JP2016195030A - Electronic apparatus housing body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold the fitting of an L-shaped plug well for the opening of a case.SOLUTION: A printing device housing body 2 has a case 5 for housing a printing device 3 including a jack 20 into which an L-shaped DC plug 70, including a plug head 72 from which a plug pin is projecting and a cord introduction part 74 extending in a direction crossing the axis line of the plug pin in the projection direction, can be inserted. The case 5 has a housing section 11 for housing the printing device 3 so that the jack 20 faces the right side, and an opening 60 provided on the right side of the housing section 11. The opening 60 includes an inclined leg wall 82 inclining by a predetermined angle for the vertical direction, and disposing the cord introduction part 74 of the L-shaped DC plug 70, in a state where the plug pin is inserted into the jack 20 of the printing device 3, along the inclination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device housing that houses an electronic device having a jack into which an L-type plug can be inserted.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic apparatus including a jack into which an L-type plug can be inserted. The housing of the electronic device has an opening (an open portion between the side surface of the housing and the side end of the plug removal portion), and the user can insert the plug pin of the L-type plug through the opening. Can be plugged into the jack of an electronic device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-216885

  As described above, when the plug pin of the L-type plug is inserted into the jack of the electronic device, it is very convenient if the L-type plug can be satisfactorily held in the opening of the case for storing the electronic device.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device housing that can satisfactorily hold an L-shaped plug with respect to an opening of a case.

  In order to achieve the above object, an electronic device housing according to the present invention includes a plug head protruding from a plug pin and a cord introducing portion extending in a direction intersecting an axis of the plug pin protruding direction. An electronic device storage body having a case for storing an electronic device having a jack into which the plug pin of an L-type plug can be inserted, wherein the case stores the electronic device so that the jack faces one side in a horizontal direction. And an opening provided on one side of the storage portion in the horizontal direction. The opening is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction, and is connected to the jack of the electronic device. It is characterized by comprising an inclined wall portion in which the cord introducing portion of the L-shaped plug in a state where the plug pin is inserted is disposed along the inclination.

  In the electronic device housing of the present invention, an electronic device having a jack into which a plug pin of an L-shaped plug can be inserted is housed in a housing portion of the case so that the jack faces one side in the horizontal direction. The L-type plug includes a plug head portion from which a plug pin protrudes, and a cord introduction portion that extends in a direction intersecting the axis of the plug pin protruding direction. An opening is provided on one side in the horizontal direction of the housing portion of the case, and the user can insert the plug pin of the L-type plug into the jack of the electronic device through this opening. At this time, the opening is provided with an inclined wall portion inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction, and the cord introducing portion of the L-type plug in a state where the plug pin is inserted into the jack of the electronic device is inclined. It arrange | positions along the inclination of a wall part.

  As described above, since the direction of the L-type plug can be guided by the inclined wall portion provided in the opening of the case so that the cord introduction portion is inclined, the L-type plug can be satisfactorily accommodated in the opening of the case. It becomes possible to hold.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to satisfactorily hold the L-type plug in the opening of the case.

It is a perspective view showing the state where a case cover was closed and an opening cover was inserted, for explaining a schematic configuration of a printing apparatus storage body and a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the state where the case cover was opened and the opening cover was inserted for explaining the schematic configuration of the printing apparatus housing and the printing apparatus. It is a perspective view showing the state where the case cover was opened and the opening cover was removed for explaining the schematic configuration of the printing apparatus housing and the printing apparatus. It is a perspective view showing the state where a case cover was opened, an opening cover was removed, and an L type DC plug was inserted for explaining a schematic structure of a printing apparatus storage and a printing apparatus. It is a perspective view which represents typically the structure of an opening part. It is a perspective view showing the composition of an opening cover typically. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode when attaching an opening cover to an opening part.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, when there are notes of “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” in the drawings, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper” in the description in the specification “Down” refers to the noted direction.

<Schematic configuration of printing apparatus storage body and printing apparatus stored therein>
First, a schematic configuration of a printing apparatus storage body and a printing apparatus housed therein according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the printing apparatus storage body 2 (corresponding to an electronic apparatus storage body) of the present embodiment includes a case 5 for storing a portable printing apparatus 3 (corresponding to an electronic apparatus), and an opening cover. 4 and.

  The case 5 includes a case main body 7 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and a case cover 9 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.

  The case body 7 includes a storage portion 11 therein. The storage portion 11 is provided along the left-right direction which is the horizontal direction on the front side which is the front side in the case body 7. In the storage unit 11, the printing apparatus 3 faces an upper side where a later-described sheet feeding port 19 is on the top side, a later-described sheet ejection port 25 faces the front side, and a later-described jack 20 faces the right side (corresponding to one side in the horizontal direction). And stored horizontally.

  A printing paper roll (not shown) around which printing paper (not shown) supplied to the printing apparatus 3 is wound can be held on the rear side, which is the back side of the storage portion 11 in the case body 7. A suitable roll holding device 1 is attached.

  The case cover 9 is supported by the two hinge portions 15 and 15 provided on the rear end side of the case 5 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the case body 7. The case cover 9 is rotatable between a closed position (position shown in FIG. 1) and an open position (position shown in FIGS. 2 to 4).

  The printing apparatus 3 includes a substantially cuboid housing 17. A paper feed port 19 is provided on the upper surface portion of the housing 17, and the printing paper fed out from the printing paper roll is supplied from the paper feeding port 19 to the inside of the housing 17. In the housing 17, a conveyance roller (not shown) that conveys the supplied printing paper along a predetermined conveyance path, and a print head (not shown) that forms a desired print on the conveyed printing paper. Etc. are provided. A paper discharge port 25 is provided on the front surface of the housing 17, and the printed paper after printing is formed on the paper to be printed is discharged from the paper discharge port 25 to the outside of the housing 17.

  An opening 27 is provided in the front surface of the case cover 9 (the surface that becomes the front surface when the case cover 9 is in the closed position), which is a position corresponding to the paper discharge port 25 of the case 5. The printed paper discharged from the paper discharge port 25 to the outside of the housing 17 is discharged from the opening 27 to the outside of the case 5.

  A jack 20 is provided on the right surface portion of the housing 17. The jack 20 is an insertion port for a plug pin of a DC plug included in the AC adapter. A plug pin (not shown) of an L-type DC plug 70 (corresponding to an L-type plug) can be inserted into the jack 20. The L-type DC plug 70 includes a plug head portion 72 from which the plug pin is protruded, and a cord introduction portion 74 that extends in a direction intersecting the axis of the protrusion direction of the plug pin and introduces a cord 76.

  An opening 60 is provided at a position corresponding to the right side of the storage portion 11 on the right surface portion of the case 5 (a position facing the jack 20 of the printing apparatus 3 stored in the storage portion 11). The opening 60 is provided in the first opening 62 provided in the right surface portion of the case body 7 and the right surface portion of the case cover 9 (the surface portion that becomes the right surface portion when the case cover 9 is located at the closed position). And a second opening 64.

  The opening cover 4 is attached to the case 5 so that it can be inserted into and removed from the opening 60. The jack 20 of the printing apparatus 3 on the depth side (left side) of the opening 60 has the opening cover 4 in a state where the main body 90 of the opening cover 4 is inserted into the opening 60 (the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). In the state where the main body 90 of the opening cover 4 is removed from the opening 60 (the state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), the opening 60 is exposed. Thus, the plug pin of the L-type DC plug 70 can be inserted.

<Configuration of opening>
Next, the configuration of the opening 60 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the opening 60 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape as a whole and has a relatively large depth dimension. The opening 60 is provided with an upper bottom wall portion 66 parallel to the front-rear direction which is a horizontal direction on the upper side, and a lower bottom wall portion 68 parallel to the front-rear direction is provided on the lower side which is the ground side, and is a vertical direction which is a vertical direction. A vertical leg wall portion 88 that is generally parallel to the front is provided on the front side, is inclined by a predetermined angle as a whole with respect to the vertical direction, and a plug pin is inserted into the jack 20 of the printing apparatus 3 on the depth side of the opening 60. An inclined leg wall portion 82 is provided on the rear side in which the cord introduction portion 74 of the L-type DC plug 70 in the state of being provided is disposed along the inclination. The vertical leg wall portion 88 and the inclined leg wall portion 82 correspond to the two leg wall portions described in each claim, and the inclined leg wall portion 82 also corresponds to the inclined wall portion described in each claim.

  In the opening 60, the length dimension of the lower bottom wall portion 68 is larger than the length dimension of the upper bottom wall portion 66, and the inclined leg wall portion 82 has a bottom angle on the rear side of the upper bottom wall portion 66 with the lower bottom wall. It is inclined with respect to the vertical direction so as to be larger than the base angle on the rear side of the portion 68.

  As described above, the opening 60 includes the first opening 62 on the case body 7 side and the second opening 64 on the case cover 9 side. The lower bottom wall portion 68, a part of the vertical leg wall portion 88 (“reference numeral 86” portion), and a part of the inclined leg wall portion 82 (“reference numeral 80” portion) are provided in the first opening 62. In addition, the upper bottom wall portion 66, the remainder of the vertical leg wall portion 88 (portion 84), and the remainder of the inclined leg wall portion 82 (portion 78) are provided in the second opening 64. Yes.

  A click protrusion 99 is provided on the upper bottom wall 66 of the second opening 64. When the main body 90 of the opening cover 4 is inserted into the opening 60, the click protrusion 99 slides and engages with a later-described recess 96 of the main body 90.

  When the user inserts the plug pin of the L-type DC plug 70 into the jack 20 of the printing apparatus 3 through the opening 60 having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIGS. The direction of the L-type DC plug 70 is guided so that the rear side is obliquely downward (the end on the cord 76 side is the rear lower side). As a result, the cord introduction portion 74 of the L-type DC plug 70 in a state where the plug pin is inserted into the jack 20 is disposed so as to be inclined rearward and downward along the inclination of the inclined leg wall portion 82.

<Configuration of opening cover>
Next, the configuration of the opening cover 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6, the opening cover 4 includes the main body portion 90, a supported portion 92, and a grip portion 93 for a user to grip.

  The main body 90 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape as a whole corresponding to the shape of the opening 60, and has a relatively large thickness dimension corresponding to the depth dimension of the opening 60.

  The supported portion 92 extends from the lower portion of the main body portion 90 to the side facing the jack 20, and is supported by a recess 91 provided on the depth side of the opening portion 60 of the case main body 7 so as to be insertable / removable.

  Relatively large concave portions 96 and 98 are provided on the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the surface 94 on the side opposite to the jack 20 of the main body portion 90, respectively. The recesses 96 and 98 are provided at positions shifted from each other in the bottom side direction of the main body 90. The grip 93 is formed by a partition wall 95 between the recesses 96 and 98 that is parallel to the bottom direction of the main body 90.

  When the user attaches the opening cover 4 configured as described above to the case 5, as shown in FIG. 7, the thumb F1 and the index finger F2 are put in the recesses 96 and 98, respectively, and the grip portion 93 (partition wall 95) is formed by the thumb F1 and the index finger F2. The main body 90 is inserted into the opening 60 from the bottom side so that the supported portion 92 is inserted into the recess 91. When the main body 90 is inserted into the opening 60 to some extent, the upper base of the main body 90 comes into contact with the click protrusion 99 and then slides with respect to the click protrusion 99, so that the main body 90 substantially enters the opening 60. When fully inserted, the click protrusion 99 engages with the recess 96, and the user gets a click feeling. Thereby, the user ends the insertion operation of the main body 90 into the opening 60.

<Effects of this embodiment>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the opening 60 is provided on the right side of the storage portion 11 of the case 5, and the user can connect to the jack 20 of the printing apparatus 3 through the opening 60. Plug pins of the L-type DC plug 70 can be inserted. At this time, the opening 60 is provided with an inclined leg wall portion 82 that is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction. The cord introducing portion 74 is disposed along the inclination of the inclined leg wall portion 82. Thus, the direction of the L-type DC plug 70 can be guided by the inclined leg wall portion 82 provided in the opening 60 of the case 5 so that the cord introduction portion 74 is inclined. It is possible to satisfactorily maintain the fit of the L-type DC plug 70 against the.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the opening 60 includes an inclined leg wall 82 on the rear side. Thereby, since the cord 76 of the L-type DC plug 70 can be easily routed to the opposite side to the user, convenience can be improved.

  In this embodiment, in particular, the opening 60 has a substantially trapezoidal shape, and the opening cover 4 that is inserted into and removed from the opening 60 has a substantially trapezoidal shape corresponding to the shape of the opening 60. As a result, when the opening cover 4 is attached to the opening 60, positioning is facilitated by the action of the substantially trapezoidal base and legs, so that the opening cover 4 can be smoothly attached to the opening 60. it can.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the opening 60 is formed such that the length dimension of the lower bottom wall portion 68 is larger than the length dimension of the upper bottom wall portion 66. Thereby, the opening cover 4 can be smoothly mounted on the opening 60 by inserting the opening cover 4 into the opening 60 from the lower bottom side.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the opening cover 4 includes a grip portion 93 configured by a partition wall 95 parallel to the bottom side direction of the opening cover 4. Thereby, since the opening cover 4 can be gripped so that the bottom side thereof is in the horizontal direction, the operability of the opening cover 4 can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the grip portion 93 is constituted by a partition wall 95 between the two concave portions 96 and 98 provided at positions shifted from each other in the bottom direction. Thereby, since it can be set as the shape corresponding to the position of the fingers at the time of a user holding the holding part 93, the operativity of the opening cover 4 can be improved more.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the second opening 64 on the case cover 9 side is in contact with the upper bottom wall 66 when the opening cover 4 is slidable when the opening cover 4 is inserted into the opening 60. A click protrusion 99 that engages with a recess 96 provided in the cover 4 is provided. Thereby, since the user can be given a click feeling when the insertion of the opening cover 4 into the opening 60 is completed, the user can sensuously recognize that the insertion of the opening cover 4 into the opening 60 is completed. Can do.

<Modifications>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the leg wall portion on the rear side of the substantially trapezoidal opening 60 is the inclined leg wall portion 82 that is an inclined wall portion. The front leg wall portion may be an inclined wall portion. Also in this case, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, the shape of the opening 60 is not limited to a trapezoidal shape, and may be another shape including an inclined wall portion. Also in this case, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the printing apparatus storage body 2 that stores the printing apparatus 3 including the jack 20 into which the L-type DC plug 70 can be inserted has been described as an example. However, the present invention can insert the L-type plug. The present invention can also be applied to other electronic device housings that house other electronic devices equipped with jacks.

  In addition, in the above description, when there are descriptions such as “vertical”, “parallel”, and “plane”, the descriptions are not strict. That is, the terms “vertical”, “parallel”, “plane”, etc., allow tolerances and errors in design and mean “substantially vertical”, “substantially parallel”, “substantially plane”, etc. It is.

  In addition, in the above description, when there are descriptions such as “same”, “equal”, “different”, etc., in terms of external dimensions and sizes, the descriptions are not strict. That is, the terms “same”, “equal”, “different”, etc. mean that “tolerance and error in design and manufacturing are allowed”, “substantially the same”, “substantially equal”, “substantially different”, etc. It is.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In addition, although not illustrated one by one, the present invention is implemented with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist thereof.

2 Printing device housing (electronic device housing)
3 Printing device (electronic equipment)
4 Opening cover 5 Case 7 Case body 9 Case cover 11 Storage portion 20 Jack 60 Opening portion 62 First opening portion 64 Second opening portion 66 Upper bottom wall portion 68 Lower bottom wall portion 70 L type DC plug (L type plug)
72 Plug head 74 Cord introduction part 82 Inclined leg wall part (leg wall part, inclined wall part)
88 Vertical leg wall (leg wall)
93 Gripping part 94 Surface 95 Bulkhead 96 Concave part 98 Concave part 99 Click projection

Claims (8)

An electronic device provided with a jack capable of inserting the plug pin of an L-shaped plug having a plug head projecting a plug pin and a cord introduction portion extending in a direction intersecting with an axis of the projecting direction of the plug pin An electronic device container having a case for storing,
The case is
A storage section for storing the electronic device such that the jack faces one side in the horizontal direction;
An opening provided on one side of the storage portion in the horizontal direction;
Have
The opening is
An inclined wall portion that is inclined along a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction, and the cord introduction portion of the L-type plug in a state where the plug pin is inserted into the jack of the electronic device is disposed along the inclination. An electronic device housing, comprising: The electronic device housing according to claim 1,
The opening is
An electronic device housing comprising the inclined wall portion on the back side. The electronic device housing according to claim 2,
The opening is
An electronic device housing comprising a trapezoidal shape including an upper bottom wall portion and a lower bottom wall portion parallel to each other in a horizontal direction, and two leg wall portions, at least one of which is the inclined wall portion. The electronic device housing according to claim 3,
The opening is
The length of the said bottom bottom wall part is larger than the length dimension of the said top bottom wall part, The electronic device accommodating body characterized by the above-mentioned. The electronic device storage body according to claim 3 or claim 4,
An electronic device housing further comprising a trapezoidal opening cover corresponding to the shape of the opening, which is inserted into and removed from the opening. The electronic device housing according to claim 5,
The opening cover is
It is characterized by comprising a gripping part constituted by a partition parallel to the bottom side direction of the opening cover, between two concave parts provided on both sides in the vertical direction of the surface on the side opposite to the jack. Electronic equipment container. The electronic device storage body according to claim 6,
The gripping part is
An electronic device housing comprising the partition between the two recesses provided at positions shifted from each other in the bottom direction. The electronic device storage body according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The case is
A case body provided with the storage portion;
A case cover supported to be openable and closable with respect to the case body;
With
The opening is
A first opening on the case body side, comprising the lower bottom wall part and a part of each of the two leg wall parts;
A second opening on the case cover side, comprising the upper bottom wall portion and the rest of each of the two leg wall portions;
Including
The second opening is
An electronic apparatus comprising: a click projection that engages with a concave portion provided in the opening cover, and the opening cover is slidably contacted when the opening cover is inserted into the opening. Storage body.

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