JPH0666110B2 - Electronic equipment with floppy disk device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic equipment with a floppy disk device such as office automation equipment.

[0002]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, when a floppy disk device is mounted inside an electronic device, an intermediate member made of an insulating member is arranged between a front panel of the electronic device and a metal chassis of the floppy disk device. By opening and closing the floppy disk insertion slit provided on the front panel from the rear side with the opening / closing lid attached to the intermediate member, the antistatic effect of the floppy disk device can be enhanced and the front of the electronic device can be enhanced. The appearance of the slit portion for inserting the floppy disk of the panel and the dustproof effect can be enhanced.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows general OA equipment, personal computer,
1 shows an electronic device 1 such as a microcomputer, in which a monitor television 3 is attached to an upper part of an electronic device body 2, and the electronic device body 2 and a keyboard 4 are connected by a cable 5.

A floppy disk device 6 is mounted inside the electronic equipment main body 2, and a slit 8 for inserting a floppy disk opened in a front panel 7 of the electronic equipment main body 2.
A floppy disk is inserted into the floppy disk device 6 for recording and reproducing.

Conventionally, when the slit 8 for inserting a floppy disk is closed with an opening / closing lid, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front surface of a metal chassis (including a case and a cover) 10 of the floppy disk device 6 is insulated. A front grill 11 made of a material (synthetic resin) is attached, a slit 8 for inserting a floppy disk is provided in the front grill 11, and the front grill 11 is provided at the back of the slit 8.
An opening / closing lid 12 is rotatably mounted in the interior of the disk through a fulcrum shaft 13 in the directions of arrows a and b, and the opening / closing lid 12 is closed by a spring 14 in the direction of arrow a to close the slit 8. When the is mounted inside the electronic device body 2, the front grill 11 is fitted into the front grill fitting hole 15 provided in the front panel 7,
The front surface 11a of the front grill 11 is flush with the front surface 7a of the front panel 7. The front surface 11a of the front grill 11 is provided with taper surfaces 16 for inserting fingertips above and below the central portion of the slit 8, and a push button hole 17 provided at a lower part of one side of the slit 8 is used to push a push button 18 for a floppy disk eject. Is projected forward.

Then, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
When is inserted from the slit 8 in the direction of arrow c, the opening / closing lid 12 is opened in the direction of arrow b against the spring 14. Then, the floppy disk 20 is mounted in the floppy disk device 6, and the recording / reproducing head 21 shown in FIG. 5 is configured to perform desired recording and reproduction.

[0007]

However, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the front grille 11 of the floppy disk device 6 is fitted into the front grille fitting hole 15 of the front panel 7 of the electronic equipment body 2. Therefore, the front end 10a of the metal chassis 10 and the front surface 7a of the front panel 7 are
The distance A between and was very small.

If the distance A is small, electric fields from the outside of the front panel 7 induce electric charges in the metal chassis 10 to easily cause noise in the signals during recording and reproduction, and the antistatic effect is obtained. There was a problem that it would be low.

Further, in the structure in which the front grille 11 is fitted in the front grille fitting hole 15, there are variations in the molding accuracy of the front grille 11 and the front grille fitting hole 15 and the floppy disk device inside the electronic equipment body 2. 6
The unsightly gap 2 between the outer peripheral surface of the front grille 11 and the inner peripheral surface of the front grille fitting hole 15 due to variations in the mounting device in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the slit 8.
However, there was a problem that the appearance was not good.

Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front grill 11 is eliminated, a slit 8 for inserting a floppy disk is provided in the front panel 7, and an opening / closing lid 12 is provided as a fulcrum shaft at the front end 10a of the metal chassis 10. It is considered that it is rotatably attached via 13.

However, in this structure, as shown in FIG.
When the opening / closing lid 12 is brought close to the back surface of the front panel 7,
The distance A becomes small.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the distance A is increased to enhance the antistatic effect, the opening / closing lid 12 is separated from the back surface of the front panel 7 and the slit 8 is closed. However, there is a problem that the dust resistance is deteriorated and the dustproof effect is lowered.

In this case, the opening / closing lid 12 may be separated from the metal chassis 10 and directly attached to the back surface of the front panel 7. Then, the opening / closing lid 12 may be attached to the metal chassis 10 due to variations in the mounting position of the floppy disk device 6. Opening / closing lid 1
There is a problem in practicality that the opening and closing of 2 is likely to cause an obstacle.

According to the present invention, the metal chassis of the floppy disk device can be sufficiently separated from the front panel of the electronic device, and the opening / closing lid is sufficiently close to the rear surface of the floppy disk insertion slit provided on the front panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device with a floppy disk device that can be used.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic device with a floppy disk device according to the present invention comprises:
An intermediate member made of an insulating material is attached to the front surface of the metal chassis of the floppy disk device, an opening / closing lid is attached to the intermediate member, and a slit for inserting a floppy disk is provided on the front panel of the electronic device. The intermediate member is attached between the front panel and the metal chassis by being mounted inside the device, and the slit is closed by the opening / closing lid from the back side.

[0016]

In the electronic device with the floppy disk device configured as described above, the intermediate member made of an insulating material is arranged between the front panel and the metal chassis, so that the metal chassis is sufficiently separated from the front panel. be able to. Moreover, the opening / closing lid can be brought sufficiently close to the back surface of the floppy disk insertion slit provided on the front panel.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same structural parts as those of the conventional example shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

An intermediate member 31 made of an insulating material (synthetic resin) is attached to the front surface of a metal chassis (including a case and a cover) 10 of the floppy disk device 6. The intermediate member 31 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape.

As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing lid 12 is arranged inside the intermediate member 31, and the opening / closing lid 12 is attached to the intermediate member 31 through the fulcrum shaft 13 at the upper end portion thereof in the directions of arrows a and b. It is rotatably attached to.

Then, the opening / closing lid 12 is rotationally biased by the spring 14 in the direction of the arrow a, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the opening / closing lid 12 is in the vertical state, and the front surface 12a of the opening / closing lid 12 is in the middle. It is stopped by a stopper (not shown) at a position almost flush with the front surface 31a of the member 31.

A push button 18 for ejecting a floppy disk is provided from the lower part of one side of the opening / closing lid 12 to the front of the intermediate member 31.
Is projected.

The front panel 7 of the electronic device body 2 is made of synthetic resin, and the front panel 7 is provided with a slit 8 for inserting a floppy disk. A slit 8 is formed on the front surface 7a of the front panel 7.
Tapered surfaces 16 for inserting fingertips are provided above and below the center of the slit 8, and a push button hole 17 is provided at the lower part of one side of the slit 8.

When the floppy disk device 6 is mounted inside the electronic equipment main body 2, the front surface 31a of the intermediate member 31 is brought into contact with or close to the back surface 7b of the front panel 7, and the opening / closing lid 12 is placed behind the slit 8. The opening / closing lid 12 closes the slit 8 so that the slit 8 can be opened and closed from the back side. At this time, the floppy disk eject push button 18 is projected from the push button hole 17 to the front of the front panel 7.

With this structure, as shown in FIG. 2, the intermediate member 31 made of an insulating material is arranged between the front panel 7 and the metal chassis 10, and the front surface 7a of the front panel 7 and the metal chassis 10 are separated from each other. Since the space B between the front end 10a and the front end 10a is sufficiently larger than the conventional space A shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the antistatic effect of the floppy disk device 6 can be enhanced.

If the opening / closing lid 12 is constructed to have a size slightly larger than the slit 8, the position of the opening / closing lid 12 with respect to the slit 8 will be maintained even if the mounting position of the floppy disk device 6 is slightly shifted in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction in FIG. Since the deviation is not noticeable at all, the appearance is improved. That is, the unsightly gap 23 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 does not occur due to variations in the mounting position of the floppy disk device 6.

The opening / closing lid 12 is attached to the rear surface 7b of the front panel 7.
Since the opening / closing lid 12 can be brought sufficiently close to the back surface of the slit 8 by contacting or approaching the slit 8, the slit 8 can be reliably sealed by the opening / closing lid 12, and the closing property of the slit 8 is improved. The dustproof effect is high.

The opening / closing lid 12 is attached to an intermediate member 31 attached to the metal chassis 10, and the metal chassis 1
Since the positional relationship between 0 and the opening / closing lid 12 is constant, there is no possibility that the opening / closing lid 12 is accidentally caught on the metal chassis 10 due to variations in the mounting device of the floppy disk device 6, so that the opening / closing lid 12 is You can always open and close smoothly.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various effective modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

[0029]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the metal chassis of the floppy disk device can be sufficiently separated from the front panel of the electronic device, the antistatic effect of the floppy disk device can be enhanced.

Further, in the structure in which the slit for inserting the floppy disk provided on the front panel is closed from the rear side by the opening / closing lid, if the opening / closing lid is made slightly larger than the slit, the mounting position of the floppy disk device is Even if it is slightly displaced vertically or horizontally with respect to the slit,
Since the positional deviation of the opening / closing lid with respect to the slit is not conspicuous at all, the appearance can be improved.

Further, although the metal chassis can be sufficiently separated from the front panel, the opening / closing lid can be sufficiently close to the back surface of the slit for inserting the floppy disk, so that the slit is well closed. , High dustproof effect.

However, since the opening / closing lid is attached to the intermediate member attached to the metal chassis, the positional relationship between the metal chassis and the opening / closing lid is constant, and the opening / closing lid is obstructed by the variation in the mounting position of the floppy disk device. There is no problem such as the occurrence of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the main part shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the entire electronic device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

6 is a sectional view of the conventional example shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the conventional example shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a portion similar to FIG. 6 of another conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion similar to FIG. 6 of still another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 6 Floppy disk device 7 Front panel 8 Floppy disk insertion slit 10 Metal chassis 12 Opening / closing lid 13 Support shaft 20 Floppy disk 31 Intermediate member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A floppy disk drive includes a metal chassis having an intermediate member formed of an insulating material attached to a front surface thereof, an opening / closing lid attached to the intermediate member, and a front panel of an electronic device provided with a slit for inserting a floppy disk. The disk device is mounted inside the electronic device, the intermediate member is arranged between the front panel and the metal chassis, and the slit is openably and closably closed from the back side by the opening / closing lid. Electronic equipment with floppy disk device.