JP3152613B2 - Sliding door device for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to electronic devices such as personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCPCs) or word processors (hereinafter referred to as WPs). The present invention relates to a slide door for electronic equipment in which, when only a part to be used is connected from the outside by a plug, an unused part is covered with a slide door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a PC or WP has various connectors connected to the back of an electronic apparatus main body cabinet in order to connect various peripheral devices.

[0003] Therefore, it has been customary to connect a plurality of plugs, in which various cables are connected to these peripheral devices, to the connector for improving the functions. As an example, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
Bus connector 4 provided as various connectors in
RS-232C connector 5, printer connector 6, V
When any of the four types of connectors of the GA connector 7 is used, the opening / closing door 8 is kept open.

However, with this configuration, as described above, the opening / closing door 8 protrudes outside the electronic device main body cabinet when various connectors are used.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a PC or W
There is no problem when the electronic device main body is not connected to the connector provided on the back of the electronic device main body cabinet by various plugs from the outside as shown in P. However, there is a drawback that it protrudes outward from the electronic device main body cabinet.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a slide door device for an electronic equipment main body cabinet in which a connector provided on the back of the electronic equipment main body cabinet is covered with a door even when a connector is externally connected. It is a suggestion.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a plurality of rails are provided on one surface of an electronic equipment main body cabinet, a plurality of slide doors are housed in the rails, and the outside of a connector in the electronic equipment main body cabinet is provided. It is a configuration to cover.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1 to 7 show a sliding door device of an electronic equipment main body cabinet of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a rear view of the electronic equipment main body cabinet with a sliding door fully closed. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the bus plug and the connector are connected, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the external I / F (interface) plug is connected to the connector and the other connector is closed by a sliding door. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part along AA in FIG. 3.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show the positional relationship between the open / closed state of the slide door and the rail, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a fully-closed state diagram of the sliding door corresponding to the state shown in FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a state where the slide door corresponding to FIG. 2 is partially closed, and FIG. 7 is a drawing of a state of using the external I / F corresponding to FIG.

In FIGS. 1 to 7, the same elements as those in FIGS. 8 and 9 showing the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and 11 is connected to a plug connected to a back surface from various cables. An electronic apparatus main body cabinet provided with a connector, wherein an opening for the connector is provided on the back surface.

Reference numerals 12 and 13 denote a first rail and a second rail, respectively.
Reference numerals 4, 15, and 16 denote a first sliding door, a second sliding door, and a third sliding door, respectively, all of which are made of synthetic resin, and the first rail has a first sliding door and a second sliding door. A door is housed, and a third slide door is housed on the second rail. At both ends of each sliding door, grips 17, 18, and 19, which are operated by fingers when sliding, are provided for opening and closing each door.

The first slide door 14 and the second slide door 15 of the slide doors are set to the same length, so that the first rail 12 is connected to the first rail 14 and the second rail 14. The length of the rail groove is set to approximately twice the length of the rail 15 of FIG.

On the other hand, the third sliding door 16 is an RS-2
Since the outside of the 32C connector 5 is covered, the length is set shorter than the length of the first sliding door 14 and the second sliding door 15.

Next, in the arrangement setting of each slide door of the present invention, the state of opening or closing is different depending on the connector to be connected. FIG. 1 shows a first slide door 14, a second slide door 15, and a third slide door. A state in which the door 16 is completely closed, that is, a state in which various connectors are covered by the slide doors 14 to 16 is shown.

FIGS. 2 and 6 show a state in which the bus line connecting connector 4 is connected by a plug from the outside. In this case, the first sliding door 14 and the second sliding door 15 are moved rightward in the drawing. , And overlap each other.

FIGS. 3 and 7 show the use state of an I / F connector such as an external peripheral device. The bus line connector 4, the printer connector 6, and the VGA connector 7 can be used. At this time, the first slide door 14, the second slide door 15, and the third slide door 16 are set to cover the bus line connector at the position of the connector, and the three slide doors overlap each other. Have been. With this configuration, each of the sliding doors is slid left and right by the handles 17 to 22 and arranged at a predetermined position.

The handles 17 to 19 also serve as stoppers for stopping the two sliding doors at each position. Therefore, in the electronic device sliding door opening and closing device according to the present invention, in accordance with the use of various connectors provided on the back surface of the electronic device main body cabinet, the outer portion thereof can be opened and closed by the sliding door.

[0018]

According to the sliding door device for electronic equipment of the present invention, when the I / F connector is used, the opening / closing door does not become a hindrance, and the extension for the extension function is made using the bus line. When connecting a box, the door does not protrude outward as in the prior art and does not get in the way, and when the / F connector is used, only the I / F connector is opened (the sliding door is not covered). ) Alone provides the advantage that the connector can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of an electronic device main body cabinet in a fully closed state in a slide door device for electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the electronic device main body cabinet showing a connection state of a bus line connector of the sliding door device for electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows the external I / O of the sliding door device for electronic equipment of the present invention.
It is a rear view of the electronic device main body cabinet which shows F use state.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the slide door device for an electronic device according to the present invention, taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view showing the arrangement of rails and slide doors in a state where all slide doors are closed in the slide door device for electronic equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the arrangement of the rail and the slide door in a state where the bus line connection connector is used, with the slide door partially opened in the electronic apparatus slide door device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the arrangement of the rail and the slide door in a state where the external / F connector is used, with the slide door partially opened in the electronic apparatus slide door apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a conventional electronic device.

9 shows a drawing of a conventional electronic device, and FIG.
It is -B sectional drawing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Connector for Bass Line Connection 5 Connector for RS-232C Connection 6 Connector for Printer 7 Connector for VGA Connection 11 Electronic Equipment Main Cabinet 12 First Rail 13 Second Rail 14 First Sliding Door 15 Second Sliding Door 16 Third sliding door

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-229221 (JP, A) JP-A-7-253829 (JP, A) JP-A-7-28559 (JP, A) 59118 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 1/16-1/18 H05K 5/00-5/06 G06F 15/02 301

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A first, second, and third connectors are provided on one surface of an electronic device main body cabinet with various connection cables, and the outer sides of the first, second, and third connectors are provided. The first, second and third sliding doors to be covered,
A sliding door device for electronic equipment, wherein the sliding door is slidably mounted on first and second rails, and an outer portion of the predetermined connector is covered with a sliding door. 2. The electronic apparatus main body cabinet, wherein the first rail is provided outside the electronic apparatus main body cabinet, and the second rail is provided with the first rail.
2. The slide door device for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second slide doors are provided on the first rail so as to be slidable relative to each other. 3. The first slide door and the second slide door are set to the same length, and the first and second slide doors are housed in the first rail. Item 2. A slide door device for an electronic device according to item 1. 4. The second rail is provided inside the first rail, and the length of the second rail is set to twice the length of the third sliding door. The said 3rd slide door is accommodated in a rail of (1), The 1st characterized by the above-mentioned.
A slide door device for an electronic device according to item 1.