple | bonded, and an electronic device apparatus is assembled.

JP 2004-47869 A JP 2008-31330 A Japanese Patent No. 3765231

  However, in the above-described conventional electronic device apparatus, after the main unit, the display unit, and the hinge unit are separately completed, these units cannot be assembled, so that the efficiency of the assembly work is poor. Therefore, if the body case is provided with a hinge housing part that is an opening for housing the body side coupling part of the hinge unit and the hinge unit is attached to the hinge housing part after the body unit is assembled, the assembly work Efficiency can be improved. However, when the opening for attaching the hinge unit (hinge storage part) as described above is provided in the main body case, there is a problem that the strength of the main body case near the opening is insufficient and the main body case is easily damaged. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can improve the efficiency of assembly work and can prevent damage to the main body case. To do.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus in which a display unit for displaying an image is attached to a main unit via a hinge unit, and the hinge unit is coupled to the display unit. A display-side coupling portion, a main-body-side coupling portion coupled to the main-body unit, and a hinge mechanism that rotatably connects the display-side coupling portion and the main-body-side coupling portion. The unit includes a control board, a main body case for housing the control board, and a hinge coupling portion to which a main body side coupling portion of the hinge unit is coupled, and the main body unit is coupled to the main body side of the hinge unit. A hinge storage portion is formed, the hinge coupling portion is provided in the hinge storage portion, and the control board includes an electrical wiring connected to the display unit. A connector for connecting to the control board is provided on the surface of the control board exposed from the opening of the hinge storage part, and the body side coupling part of the hinge unit is stored in the hinge storage part, The main body case coupled to a hinge coupling portion, wherein the hinge housing portion is a portion opening toward the outside of the main body case, and the upper surface of the main body case is opposed to the opening surface of the hinge housing portion. One or more connecting portions are provided for connecting the end portions of the upper surface, and at least one of the connecting portions is provided with a hook portion for locking to position the electric wiring.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cover that closes the opening surface of the hinge housing portion and an inner portion that is positioned above the cover and that is supported by the body case so as to be freely opened and closed. A cover, and the cover is attached to the main body case by screwing using a cover mounting screw, and the inner lid has the screwing portion on the cover in a closed state. It is something to cover.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the hinge housing portion opened toward the outside is provided in the main body case, the hinge unit can be attached after the main body case (main body unit) is assembled. Therefore, the efficiency of the assembly work of the apparatus can be improved. The upper surface of the main body case is provided with one or more connecting portions that connect the end portions of the upper surface of the main body case facing each other across the opening surface of the hinge housing portion. Therefore, in the part opened to the outside of the main body case (hinge storage part), since the end part and the end part are connected by the connecting part, the strength near the opening part of the main body case can be reinforced. Damage to the case can be prevented.

  In addition, at least one of the connecting portions is provided with a hook portion that is locked to position the electric wiring. Therefore, when assembling the electronic device device, the electric wiring is locked by the hook portion, for example, to prevent the electric wiring from being caught when the electric wiring storage portion is covered with a cover or the like. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to easily assemble the electronic device apparatus, to suppress the occurrence of disconnection or malfunction due to scratches on the electrical wiring, and to improve the assemblability.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when the cover is attached to the main body case using the cover attaching screw and the inner lid is in the closed state, the screwing portion on the cover can be covered. Therefore, when the inner lid is in a closed state, the user cannot visually recognize the screwing portion on the cover, so that the design of the electronic device device is superior to the case where the screwing portion is visible. it can.

(A) is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the optical disk reproducing device based on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a disassembled perspective view of the reproducing device. The top view of the said optical disk reproducing | regenerating apparatus. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the optical disc reproducing apparatus. The side sectional view which expanded the hook part neighborhood of the above-mentioned optical disc reproducing device. The sectional side view which expanded the vicinity of the hook part which is a modification of the said hook part.

  Hereinafter, an optical disk reproducing device (electronic device) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1A, 1 </ b> B, 2, and 3 show the configuration of the optical disc playback apparatus 1. The optical disc playback device 1 is a device that plays back an optical disc such as a DVD or a BD.

  The optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 includes a main unit 2, a display unit 3, and a hinge unit 4, and the display unit 3 is attached to the main unit 2 via the hinge unit 4. The optical disc playback apparatus 1 also includes a cover 5, an inner lid 6, a battery pack 7, and the like.

  The hinge unit 4 relatively rotates the display side coupling portion 41 coupled to the display unit 3, the main body side coupling portion 42 coupled to the main body unit 2, and the display side coupling portion 41 and the main body side coupling portion 42. It has the hinge mechanism part 43 etc. which were connected so that movement was possible. The hinge unit 4 is a hinge unit called a biaxial swivel hinge, and the hinge mechanism unit 43 connects the display side coupling unit 41 and the main body side coupling unit 42 so as to be relatively rotatable about two axes. . That is, in the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1, the display unit 3 is coupled to the display side coupling portion 41 of the hinge unit 4, and the main body unit 2 is coupled to the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4, so that the display unit 3 is The unit 2 can be rotated about two axes.

  The main unit 2 includes a control board 21 that controls the operation of the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1, an optical disc reading unit 22 that reads recorded data from the optical disc, a main body case 23 that houses the control board 21 and the optical disc reading unit 22, and a hinge unit 4. The main body side coupling portion 42 is coupled to the hinge coupling portion 24. Further, the main body unit 2 is formed with a hinge storage portion 25 in which the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 is stored.

  The main body case 23 includes a lower case 23a that occupies the lower portion of the main body case 23 and an upper case 23b that occupies the upper portion of the main body case 23. The lower case 23a and the upper case 23b are coupled to each other. Yes.

  The control board 21 is arranged in parallel with the lower surface (bottom surface) of the main body case 23. The optical disk reading unit 22 is disposed above the control board 21. The optical disk reading unit 22 is mounted with an optical disk from the outside of the main body case 23 and a part thereof (spindle motor 22a for mounting the optical disk and rotating the optical disk, so that the recording data can be read from the optical disk). And an optical reading head 22b for reading recording data recorded on the optical disc, etc., faces a reading opening 23c provided in the upper case 23b.

  The hinge coupling portion 24 is provided in the hinge storage portion 25 and is formed integrally with the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23.

  The hinge storage portion 25 is a portion that is recessed inward from the surrounding portion of the main body case 23 and opens toward the outer side of the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23. Specifically, the hinge storage portion 25 is recessed downward (on the lower case 23 a side) from the peripheral portion of the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23 and opens toward the outside of the main body case 23.

  The opening surface of the hinge housing portion 25 is larger than the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4. In other words, the opening surface of the hinge housing portion 25 has the body-side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 in a state where the upper case 23b and the lower case 23a of the body case 23 are coupled (that is, the body unit 2 is assembled). The size is such that it can be introduced into the hinge housing portion 25 from the outside of the main body case 23 and coupled to the hinge coupling portion 24. Further, the opening surface of the hinge housing portion 25 is large enough to introduce a tool for screwing the hinge mounting screw 49 into the hinge housing portion 25 on the head side of the hinge mounting screw 49 (for example, a diameter of 10 mm or more in diameter). It is).

  The main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 is coupled to the hinge coupling portion 24 in a state of being accommodated in the hinge accommodating portion 25. Further, the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 is coupled to the hinge coupling portion 24 by screwing using a hinge mounting screw 49.

  Further, the control board 21 has connectors 27a and 27b for connecting the electrical wirings 9a and 9b connected to the display unit 3 to the control board 21, and a surface 23d exposed from the opening of the hinge housing portion 25 in the control board 21. Have. The connectors 27 a and 27 b are disposed in the hinge storage unit 25.

  The electrical wirings 9a and 9b pass through the inside of the hinge unit 4, one end side is connected to a circuit board (not shown) in the display unit 3, and the other end side is connected to the connectors 27a and 27b.

  End portions (hereinafter referred to as upper case end portions) 26 a and 26 b of the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23 are locations facing each other across the opening surface of the hinge storage portion 25. The upper case end portion 26 a and the upper case end portion 26 b are connected by a connecting portion 29 formed integrally with the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23. The connecting portion 29 is formed with hook portions 28a and 28b having an L-shaped cross section at the top thereof. The hook portions 28a and 23b have elastic force and are used to position and lock the electric wiring 9a between the upper surface (29a in FIG. 2) of the connecting portion 29. That is, the gap between the hook portions 28a, 28b and the connecting portion 29 (the upper surface 29a thereof) is narrower than the thickness of the cable 91a of the electric wiring 9a when no stress is applied thereto. By applying a force that lifts 28b upward (upper case 23b side), the gap can be made wider than the thickness of the cable 91a of the electrical wiring 9a.

  The display unit 3 is for displaying an image, and includes a liquid crystal panel 31 that displays an image, a display case 32 that stores the liquid crystal panel 31, and the like. The display case 32 includes a front case 32a that occupies the front side portion of the display case 32 and a rear case 32b that occupies the rear side portion of the display case 32, and the front case 32a and the rear case 32b are coupled to each other. Yes. The liquid crystal panel 31 faces a display opening 32c provided in the front case 32a. The display unit 3 displays an image based on the recording data read from the optical disk by the optical disk reading unit 22. The display-side coupling portion 41 of the hinge unit 4 is coupled to a hinge mounting portion (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the rear case 32b of the display case 32.

  The cover 5 closes the opening surface of the hinge storage portion 25 (the portion opened toward the outside of the upper case 23b of the main body case 23). The cover 5 is attached to the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23, and the opening side surface of the hinge storage portion 25 with the display side coupling portion 41 and the hinge mechanism portion 43 of the hinge unit 4 positioned outside the main body case 23. Block. The cover 5 is attached to the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23 by screwing using a cover attaching screw 69.

  The inner lid 6 is positioned above the cover 5 and can be opened / closed with respect to the optical disk mounting area of the main unit 2 (the area where the optical disk exists when the optical disk is mounted on the spindle motor 22a of the optical disk reading unit 22). As described above, the upper case 23b of the main body case 23 is rotatably supported. In other words, when the inner lid 6 is closed, the optical disk mounting area of the main unit 2 and a part of the cover 5 (the screwed portion 51 on the cover 5) are covered with the inner lid 6. By opening the inner lid 6, the optical disc mounting area of the main unit 2 is exposed, and the optical disc can be attached to and detached from the main unit 2 (with respect to the spindle motor 22 a).

  The battery pack 7 supplies power to the optical disc playback apparatus 1. The battery pack 7 is configured to be detachable from the main unit 2 (the lower case 23a of the main body case 23). The battery pack 7 incorporates a secondary battery, and supplies the power of the secondary battery to the main unit 2 by being attached to the main unit 2.

  Next, a method for assembling the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 4 described above. FIG. 4 shows a side cross section near the hook portion 28a. The optical disc playback apparatus 1 is assembled as follows.

  First, the display unit 3 is assembled in a state where it is combined with the hinge unit 4. That is, in the state where the front case 32a and the rear case 32b of the display case 32 are separated through the electric wirings 9a and 9b inside the hinge unit 4, one end side of the electric wirings 9a and 9b is connected to the circuit board (not shown) of the display unit 3. The display side coupling portion 41 of the hinge unit 4 is coupled to a hinge mounting portion (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the rear case 32b, and the liquid crystal panel 31 and the circuit board are accommodated. The front case 32a and the rear case 32b are coupled.

  Also, the main unit 2 is assembled. That is, the upper case 23b and the lower case 23a of the main body case 23 are joined in a state where the control board 21 and the optical disc reading unit 22 are accommodated.

  Then, the hinge unit 4 is coupled to the main unit 2. That is, the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 coupled to the display unit 3 is hinged from the outside of the main body case 23 of the assembled main body unit 2 (the upper case 23b and the lower case 23a are coupled). Through the opening surface of the portion 25, it is introduced into the hinge storage portion 25. Then, the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 is coupled to the hinge coupling portion 24 of the main body unit 2 by screwing using a hinge mounting screw 49.

  In addition, the other ends of the electrical wirings 9 a and 9 b passed through the hinge unit 4 are connected to connectors 27 a and 27 b provided on the control board 21. At this time, the hook portions 28a and 28b are lifted by applying a force to lift them upward (upper case 23b side), and the gap between the hook portions 28a and 28b and the connecting portion 29 is wider than the thickness of the cable 91a of the electric wiring 9a. After that, the cable 91a of the electric wiring 9a is pushed in in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. Then, by releasing the lifting force of the hook portions 28a and 28b and returning it to the original position, the electric wiring 9a can be locked while being positioned in the space below the hook portions 28a and 28b.

  Subsequently, the cover 5 is attached to the main unit 2. That is, the cover 5 is attached to the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23 by screwing using the cover mounting screw 69. Finally, the inner lid 6 is attached to the main unit 2. Thereby, the optical disk reproducing apparatus 1 is completed. The optical disc playback apparatus 1 is assembled in this way.

  According to the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 having such a configuration, the main body side coupling portion 42 of the hinge unit 4 is connected in a state where the upper case 23b and the lower case 23a of the main body case 23 are coupled (the main unit 2 is assembled). It can be introduced into the hinge housing part 25 from the outside of the main body case 23 (through the opening surface of the hinge housing part 25) and coupled to the hinge coupling part 24 of the body unit 2. Therefore, when assembling the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1, the hinge unit 4 can be coupled to the main unit 2 in a state where the main unit 2 is assembled (the upper case 23b and the lower case 23a are coupled). The efficiency of the assembly work of the device can be improved.

  In addition, the upper case 23 b of the main body case 23 is provided with a connecting portion 29 that connects the upper case end portions 26 a and 26 b facing each other across the opening surface of the hinge storage portion 25. Therefore, since the upper case end portions 26a and 26b are connected by the connecting portion 29 in the portion opened to the outside of the main body case 23 (hinge storage portion 25), the vicinity of the opening portion of the upper case 23b of the main body case 23 Can be reinforced, and the upper case 23b of the main body case 23 can be prevented from being damaged.

  In addition, the connecting portion 29 is provided with hook portions 28a and 28b that are locked to position the electric wiring 9a. Therefore, when the optical disk reproducing apparatus 1 is assembled, the electrical wiring 9a is disposed inside the main body case 23 and then locked by the hook portions 28a and 28b, thereby covering the hinge storage portion 25 with the cover 5. It is possible to prevent the electric wiring 9a from being bitten. Therefore, the optical disk reproducing apparatus 1 can be easily assembled, disconnection or malfunction due to scratches on the electrical wiring 9a can be suppressed, and the assemblability can be improved.

  Further, when the cover 5 is attached to the upper case 23b of the main body case 23 using the cover attaching screw 69 and the inner lid 6 is in the closed state, the screwing portion 51 on the cover 5 can be covered. . For this reason, when the inner lid 6 is in the closed state, the user cannot visually recognize the screwing portion 51, so that the design of the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 is superior to the case where the screwing portion 51 is visible. It can be.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the structure of the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible. For example, instead of the hook portions 28a and 28b, a hook portion 28c having a rectangular cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. In this case, when assembling the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1, when positioning the electrical wiring 9a, first, the hook portion 28c is lifted by applying a force to lift the hook portion 28c upward (upper case 23b side) and connected to the hook portion 28c. After the gap with the portion 29 is wider than the thickness of the cable 91a of the electric wiring 9a, the cable 91a of the electric wiring 9a is pushed in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. Then, by releasing the force for lifting the hook portion 28c and returning it to the original position, the electric wiring 9a can be locked while being positioned in the space below the hook portion 28c. Further, the shape of the hook portion is not limited to this, and may be any shape as long as the electrical wiring can be positioned, and may be, for example, an I shape, a concave shape, or a substantially circular shape.

  Moreover, although the example which provided one connection part which connects the edge part of the upper case 23b in the hinge storage part 25 of the main body case 23 was shown in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, The upper case 23b You may provide multiple connection parts which connect an edge part. In this case, since the strength in the vicinity of the opening of the upper case 23b can be reinforced, the upper case 23b of the main body case 23 can be more reliably prevented from being damaged when the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 is assembled.

  Moreover, although the example provided with two hook parts was shown in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, You may provide one or three or more hook parts. For example, three or more hook portions may be provided to further position the electrical wiring 9b. Thereby, it is possible to reliably suppress the occurrence of disconnection or malfunction due to scratches on the electrical wirings 9a and 9b.

1 Optical disk playback device (electronic equipment)
2 Main unit 3 Display unit 4 Hinge unit 5 Cover 6 Inner lid 7 Battery pack 9a, 9b Electric wiring 21 Control board 22 Optical disk reading unit 22a Spindle motor 22b Optical reading head 23 Main body case 23a Lower case 23b Upper case 23c Reading opening 23d Wiring Opening 24 Hinge coupling portion 25 Hinge storage portion 26a, 26b Upper case end portion 27a, 27b Connector 28a 28b Hook portion 29 Connection portion 31 Liquid crystal panel 32 Display case 32a Front case 32b Rear case 32c Display opening 41 Display side coupling portion 42 Main body side Coupling part 43 Hinge mechanism part 51 Screw fixing part 49 Hinge mounting screw 69 Cover mounting screw

Claims (2)

In an electronic device device in which a display unit for displaying an image is attached to a main unit via a hinge unit,
The hinge unit rotatably connects a display side coupling portion coupled to the display unit, a main body side coupling portion coupled to the main body unit, and the display side coupling portion and the main body side coupling portion. A hinge mechanism,
The main body unit includes a control board, a main body case for housing the control board, and a hinge coupling portion to which a main body side coupling portion of the hinge unit is coupled,
The main body unit is formed with a hinge storage portion in which the main body side coupling portion of the hinge unit is stored,
The hinge coupling part is provided in the hinge storage part,
The control board has a connector for connecting an electrical wiring connected to the display unit to the control board on a surface exposed from the opening of the hinge housing portion in the control board,
The main body side coupling portion of the hinge unit is coupled to the hinge coupling portion in a state of being accommodated in the hinge accommodating portion,
The hinge storage portion is a portion opened toward the outside of the main body case,
The upper surface of the main body case is provided with one or more connecting portions that connect end portions of the upper surface of the main body case facing each other across the opening surface of the hinge storage portion,
At least one of the connecting portions is provided with a hook portion that is locked to position the electric wiring. A cover that closes the opening surface of the hinge storage portion; and an inner lid that is positioned above the cover and is supported by the main body case so as to be freely opened and closed.
The cover is attached to the body case by screwing using a cover mounting screw,
The electronic device apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inner lid covers the screwing portion on the cover when the inner lid is in a closed state.

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