JPH10294570A - Housing structure for electronic equipment or electric equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a divided plate part which forms a stand part on the main body part of a housing all the time, to make the divided plate part not disturb and eliminate the fear that the divided plate part may be lost when the main body part is placed laterally, and to places the main body part in an excellent stand state when it is set longitudinally. SOLUTION: As for parallelepiped housing structure for electronic equipment or electric equipment which includes plate bodies forming at least three surfaces 4, 5, and 6 forming two ridge parts 2 and 3, a housing 1 is formed of a main body part 10 and two nearly L-shaped divided plate parts 11 and 12 straddling the ridge parts 2 and 3. The divided plate parts 11 and 12 can be separated from the main body part 10 and can be fitted to the main body part 10 at two attitudes, namely, so that the whole nearly L shape of the divided plate parts 11 and 12 is along the outer peripheral surface of the housing 1 and nearly L-shaped one-side pieces 11b and 12b of the divided plate parts 11 and 12 project in a stand state from the outer peripheral surface of the housing 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a housing structure of a substantially rectangular electronic device or electric device having at least three outer peripheral surfaces forming two ridges formed of a plate-like body, and more particularly to a housing structure. The present invention relates to a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device which can take two postures of a body posture and a standing posture having a stand portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a stand structure for vertically supporting a housing of an electronic device or an electric device, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No.
No. 90993. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
A stand body 200 having a support portion 210 for supporting the side surface of the housing 100, a leg 220 integrally formed with the support portion 210, and two stand bodies 200 and 200 attached to the support portion 210. A pair of connecting members 300, 300 that are connected to each other and support the bottom surface of the housing 100. The housing 100 is placed on top of the pair of connecting members 300, 300. The housing 100 is supported vertically.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vertical stand structure of the housing, the stand body 20 is not provided.
0 and the pair of connecting members 300, 300 are formed as separate components from the housing 100, so that there is a possibility that the stand body 200 and the pair of connecting members 300, 300 may be lost. When placing the housing 100 horizontally,
These stand body 200 and a pair of connecting members 300,
There is a problem that 300 is unnecessary and it becomes an obstacle. The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a split plate portion forming a stand portion can always be attached to a main body portion of a housing, and does not become an obstacle when the main body portion is placed horizontally, It is another object of the present invention to provide a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device which can be in a good stand state when the main body portion is placed vertically without a risk of losing the divided plate portion.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the invention according to claim 1 has at least three peripheral portions forming two ridges.
In a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device having a substantially rectangular shape whose surface is formed of a plate-like body, the housing is composed of a main body and two substantially L-shaped divided plate portions each straddling the ridge line. Forming
The split plate portion is separable from the main body portion, and the posture of the substantially L-shaped whole of the split plate portion along the outer peripheral surface of the housing and the substantially L-shaped piece of the split plate portion are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing. It can be attached to the main body in two postures, that is, a posture in a stand state protruding from the main body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a concave engaging portion or a convex engaging portion is provided at an inner edge portion of the concave portion for attaching the split plate portion in the main body portion. A projection is formed on the outer edge portion of the split plate portion, and when the split plate portion is attached to the recess of the main body portion, it engages with the concave engagement portion or the convex engagement piece of the main body portion. The present invention is characterized in that a concave engaging portion or a concave engaging portion is formed.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the housing is placed horizontally, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of a state where the housing is placed vertically.

In this embodiment, a desktop personal computer is exemplified as the housing 1, and the housing 1 has at least three outer surfaces 4, 5, 5 on which two ridges 2, 3 are formed.
6 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape formed of a plate-like body. The front face 7 has an insertion slot 8 for inserting a floppy and an insertion slot 9 for inserting a card. The housing 1 has a body portion 10 and a substantially L extending over the ridge portions 2 and 3 respectively.
It is formed by two split plate portions 11 and 12 having a character shape, and these split plate portions 11 and 12 can be separated from the main body portion 10.

[0008] Then, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pieces 11 b and 12 b of the divided plate portions 11 and 12 are moved from the outer peripheral surface of the housing 1 so that the entire substantially L-shaped portions 1 and 12 are along the outer peripheral surface of the housing 1. It can be attached to the main body 10 in two postures, that is, a protruding stand state. Piece 11 of divided plate portions 11 and 12
b, 12b are formed to have the same width as the other portions, and the length thereof is half of the length of one surface 5 between the ridge portions 2 and 3, and the divided plate portion 11 , 12 are attached to the main body 10, the edges of the pieces 11b, 12b of the split plates 11, 12 face each other and come into contact with no gap.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a concave engaging portion 10b is formed at the inner edge of a concave portion 10a for attaching the dividing plate portions 11 and 12 in the main body portion 10.
At the outer edge of the main body 10
The convex engaging pieces 11a and 12a are formed so as to engage with the concave engaging portions 10b of the main body 10 when being attached to the concave portions 10a. In addition, a convex engaging piece may be formed on the inner edge of the recess 10 a of the main body 10, and a concave engaging portion may be formed on the outer edge of the divided plate parts 11 and 12.

The concave engaging portion 10b is provided in the concave portion 1 of the main body portion 10.
Oa are formed at two locations on the inner edge portions before and after, respectively, and correspondingly, the convex engagement pieces 11a and 12a
Two portions are formed on the outer peripheral edges before and after 1, 12, respectively. The concave engaging portion 10b is provided with the concave portion 10a of the main body portion 10.
Is cut out in a U-shape, and a small engaging piece 10d is formed on the rear side with a step. This small engagement piece 10d
When the convex engaging pieces 11a and 12a of the split plate portions 11 and 12 are fitted into the concave engaging portions 10b of the concave portions 10a of the main body 10, the convex engaging pieces 11a and 12a Piece 11
a, 12a are engaged with each other to form convex engagement pieces 11a, 12a.
a is provided to prevent the main body 10 from coming off the concave engaging portion 10b of the concave portion 10a of the main body 10.

The convex engaging pieces 11a and 12a are
It is formed so as to protrude outward with a step from the outer peripheral edges of the front and rear of 1 and 12. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the convex engagement pieces 11a and 12a of the divided plate portions 11 and 12 are
The outer surfaces of the split plate portions 11 and 12 are flat along the plane without any step on the outer surface of the main body portion 10 when the outer surfaces of the split plate portions 11 and 12 are engaged with the concave engaging portions 10b on the inner peripheral edge of the recess 10a. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the divided plate portions 11, 12 are turned upside down, and the convex engagement pieces 11a, 12a on the outer peripheral edge thereof are provided.
To the concave engaging portion 10 on the inner peripheral edge of the concave portion 10a of the main body portion 10.
b, the pieces 11b and 12b are in a state of protruding outward, and are in a stand state when the housing 1 is placed vertically. in this way,
The divided plate portions 11 and 12 forming the stand portion can be always attached to the main body 10 of the housing 1, and the main body 1
When the main body 10 is placed vertically, the divided plate portions 11 and 12 do not obstruct the divided plate portions 11 and 12 when the main body 10 is placed vertically. A good stand state in which the pieces 11b and 12b protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the housing 1 can be achieved.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, a description will be given of a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device of the first example. FIG.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the housing is placed horizontally, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view of a state in which the housing is placed vertically. In the case of the electronic device and the electrical device of the second example, the first structure described above is used.
The same reference numerals are given to the same portions and the same parts as those of the housing structure of the electronic device and the electrical device of the example, and the description is omitted.

In the electronic device and the electric device of the second example, the lengths of the pieces 11c and 12c of the divided plate portions 11A and 12A are set to the length of one surface 5 between the ridge lines 2 and 3 of the main body 10. The width is approximately the same length, and the width is half the width of the one surface 5 between the ridge lines 2 and 3.
When A and 12A are attached to the main body 10, one piece 11
The facing edges of c and 12c are shaped to contact each other without any gap. In the electronic device and the electric device of the second example,
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the divided plate portions 11A and 12A are turned over and attached to the main body portion 10, the divided plate portions 11A and 12A are separated.
Since the pieces 11c and 12c of A and 12A protrude long,
There is an advantage that the main body 10 is hard to fall down and the stand state is stabilized. In the above embodiment, a desktop personal computer is described as a housing, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to housings of other electronic devices and electric devices.

[0015]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the divided plate portion forming the stand portion can be always mounted on the main body portion of the housing, and the main body portion can be horizontally mounted. In the case of placing, the whole of the divided plate portion can be attached to the main body portion in a posture along the outer peripheral surface of the housing, so that it is not obstructed and there is no risk of losing the divided plate portion. In the case of setting, since one piece of the divided plate portion protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the housing, this piece can be used as a stand portion and a good stand state can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the dividing plate is attached to the main body, the dividing plate is attached to the concave engaging portion or the convex engaging piece formed on the inner edge of the concave portion of the main body. Since the convex engagement piece or the concave engagement portion formed on the outer edge of the portion is engaged, it is possible to prevent the split plate from coming off the main body when the split plate is attached to the main body. As a result, a stable mounting state can be maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a housing is placed horizontally.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state where a housing is placed vertically.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a state where a housing is placed vertically.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a housing structure of an electronic device and an electric device according to a second example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the housing is placed horizontally.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the housing is placed vertically.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a state where the housing is placed vertically.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional vertical stand structure of a housing.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing an example of a conventional vertical stand structure of a housing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2, 3 Ridge part 4, 5, 6 Three surfaces of case 10 Main part 10a Depression 10b Concave engagement part 11, 12 Split plate part 11a, 12a Convex engagement piece 11b, 12b One piece 11A, 12B Dividing plate part 11c, 12c One piece

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A housing structure of a substantially rectangular electronic device or electrical device having at least three outer peripheral surfaces forming two ridges formed of a plate-like body, wherein the housing comprises: a main body; Approximately L straddling each of the ridges
The split plate portion is formed so as to be separable from the main body, and the substantially L-shaped whole of the split plate portion is aligned with the outer peripheral surface of the housing. The electronic device and the electronic device are characterized in that they can be attached to the main body in two positions, that is, a stand-state position in which a substantially L-shaped piece protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the case. 2. A concave engaging portion or a convex engaging piece is formed at an inner edge of a concave portion for attaching the dividing plate portion in the main body portion, and is divided at an outer edge portion of the dividing plate portion. A convex engaging piece or a concave engaging part that engages with the concave engaging part or the convex engaging piece of the main body part when the plate part is attached to the concave part of the main body part is formed. The housing structure of the electronic device and the electric device according to claim 1.