JPH0844459A - Display incorporated information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to quickly and easily take out, substitute or store media by taking out a medium from the vicinity a CD-ROM device in its loadable state. CONSTITUTION:In the case of loading a medium 5 corresponding to a CD-ROM device 4, a lock is unlocked, a keyboard arranging part 1 is pivoted to the upper direction to open it, the medium 5 is set up on the device 4, the arranging part 1 is turned in the reverse direction to the opening direction to close it, and a body case is locked to load and fix the medium on the device 4. In the case of alternately substituting plural media in said operation, the arranging part 1 is opened, a medium to be substituted which is stored in a medium storing structure part 12 arranged in the vicinity of the device 4 is quickly taken out in a state capable of loading a medium on the device 4 and easily substituted for the medium 5 on the device 4. The substituted medium can be automatically stored in the structure part 12 by closing the arranging part 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display integrated information processing device such as a laptop computer or a book computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a display-integrated information processing apparatus such as a laptop computer and a book computer, which is excellent in space saving and portability, has become widespread.
Along with the diversification of the purpose of use, the performance has been increased and the amount of information to be handled has been increased, and as one auxiliary storage device corresponding thereto, CD- which is an optical storage device in addition to the conventional magnetic storage device has been used. It is required to mount a ROM device.

Under these circumstances, improvement in effective usability of the CD-ROM device is required at the same time as mounting the CD-ROM device, and mounting, removal, exchange and storage of a plurality of media due to increase in information capacity. There is a demand for a display-integrated information processing device that can be easily realized in a small space and that can be carried and moved while a medium is stored.

A display-integrated information processing apparatus incorporating a conventional CD-ROM device will be described below.

FIG. 3 shows a conventional display-integrated information processing apparatus. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a keyboard unit in which a plurality of keys for inputting information are arranged, 2 is a device body having the keyboard unit 1, and 3 is a display device rotatably connected to the device body 2. A magnetic disk drive device 7 and the like are provided below the keyboard portion 1 of the device body 2, and a CD-ROM drive device 4 for loading information stored by mounting a medium 5 compatible with a CD-ROM device. Are arranged.

The operation of loading / unloading the medium 5 compatible with the CD-ROM device in the display-integrated information processing apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

When the medium 5 is loaded / unloaded or replaced in / from the CD-ROM device 4 arranged as described above, the CD-RO is loaded from the CD-ROM device configured in the CD-ROM device 4.
The tray mechanism 8 is performed by placing the medium 5 on a tray that is sent out or pulled out of the M device, or the medium 5 is stored in a case 9 called a caddy as shown in FIG. 4, and the medium 5 is stored. By inserting the caddy 9 in this state into the CD-ROM device 4, the caddy 9 is attached to the CD-ROM device 4, and by ejecting the caddy 9 out of the CD-ROM device 4, It is carried out by a caddy mechanism (not shown) for taking out from the CD-ROM device 4.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the CD-R is used when the medium is loaded or unloaded.
A situation in which a complicated tray mechanism or caddy mechanism configured in the OM device has to be operated, and a plurality of media have to be exchanged and mounted alternately due to the recent increase in the amount of information, or a plurality of media. There is a usability problem that the medium cannot be easily and quickly exchanged and mounted in the use of software that requires. Furthermore, when carrying the display-integrated information processing device, it is necessary to carry a plurality of media in addition to the display-integrated information processing device, which may increase the number of carrying items and carrying space, and complexity. It had a problem of being invited.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and does not require a complicated mechanism and can store a plurality of media for a CD-ROM device in a display-integrated information processing device, thereby enabling display-integrated information. A display-integrated information processing that enables simultaneous carrying with a processing device, and by enabling a storage layout in the vicinity of the mounting portion of the CD-ROM device to enable easy and quick alternate replacement mounting of a plurality of media The purpose is to provide a device.

[0010]

To achieve this object, a display-integrated information processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a display apparatus rotatably attached to a main body of the information processing apparatus and a plurality of information inputting apparatuses. A key is placed on a flat plate, and a keyboard placement portion is attached to the information processing device body so as to be openable and closable, and a flat recording medium is attached and used for storage. The apparatus includes a device and a recording medium storage unit that can store one or a plurality of the flat recording media at a position adjacent to a plane on which the flat recording medium is mounted.

[0011]

With this configuration, the CD to the CD-ROM device can be
-Attachment / detachment of a medium compatible with a ROM device does not require a complicated mechanism such as a tray mechanism or a caddy mechanism, and can be set in a CD-ROM device only by opening a keyboard arrangement portion, and a plurality of media can be set. In the case of using the software composed of the following, when the medium is frequently exchanged and mounted alternately, with the keyboard arranging section open,
This makes it possible to quickly and easily perform replacement and replacement alternately with the medium stored in the medium holding and storing structure located in the vicinity of the CD-ROM device on the same plane as the D-ROM device. In addition, when the display-integrated information processing apparatus is carried around, it is possible to carry the mobile device while holding and storing the necessary media in the display-integrated information processing apparatus. Since it is not necessary to carry the media, it is possible to obtain extremely high convenience such as a reduction in the number of items to carry and a space for carrying.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A display-integrated information processing apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a display-integrated information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a device body, 3 is a display device, and 20 is a hinge portion that rotatably supports the display device 3 on the body. On the top surface of the device body 2, a keyboard arrangement portion in which keys 11 are arranged in a matrix form. 1 is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, this keyboard placement unit 1 is
This is a membrane sheet type keyboard formed by facing two sheets, and is electrically connected by a connector 12 to a substrate 13 of the apparatus main body 2 via a wiring sheet 14 that is plug-in connected. Further, the keyboard arranging portion 1 has an end portion openably and closably coupled to a hinge mechanism 21 formed on the body case 22 side. Further, the keyboard placement unit 1
A CD-ROM device 4 is arranged on the lower surface of the CD-ROM device 4. As shown in FIG. 1, a CD-ROM device-compatible medium 5 is provided in the vicinity of the same plane where the CD-ROM device 4 is arranged.
It has a holding and storing structure section 12 for holding and storing.

The operation of the display-integrated information processing apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention configured as above will be described below.

In order to mount the medium 5 compatible with the CD-ROM device in the embodiment, first, the lock 17 provided for fixing the keyboard arranging portion 1 to the device body 2 is released,
The keyboard arranging portion 1 is opened by rotating it upward to open the medium 5 compatible with the CD-ROM device in the CD-ROM.
The keyboard 17 is mounted on the device 4, and then the keyboard arranging part 1 is rotated and closed in the opposite direction to the case where the keyboard arranging part 1 is opened.
By locking it to 2, the medium 5 compatible with the CD-ROM device is mounted and fixed to the CD-ROM device 4. When a plurality of media must be exchanged alternately during such an operation, the keyboard arranging portion 1 is opened / closed, and the media can be mounted on the CD-ROM device 4 in the vicinity of the CD-ROM device. It is possible to quickly take out the medium to be exchanged stored in the medium holding and storing structure 12 and easily exchange it with the medium on the CD-ROM device, and the medium exchanged at that time is the medium holding and storing. In the structure part 12, it can be automatically stored and stored by closing the keyboard placement part 1.

A medium 5 compatible with a CD-ROM device
Since it can be stored and stored inside the display-integrated information processing device, it is possible to carry it together with the display-integrated information processing device. It is very convenient because it can be held in a case and not separately carried, and the number of items to carry can be greatly reduced and the complexity of carrying it due to a small space can be eliminated.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the display-integrated information processing apparatus of the present invention, when a medium compatible with the conventional CD-ROM device is mounted or unloaded, the medium is separately stored. Eliminate the complexity of taking it out of the case or storing it in another storage case,
By removing the media from the vicinity where the CD-ROM device can be mounted, the media can be quickly and easily taken out, exchanged, stored and stored, and can be carried in the state where it is stored in the display-integrated information processing device. Therefore, compared to the conventional carrying separately,
It is possible to realize extremely high convenience such as reduction of the number of portable items, reduction of the portable space, and reduction of complexity when carrying.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a display-integrated information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an information processing apparatus integrated with a display according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a conventional display-integrated information processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a conventional display-integrated information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Keyboard Arrangement Unit 2 Device Main Body 3 Display Device 4 CD-ROM Device 5 Media Compatible with CD-ROM Device 12 Media Holding and Storage Structure Unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display device rotatably attached to a main body of an information processing device, and a plurality of keys for inputting information are arranged on a flat plate and attached to the main body of the information processing device so as to be openable and closable. A keyboard arranging portion, a storage device arranged below the keyboard arranging portion and used by mounting a flat recording medium thereon, and one or more at a position adjacent to a plane on which the flat recording medium is mounted. 2. A display-integrated information processing apparatus, comprising: a recording medium storage unit capable of storing the flat recording medium. 2. The display-integrated information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flat plate-shaped recording medium can be attached to and detached from the storage device or the flat-plate-shaped recording medium can be stored by opening and closing the keyboard arrangement portion. 3. The display-integrated information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is an optical storage device.