JPH067384Y2 - Portable information processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Technical Field> The present invention relates to a portable information processing device such as a small computer provided with a keyboard, a display unit, a printer, and a word processor.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, in a portable information processing device, in order to improve portability,
For example, a keyboard and a display unit are downsized, or the arrangement of them is devised to reduce the size and weight of the device.

However, if the keyboard and the display unit are downsized too much, the area of the key tops, the interval between the key tops, and the display area become smaller, which causes a problem that the operability of the keys and the display quality deteriorate.

In addition, recently, this kind of information processing apparatus tends to be required to be equipped with a printer while improving portability.

<Purpose> The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to improve the operability of keys and display quality without sacrificing portability, and to satisfy the requirements for installing a printer, and to perform key input operation and printer. The portable processing device is extremely easy to operate and can be operated in the same posture.

<Embodiment> The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a computer according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a device, and a keyboard (not shown) is arranged in the front. This keyboard is one step lower than the rear cabinet 1a of the device body 1, and an opening / closing lid (lid) 2 for covering the keyboard is located at the rear side of the front surface of the rear cabinet 1 at the closed position for covering the keyboard.
It is flush with the a side and is inclined downward toward the front. Reference numeral 3 is an accessory such as a direct modem or a sub-keyboard fitted in the surface recess of the opening / closing lid 2.
These accessories are automatically locked when they are pushed into the recesses of the opening / closing lid 2, and can be removed from the opening / closing lid 2 again by operating the lock release lever 26. Reference numeral 4 denotes a printing paper loading / unloading port of the printer built in the rear cabinet 1a which is raised one step higher, and has a structure in which the printing paper is loaded / unloaded from the upper portion by opening on the upper surface of the rear cabinet 1a.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a manual rotary knob for manually rotating the paper feed roller of the printer, which is located on the side surface of the rear cabinet of the device body 1 and can be pushed into the device body when not in use. That is, this manual rotary knob 5 is the second
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, the pin of the boss 22 is slidably fitted into the boss 22 attached to the rotary shaft of the paper feed roller 24, and is inserted into the axial groove provided in the small diameter portion of the knob 5. Two
3'is engaged. Further, the small diameter portion of the knob 5 is provided with two holes, and the boss 22 is formed in this hole.
The ball 23, which can be freely retracted and retracted, is engaged to form a so-called click mechanism.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the opening / closing lid 2 of this electronic computer is opened and the external appearance of the auxiliary equipment. A detailed description will now be given based on this drawing.

6 is a keyboard inclined downward to the front, and the device body 1
It is installed at the front of the car, one step lower than the rear cabinet. Reference numeral 7 denotes a display unit provided on the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 2, which is composed of a dot matrix type liquid crystal display device for displaying characters of about 30 digits and about 8 lines. The circuit board of this display device is formed in substantially the same shape as the liquid crystal display body, and the opening / closing lid 2
It is electrically connected to the internal circuit of the device body 1 through the leg portions 12. In this case, since the display information or the display control signal is serially transferred from the device internal (main body) circuit to the circuit board of the display unit 7, the total number of the power supply lines is about six. Can be connected with a flexible cable.

Gears and air dampers are incorporated in the legs 12 of the opening / closing lid 2. When opening and closing, the dampers act to open and close at an appropriate speed, and particularly when closed, they collide with the main body to cause cabinets and displays. Care is taken to prevent damage to the device. In addition, when opening, the leg 12 of the opening / closing lid 2 is attached to the device body 1
It comes in contact with the rear cabinet side and stands still at a certain angle as shown. This angle is set so that the display content of the display unit 7 is easy to see.

In short, the opening / closing lid 2 is rotatably supported by the device body 1 between the keyboard and the rear cabinet (on the printer side) so as to be openable and closable, and contacts the rear cabinet side portion in a state of being inclined rearward. Is held in the open position.

27-1 and 27-2 are a device body 1 and an opening / closing lid 2, respectively.
It is a lock means provided in the device, which automatically becomes a locked state when the lid is closed, and can be unlocked by a release button (not shown).

Further, since the liquid crystal display device is provided as a display unit in the opening / closing lid 2, the opening / closing lid 2 can be made thin, and when closed along the keyboard 6 inclined downward to the front, its upper surface (front surface) is in front. Not only can it be inclined downward, but the overall height can be lowered.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a mounting opening for the magnetic bubble memory module, which is locked by pushing the module into this mounting opening, and is unlocked by operating the attaching / detaching lever 9 so that the module pops out from the mounting opening. . Reference numeral 10 denotes an opening / closing lid for this mounting opening. The magnetic bubble memory module can retain contents without backup, and is used here as an external storage device for storing programs and for saving and loading data files.

Reference numeral 3-1 is a direct modem fitted in the concave portion on the surface of the opening / closing lid 2. This direct modem transmits and receives data using a direct telephone line without using an acoustic coupler, and is connected to the device body 1 via a curl cord cable.

13 is a mode changeover switch and a volume control switch, 14
Is a speaker, 15 is a microphone, and 16 is a key with definition that enables communication by one-key operation by presetting the telephone number of the other party.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a handset connected by a cord to a modem, and instead of using the speaker 14 and the microphone 15 during a call, the speaker and the microphone of this handset can be used.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the auxiliary equipment. That is, 3-2 indicates a keyboard for a Japanese word processor, which includes a key input section 19 including character keypads such as hiragana, alphabets, and numbers, cursor movement keys, and kana-kanji conversion instruction keypads. Also provided are a key 20 with a definition capable of inputting frequently used words and the like in one action and a touch pen storage portion 21 for pressing a key pad. The touch pen is held by the engaging means so as not to drop from the storage portion.

Since the device of the present invention is configured as described above, when the printer is used, the opening / closing lid 2 is tilted to the front side to lower the front side of the top surface of the opening / closing lid 2 so that operations such as taking in and out of printing paper can be easily performed. it can.

In addition, when carrying the device, the device body may be thinned from the rear cabinet 1a toward the front side by completely closing the opening / closing lid 2, and the device may be carried with the rear part facing down. It's easy to do.

<Effect of Device> As described above, the portable information processing device of the present invention is
By providing a lid for covering the keyboard and providing a display section on the inner surface of the lid, the keyboard and the display are not particularly enlarged as compared with the case where the keyboard and the display are provided side by side on the apparatus body. It is possible to increase the size of the display portion, to secure a sufficient area for the key tops and the space between the key tops, and also to increase the display area, so that the operability of the keys and the display quality can be improved.

Also, since the lid is opened and held in a state of being tilted rearward, the display section is very easy to see, and moreover, by installing a printer, it is possible to immediately print out the keyed information, etc. In addition to providing a very convenient practical information processing device, the printer is configured to take in and out the printing paper from the upper part of the opening / closing lid behind the opening position, while providing a paper feed knob and a lid. By tilting the lid to the front side and tilting the upper surface to the front downward, if the operator tilts the lid body so that the front side becomes lower, the lid body does not get in the way and does not interfere with key input. Similarly, with a comfortable posture, you can easily insert printing paper, feed paper, etc., there is no need to change the posture between key input and printer operation, and workability is excellent. The printing paper in was allowed to stand in the elaborate state is not also cover the display section of the lid.

Also, when the lid is closed, the overall shape becomes thinner from the rear side to the front side, so even if you hold it by the side,
Even when the handle is used, it is very easy to carry if the rear side having the inlet / outlet for the printing paper is faced down.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a printing paper feed knob, FIGS. 3 (1) and (2) are views showing the operation of the knob, and FIG. 4 is the same device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the opening / closing lid is opened and an accessory, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the accessory. 1 is a device main body, 2 is an opening / closing lid, 4 is a printing paper loading / unloading port, 5
Is a paper feed rotary knob, and 6 is a keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A keyboard for inputting necessary information is arranged in the front, and a rear part thereof is formed one step higher than the keyboard to provide an inlet / outlet for printing paper and a paper feed knob of a built-in printer. A display unit that is rotatably supported by the device body between the device body and the keyboard and the inlet / outlet for printing paper, is openable / closable to cover the keyboard, and displays the above information on the inner surface. And a lid provided with a liquid crystal display device, the keyboard is provided so as to be inclined downward, and the lid is closed so that the upper surface of the lid is located behind the device body. The portable information is characterized in that it has a structure inclining frontward and downward from the section toward the front side, and the inlet / outlet for the printing paper is provided in the upper part of the main body of the device behind the opening position of the lid. Processing equipment.