JP2012038901A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus having an excellent strength against external force when a double swinging lid member is in a shut status.SOLUTION: For a lid member 201, a rib 213, contacting a region 120 between a recording medium slot 701 and a recording medium slot 702 of a fixing member 100, is formed when the lid member 201 is in a shut status. For a lid member 202, a rib 214, contacting the region 120 between the recording medium slot 701 and the recording medium slot 702 of the fixing member 100 is formed when the lid member 202 is in a shut status.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device that covers a card slot into which a recording medium such as a memory card is inserted with a lid member.

An electronic device such as a digital camera that covers a card slot into which a recording medium such as a memory card is inserted with a lid member is known. (See Patent Document 1)
Such a digital camera is provided with a plurality of card slots so that a plurality of memory cards can be inserted in order to increase the recordable number of sheets or the recordable time. A plurality of lid members are provided to cover the plurality of card slots.

JP 2002-284209 A

  There exists a subject that an apparatus will enlarge by providing a cover member with respect to several card slots, respectively. In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to reduce the area occupied by the lid member on the surface of the device by arranging the lid member that opens and closes by rotating so as to be double-opened.

  However, when the lid member is configured to be double-opened, there is a problem that the lid member is deformed or damaged when an external force is received near the center when the lid member is in a closed state.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device having excellent strength against external force when the double-open lid member is in a closed state.

  The electronic apparatus of the present invention covers the first recording medium slot by rotating the first recording medium slot into which the recording medium can be inserted and the second recording medium slot into which the recording medium can be inserted. A closed state that covers the second recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot by rotating the first lid member that is in the closed state and in the open state that exposes the first recording medium slot. The exposed second lid member, the first recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot are fixed side by side, and the first lid member and the second lid member are both opened. When the first lid member is in the closed state, the first lid member has a fixing member that supports the first lid member and the second lid member so as to have a structure. And the first recording medium slot of the fixing member. When the second lid member is in the closed state, the first rib is formed in contact with the region between the second recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot. A second rib that contacts an area between the first recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot of the fixing member is formed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when the double-opening lid member will be in a closed state, the electronic device which has the intensity | strength excellent with respect to the external force can be provided.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the electronic device of a present Example. It is a top view of the vicinity of the lock members 401 and 402 when the lid member transitions from the open state to the closed state. It is a perspective view of an electronic device when lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state or a closed state. It is a fragmentary sectional view of an electronic device when lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state or a closed state. It is a partial top view of an electronic device when the lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state or a closed state. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus when lid members 201 and 202 are to be closed when a recording medium or an ejector protrudes. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device when it is attempted to close lid members 201 and 202 when a recording medium or an ejector protrudes.

  1A and 1B are exploded perspective views of an electronic apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1A shows an outer surface side, and FIG. 1B shows an inner surface side. The electronic device 1 includes a fixing member (main body portion) 100 that constitutes a part of a housing (not shown), lid members 201 and 202 fixed to the fixing member 100, lock members 401 and 402, and a pressing member 600. And recording medium slots 701 and 702. The lid member 201 corresponds to the first lid member of the present invention, and the lid member 202 corresponds to the second lid member of the present invention. The recording medium slot 701 corresponds to the first recording medium slot of the present invention, and the recording medium slot 702 corresponds to the second recording medium slot of the present invention. Recording media can be inserted into the recording media slots 701 and 702, respectively. A biasing member 300 is attached to the lid members 201 and 202. A biasing member 501 is attached to the lock member 401, and a biasing member 502 is attached to the lock member 402. The number of lid members is not limited and may be one or three or more.

  Various electronic components (not shown) are attached to the fixing member 100. Further, the fixing member 100 has two pairs of bearings 121 and 122, a pair of recording medium openings 171 and 172, and knob openings 141 and 142. In addition, the fixing member 100 is formed with a finger engagement opening 143 and a finger engagement opening 144 for facilitating the user to put a finger when the lid member is rotated from the open state to the closed state. The recording medium slots 701 and 702 are aligned and fixed to the fixing member 100 so as to correspond to the recording medium openings 171 and 172, respectively. The fixing member 100 supports the lid members 201 and 202 so that the lid members 201 and 202 have a double-open structure.

  The recording medium openings 171 and 172 are formed apart from each other, and the fixing member 100 is formed with a region 120 between the recording medium opening 171 and the recording medium opening 172.

  The lid member 201 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the fixed member 100, and is rotated with respect to the fixed member 100 to be in a closed state that covers the recording medium opening 171 and an open state that exposes the recording medium opening 171. It is configured as follows.

  The lid member 201 is engaged with the bearing 121 and has a pair of shafts 211 projecting from the upper surface and the bottom surface to rotate with respect to the fixing member 100, and the biasing member 300 is attached to the base of one shaft. A coil spring engaging portion 231 is provided. The lid member 201 has a contact surface 241 for contacting the lock member 401 and maintaining a closed state, and a spring arm gripping portion 233 having a U-shaped cross section to which the biasing member 300 is attached.

  Further, the lid member 201 has one or a plurality of ribs 213 on one edge of the inner wall thereof, but the position of the rib 213 may be on the inner side (center side) than the edge. The rib 213 corresponds to the first rib of the present invention. The rib 213 is configured to come into contact with the region 120 of the fixing member 100 when the lid member 201 is closed. The rib 213 has a contact surface 271 with which the recording medium 901 and the ejector 711 protrude when the lid member 201 changes from the closed state to the open state. Further, the lid member 201 has a sliding surface 243 that slides with the lock member 401 when the lid member 201 is changed from the open state to the closed state.

  Similarly, the lid member 202 is also rotatably supported with respect to the fixed member 100, and is rotated with respect to the fixed member 100, thereby closing the recording medium opening 172 and opening the recording medium opening 172. It is configured to be in a state.

  The lid member 202 has a pair of shafts 212 that protrude from the top surface and the bottom surface so as to engage with the bearing 122 and rotate with respect to the fixing member 100, and the biasing member 300 is attached to the base of one shaft. A coil spring engaging portion 232 is provided. The lid member 202 has a contact surface 242 for contacting the lock member 402 and maintaining a closed state, and a spring arm gripping portion 234 having a U-shaped cross section to which the biasing member 300 is attached.

Further, the lid member 202 has one or a plurality of ribs 214 on one edge of the inner wall thereof, but the position of the rib 214 may be on the inner side (center side) than the edge. The rib 214 corresponds to the second rib of the present invention. The rib 214 is configured to come into contact with the region 120 of the fixing member 100 when the lid member 202 is closed. The rib 214 has a contact surface 272 that contacts the recording medium 902 and the ejector 712 when the lid member 202 changes from the closed state to the open state. The lid member 202 has a sliding surface 244 that slides with the lock member 402 when the lid member 202 is changed from the open state to the closed state.
The lid member 202 is adjacent to the lid member 201, and both the lid members 201 and 202 are opened and closed by a double opening structure.

  The biasing member 300 is a torsion coil spring, and is commonly used for the pair of lid members 201 and 202, and biases the pair of lid members 201 and 202 in the opening direction (the direction from the closed state to the open state). As described above, this embodiment uses a single common biasing member 300 for the pair of lid members 201 and 202, reduces the number of parts, and makes the structure simpler than providing separate biasing members. I have to.

  The biasing member 300 includes coil portions 321 and 322 and arm portions 323, 324, and 330.

  The coil part 321 as the first coil part is engaged with the coil spring engaging part 231, and the coil part 322 as the second coil part is engaged with the coil spring engaging part 232.

  The arm portion 323 is formed at one end of the biasing member 300 and engages with the spring arm gripping portion 233, and the arm portion 324 is formed at the other end of the biasing member 300 and engages with the spring arm gripping portion 234. Then, the lid members 201 and 202 are urged in the opening direction. The arm part 330 is a connection part for connecting the coil part 321 and the coil part 322, and the urging member 300 is integrated, and has a U-shape instead of a linear shape. Due to the U-shaped deformation, the distance between the coil parts can be adjusted even if the dimensions of the coil part 321 and the coil part 322 are deviated from the design values due to the variation of the parts, and the incorporation failure can be suppressed.

  The lock member 401 has a knob portion 411 for opening the lid member 201. Further, in order to hold the lid member 201 in the closed state, the lock member 401 has a contact surface 421 that abuts against the lid member 201. The lock member 401 has an engagement shaft 451 that engages with the urging member, and a calling shape 423 that slides with the lid member 201.

  FIG. 2 is a top view of the vicinity of the lock members 401 and 402 when the lid member transitions from the open state to the closed state.

  As the calling angle 425 of the calling shape 423 increases, the load when the lid member 201 is closed is reduced and the lid member 201 is easily closed. However, the amount of engagement of the contact surface 421 is reduced and the lock is easily released. On the other hand, the smaller the pulling angle 425 of the pulling shape 423, the larger the load when closing the lid member 201 and the harder the lid member 201 closes, but the larger the amount of engagement of the contact surface 421 becomes, the harder it is to release the lock. .

  In this embodiment, in order to achieve both ease of closing the lid member and difficulty in releasing the lock, the calling shape 423 is protruded from the sliding surface 427 between the lock member 401 and the pressing member 600.

  For the same reason, the lock member 402 includes a knob portion 412, a contact surface 422, an engagement shaft 452, a calling shape 424, a calling angle 426, and a sliding surface 428.

  The biasing member 501 is a compression spring. The coil portion 541 engages with the engagement shaft 451 of the lock member 401 and biases the lock member 401 toward the lid member 201. The biasing member 502 has a coil portion 542 for the same reason.

  The pressing member 600 includes a shaft pressing portion 621 that prevents the shaft 211 from floating from the bearing 121, a shaft pressing portion 622 that prevents the shaft 212 from floating from the bearing 122, and a storage portion 623 that stores the lid member 201. And a storage portion 624 for storing the lid member 202.

  The storage unit 623 stores at least a part of the lid member 201 when the lid member 201 is opened, and the storage unit 624 stores at least a part of the lid member 202 when the lid member 202 is opened. To do.

  The pressing member 600 further includes a lock pressing portion 641 that prevents the lock member 401 from floating from the fixing member 100, and a lock pressing portion 642 that prevents the locking member 402 from floating from the fixing member 100.

  The recording medium 901 is inserted into and removed from the recording medium slot 701 (that is, inserted and ejected), and the electronic apparatus 1 is provided with a reader or writer (not shown) that performs recording or reproduction on the inserted storage medium 901. Yes.

  The recording medium slot 701 includes an ejector 711 configured to protrude or retract from the main body of the recording medium slot 701. The ejector 711 corresponds to the first ejector of the present invention. By pushing the ejector 711, the recording medium 901 inserted into the recording medium insertion / extraction section 701 pops out (is ejected), and the user can take out the recording medium 901 by grasping it with a finger. By disposing the ejector 711 in the vicinity of the lock member 401, the opening operation of the lid member 201 to the take-out operation of the recording medium 901 can be performed smoothly.

  The recording medium slot 702 includes an ejector 712 configured to be in a protruding state or a retracted state with respect to the main body of the recording medium slot 702. The ejector 712 corresponds to the second ejector of the present invention. By pushing the ejector 712, the recording medium 902 inserted into the recording medium insertion / extraction section 702 pops out (ejects), and the user can take out the recording medium 902 by grasping it with a finger. By disposing the ejector 712 in the vicinity of the lock member 402, the opening operation of the lid member 202 to the operation of taking out the recording medium 902 can be performed smoothly.

  When the electronic device is assembled, the biasing member 300 is fixed to the fixing member 100 in a state where the biasing member 300 is attached to the lid member 201 and the lid member 202 according to the arrow direction shown in FIG. Since the urging member 300 can be attached to the lid members 201 and 202 and assembled, the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

  Subsequently, the lock member 401 to which the urging member 501 is attached and the lock member 402 to which the urging member 502 is attached are fixed to the fixing member 100. Subsequently, the pressing member 600 is fixed to the fixing member 100.

  At this time, the bearing 121 and the shaft 211, and the bearing 122 and the shaft 212 are engaged, and the lock members 401 and 402, the fixing member 100, and the pressing member 600 are in sliding contact. Finally, the recording medium slot 701 and the recording medium slot 702 are aligned and fixed to the fixing member 100.

  3A is a perspective view of the electronic device when the lid members 201 and 202 are in a closed state, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the electronic device when the lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state. It is. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device 1 when the lid members 201 and 202 are in a closed state, and FIG. 4B is a diagram when the lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic device 1. FIG. 5A is a partial top view of the electronic device 1 when the lid members 201 and 202 are in a closed state, and FIG. 5B is a diagram when the lid members 201 and 202 are in an open state. 2 is a partial top view of the electronic device 1. FIG.

  3A, 4 </ b> A, and 5 </ b> A, the lid member 201 is urged in the opening direction by the urging member 300 and abuts against the abutting surface 421 of the lock member 401. The closed state is maintained. The lock member 401 is biased toward the lid member 201 by the biasing member 501.

  When the user slides the knob portion 411 in the direction opposite to the direction in which it is urged, the lid member 201 is unlocked, and the lid member 201 rotates about the shaft 211, and FIG. ), As shown in FIG. 4 (b) and FIG. 5 (b). In the open state, the user can place a finger on the lid member 201 at the finger engagement opening 143 and move the lid member 201 to the closed state.

  The operation of the lid member 202 is the same.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the lid members 201 and 202 are in the closed state, the region 120 of the fixing member 100 and the ribs 213 and 214 of the lid members are disposed at positions where they can come into close contact with each other. The When an external force is received when the lid members 201 and 202 are in the closed state, the ribs 213 and 214 come into contact with the region 120 of the fixing member 100 and the external force is dispersed, so that the lid members 201 and 202 are deformed or damaged. The possibility of doing so can be reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the lid member 201 is in the open state, an area sandwiched between the inner wall of the lid member 201 and the pressing member 600 (an area having a width W shown in FIG. 4B). ), A space corresponding to the rotation trajectory of the lid member 201 (the hatched space S in FIG. 4B) is generated.

  If there is no rib 213, this space is exposed, and the user may accidentally insert the recording medium 901 into this space. Therefore, the rib 213 can prevent the user from inserting the recording medium by mistake by covering the entrance of this space. Further, when the lid member 201 is in the open state, the rib 213 is formed with an inclined surface from the tip of the lid member 201 toward the recording medium slot 701 when the lid member 201 is in the open state. As a result, the rib 213 guides the insertion of the recording medium 901 into the recording medium slot 701. Similarly, the rib 214 of the lid member 202 is guided to insert the recording medium 902 into the recording medium slot 702.

  The rib 213 only needs to narrow the space so that the recording medium 901 is not inserted into the space formed between the lid member 201 and the storage portion 623 when the lid member 201 is opened. There is no need to cover the entrance of the space.

  In the present embodiment, the rib 213 is disposed outside the region 120 in the storage portion 613 when the lid member 201 is in the open state. If the rib 213 is arranged inside the region 120, the rib 213 may collide with the fixing member 110 or the pressing member 600 when the lid member 201 rotates, and the smooth opening and closing of the lid member 201 may be prevented. The configuration of this embodiment is preferable.

  Further, the rib 213 is not a shape in which the triangular ribs are continuous in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4, and the triangular ribs are perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4 so that the user can put a finger in the middle part. A plurality of discs are formed in a discrete direction. The direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 4 is a direction parallel to the rotation axes (the axes 211 and 212) around which the lid members 201 and 202 rotate.

  As a result, a space for the user to put in a finger is widened, so that the operability for inserting and removing the recording medium is improved. Note that the interval between the plurality of non-continuous ribs needs to be narrower than the width of the recording medium. Further, the number of ribs 213 may be one. The effect of the rib 214 of the lid member 202 is the same.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the electronic apparatus 1 when the lid members 201 and 202 are to be closed when the recording medium or the ejector is protruding. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device 1 when the cover members 201 and 202 are closed when the recording medium and the ejector are protruding.

  When the recording medium 901 or 902 or the ejector 711 or 712 protrudes when the lid members 201 and 202 are changed from the closed state to the open state, the recording medium or the ejector comes into contact with the contact surfaces 271 or 272 of the ribs 213 and 214. The lid members 201 and 202 are prevented from closing.

  That is, the ribs 213 and 214 come into contact with the recording medium when the lid members 201 and 202 are rotated from the open state to the closed state in a state where the recording medium is incompletely inserted into the recording medium insertion / extraction portions 701 and 702. Thus, the lid member is prevented from rotating to the closed state. Similarly, the ribs 213 and 214 come into contact with the ejector when the lid members 201 and 202 are rotated from the open state to the closed state with the ejectors 711 and 712 protruding, and the lid member is rotated to the closed state. To be prevented. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a communication failure with the recording medium and the ejector from being caught by the lid member.

  In this embodiment, the recording medium is configured to be insertable / removable. However, the object to be inserted / removed is not limited to the recording medium, and an electronic component such as a connector such as a USB is sufficient.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary.

  The electronic device of the present embodiment can be applied to an electronic device that can be used to insert and remove electronic components.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 100 Fixing member 120 Area | region 201,202 Cover member 213,214 Rib 623,624 Storage part 701,702 Recording medium slot 711,712 Ejector 901,902 Recording medium

Claims (6)

A first recording medium slot into which the recording medium can be inserted;
A second recording medium slot into which the recording medium can be inserted;
By rotating, a first lid member that is in a closed state that covers the first recording medium slot and an open state that exposes the first recording medium slot;
By rotating, a second lid member that is in a closed state that covers the second recording medium slot and an open state that exposes the second recording medium slot;
The first recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot are fixed side by side, and the first lid member and the second lid member have a double-open structure. A fixing member that supports the second lid member;
Have
The first lid member includes an area between the first recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot of the fixing member when the first lid member is in the closed state. A first rib to contact is formed;
The second lid member includes an area between the first recording medium slot and the second recording medium slot of the fixing member when the second lid member is in the closed state. An electronic device characterized in that a second rib is formed in contact therewith. The first rib is formed in a shape that guides insertion of the recording medium into the first recording medium slot when the first lid member is in the open state,
The second rib is formed in a shape for guiding insertion of the recording medium into the second recording medium slot when the second lid member is in the open state. Item 2. The electronic device according to Item 1. The first rib rotates the first lid member from the open state to the closed state when the recording medium is incompletely inserted into the first recording medium slot, Formed to abut against the recording medium that is incompletely inserted into the first recording medium slot;
The second rib is configured to rotate the second lid member from the open state to the closed state when the recording medium is incompletely inserted into the second recording medium slot. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is formed so as to contact the recording medium that is incompletely inserted into the second recording medium slot. The first recording medium slot ejects a recording medium inserted into the first recording medium slot, and is in a protruding state and a retracted state with respect to the first recording medium slot. Have an ejector,
The first rib is in the protruding state by rotating the first lid member from the open state to the closed state when the first ejector is in the protruding state. Formed to abut against the ejector of the
The second recording medium slot ejects a recording medium inserted into the second recording medium slot, and is in a protruding state and a retracted state with respect to the second recording medium slot. Have an ejector,
When the second ejector is in the protruding state, the second rib is moved into the protruding state by rotating the second lid member from the open state to the closed state. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is formed so as to abut against the ejector. A biasing member that biases the first lid member into the open state and biases the second lid member into the open state;
5. The biasing member has one end gripped by the first lid member and the other end gripped by the second lid member. 6. Electronic equipment.   The urging member has a first coil part, a second coil part, and a connection part for connecting the first coil part and the second coil part, and the urging member has a U-shape. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein: