JP2019045973A - Input device and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce an enclosure in thickness in an input device or an information processing apparatus which allows the enclosure to be tilted.SOLUTION: A keyboard 102 has a wall member 116 on a rear surface (second surface 110) of an enclosure 104. The wall member 116 comprises a pair of first wall plates 118A and 118B which take overlapping positions to overlap with the rear surface and projecting positions to project from the rear surface, by a pair of parallel first hinges 122A and 122B. Further, the wall member 116 comprises a second wall plate 120 coupled to each of the first wall plates 118A and 118B by a pair of second hinges 124A and 124B which are parallel with the first hinges 122A and 122B and between which the interval is equal to an interval between the first hinges 122A and 122B. When the first wall plates 118A and 118B take the projecting positions, a part of the rear surface and the second wall plate 120 face each other and the first wall plates 118A and 118B face each other, so that a tubular body of which the cross section orthogonal to the first hinges 122A and 122B is a parallelogram is formed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The technology disclosed in the present application relates to an input device and an information processing apparatus.

  There is a tilt leg keyboard for changing the operation angle of the keyboard in the tilt leg storage portion of the keyboard main body. The tilt leg keyboard is provided pivotably and foldably with the pivot center of the base as a fulcrum.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-138233

  In an input device or an information processing apparatus provided with a keyboard or the like in a housing, in a structure in which a leg is provided on the housing in order to make the housing tiltable, the strength for supporting the load of input operation Is required for the legs. In the structure in which the legs have a large thickness in order to obtain such strength, when the legs are housed in the housing, the housing needs to have a thickness greater than that of the legs.

  An object of the disclosed technology of the present application is, as one aspect, to reduce the thickness of a housing in an input device or an information processing apparatus capable of tilting the housing.

  In the technology disclosed in the present application, a wall member is provided on the back of the housing. The wall member is provided with a pair of first wall plates which take an overlapping posture overlapping with the back surface by a pair of parallel first hinges and a projecting posture protruding from the back surface. Furthermore, the wall member is connected to each of the first wall plates by a pair of second hinges parallel to the first hinge, and the second wall plates have a second hinge distance equal to the first hinge distance. In the projecting posture of the first wall plate, a part of the back surface and the second wall plate face each other, and the first wall plates face each other, so that a cross section orthogonal to the first hinge forms a parallelogram cylindrical body.

  According to the technology disclosed in the present application, the thickness of the housing can be reduced in the input device and the information processing apparatus capable of tilting the housing.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an input device and an electronic device of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the input device and the electronic device of the first embodiment with the input device cut away. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the input device of the first embodiment and the electronic device in a state of being vertically inverted in a state of being stacked. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the input device of the first embodiment in a broken and partially enlarged view. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 showing the input device of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the input device of the first embodiment in a broken and partially enlarged view. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6 showing the input device of the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the input device of the first embodiment in a broken and partially enlarged view. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 8 showing the input device of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the input device of the second embodiment in a partially enlarged manner. FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device of the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device of the third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the input device of the third embodiment. FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the input device of the fourth embodiment in a partially enlarged manner. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the input device of the fourth embodiment in a partially enlarged manner. FIG. 19 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the input device of the fifth embodiment. FIG. 20 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the input device of the reference example. FIG. 21 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the input device of the reference example. FIG. 22 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the input device of the reference example.

  The keyboard 102 which is an example of the input device according to the first embodiment will be described in detail based on the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard 102 has a housing 104. The housing 104 is a flat plate-like member, and can be installed on an installation surface 80 (see FIG. 2) such as a desk or a table. Arrows W, D, and T respectively indicate the width direction, the depth direction, and the thickness direction in the state where the housing 104 is installed in this manner. The terms “front side” and “back side” mean front and rear sides in the depth direction of the housing 104, respectively, and are indicated by arrows DA and DB.

  A connection plate 106 is provided on the far side 104 </ b> B located on the far side of the housing 104. The keyboard 102 is electrically connected to the electronic device 82 through the connection plate 106. Examples of the electronic device 82 include a tablet computer and a smartphone. The electronic apparatus 82 shown in FIG. 1 has an apparatus housing 88 provided with a display 84 and support legs 86 on the opposite side of the display 84. By projecting the support leg 86 from the device housing 88, as shown in FIG. 2, the device housing 88 can be maintained in an inclined posture on the installation surface 80. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the keyboard 102 can be overlapped with the electronic device 82.

  An input key 112 and a touch pad 114 are provided on a first surface 108 which is one surface of the housing 104 in the thickness direction. The input key 112 and the touch pad 114 are both examples of an input unit that receives an input operation.

  A wall member 116 is provided on the second surface 110 of the housing 104, that is, the opposite surface (rear surface) of the surface on which the input key 112 and the touch pad 114 are provided. The wall member 116 is provided on the rear side (arrow DB side) of the center line CL-1 in the depth direction of the housing 104.

  As shown in FIGS. 4-9, the wall member 116 has a pair of (two sheets) 1st wall board 118A, 118B, and the 2nd wall board 120 of 1 sheet. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the first wall plate 118A and the second wall plate 120 are divided into two in the width direction by the bending portion 130 described later, but the first wall plate 118A and the second wall plate 120 The wall plate 120 may have a shape that is not divided in this manner.

  A base plate 148 integral with the second surface 110 is provided on the second surface 110 of the housing 104. The base plate 148 is attached in parallel to the second surface 110 in a storage recess 146 described later. Substantially, the base plate 148 is a part of the second surface 110 (rear surface) of the housing 104.

  The front side first wall plate 118A is rotatably attached to the front side end of the base plate 148 by the first hinge 122A, and the back side first wall plate 118B is the base by the first hinge 122B. It is rotatably attached to the back end of the plate 148. The first hinge 122 </ b> A and the second hinge 124 </ b> B are both parallel to the back side 104 </ b> B of the housing 104. Thus, the first hinge 122A and the second hinge 124B are also parallel to each other.

  The first wall plates 118A and 118B rotate around the first hinges 122A and 122B, respectively, to project an overlapping posture KP (see FIG. 4) parallel to the second surface 110 of the housing 104 and the housing 104. And the protruding posture TP (see FIG. 8).

  The second wall plate 120 is rotatably attached to the first wall plate 118A by a second hinge 124A, and rotatably attached to the first wall plate 118B by a second hinge 124B. The second hinge 124A and the second hinge 124B are both parallel to the back side 104B. Therefore, the first hinge 122A, the first hinge 122B, the second hinge 124A, and the second hinge 124B are parallel to one another.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the wall member 116 is orthogonal to the first hinge 122A when viewed in the direction along the first hinge 122A when the first wall plates 118A and 118B are in the projecting posture TP. The cross section forms a parallelogram cylinder 126. That is, the distance between the first hinges 122A and 122B is equal to the distance between the second hinges 124A and 124B. Further, the depth of the first hinge 122A is equal to the depth of the first hinge 122B (this depth is D1). In other words, the shapes of the first wall plates 118A and 118B, the second wall plate 120, and the base plate 148 are set such that the cross section of the cylindrical body 126 becomes a parallelogram.

  In the present embodiment, the depth D1 of the first wall plate 118A, 118B is equal to the depth D2 of the second wall plate 120 and the base plate 148. Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical body 126 is a rhombus. In particular, when the first hinges 122A and 122B are at a right angle, the cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical body 126 is a square, and the wall member 116 is in a projecting state TS projecting from the second surface 110 of the housing 104. On the other hand, when the first wall plates 118A and 118B are in the overlapping posture KP, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second wall plate 120 overlaps the first wall plate 118B. Then, the wall member 116 as a whole is in a folded state PS folded in a plate shape. The depth D1 of the first wall panels 118A and 118B is also the height of the wall member 116 from the housing recess 146 when the wall member 116 is in the projecting state TS.

  The wall member 116 is provided with a notch 128. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, the notches 128 are provided in a pair (two) at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line CL-2 in the width direction of the housing 104. It is done.

  In all the cut parts 128, the first wall plate 118A is cut and provided from the position of the second hinge 124B on the back side through the position of the second hinge 124A on the front side to the position of the first hinge 122A on the front side. It is done. In the wall member 116, a portion between the pair of notches 128 is a bent portion 130.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the wall member 116 is provided with third hinges 132A, 132B, 132C. Specifically, at the position of the second hinge 124B, the boundary between the wall member 116 (the first wall plate 118B on the back side) and the bending portion 130 is the third hinge 132A. In the bending portion 130, third hinges 132B and 132C are provided between the first hinge 122A and the third hinge 132A on the near side.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the position of the third hinge 132B is such that the distance D3 from the third hinge 132A to the third hinge 132B is √2 times the depth D1 of the first wall plate 118A, 118B, or slightly It is set to a short position. The position of the third hinge 132C is set to be the center of the third hinge 132B and the first hinge 122B. The bent portion 130 can be folded into the inside of the cylindrical body 126 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. A portion from the third hinge 132A to the third hinge 132B is a bridging member 134 which is bridged between the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A in the cylindrical body 126. Therefore, the bridging member 134 is also a member that is bridged between the first wall plate 118A and the first wall plate 118B in a posture that is oblique to the second surface 110.

  In this state, in the bending portion 130, the portion from the third hinge 132B to the third hinge 132C is the first overlapping plate 136 positioned in the direction away from the second surface 110. In addition, in this state, a portion from the third hinge 132C to the first hinge 122B is folded back from the first polymerization plate 136, and is polymerized with the first polymerization plate 136, and a second plywood 138 continuous to the second surface 110. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the magnet member 140 is embedded in the first polymerized plate 136 and the second doubled plywood 138. The first superposed plate 136 and the second doubled plywood 138 are attracted to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet member 140. As the magnet member 140, for example, the magnet 142 embedded in the first polymerization plate 136 and the adsorbent 144 embedded in the second double plywood 138 and attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet 142 can be exemplified. Alternatively, the magnet 142 may be embedded in the second plywood 138 and the adsorbent 144 may be embedded in the first polymerization plate 136.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the housing recess 146 is provided on the second surface 110 of the housing 104. The housing recess 146 has the first wall plates 118A and 118B in the overlapping posture KP, and is a position and size for housing the wall member 116 in a shape in which the wall member 116 is folded as a whole. When the wall member 116 is housed in the housing recess 146, the outer surface 116 S (the outer surface of the first wall plate 118 A and the second wall plate 120) of the folded wall member 116 is the second surface of the housing 104. It is flush with 110.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  The wall member 116 of the keyboard 102 is stored in the storage recess 146 of the second surface 110 when in the folded state PS as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Then, from this state, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first wall plates 118A and 118B may be rotated in the direction of the arrow R1 toward the projecting posture TP about the first hinges 122A and 122B, respectively. it can. During the rotation, as shown in FIG. 7, the cross-sectional shape of the wall member 116 becomes a rhombus. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the angle of the first hinges 122A and 122B is 90 degrees, the cross-sectional shape of the wall member 116 (the cylinder 126) is square. Since the wall member 116 protrudes from the second surface 110 of the housing 104, when the housing 104 is installed on the installation surface 80 with the second surface 110 down as shown in FIG. It is supported in a posture (tilt posture) inclined with respect to the installation surface 80.

  Thus, the wall member 116 and the base plate 148 (part of the second surface 110) form a hollow parallelogram as a whole. Then, the wall member 116 is folded in a plate shape in the state of being stored in the storage recess 146 of the housing 104. The wall member 116 is folded in this manner, for example, to be thinner as compared to a leg shaped to have a predetermined thickness for strength. Thus, it is possible to reduce the thickness T1 of the housing 104 when the wall member 116 is in the folded state.

  In particular, the housing 104 is provided with a housing recess 146. Since the thinly folded wall member 116 is stored in the storage recess 146 of the housing 104, the depth of the storage recess 146 may be shallow. Since the depth of the storage recess 146 can be reduced, the thickness of the housing 104 can also be reduced.

  The keyboard 102 has a bridging member 134. The cross-over member 134 of the present embodiment is bridged between the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A when the cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical body 126 is square. Even if a load acts on the keyboard 102 from the first surface 108 side as shown in FIG. 2 and the cylinder 126 is about to be crushed in a direction in which the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A approach each other, The bridging member 134 acts as a strut in the compression direction. Thereby, the cylindrical body 126 can maintain the state whose cross-sectional shape is square shape. Then, the housing 104 can be maintained in a posture (tilt posture) inclined at a predetermined angle.

  As the bridging member 134, for example, if it is bridged between any of the pair of first wall plates 118A and 118B, the second wall plate 120, and the second surface 110, the force to crush the cylinder 126 is obtained. Even if the cylinder body 126 is actually operated can be suppressed.

  Therefore, the bridging member 134 may be configured to be bridged between the pair of first wall plates 118A and 118B. However, when the bridging member 134 is bridged in parallel with the second surface 110, the effect of suppressing the crushing of the cylindrical body 126 having a cross-sectional shape of parallelogram is small. On the other hand, in the structure in which the bridging member 134 is bridged obliquely to the second surface 110, the crushing of the cylindrical body 126 can be effectively suppressed.

  In the first embodiment, the bridging member 134 is bridged between the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A. A line segment connecting the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A is a diagonal of the parallelogram cylinder 126. In other words, the distance between the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A is a portion where the dimensional change is large when the cylinder 126 is crushed, and the bridging member 134 is braced at such a portion where the dimensional change is large. Since it acts as, it is highly effective in suppressing the crushing of the cylindrical body 126.

  In the first embodiment, the structure has a notch 128 and third hinges 132A, 132B, 132C. Thereby, a part of the wall member 116 is used as the bending portion 130. Then, the bridging member 134 can be formed using a part of the bending portion 130 by bending the bending portion 130 with the third hinge. Since the structure having the bridging member 134 can be realized by effectively using a part of the wall member 116, there is no need to provide the bridging member 134 as a separate member, and an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

  The notch part 128 is provided in the wall member 116 in a pair continuously from the first wall plate 118B to the second wall plate 120 in a direction intersecting the first hinge 122A. A bent portion 130 is positioned as a part of the first wall plate 118 B and the second wall plate 120 at a central portion in the width direction of the wall member 116. Thereby, the structure in which the bridging member 134 is positioned at the central portion in the width direction of the wall member 116 can be realized.

  The bent portion 130 further includes a first polymerization plate 136 and a second plywood 138. In the bending portion 130, a portion other than the bridging member 134 is continuous from the bridging member 134 to the second surface 110 through the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138. The bent portion 130 has an integrated structure including the portions other than the bridging member 134 (the first polymerized plate 136 and the second double plywood 138), so that the handling is easy.

  In addition, in a state where a part of the bent portion 130 forms the bridging member 134, the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138 are polymerized. That is, in a state where a part of the bending portion 130 forms the bridging member 134, a space in which a portion other than the bridging member 134 is tightened can be reduced.

  A magnet member 140 is embedded in the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138, and the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138 are attracted by a magnetic force. Thereby, the state where the first polymerization board 136 and the second plywood 138 are polymerized can be stably maintained.

  In the middle of forming the bridging member 134 by folding the bending portion 130 with the third hinges 132A, 132B, 132C, the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138 approach each other by the magnetic force of the magnet member 140. Be done. Therefore, the work of forming the bridging member 134 in the bent portion 130 is easy.

  The magnet member 140 is embedded in the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138 and does not protrude from the first polymerization plate 136 and the second double plywood 138. Therefore, for example, in a state where wall member 116 is folded in a plate shape, it is possible to realize a structure in which the portion provided with magnet member 14 does not protrude from housing 104 in first polymerization plate 136 and second double plywood 138.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the same elements, members, and the like as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the second embodiment, the overall structure of the keyboard 202 can be the same as that of the keyboard 102 of the first embodiment, so the illustration is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, in the keyboard 202 of the second embodiment, notches 228 are provided on the wall member 116 at positions on both sides in the width direction. Specifically, at the positions of the first hinge 122A, the second hinge 124A, the first hinge 122B, and the second hinge 124B, along the hinges (the ridge lines of the wall member 116), from both ends in the width direction toward the center The incised portion 228 is provided with a predetermined length.

  A third hinge 232 is provided on the first wall plate 118A, 118B at a position (a position near the center in the width direction) of the end of the cut portion 228. In the first wall plate 118A, portions positioned on both sides in the width direction than the third hinge 232 are bent portions 230A. Similarly, in the first wall plate 118B, portions positioned on both sides in the width direction than the third hinge 232 are bent portions 230B. That is, in the second embodiment, the bending portion is provided on both the first wall plate 118A and the first wall plate 118B.

  In the second embodiment, in the middle of rotating the first wall plates 118A and 118B in the overlapping posture KP about the first hinges 122A and 122B in the direction of the arrow R1, as shown in FIG. The first wall plate 118A, 118B is not bent at the position of. That is, the first wall plates 118A, 118B remain flat.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, with the wall member 116 forming a cylinder 126 having a square cross-sectional shape, the end portion in the width direction of the first wall plate 118A is a third hinge The inward member 234A can be formed by bending the cylindrical body 126 inward by 232. Similarly, the bridging member 234B can be formed by bending the first wall plate 118B to the inside of the cylindrical body 126 by the third hinge 232. When the cylinder 126 is about to be crushed, the bridging members 234A and 234B act as a brace between the base plate 148 and the second wall plate 120 of the housing 104, and it is possible to suppress the cylinder 126 from being crushed. .

  In the second embodiment, the incised portion 228 corresponding to the bent portion 230A is at the position of the first hinge 122A and the second hinge 124A, and the incised portion 228 corresponding to the bent portion 230B is the first hinge 122B and the It is in the position of the two hinges 124B. Therefore, the height H1 of the bridging members 234A and 234B matches the distance D4 from the base plate 148 to the second wall plate 120 in a state in which the cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical body 126 is square. For this reason, the first wall plates 118A and 118B can be maintained in a state of being upright at 90 degrees with respect to the second surface 110.

  In the example shown in FIG. 12, the cross members 234A and 234B are set such that the sum of the width WA of the cross member 234A and the width WB of the cross member 234B is longer than the depth D2 of the second wall plate 120. The respective widths WA, WB of are set. Therefore, the tip portions of the bridging members 234A and 234B can be butted. In particular, in a state in which the leading end portions of the bridging members 234A and 234B are butted, a protruding portion 234D which protrudes from the butting portion is formed on the further leading end side of the bridging member 234A. The bridging member 234A can be rotated about the third hinge 232 by gripping the projection 234D. The projecting portion 234D may be formed on the tip end side of the bridging member 234B instead of the bridging member 234A.

  Next, the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the same elements, members, and the like as those in the first embodiment or the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the third embodiment, the overall structure of the keyboard 302 can be the same as that of the keyboard 102 of the first embodiment, so the illustration is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the keyboard 302 according to the third embodiment, in the wall member 116, notches 328 are provided at positions on both sides in the width direction. Specifically, at the positions of the first hinge 122A and the second hinge 124A, the notches 328 are provided with a predetermined length from both ends in the width direction toward the center.

  A third hinge 332 is provided in the first wall plate 118A at a position of the end of the cut portion 328 (a position near the center in the width direction). In the first wall plate 118A, portions positioned on both sides in the width direction than the third hinge 332 are bent portions 330. As shown in FIG. 15, the bridging member 334 can be formed by bending the bending portion 330 to the inside of the cylindrical body 126 by the third hinge 332.

  In the example shown in FIG. 13, the width W 1 of the first wall plate 118 A is longer than the width W 2 of the second wall plate 120. A fourth hinge 348 is provided at the end of the bent portion 330 in the width direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, in the state in which the bridging member 334 is formed, the bent portion 330 can be protruded to the outside in the width direction, and the protruding portion 350 can be formed.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, with the first wall plates 118A and 118B in the projecting posture TP, the bent portion 330 is bent by the third hinge 332 to form the bridging member 334. Can. The bridging member 334 contacts the second surface 110 of the housing 104 and the second wall plate 120. Therefore, since the bridging member 334 contacts the second surface 110 of the housing 104 and the second wall plate 120 when the cylindrical body 126 is about to be crushed, the crushing can be suppressed.

  In the third embodiment, since the notch 328 is at the position of the first hinge 122A and the second hinge 124A, the height H1 of the bridging member 334 is from the base plate 148 when the cylinder 126 is in a square shape. It corresponds to the distance D4 to the second wall plate 120. For this reason, it is easy to maintain the first wall plates 118A and 118B in a state of being upright at 90 degrees with respect to the second surface 110.

  In addition, since the projecting portion 350 is formed on the bridging member 334, the bridging member 334 can be rotated around the third hinge 132B by gripping the projecting portion 350.

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the same elements, members and the like as those of the first embodiment, the second embodiment or the third embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the fourth embodiment, the overall structure of the keyboard 402 can be the same as that of the keyboard 102 of the first embodiment, so the illustration thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the keyboard 402 according to the fourth embodiment, in the wall member 116, notches 328 are provided at positions on both sides in the width direction. Specifically, at the positions of the second hinges 124A and 124B, the notches 428 are provided with a predetermined length from both ends in the width direction toward the center.

  In the second wall plate 120, a third hinge 432 is provided at a position (a position near the center in the width direction) of the end of the cut portion 428. In the second wall plate 120, portions positioned on both sides in the width direction than the third hinge 432 are bent portions 430. As shown in FIG. 18, the bridging member 434 can be formed by bending the bending portion 430 to the inside of the cylindrical body 126 by the third hinge 432.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16, the fourth hinge 448 is provided on the end side in the width direction of the bending portion 430 in a direction intersecting (in orthogonal to in FIG. 16) the first hinges 122A and 122B. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 18, in the state where the bridging member 434 is formed, the end portion side in the width direction of the bent portion 430 can be protruded to the outside in the width direction, and the protruding portion 450 can be formed. .

  In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, in a state where the first wall plates 118A and 118B are in the projecting posture TP, the bending portion 330 is bent by the third hinge 432 so that the first wall plates 118A and 118B are A bridging member 434 can be formed that contacts both. When the cylindrical body 126 is about to be crushed, the bridging member 434 can be suppressed from being crushed by coming into contact with both of the first wall plates 118A and 118B.

  In the fourth embodiment, since the notch 428 is at the position of the second hinges 124A and 124B, when the cylinder 126 is in a rectangular shape, the height H1 of the bridging members 234A and 234B is the first from the base plate 148 It corresponds to the distance D4 to the double wall board 120. For this reason, it is easy to maintain the first wall plates 118A and 118B in a state of being upright at 90 degrees with respect to the second surface 110.

  In addition, since the protrusion 450 is formed on the bridging member 434, the bridging member 434 can be rotated around the third hinge 432 by gripping the protrusion 450.

  Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. In the fifth embodiment, the same elements, members and the like as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the fifth embodiment, the overall structure of the keyboard 502 can adopt the same structure as that of the keyboard 102 of the first embodiment, so the illustration is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the keyboard 502 of the fifth embodiment, the bridging member 534 has a structure separate from the wall member 116. The bridging member 534 has, for example, a cylindrical portion 534A having a diameter D5 that is the same as or slightly smaller than the distance D4 from the base plate 148 to the second wall plate 120. In a state where the cylindrical portion 534A is inserted into the inside of the cylindrical body 126, when the cylindrical body 126 is about to be crushed, the cylindrical portion 534A contacts the base plate 148 of the housing 104 and the second wall plate 120. Can be suppressed from being crushed.

  In addition to the touch pen used for the touch operation on the electronic device 82 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), for example, a pen, a pencil, a ruler or the like as a writing tool is used as the bridging member 534 of the fifth embodiment. Can. As shown in FIG. 19, in the case of the bridging member 534 including the clip portion 534B, the bridging member 534 is hooked to the first wall plate 118A (or the first wall plate 118B) using the clip portion 534B, It is possible to prevent the bridging member 534 from being displaced or detached from the cylindrical body 126.

  In the fifth embodiment, the structure of the bridging member 534 is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, a rod-like or plate-like member that forms a cross between the first hinge 122B and the second hinge 124A may be provided separately from the wall member 116.

  Next, a reference example will be described. In the reference example, the same components, members, and the like as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the reference example, the overall structure of the keyboard 902 can adopt the same structure as that of the keyboard 102 of the first embodiment, so the illustration is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the keyboard 902 of the reference example, a first rotary plate 920 and a second rotary plate 922 are provided as the wall plate 918. One end 922 A (end on the back side) of the first rotary plate 920 is rotatably coupled to the second surface 110 of the housing 104 by a first coupling portion 924. Then, the first rotary plate 920 rotates the overlapping posture KP and the protruding posture TP. In the overlapping posture KP, the first rotary plate 920 is stored in the storage recess 146 in parallel with the second surface 110. In the protruding posture TP, the first rotary plate 920 protrudes from the second surface 110.

  Thus, the first connecting portion 924 rotatably connects the first rotary plate 920 to the housing 104, and an example thereof is a hinge.

  One end 922A in the depth direction of the second rotary plate 922 is rotatably connected to one end 920B in the depth direction of the first rotary plate 920 by the second connecting portion 926. Then, the second rotary plate 922 rotates between the overlapping posture KP and the protruding posture TP. In the overlapping posture KP, the second rotary plate 922 overlaps with the second surface 110 together with the first rotary plate 920 in the overlapping posture KP. In the projecting posture TP, the second rotary plate 922 protrudes from the second surface 110 by being bridged from the one end 920 B of the first rotary plate 920 in the projecting posture TP toward the second surface 110. Thus, the second connection portion 926 rotatably connects the second rotary plate 922 to the first rotary plate 920, and an example thereof is a hinge portion.

  Further, in the reference example, the plurality of wall plates 918 (the first rotating plate 920 and the second rotating plate 922) are in a protruding state TS protruding from the second surface 110 and a folded state folded in the housing 104 Take PS and.

  The second surface 110 of the housing 104 is provided with a fitting portion 928 in which the other end 922B of the second rotary plate 922 in the projecting posture TP is fitted. When the other end 922B of the second rotary plate 922 is fitted to the fitting portion 928, the second rotary plate 922 is held in the projecting posture TP.

  Also in the reference example, as shown in FIG. 22, by setting the wall plate 918 in the projecting state TS, the housing 104 can be supported in a tilt posture. Further, as shown in FIG. 20, since the wall plate 918 is folded in the casing 104 in the folded state PS, the thickness of the casing 104 can be reduced.

  In the above, although the example which each 1st wall board 118A, 118B and the 2nd wall board 120 are one plate shape is mentioned, these board members are connected or it is piled up. The structure may be For example, when a hinge is newly provided at the middle portion in the depth direction of the second wall plate 120 so that the second wall plate 120 can be bent at the middle portion, the cross section of the cylinder 126 can be a shape other than parallelogram. The degree of freedom of the shape of the cylinder 126 is high. However, even in this case, the wall member 116 can be folded on the second surface 110 in a folded state with respect to the housing 104 if the cylindrical body 126 has a cross-sectional shape that forms a parallelogram. The thickness of the housing 104 can be reduced.

  The structure of the wall member can be combined with the structure of each of the above embodiments. For example, the structure having the bending portion 130 of the first embodiment and the structure having the bending portions 230A and 230B of the second embodiment or the bending portion 330 of the third embodiment can be combined. When the bending portion 130 of the first embodiment and the bending portions 230A and 230B of the second embodiment are combined, a structure having the bridging member 134 and the bridging members 234A and 234B can be realized.

  In the above, although the structure provided with the input key 112 and the touch pad 114 is mentioned as an example of an input device, the input part which receives the input to an input device is not limited to these. For example, the input unit may be an input unit that rotates and inputs a rotating body rotatably held by the housing 104 or an input unit that reads card information of a specific card in a contact or non-contact manner. These input units may be individually provided in the housing 104, or a plurality of types of input units may be provided in combination.

  Moreover, it is also possible to apply the structure of each said embodiment to information processing apparatuses, such as a notebook computer. That is, in the notebook computer, for example, a processor, a storage device, an input terminal, an output terminal, a communication member (antenna), a keyboard 112, a touch pad 114, and the like (all in FIG. 1) are provided in a housing. Then, the display is rotatably attached to the housing by a hinge or the like. The display is electrically connected to the housing, and displays predetermined information as an image on a display screen of the display. In the notebook computer having such a structure, it is possible to apply the structure of each of the above embodiments to a housing, that is, a member having a keyboard.

  The embodiment of the technology disclosed in the present application has been described above, but the technology disclosed in the present application is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course it is.

  This specification discloses the following additional remarks regarding the above embodiments.

(Supplementary Note 1)
A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A pair of first wall panels provided on the back of the input unit in the housing and having an overlapping posture overlapping with the back by a pair of parallel first hinges and a projecting posture protruding from the back; A wall member comprising a second wall plate connected to each of the first wall plates by a pair of parallel second hinges, wherein the distance between the second hinges is equal to the distance between the first hinges;
Have
In the projecting posture of the first wall plate, a part of the back surface and the second wall plate face each other, and the first wall plates face each other, so that the cross section orthogonal to the first hinge is a parallelogram. An input device that forms a cylinder.
(Supplementary Note 2)
The input device according to Additional Note 1, further comprising: a bridging member bridged between two or more members of the pair of first wall plates, the second wall plate and the back surface.
(Supplementary Note 3)
The input device according to appendix 2, wherein the bridging member is diagonally bridged to the pair of the first wall plates with respect to the back surface.
(Supplementary Note 4)
A notched portion provided on the wall member and forming a part of the wall member as a bendable portion that can be folded into the inside of the cylinder;
A third hinge which is provided at the boundary between the bent portion and the wall member and at a portion other than the bent portion and the bent portion is folded into the inside of the cylinder to form the bridging member;
Appendix 2. The input device according to appendix 2.
(Supplementary Note 5)
A pair of the notches are provided continuously from one of the first wall plates to the second wall plate in a direction intersecting the first hinge,
The input device according to appendix 4, wherein the bent portion is located between a pair of the notches.
(Supplementary Note 6)
The input device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the bridging member is located on a diagonal of the cylinder when viewed in the extension direction of the first hinge.
(Appendix 7)
The bent portion is
A first overlapping plate which is continuous from the portion to be the bridging member and is located in a direction away from the back surface;
A second double plywood which is folded back on the front end side of the first polymerization plate, and is polymerized with the first polymerization plate to continue on the back surface;
The input device according to appendix 5, comprising:
(Supplementary Note 8)
The input device according to Supplementary Note 7, comprising a magnet member for adsorbing the first polymerization plate and the second double plywood with a magnetic force.
(Appendix 9)
The input device according to appendix 8, wherein the magnet member is embedded in the first polymerization plate and the second plywood.
(Supplementary Note 10)
The third hinge is provided on the first wall plate in a direction intersecting the first hinge,
5. The input device according to appendix 4, wherein the cut portion is provided on the first wall plate provided with the third hinge at an end side in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body with respect to the third hinge.
(Supplementary Note 11)
10. The input device according to appendix 10, wherein the cut portion is provided at the position of the first hinge and the second hinge in the first wall plate provided with the third hinge.
(Supplementary Note 12)
The third hinge is provided on the second wall plate in a direction intersecting the first hinge,
The input device according to appendix 4, wherein the cut portion is provided in the second wall plate on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder than the third hinge (claim 13)
A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A plurality of wall plates provided on the back of the input unit of the housing;
A folded state in which the wall plates or the wall plates and the housing are in a projecting state in which a plurality of the wall plates project from the housing, and a plurality of the wall panels are folded in the housing A hinge portion rotatably coupled to take a state;
An input device having
(Supplementary Note 14)
A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A first rotating plate rotatably coupled to a back surface of the input unit in the housing by a first connecting portion, and configured to rotate an overlapping posture overlapping the back surface and a projecting posture protruding from the back surface;
Between the first rotary plate in the projecting posture and the back surface, an overlapping posture is rotatably connected to the tip of the first rotary plate by a second connecting portion and overlaps with the back surface together with the first rotary plate A second rotary plate that rotates a projecting posture to be positioned;
A fitting portion to be fitted to the tip of the second rotary plate provided in the housing and in the projecting posture;
An input device having
(Supplementary Note 15)
A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A pair of first wall panels provided on the back of the input unit in the housing and having an overlapping posture overlapping with the back by a pair of parallel first hinges and a projecting posture protruding from the back; A wall member comprising a second wall plate connected to each of the first wall plates by a pair of parallel second hinges, wherein the distance between the second hinges is equal to the distance between the first hinges;
A display member connected to the housing and displaying information received from the housing;
Have
In the projecting posture of the first wall plate, a part of the back surface and the second wall plate face each other, and the first wall plates face each other, so that the cross section orthogonal to the first hinge is a parallelogram. An information processing device that forms a cylinder.

102 Keyboard (an example of input device)
104 housing 108 first surface 110 second surface (rear surface)
112 Input key (an example of the input unit)
114 Touch pad (an example of input unit)
116 wall member 118A, 118B first wall plate 120 second wall plate 122A, 122B first hinge 124A, 124B second hinge 126 cylindrical body 128 cut portion 130 bent portion 132A, 132B, 132C third hinge 134 bridge member 136 1st polymerization board 138 2nd plywood 140 magnet member 146 storage recess 202 keyboard (an example of an input device)
228 notched portion 230A, 230B bent portion 232 third hinge 234A, 234B bridging member 234D protruding portion 302 keyboard (an example of an input device)
328 notched portion 330 bent portion 332 third hinge 334 bridging member 350 protruding portion 402 keyboard (an example of an input device)
428 notched portion 430 bent portion 432 third hinge 434 bridging member 450 protruding portion 502 keyboard (an example of an input device)
534 Crossover member

Claims (6)

A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A pair of first wall panels provided on the back of the input unit in the housing and having an overlapping posture overlapping with the back by a pair of parallel first hinges and a projecting posture protruding from the back; A wall member comprising a second wall plate connected to each of the first wall plates by a pair of parallel second hinges, wherein the distance between the second hinges is equal to the distance between the first hinges;
Have
In the projecting posture of the first wall plate, a part of the back surface and the second wall plate face each other, and the first wall plates face each other, so that the cross section orthogonal to the first hinge is a parallelogram. An input device that forms a cylinder.   The input device according to claim 1, further comprising: a bridging member bridged between two or more members of the pair of first wall plates, the second wall plate and the back surface. A notched portion provided on the wall member and forming a part of the wall member as a bendable portion that can be folded into the inside of the cylinder;
A third hinge which is provided at the boundary between the bent portion and the wall member and at a portion other than the bent portion and the bent portion is folded into the inside of the cylinder to form the bridging member;
The input device according to claim 2, comprising: A pair of the notches are provided continuously from one of the first wall plates to the second wall plate in a direction intersecting the first hinge,
The input device according to claim 3, wherein the bent portion is located between the pair of the notches. The bent portion is
A first overlapping plate which is continuous from the portion to be the bridging member and is located in a direction away from the back surface;
A second double plywood which is folded back on the front end side of the first polymerization plate, and is polymerized with the first polymerization plate to continue on the back surface;
The input device according to claim 4, comprising: A housing comprising an input unit for receiving an input operation;
A pair of first wall panels provided on the back of the input unit in the housing and having an overlapping posture overlapping with the back by a pair of parallel first hinges and a projecting posture protruding from the back; A wall member comprising a second wall plate connected to each of the first wall plates by a pair of parallel second hinges, wherein the distance between the second hinges is equal to the distance between the first hinges;
A display member connected to the housing and displaying information received from the housing;
Have
In the projecting posture of the first wall plate, a part of the back surface and the second wall plate face each other, and the first wall plates face each other, so that the cross section orthogonal to the first hinge is a parallelogram. Information processing device that forms a cylinder.