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WO2011067859A1
WO2011067859A1 PCT/JP2009/070422 JP2009070422W WO2011067859A1 WO 2011067859 A1 WO2011067859 A1 WO 2011067859A1 JP 2009070422 W JP2009070422 W JP 2009070422W WO 2011067859 A1 WO2011067859 A1 WO 2011067859A1
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園昌 小林
大輔 三原
正彦 星
健二 鈴木
裕道 山田
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富士通株式会社
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  • This case relates to an electronic device having a display screen.
  • the notebook PC has a structure in which a display device that displays an image is connected to a main body device that performs information processing so as to be openable and closable (see, for example, Patent Document 1 or 2).
  • the notebook PC in addition to the display screen of the display device, for example, auxiliary for image display on the display screen on the display device side, sub display for displaying the status of the notebook PC itself, and the like.
  • Some screens are provided in the main device (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
  • the main body of the notebook PC since the main body of the notebook PC is placed horizontally and used, in many cases, the user views the sub-screen as described above from a shallow angle.
  • a liquid crystal panel is used for many of the sub screens, but the visibility of the sub screens tends to be low because the angle at which the user views the sub screens is shallow as described above and is easily out of the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel. .
  • the low visibility of the sub screen has been described by taking the notebook PC having the sub screen as an example.
  • an electronic device such as a portable terminal other than a notebook PC, which includes two devices that are each provided with a display screen and are arranged before and after.
  • the purpose of this case is to provide an electronic device with good display screen visibility.
  • the basic form of the electronic device that achieves the above object includes a first casing and a second casing, and the second casing further includes a basic plane and a second display screen.
  • the first housing has a first display screen.
  • the second casing is arranged on the front side of the first casing with respect to the front side and the rear side with the first display screen as a boundary.
  • the second display screen is provided in a direction inclined toward the front side with respect to the direction of the basic plane, and at least an end portion on the front side is located on the inner side of the second housing with respect to the basic plane. Is.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the notebook PC of FIG. 1 in a closed state in which the notebook PC is closed. It is the perspective view which looked at the notebook PC in a closed state from the back side of the notebook PC. It is the perspective view which looked at notebook PC in a closed state from the back side of the notebook PC.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the notebook PC taken along a cutting line CC in FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an area D surrounded by a square in FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows a window component in detail.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line HH in FIG.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line JJ in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which utilized the inclined surface in a main body apparatus as an installation place of a light-receiving window.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an area B surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure around a light emission window. It is a top view which shows the internal structure around a light emission window.
  • FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line KK in FIG. 27 passing through the first rib in the vicinity of the slope exhaust port.
  • FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting line LL in FIG.
  • FIG. 34 is an enlarged view of the push button shown in FIGS. 31 and 33 and the vicinity thereof.
  • FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view of the push button along the cutting line MM in FIG. 33. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 34 of the push button of ODD in a 5th comparative example.
  • FIG. 37 It is a figure which shows another example of the side surface shape of the recessed part formed with the 2nd side surface and press surface of a cover. It is a figure which shows the inside of the main body apparatus in which ODD is not mounted. It is a figure which shows a mode that ODD is mounted in a main body apparatus. It is an enlarged view of the location containing the guide member shown by FIG. 37 and FIG. It is the schematic diagram which showed a mode that a cable was hold
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a notebook PC, which is a specific embodiment with respect to the basic form, in an open state in which the notebook PC is opened.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the notebook PC of FIG. 1 in a closed state in which the notebook PC is closed.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the notebook PC in the closed state as viewed from the back side of the notebook PC.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the notebook PC in the closed state as viewed from the back side of the notebook PC.
  • the notebook PC 10 shown in these drawings includes a display device (display unit) 100 and a main unit (main unit) 200.
  • the display device 100 is connected to the main body device 200 so that the display device 100 can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow A with respect to the main body device 200.
  • FIG. 1 shows an external view of the notebook PC 10 in an open state in which the display device 100 is opened with respect to the main body device 200.
  • 2 to 4 are external views of the notebook PC 10 in a closed state in which the display device 100 is closed with respect to the main body device 200.
  • FIG. 1 shows an external view of the notebook PC 10 in an open state in which the display device 100 is opened with respect to the main body device 200.
  • 2 to 4 are external views of the notebook PC 10 in a closed state in which the display device 100 is closed with respect to the main body device 200.
  • a liquid crystal panel 101 is housed in a display housing 110 so that the display screen 101a is exposed.
  • the display screen 101a is made as to hold standing the liquid crystal panel 101 to face the user when the laptop PC10 is open. Further, the front surface of the display housing 110 that faces the user when the notebook PC 10 is in the open state has a first surface portion 111 and a second surface portion 112 as described below.
  • the first surface portion 111 is a surface facing the direction along the normal line of the display screen 101a.
  • the second surface portion 112 is located below the display screen 101a, is inclined downward with respect to the direction of the normal line, and has a lower end that reaches the back side with respect to the display screen 101a. It has become.
  • the second surface portion 112 is approximately 30 ° inclined to the back side of the display device 100 with respect to the first surface portion 111.
  • the front surface having the first surface portion 111 and the second surface portion 112 is a surface extending around the display screen 101a.
  • the brightness of the image displayed on the display screen 101a is automatically adjusted to the brightness according to the illuminance around the notebook PC 10.
  • a light receiving window 102 that receives light around the notebook PC 10 in the display housing 110 is provided in the second surface portion 112 and incorporated as a part thereof. Further, the display housing 110 accommodates an illuminance sensor, which will be described later, for detecting the illuminance of incident light from the light receiving window 102 at a position behind the light receiving window 102.
  • the main body device 200 When the notebook PC 10 is in the open state, the main body device 200 is arranged on the front side of the front and the rear with the display screen 101a as a boundary with respect to the display device 100. That is, the main body device 200 is provided on the user side with respect to the display device 100 when the notebook PC 10 is in the open state.
  • the main body device 200 includes an information processing circuit that generates information displayed on the display screen 101a and the like in the main body casing 210 and an ODD (Optical Disk Drive) 300 that drives an optical disk that is a portable medium.
  • ODD Optical Disk Drive
  • Various circuits and the like are accommodated.
  • the upper surface 211 of the main body housing 210 that is covered with the display device 100 in the above-described closed state has two surfaces, a basic plane 211a and an inclined surface 211b described below.
  • the basic plane 211a is a plane that occupies more than half of the upper surface 211 and is substantially horizontal when used.
  • the inclined surface 211b is adjacent to the basic plane 211a on the side of the basic plane 211a that is connected to the display device 100.
  • the inclined surface 211b is a surface that faces the front side, that is, the direction inclined to the user side than the direction of the basic plane 211a.
  • the front end portion of the inclined surface 211b is located on the inner side of the main body device 200 with respect to the basic plane 211a.
  • the inclined surface 211b is inclined approximately 30 ° forward with respect to the basic plane 211a.
  • the main body device 200 includes a keyboard 201, a track pad 202, two left and right click buttons 203, and a fingerprint sensor 204 for fingerprint authentication provided along a basic plane 211a.
  • a sub screen 205 for the display screen 101a is incorporated as a part of the inclined surface 211b.
  • the sub screen 205 also serves as an input operation surface for detecting an input operation corresponding thereto.
  • the inclined surface 211b has the accommodating part 207 of the operation pen 206 used for said contact operation in a part of the inclined surface 211b.
  • the input operation surface of the sub-screen 205 is a device that detects contact with the input operation surface
  • the operation pen 206 may be a simple rod-shaped plastic body.
  • the operation pen 206 may be the same plastic body.
  • the input operation surface of the sub screen 205 is an electromagnetic induction type detection device
  • an electronic pen may be used as the operation pen 206. That is, the operation pen 206 which is an example of the operation body may be appropriately changed according to the type of the input operation surface of the sub screen 205.
  • two speakers 208 are installed on the inclined surface 211b with the sub screen 205 interposed therebetween, and various operation buttons 209 and a camera 221 are provided on the right side of the sub screen 205 in the drawing.
  • the state of the notebook PC 10 such as being charged is displayed by light emitted from an LED (Light Emitting Diode) in the device in an area B surrounded by a dotted line in the drawing.
  • LED Light Emitting Diode
  • a plurality of light emitting windows are provided.
  • the main body device 200 includes a fan for generating the wind, a radiator for collecting heat from various places in the main body device 200 and releasing the heat to the wind from the fan, and the like.
  • the bottom surface 213 of the main body housing 210 has a first bottom surface portion 213a that occupies more than half of the bottom surface 213, and a second bottom surface portion 213b that corresponds to a wall of a storage space such as a radiator.
  • the second bottom surface portion 213b is a plane located on the outer side of the main body housing 210 with respect to the first bottom surface portion 213a.
  • a plurality of bottom surface intake ports 222 are provided on the first bottom surface portion 213a of the main body casing 210, and a plurality of back surface intake ports 223 are provided on the back surface 214.
  • two slope exhaust ports 224 are provided on the slope from the second bottom surface portion 213 b to the back surface 214, and two back surface exhaust ports 225 are provided on the back surface 214.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 and the rear exhaust port 225 are provided side by side on the outer surface of the main body housing 210.
  • each intake port and exhaust port are partitioned into a plurality of openings by a plurality of ribs.
  • the notebook PC 10 of this embodiment has the appearance described with reference to FIGS.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the notebook PC taken along the cutting line CC in FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an area D surrounded by a square in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 the illustration of the internal structure of the main unit 200 that is irrelevant to the peripheral structure of the light receiving window 102 is omitted.
  • FIG. 6 the main unit 200 itself is not shown.
  • the light receiving window 102 is located below the display screen 101a and is incorporated as a part of the second surface portion 112 that is inclined downward from the direction of the normal line E of the display screen 101a. ing.
  • the light receiving window 102 is a part of the surface of the following window component 103.
  • the window component 103 is a component fitted into the opening of the second surface portion 112 opened at the following position.
  • the display screen 101a is exposed from the display housing 110 by surrounding the first surface portion 111 with a frame shape. That is, the first surface portion 111 is the outer surface of the display housing 110 at the edge of the portion where the display screen 101a is exposed.
  • the opening into which the window part 103 is fitted is opened at a position closer to the back side than the outer surface (that is, the first surface portion 111) at the edge in the second surface portion 112.
  • a sensor substrate 105 on which an illuminance sensor 104 that detects the illuminance of incident light from the light receiving window 102 is mounted on the inner wall 113 on the back side of the display housing 110 is fixed. Yes.
  • the inner wall surface 113 on the back side is a surface substantially parallel to the display screen 101a. For this reason, the normal line E ′ of the light receiving surface in the illuminance sensor 104 is directed in substantially the same direction as the normal line E of the display screen 101 a.
  • a plurality of shielding ribs 106 are arranged around the sensor substrate 105 so that light from the liquid crystal panel 101 does not enter the periphery of the illuminance sensor 104.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the window part in detail.
  • FIG. 7 shows an external perspective view of the window part 103
  • part (B) shows a perspective view of the window part 103.
  • the window part 103 has a flange 103a for fixing to the display housing 110, and a protrusion 103b that is fitted into the opening of the second surface portion 112 and exposed to the outside.
  • the portion facing the illuminance sensor 104 in FIG. 6 is directed to the illuminance sensor 104 with the protruding portion 103b fitted in the opening.
  • a light guide 103c described later extends in the direction.
  • the light receiving window 102 since the light receiving window 102 is incorporated as a part of the second surface portion 112, the light receiving window 102 is inclined downward from the direction of the normal line E of the display screen 101a. Yes. That is, the normal F of the light receiving window 102 is shifted downward by the deviation angle ⁇ with respect to the normal E of the display screen 101a. For this reason, the light receiving window 102 receives the incident light from the direction centered on the direction shifted by the deviation angle ⁇ with respect to the normal E of the display screen 101a into the display housing 110.
  • the normal E ′ of the light receiving surface in the illuminance sensor 104 is directed in substantially the same direction as the normal E of the display screen 101a.
  • the light guide 103c plays a role of aligning the direction of incident light from the incident range centered on the shifted direction as described above in a direction along the normal line E ′ of the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104. I'm in charge.
  • the light guide 103c guides the incident light thus aligned to the illuminance sensor 104.
  • the light guide 103c is located near the illuminance sensor 104 in a direction along the normal line of the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 from a position facing the illuminance sensor 104 in FIG. 6 with the protrusion 103b fitted in the opening. It extends in a cylindrical shape for a length sufficient to reach it.
  • the window part 103 described above is integrally formed of a colorless and transparent resin material.
  • a black screen 103d in which a portion corresponding to the root of the light guide 103c is cut out in a circular shape is provided on the surface (light receiving window 102) exposed to the outside of the protrusion 103b by printing. For this reason, the incident range of incident light is limited to the circular hole of the black screen 103d.
  • the incident light passing through the hole is guided to the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 along the normal line E ′ of the light receiving surface by the light guide 103c.
  • the notebook PC of the first comparative example is different from the notebook PC 10 of the present embodiment in the mounting position of the light receiving window and the illuminance sensor and the shape around the light receiving window in the display housing.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the notebook PC of the first comparative example.
  • FIG. 8 the same components as those of the notebook PC 10 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the like are indicated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
  • the light receiving window 501 and the illuminance sensor 502 are located above the display screen 101a. Furthermore, the entire front surface of the display housing 510 is a flat surface along the display screen 101a, and the light receiving window 501 is incorporated as a part of the front surface. That is, in the notebook PC 50 of the first comparative example, the light receiving window 501 is directed in substantially the same direction as the normal line of the display screen 101a.
  • the illuminance sensor 502 is fixed to a position on the back side of the light receiving window 501 on the inner wall surface on the back side of the display housing 510, similarly to the illuminance sensor 104 of the present embodiment, except for the mounting position.
  • the light receiving window 501 includes direct light and reflected light from the ceiling illumination UL, and from the display screen 101a. A lot of diffracted light enters.
  • the illuminance sensor 502 tends to detect an illuminance higher than the illuminance that should be detected. In such a case, the brightness of the display image is not adapted to the surrounding illuminance, and the display image is difficult for the user to see.
  • the light receiving window 102 is arranged closer to the back side than the surface of the display housing 110 at the edge where the display screen 101a is exposed.
  • the detection range in which the illuminance sensor 104 detects the illuminance of light by the inclination of the light receiving window 102 as described above is a range in which the center is downward from the direction of the normal line E of the display screen 101a. .
  • the illuminance sensor 104 detects the illuminance of light mainly from the direction in which the user views the display screen 101a.
  • the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 104 is the illuminance that should be detected.
  • the display image is displayed on the display device 100 with appropriate brightness.
  • the front surface of the display housing has a second surface portion 112 that is inclined downward with respect to the direction of the normal E and the lower end reaches the back side of the display screen 101a.
  • the light receiving window 102 is incorporated as a part of the second surface portion 112 thereof.
  • the light receiving window 102 is tilted by this structure, and incidence of light from the ceiling illumination UL and the display screen 101a to the light receiving window 102 is effectively suppressed.
  • the light receiving window 102 is provided below the display screen 101a, the incidence of light from the ceiling illumination UL and the display screen 101a to the light receiving window 102 is more effectively suppressed. Yes.
  • the black screen 103d provided in the light receiving window 102 limits the incident range of incident light to the circular hole of the black screen 103d. As a result, the incidence of light from the ceiling illumination UL or the display screen 101a to the light receiving window 102 is further effectively suppressed.
  • incident light received by the light receiving window 102 inclined as described above is guided to the illuminance sensor 104 by the light guide 103c.
  • incident light is incident on the light receiving surface in a desired direction along the normal line of the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104, so that the illuminance sensor 104 detects the illuminance with high accuracy. ing.
  • the light receiving window 102 has a form that incorporated in the second surface portion 112 which is inclined with respect to the first surface portion.
  • the installation of the light receiving window 102 is not limited to this form, and may be another example as follows.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of installation of the light receiving window.
  • the periphery of the installation position of the light receiving window 102 is locally located closer to the back side than the surface of the display housing 110 at the edge of the exposed portion of the display screen 101a to form a recess.
  • a light receiving window 102 is incorporated in the bottom surface portion 112 ′ of the recess.
  • the effect of suppressing the light from the ceiling illumination UL and the display screen 101a can be obtained as in the present embodiment.
  • the relative positional relationship between the light receiving window 102 and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 is a positional relationship in which the directions of the normals F and E ′ are shifted from each other by a deviation angle ⁇ . This deviation is corrected by the light guide 103c.
  • the relative positional relationship between the light receiving window 102 and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 is not limited to this form, and may be another example as follows.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the relative positional relationship between the light receiving window and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing still another example of the relative positional relationship between the light receiving window and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor.
  • FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show two different types of examples in which the illuminance sensors are attached differently with respect to the cross section taken along the cutting line GG in FIG.
  • the light receiving window 102 and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 ' are both substantially parallel to each other. Then, the direction of the normal line F ′ of the substantially parallel planes is shifted downward by the deviation angle ⁇ with respect to the direction of the normal line E of the display screen 101 a.
  • the incident light incident along the normal F ′ of the light receiving window 102 travels without being bent in the light guide portion 103 c and enters the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 ′. Since the light receiving window 102 and the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 ′ are substantially parallel to each other, the incident direction on the light receiving surface is the desired incident direction along the normal line of the light receiving surface as it is.
  • the sensor substrate 105 ′ on which the illuminance sensor 104 ′ is mounted is fixed to the inner wall surface 113 of the display housing 110 in an inclined state.
  • the inclination of the sensor substrate 105 ′ at this time is such that the direction of the normal line of the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 ′ on the sensor substrate 105 ′ substantially coincides with the direction of the normal line F ′ of the light receiving window 102. .
  • the sensor substrate 105 ′′ is fixed along the inner wall surface 113 of the display housing 110. Instead, the illuminance sensor 104 ′ is mounted in a state inclined to the sensor substrate 105 ′′. Has been. The inclination of the illuminance sensor 104 ′ is such that the direction of the normal line of the light receiving surface of the illuminance sensor 104 ′ substantially coincides with the direction of the normal line F ′ of the light receiving window 102.
  • the display image is displayed with appropriate brightness as in the present embodiment.
  • the black screen 103d is provided in the light receiving window 102. However, if the light receiving window 102 is sufficiently small, the black screen 103d may be unnecessary.
  • the window part 103 is used.
  • the same effect may be realized without using the window part 103.
  • the sensor 104 or the sensor substrate 105 may be mounted on the display housing 110.
  • the display device 100 of the notebook PC 10 is illustrated as an example of the display device.
  • the display device having the light receiving window and the illuminance sensor as described above is not limited to the display device 100 of the notebook PC 10. Absent.
  • a display device may be, for example, a display device used in a desktop personal computer, a general television receiver, or the like.
  • Sub-screen 205 is a display screen of the display screen 101a as well as the liquid crystal panel is for image display auxiliary information such as:.
  • the auxiliary information include icon information that cannot be displayed on the display screen 101a and instruction information such as enlargement / reduction or movement of the image displayed on the display screen 101a.
  • the information processing circuit of the main device 200 generates such auxiliary information in addition to the information displayed on the display screen 101a and the like. In the present embodiment, by providing such a sub-screen 205, it is possible to easily view the display screen 101a and to operate the displayed image information.
  • this sub-screen 205 also serves as an input operation surface on which information is input by a contact operation with the operation pen 206.
  • the sub screen 205 is incorporated as a part of an inclined surface 211b inclined forward with respect to the basic plane 211a.
  • the notebook PC of the second comparative example is different from the notebook PC 10 of the present embodiment in that the sub screen is incorporated.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a notebook PC of a second comparative example.
  • FIG. 12 the same components as those of the notebook PC 10 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the like are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
  • the upper surface 601 of the main body device 600 is a surface along the same plane almost entirely.
  • the sub screen 602 is incorporated as a part of the upper surface 601 on the display housing 100 side of the upper surface 601.
  • a notebook PC is used with its main unit placed horizontally. Therefore, in the notebook PC 60 of the second comparative example, the user views the sub screen 602 from a shallow angle.
  • the sub screen 602 is a display screen of a liquid crystal panel.
  • the angle at which the user views the sub screen 602 is shallow as described above, the sub screen 602 tends to deviate from the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel.
  • the visibility of the sub screen 602 tends to be low.
  • the sub screen 205 is inclined forward with respect to the basic plane 211a. For this reason, the angle at which the user views the sub screen 205 becomes deeper than in the second comparative example. As a result, the angle at which the user views the sub screen 205 is unlikely to deviate from the viewing angle of the sub screen 205.
  • a general liquid crystal panel having a standard viewing angle is employed as the sub screen 205.
  • the inclination of the sub screen 205 as described above is realized by a simple configuration in which the sub screen 205 is incorporated as a part of the inclined surface 211b.
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of an inclined surface adjacent to the sub screen.
  • the inclined surface 211b is provided with the speaker 208, various operation buttons 209, and the camera 221 as described above on the inclined surface 211b adjacent to the sub screen 205. Yes.
  • the speaker 208 is provided on the inclined surface 211b inclined to the user side, in this embodiment, the sound of the speaker 208 is easily directed to the user side, and the user can easily hear the sound.
  • various operation buttons 209 are provided on the inclined surface 211b, the operability of these operation buttons 209 is improved.
  • the camera 221 also makes it easy for a user's face or the like to be captured to enter the angle of view.
  • the inclined surface 211b is directed in a direction inclined forward with respect to the basic plane 211a.
  • the front end 211b_1 of the inclined surface 211b is located on the inner side of the main body device 200 with respect to the basic plane 211a.
  • a recess formed by positioning the front end 211b_1 on the inner side of the main body device 200 is used as the storage unit 207 of the operation pen 206.
  • the operation pen 206 is housed in a place that is easily visible to the user.
  • the basic plane 211a is used as an installation place of the keyboard 201, and the keyboard 201 is attached along the basic plane 211a.
  • the arrangement of the keyboard 201 and the inclination of the sub screen 205 as described above allow the user to see the sub screen 205 with good visibility while operating the keyboard 201.
  • the storage unit 207 is provided so that the operation pen 206 does not interfere with the display device 100 even when the notebook PC 10 is closed with the operation pen 206 stored.
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the cutting line HH in FIG. 2 around the storage portion of the operation pen with the notebook PC closed.
  • the storage unit 207 is provided in the gap, and the operation pen 206 is stored in the storage unit 207 without interfering with the display device 100.
  • the storage portion 207 is provided in this gap. Although it is provided, the storage portion 207 is not necessarily provided.
  • the rear end portion 211b_2 of the inclined surface 211b is located on the outer side of the main body device 200 with respect to the basic plane 211a. ing.
  • the second surface portion 112 of the display device 100 is an inclined surface whose lower end reaches the back side of the display screen 101a.
  • the display device 100 has a dent.
  • the end 211b_2 on the rear side of the inclined surface 211b located on the outside of the main body device 200 enters the above-described dent in the display device 100 as described above.
  • the increase in the thickness direction in the main body device 200 by providing the inclined surface 211b as described above is shared by the display device 100.
  • the increase in the thickness direction is suppressed in the entire notebook PC 10.
  • a plurality of inclined side surface intake ports 226 are provided on the side surface connected to the rear end portion 211 b ⁇ / b> _ ⁇ b> 2 of the inclined surface 211 b located outside the main body device 200. ing. Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of inclined side surface intake ports 226 are similarly provided not only on the side surface of the right inclined surface 211b in FIG. 13 but also on the left side surface.
  • the following plurality of inclined back surface intake ports are also provided on the back surface connected to the rear end portion 211b_2 of the inclined surface 211b.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the main unit shown with the display device removed and a plurality of inclined rear intake ports visible.
  • FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the notebook PC in a state where a plurality of inclined rear intake ports are hidden by the display device.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line JJ in FIG.
  • the plurality of inclined rear surface intake ports 227 are arranged on the rear surface connected to the end portion 211b_2 on the rear side of the inclined surface 211b. As shown in FIG. 16, these inclined rear air inlets 227 appear to be hidden by the display device 100 in appearance when the notebook PC 10 is opened. However, as illustrated in FIG. 17, there is a gap between the display device 100 and the back surface connected to the rear end portion 211b_2 of the inclined surface 211b. Then, the air that has passed through the gap is taken into the main body housing 220 from the inclined back surface intake port 227.
  • casing 220 is improved.
  • the opening provided in the space produced by the inclined surface 221b is used as an intake port (inclined side intake port 226, inclined back intake port 227), it may be used as an exhaust port.
  • the inclined side surface intake port 226 and the inclined rear surface intake port 227 are provided, but they are not necessarily required.
  • the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10 is illustrated as an example of the electronic device having the sub screen as described above.
  • the electronic device as described above is limited to the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10. is not.
  • Such an electronic device may be, for example, a personal computer or the like that is separate from the display device and that the user operates while viewing a display image on the display device.
  • the light receiving window 102 described above is provided in the display device 100. This is to prevent light from entering the light receiving window 102 from the ceiling illumination UL or the display screen 101a as described above. However, if the influence of such light entry is not taken into consideration, it is conceivable to use the inclined surface 211b in the main body device 200 as the installation location of the light receiving window 102.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example in which an inclined surface in the main body device is used as the installation location of the light receiving window.
  • the inclined surface 211b adjacent to the sub screen 205 on the right side in the drawing is used as the installation location of the light receiving window 102 '.
  • an illuminance sensor (not shown) is arranged in the main body device 200 on the back side of the light receiving window 102 ′.
  • FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of the area B surrounded by a dotted line in FIG.
  • the light emitting window 228 is provided with four types on the front side surface of the main body casing 210. Further, the state of each type of light emission window 228 representing the notebook PC 10 is determined by the shape of the light emission window 228 that is lit.
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the internal structure around the light emitting window.
  • FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the internal structure around the light emitting window.
  • an LED substrate 231 on which four LEDs 229 are arranged with a space between each other is mounted with the mounting surface of the LEDs 229 facing the outside of the device.
  • the main body device 200 is provided with a light guide member 240 for guiding the light emitted from the LED 229 to the light emission window 228.
  • FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the light guide member alone viewed from the LED substrate side.
  • the light guide member 240 is formed by integrating the four light guide bodies 241 and the three light shielding walls 242 shown in FIGS.
  • FIG. 22 (A) shows a perspective view of the four light guide members 241 and the three light shielding walls 242 in the light guide member 240 as a whole.
  • the light guide 241 protrudes toward each LED 229 and guides the light emitted from the LED 229 in the protruding direction.
  • the light shielding wall 242 is located between the four light guides 241 and inhibits light transmission on the surface facing the light guide 241.
  • the connection part 243 has connected the four light guides 241 and the three light-shielding walls 242 which were located in a line with each other.
  • the light guide member 240 is obtained by integrally forming the connection portion 243, the four light guides 241 arranged in a row, and the three light shielding walls 242 with a resin material or the like. That is, the light shielding wall 242 and the connection portion 243 are formed of the same material as that of the light guide 241.
  • the light guide member 240 also serves as a front side wall in the main body casing 210. Further, the wall surface of the light guide member 240 corresponding to the outer surface of the main body casing 210 is plated. And the plating of the location where the light guide 241 guides the light is extracted in the shape of each light emitting window 228. As a result, light emitted from each LED 229 is guided to each light emitting window 228, and the light emitting window 228 emits light to the outside of the main body casing 210.
  • each light shielding wall 242 of the light guide member 240 facing the light guide 241 is rough enough to inhibit light transmission.
  • FIG. 22B shows an enlarged view of the light shielding wall 242 whose surface is a rough surface 242_1.
  • the rough surface 242_1 suppresses leakage of light from a certain LED 229 to the light guide 241 and the light emission window 228 adjacent to the light guide 241 and the light emission window 228 corresponding to the LED 229.
  • FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a light emitting window in the third comparative example.
  • FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the internal structure around the light emitting window in the third comparative example.
  • FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the internal structure around the light emitting window in the third comparative example.
  • an LED board 703 on which four LEDs 702 are arranged with a space therebetween is installed with the mounting surface of the LEDs 702 facing the outside of the apparatus. ing.
  • the main body device 700 is provided with a light guide member 710 for guiding the light emitted from the LED 702 to the light emission window 703.
  • FIG. 26 is a perspective view in which the light guide member is easily seen by removing the LED substrate.
  • the light guide member 710 is formed by integrating four light guides 711 shown in FIG. 24 and FIG.
  • the light guide body 711 protrudes toward each LED 702 and guides light emitted from the LED 702 in the protruding direction.
  • the connection part 712 is formed with the same material as the material of the light guide 711 which connected the four light guides 711 mutually and united.
  • the notebook PC 70 of this comparative example in order to suppress leakage of light from a certain LED 702 to the light guide 711 and the light emission window 701 adjacent to the light guide 711 and the light emission window 701 corresponding to the LED 702.
  • the light shielding wall 704 protrudes from the bottom surface of the main body housing 720.
  • the structure is complicated because the light guide 711 and the light shielding wall 704 are separate bodies. For this reason, due to manufacturing errors or the like, the relative alignment between the light guide 711 and the light shielding wall 704 is not good at the time of manufacturing, and a situation in which the above light leakage cannot be suppressed occurs. There is a fear.
  • the light guide 711 and the light shielding wall 704 are intricate, it is difficult to cope with a future request for space saving.
  • the light guide 241 and the light shielding wall 242 are integrally connected as the light guide member 240 by the connecting portion 243.
  • the relative alignment between the light guide body 241 and the light shielding wall 242 at the time of manufacture is higher than that in the third comparative example in which the light guide body 711 and the light shielding wall 704 are separate. Much easier.
  • the internal structure by the side of the front surface 212 of the main body apparatus 200 is simplified by employ
  • the light guide member 240 also serves as a front side wall in the main body casing 210 as described above. Thereby, the number of parts of the main body casing 210 is reduced, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, each light emitting window 228 is formed by removing the plating at the location where the light guides 241 guide light. This also reduces the number of parts of the main body casing 210 and reduces the manufacturing cost associated with the reduction.
  • the surface of the light shielding wall 242 is a rough surface 242_1 that inhibits light transmission.
  • the formation of the rough surface 242_1 can be performed simultaneously with the formation of the light guide member 240 itself, for example, by forming the rough surface into a mold when the light guide member 240 is integrally formed of a resin material. In this embodiment, the manufacturing cost is also reduced in this respect.
  • a method of plating the surface of the light shielding wall 242 facing the light guide 241 can be considered in addition to the method using the rough surface 242_1.
  • Part (C) of Fig. 22 shows an enlarged view of another example of the light shielding wall 242 'whose surface is plated 242'_1.
  • Another example of the light-shielding wall 242 'provided with the plating 242'_1 has a high light-shielding property and can more reliably inhibit light transmission.
  • a method of suppressing light leakage a method of applying a paint that inhibits light transmission to the surface of the light shielding wall 242 facing the light guide 241 is also conceivable.
  • Part (D) of FIG. 22 shows an enlarged view of another example of the light shielding wall 242 ′′ having the surface coated with the paint 242 ′′ _1 as described above.
  • the application of the paint 242 ′′ _1 leads to a reduction in manufacturing cost because it is easy to process. Also, in another example of the light shielding wall 242 ′′, the application range of the paint 242 ′′ _1 can be arbitrarily set, or after the application Can be modified.
  • the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10 is illustrated as an example of the electronic device including the light guide member as described above.
  • the electronic device as described above is limited to the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10. It is not a thing.
  • Such an electronic device may be, for example, a desktop personal computer, a general electronic device provided with a display mechanism using LED emission, or the like.
  • the user can understand the operation state of the notebook PC 10 by the shape of the light emitting window 228 to be lit.
  • the light emitting window 228 has the same shape, and the light emission color of the LED corresponding to the light emitting window 228 You may make it implement
  • FIG. 27 is an enlarged view of the slope exhaust port and the rear exhaust port shown in FIG.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 is provided on the slope facing the rear face 214 from the second bottom face portion 213b located on the outer side of the main body casing 210 in order to secure a storage space for a radiator or the like. ing.
  • a rear exhaust port 225 is provided on the rear surface 214. The two types of exhaust ports 224 and 225 are provided side by side on the outer surface of the main body casing 210.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 is partitioned into a plurality of openings by the following first ribs 224a in order to suppress a decrease in strength of the main body casing 210.
  • FIG. 28 is a sectional view taken along the cutting line KK in FIG. 27 passing through the first rib in the vicinity of the slope exhaust port.
  • the fan 251 that generates wind in the main body casing 210 and the heat collected from various locations in the main body casing 210 by the wind are arranged on the downstream side of the wind flow with respect to the fan 251.
  • a radiator 252 that discharges is shown.
  • the radiator 252 requires a storage space having a certain thickness in the thickness direction of the main body casing 210.
  • a part of the bottom surface 213 protrudes to the outside of the main body casing 210 from the first bottom surface portion 213a occupying half or more of the bottom surface 213. ing.
  • This protruding bottom surface portion is a second bottom surface portion 213b.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 is provided on the slope facing the back face 214 from the second bottom face portion 213b.
  • a rear exhaust port 225 is provided on the rear surface 214 side by side above the slope exhaust port 224.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 is partitioned into a plurality of openings by a first rib 224a described below, and FIG. 28 shows a cross section of the first rib 224a.
  • the first rib 224a is a rib extending in the vertical direction in which two types of exhaust ports 224 and 225 are arranged.
  • the end of the first rib 224a on the rear exhaust port 225 side is located on the downstream side of the wind from the end opposite to the rear exhaust port 225.
  • the wind that hits the first rib 224a and failed to pass through the inclined surface exhaust port 224 is also pushed up toward the rear exhaust port 225 side by side and exhausted from the rear exhaust port 225.
  • the wind that has received heat from the radiator 252 is efficiently exhausted, and as a result, the cooling efficiency is improved.
  • the rear exhaust port 225 is partitioned into a plurality of openings by the following second ribs 225a in order to suppress the strength reduction of the main body casing 210.
  • FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the rear exhaust port taken along the cutting line LL in FIG. 27 passing through the second rib.
  • FIG. 29 shows a cross section of the second rib 225a that partitions the back surface exhaust port 225 provided on the back surface 214 side by side above the inclined surface exhaust port 224.
  • the second rib 225a is a rib extending in the vertical direction in which two types of exhaust ports 224 and 225 are arranged.
  • the plurality of first ribs 224a that partition the slope exhaust port 224 are alternately arranged as shown in FIG. That is, the plurality of second ribs 225a are positioned above the openings of the slope exhaust ports 224 formed by the plurality of first ribs 224a.
  • the rear exhaust port 225 that is wide in the thickness direction of the main body casing 210 has a structure in order to further reinforce the strength at the location of the rear exhaust port 225 as shown in FIG.
  • a third rib 225b extending in a direction intersecting with the second rib 225a is also provided.
  • the third rib 225b is provided at the rear exhaust port 225 for strength reinforcement, but the third rib 225b may not be provided if the strength is sufficient.
  • FIG. 30 is a view showing an exhaust port in the fourth comparative example.
  • This fourth comparative example differs from the present embodiment only in the relative position of the second rib 802a that partitions the rear exhaust port 802 with respect to the first rib 801a that partitions the inclined surface exhaust port 801.
  • each second rib 802a is disposed on an extension line of each first rib 801a.
  • the wind pushed up from the slope exhaust port 801 side by the first rib 801a may be blocked by the second rib 802a of the rear exhaust port 802, and the exhaust efficiency may decrease.
  • the second rib 802a is disposed on the extended line of the first rib 801a, there is no support between the plurality of second ribs 802a and between the plurality of first ribs 801a.
  • the strength of the main body casing 810 is low.
  • the plurality of second ribs 225a are alternately arranged with the plurality of first ribs 224a. Smooth operation and improved exhaust efficiency. Further, by this alternate arrangement, the first ribs 224a are reinforced by the second ribs 225a, and the second ribs 225a are reinforced by the first ribs 224a. That is, in this embodiment, the exhaust efficiency is increased while suppressing a decrease in the housing strength.
  • the exhaust ports 224 and 225 are provided on the back side opposite to the front side where the keyboard 201 is present in the main body casing 210, that is, on the side opposite to the user side. Thereby, since the wind which received the heat from the radiator 252 is exhausted to the opposite side to the user, the user's discomfort is avoided.
  • the slope exhaust port 224 is provided on the slope facing the rear face 214 from the second bottom face portion 213b located outside the main body casing 210 in order to secure the storage space for the radiator 252.
  • the present embodiment has an efficient structure in which the inclined exhaust port 224 is provided by effectively utilizing the protruding shape of the bottom surface 213 generated for cooling.
  • the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10 is illustrated as an example of the electronic device having the exhaust port as described above.
  • the electronic device as described above is limited to the main device 200 of the notebook PC 10. is not.
  • Such an electronic device may be, for example, a desktop personal computer or a general electronic device having an exhaust port for exhausting air from the inside of the apparatus to the outside.
  • FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing the periphery of the ODD shown in FIG.
  • the front surface 212 rising from the bottom surface 213 of the main body casing 210 is provided with an opening 212a in which the disk tray 310 of the ODD 300 is accommodated so as to be able to advance and retract.
  • the opening 212a is blocked by the outer surface of the cover 311 of the disc tray 310 when the disc tray 310 is accommodated.
  • the disc tray 310 is urged toward the outside of the main unit 200 by a spring (not shown).
  • the disc tray 310 is locked against the urging force of the spring.
  • the ODD 300 is provided with an electronic circuit 340 (shown in FIG. 32) for releasing the lock.
  • the outer surface of the cover 311 is provided with a push button 320 for giving a signal indicating the removal of the disc tray 310 to the electronic circuit 340 (shown in FIG. 32) by a pressing operation.
  • FIG. 32 is a view showing the notebook PC in a state where the disc tray is taken out of the main body casing by a pressing operation on the push button.
  • the main body casing 210 side with respect to the cover 311 is a tray portion 312 on which the optical disc 330 is placed.
  • An electronic circuit 340 for releasing the lock as described above is mounted on the tray 312.
  • the outer surface of the cover 311 of the disc tray 310 and the pressing surface 321 of the push button 320 attached to the outer surface have the shapes described below.
  • FIG. 33 is an enlarged view of the push button shown in FIGS. 31 and 33 and its surroundings.
  • the outer side surface of the cover 311 of the disk tray 310 is a first side surface 311a that rises from the bottom surface 213 side of the main body housing 210 and a first side surface 311a that protrudes outward from the first side surface 311a. And two side surfaces 311b.
  • the pressing surface 321 of the push button 320 is a surface that extends along the first side surface 311a, part of which is part of the first side surface 311a, and the other part is the bottom of the recess with respect to the second side surface 311b. It has a different shape.
  • FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view of the push button along the cutting line MM in FIG.
  • the upper end portion of the pressing surface 321 of the push button 320 is the bottom of the recess with respect to the second side surface 311b.
  • the push button 320 has a cantilever structure connected to the cover 311 of the disc tray 310 at the end of the pressing surface 321 on the second side surface 311b side. The push button 320 is bent at this end by a pressing operation.
  • a protrusion 322 protruding inside the ODD 300 is provided on the back surface of the push button 320 opposite to the pressing surface 321. Further, a contact portion 323 is provided in the ODD 300 so as to face the tip of the protrusion 322. When the push button 320 is bent as described above by a pressing operation, the protrusion 322 presses the contact portion 323. As a result, the contact is closed, and a signal representing the removal of the disk tray 310 is transmitted to the electronic circuit 340.
  • FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 34 of the ODD push button in the fifth comparative example.
  • the outer side surface of the cover 911 of the disk tray 910 of the ODD 900 is from a first side surface 911a that rises from the bottom surface side of the main body housing and a first side surface 911a that is connected above the first side surface 911a. Also has a second side surface 911b protruding outward.
  • the pressing surface 921 of the push button 920 is connected to the cover 911 as a whole and is a part of the outer surface of the cover 911. That is, the pressing surface 921 includes a first pressing surface 921a that is a part of the first side surface 911a and a second pressing surface 921b that is a part of the second side surface 911b.
  • the front surface of the notebook PC where the cover 911 of the disc tray 910 is located is narrow. Therefore, it is difficult for the user to see the push button 920 attached to the cover 911. In many cases, the user finds and pushes such a push button 920 by groping. However, as in the fifth comparative example, if the shape of the pressing surface 921 of the push button 920 matches the shape of the outer surface of the surrounding cover 911, it is difficult for the user to search for the push button 920 by hand.
  • the upper end portion of the push button 320 is the bottom of the recess with respect to the second side surface 311b as described above.
  • the user's finger searching for the push button 320 by groping is caught on the step portion between the push button 320 and the second side surface 311b.
  • the push button 320 can be easily operated.
  • the push button 320 has a cantilever structure as described above.
  • the fifth comparative example also has a cantilever structure in which the push button 920 is connected to the cover 911 on the upper end side.
  • the upper end of the second pressing surface 921 b protruding outward is connected to the cover 911. For this reason, this upper end that is bent by the pressing operation is inclined with respect to the pressing direction so that the pressing force is difficult to be transmitted, and thus it is difficult to bend.
  • the push button 320 has a pressing surface 321 that spreads along the first side surface 311a, and is connected to the cover 311 at the upper end of the pressing surface 321.
  • this upper end that is bent by the pressing operation intersects with the pressing direction, so that the pressing force is easily transmitted, and it is easy to bend.
  • the side surface of the recess formed by the second side surface 311b and the pressing surface 321 is a surface that is substantially perpendicular to the pressing surface 321 from the second side surface 311b to the pressing surface 321. ing.
  • the side surface shape of the recess as in another example described below.
  • FIG. 36 is a diagram showing another example of the side surface shape of the recess formed by the second side surface of the cover and the pressing surface.
  • the side surface of the recess formed by the second side surface 311b ′ of the cover 311 ′ and the pressing surface 321 is inclined surface 311b′_1 inclined from the second side surface 311b to the pressing surface 321. It has become.
  • the user's finger searching for the push button 320 also touches the inclined surface 311b'_1 spreading around the upper end of the push button 320, so that the range in which the user can feel the push button 320 is widened. As a result, the user can operate the push button 320 more easily.
  • the main body device 200 of the notebook PC 10 including the ODD 300 is illustrated, but the electronic device as described above is The main device 200 of the notebook PC 10 is not limited to this.
  • Such an electronic device may be, for example, a notebook PC or a desktop personal computer equipped with a drive device for a disk-shaped portable medium other than an optical disk.
  • Examples of the disk-shaped portable medium include a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).
  • the electronic device as described above is not limited to a computer, and may be a general electronic device including the drive device as described above, such as a DVD player.
  • the ODD 300 itself can be detachably mounted on the main unit 200 from the opening 212a of the front surface 212 through which the disk tray 310 is inserted and removed as described above. This assumes, for example, the installation of the ODD 300 that is not initially mounted according to the user's request, or replacement with a new model of the installed ODD 300.
  • FIG. 37 is a diagram showing the inside of the main unit on which the ODD is not installed.
  • FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the ODD is mounted on the main device.
  • the main body device 200 is shown in a perspective view in a state in which the main body device 200 is placed upside down as shown in FIG. 4 and the back side cover and the like are removed.
  • the ODD 300 is shown in a perspective view in a state where the ODD 300 is turned upside down like the main body device 200.
  • the ODD 300 is inserted into the opening 212 a from the rear end opposite to the cover 311 with the cover 311 facing the front side of the main body device 200. It is mounted on the device 200.
  • a male connector is attached to the rear end of the ODD 300 as will be described later.
  • a female connector 253 that fits with the male connector is attached to the inside of the main unit 200.
  • the male connector on the ODD 300 side is engaged with the female connector 253 in the main device 200, so that the ODD 300 is electrically connected to the main device 200. Connected.
  • the rear end of the ODD 300 is connected to the female connector 253 so that the male connector on the ODD 300 side is accurately fitted to the female connector 253 in the main device 200.
  • a guide member 254 for guiding is attached.
  • FIG. 39 is an enlarged view of a portion including the guide member shown in FIGS. 37 and 38.
  • FIG. 39 is an enlarged view of a portion including the guide member shown in FIGS. 37 and 38.
  • the guide member 254 has the following extending parts 254a and holding parts 254b.
  • the extending portion 254a extends at a position where the rear end of the ODD 300 inserted as described above comes into contact with the main body casing 210 in a direction intersecting the insertion path of the ODD 300. is there. And the extension part 254a guides the rear end to the female connector 253 when the rear end of the ODD 300 contacts.
  • the holding portion 254b holds the extending portion 254a connected to one end of the extending portion 254a at a position fixed to the main body housing 210.
  • the guide member 254 has a plurality of ribs 254c extending toward the female connector 253 in the extending portion 254a.
  • the plurality of ribs 254c are inclined in a direction in which the rear end of the ODD 300 approaches the female connector 253 side.
  • the rear end of the ODD 300 that contacts the extending portion 254a and is guided to the female connector 253 is more reliably guided to the female connector 253 by the plurality of ribs 254c.
  • the guide member 254 includes a plurality of ribs 254c, but the number of ribs may be one.
  • the bottom side is from the holding part 254b to the tip in the extending direction of the extending part 254a. You may make it provide the inclined surface which spreads toward the back side from the front side of the main body housing
  • the cable 255 is wired between the ODD 300 inserted as described above and the main body casing 210. As shown in FIG. 39, the cable 255 passes through the gap between the extending portion 254a and the main body housing 210, and is held by the extending portion 254a at the following position. .
  • FIG. 40 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the cable is held by the extending portion of the guide member, together with the ODD inserted into the main body housing.
  • the ODD 300 advances through the insertion path with the cable 255 sandwiched between the ODD 300 and the main body casing 210. Then, the rear end of the ODD 300 comes into contact with the extension 254a and is further moved toward the female connector 253 by a plurality of ribs 254c on the extension 254a. To be guided to. As a result, the male connector 350 provided at the rear end of the ODD 300 is securely fitted to the female connector 253.
  • the cable 255 passing between the ODD 300 and the main body casing 210 is lifted from the main body casing 210 on the insertion path side of the ODD 300, the cable 255 is caught in the movement of the ODD 300.
  • the cable 255 is held between the extension portion 254a and the main body housing 210 so as to be avoided from the insertion path of the ODD 300.
  • the above-described lifting of the cable 255 is avoided, and consequently, the cable 255 is prevented from being caught when the ODD 300 is inserted. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the ODD 300 can be mounted on the main body device 200 while avoiding the cable 255 being caught.
  • the main body device 200 of the notebook PC 10 provided with the ODD 300 is illustrated as an example of the electronic device in which the mounting unit as described above is accommodated. It is not limited to the main device 200 of the PC 10.
  • Such an electronic device may be, for example, a notebook PC or a desktop personal computer in which a drive device for a disk-shaped portable medium other than an optical disk is stored.
  • Examples of the disk-shaped portable medium include a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).
  • the electronic device as described above is not limited to a computer, and may be a general electronic device in which the drive device as described above is accommodated, such as a DVD player.
  • the ODD is exemplified as a unit having a connector that is attached to the main body device and mechanically and electrically connected to the connector of the main body device.
  • the electronic device as described above is not limited to the ODD.
  • Such a unit may be, for example, another type of unit such as a drive unit of a portable medium other than an optical disc, a battery unit, a numeric keypad unit, or the like.

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L'invention porte sur un ordinateur portatif (10) muni d'un dispositif d'affichage (100) possédant un écran d'affichage (101a) et également d'un dispositif de corps (200) placé sur le côté antérieur de l'écran d'affichage (100), le côté antérieur et le côté postérieur étant définis par rapport à l'écran d'affichage (101a) comme la limite entre les deux côtés. Le dispositif de corps (200) est muni d'une surface plane de base (211a) et d'un sous-écran (205) conçu pour s'incliner plus loin du côté antérieur par rapport à l'écran d'affichage (101a) comme limite que la surface plane de base (211a) et dont au moins l'extrémité latérale antérieure est localisée plus loin sur le côté intérieur du dispositif de corps (200) que la surface plane de base (211a).
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