JP4394026B2 - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device used for playing, learning, and the like for electronic display of information such as images.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic device such as an electronic drawing electronic device has been proposed in which video is reproduced and output to an external device such as a television and used for play, learning, and the like. This type of electronic device includes a housing in which a position detection panel and an information processing unit are housed, a main body device having a touch pen or a stylus that detects the position on the panel in cooperation with the detection panel, and the main body on the panel. In addition, there is a cartridge in which a plurality of sheets are spelled in a picture book shape and a cartridge in which a ROM is integrated with the picture book is detachably mounted (see Patent Document 1).

  This cartridge has a thick plastic substrate serving as a base on which a plurality of sheets are bound, and a cartridge case disposed below the substrate, and a recording medium on which information is recorded is placed inside the cartridge case. The mounted circuit board is stored. When reproducing the information, by attaching the cartridge to the main body, information such as a game program, image data, and audio data recorded on a recording medium in the cartridge is read into the main body device via the connector, and the picture book In response to the operation of the touch pen above, video / audio corresponding to pictures and characters on a picture book can be output to a monitor such as a television.

  In this type of electronic device, since a home television can be used as an external device, it is easy to enjoy games, drawing, or studying with parents and children at home. Moreover, various games can be selected and enjoyed by simply replacing the cartridge, and it is used by a wide range of ages.

As a mechanism for mounting the cartridge on the main body device, a connector plug portion arranged at the lower part of the cartridge is inserted into a connector socket portion arranged on the lower side of the detection panel of the main body device, and the cartridge is used with the connector socket portion as a virtual axis It is pushed into the main unit so that it can rotate. When removing the cartridge, hold the upper part of the cartridge (the upper part of the base on which multiple sheets are bound) and pull it toward you to rotate the connector part of the main body as a virtual axis, and then disengage from the mounting surface of the main body. The cartridge can be removed by pulling up (see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent No. 3120085 Japanese Patent No. 2800637

  However, in the prior art, when the cartridge is attached to or detached from the main body device, an unfamiliar infant may insert an unloading or detaching operation on the connector portion, and the connector portion may be destroyed. The thing which can be attached or detached was desired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and an object thereof is to easily attach and detach a cartridge to and from a main body.

  Furthermore, in the above-described prior art, the upper main body is opened and the lower main body is placed on the lower side and the upper main body is held in an inclined state during use, and an image is generated on a monitor such as a television. It is configured to operate while viewing images, and cannot be used where there is no monitor such as a television. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device for play or education that can be used in two modes where there is a monitor such as a television and where there is no video monitor.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an information processing unit for processing information, a cartridge mounting portion including first and second mounting surfaces adjacent to each other, and a position disposed along the cartridge mounting surface. A main body including a detection panel, a thin plate base, a sheet holding unit, and a plurality of sheets disposed on the thin plate base and held by the sheet holding unit so that one end thereof can be turned, A cartridge in which a storage medium mounted with information stored in association with a two-dimensional position coordinate value on each surface of the sheet is mounted on the thin plate base is mounted on the first mounting surface. And an electronic device that is used by being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion so that the opened sheet is placed on the second mounting surface when the sheet is opened, wherein the first mounting surface is Lower predetermined provided on the side An upper predetermined position provided on the upper side, a first side edge located on the side edge side of the main body, and a second side edge adjacent to the second mounting surface. Is provided with a main body connector disposed adjacent to the first side edge, the main body connector including a groove-like hole whose longitudinal direction extends along the first side edge, A plurality of connection terminals arranged along the longitudinal direction and electrically connected to the processing unit; and a guide hole located at a lower end portion in the longitudinal direction of the groove-shaped hole. On the side facing the first mounting surface, a thin plate-like projecting portion that is arranged corresponding to the groove-like hole and is inserted into the groove-like hole, and for the main body along the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like projecting portion surface A plurality of contacts disposed corresponding to the plurality of connection terminals of the connector and electrically connected to the storage medium. A cartridge connector including a terminal and a guide pin provided at a lower end in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like protrusion corresponding to the guide hole is provided, and the lower end of the cartridge is placed at the lower predetermined position. When the cartridge is rotated to the cartridge mounting surface side with the lower end portion as a virtual rotation axis, the tip of the guide pin is first inserted into the guide hole along with the rotation, and then the guide pin guide The cartridge connector is gradually connected to the main body connector by being gradually inserted into the groove-like hole from the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like projection while being positioned by being inserted into the hole. The electronic device is characterized by being formed.

  According to the above-described means, the connector terminal is arranged on the back surface of the cartridge, so that when the lower part of the cartridge is inserted and rotated into a position that becomes a fulcrum part of the main body, the connector terminal of the cartridge naturally becomes the connector of the main body. It is attached to. On the other hand, when the cartridge is removed, by pulling the upper part of the cartridge forward, the cartridge naturally disengages while rotating with the fulcrum part of the main body as the rotation shaft, so that it is possible to prevent an excessive force from being applied to the connector part.

  In configuring the electronic device, the following elements can be added.

    (1) The main body connector is disposed closer to a lower predetermined position than an intermediate position between the upper predetermined position and the lower predetermined position on the mounting surface, and a plurality of connection terminals provided on the main body connector Are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the virtual rotation axis in accordance with the arrangement direction of the plurality of connection terminals provided in the cartridge connector.

    (2) The main body connector is disposed in the vicinity of the lower predetermined position of the end of the cartridge mounting portion.

    (3) The cartridge connector is formed with guide pins, and the main body connector is formed with guide holes for guiding the movement of the guide pins.

    (4) In the main body, a plurality of pen input units and a plurality of operation units are formed separately on both sides.

    (5) The main body includes an upper main body and a lower main body, the upper main body and the lower main body are connected to each other through a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed, and the cartridge mounting portion is formed in the upper main body. In addition, pen input portions are formed on both sides of the cartridge mounting portion, and operation portions are formed on the left and right sides of the lower body.

    (6) The lower body is rotatably arranged so as to contact the back surface of the upper body via the hinge.

    (7) Engagement members that are engaged with each other are formed on the back surface of the lower body and the back surface of the upper body.

  The present invention also includes an information processing unit for processing information, a cartridge mounting portion including first and second mounting surfaces adjacent to each other, and a position detection panel arranged along the cartridge mounting surface. The first mounting surface is positioned on the side edge side of the main body, the lower predetermined position provided on the lower side, the upper predetermined position provided on the upper side, and the first mounting surface. A first side edge and a second side edge adjacent to the second mounting surface, and the first mounting surface is provided with a main body connector disposed adjacent to the first side edge. The main body connector includes a groove-like hole whose longitudinal direction extends along the first side edge, and a plurality of connections arranged along the longitudinal direction of the hole and electrically connected to the processing unit. Terminal and guide located at the lower end in the longitudinal direction of the grooved hole The cartridge includes a substrate, a sheet holding portion, a plurality of sheets disposed on the substrate and held at the sheet holding portion so that one end thereof can be turned, and on each surface of the sheet A storage medium in which information is stored in association with a two-dimensional position coordinate value; a side edge on which the sheet holding portion of the substrate is positioned corresponding to the main body connector on the side facing the first mounting surface; Comprises a cartridge connector disposed adjacent to the opposite side edge, and the cartridge connector is disposed corresponding to the groove-shaped hole and inserted into the groove-shaped hole; and Corresponding to the guide holes and a plurality of connection terminals arranged on the thin plate-like projection surface corresponding to the plurality of connection terminals of the main body connector along the longitudinal direction and electrically connected to the storage medium The thin plate-like protrusion A guide pin provided at a lower end portion in the longitudinal direction, the lower end portion of the cartridge is placed at the predetermined position on the lower side, and the cartridge rotates toward the cartridge mounting portion side with the lower end portion of the cartridge mounting portion as a virtual rotation axis. When the guide pin is inserted, the tip of the guide pin is first inserted into the guide hole, and then positioned by insertion of the guide pin into the guide hole. The cartridge connector is configured such that the cartridge connector is gradually connected to the main body connector by being gradually inserted into the hole.

  When the cartridge is configured, a guide pin is formed in the cartridge connector, and a guide hole for guiding the movement of the guide pin is formed in the main body connector. The connector is disposed in the vicinity of the end of the cartridge mounting portion that is the rotation center of the cartridge in the cartridge mounting portion, and a plurality of connection terminals provided on the main body connector are provided on the cartridge connector. According to the arrangement direction of the plurality of connection terminals, it can be arranged in a direction orthogonal to the virtual rotation axis.

  According to the present invention, in the present invention, the plug connector terminals are arranged on the back surface of the cartridge, the guide holes are provided on both lower sides of the socket connector on the main body side, and the lower sides of the plug connector are correspondingly provided. When the guide pin is provided and the lower part of the cartridge not provided with the connector is rotated about the rotation axis, the connector terminal of the cartridge is naturally attached to the connector of the main body. Also, when removing the cartridge, pull the upper part of the cartridge toward you to remove it naturally while turning the lower part of the cartridge where the connector is not provided as the rotation axis, preventing excessive force on the connector part. Yes. The cartridge can be easily attached to and detached from the main body.

  Further, in the present invention, the lower main body is rotated 360 degrees and is fitted and fixed to the lower side of the upper main body. In this state, the cartridge is attached to the upper main body without being placed on the knee or connected to a monitor such as a television on the table. It becomes possible to operate the touch pen on the opened page on the cartridge.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an electronic device 10 includes an upper main body 12 and a lower main body 14 as resin housings that house an information processing unit (not shown) for processing information and a position detection panel (not shown). The upper body 12 and the lower body 14 are connected via a hinge 16 so as to be opened and closed. Cartridge mounting portions 18 and 19 are formed in a concave shape in the upper body 12, a handle 20 is formed on the upper side of the cartridge mounting portions 18 and 19, and pens are provided on both ends of the cartridge mounting portions 18 and 19. Touch pen mounting portions 22 and 24 as input portions are formed, and touch pens 26 and 28 are stored in the touch pen storage portions 22 and 24, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of light transmitting holes 30 are formed on the upper side of the cartridge mounting portion 18, and a main body connector 32 is disposed on the right side of the cartridge mounting portion 18. ing. A cartridge 34 is detachably mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 18 with the cartridge mounting portion end 18a serving as a virtual rotation shaft. In this case, the holding pin 18b is provided so that the lower part of the placed cartridge 34 is not detached.

  The back surfaces of the cartridge mounting portions 18 and 19 (the upper main body 12 and the lower main body 14 are each provided with wiring in an XY matrix, and electromagnetic waves (radio waves) are scanned in the X direction and the Y direction to generate the panel (cartridge mounting portion 18, A signal emitted from the surface on which the 19 cartridges are mounted and detected and detected by an antenna provided at the tip of the touch pen is transmitted to the information processing unit, and the signal at the position on the panel where the tip of the touch pen is brought close is transmitted. Such coordinate position detection mechanism and its operation are described in Japanese Patent No. 3120085.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connector 32 includes a main body 32a formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a female connector (socket). A hole 32b is formed in the main body 32a in an elongated groove shape. A plurality of connection terminals 32c connected to the processing unit are formed in a row on both sides. That is, each connection terminal 32c is arranged in a line along a direction orthogonal to the virtual rotation axis when the cartridge mounting portion end portion 18a is a virtual rotation axis. A pair of protrusions 32d are formed at the end of the main body 32a, and a guide hole 32e is formed in each protrusion 32d. Each guide hole 32e is formed in a tapered shape that gradually becomes smaller in diameter from the upper side to the lower side (inclined gradually toward the base end side toward the rotating shaft side).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the cartridge 34 is configured as a substantially rectangular substrate case using resin, and includes a program executed by the processing unit, image generation data displayed on the television screen, and a speaker. Information such as sound generation data output as sound is stored in association with coordinate values at various positions on each page of a plurality of cards attached to the cartridge (corresponding to addresses for data reading). A storage medium (not shown. Generally, a mask ROM is used, but depending on the application, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory can be used) is mounted, and the output terminal of the storage medium is a connector terminal. The wiring board (not shown) provided with the wiring layer connected to a part (it is demonstrated below) is incorporated.

  A card mounting portion 35 is formed on the front side of the cartridge 34, and a plurality of light transmitting holes 36 are formed on the upper side of the card mounting portion 35. The left side region of the cartridge mounting portion 35 is divided into upper and lower fitting portions. As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of fitting protrusions 38 are formed on the fitting portion, respectively. A U-shaped clip 40 can be fitted to the protrusion 38.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of cards (sheets) 42 are formed in the cartridge mounting portion 35 so as to be mountable. That is, by inserting a hole provided in the edge of the card into one of the pair of fitting projections 38 (on the card placement side) in each of the pair of fitting portions of the cartridge mounting portion 35, When a plurality of cards 42 are arranged, one end side of the clip 40 is inserted and fitted into the hole of each card 42, so that each card 42 is held so as not to be pulled out by the clip 40 and formed into a main shape. it can. In this case, one end of each card 42 is held by the clip 40, so that each card 42 can be turned over one by one. At this time, the shape of each card 42 is different, and when each card 42 is turned, the light transmitting hole 36 is sequentially opened from the light shielding state, and which card 42 is opened. Can be detected.

  That is, the cartridge 34 includes a light receiving element and a light emitting element for detecting the presence or absence of the card 42 corresponding to each light transmitting hole 36, and the light receiving element and the light emitting element in each hole 36 are mounted on the substrate. It is connected.

  Pictures, characters, symbols, sentences, etc. are printed on both sides of each card (corresponding to the page of the book), and the coordinate value of the position on each page where the pictures, characters, symbols, sentences, etc. are printed Information necessary for executing application software such as a program, image data, sound data, instruction data for executing the program, etc. related to the picture, characters, symbols, sentences, etc. is stored in the storage medium as an address. ing.

  Further, a cartridge connector 44 (plug) is attached to an end portion on the right side surface on the back side of the cartridge 34 (a position corresponding to the connector portion 32 of the upper main body 12). Each terminal of the connector 44 is connected to a corresponding external connection terminal of a storage medium mounted on a circuit board built in the cartridge 34. The plug connector 44 is connected to the socket connector 32 arranged on the upper body 12 side. It is arranged to be detachably connectable.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the connector 44 includes a main body 44a formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a male connector, and a thin plate-like protrusion 44b is formed in the groove shape of the socket connector 33 at the center of the main body 44a. It is formed along the longitudinal direction corresponding to the hole 32b. A plurality of connection terminals 44c connected to the substrate are formed on both sides of the protrusion 44b. Projections 44d are formed on both sides of the longitudinal end of the main body 44a, and guide pins 44e are formed on the respective protrusions 44d. The guide pin 44e is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the guide pin 44e is formed in a tapered shape whose diameter gradually becomes smaller from the proximal end side to the distal end side. That is, the guide pin 44e is formed in a tapered shape in accordance with the shape of the guide hole 32e formed in a tapered shape.

  The connector 44 and the connector 32 are connected by mounting the cartridge 34 on the cartridge mounting portion 18 of the upper main body 12. When the cartridge 34 is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 18 of the upper body 12, the bottom side of the cartridge 34 is aligned with the cartridge mounting portion end 18 a, the cartridge mounting portion 18 a is used as a virtual rotation axis, and the upper side of the cartridge 34 is the upper body. 12 and 13, when the cartridge 34 is rotated, the guide pins 44e of the connector 44 are first inserted into the inlets of the guide holes 32e of the connector 32, respectively. . Thereafter, as the cartridge 34 rotates, the guide pins 44e are sequentially inserted into the interior along the wall surface of the guide hole 32e. That is, each guide pin 44e is sequentially inserted along the tapered surface of each guide hole 32e. At this time, of the connection terminals 44c, the connection terminal 44c on the guide pin 44e side contacts the connection terminal 32c on the guide hole 32e side, and then the connection terminal 44c located away from the guide pin 44e is located away from the guide hole 32e. The protrusions 44b are inserted into the holes 32b while sequentially contacting the connection terminals 32c. That is, as the guide pins 44e are guided by the guide holes 32e, the protrusions 44b are inserted into the holes 32b, and as the connector 32 and the connector 44 are gradually connected, as shown in FIG. Gradually rotates toward the cartridge mounting portion 18 side. Therefore, the connector 44 and the connector 32 can be easily connected, and the cartridge 34 can be easily mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 18.

  Instead of the connectors 32 and 44, as shown in FIGS. 15, 16, and 17, a connector 32 without the protrusion 32d or the guide hole 32e is used, or a connector 44 without the protrusion 40d or the guide pin 44e is used. It can also be used.

  On the other hand, a touch panel 46 is disposed at the center of the lower main body 14, and operation units 48 and 50 are provided on the left and right sides of the touch panel 46. That is, the operation parts 48 and 50 are provided in two places corresponding to the two touch panels 26 and 28 being provided so that two people can operate. The operation units 48 and 50 are configured using touch switches 48a and 50a and a plurality of operation buttons 48b and 50b. As described above, the operation units 48 and 50 are provided on the left and right sides of the touch panel 46 of the lower main body 14, so that a plurality of users can input to the same electronic device 10.

  Here, when, for example, elephant, monkey, grass, sun, mountain, and cloud graphics are printed on the card 42, the card 42 is operated with the touch pen 26 or 28 as shown in FIG. When the touch pen 26 or 28 is brought close to or in contact with the displayed graphic, an image of the graphic is displayed on a monitor screen such as a television.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the play equipment or the electronic device 10 is supported by the stand 52 in an inclined state by setting up a stand 52 that is rotatably provided on the back side of the upper body 12. The electronic device 10 can be played on a table or the like. In this case, as shown in FIG. 20, the electronic device 10 can be supported by the stand 52 in a state in which the electronic device 10 is closed by rotating the lower main body 14 toward the upper main body 12. In addition, as shown in FIG. 21, the lower main body 14 is rotated around the hinge 16, so that the lower main body 14 can be placed on the knee and the game can be performed using only the upper main body 12. That is, the lower main body 14 that is not used can be the back surface of the upper main body 12 so that the lower main body 14 is not visible to the user (infant).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, the upper body 12 and the lower body 14 are integrated with each other by rotating the upper body 12 or the lower body 14 toward each other around the hinge 16. can do. In this case, as shown in FIG. 26, the engaging protrusion 54 of the lower main body 14 engages with the protrusion 56 of the upper main body 12, and the upper main body 12 and the lower main body 14 are integrated with each other. That is, since the engaging protrusion 54 receives the elastic force of the spring 58 and is pressed toward the upper body 12, the upper body 12 and the lower body 14 are reliably integrated.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 27, when the engagement protrusion 60 of the lower body 14 is operated downward against the elastic force of the spring 58 to release the engagement between the engagement protrusion 54 and the protrusion 56, The lower main body 14 and the upper main body 12 can be separated.

  Further, when the lower main body 14 is rotated about the hinge 16 toward the back side of the upper main body 12, the engaging protrusion 60 is inserted into the protrusion 62 on the rear side of the upper main body 12 and is engaged. As shown in FIG. 28, the upper body 12 and the lower body 14 may be integrated. At this time, when the engaging protrusion 54 is operated downward against the elastic force of the spring 58, the engagement between the engaging protrusion 60 and the protrusion 62 is released, and the upper body 12 and the lower body 14 are separated. be able to.

  In the first operation mode in which an image is displayed on a monitor such as a television, a cartridge is mounted on the cartridge mounting portion 18 of the upper main body 12, and the touch pen 26 or 28 is operated on the sheet bound to the cartridge to form a sheet. By selecting a printed picture, character, symbol, or the like, a program corresponding to the selected position can be executed and output to a video and a television corresponding to the selected picture, character, symbol, or the like.

  A touch panel is disposed on the cartridge mounting portion, and the touch pen detects electromagnetic waves from the touch panel and is processed by the information processing unit to detect the position coordinates on the sheet selected by the user. The program, video data, and audio data corresponding to the position selected by the user are read from the information medium incorporated in the.

  In this image display mode, the touch pen 26 or 28 is operated on the touch panel 46 of the lower main body 19 (which has the same configuration as the touch panel incorporated in the upper main body) along with the operation on the upper main body 12 described above. As with the selection operation on the upper body 12, the user selects from the information medium incorporated in the cartridge using the position coordinates corresponding to the selection on the touch panel 46 of the lower body 19 as an address. A program, video data, and audio data corresponding to the position are read out.

  On the other hand, when the lower main body is folded back to the upper main body, the operation mode is switched to the second operation mode, and the operation of the touch panel 46 of the lower main body is stopped, and can be operated without being connected to the television. . In this operation mode, when the touch pen is operated on the sheet, sound corresponding to the position coordinates selected by the operation is output from a speaker built in the upper body.

It is a perspective view of an electronic device showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state where the cartridge is not mounted on the electronic device and is opened. It is a figure of the connector for upper side bodies, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is principal part sectional drawing, (d) is a side view. It is a front view of a cartridge. It is a top view of a cartridge. It is a rear view of a cartridge. It is a bottom view of a cartridge. It is a principal part disassembled expansion perspective view which shows a state when attaching a clip to a cartridge. It is sectional drawing of a clip. It is a figure which shows a use condition when a card | curd is mounted in the cartridge mounting part. It is a figure of the connector for cartridges, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the connector for main bodies, and the connector for cartridges. It is a figure for demonstrating the connection method of the connector for main bodies, and the connector for cartridges. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the process in which a cartridge is mounted in a cartridge mounting part. It is a figure which shows the other Example of the connector for upper side main bodies, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is principal part sectional drawing, (d) is a side view. is there. It is a figure which shows the other Example of the connector for cartridges, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the connector for main bodies, and the connector for cartridges. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the operation method of a touch pen. It is a side view which shows a state when the stand of the opened electronic apparatus is stood. It is a side view which shows a state when the stand of the closed electronic apparatus is stood. It is a side view which shows a state when using only the upper side main body of an electronic device. It is a front view when an upper body and a lower body are integrated. It is a top view when an upper body and a lower body are integrated. It is a rear view when an upper body and a lower body are integrated. It is a bottom view when an upper body and a lower body are integrated. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the engagement state of an upper side main body and a lower side main body. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the engagement state of an upper side main body and a lower side main body. It is a side view which shows a state when a lower main body is mounted on the back side of the upper main body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electronic device 12 Upper side main body 14 Lower side main body 18 Cartridge mounting part 26, 28 Touch pen 34 Cartridge 32 Main body connector 32e Guide hole 44 Cartridge connector 44e Guide pin 46 Touch panel 48, 50 Operation part

Claims (10)

An information processing unit for processing information, a cartridge mounting portion including first and second mounting surfaces adjacent to each other, and a position detection panel disposed along the cartridge mounting surface, and a thin plate-like body A base, a sheet holding portion, a plurality of sheets disposed on the thin plate-like base and held at the sheet holding portion so that one end thereof can be turned, and each of the sheets mounted on the thin plate-like base A sheet in which a storage medium in which information is stored in association with a two-dimensional position coordinate value on a surface is incorporated is a sheet that is opened when the thin plate base is placed on the first mounting surface and the sheet is opened. Is an electronic device that is used by being mounted on the cartridge mounting portion so as to be placed on the second mounting surface,
The first mounting surface is adjacent to the lower predetermined position provided on the lower side, the upper predetermined position provided on the upper side, the first side edge positioned on the side edge side of the main body, and the second mounting surface. A main body connector disposed adjacent to the first side edge on the first mounting surface.
The main body connector includes a groove-like hole whose longitudinal direction extends along the first side edge, and a plurality of connection terminals arranged along the longitudinal direction of the hole and electrically connected to the processing unit. And a guide hole located at the lower end in the longitudinal direction of the groove-shaped hole,
The cartridge is disposed on the side facing the first mounting surface so as to correspond to the grooved hole, and is inserted into the grooved hole. A plurality of connection terminals arranged corresponding to the plurality of connection terminals of the main body connector along the electrical connection to the storage medium, and a longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like protrusion corresponding to the guide hole A cartridge connector provided with a guide pin provided at the lower end is provided,
When the cartridge is rotated to the cartridge mounting surface side with the lower end portion of the cartridge being applied to the predetermined position on the lower side and the lower end portion being a virtual rotation axis, the tip of the guide pin is first moved along with the rotation. The cartridge connector is inserted into the guide hole and then gradually inserted into the groove-like hole from the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like protrusion while being positioned by inserting the guide pin into the guide hole. An electronic device configured to be gradually connected to a connector for a main body.   2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body connector is disposed closer to a lower predetermined position than an intermediate position between the upper predetermined position and the lower predetermined position.   3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the guide hole includes a pair of guide holes located on both sides of the groove-shaped hole, and the guide pins correspond to the pair of guide holes. An electronic device comprising a pair of guide pins located on both sides of a thin plate-like protrusion.   4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pen input units and a plurality of operation units are separately formed on both sides of the main body. 5.   5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the main body includes an upper main body and a lower main body, and the upper main body and the lower main body are connected to each other via a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed. An electronic device comprising: a mounting portion; pen input portions on both sides of the cartridge mounting portion; and operating portions on left and right sides of the lower body.   6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the lower main body is rotatably arranged so as to contact the back surface of the upper main body via the hinge.   The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein engagement members that engage with each other are formed on a back surface of the lower main body and a back surface of the upper main body. An information processing unit for processing information, a cartridge mounting portion including first and second mounting surfaces adjacent to each other, and a position detection panel disposed along the cartridge mounting surface are mounted on an electronic apparatus. Cartridge to be used,
The first mounting surface is adjacent to the lower predetermined position provided on the lower side, the upper predetermined position provided on the upper side, the first side edge positioned on the side edge side of the main body, and the second mounting surface. A main body connector disposed adjacent to the first side edge, the main body connector having a longitudinal direction in the first side. A groove-like hole extending along the side edge, a plurality of connection terminals arranged along the longitudinal direction of the hole and electrically connected to the processing unit, and a lower end portion in the longitudinal direction of the groove-like hole. With a guide hole located,
The cartridge includes a substrate, a sheet holding unit, a plurality of sheets disposed on the substrate and held at the sheet holding unit so that one end thereof can be turned, and two-dimensional position coordinate values on each surface of the sheet. A side edge opposite to the side edge on which the sheet holding portion of the substrate is located on the side facing the first mounting surface and corresponding to the main body connector on the storage medium storing the information in association And a cartridge connector arranged adjacent to
The cartridge connector includes a thin plate-like projection portion that is disposed corresponding to the groove-like hole and is inserted into the groove-like hole, and the plurality of main body connectors along the longitudinal direction of the surface of the thin plate-like projection portion. A plurality of connection terminals arranged corresponding to the connection terminals and electrically connected to the storage medium;
A guide pin provided at the lower end in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like protrusion corresponding to the guide hole,
When the cartridge is rotated toward the cartridge mounting portion side with the lower end portion of the cartridge being placed at the predetermined position on the lower side and the lower end portion of the cartridge mounting portion is used as a virtual rotation shaft, the guide pin is firstly accompanied with the rotation. The tip of the cartridge is inserted into the guide hole and then gradually inserted into the groove-like hole from the lower side in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate-like protrusion while being positioned by inserting the guide pin into the guide hole. A cartridge configured such that a connector is gradually connected to the main body connector.   9. The cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the guide hole is composed of a pair of guide holes located on both sides of the groove-shaped hole, and the guide pin corresponds to the pair of guide holes. A cartridge comprising a pair of guide pins located on both sides of a portion.   10. The cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the cartridge connector is disposed in the vicinity of the end of the cartridge mounting portion serving as a rotation center of the cartridge corresponding to the position of the main body connector. Cartridge.

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