JPH07169538A - Connecting device for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify driving and charging of a main body by juxtaposing plural peripheral device side connectors with each other, fixing one on the information processor side, and absorbing positional dislocation by the other. CONSTITUTION:A connector 19A for a main body side telephone line and a connector 20A for a main body side digital signal are arranged on the same plane of a main body side portable individual information terminal device 7. The terminal device 7 is moved to a prescribed opposing position where the connectors 19A and 20A can be positioned with a connector 19B for a peripheral device side telephone line and a connector 20A for a digital signal which are arranged on the same plane of a peripheral device 21. Here, as a maximum allowable quantity of dislocation of a pitch, an interval W is arranged on both side surfaces between the connectors 19A and 19B, and fitting is made possible even if they are positionally dislocated up to the interval W. A terminal width 6 of a terminal 19BX of the connector 19B is widened, and it is contacted with a terminal 19AX of the connector 19A. Then, in a condition where fitting between the connectors 20A and 20B is fixed, fitting between the connectors 19A and 19B can absorb positional dislocation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing connection device, and is suitable for application to, for example, an information processing device connection device having a built-in modem circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an information processing apparatus having a peripheral device interface connector and a public telephone line connector is connected to the peripheral device, between the information processing device and the peripheral device, and between the information processing device and the public telephone line. It is designed to use a structure in which the spaces are separately connected via a cable.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the information processing apparatus 1 on the main body side is provided with a main body side telephone line connector 2A and a main body side digital signal connector 3A, and from the peripheral device 4 a telephone line. A peripheral device side telephone line connector 2B and a peripheral device side digital signal connector 3B are provided via the digital signal line 5 and the digital signal line 6, respectively.

In this state, the user moves the peripheral device side telephone line connector 2B in the direction indicated by the arrow x and fits the main body side telephone line connector 2A, so that the main body side telephone line connector 2A and the peripherals. By connecting the device side telephone line connector 2B, the peripheral device side digital signal connector 3B is further moved in the direction indicated by the arrow y to be fitted with the main body side digital signal connector 3A. Signal connector 3
A can be connected between A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 3B.

[0005]

However, according to the information processing apparatus having the configuration shown in FIG. 9, the user has telephone line connectors 2A and 2B for the information processing apparatus 1 side and the peripheral apparatus 4 side.
Also, the digital signal connectors 3A and 3B must be inserted and removed separately, and it is difficult to insert and remove both connectors at once by one operation.

If the telephone line 5 and the digital signal line 6 are housed in the same connector and merged into one connector, the withstand voltage performance based on the safety standard may not be satisfied, so the telephone line 5 And digital signal line 6
And should be separate connectors.

Further, a position where the main body side telephone line connector 2A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 2B are fitted together, and a main body side digital signal connector 3A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 3B are fitted together. When the positions are arranged side by side on the same plane, the positional accuracy between the telephone line connectors 2A and 2B and between the digital signal connectors 3A and 3B may be lowered in the manufacturing process.

Although power is supplied to peripheral devices using such a connector, when the secondary battery in the main body is charged or the main body is driven by a commercial AC power supply. , A plug of a power converter called an AC adapter is connected to a power supply terminal different from these connectors, so that the main body is supplied with DC low-voltage power obtained by rectifying and lowering the commercial AC power. There is. However, it is troublesome and troublesome to use such an AC adapter connected to the main body. In particular, when it is necessary to connect the AC adapter to the peripheral device as well, two AC adapters are required for the main body and the peripheral device, which makes the connection for the power source very complicated and troublesome.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and the connection between the first connector on the information processing device side and the first connector on the peripheral device side and the second connector on the information processing device side. An object of the present invention is to propose a connection device for an information processing device in which the connection with the second connector on the peripheral device side can be simultaneously inserted and removed by one operation.

Another object of the present invention is to propose a connection device for an information processing device, in which the main body can be driven and charged simply by connecting peripheral devices without using an AC adapter.

[0011]

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21.
In the connection devices 19 and 20 for information processing devices that connect to each other and transmit a predetermined signal, the first connector 1 on the peripheral device side
First connector 19A on the information processing device side that is fitted to 9B
And the second connector 20B on the peripheral device side, which is provided in parallel with the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side, and the side of the information processing device, which is provided on the first connector 19A on the information processing device side. When a positional deviation occurs when connecting the second connector 20A to the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21, the first connector on the information processing device side is fixed with the second connector 20A on the information processing device side fixed. The connector 19A is provided with a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing positional deviation.

Further, according to the present invention, in the information processing device connecting devices 19 and 20 for connecting the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 and transmitting a predetermined signal, the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are fitted to the first connector 19A on the information processing device side. First connector 19B on the side of the peripheral device and first connector 1 on the side of the information processing device
Second connector 20 on the side of the information processing apparatus, which is provided in parallel with 9A
When a positional deviation occurs when the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are connected to the second connector 20B on the peripheral device side that is fitted to A and is arranged in parallel with the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side In addition, the second connector 20B on the peripheral device side is provided with a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing the positional deviation in the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side in a fixed state.

Further, in the present invention, in the information processing device connecting devices 19 and 20 for connecting the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 and transmitting a predetermined signal, the first information processing device side which is fitted with each other. Connector 19A and the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side, and the second connector 20A on the information processing device side and the second connector 20A on the peripheral device side, which are provided in parallel with the first connector 19A on the information processing device side to be fitted with each other. When the second connector 20B on the side of the peripheral device provided in parallel with the first connector 19B and the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are displaced from each other when the positional displacement occurs,
Connector 20A and the second connector 20 on the peripheral device side
First connector 1 on the side of the information processing device with B fitted
9A and the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side are provided with a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing positional deviation.

Further, according to the present invention, in the information processing device connecting device comprising the connector 20A for connecting the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21, the first power is supplied from the information processing device 7 to the peripheral device 21. A power supply path and a second power supply path for supplying power from the peripheral device 21 to the information processing device 7 are provided, and power is supplied from the power supply circuit in the information processing device 7 to the peripheral device 21 by the first power supply path. The peripheral device 21 provided with a power supply circuit supplies power to the information processing device 7 by the second power supply path so that the information processing device 7 can be driven or charged.

[0015]

When the information processing device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are connected to each other by misalignment, the first connector 19A on the information processing device side is fixed with the second connector 20A on the information processing device side fixed. By absorbing the positional deviation, the connection between the first connector 19A on the information processing device side and the first connector 19B on the peripheral device side and the second connector 20A on the information processing device side and the second connector on the peripheral device side are performed. The connection with the connector 20B can be inserted and removed at the same time in one operation.

When a peripheral device having no power supply circuit is connected, the peripheral device can be driven by using the power supplied from the information processing device through the first power supply path. In addition, when a peripheral device having a power supply circuit is connected, power is supplied to the information processing device through the second power supply path to drive the information processing device or a secondary battery in the information processing device. Can be charged, no matter which peripheral device is connected with a simple connection,
Power can be satisfactorily supplied.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. (1) Overall Configuration As shown in FIG. 1, 7 generally indicates a portable personal information terminal device as an information processing device, which includes an upper casing 8 and a lower casing 9. An opening 10 is formed in a substantially central portion of the surface of the upper casing 8, and the input surface / display surface 11 is exposed from the opening 10.

A power switch 12 is mounted on the upper right part of the upper casing 8, and a transmitter / receiver 13 for non-contact data communication is mounted on the upper center of the upper casing 8. The transmitting / receiving unit 13 can transmit and receive data by using infrared rays or other electromagnetic waves. Further, a speaker device 14 for emitting a sound is built in the substantially central portion on the left side of the upper casing 8, and a function switch 15 such as a shift key is mounted on the upper part of the speaker device 14.

A slot 16 for accommodating an information recording medium such as a memory card or a floppy disk is formed on the right side of the lower casing 9. An output terminal 17 for attaching an earphone or the like is formed on one side of the portable personal information terminal device 7, and a modular jack 18 serving as a modular insertion port is formed on one side of the opposite surface.
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a tip and ring (Tip and Rib) is provided on the left side of the portable personal information terminal device 7.
ng) A female main body side telephone line connector 19A made of a connector and a main body side digital signal connector 20A made of a 14-pole D sub-connector are juxtaposed on the same surface.

Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 indicates a telephone device as a whole, which comprises a telephone body 21A and a mounting portion 21B of the portable personal information terminal device 7. The stopper 2 is provided on the right side of the mounting portion 21B of the portable personal information terminal device 7 in the substantially central portion thereof.
2 is provided and can be fixed when the portable personal information terminal device 7 is attached.

In addition, a male-type peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B and a 14-pole D-sub that is a chip-and-ring connector is provided at the connection portion with the portable personal information terminal device 7 formed on the side surface portion of the telephone body 21A. Peripheral device side digital signal connectors 20B, which are connectors, are arranged side by side on the same surface. Further, a push button switch 23 is provided on the telephone body 21B, and a user can send a dial pulse by pressing the push button switch 23, whereby a transmission partner is selected and the receiver 24 is connected to the transmission partner. You can make a call through
In addition, a cable 2 with a modular unit is provided on one side of the telephone device 21.
5 and converter 2 that converts and takes in the voltage from the commercial power supply
6 is attached.

FIG. 3 shows the overall construction of the portable personal information terminal device 7 and the telephone device 21. The portable personal information terminal device 7 has a main body side telephone line connector 19A and a main body side digital signal connector 20A. They are arranged in parallel on the same surface and can transmit and receive signals between the main body control unit 27 and the peripheral device 21.

On the peripheral device 21 side, the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B is provided corresponding to the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the main body side digital signal connector 20A.
Also, the peripheral device side digital signal connectors 20B are both arranged in parallel on the same surface. Here, the fitting state between the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B is referred to as the first connecting means 19, and the main body side digital signal connector 20A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B. The fitted state between them is the second connecting means 20.

Here, in the case where the main body control unit 27 transmits / receives signals to / from the peripheral device 21 and the keyboard 28,
The in-body digital signal 29 from the body controller 27 is the second
A digital line 30 in the peripheral device via the connection means 20 of
And is sent to the auxiliary control unit 31 via.

The control signal from the auxiliary control section 31 is sent to the keyboard 28 through the keyboard connector 33 after passing through the auxiliary control section-keyboard signal line 32. On the other hand, when the key-in information or the like from the keyboard 28 is sent to the main body control unit 27, the procedure reverse to the above case is performed.

The peripheral device 21 is also provided with a telephone line connector (RJ-11 connector) 35 so that it can be connected to the telephone line 34. That is, the signal of the telephone line 34 passes through the telephone line connector 35, the peripheral device telephone line 36, and the first connection means 19
After passing through the telephone line 37 in the main body via, the signal is transmitted to the modem circuit 38 in the main body, and signals can be transmitted to and received from the modem circuit 38.

FIG. 4 shows a detailed structure of the main body control section 27. The portable personal information terminal device 7 also has a function as a communication device for performing data communication through the telephone line 34. The main body control section 27 in the terminal device 7 detects the line detection circuit 39 as a state of use detecting means for detecting the state of use of the telephone line 34 based on the voltage of the telephone line 34, and the detection result of the line detection circuit 39. A system controller 40 is provided as a control unit that determines whether or not to perform data communication accordingly.

The main body control unit 27, together with the line detection circuit 39, a system controller 40 that executes so-called applications and generates transmission data, and a central processing unit (CPU) 41 that controls each unit together with the system controller 40. An infrared interface section (IR) 42 for performing data communication with an external device by infrared rays (that is, without a cable) under the control of the system controller 40, a ROM 43 and a RAM.
Memory unit consisting of 44, 45 (Bank 1, Bank 3) and real time clock (RTC) for managing time
46, an input unit including a touch screen (or tablet) 47 and a key switch 48 for the user to input information, and a liquid crystal display (L
CD) 49 display section, so-called IC card 50
And the like, and a function expansion unit 51 for transmitting and receiving programs and data, and the above-mentioned components are mutually connected by a bus.

Further, in the main body control unit 27, a 14-pole D for connecting to another computer or the like by a cable
The second connecting means 20 composed of a sub-connector is connected to the system controller 40, and the first connecting means 19 composed of a chip and ring connector is connected to the telephone line 3.
4 and the line detection circuit 39.

Further, another telephone (not shown) is externally connected.
A modem circuit 38 connected via a line detection circuit 39 to a telephone line 34 to which a microphone etc. are connected, and a microphone 52.
A voice input / output unit including a speaker 53 and a voice input / output unit, and a power supply unit 57 that supplies power to the main body control unit 27 from the AC adapter 54, the replaceable battery 55, the built-in lithium battery 56, and the like. It is connected to the control unit 27.

The signal from the touch screen 47 is converted into digital data by the A / D converter 58, and the audio signal from the microphone 52 and the speaker 53 are converted.
The audio signal to the converter is converted into an analog or digital signal by the A / D, D / A converter 59. Further, the voltage supplied to each part by the power supply unit 57 includes +36 V, +5 V, +3.3 V or 3 V.

(2) Structure of Connector FIG. 5 shows a fitted state of the female type telephone line connector 19A on the main body side and the male type peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B which are chip and ring connectors. FIG. 6A showing a cross section taken along the line AA ′ in FIG.
The peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B is positioned and fitted to the central position of the main body side telephone line connector 19A.

In this case, the telephone line connector 19 on the main body side
Two body side telephone line connector terminals 1 provided in A
9AX includes two peripheral device side telephone line connector terminals 19B provided on the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B.
X and X are in contact with each other at their center positions.

Here, two pairs of the main body side telephone line connector terminals 19AX and the peripheral device side telephone line connector terminals 1 are provided.
By providing gaps w, which are the maximum allowable positional deviations, on both side surfaces located on the left and right of the contact surface between the 9BXs, the positional deviation is caused between the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B. Even if
If the positional deviation is up to the value of the maximum w, the first connecting means 19
So that they can be fitted.

Further, in this case, as shown in FIG. 6B, the width b of the peripheral device side telephone line connector terminal 19BX.
Is equal to or more than the sum of the width a of the main body side telephone line connector terminal 19AX and twice the value of the gap w which is the maximum allowable positional deviation,
That is, by setting the value of b> a + 2 × w,
Even if the positional displacement up to the maximum value of w occurs, the main body side telephone line connector terminal 19AX and the peripheral device side telephone line connector terminal 19BX can be contacted.

As a result, it is usually designed that the female type connector and the male type connector are fitted exactly in a one-to-one manner. Further, for the purpose of mass production design, the board and the connector mounting portion are designed. It is possible to avoid the adverse effect caused by the need to provide a gap between the two, that is, to reduce the positional accuracy of the components, and to avoid the difficulty in arranging two connectors on each of two substrates at the same time in mass production. it can.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the main body side digital signal connector 20A which is a 14-pole D sub-connector. The main body side digital signal connector 20A has 14 pins arranged in 7 rows in upper and lower two rows, and is an RTS which is a handshake signal pin for low speed serial communication.
60, CTS 61, low-speed serial communication data signal pins TX62, RX63, high-speed synchronous communication clock signal pin CLK64, interrupt signal pin IN
T65, high-speed synchronous communication data signal pin MBUS6
6, VCC67 which is a pin as a power supply (3.3V),
Charge pins 68 to 71 which are pins for charging the battery of the main body from the peripheral device side, and GND which is a pin as a ground
72 and a spare 73 as a spare pin.

Although the four pins 68 to 71 are used as the charge pins from the peripheral device, basically, two pins for the positive electrode and the negative electrode are enough. In order to secure the capacity of the power supply that can be transmitted, two pins are used for each pole to make a total of four pins 68 to 71.
To use.

(3) Operation of the embodiment In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 8A, the main body side telephone line connector 19A provided on the same surface of the portable personal information terminal device 7 as the main body side. And the main body side digital signal connector 20A is in a predetermined facing position such that it can be aligned with the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B provided on the same surface of the peripheral device 21. In the state where the portable personal information terminal device 7 is moved, by moving the portable personal information terminal device 7 in the directions indicated by the arrows l and m, or the peripheral device 21 is indicated in the directions indicated by the arrows l and m. By moving in the opposite direction, as shown in FIG. 8B, between the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B, and between the main body side The digital signal connector 20A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B can be fitted at the same time.

Here, the main body side digital signal connector 20A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B are provided.
If a positional deviation occurs during the fitting between the two, the second connecting means 20 after the fitting cannot tolerate the positional deviation, so that the main body side digital signal connector 20A and the peripheral device side digital signal When the connection is made with the connectors 20B as a reference, the main body side telephone line connector 19
When the A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B are fitted together, a positional deviation occurs.

Therefore, the telephone line connector 19 on the main body side
Between A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B, a gap w as a maximum allowable pitch deviation is provided on both side surfaces at predetermined opposing positions, and even if the positional deviation up to the value of the gap w occurs The peripheral device side telephone line connector terminal 19BX is connected to the gap w.
The connector terminal 1 so that it can come into contact with the main body side telephone line connector terminal 19AX in correspondence with the positional deviation up to the value of
By providing a wide terminal width b of 9BX and enabling electrical connection between the connectors, even if a positional deviation occurs when the portable personal information terminal device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are aligned, Main unit side digital signal connector 2
0A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B are fixed in a fixed state, and the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B can be fitted together to absorb the positional deviation. become.

Further, in the case of this example, by providing the main body side digital signal connector 20A with the charge pins 68 to 71 so that the peripheral device 21 supplies the charging power to the main body, the telephone device can be used. By simply connecting a certain peripheral device 21 to the main body using the connector 20A, the secondary battery, which is the power supply circuit in the main body, can be charged. If the main body is not equipped with a secondary battery, the charge pin 68
It is also possible to directly drive the main body with a power source supplied via ~ 71.

When a device which needs to be supplied with power from the main body is connected as a peripheral device, the power output using the power pins VCC67 and GND72 in the main body side digital signal connector 20A is It is supplied to the peripheral device, and the peripheral device can be driven without providing the peripheral device with a power supply device such as an AC adapter or a battery.

(4) Effects of the Embodiments According to the above-mentioned configuration, even if the portable personal information terminal device 7 and the peripheral device 21 are misaligned with each other, the main body side telephone line connector 19A and Since the fitting between the peripheral device side telephone line connectors 19B can absorb the positional deviation, the main body side telephone line connector 19A and the peripheral device side telephone line connector 19B and the main body side digital signal connector 20A, The peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B can be simultaneously engaged and disengaged. Therefore, the user can perform the same connection operation as if the two signal lines, which cannot be one due to the safety standard, are connected by the two connectors as if they were one connector.

Further, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the power is supplied from the peripheral device 21 to the terminal device 7 only by connecting the main body side digital signal connector 20A and the peripheral device side digital signal connector 20B, and the terminal device 7 is connected. The secondary battery therein is charged and the main body is driven, and it is not necessary to connect separate AC adapters to the main body side and the peripheral device side, respectively, and power can be easily supplied. Furthermore, even when a device that needs to be supplied with power from the main body is connected, the same connector 20
Power is supplied from the main body side using A, and connection is simple.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the information processing device and the peripheral device are misaligned when they are connected to each other, the information processing device and the peripheral device are arranged in parallel on the facing surface. The first connector on the information processing device side and the first connector on the peripheral device side
By connecting and disconnecting the second connector on the information processing device side and the second connector on the information processing device side at the same time by a single operation, the user-friendly information processing The device connecting device can be easily realized.

When a peripheral device having no power supply circuit is connected, the peripheral device can be driven by using the power supplied from the information processing device through the first power supply path. In addition, when a peripheral device having a power supply circuit is connected, power is supplied to the information processing device through the second power supply path to drive the information processing device or a secondary battery in the information processing device. Can be charged, no matter which peripheral device is connected with a simple connection,
Power can be satisfactorily supplied.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a portable personal information terminal device and peripheral devices according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a portable personal information terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a portable personal information terminal device and peripheral devices according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control unit in the portable personal information terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a fitted state of the tip and ring connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the tip and ring connector according to the present invention when fitted.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a 14-pole D-sub connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a fitting process of the connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a connection process between a conventional information processing device and a peripheral device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Information Processing Device 2A, 2B Telephone Line Connector 3A, 3B Digital Signal Connector 4, 21 Peripheral Device 5 Telephone Line 6 Digital Signal Line 7 Portable Personal Information Terminal Device 19 First Connection Means 19A Main Unit Side Telephone Line Connector 19B Peripheral device side telephone line connector 20 Second connection means 20A Main unit side digital signal connector 20B Peripheral device side digital signal connector

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A connection device for an information processing device, which connects an information processing device and a peripheral device and transmits a predetermined signal, wherein the first connector on the information processing device side is fitted to the first connector on the peripheral device side. And a second connector on the side of the information processing apparatus, which is fitted to a second connector on the side of the peripheral apparatus, which is arranged side by side on the first connector on the side of the peripheral apparatus, and which is arranged on the first connector on the side of said information processing apparatus. When the connector of No. 2 and the information processing device and the peripheral device are misaligned when connecting, the first connector on the information processing device side is fixed with the second connector on the information processing device side fixed. A connection device for an information processing apparatus, comprising: a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing the positional deviation in the connector. 2. A connection device for an information processing device, which connects an information processing device and a peripheral device and transmits a predetermined signal, wherein the first connector on the peripheral device side is fitted to the first connector on the information processing device side. And a second connector on the side of the peripheral device that is fitted to the second connector on the side of the information processing device that is installed side by side on the first connector on the side of the information processing device and that is installed on the first connector on the side of the peripheral device side by side. In the first connector on the peripheral device side with the second connector on the peripheral device side fixed, when a positional deviation occurs when connecting the connector 2 to the information processing device and the peripheral device. A connection device for an information processing device, comprising: a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing the positional deviation. 3. A connection device for an information processing device, which connects an information processing device and a peripheral device and transmits a predetermined signal, wherein a first connector on the information processing device side and a first connector on the peripheral device side are fitted with each other. And a second connector on the side of the information processing apparatus and a peripheral side by side of the first connector on the side of the information processing apparatus and the peripheral side of the peripheral apparatus. A second connector on the side of the information processing apparatus and a second connector on the side of the peripheral apparatus when misalignment occurs when connecting the second connector on the apparatus side to the information processing apparatus and the peripheral apparatus. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a positional deviation absorbing means for absorbing the positional deviation in the first connector on the information processing apparatus side and the first connector on the peripheral apparatus side in a fitted state. Connection device. 4. An information processing device connecting device comprising a connector for connecting an information processing device and a peripheral device, comprising: a first power supply path for supplying power from the information processing device to the peripheral device; A second power supply path for supplying power from the device to the information processing apparatus is provided, and power is supplied from a power supply circuit in the information processing apparatus to the peripheral device by the first power supply path and driven. An information processing device connection device capable of being driven and charged by supplying power to the information processing device from the peripheral device having a power supply circuit by the second power supply path.