JP6750387B2 - Exterior structure of electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an exterior structure of an electronic device.

As an exterior structure of an electronic device, a structure including a base component and an additional component attached to the base component is known (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). The notebook computer described in Patent Document 1 includes a main body corresponding to a base component and a decorative piece corresponding to an additional component.

The decorative piece is configured to be fixed to the main body and removable from the main body. For example, an example in which a decorative piece is fixed to the main body by fitting a convex portion provided on the decorative piece into a concave portion provided on the main body, or a claw provided on the decorative piece is provided in a hole provided on the main body. An example of fixing the decorative piece to the main body by hooking is disclosed.

Registered Utility Model No. 3118873

The additional parts as described above are exposed at places where the user can touch. Therefore, if the additional component rattles when the user touches the additional component, the user may have an impression that the texture is low.

Here, there is a possibility that rattling can be suppressed by designing so that the play between parts is reduced. However, in that case, the work of attaching the additional component to the base component and the work of removing the additional component from the base component become difficult to perform, which causes another problem that the work efficiency in the mounting/removal work of the additional component is reduced. In addition, rattling may be suppressed by using other means such as screwing, adhesion with double-sided tape, or press fitting with crushing of parts.

However, in the case of screwing, the cost is increased by the amount required for the screw, and the work for tightening the screw and the work for loosening the screw are required, so that the work efficiency in the attachment/detachment work of the additional component is reduced. Also, in the case of a double-sided tape, the cost is increased by the amount required for the double-sided tape, the reliability is low, and the adhesive strength may be weakened due to deterioration over time. In the case of press-fitting involving crushing of parts, there is a problem that it is difficult to assemble the parts and it is difficult to reversibly remove and re-install the parts.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an exterior structure of an electronic device capable of suppressing rattling of an additional component without reducing play between components or using other fixing means together. It is desirable to do.

One aspect of the present disclosure is an exterior structure of an electronic device, which includes a base component and an additional component attached to the base component, and the additional component is attached to the base component to provide at least a part of the base component and the additional component. A part of the exterior surface exposed to the outside of the electronic device is configured by at least a part of the component, and the additional component is an exposed portion that is disposed at a position exposed to the outside of the electronic device and forms a part of the exterior surface. The base component has at least one inserted portion into which the inserting portion is inserted, and the inserting portion is inserted into the inserted portion. By this, the additional component is attached to the base component, and one of the inserting portion and the inserted portion has at least one elastic pressing portion, and the other one is pressed by the elastic pressing portion. The insertion part is inserted into the insertion part by pressing the pressed part with the elastic pressing part elastically deformed when the insertion part is inserted into the insertion part Direction and a direction intersecting the insertion direction.

According to the exterior structure configured as described above, when the inserting portion is inserted into the inserted portion, the elastic pressing portion elastically deforms to press the pressed portion. As a result, the inserting portion is urged in the inserting direction of the inserted portion and in the direction intersecting the inserting direction. Therefore, when the external force acts on the additional component, it is possible to prevent the insertion portion from further displacing in the insertion direction and the insertion portion from further displacing in the direction intersecting the insertion direction. Therefore, the additional component can be prevented from rattling with respect to the base component, and the texture of the product can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a multifunction machine. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the exterior structure seen from the upper right front side. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the exterior structure seen from the upper right rear side. FIG. 2C is an enlarged view of the IIC portion shown in FIG. 2B. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the base component and the additional component viewed from the upper right front side. FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the base component and the additional component viewed from the upper right rear side. FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of the IVA portion shown in FIG. 3B. FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of the IVB section shown in FIG. 3B. FIG. 5A is a front view showing the base component. FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of the VB portion shown in FIG. 5A. FIG. 6A is a rear view showing the base part. FIG. 6B is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an enlarged section taken along line VIB-VIB in FIG. 6A. FIG. 6C is an enlarged view of the VIC portion shown in FIG. 5B. FIG. 7A is a transverse cross-sectional view of the exterior structure at a cut portion where the insertion portion can be seen from above. FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the VIIB portion shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 7C is an enlarged view of the VIIC portion shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 7D is an enlarged view of the VIID portion shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 7E is an enlarged view of the VIIE portion shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 7F is an enlarged view of the VIIF portion shown in FIG. 7A. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the additional component is being removed from the base component. FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the insertion portion of the first modified example as viewed from the upper right rear side. FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the insertion portion of the first modified example as viewed from the lower left rear side. FIG. 9C is a right side view of the insertion portion of the first modified example. FIG. 9D is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an inserting portion and an inserted portion of the first modified example. FIG. 10A is a perspective view of the insertion portion of the second modification as viewed from the upper right rear side. FIG. 10B is a perspective view of the insertion portion of the second modification as viewed from the lower right rear side. FIG. 10C is an explanatory diagram of the inserting portion and the inserted portion of the second modified example as viewed from the right side. FIG. 10D is a vertical cross-sectional view of the exterior structure taken along the line XD-XD in FIG. 10C.

Next, the exterior structure of the electronic device will be described with reference to exemplary embodiments.
[Multifunction device configuration]
The multifunction machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a device having a configuration corresponding to an example of the above-described exterior structure of an electronic device. In the following description, in order to briefly describe the relative positional relationship of each part of the multifunction machine 1, the direction orthogonal to the horizontal plane when the multifunction machine 1 is installed on the horizontal plane is the vertical direction, and the operation panel described later. The direction in which the operation surface of 7 is directed is defined as the front, and the direction opposite to the front is defined as the rear. The left-right direction is the left-right direction when the multifunction peripheral 1 is viewed from the front side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction machine 1 includes a main body unit 2 and a reading unit 3 arranged above the main body unit 2. The main body unit 2 includes a control unit configured to control each unit of the multifunction machine 1, an image forming unit configured to record an image on a recording medium, a communication unit for communicating with other devices, and the like. Is provided.

The reading unit 3 is connected to the main body unit 2 via a hinge so that the reading unit 3 is rotatable relative to the main body unit 2 about an axis extending in the left-right direction near the rear end of the reading unit 3. Has been done. As a result, the reading unit 3 can be displaced between a closed position that closes the opening on the upper surface of the main body unit 2 and an open position that opens the opening. When the opening on the upper surface of the main body unit 2 is opened, maintenance of each part built in the main body unit 2 (for example, a treatment for a paper jam generated in the image forming portion) can be performed through the opening. ..

The reading unit 3 includes a flat bed portion 5 (hereinafter abbreviated as FB portion 5) and an automatic document feeder 6 (hereinafter abbreviated as ADF portion 6) arranged above the FB portion 5. Equipped with. A document table on which a document whose image is to be read is placed is provided on the upper surface of the FB unit 5, and a reading unit for reading an image of the document placed on the document table is provided inside the FB unit 5. Has been.

The ADF unit 6 is provided with a document transport unit configured to transport a document along a predetermined transport path. The reading unit provided in the FB unit 5 is also configured to be able to read an image of a document conveyed in the ADF unit 6. The ADF portion 6 is configured to be rotatable about an axis extending in the left-right direction near the rear end of the ADF portion 6 by being connected to the FB portion 5 via a hinge. As a result, the ADF unit 6 can be displaced between the position where the document table is covered and the position where the document table is exposed.

An operation panel 7 is provided on the front side of the body unit 2. Below the operation panel 7, a medium supply cassette 8 in which a recording medium to be supplied to the image forming unit is accommodated is attached. A discharge tray 9 is formed on the upper surface side of the medium supply cassette 8 to discharge the recording medium on which the image is formed in the image forming section.

As shown in FIG. 1, an exterior structure 10 (corresponding to an example of an exterior structure of an electronic device according to the present disclosure) that forms an exterior surface near the front end of the ADF portion 6 is provided in the front portion of the ADF portion 6. It is provided. In the case of the present embodiment, the exterior structure 10 constitutes a handle portion 10A used when rotating the ADF portion 6. The handle portion 10</b>A has a shape that is recessed rearward with respect to the forefront of the exterior structure 10 and forms a gap with the upper end of the operation panel 7. When rotating the ADF unit 6, the user can raise the front end of the ADF unit 6 upward by placing the fingertip on the handgrip unit 10A from below.

As shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, the exterior structure 10 in the present embodiment has a base component 11 and an additional component 13 attached to the base component 11. The additional component 13 is configured to be removable from the base component 11 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the additional component 13 has one exposed portion 15 and five insertion portions 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, and 17E (however, the insertion portion 17C is included in FIG. 2C). Only shown.). The base part 11 is provided with five insertion portions 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D, 19E (however, only the insertion portion 19C is shown in FIG. 2C). In addition, the number of the inserting portions and the inserted portions corresponding thereto can be increased or decreased depending on the size of the additional component or the like.

The exposed portion 15 is a portion that constitutes a part of the exterior surface of the multifunction device 1 by being arranged at a position exposed to the outside of the multifunction device 1. In the case of the present embodiment, the exposed portion 15 is formed in a shape that is elongated in the left-right direction. The insertion portions 17A to 17E are shaped so as to project rearward from the exposed portion 15. The five insertion portions 17A to 17E are provided at positions aligned in the width direction (horizontal direction) at intervals. When the additional component 13 is attached to the base component 11, the five insertion portions 17A to 17E are inserted into the corresponding insertion portions 19A to 19E, respectively. With the additional component 13 attached to the base component 11, the surface of the exposed portion 15 of the base component 11 forms substantially the same surface as the front surface of the base component 11.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the insertion portions 17A to 17E have a plate-shaped portion 21, an elastic pressing portion 23, and a locking portion 25 (however, only the insertion portion 17C is shown in FIG. 4A). The plate-shaped portion 21 is formed in a flat plate shape, and extends in a cantilever shape from the rear surface 15A of the exposed portion 15 rearward in a state where the plate thickness direction thereof is oriented in the vertical direction. The plate-shaped portion 21 is configured to be elastically deformable, whereby the front end of the plate-shaped portion 21 is fixed to the exposed portion 15 and the rear end of the plate-shaped portion 21 is elastically deformed. It is a free end that can be displaced. A through hole 27 penetrating the plate-shaped portion 21 in the up-down direction is provided between the rear surface 15A of the exposed portion 15 and the vicinity of the center of the plate-shaped portion 21 in the front-rear direction and near the center of the plate-shaped portion 21 in the left-right direction. Has been formed.

The elastic pressing portion 23 extends forward in a cantilever shape from a position on the opposite side of the exposed portion 15 with the through hole 27 interposed therebetween. The elastic pressing portion 23 is configured to be elastically deformable, whereby the rear end of the elastic pressing portion 23 is fixed to the plate-shaped portion 21, and the front end of the elastic pressing portion 23 is elastic. It is a free end that displaces with deformation. The tip (front end) of the elastic pressing portion 23 in the extending direction reaches the vicinity of the center of the through hole 27. The locking portion 25 is a claw-shaped portion provided at the rear end of the plate-shaped portion 21, and projects downward from the rear end of the plate-shaped portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 4B, insertion holes 31 that penetrate the base component 11 in the front-rear direction are formed in the insertion portions 19A to 19E (however, only the insertion portion 19C is shown in FIG. 4B. ). Further, in the inserted portions 19A to 19E, a pressed portion 33, a locked portion 35, and a holding portion 37 are provided at positions behind the insertion hole 31. When viewed from the front, the shape of the insertion hole 31 is such that, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the vertical dimension near the left and right ends of the insertion hole 31 is larger than the vertical dimension near the center of the insertion hole 31 in the horizontal direction. It has a small shape.

Thereby, when inserting the insertion portions 17A to 17E into the insertion portions 19A to 19E, the elastic pressing portion 23 having a larger vertical dimension than the plate-shaped portion 21 in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction of the insertion hole 31, The locking portion 25 can be passed. In addition, the vertical dimension near the left and right ends of the insertion hole 31 is approximately equal to the thickness of the plate-shaped portion 21. That is, the left and right end portions of the plate-shaped portion 21 are sandwiched by the upper wall and the lower wall that define the left and right end portions of the insertion hole 31 from the up and down direction. As a result, in the vicinity of both ends of the insertion hole 31 in the left-right direction, rattling of the plate-shaped portion 21 in the up-down direction is suppressed.

The pressed portion 33 is configured by using an inclined surface 33A provided in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction of the inserted portions 19A to 19E and at a position slightly rearward of the insertion hole 31. The inclination of the inclined surface 33A that serves as the pressed portion 33 is a downward inclination from the front to the rear. When the insertion portions 17A to 17E are inserted into the insertion portions 19A to 19E, as shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C, the elastic pressing portion 23 elastically presses in an elastically deformed state. The front end of the portion 23 contacts the pressed portion 33 and presses the pressed portion 33.

At this time, the elastic pressing portion 23 comes into contact with the pressed portion 33 at the inclined surface 23A having a downward slope from the front to the rear. As a result, the elastic pressing portion 23 and the pressed portion 33 contact each other at the inclined surfaces 23A and 33A, contact at the edge of one inclined surface 23A and at the other inclined surface 33A, or one inclined surface. 23A and the other edge 33A of the inclined surface are in contact with each other. In such a contact state, when the elastic pressing portion 23 exerts a pressing force F1 on the pressed portion 33, as shown in FIG. 6C, as a reaction to the pressing force F1, the elastic pressing portion 23 elastically presses the pressed portion F1. The drag F2 acts on the portion 23 obliquely rearward and upward.

The drag force F2 can be divided into a component force parallel to the front-rear direction and a component force parallel to the up-down direction. The component force parallel to the front-rear direction acts as a rear biasing force F3 that biases the inserting portions 17A to 17E rearward (that is, the inserting direction into the inserted portions 19A to 19E). The component force parallel to the vertical direction acts as an upward biasing force F4 that biases the insertion portions 17A to 17E upward (that is, a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the insertion portions 19A to 19E). ..

That is, in the case of the present embodiment, in each of the insertion portions 17A to 17E, the insertion portion 17A to 17E is pressed by pressing the single pressed portion 33 while the single elastic pressing portion 23 is elastically deformed. Is configured to be urged rearward and upward. When such a rear biasing force F3 and an upper biasing force F4 act on the additional component 13, even if there is a play gap between the base component 11 and the additional component 13, the additional component 13 is directed in a specific direction within the clearance. Is activated. Therefore, as compared with the case where a similar biasing force does not act on the additional component 13, the additional component 13 is less likely to rattle in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the locked portion 35 is configured by using a rear end surface 35B of a protruding portion 35A extending rearward from positions on both sides in the left-right direction with the pressed portion 33 interposed therebetween. .. When the inserting portions 17A to 17E are inserted into the inserted portions 19A to 19E, the locking portion 25 is hooked on the locked portion 35 as shown in FIG. 6B. As a result, the locking portion 25 restricts the insertion portions 17A to 17E from being displaced in the direction of being pulled out from the insertion portions 19A to 19E. As described above, in the case of this embodiment, the rearward biasing force F3 acts on the insertion portions 17A to 17E. Therefore, even with this alone, the additional component 13 is in a state in which it is difficult to separate from the base component 11. However, if the locking portion 25 and the locked portion 35 as described above are further provided, the effect of suppressing the additional component 13 from coming off the base component 11 is enhanced.

As shown in FIG. 2C, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6C, the holding portion 37 is located at a position where the inserted portions 19A to 19E of the base member 11 are formed, and the left and right edge portions of the insertion holes 31 in the left and right directions. It is the part that extends rearward from. The holding portion 37 is a portion that holds near both ends of the plate-shaped portion 21 in the left-right direction and restricts the plate-shaped portion 21 from being displaced in the up-down direction and the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 6C, in the holding portion 37 and the insertion hole 31, the portion through which the plate-shaped portion 21 is inserted has the same vertical dimension as the plate thickness of the plate-shaped portion 21, and a play gap is extremely small. It has a small shape.

Moreover, a contacted portion 39 that faces the upper surface of the plate-shaped portion 21 at a portion facing downward is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the portion where the holding portion 37 and the insertion hole 31 are formed. When the insertion portions 17A to 17E are inserted into the insertion portions 19A to 19E and the pressed portion 33 is pressed while the elastic pressing portion 23 is elastically deformed, the insertion portions 17A to 17E cause the upward biasing force F4. The plate-shaped portion 21 is brought into pressure contact with the contacted portion 39 by being urged upward by.

Further, the elastic pressing portion 23 described above also functions as a member that enhances the engagement ability between the locking portion 25 and the locked portion 35. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6B, the elastic pressing portion 23 presses the pressed portion 33 at the position P2 closer to the exposed portion 15 than the center P1 between both ends of the insertion portions 17A to 17E in the insertion direction. Ready to go. The position P2 where the elastic pressing portion 23 presses the pressed portion 33 is closer to the exposed portion 15 than the rear end P3 of the holding portion 37.

When the elastic pressing portion 23 is pressed upward from the pressed portion 33 in front of the position P2 or the position P3, the plate is formed behind the fixed end (rear end) of the elastic pressing portion 23. A force for displacing the downward portion 21 acts, and the locking portion 25 is urged downward. Therefore, the locking portion 25 is less likely to be displaced upward than in the case where the elastic pressing portion 23 is not elastically deformed, and the engaging ability between the locking portion 25 and the locked portion 35 is enhanced. Therefore, in such an engaged state, even if an unexpected situation occurs, for example, when the product vibrates during transportation, the effect of suppressing the engagement portion 25 from coming off the engaged portion 35 is high. It becomes a more reliable product.

As shown in FIG. 6C, the lower surface 15B of the exposed portion 15 is provided slightly above the handholding surface 11A of the base portion 11. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the fingertip from being caught on the exposed portion 15 when the user puts the fingertip on the handhold portion 10A. Therefore, such a configuration also contributes to suppressing the rattling of the additional component 13.

Further, the plate-shaped portion 21 included in each of the five insertion portions 17A to 17E has its displacement in the left-right direction restricted by the insertion hole 31 and the holding portion 37, as shown in each of FIGS. 7A to 7F. There is. However, among the five inserted portions 19A to 19E, one inserted portion 19C located at the position closest to the center in the width direction has the inserted portions 19A and 19B other than the one inserted portion 19C. , 19D, 19E, there is less play between the insertion portions 17A to 17E.

Specifically, in one inserted portion 19C located closest to the center in the width direction, there is no gap in the left-right direction between the insertion hole 31 and the holding portion 37 and the plate-like portion 21. On the other hand, in the other inserted portions 19A to 19E, there is a gap portion 41 that is a play in the left-right direction between the insertion hole 31 and the holding portion 37 and the plate portion 21. Such a void 41 can be formed by making the horizontal dimension of the plate-shaped portion 21 smaller than the horizontal dimension of the insertion hole 31 and the holding portion 37. Alternatively, the void portion 41 may be formed by increasing the lateral dimension of the insertion hole 31 and the holding portion 37 with respect to the lateral dimension of the plate-shaped portion 21, or the void portion may be formed by using these two methods together. 41 may be formed.

When such a void portion 41 is provided, the individual inserting portions 17A, 17B, 17D, 17E are slightly leftward and rightward in the inserted portions 19A to 19E (only the lateral dimension portion of the void portion 41 is included). ) It can be displaced. However, if the inserted portion 19C located closest to the center in the width direction has a structure with no gap, the displacement of the additional component 13 as a whole is restricted in the left-right direction, and Rattling is suppressed. In addition, if the rattling of the additional component 13 in the left-right direction can be suppressed at the one inserted portion 19C closest to the center in the width direction as described above, the other inserted portions 19A, 19B, 19D can be suppressed. , 19E has the advantage that the additional part 13 can be easily removed from the base part 11 by providing the void 41.

More specifically, when removing the additional component 13 from the base component 11, as shown in FIG. 8, of the five insertion portions 17A to 17E, one insertion portion at the position closest to the center in the width direction. Regarding 17C, the engagement with the inserted portion 19C is first released, and the work of pulling out the inserted portion 17C from the inserted portion 19C is started. At this time, in the inserted portions 19A, 19B, 19D, 19E provided with the above-mentioned void 41, the inserted portions 17A, 17B, 17D, 17E can be tilted by the amount of the void 41. Therefore, while bending the exposed portion 15, it is possible to start pulling out one insertion portion 17C located at the position closest to the center in the width direction, and thereafter, the other insertion portions 17A, 17B, 17D, in order. Also in 17E, it is possible to proceed with the removal of the additional component 13 while releasing the engagement with the inserted portions 19A, 19B, 19D, 19E.

In this respect, if the above-described void 41 is not provided, the work of pulling out the inserting portion 17C from the inserted portion 19C for one inserting portion 17C closest to the center in the width direction is performed. Even if it tries to start, the insertion portions 17A, 17B, 17D, 17E on both sides thereof do not tilt, so that it becomes difficult to bend the exposed portion 15. Therefore, in this case, all the five inserting portions 17A to 17E are disengaged from the inserted portions 19A to 19E in parallel, and all the five inserting portions 17A to 17E are inserted at the same time. There is a possibility that the work of pulling out from the portions 19A to 19E is forced, and the workability is deteriorated. On the other hand, if the void portion 41 as described above is provided, the five insertion portions 17A to 17E are sequentially pulled out from the insertion portions 19A to 19E by utilizing the bending of the exposed portion 15. Therefore, the workability when removing the additional component 13 is improved.

[effect]
As described above, according to the exterior structure 10 included in the multifunction machine 1, the elastic pressing portion 23 is elastically deformed when the insertion portions 17A to 17E are inserted into the insertion portions 19A to 19E. The pressed portion 33 is pressed in this state. As a result, the inserting portions 17A to 17E are biased in the inserting direction into the inserted portions 19A to 19E and in the direction intersecting with the inserting direction. Therefore, when the external force acts on the additional component 13, the insertion portions 17A to 17E are prevented from further displacing in the insertion direction, and the insertion portions 17A to 17E are further prevented from displacing in the direction intersecting the insertion direction. it can. Therefore, the additional component 13 can be prevented from rattling with respect to the base component 11, and the texture of the product can be improved. Further, the additional component 13 is provided with the exposed portion 15 that is exposed to the outside of the multi-function peripheral. By suppressing the rattling of the additional component 13, the rattling of the exposed portion 15 is also suppressed and the appearance Can be kept good.

Further, in the case of the exterior structure 10, the locking portion 25 restricts the insertion portions 17A to 17E from being displaced in the direction of being pulled out from the insertion portions 19A to 19E. Therefore, for example, the locking portion 25 can prevent a trouble such as the additional component 13 coming off from the base component 11.

Further, in the case of the exterior structure 10, the elastic pressing portion 23 presses the pressed portion 33 at the position P2 closer to the exposed portion 15 than the center P1 between both ends in the inserting direction of the inserting portions 17A to 17E. .. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively suppress the rattling in the vicinity of the exposed portion 15 than in the case where the elastic pressing portion 23 is provided at a position distant from the exposed portion 15.

In the case of the exterior structure 10, the insertion portions 17A to 17E are urged upward, which is a direction intersecting the insertion direction, so that the plate-shaped portion 21 makes pressure contact with the contacted portion 39. Becomes Therefore, it is possible to suppress the plate-shaped portion 21 from further displacing upward, and it is possible to suppress the rattling in the vicinity of the plate-shaped portion 21.

In the case of the exterior structure 10, the elastic pressing portion 23 is pressed at the position between the both ends of the contacted portion 39 in the inserting direction (that is, the position P2 closer to the exposed portion 15 than the position P3). The part 33 is pressed. Therefore, the biasing force of the elastic pressing portion 23 can be more efficiently applied to the contacted portion 39 than in the case where the elastic pressing portion 23 is provided at a position distant from the contacted portion 39.

In the case of the exterior structure 10, the additional component 13 having the single exposed portion 15 can be attached to the base component 11 by the plurality of insertion portions 17A to 17E. Therefore, compared to an additional component that is attached to the base component 11 by a single insertion portion, the strength of the attachment location can be increased, and the rattling suppression effect can be enhanced.

In addition, in the case of the exterior structure 10, one inserted portion 19C that is closest to the center in the width direction among the plurality of inserted portions 19A to 19E is other than the one inserted portion 19C. Compared with the inserted portions 19A, 19B, 19D, and 19E, the play between the inserted portions 19C is small. Therefore, it is possible to accurately position the additional component 13 and the base component 11 by using the one inserted portion 19C located closest to the center in the width direction. In addition, in the inserted portions 19A, 19B, 19D, and 19E other than the one inserted portion 19C closest to the center in the width direction, since there is more play than the inserted portion 19C in the center, insertion The operation of inserting the parts 17A to 17E into the inserted parts 19A to 19E and the operation of withdrawing from the inserted parts 19A to 19E can be easily performed, and the efficiency of the work of attaching/detaching the additional component 13 to/from the base component 11 is improved. be able to.

Further, in the case of the exterior structure 10, the lower end of the exposed portion 15 constitutes a part of the handhold portion 10A on which the user puts his/her fingertip from the lower side when displacing a part of the multifunction machine 1 upward. There is. Therefore, with such a configuration, it is possible to suppress rattling of the hand-held portion 10A, and thus it is possible to improve the texture when the user puts his/her fingertip on the hand-held portion 10A.

Further, in the case of the exterior structure 10, in each of the insertion portions 17A to 17E, the single elastic pressing portion 23 is used to insert the insertion portions 17A to 17E in the insertion direction and the direction intersecting the insertion direction. Can be urged. Therefore, the structure around the elastic pressing portion in each insertion portion can be simplified as compared with the case where a plurality of elastic pressing portions are used for each insertion portion.

[Other Embodiments]
Although the exterior structure 10 of the electronic device has been described above with reference to the exemplary embodiment, the above-described embodiment is merely one example of one aspect of the present disclosure. That is, the present disclosure is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described above, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea of the present disclosure.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the insertion portions 17A to 17E having a specific shape are illustrated, but the insertion portions 17A to 17E may be replaced by the insertion portions 17A to 17E as long as the functions equivalent to those of the insertion portions 17A to 17E described above can be realized. The specific shapes of the respective parts and the positional relationship between the respective parts are not limited to the above examples.

To give a more specific example, in the above-described embodiment, the locking portion 25 is provided in a portion different from the elastic pressing portion 23, but if the same function can be realized, a portion that is displaced together with the elastic pressing portion 23. The locking portion 25 may be provided in the. For example, in the case of the insertion part 117 included in the additional component 113 shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9D, the plate-shaped part 121 extending rearward from the exposed part 115 and the front part from the plate-shaped part 121. The elastic pressing portion 123 extends and the locking portion 125 is provided near the front end of the elastic pressing portion 123.

As shown in FIG. 9D, when such an inserting portion 117 is inserted into the inserted portion 119, the elastic pressing portion 123 has an inclined surface 123A having a downward slope from the front side to the rear side. Contact 133. Thereby, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the elastic pressing portion 123 exerts the pressing force F1 on the pressed portion 133, and as a reaction to the pressing force F1, the elastic pressing portion 123 presses the elastic pressing portion 123. , The drag F2 acts diagonally upward and rearward. Therefore, since the reaction force F2 acts as the rearward biasing force F3 and the upward biasing force F4, the additional component 113 is less likely to rattle in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction with respect to the base component 111.

Further, when an external force acts in the direction in which the insertion portion 117 is pulled out from the insertion receiving portion 119, the locking portion 125 is caught by the locking portion 135. As a result, the locking portion 125 restricts the insertion portion 117 from being displaced in the direction of being pulled out from the insertion portion 119. Thus, even if the locking portion 125 is provided at a position displaced together with the elastic pressing portion 123, the insertion portion 117 having the same function as that of the above-described embodiment can be configured.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rear biasing force F3 and the upward biasing force F4 are generated by the single elastic pressing portion 123, but the first elastic pressing portion that generates the rear biasing force F3 and the upward biasing force F4 are generated. The second elastic pressing portion to be generated may be separately provided. For example, in the case of the insertion part 217 included in the additional component 213 shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D, the plate-shaped part 221 has the plate-shaped part 221 extending rearward from the exposed part 215. A protrusion 222 that protrudes downward is provided at the rear end.

As shown in FIG. 10C, the protrusion 222 is provided with an inclined surface 222A having a downward slope from the front to the rear, and the inclined surface 222A contacts the pressed portion 233. Accordingly, the plate-shaped portion 221 and the protruding portion 222 are configured to function as the first elastic pressing portion 223. Even in this case, a part of the reaction force acting from the pressed portion 233 to the first elastic pressing portion 223 acts as the rear biasing force F3. In addition, the protrusion 222 is provided with a vertical surface 222B orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and when the insertion portion 217 is displaced in the direction of being pulled out from the insertion portion 219, the protrusion 222 is a vertical surface. 222B is configured to contact the locked portion 235 and function as the locking portion 225.

Furthermore, a projection 221A is provided on the lower surface of the plate-shaped portion 221. Since the protrusion 221A is provided, when the insertion portion 217 is inserted into the insertion portion 219, the plate-shaped portion 221 elastically deforms to a convex shape. As a result, the plate-shaped portion 221 generates the upward biasing force F4 and functions as the second elastic pressing portion 224. Thus, even if the first elastic pressing portion 223 that generates the rearward biasing force F3 and the second elastic pressing portion 224 that generates the upward biasing force F4 are provided at different positions, the above-described implementation The same action and effect as the form can be obtained.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the exterior structure 10 configures the exterior surface near the front end of the ADF portion 6, but when the exterior surface of various electronic devices is configured at other locations, the technology of the present disclosure is disclosed. May be applied.

In the embodiment described above, the function realized by one component may be realized by a plurality of components. Further, the function realized by a plurality of constituent elements may be realized by one constituent element. Moreover, you may omit a part of structure of each said embodiment. Further, at least a part of the configuration of each of the above-described embodiments may be added to or replaced with the configuration of the other above-described embodiments. Note that all aspects included in the technical idea specified by the wording recited in the claims correspond to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

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Note that, as is clear from the exemplary embodiments described above, the exterior structure of the electronic device of the present disclosure may further include the following configurations.

First, in the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, one of the inserting portion and the inserted portion has at least one locking portion, and the other has a locked portion on which the locking portion is hooked. The locking portion prevents the insertion portion from being disengaged from the insertion portion when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion portion and the locking portion is caught by the engagement portion. May be configured to be controlled.

According to the exterior structure configured as described above, the locking portion restricts the insertion portion from being displaced in the direction of being pulled out from the insertion portion. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent the trouble such as the additional component coming off from the base component from occurring.

Further, in the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, the elastic pressing portion is in a state of pressing the pressed portion at a position closer to the exposed portion than the center between both ends in the insertion direction of the insertion portion. It may be configured.

According to the exterior structure configured in this manner, since the elastic pressing portion is provided near the exposed portion, rattling is more likely to occur near the exposed portion than when the elastic pressing portion is provided at a position distant from the exposed portion. It can be effectively suppressed.

In the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, the insertion portion has a plate-shaped portion in which the plate thickness direction is oriented in the vertical direction and the direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction is the insertion direction, An elastic pressing portion is provided at the center of the plate-shaped portion in the width direction orthogonal to both the plate thickness direction and the insertion direction, and the inserted portion faces the upper surface of the plate-shaped portion at a position facing downward. It is a direction that has a contact portion and presses the pressed portion in a state where the elastic pressing portion is elastically deformed when the insertion portion is inserted into the inserted portion, and the insertion portion intersects the insertion direction. The plate-shaped portion may be biased upward so that the plate-shaped portion is in pressure contact with the contacted portion.

According to the exterior structure configured in this manner, the plate-shaped portion of the insertion portion can be urged upward and brought into pressure contact with the contacted portion, so that the plate-shaped portion is displaced further upward. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of rattling, and to prevent rattling from occurring near the plate-shaped portion.

In addition, in the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, the elastic pressing portion may be configured to press the pressed portion at a position between both ends of the contacted portion in the insertion direction. ..

According to the exterior structure configured in this manner, the elastic pressing portion biases the plate-shaped portion upward in the vicinity of the contacted portion, so that the elastic pressing portion is provided at a position distant from the contacted portion. Also, the biasing force of the elastic pressing portion can be efficiently applied to the contacted portion.

In the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, at least one insertion portion is a plurality of insertion portions, at least one insertion portion is a plurality of insertion portions, a plurality of insertion portions May project from a single exposed portion.

According to the exterior structure configured as described above, the additional component having the single exposed portion can be attached to the base component by the plurality of insertion portions. Therefore, compared to an additional component that is attached to the base component by a single insertion portion, the strength of the attachment location can be increased, and the rattling suppression effect can be enhanced.

Further, in the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, the plurality of insertion portions are provided at positions aligned in the width direction at intervals, and the plurality of insertion portions are arranged at intervals in the width direction. Among the plurality of insertion portions, one insertion portion located at the position closest to the center in the width direction has a larger insertion portion than insertion portions other than the one insertion portion. The shape may be such that there is little play between the and.

According to the exterior structure configured as described above, the additional component and the base component can be accurately positioned by using one inserted portion located closest to the center in the width direction. In addition, in the inserted parts other than the one inserted part that is closest to the center in the width direction, there is more play than in the central inserted part, so insert the inserted part into the inserted part. Since the operation and the operation of pulling out from the inserted portion can be easily performed, the efficiency of the work of attaching/detaching the additional component to/from the base component can be improved.

Further, in the exterior structure of the electronic device of the present disclosure, the lower end of the exposed portion constitutes a part of the handhold part on which the user applies his/her fingertip from the lower side when displacing a part of the electronic device upward. May be.

According to the exterior structure configured in this manner, it is possible to suppress rattling of the handhold portion, and thus it is possible to improve the texture when the user puts his/her fingertip on the handhold portion.
Further, in the exterior structure of the electronic device of the present disclosure, at least one elastic pressing portion is a single elastic pressing portion, at least one pressed portion is a single pressed portion, and a single elastic pressing portion. Even if the insertion portion is configured to be urged in the insertion direction and the direction intersecting the insertion direction by pressing the single pressed portion in a state where the portion is elastically deformed Good.

According to the exterior structure configured as described above, the insertion portion can be urged in the insertion direction and the direction intersecting the insertion direction by using the single elastic pressing portion. The structure around the elastic pressing portion can be simplified as compared with the case of using the portion.

In the electronic device exterior structure of the present disclosure, at least one elastic pressing portion is a plurality of elastic pressing portions including at least a first elastic pressing portion and a second elastic pressing portion, and at least one pressed portion is A plurality of pressed parts including at least a first pressed part corresponding to the first elastic pressing part and a second pressed part corresponding to the second elastic pressing part, wherein the first elastic pressing part is elastically deformed. By pressing the first pressed portion, the insertion portion is configured to be urged in the insertion direction, and the second pressed portion is moved in a state in which the second elastic pressing portion is elastically deformed. The insertion part may be configured to be biased in a direction intersecting the insertion direction by pressing.

According to the exterior structure configured as above, the insertion portion can be biased in the insertion direction by using the first elastic pressing portion, and the insertion portion can be inserted by using the second elastic pressing portion. It can be urged in the direction that intersects the jamming direction. Therefore, since the first elastic pressing portion and the second elastic pressing portion can be formed in the shapes corresponding to the respective biasing directions, the first elastic pressing portion and the second elastic pressing portion can be formed more than when a single elastic pressing portion is used. The shape and arrangement position of each pressing portion can be easily optimized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Multifunction machine, 2... Main body unit, 3... Reading unit, 5... Flat bed part (FB part), 6... Automatic document feeder (ADF part), 7... Operation panel, 8... Medium supply cassette, 9... Ejection tray, 10... Exterior structure, 10A... Handle part, 11... Base part, 13... Additional part, 15... Exposed part, 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E... Insert part, 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D , 19E... Inserted part, 21... Plate-shaped part, 23... Elastic pressing part, 25... Locking part, 27... Through hole, 31... Insertion hole, 33... Pressed part, 35... Locked part, 37 ... holding part, 39... contacted part, 41... void part, 113... additional part, 115... exposed part, 117... insertion part, 119... insertion part, 121... plate part, 123... elastic pressing part, 125... Locking part, 133... Pressed part, 135... Locked part, 215... Exposed part, 217... Insert part, 219... Insert part, 221... Plate part, 221A... Projection, 222... Projection Part 223... First elastic pressing part, 224... Second elastic pressing part, 225... Locking part, 233... Pressed part, 235... Locked part.

Claims (8)

A base part and an additional part attached to the base part, wherein the additional part is attached to the base part and exposed to the outside of the electronic device by at least a part of the base part and at least a part of the additional part. Part of the exterior surface to be configured,
The additional component has an exposed portion that is disposed at a position exposed to the outside of the electronic device and forms a part of the exterior surface, and at least one insertion portion that projects from the exposed portion, and the base The component has at least one inserted portion into which the inserting portion is inserted, and the additional component is attached to the base component by inserting the inserting portion into the inserted portion,
One of the inserting section and the inserted section has at least one elastic pressing section, and the other has at least one pressing section pressed by the elastic pressing section. By pressing the pressed part in a state where the elastic pressing part is elastically deformed when the part is inserted into the inserted part, the inserting part inserts the insertion direction into the inserted part and It is configured to be urged in a direction intersecting with the inserting direction ,
The at least one elastic pressing part is a plurality of elastic pressing parts including at least a first elastic pressing part and a second elastic pressing part,
The at least one pressed portion is a plurality of pressed portions including at least a first pressed portion corresponding to the first elastic pressing portion and a second pressed portion corresponding to the second elastic pressing portion,
By pressing the first pressed portion in a state where the first elastic pressing portion is elastically deformed, the inserting portion is configured to be urged in the inserting direction, and (2) An electronic device configured such that the insertion portion is biased in a direction intersecting the insertion direction by pressing the second pressed portion while the elastic pressing portion is elastically deformed. Equipment exterior structure. The exterior structure of the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein
One of the inserting section and the inserted section has at least one locking section, and the other has a locked section on which the locking section is hooked, and the inserting section is When the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion portion, the engagement portion prevents the engagement portion from being displaced in the direction in which the insertion portion is pulled out from the insertion portion due to the engagement portion being caught by the engagement portion. The exterior structure of an electronic device that is configured to be in a state. An exterior structure for an electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The elastic pressing portion is configured to press the pressed portion at a position closer to the exposed portion than a center between both ends in the insertion direction of the insertion portion. body. An exterior structure for an electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The insertion portion has a plate-shaped portion in which the plate thickness direction is oriented in the vertical direction, and the direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction is the insertion direction, and the plate thickness direction in the plate-shaped portion and The elastic pressing portion is provided at the center of the width direction orthogonal to both the inserting direction,
The inserted portion has a contacted portion that faces the upper surface of the plate-shaped portion at a position facing downward,
It is a direction in which the insertion portion presses the pressed portion in a state where the elastic pressing portion is elastically deformed when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion portion, and the insertion portion intersects the insertion direction. An exterior structure for an electronic device, which is configured to be urged upward to bring the plate-like portion into pressure contact with the contacted portion. The exterior structure for an electronic device according to claim 4,
The exterior structure of an electronic device, wherein the elastic pressing portion is configured to press the pressed portion at a position between both ends of the contacted portion in the insertion direction. An exterior structure for an electronic device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein
The at least one insertion part is a plurality of insertion parts,
The at least one inserted portion is a plurality of inserted portions,
An exterior structure of an electronic device, wherein the plurality of insertion portions protrude from a single exposed portion. An exterior structure for an electronic device according to claim 6,
The plurality of insertion portions are provided at positions aligned with each other in the width direction,
The plurality of inserted portions are provided at positions lined up at intervals in the width direction,
Of the plurality of inserted portions, one inserted portion located at the position closest to the center in the width direction is compared with inserted portions other than the one inserted portion, and the inserted portion. An exterior structure for electronic devices that is shaped so that there is little play between the two. An exterior structure for an electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The lower end of the exposed part constitutes an exterior structure of an electronic device that constitutes a part of a handhold part on which a user applies his/her fingertip from the lower side when displacing a part of the electronic device upward.