JP2012022431A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an electronic apparatus formed like a flat plate, such as one board computer, easy to grasp by user's hand and avoid the possibility of dropping of the same even if it is used outdoors or during riding in a vehicle.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus, which is configured like a flat plate as a whole, includes an outer casing 1 housing electronic components that are configured like a flat plate, a display part 2 provided in one surface of the outer casing 1, and at least one holding hole 3 that is formed to penetrate from one surface to another surface in an area except the area occupied by the display part 2. The holding hole 3 has an inner diameter sized to allow a finger of a user to be inserted in the hole 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device such as a one-board personal computer.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices such as personal computers have been proposed as so-called one-board types that do not include a keyboard for inputting character data, as described in Patent Document 1. A one-board personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a “one-board computer”) is configured as a rectangular flat plate as a whole, and almost the entire surface on one side is a display unit. In such a one-board computer, character data is input using a keyboard (so-called software keyboard) displayed on a display unit.

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  By the way, the above-described one-board computer has been proposed in anticipation of use not only indoors but also outdoors or on a vehicle such as a train or an automobile.

  However, the one-board computer is configured in B5 size or A4 size and cannot be held in one hand like a mobile phone. And since the one board computer is comprised by the rectangular flat plate shape, there is no location grasped by a hand. Such a one-board computer has no problem when it is used indoors on a desk, but it may be dropped if it cannot be gripped by hand when riding outdoors or in a vehicle. .

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and in an electronic device configured in a flat shape such as a one-board computer, it can be easily gripped by hand, and can be used outdoors or in vehicles. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that is not likely to drop even when used while riding.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electronic apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration.

[Configuration 1]
An electronic device configured as a flat plate as a whole, including an outer casing configured to have a flat plate shape and containing electronic components, a display unit provided on one surface of the outer casing, and an area outside the area occupied by the display unit And at least one holding hole formed in the region so as to penetrate from one surface of the outer casing to the other surface, the holding hole having an inner diameter through which a user's finger can be inserted It is.

[Configuration 2]
In the electronic device having the configuration 1, the holding hole has an inner diameter of 20 mm or more.

  The electronic apparatus according to the present invention having the configuration 1 includes at least one holding hole formed in a region outside the region occupied by the display unit and penetrating from one surface of the outer casing to the other surface. Since the hole has an inner diameter through which the user's finger can be inserted, the hole can be reliably held by allowing the user to insert the finger into the holding hole.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention having the configuration 2, since the holding hole has an inner diameter of 20 mm or more, the user can easily insert a finger into the holding hole.

  That is, the present invention is an electronic device configured in a flat plate shape, such as a one-board computer, which can be easily gripped by hand and can be dropped even when used outdoors or while riding a vehicle. Can be provided.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the electronic device which concerns on this invention. It is a 6th page figure showing the composition of the electronic equipment concerning the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a six-side view showing the configuration of the electronic apparatus according to the present invention.

  The electronic device according to the present invention is an electronic device configured as a flat plate as a whole, and includes an outer casing 1 configured as a flat plate as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. An electronic component is housed inside. This electronic device is a so-called one-board computer, and performs input processing, calculation processing, output processing, and connection to various Internet lines by an electronic circuit formed by electronic components housed in the outer casing 1. Processing and transmission / reception processing are performed.

  The outer casing 1 is configured, for example, in a rectangular flat plate shape of B5 size or A4 size. A display unit 2 is provided on one surface of the outer casing 1 over almost the entire surface. The display unit 2 includes various display devices such as a liquid crystal display device and an organic EL device, and is controlled by an electronic circuit housed in the outer casing 1 to display various information output from the electronic circuit. It is supposed to be.

  The display unit 2 is also a so-called touch panel, and is also an input device for an electronic circuit. That is, a software keyboard is displayed on the display unit 2 under the control of an electronic circuit. An input signal is input to the electronic circuit in accordance with an input operation on the software keyboard. The software keyboard displays a plurality of keys corresponding to alphabets and kana characters on the display unit 2 and performs input to the electronic circuit in response to a touch operation (touch) on these keys.

  In addition, a switch, a sub display lamp, a speaker, or a microphone 4 is provided on one surface of the outer casing 1. The switch 4 is a switch for turning on the electronic device and performing other operations. The sub-indicator lamp 4 is one or a plurality of indicator lamps using light emitting elements such as LEDs. The electronic device is in a power state (power is turned on) and connected to the Internet line. Various information such as the radio wave status and the radio wave status are displayed by lighting or blinking. The speaker 4 reproduces an acoustic signal output from the electronic device. The microphone 4 inputs an acoustic signal to this electronic device.

  In this electronic apparatus, at least one holding hole 3 formed so as to penetrate from one surface of the outer housing 1 to the other surface is provided in a region outside the region occupied by the display unit 2. The holding hole 3 has an inner diameter through which a finger of a user of the electronic device can be inserted. That is, the user of the electronic device can securely hold the outer casing 1 of the electronic device by inserting his / her finger into the holding hole 3, and the electronic device can be used outdoors or while riding in a vehicle. Even when used, it can be prevented from dropping.

  The holding hole 3 preferably has an inner diameter of 20 mm or more. By setting the inner diameter of the holding hole 3 to 20 mm or more, the user can easily insert a finger into the holding hole 3.

  It is desirable to form one holding hole 3 at each of the four corners of the outer casing 1 to provide a total of four, but at any three corners of the four corners of the outer casing 1 One each may be formed, and a total of three may be provided. Furthermore, two holding holes 3 may be provided at both corners on only one side of the outer casing 1, or two at the corners on the diagonal of the outer casing. However, one may be provided at only one of these locations.

  In addition, the holding hole 3 can be used not only for inserting a user's finger, but also for attaching a holding string (strap). In this case, the user can prevent the electronic device from falling by winding the holding string around the hand.

  In this electronic apparatus, the flat outer casing 1 is not limited to a quadrilateral main surface. The main surface portion of the outer casing 1 may be a circle, a triangle, or other various shapes in addition to a rectangle. Also in this case, one or a plurality of holding holes 3 are provided in a region outside the region occupied by the display unit 2 so as to penetrate from one surface of the outer housing 1 to the other surface.

  The present invention is applied to an electronic device such as a one-board personal computer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer housing 2 Display part 3 Holding hole 4 Switch, sub-indicator lamp, speaker, or microphone

Claims (2)

An electronic device configured as a flat plate as a whole,
An outer casing configured to be flat and containing electronic components;
A display unit provided on one surface of the outer casing;
An area outside the area occupied by the display unit, and at least one holding hole formed from one surface of the outer casing to the other surface;
The holding hole has an inner diameter through which a user's finger can be inserted. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the holding hole has an inner diameter of 20 mm or more.

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