JPH07321476A - Cover for electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a cover for electronic apparatus in which the loading/ unloading of an article, e.g. a battery, is facilitated without causing any problem in the appearance by allowing the cover to open by 90 deg. or more and the cover, especially the hinge part thereof, is not damaged even if it is opened forcibly. CONSTITUTION:The cover is hinged to the body 200 of an electronic apparatus in order to open/close a part, i.e., an opening 210, for housing the body 200. The cover comprises a hinge part 130 having a protrusion corresponding to a recess made in the opening 210 of the body 200, and a bendable thin part 111. The cover is opened at the hinge part 130 and can also be opened by bending the thin part 111.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid for an electronic device such as a video camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many electronic devices such as video cameras are provided with a lid. The opening / closing lid is hinged to the body of the electronic device.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional opening / closing lid for electronic equipment has the following problems. That is, when the opening / closing lid is opened, it interferes with the edge portion of the opening portion of the body, so that it can be opened only about 90 ° with respect to the body. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to take in and out stored items such as batteries. Further, if the opening / closing lid is opened vigorously, the hinge portion may be damaged. Here, by forming a tapered surface on the edge portion of the body that interferes with the opening / closing lid, it is possible to open the opening / closing lid by 90 ° or more, but since the tapered surface is visible to the user when the opening / closing lid is closed. , There is a cosmetic problem.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances. The opening / closing lid is opened by 90 ° or more with respect to the body to facilitate the insertion / removal of stored articles such as batteries, and the opening / closing lid is opened vigorously. Even if the opening / closing lid, especially the hinge part is not damaged, and the opening / closing lid of the electronic device has no problem in appearance, it is an object of the present invention.

[0005]

An opening / closing cover for an electronic device according to the present invention is an opening / closing cover for an electronic device that is hinged to a body of the electronic device to open and close an article storage portion of the body, and stores an article in the body. A hinge portion having a convex portion or a concave portion corresponding to a concave portion or a convex portion provided in the portion and a bendable thin wall portion are provided, and the thin wall portion can be opened by bending the thin wall portion while being opened from the hinge portion. Is configured.

[0006]

1 is a schematic perspective view of an opening / closing lid of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a drawing of a body to which the opening / closing lid of the electronic device is attached. Is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a side view, FIG. 3C is a bottom view, and FIG. 3 is a drawing of an opening / closing lid of this electronic device. FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG. 4) is a side view, FIG. 4C is a bottom view, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid is attached to the body, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing an operation of the opening / closing lid of this electronic device.

The opening / closing lid 100 of the electronic apparatus according to this embodiment
Is to be hinged to the body 200 of the electronic device to open and close the opening 210 as an article storage portion of the body 200, and has a convex portion 132 corresponding to the concave portion 212 provided in the opening 210 of the body 200. Hinge part 130
And a thin portion 111 that can be bent, and is configured to open from the hinge portion 130 and also by bending the thin portion 111.

First, the opening / closing lid 1 of the electronic apparatus according to the present embodiment.
The body 200 of the electronic device to which 00 is attached will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the body 200 is formed in a deformed L-shape in plan view and constitutes a part of the body of an electronic device such as a video camera. A flexible substrate (not shown) is attached to the body 200 from the back side. A wiring pattern is formed on this flexible substrate,
Two electrodes that are in contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the housed button type battery 300 are mounted.

The body 200 has a substantially circular opening 21 corresponding to the size and shape of the button type battery to be stored.
0 is open. A flange portion 211 extends from the inner edge of the opening 210. The flange portion 211 is narrowed toward the inside of the opening 210, and the outer edge portion of the button-type battery 300 is brought into contact with the narrowed portion 211A. In addition, the upper portion 21 of the collar portion 211
1B is a portion with which the edge of the opening / closing lid 100 in the closed state contacts.

Two recesses 21 into which the projections 132 of the hinge portion 130 of the opening / closing lid 100 fit are fitted in the openings 210.
2 is formed. The recess 212 is formed in the body 200.
A protruding portion 212A protruding from the surface of the body toward the opening 210 in the form of an overhang, notches 212B formed on both sides of the protruding portion 212A, and the collar formed by dropping from the surface of the body 200. It is composed of a part of the portion 211 and an engaging portion 212C formed in an overhang shape on the upper side of the collar 211, like the protruding portion 212A.

In the recess 212, the two hinge portions 1 are provided.
30 fits into the notch 212B, and the protrusion 132
The opening / closing lid 100 can be attached to the body 200 by engaging between the flange portion 211 and the engaging portion 212C.

Further, the opening / closing lid 10 is provided in the opening 210.
Engagement notches 213 with which the 0 locking claws 120 are engaged are formed. The engagement notch 213 has an engagement claw 12 described later.
The size is set to be substantially equal to 0.

In the drawings, reference numeral 220 is a terminal such as an electronic circuit formed on the flexible substrate, 230 is a through hole for connecting the housed button type battery 300 to lead out an electrode, and 240 is the other body 200. It is a mounting leg portion for mounting to the body of.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the opening / closing lid 100 has a substantially circular main body 110 having two notches facing each other, and an engaging member protruding from the center of one notch. The stop claw 120 and a pair of hinge portions 130 projecting from both ends of the other notched portion are integrally formed.

The opening / closing lid 100 is made of a synthetic resin having a certain degree of flexibility, such as polypropylene.

The hinge portion 130 has the convex portion 132 that fits into the concave portion 212 of the body 200 as described above. The convex portion 132 protrudes outward from the side surface portion of the protrusion portion 131 that protrudes from both end portions of the edge portion of the notched portion of the main body portion 110.

The back side of the main body 110, that is, the body 2
A groove-shaped thin portion 111 is formed on the side that comes inward when the opening 210 is closed by attaching the thin portion 111. As shown in FIG. 3C, the thin portion 111 is provided in parallel with the rotation axis L that connects the convex portions 132 of the two hinge portions 130. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the interval between the thin portion 111 and the rotation axis L is set so as to come out from the opening 210 when the opening / closing lid 100 is opened.

The thin portion 111 is bendable because the entire opening / closing lid 100 is made of synthetic resin having some flexibility. Moreover, the thin portion 11
Since 1 is provided on the back surface side of the main body 110, it can be bent only toward the outside.

A "+" mark 112 indicating a positive electrode is engraved on the central portion of the back side of the main body 110.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the locking claw 120 has a U-shaped portion 121 formed in a substantially U-shape and connected to the main body 110 by a connecting portion 122.
Further, the tip side of the U-shaped portion 121, that is, the connecting portion 1
The protrusion 12 is provided on the outside of the side surface opposite to the side on which 22 is provided.
3 is provided. The protrusion 123 is formed on the body 200.
Is a portion that engages with the engagement notch 213. Further, the upper end of the U-shaped portion 121 on the tip side is formed in a bifurcated shape.

In this locking claw 120, the U-shaped portion 121 bends to engage and release the projection 123.

Next, the operation of the opening / closing lid 100 of the electronic device described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5. First, in the opening / closing lid 100, the protrusion 131 of the hinge portion 130 is aligned with the notch 212B of the recess 212, and the protrusion 132 is pushed below the engaging portion 212C. Then, the convex portion 132
Is fitted between the engaging portion 212C and a part of the flange portion 211, and the opening / closing lid 100 is attached to the opening 210 of the body 200.

Opening / closing lid 10 attached to the body 200
When 0 is rotated to the engagement notch 213 side, the engagement claw 120
The projection 123 of the above engages with the engagement notch 213. In this state, the opening / closing lid 100 is in a state in which the opening 210 is closed.

When the opening / closing lid 100 is opened, first, the forked portion of the engaging claw 120 is pressed by a claw or the like to bend the U-shaped portion 121 and engage the projection 123 with the engaging notch 213. Cancel the match. Then, the opening / closing lid 100 is opened.

The opening / closing lid 100 is attached to the body 200 about 9 times.
When rotated by 0 °, the protrusion 131 of the hinge 130 abuts on the edge of the opening 210. Further, the opening / closing lid 10
When 0 is opened, the main body 110 is bent from the thin portion 111 as shown in FIG. The bending of the thin portion 111 is performed until the opening / closing lid 100 comes into contact with the body 200.
It will open 80 degrees.

When the exchange of the button type battery 300 is completed, the opening / closing lid 100 is closed. However, since the opening / closing lid 100 is made of a synthetic resin having a certain degree of flexibility, the thin portion 111 is in the original state. That is, the main body 110 returns to a flat state.

Although the opening / closing lid 100 of the electronic device has been described as an opening / closing lid for opening the button type battery 300 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the opening / closing lid may be a portion for accommodating batteries of different types. In addition to the battery, it may be an open / close lid for a portion that accommodates other components that need to be replaced by the user, such as a fuse.

Further, the hinge portion 130 of the opening / closing lid 100 is provided with the convex portion 131 and the body 200 is provided with the concave portion 212 corresponding to the convex portion 131, but the present invention is not limited to this. Conversely, the opening / closing lid 100 may be attached to the opening 210 of the body 200 by providing a concave portion in the hinge portion of the opening / closing application 100 and providing a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion in the body 200.

[0029]

The opening / closing cover of the electronic device according to the present invention is an opening / closing cover of an electronic device that is hinged to the body of the electronic device to open and close the article storage part of the body, and is provided in the article storage part of the body. A hinge portion having a convex portion or a concave portion corresponding to the concave portion or the convex portion, and a bendable thin portion,
It is configured to open from the hinge portion and also to open by bending the thin portion. Therefore, since the opening / closing lid is opened in a so-called two-stage manner and is opened by 90 ° or more with respect to the body, it is easy to put an article in and out of the article storage section.

Further, since the thin portion is provided in parallel with the rotation axis of the hinge portion, the opening direction of the opening / closing lid coincides with the opening direction of the thin portion.
Therefore, even if the opening / closing lid is opened vigorously, the hinge portion is not damaged because it bends from the thin portion.

Further, since the thin portion is formed on the back side of the opening / closing lid, the thin portion cannot be seen when the opening / closing lid is closed, so there is no problem in appearance.

Further, since the opening / closing lid is made of a synthetic resin having a certain degree of flexibility, there is little possibility that the thin portion will be broken even if it is repeatedly opened and closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an opening / closing lid of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are drawings of a body to which an opening / closing lid of this electronic device is attached, where FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a side view, and FIG. 2C is a bottom view.

FIG. 3 is a drawing of an opening / closing lid of this electronic device, where FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which an opening / closing lid is attached to the body.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the opening / closing lid of this electronic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Open / close lid 111 Thin part 130 Hinge part 132 Convex part 200 Body 210 Opening part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing lid of an electronic device, which is hinge-coupled to a body of an electronic device to open and close an article storage part of the body, wherein a convex part corresponding to a concave part or a convex part provided in the article storage part of the body or An opening / closing lid for an electronic device, comprising: a hinge portion having a concave portion; and a bendable thin portion, which is opened from the hinge portion and is opened by bending the thin portion. 2. The opening / closing lid for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid opens 90 ° or more with respect to the body. 3. The opening / closing lid for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the thin portion is provided in parallel with a rotation axis of the hinge portion. 4. The opening / closing lid for an electronic device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the thin portion is formed on a back surface side of the opening / closing lid. 5. The opening / closing lid for an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing cover is made of a synthetic resin having a certain degree of flexibility.