JPH08328697A - Containing mechanism for cable in portable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the cable container mechanism in which a cable is contained with a simple structure and easy operation. CONSTITUTION: A container recessed part 8 to contain a speaker 4 is formed to an electronic equipment body 2 and a container part containing a cable 5 is formed to the electronic equipment body 2 and a slide member is movably arranged to the container part and an operation shaft is formed to the slide member and a tip of the operation shaft is projected to the outside of the electronic equipment body 2 and one ned of the cable 5 is wound on the slide member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cable housing mechanism for housing a device such as a speaker connected to a portable electronic device by a cable in a device body.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally, it is well known that a portable electronic device has a communication function and exchanges information by using a telephone line, but as a simple communication method, a general voice receiver is used for communication. There is an acoustic coupler that does. It modulates the created digital data and outputs it as an acoustic signal from the telephone transmitter, and demodulates the acoustic signal received by the receiver and converts it into digital data for processing. For example, when the electronic notebook has an acoustic coupler function and the speaker that is the input / output means is fixed to the notebook body, the main body of the notebook is small when the body comes into contact with the handset, so keyboards and other operating parts other than the speaker are attached to the handset. It may be possible to connect the speaker with a cable in a detachable manner because it may cause malfunctions due to contact, malfunction of the display, etc. It was necessary, and the structure had to be complicated.

[0003]

An object of the present invention is to provide a cable storage mechanism in a portable electronic device, which is established under the background, and which can store a cable with a simple structure and a simple operation. The purpose is to provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the cable storage mechanism in the portable electronic device of the present invention is as follows in a portable electronic device having a speaker connected to the electronic device main body through a cable. It is characterized by having requirements. (A) The electronic device main body is formed with a storage recess for storing a speaker, and a storage portion for storing the cable is formed inside the main body, and the storage portion is formed with an opening opening to the outside. (B) A slide member is movably arranged in the storage section,
An operation shaft is formed on the slide member, and a tip portion of the operation shaft is projected from the housing portion to the outside of the main body. (C) One end of the cable is fixed to the main body, and a part of the cable is the slide member. The other end is provided so that it can be led out from the opening.

[0005]

According to the above construction, when the speaker is detached from the housing concave portion of the electronic equipment main body and separated from the main body, the other end of the cable can be drawn out from the opening of the housing portion. At this time, since a part of the cable is wound around the slide member, the slide member also moves toward the opening.

When the cable is stored, since the tip of the operation shaft of the slide member projects from the storage portion to the outside of the main body, if the operation shaft is operated from the outside of the main body to move the inside of the storage portion in the opposite direction. Since the cable having one end fixed to the main body is wound around the slide member, the other end of the cable is sequentially stored in the storage portion, and when the speaker is stored in the storage recess, the extra length of the cable is outside the main body. Disappear.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A is a front view of a portable electronic device (hereinafter referred to as an electronic notebook) according to the present invention in an open state, and FIG. 1B is a state view in which a cover is closed. This electronic notebook 1 is a notebook body 2 having a pen touch input function,
The notebook body 2 includes a lid cover 3 which is rotatably supported by one side of the notebook body 2 and covers the surface of the notebook body 2.
A speaker 4 is connected to the via a cable 5.

The notebook main body 2 is composed of an upper cover 2a and a lower cover 2b, and a concave portion 7 for accommodating the input pen 6 is formed on one surface of the upper cover 2a, and a concave portion for accommodating the speaker 4 is formed. 8 is formed. A groove 9 for guiding the cable 5 connected to the connection terminal 4a to the outside of the upper cover when the speaker 4 is stored is continuously provided in the storage recess 8.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 is a liquid crystal display having a touch panel function, 21 is an operation key, and 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a sticker that displays an explanation of the operation, and reference numeral 23 denotes a bulging portion for preventing the speaker 4 from coming into contact when the lid cover 3 is closed. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower cover 2b is provided with a groove-shaped storage portion 10 for storing the cable 5, and the other end of the storage portion 10 is provided with one end of the cable 5 stored in the storage portion 10. A guide port 11 for guiding a circuit (not shown) and an opening 12 for opening to the outside are formed. From the opening 12, the cable 5 is attached to the notebook body 2
Is outsourced to. An elongated hole 13 is formed in the central longitudinal direction of the bottom of the storage portion 10, the other end of the elongated hole 13 is formed in a substantially U shape, and a locking piece 14 is formed in the bent portion. .

The bottom surface of the lower cover 2b is shown in FIG.
As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 1, a concave portion 18 having an arcuate cross-section is formed along the elongated hole 13 so that a tip portion 16a of an operation shaft 16 of a slide member 15, which will be described later, protrudes below the elongated hole 13, and the electronic notebook The tip portion 16a that is projected when the device 1 is placed on the upper surface of a desk or the like is provided so as not to contact the installation surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, a main body 15a of the slide member 15 is formed in a disk shape, and the operation shaft 1 is located at the center of the lower surface.
6 is formed so as to project downward, the storage portion 10 is arranged so as to be movable left and right, and is covered with a lid member 17 from above so as not to separate from the storage portion 10. Since the tip portion 16a of the operation shaft 16 projects downward from the elongated hole 13, the operator can move the slide member 15 along the elongated hole 13 of the housing portion 10 by pinching the tip portion 16a with a finger. It is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, a part of the cable 5 is wound around one side of the peripheral surface of the slide member 15, and one end 5a of the cable 5 is fixed to the notebook main body 2 by an appropriate means such as binding with a binder. Has been done. When the cable 5 is pulled from the outside of the notebook body 2, the cable 5 is led out while moving the slide member 15 to the right, and when the slide member 15 is moved to the left, the cable 5 is retracted and stored. Is provided.

As described above, since the cable storage mechanism is configured, when performing communication using a telephone, the operation key 21 is pressed according to the instruction previously displayed on the liquid crystal display 20 or the liquid crystal display is displayed by the input pen 6. Enter the required data while touching. When the input is completed, the speaker 4 is taken out from the storage recess 8 and pulled out as shown in FIG. The cable 5 connected to the speaker 4 is pulled out of the notebook main body 2 while moving the slide member 15 toward the opening 12 of the housing 10. Speaker 4
Is connected to the main body 2 with a cable 5 and is detachably attached to the notebook main body 2. Therefore, even if the speaker 4 is pressed against the transmitter of a receiver (not shown), the display of the liquid crystal display 20 is visually recognized. You can use the operation keys 21
You can press.

When communication is completed and the speaker 4 is to be housed, the speaker 4 is first housed in the housing recess 8 and then the operating shaft of the slide member 15 protruding from the recess 14 formed on the back side surface of the lower cover 2b. By picking the tip portion 16a of the slide member 16, the slide member 15 is inserted into the storage portion 10 as shown in FIG.
To the end portion 10a of. Since one end 5a of the cable 5 is connected to and fixed to an electronic circuit, the other end 5b of the cable 5 is sequentially fed in the moving direction as the slide member 15 moves, and the slide member 15 is moved to the vicinity of the end of the storage section 10. When moved, the operating shaft 16 is locked by the locking piece 14 (see FIG. 5 (b)).

The stored cable 5 does not come out unless it is pulled with sufficient strength to release the locking of the locking piece 14, so the cable will not pop out in normal use, and it will be attached in the storage direction by a spring. Since it is not biased, it is not necessary to provide a ratchet mechanism, and the cable is not loaded when it is pulled out. Further, even if the speaker 4 is pulled and pulled, no load is applied to the connecting portion between the terminal 4a and the cable 5, so that a failure is less likely to occur.

The slide member 15 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the operation shaft 31 and the support shaft 32 may be projected on the lower surface and the upper surface of the main body 30 to form a support groove 34 that supports the support shaft 32 in the central longitudinal direction of the lid member 33. This makes it possible to smoothly move the slide member 15.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the main body 35
A ring-shaped rotating member 36 is loosely fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 35
By arranging a plurality of ball bearings 37 on the contact surface between the rotating member 36 and the rotating member 36, the rotating resistance of the rotating member 36 can be smoothed to reduce the sliding resistance between the cable 5 and the slide member 15. The cable 5 can be pulled out and stored more smoothly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, two elongated holes 13 may be formed in parallel in the accommodating portion 10, and the pulley 40 may be provided on the opening 12 side between the two elongated holes 13, 13. In this case, the operation shafts of the slide members 15 are loosely fitted in the elongated holes 13, respectively, and any operation shafts of the slide members 15 are made to project below the lower cover 2b, and the slide members 1
By connecting the cables 5 and 15 with the connecting member 41 and winding the cable 5 around the two slide members 15 and 15 and the pulley 40, the length of the double hole can be doubled by the same operation as when one long hole 13 is provided. Can store cables.

[0020]

According to the cable storage mechanism of the present invention, the cable is wound around the slide member in the storage portion formed inside the main body to be stored, and the tip end portion of the operation shaft formed on the slide member is transferred from the storage portion to the outside of the main body. Since it is projected to the inside, the cable can be stored by a simple operation of moving the slide member from the outside of the main body. Further, since it is not biased in the storage direction by the spring, it is not necessary to provide a ratchet mechanism so as not to return when pulled out, and the structure can be simplified. Further, since the number of parts is small, the failure of the operating portion can be suppressed, and since the cable is not loaded at the time of pulling out, even if the speaker is pulled and pulled, the failure of the connection portion with the cable is unlikely to occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are a front view of a state in which a portable electronic device according to the present invention is opened and a state view of a state in which a cover is closed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a lower cover of the portable electronic device.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a slide member and a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating a state when the speaker is pulled out.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are explanatory views of an operating state of a slide member.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are perspective views and vertical cross-sectional views showing another example of a slide member.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of the storage section.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Portable Electronic Device (Electronic Notebook) 2 Electronic Device Main Body 4 Speaker 5 Cable 8 Storage Recess 10 Storage Section 13 Long Hole 15 Slide Member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cable storage mechanism in a portable electronic device, comprising the following requirements in a portable electronic device having a speaker connected to an electronic device main body via a cable. (A) The electronic device main body is formed with a storage recess for storing a speaker, and a storage portion for storing the cable is formed inside the main body, and the storage portion is formed with an opening opening to the outside. (B) A slide member is movably arranged in the storage section,
An operation shaft is formed on the slide member, and a tip portion of the operation shaft is projected from the housing portion to the outside of the main body. (C) One end of the cable is fixed to the main body, and a part of the cable is the slide member. The other end is provided so that it can be led out from the opening.