JP2014026442A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily remove a mounting member from a device body by easily releasing engagement of an engagement mechanism used for mounting the mounting member on the device body.SOLUTION: After a screw 98 is removed, a keyboard 70 is slid toward a device right-side direction, thereby releasing engagement of a left-side engaging piece 100, a right-side engaging piece 110, and a rear-side engaging piece 120 with a left-side engaged part 200, a right-side engaged part 210, and a rear-side engaged part 220. The engagement is released in such a way, thereby enabling easy removal of the keyboard 70 from a fixing-side device 20.

Description

  The technology disclosed in the present application relates to an electronic device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an apparatus that uses a locking mechanism for attaching an apparatus main body and an attachment member.

Utility Model Registration No. 3081028 JP 2010-27400 A

  Here, in an apparatus using this type of locking mechanism, for example, it is desirable that the mounting member can be easily removed from the apparatus main body in order to improve the efficiency of maintenance work.

  Therefore, the technology disclosed in the present application is, as one aspect, for easily releasing the locking mechanism used for mounting the apparatus main body and the mounting member and easily removing the mounting member from the apparatus main body. And

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the technology disclosed in the present application, an electronic apparatus is attached to the apparatus main body and a slide position that is attached to the apparatus main body and slid in a direction crossing the attachment direction from the attachment position to the apparatus main body. A mounting member that displaces the head, a restricting portion, and a locking mechanism. The restricting portion restricts the slide of the attachment member from the attachment position to the slide position and releases the restriction. The locking mechanism regulates the movement of the mounting member in the direction opposite to the mounting direction of the mounting member relative to the device body by locking the locking portion provided on the mounting member and the locking portion provided at the mounting position at the mounting position. And a locked portion whose locked state with the locking portion is released at the slide position.

  According to the technique disclosed in the present application, the locking mechanism used for mounting the apparatus main body and the mounting member can be easily released, and the mounting member can be easily detached from the apparatus main body.

It is a perspective view which shows the notebook computer which is one Embodiment of an electronic device. It is a top view which shows the stationary-side apparatus of the notebook computer shown by FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the stationary-side apparatus shown by FIG. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the upper case of the solid side housing | casing of a fixed side apparatus from the back side, (B) is an expanded perspective view of the B section of (A), (C) is (A). It is an expansion perspective view of C section, (D) is an expansion perspective view of D section of (A), and (E) is an expansion perspective view of E section of (A). (A) is the perspective view which looked at the upper case of the state where the keyboard was slid to the right side from the state of FIG. 4 (A), and the lock | rock was cancelled | released, (B) is B part of (A). It is an expansion perspective view, (C) is an expansion perspective view of C part of (A), (D) is an expansion perspective view of D part of (A), (E) is E part of (A) FIG. (A) is the top view which looked at the upper case of the solid side housing | casing of a fixed side apparatus from the back side, (B) is an enlarged plan view of the B section of (A), (C) is (A) It is an enlarged plan view of part C, (D) is an enlarged plan view corresponding to (B) in a state in which the keyboard is slid to the right and unlocked, and (E) is the keyboard slid to the right. It is an enlarged plan view corresponding to (C) of the state where the latch was released, and (E) is an enlarged perspective view of the E section of (A). (A) is a perspective view schematically showing a locked state in which the locking portion and the locked portion of the left side portion and the right side portion are locked, and (B) is slid from the state of (A) and is engaged. It is a perspective view which shows typically the lock release state by which the stop was cancelled | released, (C) is a perspective view which shows typically the lock state which the latching | locking part of the rear side part and the to-be-latched part latched. (D) is a perspective view schematically showing an unlocking state in which the locking is released by sliding from the state of (C). (A) is the top view which looked at the upper case of the solid side housing | casing of a fixed side apparatus from the back side, (B) is an enlarged plan view of the B section of (A), (C) is a keyboard on the right side It is an enlarged plan view corresponding to (B) of the state which was slid and latched. When removing a keyboard from a stationary side apparatus, (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the screw and slid the keyboard to the right side, and (B) is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the keyboard. (A) is a top view which shows typically the flexible cable of the state in which the keyboard was attached to the stationary-side apparatus, (B) is a top view which shows typically the state of the flexible cable when a keyboard is slid to the right side. It is. It is a top view corresponding to FIG. 2 which shows the keyboard of a comparative example.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the technology disclosed in the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Notebook computer structure>
As shown in FIG. 1, a notebook personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “notebook personal computer”) 10 as an example of an electronic apparatus includes a movable side device 30 and a fixed side device 20 as an example of a device body. Yes. The movable side device 30 is supported at the rear end of the fixed side device 20 through a hinge unit (not shown) so as to be opened and closed (rotated) in the direction of arrow K. Further, the movable side device 30 is movable between a closed position superimposed on the fixed side device 20 and an open position set up with respect to the fixed side device 20.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which the stationary device 20 of the notebook computer 10 is installed on a desk or the like and the movable device 30 is in the open position (use using the notebook computer 10). Status is shown). An arrow Fr appropriately shown in each drawing indicates the front-side direction of the device in the front-rear direction of the fixed-side device 20 in the state of FIG. Moreover, the arrow Up has shown the apparatus upper direction of the apparatus up-down direction of the stationary-side apparatus 20 in the state of FIG. And the arrow Rh has shown the apparatus right direction of the apparatus width direction of the stationary side apparatus 20 in the state of FIG.

  Further, in the following description, when using the front, rear, left, right, up and down directions without special mention, the front side direction, rear side direction, upper side direction, lower side direction, left side direction of the fixed side device 20 in the state of FIG. , And the right side direction of the apparatus. Moreover, illustration of the movable side apparatus 30 is abbreviate | omitted in drawings other than FIG.

  The movable device 30 has a display panel 32 and a movable housing 34 that houses the display panel 32. The front surface of the display panel 32 is a display surface 32A for displaying images, videos, and the like. In addition, the movable housing 34 includes a front cover 36 that covers the outer periphery of the display surface 32 </ b> A of the display panel 32, and a back cover 38 that covers the back surface of the display panel 32. The front cover 36 is formed in a frame shape, and the display surface 32A of the display panel 32 is exposed from within the frame.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the fixed-side device 20 has a fixed-side housing 24 that accommodates a substrate, a hard disk, and the like. The stationary housing 24 has an upper case 26 and a lower case 28. The upper case 26 is formed in a box shape with the lower side opened, and the lower case 28 is formed in a box shape with the upper side opened. The upper case 26 and the lower case 28 oppose each other in the vertical direction, are aligned so as to close each other's opening, and are connected by screws or the like (not shown).

  A pointing device such as the touch pad 12 is provided on the front end portion of the upper surface portion of the upper case 26 of the fixed housing 24, that is, the armrest portion 26P on which the operator's (user's) wrist or the like is placed. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, an attachment recess 22 to which a keyboard 70 as an example of an attachment member is attached is provided on the rear side of the armrest portion 26 </ b> P on the upper surface portion of the upper case 26 of the stationary housing 24. It has been. The keyboard 70 of the present embodiment is an isolation keyboard in which various keys 74 are provided on the frame 76 as an example.

  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the keyboard 70 orthogonal to the device width direction is a flat shape in which the vertical direction of the device is the thickness direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer portion of the keyboard 70 viewed from the upper side of the device is along the left and right side portions 82 and 86 along the front-rear direction of the device and along the device width direction (left-right direction). It has four sides, a front side 84 and a rear side 88.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cursor portion 72 including a plurality of cursor keys 71 is provided at the front right portion of the keyboard 70 in the center right direction in the apparatus width direction. Therefore, the external shape of the keyboard 70 viewed from the upper side of the device is a substantially rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is the device width direction. Wide in the direction. That is, the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 is a straight portion 84A along the device width direction on the left side of the device with respect to the cursor portion 72, and an inclined portion 84B inclined in the front direction from the straight portion 84A toward the right side. There is a certain shape. And it has the shape where the linear part 84C along the apparatus width direction extended from this inclination part 84B to the right side direction. As described above, the external shape of the keyboard 70 viewed from the upper side of the device is wide from the left side of the device width direction to the right side of the device width direction, even if there is a portion that widens from the left side of the device width direction to the right side of the device width direction. The shape has no narrowed area.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting recess 22 in the upper surface portion of the upper case 26 of the fixed-side housing 24 has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the keyboard 70 described above. Further, the mounting recess 22 is open in the left-right direction without walls at both left and right end portions. Therefore, the left side portion 82 and the right side portion 86 of the keyboard 70 attached to the attachment recess 22 form part of the left and right side surfaces of the fixed-side device 20.

  As will be described later, when the keyboard 70 is removed, an installation position (see FIG. 1) where the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22 and a slide position (see FIG. A)).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22 of the stationary housing 24, and the upward movement is restricted by the locking mechanism 90.

  Although details will be described later, the locking mechanism 90 includes a plurality of left-side locking pieces 100 (FIG. 4B), a right-side locking piece 110 (FIG. 4C), and a rear side as an example of a locking portion. It has a locking piece 120 (FIG. 4D). Further, the locking mechanism 90 includes a plurality of left-side locked portions 200 (FIG. 4B), a right-side locked portion 210 (FIG. 4C), and a rear-side covered portion as an example of the locked portion. It has a locking portion 220 (FIG. 4D). The left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 are provided on the left side portion 82, the right side portion 86, and the rear side portion 88 of the keyboard 70, respectively. Further, the left locked portion 200, the right locked portion 210, and the rear locked portion 220 are the left locking piece 100, the right locking piece 110, and the rear locking member in the mounting recess 22 of the fixed device 20. It is provided at a position corresponding to the stop piece 120 (left end, right end, rear end).

  The left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 correspond to the corresponding left side locked part 200, right side locked part 210, and rear side of the fixed side device 20, respectively. Locked to the locked portion 220. Further, the keyboard 70 is screwed to the fixed-side device 20 with two screws 98 as an example of a restricting portion.

  In the present embodiment, the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 (see FIGS. 4A, 3, etc.) is restricted from moving upward by the hooking mechanism 92. Although the details will be described later, the hooking mechanism 92 includes a hooking portion 150 provided in the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 (FIG. 4E) and a concave hooked concave portion 250 provided in the mounting concave portion 22 of the stationary housing 24. 4E, and the hooking portion 150 of the keyboard 70 is hooked on the hooked recessed portion 250 of the stationary housing 24. By being hooked in this way, The movement of the front side portion 84 (see FIGS. 4A, 3, etc.) in the upward direction with respect to the mounting concave portion 22 of the fixed-side housing 24 is restricted.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a keyboard side protruding portion 180 as an example of a protruding portion protruding to the rear side of the apparatus is formed on the rear side portion 88 of the keyboard 70. Yes. The keyboard-side protruding portion 180 is a rectangular elastic piece whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction of the apparatus, and the tip end portion has a semicircular shape. On the other hand, the fixed housing 24 is formed with a device-side protrusion 280 as an example of a semicircular protrusion that protrudes toward the front of the device. The keyboard-side protruding portion 180 is positioned on the left side of the device-side protruding portion 280, and the right-side portion 180A of the keyboard-side protruding portion 180 is in contact with the left-side portion 280A of the device-side protruding portion 280. Further, the right side portion 180A of the keyboard side protruding portion 180 hits the left side portion 280A of the device side protruding portion 280 in this way, thereby positioning the keyboard 70 in the right direction with respect to the fixed side device 20.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the keyboard 70 and the stationary device 20 are electrically connected by a flexible cable (flexible printed circuit board) 300 as an example of an electric wire. The shape of the flexible cable 300 viewed from the vertical direction of the device is substantially L-shaped (see also FIG. 10A). More specifically, the flexible cable 300 extends from the one end portion 300A to the front side, then bends to the right side and extends to the right side, and the extended tip portion becomes the other end portion 300B.

  One end portion 300 </ b> A of the flexible cable 300 is connected to the vicinity of the left end portion of the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70. On the other hand, the other end portion 300 </ b> B of the flexible cable 300 is connected to a connector 310 provided in the stationary device 20. As described above, the one end portion 300A that is the connection portion on the keyboard 70 side of the flexible cable 300 is located on the left side of the connector 310 that is the connection portion on the stationary device 20 side (see also FIG. 10A). .

(Locking mechanism)
Next, the locking mechanism 90 will be described in detail.

  First, the left side locking piece 100 and the left side locking part 200 (FIG. 4B) on the left side in the apparatus width direction and the right side locking piece 110 and the right side locking part 210 on the right side in the apparatus width direction (FIG. 4A). ).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (A), 4 (B), 6 (A), and 6 (B), the left side portion 82 of the keyboard 70 is provided with a left side locking piece 100 as an example of a locking portion. It has been. Also, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4C, 6A, and 6C, the right side locking portion 110 as an example of a locking portion is provided on the right side portion 86 of the keyboard 70. Is provided.

  The left locking piece 100 shown in FIGS. 4B and 6B protrudes downward as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, and the thickness direction is the left-right direction of the device. The elastic piece. A claw portion 102 that is convex in the left direction of the apparatus and formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed in the front-rear direction of the apparatus is integrally formed at the lower end that is the leading end of the left side locking piece 100. The claw portion 102 is formed with an inclined surface 102A that is tapered toward the protruding direction of the left side locking piece 100 when viewed in the front-rear direction of the apparatus, and that is inclined to the right side toward the protruding direction.

  Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the right side locking piece 110 shown in FIG. 4C and FIG. It is an elastic piece in the left-right direction of the device. A claw portion 112 that is convex in the left side of the device and formed in a substantially triangular shape when viewed in the front-rear direction of the device is integrally formed at the lower end portion that is the leading end portion on the protruding side of the right locking piece 110. The claw portion 112 is formed with an inclined surface 112A that is tapered toward the protruding direction of the locking piece 110 when viewed in the front-rear direction of the apparatus, and is inclined to the right side toward the protruding direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 (A), 4 (B), 6 (A), and 6 (B), the mounting recess 22 (see FIG. 3) in the upper surface portion of the upper case 26 of the stationary housing 24. ) Is provided with a left locked portion 200 to which the left locking piece 100 is locked. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4C, 6A, and 6C, the right side locking piece 110 is locked to the right side end of the mounting recess 22. A locked portion 210 is provided.

  In the left-side locked portion 200 shown in FIGS. 4B and 6B, a rectangular locking hole 202 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed. When the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22, the left locking piece 100 of the keyboard 70 is inserted into the locking hole 202, and the claw portion 102 of the left locking piece 100 is positioned below the locking hole 202. Protrusively. Then, the protruding claw portion 102 is engaged with the left side edge portion 202A of the engagement hole 202 (see also FIG. 7A). The locking hole 202 has such a size that the claw portion 102 can move to the right side of the apparatus and come off from the left edge portion 202A so that the locking can be released (FIGS. 5B and 7B). See also)).

  Similarly, a rectangular locking hole 212 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the right locked portion 210 shown in FIGS. 4C and 6C. When the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22, the right side locking piece 110 of the keyboard 70 is inserted into the locking hole 212, and the claw portion 112 of the right side locking piece 110 is positioned below the locking hole 212. Protrusively. Then, the protruding claw portion 112 is locked to the left edge portion 212A of the locking hole 212 (see also FIG. 7A). The locking hole 212 has such a size that the claw portion 112 can move to the right side to be detached from the left side edge portion 212A and the locking can be released (FIGS. 5C and 7B). See also).

  Next, the rear locking piece 120 and the rear locked portion 220 on the rear side of the apparatus will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (A), 4 (D), 6 (A), and 6 (C), a rear locking piece 120 is provided on the rear side 88 of the keyboard 70. ing. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the rear locking piece 120 protrudes downward, and the plate thickness direction is an elastic piece in the apparatus front-rear direction. A substantially triangular claw portion 122 that is convex in the rearward direction and viewed in the left-right direction is integrally formed at the lower end portion that is the leading end portion on the protruding side of the rear locking piece 120. The claw portion 122 is formed with an inclined surface 122A that is tapered toward the protruding direction of the rear locking piece 120 when viewed in the left-right direction and is inclined forward toward the protruding direction. Further, a wall portion 124 as an example of a contact portion is integrally formed on the right side of the claw portion 122 of the rear locking piece 120.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4 </ b> D, 6 </ b> A, and 6 </ b> C, the mounting recess 22 ( A rear locked portion 220 to which the rear locking piece 120 is locked is provided at the rear end portion (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 4D and FIG. 6C, the rear locked portion 220 is formed with a locking recess 222 that is recessed toward the front side of the apparatus. An overhanging piece portion 224 to which the claw portion 122 of the rear side locking piece 120 is locked is provided in the central portion of the locking recess 222 in the left-right direction of the apparatus (see also FIG. 7C). In addition, a hole 226 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the central portion of the protruding piece portion 224. When the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22, the claw portion 122 of the rear locking piece 120 protrudes downward from the locking recess 222, and the protruding claw portion 122 extends to the tension of the locking recess 222. Locks to the protruding piece 224 (see also FIG. 7C).

  When the claw portion 122 of the rear locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 is locked to the overhanging piece 224 of the stationary device 20, the wall surface 124A on the left side of the wall portion 124 of the rear locking piece 120 is It hits the right end surface 224A of the overhanging piece 224 (see also FIG. 7C). Then, the left wall surface 124A of the wall portion 124 of the rear locking piece 120 hits the right end surface 224A of the overhanging piece portion 224, so that the keyboard 70 is positioned with respect to the stationary housing 24. .

  Further, on the right side of the overhanging piece portion 224 of the locking concave portion 222 of the rear side locked portion 220 of the fixed side device 20, the rear side locking piece 120 moves in the right direction, and the claw portion 122 is extended over the protruding piece. The size is such that it can be released from the portion 224 and unlocked (see also FIG. 5D).

(Hook mechanism)
Next, the hooking mechanism 92 on the front side of the apparatus will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4E, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B, the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 (see FIG. 3) The hook part 150 which protrudes toward is provided. In addition, the hook 150 has a tip 150A that protrudes toward the front side of the apparatus. On the other hand, at the rear end of the mounting recess 22 (see FIG. 3) on the upper surface portion of the upper case 26 of the fixed housing 24, there is a hooked recess 250 in which the upper end 150A of the hook 150 is recessed. Is formed. Note that the width of the hooked recess 250 in the device width direction is wider than the width of the tip portion 150A of the hook portion 150 in the device width direction.

<Keyboard installation procedure>
Next, an attachment procedure for attaching the keyboard 70 to the stationary device 20 of the notebook computer 10 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22 of the stationary casing 24 of the notebook computer 10 from above. In addition, the other end part 300B of the flexible cable 300 is connected in advance to a connector 310 provided in the fixed-side device 20 (see FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 respectively correspond to the left side locked part 200 and the right side locked part of the corresponding fixed side device 20. Locks to the locking portion 210 and the rear locked portion 220.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 7A, the inclined surface 102A of the claw portion 102 of the left locking piece 100 of the left side portion 82 of the keyboard 70 is fixed to the fixed-side device 20. It corresponds to the left edge 202A of the locking hole 202 of the left locked portion 200. When the inclined surface 102A hits the left edge 202A, the claw 102 is guided to the right and the left locking piece 100 is elastically deformed. As the left locking piece 100 is elastically deformed, the claw portion 102 gets over the left edge 202A. When the claw 102 gets over the left edge 202A, the claw 102 is elastically restored and the claw 102 is locked to the left edge 202A.

  Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 7A, the inclined surface 112A of the claw portion 112 of the right side locking piece 110 of the right side portion 86 of the keyboard 70 is fixed to the right side cover of the fixed side device 20. It hits the left side edge 212A of the locking hole 212 of the locking part 210. When the inclined surface 122A hits the left edge 212A, the claw 112 is guided to the right, and the right locking piece 110 is elastically deformed. The claw portion 112 rides over the left edge portion 212 </ b> A due to the elastic deformation of the right side locking piece 110. When the claw portion 112 gets over the left edge portion 212A, the claw portion 112 is elastically restored and the claw portion 112 is locked to the left edge portion 212A.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4D and 7C, the inclined surface 122A of the claw portion 122 of the rear side locking piece 120 of the rear side portion 88 of the keyboard 70 is formed on the fixed side device 20. It hits the overhanging piece 224 of the rear locked portion 220. When the inclined surface 122A hits the projecting piece portion 224, the claw portion 122 is guided to the front side, and the rear side locking piece 120 is elastically deformed. The claw portion 122 gets over the overhanging piece portion 224 by the elastic deformation of the rear locking piece 120. When the claw portion 112 gets over the protruding piece portion 224, the claw portion 122 is locked to the protruding piece portion 224 by elastic recovery.

  By locking in this way, the movement of the left side portion 82, the front side portion 84, and the right side portion 86 of the keyboard 70 in the device upper direction with respect to the fixed side device 20 is restricted.

  4D and 7C, the left wall surface 124A of the wall portion 124 of the rear locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 is connected to the rear locked portion 220 of the stationary device 20. The leftward movement of the keyboard 70 is restricted by hitting the right end surface 224A of the overhanging piece 224. In addition, the left side of the keyboard 70 is positioned with respect to the stationary casing 24 (see also FIG. 8B).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the keyboard-side protruding portion 180 of the keyboard 70 is positioned on the left side of the device-side protruding portion 280 of the fixed-side device 20, and the right-side portion 180A of the keyboard-side protruding portion 180. Corresponds to the left side 280A of the device side protrusion 280. Then, the right side portion 180A of the keyboard side projecting portion 180 hits the left side portion 280A of the device side projecting portion 280, whereby the movement of the keyboard 70 in the device right direction (sliding direction) is restricted. Further, the keyboard 70 is positioned in the right side direction (sliding direction) of the apparatus with respect to the stationary housing 24.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 70 is screwed to the stationary housing 24 with two screws 98 to restrict the sliding of the keyboard 70.

  In the present embodiment, the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 shown in FIG. 3 is hooked to the rear end of the mounting recess 22 of the fixed-side housing 24 as shown in FIG. Hooked by mechanism 92. Therefore, the keyboard 70 shown in FIG. 3 is inclined, and the hook portion 150 of the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 is hooked on the hooked recess portion 250 of the fixed-side housing 24 so that the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 is rotated. The keyboard 70 is rotated. Then, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 are respectively connected to the left side locked part 200, the right side locked part 210, and the rear side cover part of the fixed side device 20. The locking portion 220 is locked.

<Keyboard removal procedure>
Next, a removal procedure for removing the keyboard 70 from the stationary device 20 of the notebook computer 10 during maintenance work or the like will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the two screws 98 are removed. Then, the keyboard 70 is slid rightward in the apparatus width direction. When the keyboard 70 is slid to the right, as shown in FIG. 8C, the keyboard-side protruding portion 180 of the keyboard 70 is elastically deformed and bent, and the device-side protruding portion of the fixed-side housing 24 is bent. Get over 280. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 10, the flexible cable 300 is slightly bent as the one end portion 300A of the flexible cable 300 moves to the right side and approaches the other end portion 300B side.

  5B, FIG. 5C, FIG. 6D, FIG. 6E, and FIG. 7B, the left side locking piece 100 and the right side engagement of the keyboard 70 are shown. The stop piece 110 moves to the right side of the apparatus. Then, the claw portions 102 and 112 of the left side locking piece 100 and the right side locking piece 110 are respectively connected to the left side edge portions 202A and 212A of the left side locked portion 200 and the right side locked portion 210 of the fixed side device 20. The latch is released and released.

  Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 5D, 6D, and 7D, the rear locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 moves in the right direction. And the nail | claw part 122 of the rear side latching piece 120 remove | deviates from the overhang | projection piece part 224 of the rear side latching | locking part 220 of the stationary side apparatus 20, and latching is cancelled | released.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the keyboard 70 is lifted upward, and the keyboard 70 is removed from the fixed-side device 20. Further, the other end portion 300 </ b> B of the flexible cable 300 is removed from the connector 310 provided in the fixed-side device 20.

  In the present embodiment, the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 shown in FIG. 3 is hooked on the mounting recess 22 of the fixed-side housing 24 by the hook mechanism 92 shown in FIG. Yes. Therefore, even when the lock is released, the hook 150 of the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 is hooked on the hooked recess 250 of the stationary housing 24. Therefore, the keyboard 70 is rotated with the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 as the rotation axis in a state where the hook 150 of the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 is hooked on the hooked recess 250 of the stationary housing 24. Make it diagonal. The other end portion 300 </ b> B of the flexible cable 300 is removed from the connector 310 provided in the fixed-side device 20 with the keyboard 70 tilted. Then, the hooking portion 150 of the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 is pulled out from the hooked recessed portion 250, and the keyboard 70 is removed from the fixed-side device 20.

<Action and effect>
Next, the operation and effect of the above embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 70 is attached to the attachment recess 22 of the stationary casing 24 of the notebook computer 10 from above. Thereby, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 of the keyboard 70 are respectively connected to the left side locked part 200, the right side locked part 210, and the rear side of the fixed side device 20. Locks to the locked portion 220 (see also FIGS. 4, 6, 7, etc.). That is, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 are simply connected to the left locked portion 200 by simply attaching the keyboard 70 to the mounting recess 22 of the stationary side housing 24 of the notebook computer 10. The right side locked portion 210 and the rear side locked portion 220 are locked. And by screwing with screws 98, the keyboard 70 is restricted from moving in the right direction of the apparatus. Therefore, the keyboard 70 can be easily attached to the stationary device 20.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7C and 8B, the wall surface 124A on the left side of the wall portion 124 of the rear side locking piece 120 of the rear side portion 88 of the keyboard 70 is fixed to the stationary device 20. It contacts the right end surface 224A of the protruding piece 224 of the rear locked portion 220. By hitting in this way, the positioning of the keyboard 70 in the left direction of the apparatus with respect to the stationary housing 24 is achieved. Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the keyboard-side protruding portion 180 of the keyboard 70 is positioned on the left side of the device-side protruding portion 280 of the fixed-side housing 24, thereby positioning the device on the right side. ing. Therefore, the displacement of the screw hole due to the keyboard 70 before being stopped by the screw 98 being slid in the left-right direction (device width direction) by mistake is suppressed.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the keyboard 70 and the stationary housing 24 are each made of resin and are each molded by a mold. And the back side locking piece 120 and the keyboard side protrusion part 180 of the keyboard 70 are integrally molded by the same process on the same component (keyboard 70). Further, the projecting piece 224 and the apparatus-side protruding portion 280 of the fixed-side housing 24 are integrally formed with the same component (the fixed-side housing 24) using the same mold. Therefore, compared with the case where the back side locking piece 120 and the keyboard side protrusion part 180 of the keyboard 70 are shape | molded in a separate component, a mutual positional accuracy improves. Similarly, as compared with the case where the protruding piece 224 and the device-side protruding portion 280 of the fixed-side housing 24 are molded into separate parts, the positional accuracy of each other is improved. Thereby, the positioning accuracy in the apparatus width direction (left-right direction) with respect to the fixed-side apparatus 20 of the keyboard 70 mentioned above improves.

  At the time of removal, as shown in FIG. 9A, the screw 98 is removed and the keyboard 70 is slid in the right direction of the apparatus. As shown in FIG. 7, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120, the left side locked part 200, the right side locked part 210, and the rear side locked part. The locking with the stopper 220 is released. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the keyboard 70 is removed from the fixed-side device 20 by lifting the keyboard 70 upward.

  Therefore, the left locking piece 100, the right locking piece 110, and the rear locking piece 120 are locked to the left locked portion 200, the right locked portion 210, and the rear locked portion 220. Can be easily released, and the keyboard 70 can be easily detached from the stationary device 20. Therefore, the work efficiency when performing maintenance work is improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, one end portion 300 </ b> A connected to the keyboard 70 in the flexible cable 300 is located on the left side that is the rear side in the sliding direction with respect to the other end portion 300 </ b> B connected to the stationary device 20. positioned. Therefore, when the keyboard 70 is slid in the right direction of the apparatus, one end portion 300A of the flexible cable 300 moves to the right side and approaches the other end portion 300B. That is, even if the keyboard 70 is slid to the right side, it is possible to suppress a tensile force from being applied to the flexible cable 300. Therefore, disconnection or the like due to the tensile force applied to the flexible cable 300 is suppressed.

  In this embodiment, when removing the front side of the keyboard 70 in the state where the hook 150 of the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 is hooked on the hooked recess 250 of the stationary casing 24 as described above. The keyboard 70 is rotated and inclined with the portion 84 as the rotation axis. Then, the other end portion 300 </ b> B of the flexible cable 300 is removed from the connector 310 provided in the fixed-side device 20 with the keyboard 70 inclined. Therefore, lifting the keyboard 70 in a state where the flexible cable 300 is not detached from the connector 310 is suppressed. Therefore, the keyboard 70 is lifted without the flexible cable 300 being removed from the connector 310, and disconnection or the like due to the tensile force applied to the flexible cable 300 is suppressed.

  Note that one end portion 300 </ b> A of the flexible cable 300 connected to the keyboard 70 is provided in the vicinity of the front side portion 84 of the keyboard 70 serving as a rotation axis. Therefore, even if the keyboard 70 is rotated and tilted, it is possible to suppress the tensile force from being applied to the flexible cable 300.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the external shape of the keyboard 70 viewed from the upper side of the device is from the left side of the device to the right side of the device even though there is a portion that is wide from the left side of the device to the right side of the device. It has a shape with no narrow part. Therefore, even if the cursor portion 72 is disposed on the front side of the keyboard 70, the keyboard 70 can be slid in the right direction of the device.

  In the case of the external shape in which the cursor portion 572 protrudes to the front side of the device as in the keyboard 570 of the comparative example shown in FIG. Therefore, the keyboard 570 cannot be slid to the right side of the apparatus.

  On the other hand, as described above, the external shape of the keyboard 70 according to the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. 2 from the left side of the apparatus, even though there is a portion that becomes wider from the left side of the apparatus toward the right side of the apparatus. There is no part which becomes narrow toward the right side of the device. Therefore, the keyboard 70 can be slid to the right side of the apparatus.

<Others>
The technology disclosed in the present application is not limited to the above embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, the keyboard-side protruding portion 180 of the keyboard 70 is longer than the device-side protruding portion 280 of the fixed-side housing 24, and the keyboard 70 slides. Thus, the keyboard side protruding portion 180 is elastically deformed, but is not limited thereto. The apparatus side protrusion 280 may be longer than the keyboard side protrusion 180, and the apparatus side protrusion 280 may be elastically deformed as the keyboard 70 slides.

  Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 shown in FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. 5D at the front end of the mounting recess 22 of the stationary housing 24. Although it was hooked by the hook mechanism 92, it is not limited to this. 4D and 7C, the rear locking piece 120 and the rear locked portion 220 are arranged on the front side 84 of the keyboard 70 and the front side of the mounting recess 22 of the stationary housing 24. You may provide in an edge part.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the sliding of the keyboard 70 is restricted with the screw 98, and when removing the keyboard 70, the restriction is released by removing the screw 98. However, the invention is not limited to this. A restricting portion other than the screw 98 may be used. For example, the keyboard side protruding portion 180 and the device side protruding portion 280 shown in FIG. 8B described above may be used as the restricting portion. Specifically, in order to slide the keyboard 70 in the right direction of the apparatus, that is, in order for the keyboard side protrusion 180 to get over the apparatus side protrusion 280, it is designed so that a large force is required. The keyboard 70 does not slide during handling by the user, and the keyboard 70 is slid to the right side of the apparatus by applying a large force to the keyboard 70 during maintenance work.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, in the above embodiment, the keyboard 70 and the stationary device 20 are electrically connected by a flexible cable (flexible printed circuit board) 300 as an example of an electric wire. It is not limited to. For example, the keyboard 70 and the stationary device 20 may be electrically connected with a flat cable.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the notebook computer 10 is described as an example of the electronic device as illustrated in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, although the keyboard 70 was demonstrated to the example as an example of an attachment member, it is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to an attachment member attached to an electronic device such as a desktop personal computer, a liquid crystal monitor, a mobile phone, a portable DVD player, or an electronic dictionary.

  Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, the left side locked part 200, and the right side locked part 210 are provided on both sides in the apparatus width direction, and the rear side is provided on the rear side of the apparatus. The locking piece 120 and the rear side locked part 220 were provided. However, it is not limited to such an arrangement. For example, the rear side locking piece 120 and the rear side locked part 220 are provided on both sides in the apparatus width direction, and the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, the left side locked part 200, and the right side are provided on the rear side of the apparatus. A locked portion 210 may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 are provided on the keyboard 70, and the fixed side device 20 has the left side locked part 200 and the right side locked part 210. Although the rear locked portion 220 is provided, it is not limited to this. The left side locking piece 100, the right side locking piece 110, and the rear side locking piece 120 are provided on the fixed side device, and the left side locked part 200, the right side locked part 210, and the rear side locked part 220 are provided on the keyboard. May be provided.

  In the above embodiment, an example of the direction corresponding to the sliding direction is the right side direction of the apparatus, and an example of the direction corresponding to the locking direction intersecting with the sliding direction is the upper side direction of the apparatus. It is not limited. The sliding direction and the locking direction that intersects the sliding direction may be any direction.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the technology disclosed in the present application can be implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

<Appendix>
In addition, regarding the one aspect | mode of the technique which the above-mentioned this application discloses, the following additional remarks are disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
The device body;
An attachment member that is attached to the apparatus main body and is displaced from a position attached to the apparatus main body to a slide position that is slid in a direction crossing the attachment direction;
A restricting portion for restricting sliding of the attachment member from the attachment position to the slide position and releasing the restriction;
A locking portion provided on the mounting member, and a locking portion provided on the apparatus main body and locked at the mounting position, the movement of the mounting member in the direction opposite to the mounting direction with respect to the apparatus main body. A locking mechanism that includes a locked portion that regulates and is released from the locked state with the locking portion at the slide position;
Electronic equipment comprising.
(Appendix 2)
The locking portion protrudes from the mounting member in the mounting direction,
A claw portion is provided at the distal end portion on the protruding side of the locking portion so that the locking portion is locked to the locked portion when the mounting member is attached to the apparatus main body.
The electronic device according to attachment 1.
(Appendix 3)
The locking portions are respectively provided on the front side and the rear side of the mounting member in the sliding direction to the sliding position.
The electronic device according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2.
(Appendix 4)
The attachment member is attached to the apparatus main body with the thickness direction as the attachment direction.
The electronic device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 3.
(Appendix 5)
The apparatus main body and the mounting member are electrically connected via an electric wire,
When the attachment member is in the attachment position, the connection portion between the electric wire and the attachment member is located on the rear side in the sliding direction to the slide position with respect to the connection portion between the electric wire and the apparatus main body. ing,
The electronic device of any one of Claims 1-4.
(Appendix 6)
The locking portion is provided on a side portion along a sliding direction that slides to the sliding position in the mounting member,
The locking portion has a contact portion that contacts a rear side portion of the locked portion in the sliding direction when the mounting member is at the mounting position.
The electronic device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 5.
(Appendix 7)
The device body and the mounting member are each provided with a protruding portion that protrudes in a different direction along a direction intersecting a sliding direction that slides to the sliding position.
When the mounting member is in the mounting position, the protruding portion of the mounting member is in contact with the rear side portion of the protruding portion of the apparatus main body in the sliding direction.
The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 6.
(Appendix 8)
The protruding portion and the protruding portion form the restricting portion,
The electronic device according to appendix 7.
(Appendix 9)
The apparatus main body is provided with an attachment recess to which the attachment member is attached.
The electronic device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 8.
(Appendix 10)
The mounting recess is opened on the front side in the sliding direction in which the mounting member slides.
The electronic device according to attachment 9.
(Appendix 11)
The cross section perpendicular to the sliding direction of sliding to the sliding position of the mounting member is a flat shape with the mounting direction as the thickness direction.
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 1 to 10.
(Appendix 12)
The outer shape of the mounting member as viewed in the taking direction intersects the sliding direction, a left side and a right side that form a pair facing the sliding direction that slides to the sliding position and intersects the sliding direction. It is a shape having a front side part and a rear side part that form a pair that faces the direction to be moved and that runs along the sliding direction.
The electronic device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 11.
(Appendix 13)
The outer shape of the mounting member viewed in the taking direction is a shape having no portion that becomes narrower in the sliding direction.
The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 13.
(Appendix 14)
The mounting member is a keyboard;
The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 13.
(Appendix 15)
The keyboard is an isolation keyboard having a frame;
The electronic device according to appendix 14.
(Appendix 16)
The device main body is a stationary device of a notebook personal computer.
The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 15.

10 Notebook personal computer (an example of electronic equipment)
30 Fixed device (an example of device body)
70 Keyboard (an example of a mounting member)
90 Locking mechanism
98 screw (an example of a regulation part)
100 Left side locking piece (an example of a locking part)
110 Right side locking piece (an example of a locking part)
120 Rear side locking piece (an example of a locking part)
124 Wall (an example of a contact part)
180 Keyboard side protruding portion (an example of protruding portion 200 left side locked portion (an example of locked portion)
210 Right side locked part (an example of a locked part)
220 Rear locked part (an example of locked part)
280 Device side protrusion (example of protrusion)
300 Flexible cable (an example of electric wire)

Claims (7)

The device body;
An attachment member that is attached to the apparatus main body and is displaced from a position attached to the apparatus main body to a slide position that is slid in a direction crossing the attachment direction;
A restricting portion for restricting sliding of the attachment member from the attachment position to the slide position and releasing the restriction;
A locking portion provided on the mounting member, and a locking portion provided on the apparatus main body and locked at the mounting position, the movement of the mounting member in the direction opposite to the mounting direction with respect to the apparatus main body. A locking mechanism that includes a locked portion that regulates and is released from the locked state with the locking portion at the slide position;
Electronic equipment comprising. The locking portion protrudes from the mounting member in the mounting direction,
A claw portion is provided at the distal end portion on the protruding side of the locking portion so that the locking portion is locked to the locked portion when the mounting member is attached to the apparatus main body.
The electronic device according to claim 1. The locking portions are respectively provided on the front side and the rear side of the mounting member in the sliding direction to the sliding position.
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2. The attachment member is attached to the apparatus main body with the thickness direction as the attachment direction.
The electronic device of any one of Claims 1-3. The apparatus main body and the mounting member are electrically connected via an electric wire,
When the attachment member is in the attachment position, the connection portion between the electric wire and the attachment member is located on the rear side in the sliding direction to the slide position with respect to the connection portion between the electric wire and the apparatus main body. ing,
The electronic device of any one of Claims 1-4. The locking portion is provided on a side portion along a sliding direction that slides to the sliding position in the mounting member,
The locking portion has a contact portion that contacts a rear side portion of the locked portion in the sliding direction when the mounting member is at the mounting position.
The electronic device of any one of Claims 1-5. The device body and the mounting member are each provided with a protruding portion that protrudes in a different direction along a direction intersecting a sliding direction that slides to the sliding position.
When the mounting member is in the mounting position, the protruding portion of the mounting member is in contact with the rear side portion of the protruding portion of the apparatus main body in the sliding direction.
The electronic device of any one of Claims 1-6.