JPH0495113A - Information processor and keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a thin keyboard to facilitate the operation by eliminating corner parts of an enclosure round the keyboard to provide slopes. CONSTITUTION:A device main body 1 consists of a main body case 1a incorporating a floppy disk drive 2, a keyboard 3, and a control board and an open/ close case 1b having liquid crystal 4 in the display part, and they are coupled freely openably and closably. Slopes 5 are provided in peripheral parts of key tops on the keyboard 3. Thus, an operator easily operates any key without contact between his fingers and the enclosure at the time of key depression for keyboard input.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing device having a keyboard, which employs a thin keyboard and has a structure that makes it easy to type keys. Furthermore, this structure is used to reduce the thickness of the device body.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional portable information processing device is Jitsuma 61-160526
As is well known in the issue. Although not explicitly stated in this publication, these information processing devices currently have thin main bodies (
There is a strong trend toward smaller and more compact devices, and even keyboards, which are built-in components of the device body, are becoming thinner. The thinner keyboard has a thinner base, but the keys are also thinner and the keystroke is shorter. Therefore, when the information processing apparatus is built into the main body of the information processing apparatus, there is a problem in that when pressing the keys around the keyboard, the fingers come into contact with the casing, making it difficult to input data.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As described in detail, the above conventional technology is aimed at making the main body of the information processing device thinner, and improving the ease of typing on the keyboard (operability).
There was a lack of consideration in this regard.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin information processing device or keyboard that solves the above structural problems and has excellent operability.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the operability of the thin keyboard is improved by eliminating the corners of the casing around the keyboard and providing a sloped surface. In addition, the keyboard is attached to the main body of the device at a position below the main body case by making the slope large, thereby making the main body thinner.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned means allows the operator to easily operate the keyboard without the fingers coming into contact with the housing, regardless of which key is pressed during keyboard input, and the main body can be made thinner.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main body of the portable information processing device. As shown in Figure 1, the device main body 1 includes a floppy disk drive 2.
Keyboard 3. It consists of a main body case 1a containing a control board 7 (FIGS. 2-3) and an opening/closing case 1b having a liquid crystal display 4 in the display section, which are connected so as to be openable and closable.

In the present invention, a slope 5 is provided around the key tops of the keyboard 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. This improves the operability of the thin keyboard 3 and allows input to be performed easily. Further, according to the present structure, the keyboard 3 is
The keyboard 3 can be fixed at a position where it does not protrude from the upper surface of the main body case 1a by moving its position further downward in the main body case 1a. With such a configuration, as shown in FIG.
Since the frame 6 (FIG. 1) that prevents contact with the surface in the stored state can be removed, the corresponding thickness is eliminated, and the information processing apparatus main body 1 can be made thinner.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention has the structure described above, input using a keyboard is easier than in an information processing apparatus employing a thin keyboard as in the prior art.

Furthermore, this structure allows the information processing device main body to be made thinner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration thereof, and FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line ■-n of FIG. 1 showing the stored state when not in use. , FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the horizontal slope in FIG. 1. 1... Information processing device, 1a... Main body case, 1b.
・Opening/closing case, 2...Floppy disk drive,
3...Keyboard, 4...LCD, 5...Slope, 6
... Frame, 7... Control board, 7a... Mounted parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An information processing device having a keyboard as an input device, characterized in that an inclined surface is provided on the main body case adjacent to the periphery of the key tops of the keyboard. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the keyboard is attached at a position that does not protrude from the upper surface of the main body case. 3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the opening/closing case having a liquid crystal display screen has no surrounding frame covering the key tops. 4. A keyboard with a sloped surface on the main body case adjacent to the key top.