JP2013077257A - Hinge unit, and electronic equipment provided with hinge unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a housing thin while suppressing a deterioration in rigidity of the housing for housing a display panel in this disclosed technology.SOLUTION: A hinge unit 60 includes a bracket 62, and a reinforcement frame 64. A guide part 62B is formed in the bracket 62 in an extension direction of the reinforcement frame 64. The guide part 62B is formed in a projecting shape to be projecting toward a back cover 48 with respect to a fixing part 62A of the bracket 62 by folding the bracket 62. The guide part 62B forms a grooved path 63 in which a cable 59 for an antenna or the like is passed.

Description

  The technology disclosed in the present application relates to a hinge unit and an electronic apparatus including the hinge unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “notebook personal computer”) including a main unit having an input device such as a keyboard and a display unit having a display panel such as a liquid crystal display is known. The display unit is supported by a rear end portion of the main body unit through a pair of hinge units so as to be opened and closed. The hinge unit has a hinge base fixed to the rear end portion of the main unit and a bracket fixed to the lower end portion of the display unit. The bracket is rotatably supported on the hinge base via a hinge shaft.

  In addition, in this type of notebook personal computer, a cable extending from the display panel to the main unit along the hinge axis is known. This cable is inserted into the main unit through an opening for the hinge shaft formed in the main unit.

Utility Model Registration No. 3105039 JP 2005-182464 A

  By the way, in some cases, a camera, an antenna for wireless communication, or the like is mounted above or to the side of the display panel in the display unit. If a cable (hereinafter referred to as “camera cable or the like”) connected to the camera or antenna is passed through the back side of the display panel and wired to the main unit, the thickness of the display unit increases. Therefore, it is conceivable to wire a camera cable or the like on the side of the display panel.

  On the other hand, a reinforcing frame that suppresses bending deformation of the display unit accompanying opening and closing operations is disposed on the side surface side of the display panel in the display unit. For example, the reinforcing frame may be arranged along the side surface of the display panel, and the lower end of the reinforcing frame may reach a bracket of a hinge unit arranged on the lower surface side of the display panel. In this case, the camera cable or the like is wired outside the reinforcing frame and the bracket. That is, the camera cable or the like is wired on the opposite side of the hinge shaft with the reinforcing frame and the bracket interposed therebetween.

  In order to wire the camera cable or the like on the hinge shaft side, for example, it is conceivable to cross the camera cable or the like with the reinforcing frame or the bracket. However, if the camera cable or the like is crossed with the reinforcing frame or bracket, the thickness of the display unit may increase. In addition, if a hole or groove for passing a camera cable is formed in the reinforcing frame in order to reduce the thickness of the display unit, the rigidity of the reinforcing frame may decrease, and as a result, the rigidity of the display unit with respect to the opening / closing operation may decrease. is there.

  The technology disclosed in the present application aims to reduce the thickness of the housing while suppressing a decrease in rigidity of the housing that houses the display panel.

  The hinge unit disclosed in the present application has a support portion fixed to the first housing and a fixing portion fixed to the second housing that houses the display panel. And an attachment portion arranged to be shifted in the width direction of the housing. The attachment portion is rotatably supported with respect to the support portion by a shaft portion that is arranged with the width direction of the second casing as an axial direction. Further, a reinforcing portion extends from the end portion on the side opposite to the support portion along the side surface of the display panel. Furthermore, a guide part is formed in the attachment part along the extending direction of the reinforcing part. The guide portion is positioned on the back side of the second housing with respect to the fixed portion, and guides the cable that runs along the reinforcing portion and below the attachment portion to the upper side of the support portion.

  According to the hinge unit disclosed in the present application, by guiding the cable with the guide portion, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the second housing while suppressing a decrease in rigidity of the second housing that houses the display panel. it can.

It is a perspective view which shows the notebook computer which is one Example of an electronic device. It is the side view which looked at the display unit shown by FIG. 1 from the right side. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the front cover from the display unit shown by FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit shown by FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the connection part of the main body unit and display unit which are shown by FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge unit provided in the notebook computer shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 1. (A) is the schematic diagram which looked at the hinge unit shown by FIG. 6 from the arrow K direction, (B) is the schematic diagram corresponded to FIG. 8 (A) which shows a comparative example. It is sectional drawing equivalent to FIG. 7 which shows the modification of a hinge unit. It is a perspective view equivalent to FIG. 5 which shows the modification of a hinge unit. It is sectional drawing equivalent to FIG. 7 which shows the modification of a hinge unit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a hinge unit disclosed in the present application and an electronic apparatus including the hinge unit will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a notebook personal computer 10 as an example of an electronic apparatus according to this embodiment includes a main unit 20 and a display unit 40. The display unit 40 is supported at the rear end of the main unit 20 so as to be rotatable (openable / closable) in the direction of arrow R via a hinge unit 60 described later. Thereby, the display unit 40 can be displaced between a closed position overlaid on the main body unit 20 and an open position raised with respect to the main body unit 20.

  FIG. 1 shows a state where the display unit 40 is located at the open position. In the following description, the arrow X direction shown in FIG. 1 is described as the outside in the width direction of the display unit 40 (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as “outside”) in a state where the display unit 40 is located at the open position. . Similarly, in the state where the display unit 40 is located at the open position, the arrow Y direction will be described as the upper side in the vertical direction of the display unit 40 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “upper side”). Furthermore, in the state where the display unit 40 is located at the open position, the arrow Z direction will be described as the rear side in the front-rear direction of the display unit 40 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “rear side” or “back side”). The arrow Z direction also indicates the rear side of the main unit 20 in the front-rear direction.

  The main unit 20 has a first housing 22. The first housing 22 is formed in a box shape, and houses an electronic circuit board (main board) as an example of an information processing unit in which electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) are mounted. Has been. Further, a power connector 24 to which a power plug (not shown) is connected and a DVD drive unit 26 for reading a recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) are provided on the side surface (right side) of the first housing 22. ing. Further, an input device such as a keyboard 28 and a pointing device such as a touch pad 30 and a scroll pad 32 are provided on the upper surface side of the first housing 22. In addition, a hinge housing portion 34 that houses a hinge shaft 68 (see FIG. 3) of a hinge unit 60 described later is provided at the rear end portion of the first housing 22.

  The display unit 40 includes a display panel 42 and a second housing 44 that houses the display panel 42. The second housing 44 includes a frame-shaped front cover 46 that covers the outer periphery of the display panel 42 from the front side (front side), and a back cover 48 that covers the display panel 42 from the rear side (back side). . The front surface of the display panel 42 is a display surface 42 </ b> A that displays images, videos, and the like, and is exposed from the inside of the front cover 46.

  At the lower end of the side portion of the back cover 48, a hinge housing portion 50 that covers a bracket 62 and a hinge arm 66 (see FIG. 3) of the hinge unit 60, which will be described later, is provided. In addition, a hinge cover portion 46A that covers a bracket 62 and a hinge arm 66 of a hinge unit 60, which will be described later, from the front side is provided at the lower end of the side portion of the front cover 46, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge cover portion 46 </ b> A protrudes forward with respect to the display surface 42 </ b> A of the display panel 42 according to the shape of the hinge arm 66.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the back cover 48 includes a rear wall portion 48A that covers the back surface of the display panel 42, and a side wall portion 48B that is raised from the outer peripheral portion of the rear wall portion 48A to the front cover 46 side. doing. A reinforcing frame 64 of a hinge unit 60 described later is disposed between the side wall portion 48B on the side portion of the back cover 48 and the side surface 42B of the display panel 42. A camera device 52 is provided at the center of the upper portion of the back cover 48. The camera device 52 is disposed along the upper surface 42 </ b> C of the display panel 42 and is fixed to the back cover 48.

  The lens 52A of the camera device 52 is exposed from a hole 54 (see FIG. 1) formed in the front cover 46, so that an operator or the like in front of the display unit 40 can be photographed. The camera device 52 is electrically connected to an electronic circuit board (not shown) housed in the main unit 20 by a camera cable 56 as an example of a cable.

  The camera cable 56 is routed counterclockwise along the outer periphery of the display panel 42 from the camera device 52, and is connected between the side wall portion 48 </ b> B of the back cover 48 and the reinforcing frame 64 and via the hinge storage portion 50. It is wired to the unit 20 (see FIG. 1). The camera cable 56 wired to the main unit 20 is electrically connected to an electronic circuit board housed in the main unit 20.

  In addition, an antenna device 58 for wireless communication is provided on the outer side (arrow X side) of the camera device 52 above the back cover 48. The antenna device 58 is disposed along the upper surface 42 </ b> C of the display panel 42 and is fixed to the back cover 48. The antenna device 58 is electrically connected to an electronic circuit board (not shown) housed in the main unit 20 by two antenna cables 59 as an example of a cable. Since the two antenna cables 59 overlap in the front-rear direction of the display unit 40, only one antenna cable 59 is shown in FIG.

  The antenna cable 59 is routed clockwise from the antenna device 58 along the outer periphery of the display panel 42, between the side wall portion 48B of the back cover 48 and the reinforcing frame 64, and via the hinge housing portion 50. Wired to the main unit 20 (see FIG. 1). The antenna cable 59 wired to the main unit 20 is electrically connected to the electronic circuit board housed in the main unit 20.

  The back cover 48 is appropriately provided with a cable guide 36 for guiding the camera cable 56 or the antenna cable 59. The camera device 52 and the antenna device 58 are examples of built-in components that are electrically connected to the electronic circuit board of the main unit 20 via a camera cable 56 or an antenna cable 59 as an example of a cable.

  Here, the hinge unit according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of hinge units 60 are housed on both sides in the width direction of the second housing 44. Each hinge unit 60 includes a bracket 62, a reinforcing frame 64, a hinge arm 66, a hinge shaft 68, and a hinge base 70. These hinge units 60 are arranged with the width direction of the display unit 40 as the axial direction of the hinge shaft 68 and are arranged substantially line-symmetrically with respect to the center portion of the display unit 40 in the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 62 as an example of the attachment portion is formed of a metal plate (sheet metal), the plate thickness direction is set to the front-rear direction of the display unit 40, and the longitudinal direction is set to the display unit 40. It is arranged in the vertical direction. The bracket 62 has a fixing portion 62A that is fixed to the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48, and is disposed below the display panel 42.

  The fixing portion 62A is formed with two mounting holes 72A and 72B that are arranged in the vertical direction of the display unit 40 and penetrate the fixing portion 62A in the plate thickness direction. Screws 74A and 74B inserted into the mounting holes 72A and 72B are screwed into two boss portions 76A and 76B protruding from the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48, whereby the fixing portion 62A is fixed to the back cover 48. It has come to be. These boss portions 76A and 76B are examples of protruding portions.

  A mounting hole 78 is formed in the hinge cover portion 46A of the front cover 46. By inserting the screw 74B into the mounting hole 78, the hinge cover portion 46A and the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 are fastened together with the boss portion 76B. A cap 94 that covers the screw 74B is attached to the hinge cover portion 46A. The display panel 42 is sandwiched between the front cover 46 and the back cover 48 fixed by the screws 74 </ b> B in this way, and is housed in a space generated by the cooperation of the front cover 46 and the back cover 48. A member that absorbs an impact on the display panel 42 may be provided between the display panel 42 and the back cover 48.

  A reinforcing frame 64 as an example of a reinforcing part is integrally provided at an end of the bracket 62 opposite to the hinge base 70. The reinforcing frame 64 is formed of a long and thin metal plate, and extends from the outer end portion of the bracket 62 to the upper end portion of the display panel 42 along the side surface 42B of the display panel 42.

  In addition, a fixing portion 64 </ b> A that is bent along the upper surface 42 </ b> C of the display panel 42 is provided at the upper end portion of the reinforcing frame 64. An attachment hole 86 that penetrates the fixing portion 64A in the plate thickness direction is formed in the fixing portion 64A. The reinforcing frame 64 is fixed to the back cover 48 by screwing the screws 88 inserted into the mounting holes 86 into the boss portions 90 protruding from the rear wall portion 48 </ b> A of the back cover 48. The display panel 42 is fixed to the back cover 48 through the reinforcing frame 64, and the bending deformation of the second housing 44 due to the opening / closing operation of the display unit 40 (see FIG. 1) is suppressed. Yes. That is, the reinforcing frame 64 functions as a reinforcing member that reinforces the second housing 44.

  On the other hand, a hinge arm 66 as an example of an arm portion is provided at an end of the bracket 62 on the hinge base 70 side. The hinge arm 66 rises from the end of the bracket 62 to the front cover 46 side, and a lower end 66A of the hinge arm 66 protrudes downward from the bracket 62 (on the side opposite to the reinforcing frame 64).

  A lower end portion 66A of the hinge arm 66 is integrally provided with one end portion of a hinge shaft 68 as an example of a shaft portion. The hinge shaft 68 is disposed with the width direction of the display unit 40 as the axial direction. That is, the hinge arm 66 extends in the radial direction from one end portion of the hinge shaft 68 and supports the end portion of the bracket 62 on the hinge base 70 side. The bracket 62 projects from the end of the hinge cover 66 on the back wall 48A side of the back cover 48 to the opposite side of the hinge base 70.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the hinge shaft 68 extends from the hinge arm 66 toward the center in the width direction of the display unit 40, and the hinge of the first housing 22 is opened from the opening 50 </ b> A formed in the hinge storage portion 50. It is inserted into an opening 34 </ b> A formed in the storage portion 34. That is, the hinge shaft 68 is disposed along the width direction of the main body unit 20 and the display unit 40, and the display unit 40 can be rotated (opened / closed) with respect to the main body unit 20 using the hinge shaft 68 as a rotation axis.

  A cable guide 37 for guiding the antenna cable 59 is formed below the bracket 62 on the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48. The cable guide 37 extends in the width direction of the display unit 40. With this cable guide 37, the antenna cable 59 is routed along the lower end 62T2 (see FIG. 6) of the bracket 62.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the hinge shaft 68 is rotatably supported by a hinge base 70 disposed on the center side in the width direction of the display unit 40 (see FIG. 1) relative to the hinge arm 66. The hinge base 70 as an example of a support portion includes a base plate 70A and a bearing portion 70B. The base plate 70A has a plurality of mounting holes 92 into which screws (not shown) for fixing the base plate 70A to the rear end of the first housing 22 (see FIG. 1) are inserted.

  A bearing portion 70B is provided at the upper end portion of the base plate 70A, and the other end portion of the hinge shaft 68 is rotatably supported by the bearing portion 70B. Thereby, the bracket 62 can be rotated relative to the hinge base 70.

  Here, a guide portion 62B is formed at a portion of the bracket 62 between the hinge arm 66 and the fixed portion 62A. The guide portion 62B has a convex shape that protrudes toward the back side (arrow Z side) with respect to the fixed portion 62A by bending the bracket 62 along the extending direction (arrow Y direction) of the reinforcing frame 64. Is formed. By this guide portion 62B, a groove-like passage 63 extending from the lower end 62T2 to the upper end 62T1 of the bracket 62 is formed in the bracket 62.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide portion 62 </ b> B is formed such that the cross-sectional shape along the width direction of the main body unit 20 is a C-shaped cross section that opens on the front side (front cover 46 side). And has a bottom wall 62B1 and two side walls 62B2 and 62B3. A groove-like passage 63 through which the antenna cable 59 and the like pass is formed in the guide portion 62B.

  Further, the guide portion 62B is located on the back side (the rear wall portion 48A side of the back cover 48) from the fixed portion 62A. Thus, when the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 is fixed to the boss portion 76A or the like protruding from the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48, the guide portion 62B is closer to the hinge arm 66 (see FIG. 6) side than the boss portion 76A or the like. Is arranged. That is, the guide portion 62B is stored in the hinge storage portion 50 of the back cover 48 so as to be adjacent to the boss portion 76A and the like in the width direction of the display unit 40.

  The inner side wall 62B3 of the guide portion 62B constitutes the inner end of the bracket 62, and the hinge arm 66 (see FIG. 6) described above is raised from the side wall 63B to the front cover 46 side. . That is, the bracket 62 protrudes outward from the end of the back cover 48 on the rear wall 48 </ b> A side of the hinge arm 66. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 1. The cross-sectional position shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to the line GG in FIG.

  Next, the wiring method of the antenna cable 59 will be described, and the operation of this embodiment will be described. Note that the wiring method of the camera cable 56 is the same as that of the antenna cable 59, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the antenna cable 59 is routed to the hinge housing portion 50 through the outside of the reinforcing frame 64 of the hinge unit 60. The antenna cable 59 wired to the hinge storage unit 50 passes through the outside of the bracket 62 of the hinge unit 60 (arrow X side) while being guided by the cable guide 36, and goes around to the lower side of the bracket 62. The antenna cable 59 that wraps around to the lower side of the bracket 62 is wired to the lower surface 42D side of the display panel 42 through the passage 63 formed in the bracket 62 while being guided by the cable guide 37. In other words, the antenna cable 59 that has turned around to the lower side of the bracket 62 is guided to the upper side of the hinge base 70 (see FIG. 6) by the guide portion 62B. The antenna cable 59 wired to the display panel 42 side passes between the display panel 42 and the hinge arm 66, wraps around the hinge base 70 side of the hinge arm 66, and along the hinge arm 66 toward the hinge shaft 68 side. Wired. The antenna cable 59 wired to the hinge shaft 68 side is wired along the hinge shaft 68 and inserted from the opening 50A of the hinge housing portion 50 into the opening 34A of the hinge housing portion 34 of the first housing 22.

  Here, as a wiring method for wiring the antenna cable 59 from the outside of the reinforcing frame 64 to the hinge shaft 68 side, for example, the antenna cable 59 intersects the reinforcing frame 64 or the bracket 62 in the width direction of the display unit 40. It is possible to make it. In this case, since a space for wiring the antenna cable 59 is required between the reinforcing frame 64 and the front cover 46 or between the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 and the front cover 46, the thickness of the display unit 40 is reduced. May increase.

  Further, for example, it is conceivable to form a groove or a hole through which the antenna cable 59 passes in the width direction of the display unit 40 with respect to the reinforcing frame 64. In this case, when the display unit 40 is opened / closed with respect to the main unit 20 (see FIG. 1), the reinforcing frame 64 may be broken at a portion where a groove or a hole is formed. That is, if a groove or a hole for passing the antenna cable 59 in the width direction of the display unit 40 is formed in the reinforcing frame 64, the rigidity of the reinforcing frame 64 against bending in the front-rear direction of the display unit 40 may be reduced. Garage. Therefore, there is a possibility that the bending deformation of the second housing 44 accompanying the opening / closing operation of the display unit 40 becomes large.

  Similarly, if a groove or hole for passing the antenna cable 59 in the width direction of the display unit 40 is formed in the bracket 62, the rigidity of the reinforcing frame 64 against bending in the front-rear direction of the display unit 40 decreases. there is a possibility. Further, when a groove or hole for passing the antenna cable 59 is formed in the width direction of the display unit 40 with respect to the bracket 62, the fixing strength of the bracket 62 to the boss portion 76A provided on the back cover 48 is high. May be reduced.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide portion 62 </ b> B has a convex shape that is convex toward the back surface with respect to the fixing portion 62 </ b> A of the bracket 62. Further, the guide portion 62 </ b> B extends in the extending direction of the reinforcing frame 64. In other words, the guide portion 62B extends in a direction intersecting (in the present embodiment, orthogonal) with the axis J of the hinge shaft 68. Thereby, the rigidity of the bracket 62 with respect to the bending of the display unit 40 in the front-rear direction (rotation direction) is higher than that of a flat bracket without the guide portion 62B. Furthermore, the fixing strength of the bracket 62 with respect to the boss portion 76A and the like provided on the back cover 48 is increased. Therefore, the bending deformation of the second housing 44 accompanying the opening / closing operation of the display unit 40 is suppressed.

  Further, the guide portion 62B is located on the back side (the rear wall portion 48A side of the back cover 48) with respect to the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62. Therefore, when the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 is fixed to the boss portion 76A or the like protruding from the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48, the guide portion 62B is adjacent to the boss portion 76A or the like in the width direction of the display unit 40. Be placed. Accordingly, the antenna cable 59 can be wired so as to be adjacent to the boss portion 76A or the like in the width direction of the display unit 40. Accordingly, a space for wiring the antenna cable 59 between the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 and the front cover 46 is not necessary, so that the second housing 44 can be thinned.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, in the hinge unit 60 according to the present embodiment, a guide portion 62 </ b> B is formed at a portion between the fixing portion 62 </ b> A and the hinge arm 66 in the bracket 62. Therefore, the height from the fixed portion 62A of the bracket 62 to the axis line J of the hinge shaft 68 is _{H 1.} On the other hand, FIG. 8B shows a hinge unit 100 that does not include the guide portion 62B as a comparative example. The hinge unit 100 has a height from the fixed portion 62A of the bracket 62 to the axis line J of the hinge shaft 68 is _{H 2.} In other words, the height _{H 1} of the hinge unit 60 according to the present embodiment is lower than the height _{H 2} of the hinge unit 100 according to the comparative example _{(H 2>} H 1). Therefore, the thickness of the second housing 44 can be further reduced.

  Next, a modification of the hinge unit according to the above embodiment will be described.

  In the above-described embodiment, the guide portion 62B has a convex shape that protrudes toward the back surface with respect to the fixed portion 62A. However, the shape of the guide portion 62B is not limited thereto. For example, the guide portion 62B may be formed in a step shape.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the guide portion 62B has an L-shaped cross section along the width direction of the main unit 20, and has a bottom wall 62B1 and a side wall 62B2. Yes. The bottom wall 62B1 is located on the back side (the rear wall portion 48A side of the back cover 48) with respect to the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62. By this guide portion 62B, a passage 96 through which the antenna cable 59 and the like pass is formed closer to the rear wall portion 48A of the back cover 48 than to the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62. Accordingly, a space for wiring the antenna cable 59 between the fixing portion 62A of the bracket 62 and the front cover 46 is not necessary, so that the second housing 44 can be thinned.

  Further, even if the guide portion 62B has a stepped shape, the rigidity of the bracket 62 with respect to bending in the front-rear direction of the display unit 40 is higher than that of a flat plate-like bracket that does not include the guide portion 62B. Further, the fixing strength of the bracket 62 to the boss portions 76A and 76B provided on the back cover 48 is increased. Therefore, the bending deformation of the second housing 44 accompanying the opening / closing operation of the display unit 40 is suppressed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the guide portion 62B is formed at a portion of the bracket 62 between the hinge arm 66 and the fixed portion 62A. However, the position of the guide portion 62B with respect to the bracket 62 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a guide portion 62 </ b> B (passage 98) may be formed in a portion of the bracket 62 between the fixing portion 62 </ b> A and the reinforcing frame 64.

  In the above embodiment, the bracket 62 and the reinforcing frame 64 are integrally formed. However, the bracket 62 and the reinforcing frame 64 may be separated. When the bracket 62 and the reinforcing frame 64 are separated from each other, for example, it is conceivable to fix the lower end portion of the reinforcing frame 64 to the boss portions 76A and 76B provided on the back cover 48 with screws 74A and 74B. It is also possible to fix the lower end of the reinforcing frame 64 to the bracket 62 with screws or the like.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the notebook computer 10 has been described as an example of the electronic apparatus. However, the above embodiment can be applied to an electronic apparatus such as a mobile phone, a portable DVD player, and an electronic dictionary. is there.

  As mentioned above, although one Example of the technique which this application discloses was described, the technique which this application discloses is not limited to said Example. Further, the above embodiments and various modifications may be used in appropriate combination, and it is needless to say that various embodiments can be implemented without departing from the gist of the technology disclosed in the present application.

10 Notebook PC (an example of electronic equipment)
22 First housing 42 Display panel 44 Second housing 48A Rear wall 56 Camera cable (an example of a cable)
59 Cable for antenna (example of cable)
60 Hinge unit 62 Bracket (example of mounting part)
62A Fixed portion 62B Guide portion 63 Passage 64 Reinforcement frame (an example of a reinforcement portion)
66 Hinge arm (an example of an arm)
66A wall portion 68 hinge shaft (an example of a shaft portion)
70 Hinge base (an example of a support part)
76A Boss (Example of protrusion)
76B Boss (Example of protrusion)
96 passage 98 passage

Claims (5)

A support portion fixed to the first housing;
A fixing portion that is fixed to a second housing that houses the display panel; and a mounting portion that is disposed on the lower side of the display panel and is shifted in the width direction of the second housing;
A shaft portion that is arranged with the width direction as an axial direction and rotatably supports the attachment portion with respect to the support portion;
A reinforcing portion extending along a side surface of the display panel from an end portion of the mounting portion opposite to the support portion;
The mounting portion is formed along the extending direction of the reinforcing portion, and is positioned on the back side of the second casing with respect to the fixed portion, and extends around the reinforcing portion and below the mounting portion. A guide for guiding the cable to the upper side of the support;
A hinge unit comprising: The arm portion extending from the shaft portion in the radial direction of the shaft portion and supporting the mounting portion,
The attachment portion projects from the arm portion to the opposite side of the support portion;
The guide portion is located between the arm portion and the reinforcing portion;
The hinge unit according to claim 1. The guide part has a convex shape that is convex toward the back side of the second housing with respect to the fixed part.
The hinge unit according to claim 1 or 2. A first housing;
A second housing for housing the display panel;
The hinge unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hinge unit is provided on both sides in the width direction of the second casing and connects the second casing to the first casing so as to be openable and closable.
Electronic equipment comprising. The second housing has a rear wall portion that covers the display panel from the back side, and a protruding portion that protrudes from the rear wall portion,
The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the fixing portion is fixed to the protruding portion.