JPS62185293A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily replace an external storage card by constituting the titled equipment so that the card is mounted on the rear surface of a main-body case and that the loading/unloading of the card can be executed from above the main-body case. CONSTITUTION:In the rear surface 1b of the main-body case 1, four connectors 7, 7a-7c to contain the memory card 6, and four guiding members 8, 8a-8c are provided. To insert the card 6 into the case 1, the card 6 is inserted into the groove of the guiding member 8 from its edge part 6a, to be set in the connector 7. As a result, without turning over the case 1, the card 6 can be taken away from the case by touching with fingers the operating-side end part 6b of the card 6 then pulling it to the upper-rear direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to electronic devices such as handheld terminals, personal computers, word processors, and portable computers.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional electronic devices, external storage devices are used for purposes such as expanding the main body memory within the electronic device or storing data after power is turned off. A conventional external storage device 50 is fitted into a recess 53 provided in a back surface 52 of a main body case 51, as shown in FIGS. 6(a), (b) and FIG.

for that.

When replacing the external storage device 50, turn the main body case 51 over, insert your fingertips into the recess 53, grasp and remove the external storage device, and then fit the new external storage device into the recess. Then, it is necessary to turn the main body case 51 over so that the front side is exposed, which is extremely inconvenient to handle.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide an electronic device suitable for frequent replacement of external storage devices.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide an electronic device in which a keyboard and a display device capable of displaying the input contents of the keyboard are provided in one main body case, and an external storage card is attached to the back side of the main body case, and this external storage card is inserted into the main body case. This is achieved by having a structure that allows attachment and detachment from above.

[Effect]

You can remove the external storage card by inserting your fingertips into the top of the back of the electronic device, grasping the external storage card, and pulling it upwards. When attaching an external storage card to the electronic device, simply insert it from the top of the back of the device. Therefore, the external storage card can be exchanged very easily while the main case is placed on a tabletop or the like, without having to turn the main case over or change its grip.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In the drawing, a main body case 1 of an electronic device such as a portable computer has a liquid crystal display device 2, a liquid crystal display device 2,
Number input keyboard 31 character keyboard 4. Rear side 1 of main body case 1 equipped with power on/off switch 5, etc.
b is an external storage card. For example, the four connectors 7.7a, 7b, 7 that store the memory card 6
c, and guide members 8, 8a, 8b, 8c formed around the connectors 7.7a, 7b, 7c.

How to install the memory card 6 into the main body case 1.

When the memory card 6 is attached to the main body case 1, the operating side of the memory card 6 is The end portion 6d and the upper surface end portion 1c of the main body case 1 are arranged to be substantially flush with each other.

A board 9 containing an IC is integrally attached to the non-operation side of the memory card 6, and a connection terminal 10 is provided at the end of the board 9. Memory card 6 is the fourth
As shown in the figure, when attached to the connector 7, a spring-like pin provided in the connector 7 prevents the main body case 1 from falling even if the case 1 is tilted.

The memory card 30 stores read-only general-purpose programs such as system software, word processor function software, tabulation software, etc., and can also be used as a memory for recording user-created programs, various data, etc.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body case 1 has a horizontally long shape. The horizontal dimension of the main body case 1 is four times the horizontal dimension of the memory card 6, and the guide members 8, 8a, 8b,
8c and 8d are the dimensions including the horizontal dimension.0 The vertical dimension of the main body case 1 is the dimension including the vertical dimension of the memory card 6 and the vertical dimension of the connector.

The connector 7 is disposed on the bottom side of the main body case 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the memory card 6 is inserted or removed from the top side of the main body case 1.

According to the above configuration, when installing the memory card 6, by dividing the horizontal dimension of the main body case 1 into four equal parts, the installation position of the memory card 6 can be roughly grasped, and the main body case 1 can be turned over. The memory card 6 can be removed from the main body case 1 by touching the operation side end 6b of the memory card 6 and pulling it up to the rear without touching the memory card 6. Conversely, memory card 6
When attaching the memory card 6 to the main body case 1, the memory card 6 can be easily removed from the main body case 1 because the mounting position of the memory card 6 can be determined by eyeball.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the memory card 6 is installed on the back surface of the main body case 1 so that the operating side end surface 6b of the memory card 6 and the upper end IC of the main body case 1 are flush with each other. When transporting or operating 1,
The user does not have to touch the memory card 6, and the memory card 6 is pulled up above the main body case as if by touching the main body case 1, making it extremely easy to use.

In this embodiment, the memory card 6 is used as the external storage card, but it is not limited to this, and includes all cards having a storage function, such as magnetic cards and IC cards.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the external storage card can be inserted and removed from above the main body case while the main body case is installed on a tabletop, etc., so that an electronic device suitable for frequent replacement of external memory cards is provided. can.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a back view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a view from A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-section of the connector in Fig. 3. Figure 5 is the B parent diagram of Figure 1, Figure 6
Figures (a) and (b) are perspective views showing the conventional example, and Fig. 7 is a back view showing the conventional example after the card is inserted. 1... Main body case, 2... Liquid crystal display device, 3...
Number input keyboard, 4...Character input keyboard, 6
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device in which a keyboard and a display device capable of displaying input contents of the keyboard are provided in a main body case, and an external storage card is mounted on the back side of the main body case,
An electronic device characterized in that the external storage card is configured to be attachable and detachable from above the main body case. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the external storage card can be inserted and removed from above the main body case when the main body case is installed. 3. Claim 1, wherein the upper surface end of the main body case and the operating side end surface of the external storage card are substantially flush with each other.
Electronic equipment listed in section. 4. The lateral dimension of the main body case is a dimension obtained by adding the lateral dimension of the installation guide member of the external storage card to an integral multiple of the lateral dimension of the external storage card. Electronic equipment listed in section. 5. Claim 1, wherein the vertical dimension of the main body case is the sum of the vertical dimension of the external storage card and the vertical dimension of the connector of the external storage card.
Electronic equipment listed in section.