JP2586533Y2 - Small electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small electronic device equipped with a computer such as a small personal computer or a word processor, and more particularly to a mounting structure of an auxiliary storage device provided in the small electronic device. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a small electronic device, for example, there is a portable personal computer (laptop personal computer, notebook personal computer, or the like) having a liquid crystal screen integrated into a main body and having portability. Usually, the portable personal computer is provided with an auxiliary storage device for storing necessary data, and a typical example thereof is a floppy disk device or a sealed fixed magnetic disk device (hereinafter referred to as “fixed disk”). Device).

[0003] Floppy disk devices are inexpensive and allow medium exchange, but have a low processing speed (access speed), a small storage capacity per disk, and a large number of floppies when the amount of information increases. There is a problem that a disk is required and handling is troublesome. On the other hand, fixed disk devices have the advantages of high processing speed, large storage capacity, and easy handling, and are becoming increasingly popular.

In recent years, 3.5-inch and 5-inch small fixed disks have been developed more and more frequently, and the storage capacity of the fixed disk device is large, such as 20 to 50 megabytes or more. Is coming. However, since the fixed disk device is of a fixed-medium type in which the medium cannot be exchanged, its storage capacity is limited, and when a large-capacity fixed disk device is to be used, it is necessary to replace the main body of the fixed disk device.

[0005] Therefore, specifically, there has been a structure shown below. For example, a first example of the prior art (FIG. 5A)
(B)) (31) is a portable personal computer, which has a box-shaped main body (33) having a keyboard (32) and the like;
A lid case (35) having a liquid crystal screen (34) and the like, and a built-in fixed disk device (36). In this case, to replace the fixed disk device (36), the screw (38) on the bottom surface (37) of the main body (33) is removed, the main body (33) is disassembled into two parts, and the mounting plate (39) is removed.
The screw (40) and the screw (41) are removed, and the fixed disk device (36) is replaced with another (large capacity).

A second example of the prior art (FIG. 6A)
As (b)), (31a) is a portable personal computer,
Box-shaped main body (33) having keyboard (32) and the like
And a lid case (35) having a liquid crystal screen (34) and the like, and further incorporates a fixed disk device (36). In this case, in order to replace the fixed disk device (36), the screw (38) on the bottom of the main body (33) is removed, the keyboard (32) is removed, and the screw (40) and the screw (41) of the mounting plate (39) are removed. Is removed, and the fixed disk device (36) is replaced with another (large-capacity) disk device.

[0007]

However, in the conventional structure described above, in order to replace the fixed disk device (36), in the first example (FIG. 5), it is necessary to disassemble the main body (33) into two parts. In the second example (FIG. 6), the keyboard (3
It is necessary to remove 2) and further screws (40) and (41)
Are all complicated and troublesome, and it is particularly difficult for a novice or the like to replace it. Further, since the fixed disk device (36) is not provided with a handle or the like, there is a possibility that the fixed disk device (36) may be accidentally dropped and broken during handling.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and relates to a small electronic device which can be provided with an auxiliary storage device. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an auxiliary storage device is detachably provided on a main body of a small electronic device, and a handle portion is provided on the auxiliary storage device and the device is provided with a handle. The main body is provided with an engaging portion for engaging with the handle portion.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a small electronic device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a portable personal computer (a laptop personal computer, a notebook personal computer, or the like) will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited thereto. Of course, it can be widely applied to small electronic devices. In this embodiment, a fixed medium fixed disk device will be described as an example of the auxiliary storage device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to other auxiliary storage devices (for example, a fixed optical disk device). No.

FIG. 3 is an overall schematic perspective view of a portable personal computer according to the present embodiment. The portable personal computer (1) includes a box-shaped main body (3) having a keyboard (2) and the like, and a lid case (5) having a liquid crystal screen (4) and the like. ) Are mounted so as to be able to wake up, and a fixed disk device (6) of a medium fixed type and a floppy disk device (7) of a medium exchange type are provided as auxiliary storage devices. The monitor (4) is configured to be displayed on the monitor.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a detached state of a fixed disk device as an auxiliary storage device, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part for explaining a structure at the time of mounting.

(6) is a fixed disk device, and (8) is a linear handle provided in the fixed disk device (6), which is rotatably held by the support portions (9) and (9). I have.
It should be noted that guide recesses (10) (10) for positioning are formed on both sides of the fixed disk device (6). Also,
(11) is a lid, and the lid (11) is provided with hook portions (12) and (12) for fixing. The main body (3) has a protruding engaging portion (13) for engaging with the handle portion (8) of the fixed disk device (6), and engages with the guide concave portions (10) and (10). And a hook receiving portion (15) for engaging with the hook portion (12) of the lid (11).

The above-mentioned fixed disk device (6) is configured to be mounted on the main body (3) in the following procedure. When the guide recesses (10) and (10) of the fixed disk device (6) are inserted into the guide projections (14) and (14) of the main body (3) and slid in the direction of arrow A, the fixed disk device (6) The male connector (16) on the side and the female connector (17) on the body (3) side are in a connected state. In this state, the fixed disk device (6) is securely locked by engaging the handle (8) with the engaging portion (13) of the main body (3) so as to be hooked. Further, when the lid (11) is slid in the direction of arrow B and fixed to the main body (3), the engagement portion between the handle portion (8) and the engagement portion (13) is covered. In addition, it is possible to prevent the lock between the handle portion (8) and the engaging portion (13) from being accidentally released due to an impact or the like.

When the fixed disk device (6) is to be removed, the lid (11) is removed and the handle (8) is removed.
The lock between the fixed disk device (6) and the engaging portion (13) is released, and the handle portion (8) is raised and pulled.
Is disconnected from the connectors (16) and (17), and can be easily pulled out from the main body (3). Furthermore, the pulled-out fixed disk device (6) has an advantage that the handle portion (8) can be prevented from being accidentally dropped and broken during handling.

In the above configuration, the guide concave portion (10) of the fixed disk device (6) is slid and inserted along the guide convex portion (14) of the main body (3).
The connection between the connectors (16) and (17) is accurate and easy. In addition, the guide recess (10) has an effect of preventing erroneous insertion of the fixed disk device (6) from the front and back during mounting. That is, the guide recess (10) cannot be inserted into the guide protrusion (14) when the front and back are reversed.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is apparent that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

For example, in the above embodiment, the fixed disk device (6) is detachably provided on the right side of the main body (3) of the small electronic device (portable personal computer) (1). For example, a structure in which the fixed disk device (6) is detachably provided on the front side of the main body case or the like may of course be used. Further, the handle portion (8) of the fixed disk device (6) is not limited to a linear shape, and the engaging portion (13) of the main body (3) is not limited to a protruding shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a structure in which a hole-shaped engaging portion (13a) is formed and the handle (8a) is engaged can be easily considered. That is, the handle portions (8) and (8a) and the engaging portions (13) and (13a)
May be any structure that can be engaged (locked) with each other. Further, by providing a plurality of the engaging portions (13) and (13a) instead of one, the locking can be more reliably performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the auxiliary storage device (6) is detachably provided on the main body (3) of the small electronic device (1), and the handle (8) is provided on the auxiliary storage device (6). ) (8a) and the body (3) of the device (1)
The engaging portion (1) for engaging with the handle portion (8) (8a)
3) By providing (13a), there is no need to disassemble the main body as in the conventional case, and no need for screws or the like,
The auxiliary storage device (6) can be easily attached and detached and can be easily replaced. Particularly, there is an advantage that the exchange can be performed without difficulty even for a beginner. Further, when the fixed disk device (6) is mounted, the handle portions (8) (8a) and the engaging portions (13) (1)
3a) will be covered with the lid (11),
There is an effect that it is possible to prevent the lock between the handle portions (8) (8a) and the engaging portions (13) (13a) from being inadvertently dislodged by impact or the like.

[0021]

According to the present invention, as described in detail above, according to the present invention, the auxiliary storage device is detachably mounted on the main body of the small electronic device. The effect that exchange can be performed can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing an attached and detached state of an auxiliary storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing the mounted state of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the small electronic device according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example showing an exchange structure of an auxiliary storage device in a conventional small electronic device.

FIG. 6 is another example showing a replacement structure of an auxiliary storage device in a conventional small electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Small electronic device (for example, portable personal computer) (3) Main body (6) Auxiliary storage device (for example, fixed disk device) (8) (8a) Handle (11) Lid (13) (13a) Joint

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] An auxiliary storage device is detachably provided on a main body of a small electronic device, a handle portion is provided on the auxiliary storage device, and an engagement portion for engaging the handle portion is provided on the main body of the device. A small electronic device characterized by the following.