JPH09265336A - Separable function extension device for portable electronic unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the theft of a portable electronic unit, a card to be loaded into the electronic unit, etc., by gearing the rack hole part of a mobile plate which is moved via the operation of a locking means to a gear part and projecting a pawl part from a bottom support flat part to lock the electronic unit. SOLUTION: A key is put into a locking means 26 provided on the right side face of a port replicater part and then turned, and the pawl part of a turning lock pawl 81 is projected from a bottom support flat part to lock a notebook type personal computer. The pawl 81 is turned based on the relation between a rack hole 293b and a pinion 81a. The pressure projections 22a and 22b are projected when the means 26 is operated more in its unlocking direction. Thus the ejection states are secured for both projections. In such a constitution, the thickness of the bottom support flat part is reduced and the operability is improved for the computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for expanding a separated function of a portable electronic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-119220, the portability of a portable electronic device such as a so-called notebook type personal computer or laptop type personal computer is ensured and its function is expanded. for,
It has been proposed to provide a function expansion unit containing a circuit for expanding the function of the portable electronic device, and to attach and detach the portable electronic device to and from the function expansion unit.

The function expansion unit and the portable electronic device are electrically connected by, for example, inserting a male connector provided in the portable electronic device into a female connector provided in the function expansion unit. Further, in order to prevent these connectors from being inadvertently detached, means for inhibiting relative movement of the connectors in the insertion / removal direction are provided.

A portable electronic device is provided with a connector for connecting a device such as a printer or a scanner using a cable, but the cable is attached and detached every time the printer or the scanner is used. In this case, the port replicator and the device such as a printer and a scanner are constantly connected to each other by a cable, while the portable electronic device is connected to the port replicator (in this specification, the port replicator and the port replicator unit). Means a device having a first terminal group to which a terminal group of a portable electronic device is connected and a second terminal group to which a terminal group of a device such as a printer is connected.) In addition, it has been practiced to reduce the troublesome work of connecting the cables.

[0005]

By the way, in order to gradually expand the functions of the portable electronic device, it is necessary to first obtain the port replicator and then newly obtain the function extension unit. It tends to be done. However, if a function replicating unit is newly acquired when the user already owns the port replicator, the waste of the assets would result if the already owned port replicator becomes unnecessary.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention intends to expand the function of a portable electronic device stepwise by arranging a portion corresponding to a port replicator and a portion corresponding to an expansion unit to be separable. In this case, the portion corresponding to the above-mentioned port replicator which is already owned is prevented from being wasted, and the portion corresponding to the port replicator is provided with the locking means so that the portable electronic device is stolen or the portable electronic device is stolen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for separating function expansion of a portable electronic device that can prevent theft of a card or the like loaded in the device, and can reduce the thickness of the accessory device of the portable electronic device and reduce the number of parts. To do.

[0007]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detachable function expanding device for a portable electronic device, wherein a bottom supporting flat portion on which the portable electronic device is placed and a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion are provided. And a port replicator section provided with a terminal section to which a terminal section provided on the back side of the portable electronic apparatus is detachably connected, and an accessory device of the portable electronic apparatus including a locking means, and a portable unit. And a bottom support flat part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is attached to the upper end surface of the accessory device of the portable electronic device, and the port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is attached. A function expansion unit for a portable electronic device having a terminal part detachably connected to a terminal part, and a separation type function expansion device for a portable electronic device provided so as to be separable,
On the bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory of the portable electronic device, a rotation locking claw having a gear portion is rotatably provided so that the claw portion can project from the upper surface of the bottom supporting flat portion, and The rack hole formed in the moving plate that moves by the operation of the means is meshed with the gear portion, and the pawl portion projects from the bottom supporting flat portion by the locking operation of the locking means to engage the portable electronic device. The feature is that it is designed to stop.

With such a structure, it is possible to lock the portable electronic device by causing the claw portion of the rotary locking claw to project from the bottom supporting flat portion by the locking operation of the locking means. The rotation of the rotation locking claw is performed in a relationship between a so-called rack (rack hole of the moving plate) and a pinion (gear portion). The distance between the dynamic locking claw and the point of action for applying the turning force can be shortened, and the bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory device of the portable electronic device can be thinned.

Further, the device for expanding the separated type function of the portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a bottom supporting flat portion on which the portable electronic device is mounted, and the portable supporting device is provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal portion to which a terminal portion provided on the back side of the electronic device is detachably connected, and an accessory device of the portable electronic device including a locking means, and a portable electronic device It accommodates the equipment for extended functions, and the bottom support flat part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device can be attached to the upper end surface, and the terminal part of the port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachable. A functional expansion unit for a portable electronic device, which is provided with a terminal portion that is connectable to the portable electronic device, and a separable functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising: Included A grounding member for grounding the portable electronic device is provided on the bottom supporting flat portion of the table so as to be vertically swingable by an elastic member and projecting from the upper surface of the bottom supporting flat portion. A moving plate that is moved by operation is provided so as to be positioned below the ground member,
The movable plate is positioned below the ground member by the locking operation of the locking means, and the downward movement of the ground member is prevented to restrict the forward movement of the portable electronic device.

With such a structure, the portable electronic device can be locked by using the grounding member for grounding the portable electronic device. The locking strength of the portable electronic device can be increased by using it in combination with the above-described rotation locking claw.

The grounding member has a tapered surface for smoothly inserting and removing the portable electronic device, and the elastic member smoothly swings in the vertical direction by a horizontal force with respect to the grounding member. As is done, the fixing point may consist of a leaf spring member provided at a position remote from below the earth member. According to this, in the above structure in which the grounding member has a locking function, the portable electronic device can be smoothly inserted and removed.

Further, the device for expanding the separated type function of the portable electronic device according to the present invention is a bottom supporting flat part on which the portable electronic device is placed, and the portable supporting device is provided at the rear end part of the bottom supporting flat part. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal portion to which a terminal portion provided on the back side of the electronic device is detachably connected, and an accessory device of the portable electronic device including a locking means, and a portable electronic device It accommodates the equipment for extended functions, and the bottom support flat part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device can be attached to the upper end surface, and the terminal part of the port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachable. A functional expansion unit for a portable electronic device, which is provided with a terminal portion that is connectable to the portable electronic device, and a separable functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising: Included On the front side of the port replicator part of the stand, a pressing projection for ejecting the portable electronic device is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the bottom support flat part has an axial center in the left-right direction. A shaft is provided, and the pressing projection is moved in the front-rear direction by the rotation of the eject shaft, and the unlocked state is in the direction of operation when the locked state of the locking means is in the unlocked state. Further, it is characterized in that the eject shaft is rotated when the locking means is further operated.

With such a configuration, the operation for ejecting the portable electronic device can be performed continuously with the operation for changing the locked state of the locking means to the unlocked state, and the usability can be improved. .

The eject shaft may be supported by a bearing portion that is integrally formed with a case portion that forms a casing of an accessory device of the portable electronic device. According to this,
Since it is not necessary to form the bearing portion as a separate member, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify assembly.

Further, the device for expanding the separated type function of the portable electronic equipment of the present invention is a bottom supporting flat portion on which the portable electronic equipment is placed, and the portable supporting equipment is provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal portion to which a terminal portion provided on the back side of the electronic device is detachably connected, and an accessory device of the portable electronic device including a locking means, and a portable electronic device It accommodates the equipment for extended functions, and the bottom support flat part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device can be attached to the upper end surface, and the terminal part of the port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachable. A functional expansion unit for a portable electronic device, which is provided with a terminal portion that is connectable to the portable electronic device, and a separable functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising: Included A shutter drive plate that is moved by operating the locking means is provided on the side of the bottom support flat portion of the table, and the movement of this shutter drive plate causes the insertion of the card insertion slot provided on the side of the portable electronic device. A shutter plate that opens and closes is detachably attached to an attachment portion formed on the shutter drive plate.

With such a structure, the shutter plate for opening and closing the card insertion port is detachably attached to the attachment portion formed on the shutter drive plate, so that the card insertion port depends on the model of the portable electronic device. Even if there is a difference in position, it can be dealt with by replacing the shutter plate.

The amount of projection on one side of the shutter plate and the amount of projection on the other side of the shutter plate differ with respect to the mounting portion formed on the shutter drive plate. It may be possible to select whether to use one of the projecting sides as a shutter function part or the other projecting side as a shutter function part. According to this, it is possible to adjust the amount of protrusion to the side of the card insertion opening by attaching the shutter plate by reversing it by 180 °, and depending on the model of the portable electronic device, the position of the card insertion opening may be slightly different. Even if there is a difference, it is possible to deal with one shutter plate.

Further, the apparatus for expanding the separated type function of the portable electronic device of the present invention is a bottom supporting flat portion on which the portable electronic device is placed, and the portable supporting device is provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion. A port replicator section provided with a terminal section to which a terminal section provided on the back side of the electronic device is detachably connected,
And an accessory device of the portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is attached to the upper end surface. And a function expansion unit of the portable electronic device, which is provided with a terminal part to which the terminal part of the port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected is provided. In the device for expanding the function separately of portable electronic equipment, the moving plate, which is moved by operating the locking means, is connected to a case portion forming a casing of a bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory device, A locking projection is formed on the bottom forming the bottom plate of the flat portion, and the movable plate is engaged with the locking projection of the bottom when the locking means is in the locked state. .

With such a structure, even if the bottom is to be removed from the case portion, the bottom projection cannot be removed because the locking projection of the bottom is caught by the moving plate. That is, it is not possible to remove the bottom of the accessory device and operate the moving plate to forcefully unlock the device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The perspective view of FIG. 1 shows a notebook personal computer 1 as a portable electronic device, an accessory device 2 of the portable electronic device, and a function expansion unit 3 of the portable electronic device. Then, the accessory device 2 of the portable electronic device and the function expanding unit 3 of the portable electronic device constitute a separate function expanding device 4 of the portable electronic device. That is, the separable function expansion device 4 of the portable electronic device is configured to be separable into the accessory device 2 of the portable electronic device and the function expansion unit 3 of the portable electronic device.

An accessory device of the above-mentioned portable electronic device (hereinafter,
The auxiliary device 2 includes a bottom supporting flat portion 23 on which a notebook personal computer (hereinafter, simply referred to as a notebook computer) 1 is placed, and a port replicator portion 22 provided at a rear portion of the bottom supporting flat portion 23. Consists of. On the front side of the port replicator section 22, there is provided a terminal section 21 to which a terminal section (not shown) provided on the back side of the notebook computer 1 is detachably connected. Further, on the back side of the port replicator unit 22, a terminal unit to which a cable for connecting a printer or the like is connected is provided.

The function expansion unit (hereinafter, simply referred to as an expansion unit) 3 of the portable electronic device has a box 31 whose upper end surface is open, and has an expanded function device (for example, a hard disk driver) for the notebook computer 1. , Optical disk driver, or PCMCIA (Personal
Computer Memory Card Int
(eg, a data reading unit of an international Association card). The bottom supporting flat portion 23 of the accessory device 2 is attached to the upper end surface of the box 31, and the front side of the standing portion provided at the rear end portion of the box 31 has the above-mentioned structure. A terminal portion 32 is provided to which the terminal portion 24 (see FIG. 2B) formed on the back side of the port replicator portion 22 of the accessory device 2 is detachably connected.

The perspective view of FIG. 2 (a) shows a state in which the notebook computer 1, the accessory device 2, and the expansion unit 3 are combined. That is, the notebook computer 1 is mounted on the bottom supporting flat portion 23 of the accessory device 2, and
Can be mounted on the expansion unit 3. In addition,
The perspective view of FIG. 2B shows a state in which the accessory device 2 is slightly slid in the detaching direction.

The perspective view of FIG. 3 shows a state in which the attachment device 2 is mounted on the expansion unit 3 and these are connected and locked by the connecting and locking means 5. A connecting rope 51 is connected to the connecting and locking means 5, and the connecting device 51 and the expansion unit 3 can be prevented from being stolen by connecting the connecting rope 51 to, for example, a personal computer rack which is a non-portable member. . 2 and 3, the ISA card case 7 is also shown. The ISA card case 7 can be attached to the expansion unit 3. Further, as the connecting and locking means 5, there is one called Kensington lock.

In the perspective view of FIG. 4, the accessory device 2 is shown enlarged. On both left and right sides of the bottom support flat portion 23, a resin cover 28 forming a casing of the accessory device 2 is provided with a guide portion 23a,
23b are formed. This guide part 23a, 23b
Guide surface when the notebook computer 1 is placed on the bottom supporting flat portion 23 and the terminal portion formed on the back surface thereof is fitted to the terminal portion 21 of the port replicator portion 22, and the notebook computer 1 after the fitting. It is possible to regulate the lateral movement of the. Further, the guide portions 23a and 23b have finger hooking portions 23c and 23 for facilitating an operation when the accessory device 2 is detached from the expansion unit 3.
c is formed.

A card shutter 25 is provided on the upper surface of the right guide portion 23b. This card shutter 25
Is the notebook computer 1 set on the bottom supporting flat portion 23.
It is provided at a position corresponding to the PCMCIA card insertion opening (see FIG. 2) 11 provided on the side surface of the. The card shutter 25 is driven in the front-rear direction by the turning operation of the locking means 26, which will be described later. It is adapted to move to a position retracted from the insertion port 11. Details of the drive mechanism for the locking means 26 and the card shutter 25 will be described later.

Further, a grounding member 296 is provided on the bottom supporting flat portion 23 so as to be able to be inserted into the resin cover 28 and to project therefrom. The ground member 296 grounds the notebook computer 1 and locks the notebook computer 1. The details of the ground member 296 will be described later.
Further, on the lower surface of the bottom supporting flat portion 23, the hook-up projection 3 provided so as to project from the upper end surface of the box 31 of the function expanding unit 3.
An elongated hole (not shown) into which 3a (see FIG. 21) is inserted and an elongated hole (not shown) into which a bending rising piece 37a (see FIG. 21) described later are inserted are formed.

On the back side of the port replicator unit 22, a cable is connected to the above-mentioned terminal unit 24 fitted to the terminal unit 32 of the function expanding unit 3 and devices (not shown) such as a printer and a scanner. A terminal group for

As shown in FIG. 4, the above-mentioned terminal portion 21 is provided on the front side of the port replicator portion 22,
The terminal portion of the notebook computer 1 is fitted to the terminal portion 21. The terminal portion 21 is provided with guide pins 21a, 21a so that the fitting is properly performed. Correspondingly, a guide hole (not shown) is provided on the back side of the notebook computer 1. Further, pressing protrusions 22a and 22b for detaching the notebook computer 1 set on the bottom support flat portion 23 are provided at positions near both ends on the front side of the port replicator portion 22 so as to be able to protrude and retract. These pressing projections 22a, 22
As for b, the driving force is given by the rotation operation of the locking means 26, and it comes and goes. A specific configuration for that purpose will be described later.

Locking means 26 is provided on the right side surface of the port replicator unit 22. This locking means 26
By inserting the key 26a into the key and rotating the key 26a, the locked state and the unlocked state of the locking means 26 can be created, and the direction of operation when the locked state of the locking means 26 is set to the unlocked state can be set. When the locking means 26 is operated further than in the unlocked state, the pressing projections 22a and 22b can be projected (hereinafter, this projected state is referred to as an eject state).

FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the resin cover 28 and the port replicator 22 of the accessory device 2 removed to expose the bottom 29 made of an iron plate, and FIG. Figure 6 shows the unlocked state.
Shows the locked state by the locking means 26, respectively.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the locking means 26 and the mechanical parts around it, and FIG. 7 (a) shows the locking means 2
6 shows a locked state, FIG. 6 (b) shows an unlocked state, and FIG. 6 (c) shows an ejected state. The locking means 26 is provided with a turning portion 26b which turns by the turning operation of the key 26a. The operating portion 26c (the operating plate 2 in FIGS.
21 (not visible because it is located on the back side). The actuating protrusion 26c is configured to press the actuating plate 221 in the above-described eject state, and when the actuating plate 221 is pushed by the actuating protrusion 26c and tilted as shown in FIG. The connected pressing protrusion 22a is moved in the protruding direction and protrudes from the resin cover 28 that forms the housing of the port replicator unit 22. A rotating shaft 222 is fixed to the operating plate 221, and the rotating shaft 22 is tilted by the tilting of the operating plate 221.
2 rotates. An operating plate 223 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is fixed to the other end of the rotating shaft 222, and the operating plate 223 is tilted by the rotation of the rotating shaft 222. The operating plate 223 has the above-mentioned pressing protrusion 2
2b are connected, and the pressing projection 22b is moved in the projecting direction by the tilting of the operating plate 223 and projects from the resin cover 28 that forms the housing of the port replicator unit 22.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rotating shaft 22
A winding spring 224 is externally fitted to the end portion of 2. One end of the winding spring 224 is locked to the operating piece 221, and the operating piece 221 causes the pressing protrusions 22 a and 22 b to retreat into the resin cover 28 of the port replicator 22 by the winding spring 224. Biased in the direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the pressing projections 22a and 22b are projected by operating the key 26a and then the hand is released from the key 26a, the coil spring 224 and the locking means 26 are built in. As shown in FIG. 7B, the urging force of the spring (not shown) causes the pressing protrusions 22a,
22b sinks into the resin cover 28 of the port replicator unit 22, and the operating protrusion 26c also returns to the unlocked position.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 8 and the perspective view of FIG. 9, the rotary shaft 222 has a bearing portion 281 having a substantially U-letter shape.
Supported by The bearing portion 281 is integrally molded with resin inside the resin cover 28. The bearing portion 281 is formed with its U-shaped opening side facing downward, and this U-shaped opening side is closed by the bottom 29.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a first front and rear slide plate 291 is provided on the bottom 29 so as to slide in the front and rear direction, and a second front and rear slide plate 291 is provided so as to slide in the front and rear direction. Front-rear slide plate 292, third front-rear slide plate 2 provided so as to slide in the front-rear direction
93, the first turning plate 29 that is turned and supported by the shaft 294a
4. a second rotating plate 295, which is supported by the shaft 295a;
A support plate 297 for elastically supporting the ground member 296 and the card shutter driving piece 27 are arranged.

The support for sliding or rotating the first front-rear slide plate 291 or the like is performed by a protrusion or the like formed on the resin cover 28 covering the bottom 29, and further, the screw 100 screwed to the protrusion. The umbrella portion (see FIG. 14) prevents the first front and rear slide plates 291 and the like from being detached from the resin cover 28. Then, in the locked state by the locking means 26 (see FIG. 6), the first front and rear slide plates 291, the third front and rear slide plates 293, and the first rotating plate 294 are the locking projections 2 formed on the bottom 29, respectively.
9a ... Under these conditions, even if the bottom 29 is to be removed from the resin cover 28, the locking projections 29a of the bottom 29 are caught on the first front and rear slide plates 291 and the like. Therefore, the bottom 29 cannot be removed. That is, the bottom 29 of the accessory device 2
It is impossible to forcibly unlock the door by removing it and operating the first front and rear slide plates 291 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 10 which is a perspective view showing the unlocked state of the first front and rear slide plate 291 and FIG. 11 which is a perspective view showing the locked state, the rear end portion of the first front and rear slide plate 291 is A bent portion 291a is formed. The bent portion 291a is locked by a pin 26d that projects laterally from an operating projection 26c of the rotating portion 26b of the locking means 26. When the rotating portion 26b of the locking means 26 is rotated in the locking direction, the pin 26d pushes the bending portion 291a backward, so that the first front-back slide plate 291 slides backward. On the other hand, when the rotating portion 26b of the locking means 26 is rotated in the unlocking direction, the pin 26d separates from the bending portion 291a, but the first front-back slide plate 291 is biased in the forward direction by the coil spring 80. It slides forward because it is. Note that the coil spring 80 is locked to a support (not shown) formed on the resin cover 28.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first rotating plate 294 is long in the left-right direction, and the right end portion thereof has the above-mentioned first portion.
It is connected to the front and rear slide plates 291. This allows
The first rotating plate 294 is rotated about the shaft 294a by obtaining a driving force by the front and rear slide of the first front and rear slide plate 291.

Rear end 292 of second front and rear slide plate 292
a is connected to the first rotating plate 294 at a substantially intermediate position between the right end of the first rotating plate 294 and the shaft 294a. Thereby, the second front-rear slide plate 292
Is driven by the rotation of the first rotation plate 294 to slide in the front-rear direction. When it is slid backward (locked state), as shown in FIG.
When the earth member 296 is located below the earth member 296 to prevent the earth member 296 from sinking into the resin cover 28, when it is slid forward (unlocked state), as shown in FIG. In addition, the front end L-shaped portion 292b is located at a position deviating from directly below the ground member 296 to allow the ground member 296 to be retracted (see the phantom line). When the earth member 296 is prevented from being retracted, even if the notebook computer 1 is removed, the state in which the earth member 296 is engaged with the locking earth hole 11 formed on the bottom surface of the notebook computer 1 cannot be released. , The notebook computer 1 is prevented from leaving.

Support plate 2 for supporting the earth member 296
Reference numeral 97 denotes a grounding member 2 which is made of a conductive leaf spring.
The tip side to which 96 is fixed is lifted upward by an elastic force so that the earth member 296 can be projected from the upper surface of the resin cover 28 of the bottom supporting flat portion 23. The support plate 297 is screwed to the resin cover 28 at a substantially central portion thereof, and has its front end portion lifted upward and its rear end portion brought into contact with the bottom 29.

The earth member 296 has a tapered surface 296a for smoothly inserting and removing the notebook computer 1, and the support plate 297 is the earth member 29.
The fixing point (the above-mentioned screwing point) is set at a position apart from the lower position of the earth member 296 to the left side in the drawing so that the vertical swing can be smoothly performed by the horizontal force with respect to 6. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the notebook computer 1 is set, the support plate 297 smoothly swings downward due to the action of the tapered surface 296a of the earth member 296. After that, as shown in FIG. 13B, the grounding member 296 is connected to the locking grounding hole 1 of the notebook computer 1.
Engage with 1. On the other hand, the locking surface 296 of the ground member 296
As shown in FIG. 12 (b), b is a vertical standing surface for locking the notebook computer 1, but the front end L
When there is no regulation by the character portion 292b, FIG.
The support plate 297 is slightly bent as shown in FIG.
Since the verticality of b becomes low, the support plate 297 can be vertically swung by the force in the horizontal direction with respect to the earth member 296 when the notebook computer 1 is detached.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear end portion 293a of the third front and rear slide plate 293 has the first rotating plate 2
It is connected to the left end of 94. As a result, the third front-rear slide plate 293 slides in the front-rear direction by obtaining the driving force by the rotation operation of the first rotation plate 294. A rack hole 293b (see FIG. 6) having a rack formed on its surface is formed in the third front-rear slide plate 293. The horizontal shaft 82 is provided at a position corresponding to the position where the rack hole 293b is formed.
Is rotatably supported by the resin cover 28, and a rotation locking claw 81 is fixed to the horizontal shaft 82. A gear portion 81a is formed on the rotation locking claw 81, and this gear portion 81a is engaged with the rack of the rack hole portion 293b.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, when the third front-back slide plate 293 slides back and forth, the so-called rack-pinion relationship causes
The rotation locking claw 81 is rotated, so that the rotation locking claw 81 is in a sideways state and the rotation locking claw 81 is upright. In the raised state of the rotation locking claw 81, the claw of the rotation locking claw 81 engages with the locking hole 12 formed on the bottom surface of the notebook computer 1, and the detachment of the notebook computer 1 is prevented. That is, as shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), the notebook computer 1 is allowed to be detached when the rotation locking claw 81 is in the sideways state, and as shown in FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b). When the rotation locking claw 81 is in the raised state, the detachment of the notebook computer 1 is prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, one end side of the second rotating plate 295 is connected to the shaft 294a side from the right end of the first rotating plate 294. ing. The other end of the second rotating plate 295 is connected to the card shutter driving piece 27. The card shutter driving piece 27 is slidably provided in the front-rear direction. The second rotating plate 295 slides the card shutter driving piece 27 back and forth by rotating by obtaining a driving force by the rotating operation of the first rotating plate 294.

The card shutter driving piece 27 is formed with a bent mounting portion 27a. The bent mounting portion 27a is
The bottom support flat portion 23 is formed on the right side of the guide surface of the guide portion 23a. That is, the bent mounting portion 27a is formed at a position where the mounting of the notebook computer 1 on the bottom supporting flat portion 23 is not hindered. Also, the bent mounting portion 27
The a is projected from an elongated hole 28a (see FIG. 4) formed in the resin cover 28. Bending mounting part 27a
A card shutter 25 (see FIG. 4) is detachably attached to the. When the card shutter drive piece 27 slides forward (locked state), the card shutter 25 is shown in FIG.
8, when a part of the PCMCIA card insertion slot 11 is covered and the card shutter drive piece 27 is slid backward (unlocked state), as shown by a solid line in FIG. 18, the PCMCIA card insertion slot is inserted. The insertion opening 11 is opened by retracting from the opening 11.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the card shutter 25 mounted on the bending mounting portion 27a. A locking hole 27b is formed in the bending mounting portion 27a, and the locking projection 25a of the card shutter 25 is fitted into the locking hole 27a, whereby the card shutter 25 is mounted in the bending mounting portion 27a. On the other hand, by inserting a pin or the like into the locking hole 27a to release the locked state, the card shutter 25 can be detached from the bent mounting portion 27a.

A collar portion 25b is formed below the card shutter 25. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the elongated hole 28a is formed with a wide hole portion 288a corresponding to the flange portion 25a. As a result, the card shutter 25 can be attached and detached without removing the resin cover 28. The wide hole 288a is formed so as to correspond to the position of the card shutter 25 in the unlocked state by the locking means 26, and the card shutter 25 can be attached and detached only in the unlocked state. There is.

As described above, the card shutter 25 for opening and closing the card insertion port 11 has the card shutter drive plate 27.
Since it is detachably attached to the bending attachment portion 27a of
Even if the position of the card insertion port 11 differs depending on the model of the notebook computer 1, it can be dealt with by replacing the card shutter 25.

Further, in this embodiment, the amount of protrusion on one side of the card shutter 25 and the amount of protrusion on the other side of the bent portion 27a of the card shutter drive plate 27 are set. Differently, the card shutter 25
Depending on the mounting method, it is possible to select whether the one projecting side is the shutter functioning part or the other projecting side is the shutter functioning part. That is, as shown in FIGS. 20 (a) and 20 (b), by mounting the card shutter 25 by reversing it by 180 °, it becomes possible to adjust the amount of protrusion to the side of the card insertion opening 11, and If there is a difference in the position of the card insertion slot 11 of the model of the personal computer 1, it is possible to deal with this with one card shutter 25.

FIG. 21 is an enlarged perspective view of the function expanding unit 3. The box 31 includes a peripheral wall body 311 made of resin and a bottom 33 forming a bottom surface. A power supply unit 34, a main board 35, a PCMCIA card loading unit 36, and the like are arranged in the box 31, and these are fixed to the bottom 33 with screws.

The rear right edge portion of the peripheral wall 311 is formed so as to project inside the box 31. A shutter drive plate 37 is provided on the upper surface of the projecting portion so as to be slidable back and forth. Then, this shutter drive plate 37
At the side end of the PCMCIA card loading section 36
A shutter plate 38 serving as a shutter for 6a is attached. The shutter plate 38 covers a part of the loading port 36a when the shutter driving plate 37 is retracted, and opens the loading port 36a when it is advanced. The shutter drive plate 37 is biased in the forward direction by the coil spring 83, and in a state where the force against the coil spring 83 is not working, the shutter drive plate 37 advances and opens the loading port 36a. The coil spring 83 is locked to the protrusion 31a formed on the upper right edge of the box 31.

The shutter drive plate 37 has a bent rising piece 37a.
Are formed. The bent rising piece 37a is a long hole 291b formed in the above-described first front and rear slide plate 291 when the accessory device 2 is mounted on the function expansion box 3.
(See FIGS. 10 and 11). As a result, the shutter drive plate 37 is given a driving force by the first front-rear slide plate 291, and when the first front-rear slide plate 291 slides backward (locked state), the shutter drive plate 37 resists the bias of the coil spring 83 and moves backward. Then, the shutter plate 38 covers a part of the loading port 36a.

As described above, by operating the locking means 26 during locking, the claw portion of the rotary locking claw 81 can be projected from the bottom supporting flat portion 23 to lock the notebook computer 1. The rotation of the rotation locking claw 81 is performed in the relationship between the so-called rack (the rack hole 293b of the moving plate) and the pinion (gear portion 81a). And the point of action for applying the turning force to the rotation locking claw 81 can be shortened, and the bottom supporting flat portion 23 of the accessory device 2 can be thinned.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the locking means 2
Second front and rear slide plate 292 that slides by the operation of 6.
Grounding member 2 for grounding the laptop 1
Since it is configured to enter and retract below 96, the notebook computer 1 using the earth member 296
Can be locked. In particular, in this embodiment, the locking strength of the notebook computer 1 can be increased by using the rotary locking claw 81 described above together.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the grounding member 296 has a tapered surface 296a for smoothly inserting and removing the notebook computer 1, and the grounding member 296 is provided.
The supporting plate 297 for supporting the grounding member 296 has a fixing point located below the grounding member 296 so that the grounding member 296 can be smoothly swung in the vertical direction by a horizontal force. With the above structure in which the ground member 296 has a locking function, the notebook computer 1 can be smoothly inserted and removed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation for ejecting the notebook computer 1 can be carried out continuously with the operation for changing the locked state of the locking means 26 to the unlocked state, thus improving the usability. You can

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, since the eject shaft 222 is supported by the bearing portion 281 which is integrally formed with resin on the resin cover 28 forming the casing of the accessory device 2, Since it is not necessary to form the bearing portion 281 as a separate member, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify assembly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, since the shutter plate 25 for opening and closing the card insertion port 11 is detachably attached to the bending attachment portion 27a of the shutter drive plate 27, the model of the notebook computer 1 can be used as described above. Card slot 11
Even if there is a difference in position, it can be dealt with by replacing the shutter plate 25. Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the projecting amount on one side of the shutter plate 25 and the projecting amount on the other side with respect to the bent mounting portion 27a of the shutter drive plate 27 are made different. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the amount of protrusion to the side of the card insertion port 11 by mounting the shutter plate 25 by reversing it by 180 °, and the position of the card insertion port 11 differs depending on the model of the notebook computer 1. In this case, the one shutter plate 25 can be used.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The locking of the accessory device to the function expansion unit can be performed by using the grounding member or while the bottom supporting flat portion is thinned by the rotation locking claw. Further, the tapered portion of the grounding member allows the portable electronic device to be smoothly attached to or ejected from the accessory device. Further, since the operation of ejecting the portable electronic device can be performed continuously with the operation of changing the locked state of the locking means to the unlocked state, the usability can be improved. Further, since it is not necessary to form the bearing portion that supports the eject shaft by another member, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify the assembly. In addition, even if there is a slight difference in the position of the card insertion slot in the model of the portable electronic device, by replacing the shutter plate, or
There is an effect that it can be dealt with by changing the mounting form of one shutter plate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an accessory device of a portable electronic device of the present invention, a function expansion box of the portable electronic device, and a notebook computer.

FIG. 2 (a) shows an accessory device of a portable electronic device arranged on a function expansion box of the portable electronic device of the present invention, and a notebook computer arranged on the accessory device of the portable electronic device. FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state in which the accessory device of the portable electronic device is slightly shifted in the detaching direction.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the separable function expanding device of the portable electronic device of the present invention is locked by the connecting and locking means.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing an accessory device of the portable electronic device of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of the accessory of the portable electronic device of FIG. 4 when the resin cover and the port replicator unit are removed and the lock is released.

6 is a perspective view showing a state where the resin cover and the port replicator unit are removed from the accessory of the portable electronic device of FIG. 4 when locked.

7A and 7B are diagrams showing a locking means of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A shows a locked state, FIG. 7B shows an unlocked state, and FIG. 7C shows an ejected state, respectively. .

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the arrangement and connection configuration of the eject shaft and the pressing protrusions of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an arrangement and connection configuration of an eject shaft, a pressing protrusion and the like according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state when the locking means and the first front and rear slide plates of the present invention are unlocked.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a locked state of the locking means and the first front and rear slide plates of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a vertical section showing a state in which the locking state of the notebook computer by the ground member of the present invention is prohibited by the second front and rear slide plates (locked state) and can be released (unlocked state). It is a side view.

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the appearance of the grounding member when the notebook computer is set or ejected on the bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional side view in an unlocked state showing a state of meshing between the gear portion of the rotation locking claw of the present invention and the rack hole portion of the third front and rear slide plate.

FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional side view in a locked state showing a state of meshing between the gear portion of the rotation locking claw and the rack hole portion of the third front and rear slide plate of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an unlocked state of the rotary locking claw of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a locked state of the rotation locking claw of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged perspective view showing how the card slot of the notebook computer is opened and closed by the shutter plate of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the shutter plate is set on the bent mounting portion of the shutter drive plate of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the amount of projection of the shutter portion by the shutter plate is adjusted in the mounting manner of the shutter plate of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a function expansion box of the portable electronic device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Notebook PC (portable electronic device) 2 Auxiliary device 3 Function expansion unit 4 Separation type function expansion device 7 ISA card case 22 Port replicator part 22a Pressing protrusion 22b Pressing protrusion 23 Bottom support flat part 25 Card shutter 26 Locking means 27 Card shutter drive plate 27a Bending mounting part 28 Resin cover 29 Bottom 81 Rotation locking claw 81a Gear part 222 Eject shaft 281 Bearing part 292 Second front and rear slide plate 293 Third front and rear slide plate 293b Rack hole part 296 Ground member 297 Support plate

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hidemi Dohi, 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Satoshi Ikeuchi, 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Sanyo Electric Incorporated (72) Inventor Shinichi Yamaguchi 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Santo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mikio Adachi 320, Yamagata, Kiji-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane Sanyo Sanyo Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A bottom supporting flat portion on which a portable electronic device is placed, and a terminal portion provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion and provided on a rear side of the portable electronic device is detachably connected. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal unit and an accessory device of a portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the upper end surface of the portable electronic device is accommodated. A portable electronic device equipped with a bottom support flat part of an accessory device, and a terminal part to which a terminal part of a port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected Is a separable type functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, wherein the functional expansion unit and the functional expansion unit are separable, and the bottom support flat part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device has a gear part. Dynamic locking claw A rack hole is provided rotatably so that the claw portion can project from the upper surface of the bottom supporting flat portion, and a rack hole formed in a moving plate that moves by the operation of the locking means is meshed with the gear portion, and the locking means is provided. 2. The device for expanding the separated type function of a portable electronic device, wherein the claw portion is projected from the bottom supporting flat portion to lock the portable electronic device by the locking operation. 2. A bottom supporting flat portion on which a portable electronic device is placed, and a terminal portion provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion and provided on a rear side of the portable electronic device is detachably connected. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal unit and an accessory device of a portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the upper end surface of the portable electronic device is accommodated. A portable electronic device equipped with a bottom support flat part of an accessory device, and a terminal part to which a terminal part of a port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected Is a separable type functional expansion device for portable electronic equipment, wherein the functional expansion unit and the functional expansion unit are separable from each other, wherein the bottom supporting flat portion of the accessory device of the portable electronic equipment is Take the ground A grounding member for moving is provided by an elastic member so as to be able to swing in the vertical direction and projecting from the upper surface of the bottom supporting flat portion, and a moving plate that is moved by operating the locking means may be located below the grounding member. The movable plate is located below the ground member by the locking operation of the locking means, and prevents the ground member from moving downward to restrict the forward movement of the portable electronic device. A device for separating function expansion of a portable electronic device, which is characterized by: 3. The ground member has a tapered surface for smoothly inserting and removing the portable electronic device, and the elastic member smoothly swings in a vertical direction by a horizontal force with respect to the ground member. An attachment device for a portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing point is constituted by a leaf spring member provided at a position apart from the lower side of the ground member so as to be performed. 4. A bottom supporting flat portion on which a portable electronic device is placed, and a terminal portion provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion and provided on a rear side of the portable electronic device is detachably connected. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal unit and an accessory device of a portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the upper end surface of the portable electronic device is accommodated. A portable electronic device equipped with a bottom support flat part of an accessory device, and a terminal part to which a terminal part of a port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected Is a separable type functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, wherein the functional expansion unit and the functional expansion unit are separable, and the portable electronic device is provided on the front side of the port replicator unit of the accessory device. machine Is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the bottom support flat portion is provided with an eject shaft having an axis in the left-right direction, and the pressing protrusion is rotated by the rotation of the eject shaft. Is moved in the front-back direction, and the eject shaft is operated when the locking means is operated further than in the unlocked state in the direction of operation when the locked state of the locking means is in the unlocked state. A device for expanding a separated function of a portable electronic device, which is adapted to rotate. 5. The portable device according to claim 4, wherein the eject shaft is supported by a bearing portion that is integrally formed with a case portion that forms a casing of an accessory device of the portable electronic device. Device for electronic equipment for home use. 6. A bottom supporting flat portion on which a portable electronic device is placed, and a terminal portion provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion and provided on a back side of the portable electronic device is detachably connected. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal unit and an accessory device of a portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the upper end surface of the portable electronic device is accommodated. A portable electronic device equipped with a bottom support flat part of an accessory device, and a terminal part to which a terminal part of a port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected Is a separable type functional expansion device for a portable electronic device, wherein the functional expansion unit and the functional expansion unit are separable, and Move by operation The shutter drive plate is provided, and the shutter drive plate is opened and closed by moving the shutter drive plate to open and close the card insertion slot provided on the side of the portable electronic device. A device for separating function expansion of a portable electronic device, which is characterized by being installed as much as possible. 7. A method of mounting the shutter plate, wherein the amount of projection on one side of the shutter plate and the amount of projection on the other side of the shutter plate differ from the mounting portion formed on the shutter drive plate. 7. The portable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein it is possible to select whether one of the projecting sides serves as a shutter function portion or the other projecting side serves as a shutter function portion. Separation type function expansion device. 8. A bottom supporting flat portion on which a portable electronic device is placed, and a terminal portion provided at a rear end portion of the bottom supporting flat portion and provided on a rear side of the portable electronic device is detachably connected. A port replicator unit provided with a terminal unit and an accessory device of a portable electronic device, which is equipped with a locking means, and equipment for extended function of the portable electronic device, and the upper end surface of the portable electronic device is accommodated. A portable electronic device equipped with a bottom support flat part of an accessory device, and a terminal part to which a terminal part of a port replicator part of the accessory device of the portable electronic device is detachably connected Is a separable function expansion device for a portable electronic device, wherein the function expansion unit and the function expansion unit are separable, and the movable plate that moves by operating the locking means is a bottom support flat part of the auxiliary device. The housing Is formed on the bottom plate of the bottom supporting flat portion, which is connected to the case portion, and the moving plate is engaged with the locking protrusion of the bottom in the locked state by the locking means. A device for expanding a separated function of a portable electronic device, which is characterized in that