JPH05274060A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent erroneous input due to the careless operation by fingers or palms and to prevent the fatigue on hands due to long-time input operation of document information by allowing an operator to operate an information processor with his wrists or the like resting on a keyboard reception part which is projected to the operator under the display aperture part of a main body. CONSTITUTION:A display part 2 is arranged in an aperture part 6a of a front cabinet 6 of a main body part 1, and document information is displayed on the display screen, and hand-writing input with a finger or the like from on the display screen is possible. When the main body part 1 is laid down, an upper keyboard reception part 8 and a lower keyboard reception part 9 of the main body part 1 are projected to the operator side more than the display screen of the display device 2. At the time of handwriting input of document information, the operator can input document information with his wrists or the like resting on the lower keyboard reception part. Consequently, erroneous input due to careless touch of fingers and palms with the display screen of the display device 2 is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is an information processing apparatus having display input means for displaying document information such as characters and figures on a display screen and enabling handwriting input of document information on the display screen. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information processing apparatus such as a so-called personal computer and a computer device with a display unit such as a word processor has a keyboard as an input unit, a main body unit including a power supply unit and a circuit board, and a display screen. With a display unit provided with, a document can be produced by inputting document information such as characters and figures by operating keys on a keyboard and displaying this document information on a display screen. It has become.

Further, some of the above-mentioned information processing devices enable handwriting input of document information from a display screen. In such an information processing apparatus, an operator manually inputs document information with a stylus pen or the like on the display screen, thereby enabling the document information to be input from the display screen displaying the document information. ..

As an information processing device capable of handwriting input,
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, a computer device with a display unit in which a large-screen display unit 40 is housed in a main body unit 41, and FIG.
There is known a so-called notebook-type computer device with a display unit in which a display unit 42, a keyboard 43, and the like are housed in a main body unit 45 as shown in FIG.

[0005]

However, in a computer device with a display unit as shown in FIG. 10 as an information processing device capable of handwriting input of document information from the display screen as in the above-mentioned conventional case, a large screen is required. Display unit 40 having
Is provided on the same plane as the upper cabinet of the main body 41 that houses the display unit 40. Therefore, when the operator manually inputs document information on the display unit 40 with a stylus pen or the like, a finger or a palm carelessly touches the display unit 40, resulting in an erroneous input and causing an erroneous operation. Have

In a notebook-type computer device with a display unit as shown in FIG. 11, the display unit 42 and the keyboard 43 are provided on the same plane as the upper cabinet of the main body unit 45 that houses them. Therefore, when the operator manually inputs document information on the display unit 42 with the stylus pen 44, a finger or a palm carelessly touches the display unit 42 or the keyboard 43, resulting in an incorrect input and causing an erroneous operation. I have a problem.

In order to prevent such an erroneous operation, the operator lifts his / her hand from the display unit when handwriting input of document information with a stylus pen or the like on the display unit of an information processing unit such as a computer unit with a display unit. Must be operated while holding in the air. Therefore, the conventional information processing apparatus not only has poor operability, but also has a problem that the hand becomes tired when handwriting input of document information is performed for a long time.

Furthermore, conventionally, an information processing apparatus capable of handwriting input of document information on a display screen does not have a cover or the like for protecting the display section, and is stored and transported with the display section exposed. Therefore, there is also a problem that the display portion is likely to be damaged or broken.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention displays a main body and document information such as characters and figures which are housed in the main body on a display screen. At the same time, an information processing apparatus comprising a display input means capable of handwriting input of document information on the display screen and a keyboard having an input key, wherein the keyboard has a front surface side facing the display input means. And is detachably provided to the main body so as to cover the display opening of the main body for exposing the display screen of the display input means, and is formed in a size capable of covering the display opening of the main body. A mounting protrusion is provided on the main body side edge of the keyboard, and a keyboard lock protrusion is provided on the operator side edge, and the keyboard lock protrusion can move forward and backward with respect to the keyboard surface. A lower keyboard receiving portion is provided below the display opening portion of the main body portion and protrudes toward the operator side with respect to the display screen of the display input means, and above the display opening portion than the display screen of the display input means. An upper keyboard receiving portion protruding toward the operator side is formed, keyboard abutting portions are formed on both side edges of the display opening in the main body portion, and a mounting protrusion is insertable and protruding on the lower keyboard receiving portion. A convex insertion hole that allows you to rotate the keyboard with the part inserted is formed, and the upper keyboard receiving part,
It is characterized in that a convex portion insertion engaging hole that can engage with a keyboard lock convex portion that has advanced from the keyboard is formed.

[0010]

In the above structure, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the main body housing the display input means is placed in a lying state, and, for example, a stylus pen (FIG. 9A) or a finger (FIG. 9) is displayed on the display screen of the display input means. 9
When the handwriting input of the document information is performed according to (b), since the lower keyboard receiving portion protruding toward the operator side from the display screen of the display input means is formed below the display opening portion of the main body portion, the operation is performed. The person can operate by putting his / her wrist on the lower keyboard receiving portion. Therefore, it does not cause an erroneous operation such as a finger or palm touching the display screen of the display input means with careless input, which not only improves operability but also allows handwriting input of document information for a long time. My hands never get tired.

Further, the keyboard is detachably provided on the main body so that the front side faces the display input means and covers the display opening of the main body for exposing the display screen of the display input means. Since the display opening of the main body is formed so as to cover the display opening, the keyboard can protect the display screen of the display input means when the information processing apparatus is stored or transported. Therefore, when the information processing apparatus is stored or transported, the display screen of the display input means is not exposed, and the display screen of the display input means is not damaged or damaged.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following will describe one embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured to be portable, and has a main body 1 and a display 2 (FIG. 1 and FIG. 3) and a keyboard 3 for inputting document information such as characters and figures by key operation. As shown in FIG. 1, the display 2 is arranged in the display opening 6a of the front cabinet 6 of the main body 1, displays the document information on the display screen, and from the display screen,
A stylus pen (not shown) or a finger can be used for handwriting input of document information. The keyboard 3 and the main body 1 are connected by, for example, a key code such as a curl code or a cordless communication device (not shown).

A recording device 4 is provided on the side surface of the main body 1 for reading document information from a magnetic disk, which is a magnetic recording medium for recording document information, or for writing document information to the magnetic disk. On the back surface of the main body 1, a stand 5 used when the main body 1 is used upright
Is provided. The stand 5 is arranged so that it can be stored on the back of the main body 1 when the main body 1 is laid down and handwritten input of document information is input, or when an information processing device is stored and transported. Is rotatably attached to.

The keyboard 3 is sized to sufficiently cover the display 2 housed in the main body 1 and is detachably attached to the main body 1. When the keyboard 3 is attached to the main body 1, the front surface side of the main body 1 is attached. It is designed to be fixed toward the side. When the main body 1 and the keyboard 3 are used by inputting document information such as characters and figures by operating the keys of the keyboard 3, the main body 1 and the keyboard 3 are arranged as shown in FIG. 1, for example. That is, the main body 1 is placed in an upright position in which the display 2 is easily seen by the stand 5, and the keyboard 3 is detached from the main body 1 and placed face up.
When a stylus pen or a finger is used for handwriting input of document information on the display screen of the display 2, for example, as shown in FIG.
Are laid down.

As described above, the front cabinet 6 of the main body 1 is provided with the display opening 6a at the position where the display 2 is arranged. The portion where the display opening 6a is formed is formed in a concave shape so that the keyboard 3 can be arranged. On the left and right of the display opening 6a, the keyboard abutting portions 7 and 7 slightly protruding along both side edges thereof. Are formed. These keyboard abutting portions 7, 7 are formed to prevent the keyboard 3 from colliding with the display 2 when the keyboard 3 is attached to the main body 1. An upper keyboard receiving portion 8 and a lower keyboard receiving portion 9 are provided above and below the display opening portion 6a along the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion thereof. Part 9 includes
An upper keyboard receiving surface 8a and a lower keyboard receiving surface 9a facing each other are formed.

The upper keyboard receiving surface 8a is formed with convex insertion holes 10, 10 at the left and right positions, and the lower keyboard receiving surface 9a is formed with convex insertion holes 11 at the left and right positions. There is. The above-mentioned convex portion insertion engagement holes 10, 10 are
Keyboard lock member 20/2 of the keyboard 3 described later
It is formed so that 0 is inserted and fixed, and the protrusion insertion hole 11
Numeral 11 is formed so that the mounting protrusions 13 of the keyboard 3 can be inserted to rotate the keyboard 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the main body 1 is laid down, the upper keyboard receiving portion 8 and the lower keyboard receiving portion 9 of the main body 1 project toward the operator side more than the display screen of the display 2. Therefore, for example, FIG.
When handwriting input of document information with the stylus pen 30 from the display screen of the display 2 as shown in FIG. 9 or when handwriting input of document information with a finger from the display screen of display 2 as shown in FIG. At this time, the operator can put his / her wrist or the like on the lower keyboard receiving portion 9 and perform handwriting input of the document information. Therefore, an erroneous operation such as a finger or a palm carelessly touching the display screen of the display 2 to make an erroneous input is not caused, and the hand does not get tired even when handwriting input of document information is performed for a long time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the keyboard 3 has an upper cabinet 14 and a lower cabinet 15 which form a housing, and has a large number of input keys 3a. At the end edge portion of the upper surface cabinet 14 facing the main body portion 1, in the vicinity of both left and right end portions, at a portion corresponding to the convex portion insertion holes 11 of the lower keyboard receiving portion 9,
Mounting protrusion 13.1 protruding in the direction opposite to the main body 1
3 is formed. Also, of the top cabinet 14,
As shown in FIG. 4, engaging portion advancing ports 12 and 12 in which engaging convex portions 23 of a keyboard lock member 20 described later are arranged are opened on both sides of the edge portion on the operator side.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface cabinet 15 has an engaging portion entrance 12 in the upper surface cabinet 14.
・ Keyboard lock member 2
The mounting openings 16 for arranging 0 are opened. A receiving member 17 is arranged in each of the mounting openings 16. The receiving member 17 has elasticity and guide erected portions 18 and 18 which are erected on the left and right of the mounting opening 16 and are parallel to each other and extend in the front-rear direction. Toward the end, and the locking projection 19 is provided at the tip.
and a locking portion 19 in which a is formed.

By inserting from the lower surface side of the lower surface cabinet 15 into the mounting opening portions 16 and 16 of the lower surface cabinet 15 and the engaging portion outlets and openings 12 of the upper surface cabinet 14 described above, A keyboard lock member 20 is provided as a keyboard lock protrusion. As shown in FIG. 6, the keyboard lock member 20 has elasticity with the operation portion 21 arranged on the lower surface side of the lower surface cabinet 15, and is engaged with the upper end surfaces of the guide standing portions 18 of the receiving member 17. Engaging sliding parts 22.2
2 and an engaging convex portion which is advanced from the engaging portion outlet 12 of the upper surface cabinet 14 and is inserted into the convex portion inserting engaging hole 10 of the upper keyboard receiving portion 8 when the keyboard 3 is attached to the main body portion 1. 23, and is arranged on the receiving member 17 in the lower cabinet 15, as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the engaging projection 23 of the keyboard lock member 20 is engaged with the upper surface cabinet 14 on the upper surface of the operation portion 21 of the keyboard lock member 20. The locking projections 19 in the locking parts 19 of the receiving member 17 when advanced from the part advancing port 12
a locking engagement recess 21a that engages a and an engagement projection 23
An engaging recess 21b for unlocking, which engages with the engaging protrusion 19a when the device moves backward from the advanced state, is formed in a direction orthogonal to the advancing / retreating direction of the keyboard lock member 20. The locking projection 19a and the locking engagement recess 21a constitute a locking engagement part, and the locking projection 19a and the unlock engagement recess 21b.
The unlocking engagement portion is configured by the above.

When the keyboard 3 of the present information processing apparatus is mounted on the main body 1 in the above-described structure, first, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the main body 1 is left in an upright state or laid down. As a state, the keyboard 3 is inserted into the protrusion insertion holes 11 and 11 in the lower keyboard receiving portion 9 of the main body 1.
The mounting protrusions 13 and 13 are inserted with the surface thereof facing the display 2. Then, the keyboard 3 is rotated in the direction of the display 2 around the lower end, and brought into contact with the keyboard abutting portions 7 of the front cabinet 6. At this time, the tip of the engagement protrusion 23 of the keyboard lock member 20 does not advance from the engagement portion outlet 12 of the upper surface cabinet 14 of the keyboard 3 and is flush with the surface of the upper surface cabinet 14. is there.

Next, from this state, when the operating portions 21 and 21 of both keyboard lock members 20 and 20 are pushed upward, the engagement of the keyboard lock members 20 and 20 from the engaging portion advancing port 12 and 12 of the upper cabinet 14. Compound convex portion 23.2
3 is projected, and these engaging convex portions 23, 23 are inserted into the convex portion insertion engaging holes 10, 10 of the upper keyboard receiving portion 8.
As a result, the keyboard 3 is fixed to the main body 1.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the locking convex portion 19a of the locking portion 19 of the receiving member 17 is engaged with the locking engagement concave portion 21a of the operating portion 21 of the keyboard locking member 20. To do. Therefore, the keyboard lock member 20 is held in a state in which the engagement protrusion 23 is inserted into the protrusion insertion engagement hole 10 of the upper keyboard receiver 8.

On the other hand, when removing the keyboard 3 of the information processing apparatus from the main body 1, both keyboard lock members 20
When the operation portion 21 of 21 is pushed down, the engagement protrusion 2 of the keyboard lock member 20 20 inserted into the protrusion insertion engagement hole 10 of the upper keyboard receiving portion 8
3.23 is the engaging portion entrance 12 of the upper surface cabinet 14.
・ Retracting to 12, the engaging protrusions 23 ・ 23 are pulled out from the protrusion insertion engaging holes 10 of the upper keyboard receiving portion 8.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the locking convex portion 19a of the locking portion 19 of the receiving member 17 engages with the unlocking engagement concave portion 21b of the operating portion 21 of the keyboard lock member 20. To meet. Therefore, the keyboard lock member 20 is held in a state in which the engagement protrusion 23 is retracted to the engagement portion entrance 12 of the upper surface cabinet 14. At this time, as shown in the figure, the engaging projection 23 of the keyboard lock member 20 closes the engaging portion entrance / exit 12, so that the engaging portion entrance / exit 12 extends to the inside of the keyboard 3. Invasion of dust is prevented. Hereinafter, the keyboard 3 can be removed from the main body 1 by performing the operation opposite to the above-described operation of mounting the keyboard 3.

With the above structure, the main body of the information processing apparatus is such that the keyboard 3 faces the display 2 and covers the display opening 6a of the main body 1 for exposing the display screen of the display 2. The keyboard 3 is detachably attached to the unit 1 and has a size capable of covering the display opening 6a of the main unit 1. Therefore, the keyboard 3 should be attached to the main unit 1 when storing and transporting the information processing apparatus. Thus, the display screen of the display 2 can be protected. Therefore, the display screen of the display 2 is not exposed when the information processing apparatus is stored or transported, and the display screen of the display 2 is not damaged or damaged.

Further, as described above, when the main body 1 is placed in a laid state and the handwriting input of the document information by the stylus pen 30 is performed from the display screen of the display 2 as shown in FIG. 9A. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9B, when handwriting input of document information is performed from the display screen of the display 2 with a finger, the document information is displayed below the display opening 6 a in the main body 1 more than the display screen of the display 2. Since the lower keyboard receiving portion 9 protruding toward the operator side is formed, the operator can operate by putting his / her wrist on the lower keyboard receiving portion 9. Therefore, an erroneous operation such as a finger or palm touching the display screen of the display 2 carelessly does not cause an erroneous input, which not only improves the operability but also allows handwriting input of document information for a long time. Does not get tired.

[0030]

As described above, the information processing apparatus of the present invention accommodates the main body portion and the main body portion, displays the document information such as characters and figures on the display screen, and displays the information from the display screen. What is claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a display / input unit that enables handwritten input of document information; and a keyboard having an input key, wherein the keyboard has a display screen with the front side facing the display / input unit. Is provided on the main body so as to be detachable so as to cover the display opening of the main body for exposing the display, and is formed to have a size capable of covering the display opening of the main body. The mounting projection is provided on the section, and the keyboard lock projection is provided on the edge portion on the operator side.The keyboard lock projection is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the surface of the keyboard. A lower keyboard receiving portion is formed below the opening portion so as to project to the operator side from the display screen of the display input means, and above the display opening portion to project to the operator side from the display screen of the display input means. A keyboard receiving portion is formed, keyboard abutting portions are formed on both side edges of the display opening portion in the main body portion, and a lower keyboard receiving portion is formed.
A protrusion insertion hole that allows the attachment protrusion to be inserted and that allows the keyboard to rotate with the attachment protrusion inserted is formed, and the upper keyboard receiving portion has a protrusion that can engage with the keyboard lock protrusion that has advanced from the keyboard. This is a configuration in which a part insertion engagement hole is formed.

Therefore, for example, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the main body is placed in a lying state, and handwritten document information is displayed on the display screen of the display input means with a stylus pen or a finger. When performing input, a lower keyboard receiving portion protruding toward the operator side from the display screen of the display input means is formed below the display opening portion of the main body portion. It can be operated by putting a wrist on it. Therefore, it does not cause an erroneous operation such as a finger or palm touching the display screen of the display input means with careless input, which not only improves operability but also allows handwriting input of document information for a long time. The effect is that the hands do not get tired.

The keyboard is detachably provided on the main body so that the front surface side faces the display input means and covers the display opening of the main body for exposing the display screen of the display input means. Since the display opening of the main body is formed so as to cover the display opening, the keyboard can protect the display screen of the display input means when the information processing apparatus is stored or transported. Therefore, the display screen of the display input unit is not exposed when the information processing apparatus is stored or transported, and the display screen of the display input unit is not damaged or damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a housed state of the information processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the information processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a top cabinet of the keyboard.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a lower cabinet of the keyboard.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a keyboard lock member.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a keyboard lock member attached to a receiving member.

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view showing the advanced state of the keyboard lock member, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view showing the retracted state of the keyboard lock member.

9A is an explanatory diagram showing a state where handwriting input is performed with a stylus pen, and FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where handwriting input is performed with a finger.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional information processing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 main body 2 display 3 keyboard 6 front cabinet 6a display opening 7 keyboard abutting portion 8 upper keyboard receiving portion 9 lower keyboard receiving portion 10 convex insertion insertion hole 11 convex insertion hole 12 engaging portion exit 13 mounting convex Part 14 Upper surface cabinet 15 Lower surface cabinet 16 Mounting opening 17 Receiving member 18 Guide standing part 19 Locking part 20 Keyboard lock member (keyboard lock convex part) 21 Operation part 22 Engaging sliding part 23 Engaging convex part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body and a character housed in the main body,
An information processing apparatus comprising: display input means for displaying document information such as a figure on a display screen and enabling handwriting input of document information on the display screen; and a keyboard having an input key, wherein: The keyboard is detachably attached to the main body so as to cover the display opening of the main body for exposing the display screen of the display input means with the front side facing the display input means. The keyboard is formed to have a size capable of covering the opening, a mounting protrusion is provided on the edge of the keyboard on the main body side, and a keyboard lock protrusion is provided on the operator's edge. The portion is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the surface of the keyboard, and below the display opening portion in the main body portion, a lower keyboard receiving portion protruding toward the operator side from the display screen of the display input means is formed. And
Above the display opening, an upper keyboard receiving portion protruding toward the operator side from the display screen of the display input means is formed, and keyboard contact portions are formed on both side edges of the display opening in the main body portion. The keyboard receiving part is formed with a protruding part insertion hole into which the mounting protruding part can be inserted and the keyboard can be rotated with the mounting protruding part inserted, and the upper keyboard receiving part is a keyboard locking protruding part that has advanced from the keyboard. An information processing device, characterized in that a convex portion insertion engaging hole that can be engaged with is formed.