JPH0643974A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prolong the life of a battery drive at the time of carrying an information processor such as a personal computer or a word processor. CONSTITUTION:A function unit 14 such as a floppy disk drive is taken out from an opening part 12 of a main body 11. A second battery unit 23 is mounted instead, and connected with an inside battery terminal. Then, a case 24 for preventing the short-circuit of the battery terminal is mounted in an empty space where the second battery unit 23 is mounted so as to be lined up with the second battery unit 23. Thus, the two batteries can be mounted, and the battery life can be doubled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the miniaturization of information processing devices such as personal computers and word processors, the demands of users have diversified. In particular, due to being portable, it is increasingly desired that the battery life of the built-in battery be further extended.

A conventional information processing apparatus will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a conventional information processing apparatus, and FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view thereof. In the figure, 1 is a main body, 2 is a display device, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is a floppy disk drive which is an auxiliary storage device, and 5 is a battery unit which can be removed.
Be attached to. A battery terminal 7 is provided inside the battery mounting portion 6. In addition, 8 is a hard disk drive which is also an auxiliary storage device, 9 is a communication control device, and 10 is a communication control device.
Is an electric circuit board.

With respect to the conventional information processing apparatus configured as described above, its usage will be described below.

First, when the information processing apparatus is driven by a battery such as when it is carried, the battery unit 5 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 6 of the main body 1 and connected to the battery terminal 7 as shown in the figure. Further, when the battery unit 5 is driven by an AC power source, the battery unit 5 may be removed, but normally, the battery unit 5 is automatically switched to the AC power source even in the mounted state.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, when the battery is used, the floppy disk drive 4, the hard disk drive 8, the communication control device 9, the electric circuit board 10, etc. are provided inside the main body 1. Therefore, there is a limit to the size of the battery unit that can be mounted in the main body mounting portion 6. Therefore, there is a problem that the battery capacity cannot be increased and the battery cannot be driven for a long time.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to prolong the service life of a battery and enable it to be used for a long period of time when it must be driven by a battery such as when it is carried.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention has an opening provided therein with a signal terminal for a functional unit such as an auxiliary storage device and a terminal for a battery, and is detachable. The functional unit and the detachable battery unit are provided, and the functional unit and the battery unit can be interchanged so that they can be mounted in the opening.

Further, the case for covering the terminal portion for preventing a short circuit when the battery unit is not used is also used as a means for closing the gap of the opening after inserting the battery unit.

[0010]

With the above structure, the present invention makes it possible to extend the battery life by making the auxiliary storage device detachable and mounting the second battery unit in the empty space from which the auxiliary storage device has been detached. Further, by removing the case that covers the terminal portion of the second battery unit and mounting it in the opening together with the battery unit, it is possible to prevent not only the gap between the openings but also the loss of the case.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are plan sectional views thereof. In the figure, 11 is a main body, and 14 is a floppy disk drive unit as an auxiliary storage device, which is mounted in the opening 12 of the main body 11 and is removable, and the battery unit 15 is also mounted in the battery mounting portion 16 of the main body 11. I am trying to do it. A signal terminal 21 for a floppy disk and a battery terminal 22 are provided inside the opening 12, and a battery terminal 17 is provided inside the battery mounting portion 16. In addition, 18 is a hard disk drive which is also an auxiliary storage device, 19 is a communication control device, and 20 is an electric circuit board. Further, in FIG. 2, 23 is a second battery unit, and 24 is a short-circuit prevention case which also serves as a cover for preventing short-circuiting of the battery terminals.
In the case of this embodiment, the first battery unit and the second battery unit are the same.

A method of using the information processing apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B.

First, when a normal AC power source is used to drive the information processing apparatus, a floppy disk drive unit 14 is mounted in the opening 12 of the main body 11 as shown in FIG. It is connected to 13. The first battery unit 15 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 16 and is connected to the battery terminal 17. However, when AC power is used, the first battery unit 1
Since 5 is not used, it may be removed.

When the information processing apparatus is carried by a battery and used for a short time, it may be used as it is as in the conventional case if it is used for a short time, but if it is used for a long time, it is carried out as follows. First, floppy disk drive unit 1
4 is pulled out from the opening 12 of the main body 11. The second battery unit 23 is replaced and connected to the internal battery terminal 22. Then, the short-circuit prevention case 24 for the battery terminals is mounted side by side with the second battery unit 23 in the empty space where the second battery unit 23 is mounted. FIG. 2B shows this state.

In this way, since two batteries can be mounted, the battery life is doubled.

The second battery unit 23 is the same as the first battery unit 15 in order to be shared, but the battery life can be further extended by increasing the size to the same size as the maximum floppy disk drive unit 14. It is possible. Further, although the floppy disk drive unit was initially attached to the opening 12, it is needless to say that the floppy disk drive unit may be another functional unit such as a hard disk drive unit, an IC card unit, a communication unit, etc., which is not required for carrying.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention is configured such that the battery unit can be mounted in the empty space after the detachable functional unit is detached, so that the functional unit and the battery unit may not be used while being carried. It is possible to provide an information processing device capable of increasing the battery life by exchanging and.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2A is an AC of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Plane cross-sectional view when using a power source (b) Plane cross-sectional view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when being carried

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a conventional information processing device.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a conventional information processing apparatus 11 Main body 12 Opening 13 Floppy disk signal terminal 14 Floppy disk drive unit 15 First battery unit 16 Battery mounting section 17, 22 Battery terminal 23 Second battery unit 24 Case for short circuit prevention

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An opening having a signal terminal for a functional unit and a terminal for a battery therein, and a detachable functional unit.
An information processing apparatus comprising: a detachable battery unit, wherein the functional unit and the battery unit can be interchanged so that the functional unit and the battery unit can be mounted in the opening. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the functional unit is an auxiliary storage device. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a case for preventing a short circuit covering a terminal portion of the battery unit closes a gap between the openings after the battery unit is inserted.