JP3395718B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a portable personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an information processing device is used in a place where the user is outside or when moving, the mouse cannot be used as an input device because there is no mouse pad to operate the mouse. was there.

As a means for solving such a problem, FIG.
As shown in JP-A-3-25615, there is known one in which a slide mouse pad is built in an information processing device.
No. 7). In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is an information processing device in which a mouse is used as an input device, and 2 is a slide mouse pad built in the information processing device 1. Further, 3 is a keyboard and 4 is a pointing device. When a mouse is used in the information processing apparatus 1, the slide mouse pad 2 is pulled out and used.

[0004]

However, the information processing apparatus having a built-in slide type mouse pad as shown in FIG. 3 has a drawback that a space for storing the mouse pad is required inside, and as shown in FIG. When the pointing device 4 is equipped with, when operating the keyboard 3,
There is a problem that the pointing device 4 is erroneously operated. This is because the pointing device usually works even if a mouse is used unless special settings are made.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is not to require a special space for storing a mouse pad and to use a mouse and a keyboard together. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that does not have a risk of operating the pointing device by mistake.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a box-shaped main body having a keyboard on the upper surface thereof, and an openable and closable display mounted on the main body, and is displayed on the inner surface. In an information processing device including a lid to which a panel is attached, a plate is attached to the upper surface of the main body so that the plate can be turned upside down. The plate has a pointing device formed in the center of the front surface and a back surface. A first connecting member that is planar and that turns the pointing device on or off ;
The connecting member is formed by disposing the plate body on the main body.
Is engaged with the second connecting member provided on the main body.
And the first and second connecting members engage with each other.
The pointing device by the main body
It is characterized in that it is connected to the internal circuit section .

A second aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the invention, the plate body is attached to the main body through a hinge mechanism .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An information processing apparatus with a mouse pad according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a form of the information processing apparatus when a mouse is not used, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a form of the information processing apparatus when a mouse is used.

In these figures, reference numeral 11 is a box-shaped main body, 12 is a lid attached to the main body 11 so as to be openable and closable, and a display panel is attached to the inner surface of the lid 12. A keyboard 13 is provided from the central portion of the upper surface to the rear portion of the main body 11, and a plate member 14 is provided on the front surface of the upper surface.
Is provided. This plate 14 is at its right end
Through the hinge mechanism 16 is attached to the main body 11, can 180 degrees rotation around the hinge mechanism 16, so that the can upside down (see Figure 2). A pointing device 15 is attached to the center of the plate body 14 in the width direction. Also, this plate 14
A first connecting member 17 is attached to the back surface of the left end portion of the (FIG. 2), and the wiring of the pointing device 15 is connected to the first connecting member 17. And the main body 11
A second connecting member 18 is attached to a position corresponding to the first connecting member 17 of the main body 1 of the main body 1.
Installed on the upper surface of the first connection member 17, the first and second connection members 17, 1
8 are engaged, so that the pointing device 15 is connected to the circuit section in the main body 11. Further, the back surface 14a of the plate body 14 is formed into a flat surface.

In such a structure, when the pointing device 15 is used without using the mouse, the plate body 14 is placed on the upper surface of the main body 11 (state of FIG. 1). As a result, the pointing device 15 causes the connecting member 17,
It is connected to the circuit section in the main body 11 via 18 and the pointing device 15 can be used. On the other hand, when the mouse is used without using the pointing device 15, the plate body 14 is rotated 180 degrees (state of FIG. 2). As a result, the connecting members 17 and 18 are separated and the pointing device 15 becomes unusable. The operator is the plate 1
The back surface 14a of 4 is used as a mouse pad for information processing.

In the embodiment described above, the hinge
The case where the plate body 14 is turned upside down using the mechanism 16 as a fulcrum has been described. However, instead of the hinge mechanism 16, a coupling portion that does not rotate is provided, the plate body 14 is once separated from the information processing device 10, and then turned upside down. It may be a recombination type in which the state is re-joined at the joining portion. Further, instead of the connecting members 17 and 18, infrared rays may be used to control ON / OFF of the connection between the pointing device 15 and the circuit unit of the information processing apparatus 10. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the present invention includes not only the above-described embodiments but also design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, a box-shaped main body having a keyboard on its upper surface, and a lid body attached to the main body so as to be openable and closable and having a display panel attached to the inner surface thereof. In the information processing device consisting of, a plate body attached to the upper surface of the main body so as to be able to turn over,
Since the back surface has a flat plate, the mouse can be used even where there is no mouse pad, and there is an advantage that it does not require a special space for storing the mouse pad. To be

Further, since the connecting member for turning on / off the pointing device is attached to the end of the plate body, there is an advantage that the pointing device is not erroneously operated when the mouse is used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the plate body 14 is turned upside down in the same information processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional information processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Information processing equipment 11 body 12 Lid 13 keyboard 14 Plates 15 pointing device 16 Hiji Mechanism 17 First connection member 18 Second connection member

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus comprising a box-shaped main body having a keyboard provided on an upper surface thereof and a lid body attached to the main body so as to be openable and closable and having a display panel attached to an inner surface thereof. A plate body is attached so that it can be turned upside down, the plate body has a pointing device formed in the center of the front surface, and the back surface has a planar shape, and a first device for turning the pointing device on or off .
Connection member is provided, and the first connection member is configured by disposing the plate body on the main body.
The second connecting member provided on the main body.
Engaged with the first and second connection parts
The pointing device by the engagement of materials
An information processing device, wherein the information processing device is connected to a circuit unit in the main body . 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate body is attached to the main body via a hinge mechanism.