JP2014016718A - Storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve easiness of arrangement of a storage device in a housing.SOLUTION: A storage device holds a stored body stored in a stored body storage part provided in a housing, and discharges the stored body from the stored body storage part. The storage device comprises; a movable member which is arranged in the housing to be movable in a storage direction and a discharge direction of the stored body, and includes a stored body engagement part which engages with the stored body stored in the stored body storage part; a first elastic member which is arranged by being shifted with an axis of the stored body stored in the stored body storage part and energizes the movable member in the discharge direction of the stored body; a holding member which varies an aperture diameter of a stored body insertion port of the stored body storage part, holds the stored body, and allows discharge of the stored body; and a second elastic member which energizes the holding member in a direction for narrowing down the aperture diameter of the stored body insertion port.

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device.

  Conventionally, various mechanisms for storing an object to be stored, for example, a pen, in a housing are known. For example, a pen housing provided with a housing that houses a pen-type input member and a biasing member that is housed in the housing and biases the pen-type input member housed in the housing in a direction opposite to the housing direction. The mechanism is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-147088

  In the conventional pen storage mechanism, an urging member (spring) is directly brought into contact with a tip end portion of a pen-type input member (hereinafter simply referred to as a pen) serving as a storage object. Such an urging member is disposed further to the rear side of the pen storage space in the casing in which the pen is stored. However, if parts such as a battery and HDD (hard disk drive) are arranged in the back of the pen storage space, or if a structural part in the housing is arranged, it becomes difficult to arrange the biasing member, and as a result There is a possibility that the pen storage mechanism cannot be arranged in the housing. In particular, when the case is downsized or the number of parts arranged in the case is increased, the problem of the arrangement of the pen storage mechanism as described above becomes significant.

  Therefore, an object of the storage device disclosed in this specification is to improve the ease of arrangement of the storage device in the housing.

  The storage device disclosed in the present specification is a storage device that holds a storage object stored in a storage object storage unit provided in a housing and discharges the storage object from the storage object storage unit. A receiving body engaging portion that is arranged in the housing so as to be movable in a storing direction and a discharging direction of the receiving body and engages with the receiving body stored in the receiving body storing portion. A movable member, a first elastic member arranged to be shifted from an axis of the stored object stored in the stored object storage unit, and biasing the moving member in a discharging direction of the stored object; and the stored object A holding member that changes the opening diameter of the storage object insertion port of the body storage unit to hold the storage object and allows the storage object to be discharged; and the holding member that opens the opening of the storage object insertion port. A second elastic member that urges the aperture in the direction of narrowing the aperture.

  Since the first elastic member is arranged so as to be shifted from the axis of the container to be stored, the storage device can be used even when there are parts or structures further on the back side than the container storing part. Can be stored in the housing.

  The storage device disclosed in the present specification can improve the ease of arrangement of the storage device in the housing.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an electronic device including the pen storage device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device in which the pen storage device of the embodiment is incorporated. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the upper cover of the electronic device in which the pen storage device of the embodiment is incorporated is removed. 4A to 4F are six views of the moving member provided in the pen storage device of the embodiment. 5A to 5F are six views of the holding member provided in the pen storage device of the embodiment. FIG. 6A is a plan view of an electronic device in which the pen storage device of the embodiment is incorporated, and FIG. 6B is a right side view. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle in FIG. 8A. FIG. 9A shows a state where the pen is stored in the pen storage portion, and FIG. 9B is an explanatory view showing a state where the pen is discharged from the pen storage portion.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the drawings, the dimensions, ratios, and the like of each part may not be shown so as to completely match the actual ones. In addition, in some drawings, components that actually exist may be omitted for convenience of explanation. In the following description, the storage direction and the discharge direction, and the narrow diameter direction and the large diameter direction are directions shown in FIG. In the following description, a pen storage device using a storage object as a pen will be described. The pen storage device is an example of a storage device. The storage device disclosed herein can suitably store a pen-shaped rod-shaped body. The pen-shaped rod-shaped body is assumed to be used by a user with one hand. For example, a stationery such as a ballpoint pen or a marker, a pen-type input device for an electronic device, a touch pen, or the like can be used as a container. Moreover, things other than a pen, such as a pointer, can also be used as the objects to be stored.

(Embodiment)
First, an electronic device in which the pen storage device 1 of this embodiment is incorporated will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a terminal equipped with a touch panel display over a wide range on the surface side of a plate-like body, that is, a slate PC (Personal Computer) 10 and a keyboard dock 20 connected to the slate PC 10. I have. The pen storage device 1 is stored in the housing of the keyboard dock 20. The pen storage device 1 may be stored in a housing on the slate PC 10 side. The pen stored in the housing by the pen storage device 1 is an input device for the slate PC 10. The pen corresponds to a container.

  The pen storage device 1 can also be incorporated in other electronic devices such as laptop computers, notebook computers, portable games and the like. Further, it can be incorporated in a housing of a device other than an electronic device.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the keyboard dock 20. Referring to FIG. 2, the keyboard dock 20 includes an upper cover 21 including a keyboard 21a, a touch pad 21b, and a click key 21c, and a lower cover 22 that is combined with the upper cover 21 to form a casing. The pen storage device 1 is arranged in a housing formed by combining the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 in this way.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the upper cover 21 of the keyboard dock (electronic device) 20 in which the pen storage device 1 is incorporated is removed. That is, FIG. 3 shows the inside of the lower cover 22. FIG. 3 shows a state where the pen 2 is stored in the pen storage portion 22b. The pen storage unit 22b corresponds to a storage object storage unit. Referring to FIG. 3 as well as FIG. 2, the lower cover 22 is provided with a pen storage portion 22 b inside the front edge portion 22 a where the user is positioned when using the keyboard dock 20. In addition, a pen insertion port 23 corresponding to a receiving object insertion port is provided at the right corner of the lower cover 22 toward the front side. A first support portion 24 and a second support portion 25 are provided between the edge portion 22a in the lower cover 22 and the pen storage portion 22b. The first support part 24 and the second support part 25 are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the keyboard dock 20. The 1st support part 24 and the 2nd support part 25 are each provided with the penetration hole 24a and the penetration hole 25a, and support the shaft part 30d with which the moving member 30 mentioned later is slidably supported. A third support portion 26 is provided in the lower cover 22a. The third support portion 26 is located on the back side in the short direction of the keyboard 20 from the pen insertion port 23. The third support portion 26 includes an insertion hole 26a and slidably supports a shaft portion 35c included in a holding member 35 described later.

  Here, the moving member 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4A is a plan view of the moving member 30, FIG. 4B is a left side view of the moving member 30, and FIG. 4C is a right side view of the moving member 30. 4D is a rear view of the moving member 30, FIG. 4E is a front view of the moving member 30, and FIG. 4F is a bottom view of the moving member 30. The moving member 30 is disposed in the lower cover 22 forming the housing so as to be movable in the storage direction and the discharging direction of the pen 2. The moving member 30 includes a pen engaging portion 30a corresponding to the accommodated body engaging portion at the tip. The pen engaging portion 30a has a cap-like shape and engages with the tip portion 2a of the pen 2 formed into a tapered shape. The center axis line of the pen engaging portion 30a coincides with the axis line AX1 of the pen 2. The moving member 30 includes a connecting portion 30b extending along the storage direction and the discharge direction. A pen engaging portion 30a is provided at one end of the connecting portion 30b, and a hook-like portion 30c is provided at the other end. The hook-shaped portion 30c is provided with a shaft portion 30d extending along the storage direction and the discharge direction. The axis of the shaft portion 30d is AX2, which is different from the axis AX1 of the pen 2. The shaft portion 30d is provided in a state of penetrating the flange-shaped portion 30c. That is, the shaft portion 30d includes a storage side portion 30d1 extending in the storage direction from the bowl-shaped portion 30c and a discharge side portion 30d2 extending in the discharge direction. The moving member 30 is integrally provided with a pen engaging portion 30a, a connecting portion 30b, a hook-shaped portion 30c, and a shaft portion 30d.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the moving member 30 is mounted in the lower cover 22 so as to be slidable in the storage direction and the discharge direction with the shaft portion 30 d supported by the first support portion 24 and the second support portion 25. Specifically, the moving member 30 inserts the storage side portion 30d1 of the shaft portion 30d into the insertion hole 24a provided in the first support portion 24 and the discharge side portion 30d2 in the insertion hole provided in the second support portion 25. 25a is inserted into the lower cover 22. Accordingly, the shaft portion 30d is disposed closer to the edge portion 22a than the pen storage portion 2b in the lower cover 22. At this time, the first spring 31 corresponding to the first elastic member is sandwiched between the first support portion 24 and the flange portion 30c. The first spring 31 biases the moving member 30 in the discharging direction of the pen 2. The first spring 31 is a coil spring that is concentrically covered on the storage side portion 30d1 of the shaft portion 3d. That is, the first spring 31 is disposed on the side of the pen storage portion 22b. The axis of the first spring 31 is AX2, and the first spring 31 is arranged so as to be shifted from the axis AX1 of the pen 2. The first spring 31 is not limited to a coil spring. The first elastic member may be, for example, a leaf spring as long as it can urge the moving member 30 in the discharge direction. Further, the first spring 31 urges the moving member 30 in the discharging direction by being compressed, but may be arranged to urge the moving member 30 in the discharging direction by a pulling force. The moving member 30 can move to the discharge side until the hook-shaped portion 30c and the second support portion 25 come into contact with each other. That is, the hook-shaped part 30 c also has a function as a stopper for the movement of the moving member 30.

  Next, the holding member 35 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5A is a plan view of the holding member 35, FIG. 5B is a left side view of the holding member 35, and FIG. 5C is a right side view of the holding member 35. FIG. 5D is a rear view of the holding member 35, FIG. 5E is a front view of the holding member 35, and FIG. 5F is a bottom view of the holding member 35. The holding member 35 is slidably disposed around the pen insertion opening 23 provided in the lower cover 22 forming the housing so as to change the opening diameter of the pen insertion opening 23. The holding member 35 includes an operation unit 35a. The operation unit 35a is a part where the user places a finger when operating the holding member 35 to eject the pen 2. The holding member 35 includes a hook-shaped portion 35b. A shaft portion 35c is provided in the flange portion 35b. The holding member 35 includes a contact portion 35d. The contact portion 35d is disposed at a position facing the pen insertion slot 23 as will be described in detail later. The abutting portion 35d is provided with a pressing surface 35d1 and an engaging surface 35d2. The pressing surface 35d1 is a surface to which the pen 2 inserted toward the pen storage part b is pressed. When the pen 2 is pressed against the pressing surface 35d1 and pushed into the storage side, the holding member 35 moves in a direction in which the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23 is increased. The pressing surface 35d1 is formed as an inclined surface whose diameter increases toward the bottom surface side of the lower cover 22 and toward the outside of the lower cover 22 when the holding member 35 is attached to the lower cover 22. The engagement surface 35d2 contacts the rear end portion of the pen 2 stored in the pen storage portion b and holds the pen 2 in the pen storage portion 23. The holding member 35 includes an engagement groove 35e formed between the operation portion 35a and the bowl-shaped portion 35b. The holding member 35 is integrally provided with an operation portion 35a, a hook-shaped portion 35b, a shaft portion 35c, and a contact portion 35d.

  Referring to FIG. 3, such a holding member 35 is slidably mounted in the vicinity of the pen insertion opening 23 provided in the lower cover 22. Specifically, the holding member 35 is slidably mounted on the lower cover 22 by supporting the shaft portion 35 c by the third support portion 26 and engaging the engagement groove 35 e with the rib 27 provided in the lower cover 22. The The shaft portion 35 c is inserted through an insertion hole 26 a provided in the third support portion 26. At this time, the second spring 36 corresponding to the second elastic member is sandwiched between the third support portion 26 and the flange portion 35b. The second spring 36 biases the holding member 35 in the direction of narrowing the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23. The second spring 36 is a coil spring that is concentrically covered on the shaft portion 35c. The second spring 36 is not limited to a coil spring. The second elastic member may be a leaf spring, for example, as long as it can bias the holding member 35 in the direction of narrowing the opening diameter. Further, the second spring 36 is arranged to urge the holding member 35 in a direction to narrow the opening diameter by being compressed, but to urge the holding member 35 in a direction to narrow the opening diameter by a pulling force. You can also.

  After the moving member 30 and the holding member 35 are mounted on the lower cover 22 as described above, the upper cover 21 is mounted on the lower cover 22 as shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B). With reference to FIG. 6B, the operation portion 35 a of the holding member 35 is exposed to the outside of the keyboard dock 20. By mounting the upper cover 21, rotation about the shaft portion 30d of the moving member 30 is suppressed.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a circle in FIG. 8A. Referring to FIG. 7, a click key support portion 40 that supports a click key 21 c provided on the upper cover 21 is provided in the lower cover 22. The click key support portion 40 is located immediately behind the tip portion 2a of the pen 2 housed in the pen housing portion 22b. For this reason, it is difficult to dispose a member corresponding to the first elastic member on the tip side of the pen 2, that is, on the back side of the pen storage portion 22b. As described above, even when a structure or a part is present behind the pen storage unit 22b, the first spring 31 is disposed on the side of the pen storage unit 22b in the pen storage device 1 of the present embodiment. And can be stored in the lower cover 22. Further, the first spring 31 of the pen storage device 1 of the present embodiment exerts a biasing force against the moving member 30. That is, the first spring 31 is not configured to directly contact the pen 2. If the first spring 31 comes into contact with the tip of the pen 2 that is the object to be stored and the first spring 31 is compressed when the pen 2 is pushed in, the first spring 31 is deformed and the pen 2 is deformed. There is a possibility that the discharge operation of 2 will be hindered. In particular, since the pen 2 is inserted into the pen storage portion 22b by the user, it is assumed that the pen 2 is pushed obliquely or pushed more than necessary. When such an operation is repeated, the first spring 31 is easily deformed. On the other hand, in the pen storage device 1 of the present embodiment, the first spring 31 is sandwiched between the first support portion 24 and the hook-shaped portion 30c and is concentrically covered with the shaft portion 30d. Since it is attached, it is difficult for deformation to occur and it is easy to maintain stable operation. Further, since the axis AX2 of the shaft portion 30d and the first spring 31 is parallel to the axis AX1 of the pen 2, the smooth insertion operation and discharge operation of the pen 2 are not hindered.

  Referring to FIG. 3 and FIGS. 8A and 8B, the inner space of the edge 22a of the lower cover 22 becomes narrower toward the end edge. The shaft portion 30d and the first spring 31 are disposed in the space of the edge portion 22a. In the pen storage device 1 of the present embodiment, the shaft portion 30d and the first spring 31 are thus arranged in a narrow space, and the space in the lower cover 22 can be used efficiently.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B, a state in which the pen 2 is stored in the pen storage device 1 and a state in which the pen 2 is discharged will be described.

  First, when the pen 2 is not stored in the pen storage portion 22b, the holding member 35 is biased by the second spring 36, and the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23 is narrowed. The moving member 30 is biased by the first spring 31 and moved in the discharging direction. At this time, the hook-shaped portion 30c and the second support portion 25 are in contact with each other. The user pushes the pen 2 toward the pen storage portion 22b while pressing the tip portion 2a of the pen 2 against the contact portion 35 of the holding member 35 in such a state. Then, the holding member 35 moves in a direction in which the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23 is increased as indicated by an arrow 51 while compressing the second spring 36. When the user pushes the pen 2 further, the tip 2a of the pen 2 is engaged with the pen engaging portion 30a. The moving member 30 in which the pen engaging portion 30a is engaged with the tip portion 2a of the pen 2 moves to the back side while compressing the first spring 31 as the pen 2 is pushed. When the rear end portion 2b of the pen 2 that has been pressed comes to be located behind the abutting portion 35d of the holding member 35, the holding member 35 is attached to the second spring 36 as shown in FIG. It moves in the direction of narrowing the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23 by force. Then, the engagement surface 35d2 engages with the rear end surface of the pen 2, and the pen 2 is held in the pen storage portion 22b.

  On the other hand, when ejecting the pen 2, the user attaches a finger to the operation unit 35 a and moves the holding member 35 in the direction indicated by the arrow 51, that is, the direction in which the opening diameter of the pen insertion port 23 is increased. Then, the engagement between the rear end 2b of the pen 2 and the holding member 35 is released. At this time, the moving member 30 is biased in the discharge direction by the compressed first spring 31. For this reason, the moving member 30 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow 52. Along with this, the pen 2 whose tip portion 2 a is engaged with the pen engaging portion 30 a also moves in the discharging direction indicated by the arrow 52. If the rear end 2b of the pen 2 is exposed from the pen insertion opening 23, the user can pick up the pen 2 by grasping the rear end of the pen 2.

  The characteristics of the pen storage device 1 of the present embodiment as described above are summarized as follows. First, the first spring 31 is arranged so as to be shifted from the axis AX1 of the pen 2. Specifically, since the first spring 31 is disposed on the side of the pen storage portion 22b on the axis AX2 different from the axis AX1 of the pen 2, the pen storage device 1 is mounted regardless of the state of the pen storage portion 22b on the back side. It can be arranged in the lower cover 22 (housing). Since the shaft portion 30d and the first spring 31 included in the moving member 30 can be arranged in a narrow space in the lower cover 22 (housing), the arrangement is easy.

  Further, the first spring 31 is not compressed by the pen 2 coming into direct contact, and the pen 2 is discharged through the moving member 30. Therefore, the first spring 31 is not easily deformed and can easily maintain a stable operation.

  Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications, within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims, It can be changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pen storage apparatus 2 Pen 2a Front-end | tip part 2b Rear-end part 10 Slate PC 20 Keyboard dock 21 Upper cover 21a Keyboard 21b Touch pad 21c Click key 22 Lower cover 22a Edge 22b Pen storage part 23 Pen insertion port 24 1st support part 24a Insertion Hole 25 Second Support Part 25a Insertion Hole 26 Third Support Part 26a Insertion Hole 27 Rib 30 Moving Member 30a Pen Engagement Part 30b Connection Part 30c Gutter-like Part 30d Shaft Part 31 First Spring 35 Holding Member 35a Operation Part 35b Gutter-like Portion 35c shaft portion 35d abutting portion 35d1 pressing surface 35b2 engaging surface 35e engaging groove 36 second spring 40 click key support portion

Claims (5)

A storage device for holding a storage object stored in a storage object storage part provided in a housing and discharging the storage object from the storage object storage part,
A moving member provided with a receiving body engaging portion that is arranged in the housing so as to be movable in the storing direction and the discharging direction of the receiving body and engages with the receiving body stored in the receiving body storing portion. When,
A first elastic member arranged to be shifted from an axis of the storage object stored in the storage object storage portion and biasing the moving member in a discharge direction of the storage object;
A holding member that changes an opening diameter of a storage object insertion port of the storage object storage unit, holds the storage object, and allows discharge of the storage object;
A second elastic member for urging the holding member in a direction of narrowing the opening diameter of the receiving body insertion port;
A storage device comprising:   The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic member is disposed on a side of the storage target storage unit.   The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic member is disposed on an axis different from an axis of the object to be stored.   4. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the moving member is supported by a support portion provided in the housing and includes a shaft portion provided in parallel to an axis of the storage object. apparatus.   The moving member is supported by a support portion provided in the housing, and includes a shaft portion provided in parallel to the axis of the object to be stored, and a hook-like portion provided in the shaft portion, The storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first elastic member is sandwiched between a support portion and the bowl-shaped portion.

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