JPH10240381A - Portable personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the adjustment of fine-definition monitor concerning a portable personal computer integrally provided with a basic function. SOLUTION: A case 11 of portable personal computer 10 is mainly composed of a housing part 12 and an opening/closing type lid 13. On the outside surface of housing part 12, hook members 15 and 16 are provided for closing a handle 16 and the lid 13 for carrying the case 11. Inside the housing part 12, a main body 17 having a mother board or the like, power supply unit 18 and connection panel 19 or the like are housed. The extension slot of peripheral component inter connect(PCI) or industry standard architecture(ISA) is mounted on the main body part 17. A signal generator(SG) board is connected to the ISA slot between these slots and further, a monitor to be adjusted is connected to the SG board. The portable personal computer 10 is operated by a keyboard 26 or a mouse housed in a keyboard housing box.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable personal computer having basic functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a desktop personal computer,
ISA (Industry Standard Arch) to connect additional expansion boards such as sound board and interface board.
itecture) slot and PCI (Peripheral Component I)
nterconnect) An expansion slot such as a slot is mounted.

[0003] On the other hand, a portable personal computer such as a notebook type or a sub-note type usually does not have an expansion slot for downsizing.

[0004]

By the way, to adjust a high-definition monitor used for CAD or the like, a signal generator board is connected to a personal computer, and a high-definition monitor, a measuring instrument, and the like are connected thereto. Inspection needs to be performed. At the same time, it is necessary to incorporate adjustment and diagnosis programs corresponding to various monitors. Therefore, conventionally, it has been necessary to adjust the high-definition monitor using a desktop personal computer.

However, it is difficult to carry a desktop personal computer to a user's office or the like.
The high-definition monitor was brought back to the service center for inspection. For this reason, there was a problem that time and labor were required.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a portable personal computer capable of adjusting a high definition monitor.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a portable personal computer having a basic function and a portable case having a storage section and an openable / closable lid. A portable personal computer is provided, comprising: a thin monitor attached to the main body; and a main body mounted on the storage section and mounted with an expansion slot to which a signal generator board can be connected.

In such a portable personal computer, a signal generator board is connected to an expansion slot of the main body, and adjustment and diagnosis programs corresponding to various monitors are incorporated in an internal storage device. The service person goes to the user's office or the like, and can easily adjust the high-definition monitor on the spot.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the portable personal computer of the present embodiment. Case 11 of portable personal computer 10
Is mainly composed of a storage section 12 and an openable lid 13. A handle 14 for carrying the case 11 and a fastening member 1 for closing the lid 13 are provided on an outer surface of the storage portion 12.
5 and 16 are provided. Inside the storage section 12, a main body section 17 having a motherboard or the like, a power supply unit 18,
And a connection panel 19 and the like.

The top plate 171 of the main body 17 has a ventilation hole 171a for the fan 31 described later. Also,
An insertion port 20a of an FDD (floppy drive device) 20 is provided on a side surface on the left front side of the main body 17 in the drawing, and insertion and removal of the floppy can be performed through a space 12a on the front side. In addition, space 12
In a, for example, a mouse or the like can be stored.

An appropriate space 12b is provided between the main unit 17 and the power supply unit 18, and an SG (Signal Generat) of the main unit 17 is provided on the space 12b side.
or) Board 21, VGA (Video Graphics Array) 22
Are exposed. Details such as the arrangement of each board will be described later.

A power switch 23 and an AC input outlet 24 are provided on the side surface of the main body 17 on the space 12b side. The outlet 24 is connected to the power supply unit 18 via a cable (not shown). When the power of AC 100 V is connected to the outlet 24 and the power switch 23 is turned on, the entire portable personal computer 10 operates. .

The connection panel 19 is a panel for connecting to an external device such as a monitor to be adjusted. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the connection panel 19. Connection panel 1
9, connectors 191 and 192, LEDs 193 and 19
4 and a connector 195 are provided. These are respectively connected to the main unit 1 by codes (not shown).
7 is connected. Connector 191 and Connector 1
Measuring instruments such as a color analyzer are connected to 92. The LED 193 is a lamp that blinks while an HDD (hard disk device) 30 described later operates. LED19
Reference numeral 4 denotes a lamp that blinks while the power supply unit 18 is operating. A mouse is connected to the connector 195.

Returning to FIG. 1, the lid 13 is provided with an LCD (liquid crystal display) 25. The LCD 25 displays an image based on the analog RGB signals sent from the main unit 17. Above the LCD 25 of the lid 13, a cable storage box 131 for storing cables is provided. The cable storage box 131 includes a lid 131a.
The cable can be stored by attaching and detaching the cable.
A keyboard storage box 132 is provided beside the LCD 25. The keyboard storage box 132 can store the keyboard 26 by attaching and detaching the lid 132a. In addition, a stopper 132 is provided on the lid 132a.
b is provided. The stopper 132b is
Abuts the connection panel 19 when is closed,
The weight of the keyboard 26 is prevented from falling.

Next, the internal structure of the main body 17 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a main body 1 of the portable personal computer 10 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing an internal configuration of a seventh embodiment. Main unit 17
, Most of the components are mounted on the motherboard 27. On the motherboard 27, a processor, a memory, and the like are mounted, and a keyboard 26 is connected via a connector 28a. Further, on the motherboard 27, a PCI board 28 having a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slot mounted thereon, and an ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) and an ISA board 29 having a slot for it.

The VGA board 22 is mounted on one of the slots of the PCI board 28. The LCD 25 is connected to the connector 221 of the VGA board 22. The VGA board 22 generates an analog RGB signal and sends it to the LCD 25 via the code 25a.

One of the slots of the ISA board 29 has an SG board (here, a full size one is shown).
1 is attached. Connector 211 of SG board 21
Is connected to an adjusted monitor (not shown). Further, the connectors 191 and 192 of the connection panel 19 shown in FIG. 2 are connected to the motherboard 27 via a cord 19a. A measuring instrument (not shown) or the like is connected to the connectors 191 and 192. L of connection panel 19
The EDs 193 and 194 and the connector 195 for the mouse are connected to the motherboard 27 via another cord (not shown).
Is connected to

In addition to the SG board 21, a commercially available expansion board suitable for the purpose of use of the portable personal computer 10 can be freely mounted on the ISA board 29. The HDD 30 is attached to the motherboard 27 in addition to the above. The HDD 30 stores a program for adjusting and diagnosing the monitor to be adjusted. Further, a fan 31 is attached to the top plate 171 and discharges air through the ventilation holes 171a to cool internal circuit components.

The portable personal computer 10 having such a configuration is as follows.
By closing the lid 13 shown in FIG. 1 and fixing it with the fastening members 15 and 16 and holding the handle 14, it becomes possible to carry it. Then, when used, the cover 13 is opened as shown in FIG.
6 is taken out and connected to the main body 17.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The high-definition monitor 41 is connected to the connector 211, the measuring instrument 42 such as a color analyzer is connected to the connector 192, and the mouse 32 is connected to the connector 195.
AC100V is supplied to the outlet 24, and the power switch 23 is turned on. Thereafter, adjustment and diagnosis of the monitor can be performed by the same operation as a normal desktop personal computer.

As described above, in this embodiment, the opening and closing type is the cover 13.
The main body 17 having an expansion slot such as an ISA slot is housed in the storage section 12 of the case 11 having a PC, so that a PC having almost the same function as a desktop PC can be carried freely. it can. Therefore, the service person goes to the user's office or the like with the portable personal computer 10, and can easily adjust the high-definition monitor on the spot, thereby improving the work efficiency.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, if a signal generator board is connected to the expansion slot of the main body and adjustment and diagnosis programs corresponding to various monitors are incorporated in the internal storage device, the portable device can be used. The service person goes to the user's office or the like with the personal computer, and can easily adjust the high-definition monitor on the spot.

Therefore, work efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a portable personal computer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a connection panel.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an internal configuration of a main body of the portable personal computer according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a use state of the portable personal computer of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: portable personal computer, 11: case, 12.
..Storage section, 13 lid, 17 body section, 18
..Power supply unit, 19 ... connection panel, 21 ...
SG board, 22 ... VGA board, 25 ... LC
D, 26 ... keyboard, 27 ... motherboard,
28 ... PCI board, 29 ... ISA board, 30 ... HDD, 32 ... mouse, 41 ...
Monitor to be adjusted.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable personal computer having a basic function, comprising: a portable case having a storage section and an openable / closable lid; a thin monitor attached to the lid; A portable personal computer, comprising: a main body having an expansion slot to which a signal generator board can be connected. 2. The portable personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided with an accessory storage section for storing accessory equipment such as a keyboard. 3. The portable personal computer according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided with a connector panel for connecting the signal generator board to an external device.