JP2011253563A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic device, for one example, capable of disposing interface components closer to a components accommodation portion formed on a side wall of a housing as a notch or a recessed portion.SOLUTION: An electronic device according an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing; a connector; a module; and projection portions. The housing has; a first wall; a second wall opposed to the first wall; and a first side wall portion provided with an opening portion and a second side wall portion extending in the direction intersecting with the first side wall portion over the first wall and the second wall. The connector can be electrically connected to external components through the opening portion while covering the second side wall portion in the housing. The module has a surface continued to the first wall and the first side wall portion while covering the second side wall portion outside of the housing. The projection portions are disposed so as to interpose the connector between the projection portions and the first side wall portion and provided with projections over the first wall and the second wall.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an electronic apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an electronic device in which an interface component such as a connector is attached in a state facing a penetrating portion (opening) formed in a side wall of the case. In such an electronic device, one in which a connector is held in a state of being sandwiched between a pair of support members (locking claws) provided on the bottom wall of the housing is known.

  In addition, conventionally, a flat housing has been formed with a part housing part such as a battery housing part in a state in which a part of the side wall is notched, and a battery or other part is detachably attached to the part housing part. Electronic devices such as personal computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are known. In this case, the component housing portion and the inside of the housing are spatially separated by the partition walls.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-17345

  In the electronic device in which the component accommodating portion is formed on the side wall of the casing as described above, the interface component cannot be disposed because the component is accommodated in the component accommodating portion. Therefore, in this electronic device, the layout of the interface component is likely to be restricted in the region along the side wall where the component housing portion is formed.

  Furthermore, in the configuration in which the interface component is held in a state of being sandwiched between the pair of support members, it is necessary to secure an area for arranging the support members. Therefore, in this electronic device, in the region along the side wall in which the component housing portion is formed, the portion where the support member is disposed cannot be disposed close to (adjacent to) the component housing portion. Therefore, the interface component layout is more easily restricted.

  Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention has, as an example, an object to obtain an electronic device in which an interface component can be arranged closer to a component housing portion formed as a notch or a recess in a side wall of a housing. .

  An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a connector, a module, and a protrusion. The casing includes a first wall, a second wall facing the first wall, a first side wall having an opening across the first wall and the second wall, and the first side wall. And a second side wall portion extending in the direction of. The connector covers the second side wall in the housing and can be electrically connected to an external component from the opening. The module covered the second side wall portion outside the housing and had a surface continuous with the first wall and the first side wall portion. The protrusion part was provided with the protrusion part which spans a 1st wall and a 2nd wall in the position which pinched | interposed the connector between the 1st side wall part.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a corner portion of the electronic device where the side wall of the housing and the partition wall cross each other, and shows a state where the top wall is removed. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a corner portion of the casing of the electronic device. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the interface component. FIG. 5 is a side view of the partition wall of the housing of the electronic device as viewed from the component housing portion side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the electronic device viewed from an angle different from that in FIG. 1 in a state in which the component is removed from the component housing portion. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a corner portion of the electronic device according to the second embodiment of the present invention where the side wall of the housing and the partition wall cross each other, and shows a state where the top wall is removed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that similar components are included in the following embodiments. Therefore, in the following, common reference numerals are given to those similar components, and redundant description is omitted.

<First Embodiment>
First, with reference to FIGS. 1-6, the electronic device 1 concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as a so-called notebook personal computer, and includes a rectangular flat first main body 2 and a rectangular flat second body. A main body 3. The first main body 2 and the second main body 3 are connected by a hinge mechanism 4 so as to be relatively rotatable between a deployed state shown in FIG. 1 and a folded state (not shown) around a rotation axis Ax. ing.

  Inside the housing 2a of the first main body 2 is a circuit board on which a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and other electronic components are mounted (all (Not shown), a hard disk, a cooling fan, and the like are accommodated. The first main body 2 is provided with a keyboard (not shown) as an input operation unit in a state exposed on the surface 2b side. On the other hand, the second body portion 3 is provided with a display portion (not shown) such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) in a state exposed on the surface 3a side. In the unfolded state, the keyboard and the display unit are exposed and the user can use them. The housing 2a can be formed of a synthetic resin or a metal material.

  The side wall 2c is a side wall of the relatively thin flat housing 2a, and spatially separates the inside and the outside of the housing 2a. In the present embodiment, the side wall 2c is erected on a rectangular and flat bottom wall 2d.

  And the component accommodating part 5 is formed in the housing | casing 2a in the state which notched some rectangular housing | casing 2a. In the present embodiment, the component housing part 5 functions as a battery housing part. That is, a battery as the component 6 is detachably mounted in the component housing portion 5. The component 6 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that fills the notch of the component accommodating portion 5. As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the component 6 is accommodated in the component accommodating portion 5, the surface of the side wall 2c of the housing 2a and the side surface 6a of the component 6 are substantially flat, and the bottom wall 2d of the housing 2a. The surface (bottom surface) of the component 6 and the bottom surface 6b of the component 6 are substantially flat.

  Further, a through portion 2e is formed in the side wall 2c where the component housing portion 5 is formed. The interface component 7 such as a connector is attached to the inside of the housing 2a so as to face the penetrating portion 2e. The through portion 2e can be formed as a through hole in the side wall 2c. In addition, when the housing | casing 2a is comprised combining the division bodies 8 and 9 like FIG. 1, the penetration part 2e may be formed in the boundary 10 of these division bodies 8 and 9 as a notch. it can. In the present embodiment, the interface component 7 closest to the component accommodating portion 5 is configured as a connector into which a pin of a cord with an AC adapter is inserted. However, this is merely an example, and the interface component 7 can be configured as a LAN (Local Area Network) cable connector, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, a female connector into which a connector pin of headphones or a microphone is inserted. .

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the component accommodating portion 5 (and the component 6 accommodated in the component accommodating portion 5) and the interface component 7 facing the through hole 2 e are connected to the side wall 2 c (in this embodiment, the hinge). It is closest to the rotation axis Ax of the mechanism 6 and is arranged side by side in a direction along the side wall 2c) along the rotation axis Ax.

  Next, the mounting structure of the interface component 7 that is closest to the component accommodating portion 5 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 2a has a flat bottom wall 2d, and is erected vertically on the bottom wall 2d (in the thickness direction of the housing 2a) so that the inner side Is and the outer side of the housing 2a. A side wall 2c that spatially separates Os and a partition wall 2f that stands vertically on the bottom wall 2d and spatially separates the inside Is of the housing 2a and the component housing portion 5 are provided. The side wall 2c and the partition wall 2f are coupled at a right angle to form a corner portion 2g.

  2 and 3, on the bottom wall 2d, a wall-shaped protruding portion 11 parallel to the partition wall 2f at a position different from the partition wall 2f, more specifically, spaced from the partition wall 2f. Is provided. The interface component 7 is held in a state of being sandwiched between the partition wall 2 f and the protruding portion 11. With this configuration, in this embodiment, the interface component 7 can be attached in a state where it is brought close to the corner of the corner portion 2g. In this embodiment, the partition wall 2f and the protruding portion 11 function as a positioning member in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 of the interface component 7 and a member for regulating the movement in the left-right direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the interface component 7 includes a main body portion 7 a that is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, a first flange portion 7 b that faces or contacts the inner surface of the side wall 2 c, and the first flange. And a second flange portion 7c provided in parallel with a distance from the portion 7b. Further, on the side opposite to the first flange portion 7b with respect to the main body portion 7a, a harness lead-out portion 7d for pulling out the harness 16 to the inner side Is of the housing 2a is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the harness lead portion 7 d is arranged at a position close to the protruding portion 11 side in a state where the interface component 7 is mounted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition wall 2f and the protruding portion 11 are provided with protrusions 2h and 11a protruding into the gap between the first flange portion 7b and the second flange portion 7c. Yes. In the present embodiment, the protrusions 2h and 11a function as a vertical positioning member in FIG. 2 of the interface component 7 and a member that regulates the vertical movement in FIG. When an external force is applied to the interface component 7 from the outer side Os of the side wall 2c toward the inner side Is from a component or the like inserted through the through portion 2e, the interface component 7 is pushed into the inner side Is by these protrusions 2h and 11a. Can be suppressed. In the state in which the interface component 7 is mounted in the housing 2a, the interface component 7 does not need to be in contact with all of the protrusions 2h and 11a, the partition wall 2f, and the protruding portion 11, and may slightly vary due to manufacturing variations of each portion. It can be arranged in a state that allows for rattling.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the housing | casing 2a and the 1st division body 8 which becomes the lower side in FIG. 1 containing the bottom wall 2d, the side wall 2c, the partition 2f, the protrusion part 11 etc. which are shown in FIG. And a second divided body 9 (see FIG. 1) coupled to the first divided body 8 so as to close the upper opening (not shown) in FIG. is doing. The first divided body 8 and the second divided body 9 are coupled by a coupling tool (not shown) such as a screw. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first divided body 8 is provided with a boss portion 12 to which a coupling tool such as a screw is attached. Specifically, the boss portion 12 is formed in a columnar shape projecting vertically on the bottom wall 2d. In the present embodiment, the boss portion 12 is disposed closer to the partition wall 2f than the projecting portion 11 and integrated with the partition wall 2f. Has been. Moreover, the boss | hub part 12 is arrange | positioned with respect to the interface component 7 on the opposite side of the side wall 2c, as shown in FIG. A bottomed circular hole 12 a that opens toward the first divided body 8 is formed in the boss portion 12. When the coupler is a screw, a female screw is formed in the bottomed circular hole 12a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a protruding wall portion 2j along the edge of the inner side Is is formed on the end surface 2i of the side wall 2c and the partition wall 2f. The first divided body 8 and the second divided body 9 are prevented from being displaced by fitting the protruding wall portion 2j and the concave groove portion (not shown) of the second divided body 9 together. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, in the present embodiment, the partition wall 2f is provided with a recessed wall portion 2k that is recessed toward the inner side Is of the housing 2a. As shown in FIG. 5, the concave wall portion 2k extends along the thickness direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5) of the housing 2a with a substantially constant width from the end surface 2i of the partition wall 2f toward the bottom wall 2d. The rigidity of the partition wall 2f is enhanced by the uneven shape of the concave wall portion 2k.

  Moreover, the concave wall part 2k protrudes above the end face 2i, as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the portion protruding from the end surface 2 i becomes the engagement portion 13 a of the engagement mechanism 13 that engages the first divided body 8 and the second divided body 9. In this embodiment, the engaging part 13a has the engaging recessed part 13b used as a part of recessed part of the recessed wall part 2k. By engaging the engaging recess 13b with a claw or protrusion (not shown) as an engaging portion formed in the second divided body 9, the first divided body 8 and the second divided body 8 are engaged with each other. The divided body 9 is engaged.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the interface component 7 is arranged close to the corner portion 2g, so that the boss portion 12 is slightly away from the corner portion 2g and closer to the corner portion 2g than the boss portion 12 is. The first divided body 8 and the second divided body 9 are likely to be separated from each other. In this respect, in this embodiment, since the engagement mechanism 13 is provided at a position closer to the corner portion 2g than the boss portion 12, the first divided body 8 and the second divided body are formed by the engagement mechanism 13. 9 can be prevented from separating. The engagement recess 13b (engagement portion 13a) forming the engagement mechanism 13 can be provided on the side wall 2c, but when provided on the side wall 2c, it is necessary to avoid interference with the interface component 7, It is difficult to form a concave wall portion such as the concave wall portion 2k formed in the partition wall 2f. Therefore, the partition wall 2f is more preferable than the side wall 2c to provide the engagement recess 13b (engagement portion 13a) having higher rigidity.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the outer surface 2m, which is the outer side Os of the casing 2a of the partition wall 2f, is located on the outer side (the left side in FIG. 5) from the open side (the left side in FIG. 5). A guide rib 14 extending in parallel with the bottom wall 2d) is formed. This guide rib 14 guides the component 6 accommodated in the component accommodating part 5 so that advancing and retreating is possible. A concave groove (not shown) through which the guide rib 14 is inserted is formed on the side surface of the component 6. Moreover, the guide rib 14 straddles the recessed part of the concave wall part 2k. That is, the guide rib 14 suppresses the opening of the concave portion of the concave wall portion 2k from being expanded, and the rigidity of the partition wall 2f can be further improved.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom wall 2d is provided with a second concave wall portion 2n that accommodates a functional component different from the interface component 7. In the present embodiment, the second concave wall portion 2n is configured as a portion where the bottom wall 2d is recessed toward the inner side Is of the housing 2a. As shown in FIGS. The lock slider 15 that locks the component 6 accommodated in the component accommodating portion 5 is accommodated in the concave groove 2o that is formed by the above-described method and extends in a direction perpendicular to the partition wall 2f. As shown in FIG. 6, the lock slider 15 is inserted into the second concave wall portion 2 n in the concave groove 2 o between the lock position P <b> 1 advanced into the component housing portion 5 and the retracted lock release position P <b> 2. It is supported so that it can advance and retreat. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, an elongated hole-like through hole 2p extending in a direction perpendicular to the partition wall 2f is formed in the second concave wall portion 2n, and the through hole 2p is formed at the edge of the through hole 2p. A claw portion 15b of the lock slider 15 penetrating the hole 2p from the concave groove 2o side to the inner side Is of the housing 2a is locked. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elongated rectangular parallelepiped body portion 15 a of the lock slider 15 is accommodated in a concave groove 2 o having a substantially rectangular cross section formed by the second concave wall portion 2 n. And the operation part 15c of the main-body part 15a is exposed to the bottom wall 2d side, as shown to FIG. Therefore, the user can move the lock slider 15 between the lock position P1 and the lock release position P2 by operating the operation unit 15c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the second concave wall portion 2 n is provided at a position overlapping with a part of the interface component 7 (the harness lead portion 7 d). Therefore, the rigidity of the portion of the housing 2a that supports the interface component 7 can be increased by the uneven shape of the second concave wall portion 2n. Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the second concave wall portion 2 n is connected to both the partition wall 2 f and the protruding portion 11. That is, since the bottom wall 2d, the partition wall 2f, and the protruding portion 11 are connected by the second concave wall portion 2n, the rigidity of the housing 2a is more effectively increased at a portion close to the corner portion 2g. Can do.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the interface component 7 can be held in a state of being sandwiched between the partition wall 2f and the protruding portion 11, the interface component 7 and the partition wall 2f have the above-described configuration. There is no need to provide a support member like the engaging claw of Patent Document 1. Therefore, the interface component 7 can be arranged closer to the component accommodating portion 5. Therefore, in the present embodiment, components such as the interface component 7 can be more efficiently arranged in the region along the side wall 2c adjacent to the component housing portion 5 in the housing 2a.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the boss portion 12 is disposed closer to the partition wall 2 f than the projecting portion 11 and is disposed on the opposite side of the side wall 2 c with respect to the interface component 7. Therefore, in the configuration in which the interface part 7 is arranged close to the corner part 2g, the boss part 12 can be arranged at a position closer to the corner part 2g, and the divided bodies 8 and 9, particularly the areas close to the corner part 2g. Can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the engagement mechanism 13 that engages the first divided body 8 and the second divided body 9 is disposed at a position closer to the corner portion 2g than the boss portion 12. Therefore, the engagement mechanism 13 can suppress separation between the divided bodies 8 and 9, particularly, the regions close to the corner portion 2 g.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the engaging part 13a which comprises the engaging mechanism 13 was formed in the partition 2f. The partition wall 2f is easier to dispose the engaging portion 13a than the side wall 2c, and the rigidity of the engaging portion 13a is easily secured.

  In the present embodiment, the partition wall 2f is formed with the recessed wall portion 2k that is recessed in the inner side Is of the housing 2a, and the engagement recessed portion 13b as the engaging portion 13a is formed by at least a part of the recessed wall portion 2k. . That is, while the rigidity of the partition wall 2f and the engaging portion 13a is increased by the concave wall portion 2k, the engaging portion 13a can be obtained as a relatively simple structure by at least a part of the concave wall portion 2k.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the guide rib 14 which guides the component 6 accommodated in the component accommodating part 5 so that advancing / retreating to the said component accommodating part 5 is a concave wall part on the outer surface 2m by the side of the component accommodating part 5 of the partition 2f. It was formed in a state straddling 2k. Therefore, the guide rib 14 can further increase the rigidity of the partition wall 2f.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the boss | hub part 12 and the partition 2f were integrated. Therefore, the rigidity of the housing 2a in the vicinity of the corner portion 2g can be increased as compared with the case where these are formed apart from each other.

  In the present embodiment, the harness 16 connected to the interface component 7 is pulled out from the position closer to the protrusion 11 than the partition wall 2f to the inner side Is of the housing 2a. Therefore, interference between the boss portion 12 provided near the partition wall 2f and the harness 16 can be suppressed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a functional component different from the interface component 7 is located at a position where the bottom wall 2d overlaps a part of the interface component 7 (in the present embodiment, the harness lead-out portion 7d) in a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 2d. A second concave wall portion 2n that accommodates the lock slider 15 and is recessed in the inner side Is of the housing 2a is provided. Therefore, the rigidity of the housing 2a in the vicinity of the corner portion 2g can be further increased.

Second Embodiment
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the first main body 2A of the electronic apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the interface component 7 is held in a state of being sandwiched between the side wall 2c and the boss portion 12A. Therefore, the boss portion 12A can be used as a positioning member and a movement restricting member for the interface component 7. Further, as compared with the first embodiment, the rigidity of the housing 2a in the vicinity of the corner portion 2g can be further increased by the amount that the boss portion 12A can be disposed closer to the corner portion 2g. In the present embodiment, the side wall 2c corresponds to the first side wall portion, and the partition wall 2f corresponds to the second side wall portion. Further, the penetrating portion 2e corresponds to the opening. Further, the component 6 corresponds to a module, and the interface component 7 corresponds to a connector component. The boss portion 12A corresponds to the second protruding portion. In this embodiment, the interface component 7 is supported by the side wall 2c, the partition wall 2f, the protruding portion 11A, the boss portion 12A, and the like.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the protruding portion 11A is configured as a plurality of columnar protrusions. Also with such a configuration, the interface component 7 is held in a state of being sandwiched between the partition wall 2f and the protruding portion 11A. Configurations other than those described above are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the present embodiment can provide the same effects as those of the first embodiment.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, the side wall, the partition wall, the protruding portion, and the like can be erected on the top wall. Moreover, even when the component housing portion is formed in a concave shape, the present invention can be applied to the partition wall between the component housing portion and the inside of the housing. Further, the interface component, the second concave wall portion, and other shapes and arrangements can be changed as appropriate. Also, functional parts other than the lock slider can be employed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic device, 2a ... Housing | casing, 2d ... Bottom wall, 2c ... Side wall (1st side wall part), 2e ... Through part (opening part), 2f ... Partition wall (2nd side wall part), 2g ... Corner part 2k ... concave wall portion, 2m ... outer surface, 2n ... (second) concave wall portion, 5 ... component accommodating portion, 6 ... component (module), 7 ... interface component (connector component), 8 ... first division Body, 9 ... second divided body, 11, 11A ... projecting portion, 12 ... boss portion, 12A ... boss portion (second projecting portion), 13 ... engagement mechanism, 13a ... engagement portion, 13b ... engagement Concave part, 14 ... guide rib, 15 ... lock slider (functional part), 16 ... harness.

Claims (10)

A first wall, a second wall facing the first wall, a first side wall provided with an opening across the first wall and the second wall, and a direction intersecting the first side wall A second side wall extending to the housing,
Covering the second side wall in the housing, and a connector that can be electrically connected to an external component from the opening,
A module that covers the second side wall portion outside the housing and has a surface continuous with the first wall and the first side wall portion;
At a position where the connector is sandwiched between the first side wall part, a projecting part that spans the first wall and the second wall;
With electronic equipment. A housing having a first side wall provided with an opening and a second side wall extending in a direction crossing the first side wall;
Covering the second side wall in the housing, and a connector that can be electrically connected to an external component from the opening,
A module that covers the second side wall portion outside the housing and has a surface continuous with the first side wall portion;
With electronic equipment.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second side wall has a first protrusion that supports the connector.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second side wall has a second protrusion that supports the module.   The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the module is attached to the housing along the second side wall portion while being supported by the second protrusion. The housing has a third wall extending along the second side wall;
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the connector is sandwiched between the second side wall portion and the third wall.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a length of the connector in a direction along the second side wall portion is shorter than a length of the second side wall portion. A first wall and a second wall facing the first wall;
The first side wall and the second side wall span the first wall and the second wall,
The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein one of the first wall and the second wall is provided with a protruding portion to which a coupler that is coupled to the other is fixed.   The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the protruding portion is located closer to the center of the housing than the connector. A housing,
A connector housed in the housing;
A module attached from outside the housing;
A side wall that is erected from the inner surface of the housing and is located between the connector and the module and supports the connector and the module;
With electronic equipment.

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