JP2002132383A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment in which forgetting to close the inserting parts of a connector and a card and the opening/closing cover of the paper ejecting port of a printer can be surely prevented and the inside of the electronic equipment can be protected from damage and the entering of foreign matter such as dust. SOLUTION: A displaying part 2 is turned so as to be overlapped on the upper face of a personal computer main body 1 when a notebook-size personal computer is not used. A lock pawl 5 is inserted into an insertion hole 1a of the main body 1 to keep the displaying part 2 closed. In such a case, the lock pawl 5 is inserted into the main body 1 from the insertion hole 1a to push the pressure receiving face 11a of an arm 11. The arm 11 is turned in the A direction with a shaft 8 as a turning center. The cover 14 connected by a pin 15 is moved parallelly in the B direction by the restriction of links 12 and 13 according to the turning of the arm 11 to close the paper ejecting port 1c.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device, such as a notebook personal computer, in which a cover such as a display unit is openably and closably attached to an electronic device body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic devices, such as notebook personal computers, in which a display unit serving as a cover unit is openably and closably attached to a main body have been increasing. On the other hand, there has been a device in which a printer device is built in such an electronic device so that a single device can perform operations from data input to printing on paper.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a notebook personal computer which is a conventional electronic device. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a personal computer main body, and reference numeral 42 denotes a display unit having a built-in display device 43, which is rotatably mounted on the personal computer main body 41 with a shaft 44 as a fulcrum. Reference numeral 45 denotes a lock claw for holding the display unit 42 closed when the personal computer 41 is closed, and reference numeral 41a denotes an insertion hole formed in the personal computer 41 into which the lock claw 45 is inserted. Reference numeral 46 denotes a keyboard provided on the upper surface of the personal computer main body 41. Reference numeral 41b denotes an insertion port into which a connection cable or card is inserted into a connector (not shown) of a connector or card provided on a side surface of the personal computer main body 41. Reference numeral 41c denotes a paper feed port for inserting paper into a printer device (not shown) built in the personal computer main body 41, and reference numeral 41d denotes a paper discharge port for discharging paper from the printer device. Insertion slot 41
Opening lids 47 and 48 are respectively provided on the shaft 4 and the discharge port 41d.
It is attached rotatably around 9, 50 as a fulcrum.

[0004] In the conventional electronic device configured as described above, when the notebook personal computer is not used, the display section 42 is rotated so as to overlap the upper surface of the personal computer main body 41. At this time, the lock claw 45 is
And the closed state of the display unit 42 is maintained. As a result, the keyboard 46 and the display device 43 are protected from damage and foreign matter such as dust.

Further, a connector or card mounting portion provided on a side surface of the personal computer main body 41 or a paper discharge port 4 of a printer device.
1d is not protected by the display unit 42,
7 and 48 are rotated about the shafts 49 and 50 as fulcrums,
And the paper discharge port 41d are closed to prevent breakage and foreign matter mixing. In this case, there is no drive source in the open / close lids 47, 48, and the open / close lids 47, 48 are manually opened / closed.

[0006]

Generally, when opening and closing a lid of an opening of an electronic device, it is required that a user manually close the electronic device when not in use and open the electronic device when using the electronic device. Particularly, in an electronic device having a built-in printer device, a large discharge port for discharging a sheet is required. However, in the above-described conventional configuration, even when the display unit is closed, it often happens that the user forgets to close the opening / closing lid of the connector or card mounting unit or the paper discharge port of the printer.

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic device capable of reliably preventing the user from forgetting to close the opening / closing lid of the connector or card mounting portion or the paper discharge port of the printer device, and protecting the inside of the electronic device from damage or foreign matter such as dust. The purpose is to provide equipment.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a lid provided on an opening on the side of the electronic device main body when the cover for opening and closing the electronic device main body is opened and closed. Are automatically opened and closed using the opening and closing of the cover.

Thus, the lid of the opening of the electronic device to be closed or opened under certain conditions can be stably closed or opened without the user directly operating the lid. it can.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides an electronic device main body, a cover portion which is attached to the electronic device main body so as to be openable and closable, and covers an upper surface of the electronic device main body.
An opening provided on a side surface of the electronic device main body that is not covered by the cover portion, and a lid provided on the electronic device main body that is urged to always open or close the opening. Wherein the lid is an electronic device configured to change the open / close state of the opening in conjunction with an operation of closing the cover, wherein the lid of the opening is not covered by the cover when the cover is closed. Has the effect of automatically closing or opening.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, the cover urges the opening to the open state when the cover is opened, and the cover is closed. In this configuration, the opening is configured to be in a closed state, and has an effect that intrusion of dust and the like from the opening can be prevented when the electronic device with the cover closed is not used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, a convex portion is provided on the cover portion, and when the cover portion is closed with respect to the electronic device main body, the convex portion is closed. The lid itself or the lid opening / closing mechanism provided in the electronic device body is driven, and the lid itself or the lid opening / closing mechanism can be driven in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the cover with a simple structure. It has the action of:

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the third aspect, a hole is provided in the electronic device main body,
When the cover is closed with respect to the electronic device main body, the convex portion of the cover is inserted into the hole to drive the lid itself or a lid opening / closing mechanism provided in the electronic device main body. This has the effect that the lid itself or the lid opening / closing mechanism can be driven with an inconspicuous structure.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the third aspect, the lid opening / closing mechanism includes an arm urged by a spring, a link rotatably attached to the arm, and the link. A cover that is rotatably mounted on the cover.The cover is opened and closed by pressing the arm with a convex portion of the cover portion. Even if there is, there is an effect that the opening and closing operation can be performed stably.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the third aspect, when the cover provided on the cover is closed with respect to the main body of the electronic device, the cover is provided with an electronic component. Lock claw that locks to the device body.The lock claw has the function of driving the lid itself or the lid opening / closing mechanism, which not only requires a special structure but also makes the appearance unnatural. Has the effect of not becoming

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electronic device according to the third aspect, wherein a drive source is provided in the lid of the opening or the lid opening / closing mechanism, and the convex portion of the cover is disposed on the electronic device body. Alternatively, the drive source is operated by turning on / off a switch to open and close the lid, and has an effect of reducing the load when the cover is closed.

[0017] The invention described in claim 8 is the invention according to claims 1 to 6.
In the electronic device described above, the cover unit is a display unit incorporating a display device, and the electronic device having the display unit has a similar function.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device according to the first aspect, a printer device is built in the electronic device main body, and an opening is provided from a paper feeding port to the printer device or from the printer device. In electronic equipment with a built-in printer device, it can automatically open and close the paper feed port or paper discharge port lid in conjunction with the operation of closing the cover. Have.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a notebook personal computer as an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the notebook personal computer as viewed from the front. 2 (a) shows a state where the opening / closing lid is opened, and FIG. 2 (b) shows a state where the opening / closing lid is closed. In the figure, 1 is a personal computer main body, 2 is a display unit in which a display device 3 is built, and is attached to the personal computer main body 1 so as to be rotatable around a shaft 4 as a fulcrum. Reference numeral 5 denotes a lock claw for keeping the display unit 2 closed when the display unit 2 is closed to the personal computer main body 1. Reference numeral 1a denotes an insertion hole formed in the personal computer main body 1 into which the lock claw 5 is inserted. Reference numeral 6 denotes a keyboard provided on the upper surface of the personal computer 1. Reference numeral 1b denotes a paper feed port for inserting paper into a printer device (not shown) built in the personal computer body 1, and 1c denotes a paper discharge port for discharging paper from the printer device. Reference numeral 7 denotes a structural member arranged inside the personal computer body 1. Reference numerals 8, 9, and 10 are shafts, which are fixed to the structural member 7. An arm 11 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 8. Links 12 and 13 are rotatably attached to the shafts 9 and 10. Reference numeral 14 denotes a lid, and the arm 11
The arm 11, the link 12, and the link 13 are connected to each other by a pin 15 penetrating the cover 12, a pin 16 penetrating the link 12 and the cover 14, and a pin 17 penetrating the link 13 and the cover 14. Reference numeral 18 denotes a tension spring, one of which is hung on the structural member 7 and the other is hung on the arm 11.

In the electronic apparatus of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the notebook computer is used and the display unit 2 is opened with respect to the personal computer 1, FIG.
As shown in (a), the lid 14 is kept open with respect to the paper discharge port 1c by the tension spring 18. When the notebook computer is not used, the display unit 2 is rotated so as to overlap the upper surface of the personal computer body 1. And lock claw 5
Is inserted into the insertion hole 1a of the personal computer body 1, and the closed state of the display unit 2 is maintained. As a result, the keyboard 6 and the display device 3 are protected from damage and foreign substances such as dust.

At this time, the lock claw 5 is inserted into the personal computer body 1 through the insertion hole 1a, and the pressure receiving surface 11a of the arm 11 is
push. Then, the arm 11 is set to A
Rotate in the direction. According to the rotation of the arm 11, the pin 15
The lid 14, which is connected by, moves in the direction B in parallel due to the restriction of the link 12 and the link 13, and as shown in FIG.
The discharge port 1c is closed.

As described above, since the cover 14 closes the paper discharge port 1c in conjunction with the operation of closing the display unit 2 with respect to the personal computer body 1, foreign matter such as breakage and dust can be obtained without being conscious of closing the cover. The inside of the electronic device can be protected from contamination.

Further, the arm and the link can perform a stable opening / closing operation even with a lid having a large area and a long length like the lid of the paper feeding port of the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 shows a notebook personal computer as an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) is a side view, and FIG. 3 (b) is a lid. It is a perspective view of a part. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a personal computer main body, and 32 denotes a display section, which is rotatably mounted on the personal computer main body 31 about a shaft 33 as a fulcrum. Reference numeral 32a is a projection provided on the display unit 32. Reference numeral 31a denotes an insertion slot into which a connection cable or a card is inserted into a connector (not shown) of a connector or a card provided on a side surface of the personal computer main body 31. Reference numeral 34 denotes a lid for closing the insertion port 31a, and reference numeral 31b denotes a groove provided along the insertion port 31a, into which the lid 34 is inserted. The lid 34 can move in the groove direction. A compression spring 35 biases the cover 34 in one direction, and constantly biases the cover 34 above the groove 31b.

In the electronic device of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the display unit 32 is opened with respect to the personal computer main body 31 while using the notebook personal computer,
As shown in FIG. 3A, the lid 34 is held open by the compression spring 35 with respect to the insertion opening 31a. When the notebook computer is not used, the display unit 32 is rotated,
It is to be superimposed on the upper surface of the personal computer body 31. At this time,
The projection 32a provided on the display unit 32 is
The cover 34 is pushed and moved in the direction C along the groove 31b to close the cover 34 with respect to the insertion opening 31a.

As described above, the display unit 32 is connected to the personal computer main body 3.
1, the lid 34 is inserted into the insertion port 31a
Therefore, the inside of the electronic device can be protected from damage or foreign matter such as dust without being aware of closing the lid.

In the above description of each embodiment, an electronic device in which the cover unit is a display unit has been described as an example. However, the electronic device does not have a display device and has only a cover function. Needless to say, this also has the same effect.

Also, in the description of each embodiment, the opening provided in the electronic apparatus is exemplified by a paper discharge port for discharging paper from the printer device and an insertion port into which a connection cable or a card is inserted. The same applies to the opening of the opening.

In the above description, the lid or the link mechanism is driven by the projection provided on the display unit.
The protruding part provided on the display unit turns on and off the optical sensor and mechanism switch to detect the open / closed state of the display unit, and drives the gear drive system including the solenoid, motor, belt drive system, etc. with the electric signal. The lid may be opened and closed.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the opening and closing of the connector, card or paper insertion / ejection opening provided in the electronic device body, which has been manually performed conventionally, can be performed by opening or closing the lid of the electronic device. Automatic opening and closing of the cover allows automatic opening and closing of the connector and card mounting sections and the printer's paper exit opening / closing lid.
An advantageous effect is obtained in that the inside of the electronic device can be protected from foreign matter such as breakage and dust.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a notebook computer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal structural diagram of a paper discharge opening / closing lid when the notebook personal computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a notebook personal computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a perspective view of a lid.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a conventional notebook computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 31 PC main body 1a Insertion hole 1b Paper feed port 1c Paper discharge port 2 Display unit 5 Lock claw 7 Structural member 8, 9, 10 Axis 11 Arm 12, 13 Link 14, 34 Cover 15, 16, 17 Pin 18 Tension spring 32a convex part 35 compression spring

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Matsu ▲ Yoshi ▼ Tetsuya 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Kawada 1006 Odaka Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. 72) Inventor Kiyoshi Shirachi 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture F-term in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 4E360 AB17 BA08 BB19 BB22 BC04 BC16 EC11 ED23 FA02 FA17 GA22 GB41 GB46

Claims (9)

[Claims] An electronic device main body, a cover portion attached to the electronic device main body so as to be openable and closable, and covering a top surface of the electronic device main body, and a side surface of the electronic device main body not covered by the cover portion. An opening and a lid provided on the electronic device main body which is urged to always open or close the opening, wherein the lid is interlocked with an operation of closing the cover. An electronic device configured to change an open / close state of the opening. 2. The cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover urges the opening to the open state when the cover is open, and closes the opening when the cover is closed. Electronic device as described. 3. A cover is provided with a convex portion, and when the cover is closed with respect to the electronic device main body, the convex portion drives the lid itself or a lid opening / closing mechanism provided on the electronic device main body. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is configured to be operated. 4. An electronic device main body having a hole provided therein. When the cover is closed with respect to the electronic device main body, a projection of the cover is inserted into the hole, and the cover itself or the electronic device is closed. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein a lid opening / closing mechanism provided on the device main body is driven. 5. A lid opening and closing mechanism, comprising: an arm biased by a spring; a link rotatably attached to the arm;
4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a lid rotatably attached to the link, wherein the lid is opened and closed by pressing the arm with a convex portion of the cover. 6. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the projection provided on the cover portion is a lock claw that locks the cover portion to the electronic device body when the cover portion is closed with respect to the electronic device body. . 7. A drive source is provided in a lid of the opening or a lid opening / closing mechanism, and the projection of the cover turns on / off a sensor or a switch arranged in an electronic device body to operate the drive source. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the lid is opened and closed. 8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cover unit is a display unit including a display device. 9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a printer device is built in the electronic device main body, and the opening is a paper feed port for the printer device or a paper discharge port for the paper from the printer device.