JP2013055644A - Television receiver and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve saving of energy.SOLUTION: A television receiver includes an enclosure having a first surface, a second surface located on the opposite surface of the first surface, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. The television receiver further includes a circuit board that is housed in the enclosure and has a first board surface facing the first surface side and a second board surface facing the second surface side. The television receiver further includes a light source disposed on the first board surface of the circuit board and one or more lenses for adjusting a light path of the light emitted from the light source. The television receiver further includes a first indicator that is provided on the first surface of the enclosure and transmits the light emitted from the light source, and a second indicator that is provided on the third surface of the enclosure and transmits the light emitted from the light source and passed through the lenses.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a television receiver and an electronic apparatus.

  A television receiver is usually provided with a plurality of indicators. In a conventional television receiver, it is necessary to prepare a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for each indicator.

JP 2008-96745 A

  Realize energy savings.

  According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes a first surface, a second surface located on the opposite side of the first surface, the first surface, and the second surface. A housing having a third surface to be connected is provided. Further, the receiver includes a circuit board housed in the housing and having a first substrate surface facing the first surface side and a second substrate surface facing the second surface side. Prepare. Further, the receiver includes a light source disposed on the first substrate surface of the circuit board and one or more lenses for adjusting an optical path of light emitted from the light source. Further, the receiver is provided on the first surface of the casing, and is provided on the third surface of the casing, a first indicator that transmits light emitted from the light source, A second indicator that emits light from the light source and that passes through the lens.

  According to another embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a light source housed in the housing, and one or more lenses for adjusting an optical path of light emitted from the light source. Further, the electronic device includes a first indicator provided in the housing and allowing light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough, and a light provided in the housing and emitted from the light source and passed through the lens. A second indicator to be passed.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the television receiver of 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the television receiver of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the notebook type PC of 2nd Embodiment. It is a six-sided figure which shows the external appearance of the notebook type PC of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the notebook type PC of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the connection part of the 1st and 2nd main-body part. It is the perspective view which expanded the connection part of FIG. It is sectional drawing to which the connection part of FIG. 6 was expanded. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a 2nd main-body part. It is the front view and perspective view which show the structure of the circuit board for click buttons. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a 2nd main-body part. It is the front view and perspective view which show the shape of a 1st lens. It is the front view and perspective view which show the shape of a 2nd lens. It is a front view which shows the attachment method of the circuit board for click buttons. It is a front view which shows the specific example of a 1st indicator.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of the television receiver according to the first embodiment.

  The television receiver in FIG. 1 includes a main body (display unit) 101 and legs (a stand, a support unit, a support unit, a base unit) 102. In this embodiment, the upper and lower sides are defined based on the posture in which the leg portion 102 supports the main body portion 101. Further, the left and right are defined based on the viewpoint from the user, and the one closer to the user is defined as the front and the one far from the user is defined as the rear. In FIG. 1, directions from left to right, bottom to top, and back to front are shown as an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction, respectively.

  The main body 101 includes a housing (covering member, combination member, member, component) 103, a display device (display module, display unit, electronic component) 104 housed in the housing 103, and the front of the housing 103. A power button 105, a remote control sensor 106, and a first indicator 108 provided on a surface (front surface, display screen side) are provided. The display device 104 has a display screen 104 a exposed on the front surface of the housing 103. The ON / OFF operation of the display screen 104a can be performed by pressing the power button 105 or pressing the power button of the remote control with the front of the remote control facing the remote control sensor 106.

  The housing 103 has first to fourth end portions (side portions, peripheral portions, peripheral edge portions, side portions, walls, surfaces) 111 to 114. The first end portion 111 is an end portion (bottom surface, bottom wall, support surface, support portion, peripheral wall) to which the leg portion 102 is attached. The second end (top plate, upper wall, wall, surface, peripheral wall) 112 is located on the opposite side of the first end 111 and extends substantially parallel to the first end 111. The third end portion (side portion, side surface, side wall, peripheral wall) 113 is an end portion connecting the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112, and is substantially perpendicular to the first end portion 111. Extending in any direction. The fourth end portion (side portion, side surface, side wall, peripheral wall) 114 is located on the opposite side of the third end portion 113 and extends substantially parallel to the third end portion 113. The fourth end portion 114 connects the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112 in the same manner as the third end portion 113.

  The first and second end portions 111 and 112 are end portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing 103. On the other hand, the third and fourth end portions 113 and 114 are end portions extending in the short direction of the housing 103 and are shorter than the first and second end portions 111 and 112.

  When the leg part 102 is supporting the main-body part 101, the 1st to 4th edge parts 111-114 become the lower end part, upper end part, left end part, and right end part of the housing | casing 103, respectively. In FIG. 1, the first and second end portions 111 and 112 are substantially parallel to the X direction, and the third and fourth end portions 113 and 114 are substantially parallel to the Y direction. A straight line CL shown in FIG. 1 indicates a center line between the first end 111 and the second end 112.

  In the present embodiment, the housing 103 has four end portions 111 to 114, but the number of end portions of the housing 103 may be three or less, or five or more. Further, the first end 111 and the second end 112 may extend non-parallel, and similarly, the third end 113 and the fourth end 114 extend non-parallel. Also good.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of the television receiver according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 103 includes a front surface (first surface, first wall, wall, mask) 115, a back surface (second surface, second wall, wall, cover) 116, Peripheral surface (third surface, third wall, wall, part of mask or part of cover, part extending over mask and cover) 117. The front surface 115 is a surface on which the display screen 104a is exposed. The back surface 116 is located on the opposite side of the front surface 115. The peripheral surface 117 is a surface that connects the peripheral edge of the front surface 115 and the peripheral edge of the back surface 116.

  In this embodiment, the housing 103 has a surface structure including a front surface 115, a back surface 116, and a peripheral surface 117, but the housing 103 has a surface structure other than the above. It may be.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 101 further includes a middle frame (housing, supporting unit, supporting surface, supporting wall, component mounting unit, frame, intermediate member, bone member, plate accommodated in the housing 103. , Reinforcing portion) 107. The middle frame 107 is a support member for supporting various parts.

  The middle frame 107 has a first support surface (first surface) 121 and a second support surface (second surface) 122. The first support surface 121 is a surface facing the front surface 115 side. The second support surface 122 is a surface facing the back surface 116 side, and is located on the opposite side of the first support surface 121.

  The main body 101 includes a first electronic component 131 disposed on the first support surface 121 of the middle frame 107, and a second electronic component 132 disposed on the second support surface 122 of the middle frame 107. It has. Examples of the electronic components 131 and 132 include a circuit board on which a semiconductor element or a circuit element is mounted. Components other than the electronic components 131 and 132 may be disposed on the surface, region, part, and support portion of the middle frame 107 such as the support surfaces 121 and 122 of the middle frame 107.

  In FIG. 2, the first substrate surface (first surface) and the second substrate surface (second surface) of the first electronic component 131, which is a circuit board, are indicated by reference numerals 133 and 134, respectively. . The first substrate surface 133 is a surface facing the front surface 115 side. The second substrate surface 134 is a surface facing the back surface 116 side, and is located on the opposite side of the first substrate surface 133. The second substrate surface 134 is installed on the first support surface 121.

  The main body 101 further includes an LED 141 disposed on the first substrate surface 133 and one or more lenses 142 for adjusting the optical path of light emitted from the LED 141. The LED 141 is arranged so that its light emitting surface faces the front surface 115. The LED 141 is an example of a light source.

  The lens 142 shown in FIG. 2 may be replaced with a light guide portion for guiding light, a light transmitting portion that transmits light, a transparent portion formed of a transparent member, or the like. The light guide part, the light transmitting part, and the transparent part may be a lens different from the lens 142 shown in FIG. 2 or a part other than the lens.

  The main body 101 further includes a first indicator 108 that allows light emitted from the LED 141 to pass therethrough and a second indicator 109 that allows light emitted from the LED 141 to pass through the lens 142. The first indicator 108 is provided on the front surface 115 of the housing 103, and the second indicator 109 is provided on the peripheral surface 117 of the housing 103.

  These indicators 108 and 109 are display units for displaying the state of the television receiver. Indicators 108 and 109 are used to display, for example, whether the power of the television receiver is ON or OFF. The indicators 108 and 109 physically correspond to a translucent part that transmits light, a transparent part formed of a transparent member, and the like. In the present embodiment, the first indicator 108 is formed of a transparent member, and the second indicator 109 is a light emitting surface of the lens 142 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first indicator 108 is disposed in front of the light emitting surface of the LED 141. Therefore, the light emitted from the LED 141 can be incident on the first indicator 108 without passing through the lens 142. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the lens 142 is not disposed between the light emitting surface of the LED 141 and the first indicator 108, and light emitted from the LED 141 does not pass through the lens 142 on the first indicator 108. Directly incident on. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to make the light having a strong light amount incident on the first indicator 108.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the second indicator 109 is disposed on the side of the light emitting surface of the LED 141. For this reason, the light emitted from the LED 141 hardly enters the second indicator 109 unless the optical path is adjusted. Therefore, in this embodiment, the lens 142 is disposed on the optical path of the light emitted from the LED 141 so that the light is incident on the second indicator 109. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, not only the first indicator 108 but also the second indicator 109 can emit light.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the light path of the light emitted from the LED 141 is divided in two directions so that the light from the same LED 141 is incident on both the first indicator 108 and the second indicator 109. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the first and second indicators 108 and 109 can be caused to emit light by the light from the same LED 141.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the television receiver of this embodiment includes three first indicators 108. In addition, the television receiver of the present embodiment includes three second indicators 109. According to this embodiment, these indicators 108 and 109 can be made to emit light by three LEDs 141 instead of six LEDs 141. Thus, according to this embodiment, the number of LEDs 141 for the indicators 108 and 109 can be reduced.

  Note that the number of the first and second indicators 108 and 109 of the television receiver may be 2 or less or 4 or more, respectively. In addition, the television receiver may have a structure in which three LEDs or more are emitted by one LED 141. The television receiver may include both an LED 141 that emits two or more indicators and an LED 141 that emits only one indicator.

  The present embodiment can also be applied to electronic devices other than a television receiver, such as a notebook PC (Personal Computer). An example of such a notebook PC will be described in the second embodiment.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the notebook PC of the second embodiment. 3 may be a PC that also functions as a television receiver, or a PC that does not function as a television receiver.

  The PC shown in FIG. 3 includes a first main body (first part, first component housing) 201 and a second main body (second part, second component housing) 202.

The first main body 201 includes a first housing (covering member, member, assembly component, component, support unit, reinforcing unit) 211 and a display device (display module) housed in the first housing 211. Display unit, electronic component, component) 212. The display device 212 has a display screen 212 a exposed on the front surface of the first housing 211. A straight line CL ₁ shown in FIG. 3 indicates the center line of the first casing 211.

The second main body 202 includes a second casing (covering member, member, assembly component, component, support section, reinforcing section) 213 and a keyboard (input section, input) accommodated in the second casing 213. A receiving unit, a receiving unit, an operation unit, an operation area, an interface unit, an input module, a unit, a component) 214 and a pointing device (input unit, input receiving unit, receiving unit) provided on the front surface of the second casing 213 , Operation unit, operation region, interface unit, input module, unit, component, surface, touch sensor function region) 215, click pad (input unit, input reception unit, receiving unit, operation unit, operation region, interface unit, An input module, a unit, a component, a surface, a region where the touch sensor functions) 216, and a finger hook (an opening, a step, a concave, a hook, a convex) 217. The keyboard 214 has a plurality of keys 214 a exposed on the front surface of the second housing 213. A straight line CL ₂ shown in FIG. 3 indicates the center line of the second casing 213. Further, the straight line CL ₃ shows the boundary between the right hand home position and left home position of the keyboard 214.

  In the present embodiment, the second main body 202 is installed on a horizontal plane, and the first main body 201 is opened to the far side from the side closer to the user. Before and after are defined. In this embodiment, among the directions parallel to the horizontal plane, the direction parallel to the straight line connecting the left eye and the right eye of the user is defined as “left and right”, and the direction perpendicular to the straight line is defined as “up and down”. . Also, the direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane is defined as “front and back”, the direction closer to the user is defined as the front, and the direction far from the user is defined as the rear. In FIG. 1, directions from left to right, bottom to top, and back to front are shown as an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction, respectively.

  The second housing 213 has first to fourth end portions (side portions, peripheral portions, peripheral portions, side portions, walls, surfaces) 221 to 224. A first end portion (an end portion opposite to the hinge, an end portion in the longitudinal direction, a side portion, a peripheral portion, a peripheral portion, a side portion, a wall, a surface) 221 is an end portion provided with a finger hook portion 217. is there. The second end (hinge side end, side, periphery, peripheral edge, side, wall, surface) 222 is provided with a connection portion between the first casing 211 and the second casing 213. The first end 221 is located on the opposite side of the first end 221 and extends substantially parallel to and parallel to the first end 221. Further, the third end portion (short-side end portion, side portion, peripheral portion, peripheral edge portion, side portion, wall, surface) 223 connects the first end portion 221 and the second end portion 222. It is an end and extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first end 221. The fourth end (short-side end, side, periphery, peripheral edge, side, wall, surface) 224 is located on the opposite side of the third end 223, and the third end 223 extends substantially parallel to the H.223. The fourth end 224 connects the first end 221 and the second end 222 in the same manner as the third end 223.

  The first and second end portions 221 and 222 are end portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the second housing 213. On the other hand, the third and fourth end portions 223 and 224 are end portions extending in the short direction of the second casing 213 and are shorter than the first and second end portions 221 and 222.

When the second main body portion 202 is installed on a horizontal plane and the first main body portion 201 is opened away from the side closer to the user, the first to fourth end portions 221 to 224 are the second casings, respectively. 213 is a lower end, an upper end, a left end, and a right end. In FIG. 3, the first and second end portions 221 and 222 are substantially parallel to the X direction, and the third and fourth end portions 223 and 224 are substantially parallel to the Y direction. A straight line CL ₂ shown in FIG. 3 indicates a center line between the first end 221 and the second end 222.

  In the present embodiment, the second casing 213 has four end portions 221 to 224, but the number of end portions of the second casing 213 may be three or less, or five or more. Good. Further, the first end 221 and the second end 222 may extend non-parallel, and similarly, the third end 223 and the fourth end 224 extend non-parallel. Also good.

In the present embodiment, the home position boundary line CL ₃ is located closer to the third end 223 than the center line CL ₂ . Therefore, the pointing device 215, the center of gravity to the third end portion 223 side of the are arranged so as to be located the center line CL _2. The boundary lines of the right and left click pad 216 is located on the third end portion 223 side of the center line CL _2. Further, the finger hook portion 217 is disposed so as to be positioned on the third end portion 223 side than the center point is the center line CL ₂ of the left and right edges. The finger hooking portion 217 is a recess for hooking a finger when the user uses the keyboard 214.

  FIG. 4 is a six-sided view showing the appearance of the notebook PC of the second embodiment.

  FIG. 4A is a front view of the PC of this embodiment. FIG. 4A shows the back surface of the first main body 201. FIG. 4B is a rear view of the PC according to this embodiment. FIG. 4B shows the back surface of the second main body 202. 4C, 4D, 4E, and 4F are a top view, a bottom view, a left side view, and a right side view, respectively, of the PC according to the present embodiment.

  Reference numeral 218 shown in FIG. 4B indicates a fan accommodated in the second housing 213. As shown in FIG. 4B, the fan 218 is disposed at the second end 222, and the vent of the fan 218 is provided on the back surface of the second housing 213.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the notebook PC of the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a main circuit board (printed wiring board, circuit board, board, electronic component, component, module) 231 and a battery (battery, power supply unit, unit) are provided inside the second housing 213. , A charging part, a component, a module) 232 and a circuit board 233 for the click button 234 are accommodated.

  The main circuit board 231 is a circuit board on which semiconductor elements such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 235 and circuit elements are mounted. The main circuit board 231 is disposed at the second end 222. Note that the fan 218 is used to cool a semiconductor element such as the CPU 235 or a circuit element, and thus is disposed at the second end 222 together with the main circuit board 231.

  The battery 232 is disposed at the first end 221 with the circuit board 233 for the click button 234 interposed therebetween. In the present embodiment, since the main circuit board 231 is disposed in the space on the second end portion 222 side, the battery 232 is disposed in the remaining space on the first end portion 221 side.

  The circuit board 233 is a circuit board on which the click button 234 is mounted. The circuit board 233 is disposed at the first end 221. Specifically, the circuit board 233 is disposed at a position where the click pad 216 and the click button 234 overlap when viewed from the Z direction.

  Reference numeral 219 denotes a connection portion between the first main body 201 and the second main body 202. Details of the connecting portion 219 are shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the structure of the connecting portion (hinge portion, hinge mechanism, connecting portion) 219. 6A shows a portion of the connection portion 219 on the fourth end portion 224 side, and FIG. 6B shows a portion of the connection portion 219 on the third end portion 223 side. 7 and 8 are an enlarged perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the connecting portion 219 in FIG. 6, respectively. In the present embodiment, the first body portion (first housing portion) 201 and the second body portion (second housing portion) 202 are connected by such a connection portion 219.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the second housing 213 includes a front surface (first surface, wall, upper surface, upper wall, first case, first part) 225 and a back surface (second surface). , Wall, lower surface, bottom wall, second case, second part) 226 and a peripheral surface (third surface, peripheral wall, side wall, wall, surface, region, side portion, standing wall) 227. The front surface 225 is a surface where the keyboard 214 is exposed. The back surface 226 is located on the opposite side of the front surface 225. The peripheral surface 227 is a surface that connects the peripheral portion of the front surface 225 and the peripheral portion of the back surface 226. As shown in FIG. 8, the front surface 225 has a hollow portion into which the connection portion 219 is inserted.

  In addition, although the 2nd housing | casing 213 of this embodiment has the surface structure which has the front surface 225, the back surface 226, and the surrounding surface 227, the 2nd housing | casing 213 is other than the above. It may have a surface structure.

  FIG. 9 is a front view showing the appearance of the second main body 202.

  FIG. 9 shows a fingerprint authentication device 241 whose illustration is omitted in FIG. The fingerprint authentication device 241 is disposed on the front surface of the second housing 213, and more specifically, is disposed between the mouse pad 216 at the first end 221.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the home position boundary line CL ₃ is located closer to the third end 223 than the center line CL ₂ . Therefore, the fingerprint authentication device 241, the center of gravity to the third end portion 223 side of the are arranged so as to be located the center line CL _2.

(1) Details of Circuit Board 233 Hereinafter, details of the circuit board 233 (FIG. 5) for the click button 234 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  FIG. 10 is a front view (FIG. 10 (a)) and a perspective view (FIG. 10 (b)) showing the structure of the circuit board 233 for the click button 234. FIG.

  The circuit board 233 has a first substrate surface (first surface, region, part) 247 and a second substrate surface (second surface, region, part) 248. The first substrate surface 247 is a surface facing the front surface 225 side of the second housing 213. The second substrate surface 248 is a surface facing the back surface 226 side of the second housing 213 and is located on the opposite side of the first substrate surface 247. The click button 234 is disposed on the first board surface 247 of the circuit board 233. The click button 234 is an example of an input operation button.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the circuit board 233 includes first and second LEDs 243 and 244 arranged in a line on the first board surface 247, and first and first LEDs provided at end portions of the circuit board 233. 2 recesses 242, 245 and a plurality of screw holes 246 penetrating from the first substrate surface 247 to the second substrate surface 248.

  As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the first indicator 251 is disposed in the vicinity of the first end 221 on the front surface 225 of the second housing 213 (FIG. 11). Further, the second indicator 252 is disposed in the vicinity of the first end 221 on the peripheral surface 227 of the second housing 213 (FIG. 11).

  Therefore, the first and second LEDs 243 and 244 are disposed on the first end 221 side of the second housing 213 on the first substrate surface 247. The first LED 243 is used for causing the first and second indicators 251 and 252 to emit light, and the second LED 244 is used for causing only the first indicator 251 to emit light. The first and second LEDs 243 and 244 are arranged such that the light emitting surface faces the front surface 225.

  The first recess 242 is used to insert the fingerprint authentication device 241 (FIG. 9). In the present embodiment, since the first and second LEDs 243 and 244 are disposed on the first end 221 side of the second housing 213, the first recess 242 is the remaining second end. 222 side is provided. The first recess 242 makes it possible to place the fingerprint authentication device 241 near the click button 234 and the first and second LEDs 243 and 244.

  The second recess 245 is used to insert a first lens 253 (FIG. 11) described later. Therefore, the second recess 245 is provided in the vicinity of the first LED 243 on the first end 221 side. The second concave portion 245 makes it possible to dispose the first lens 253 near the first LED 243.

  FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the second main body 202. FIG. 11 shows the first LED 243 arranged on the first board surface 247 of the circuit board 233 as in FIG. 10.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the second housing 213 includes an upper member 213a that constitutes most of the front surface 225, a cover member 213b that constitutes a portion near the second end 222 of the front surface 225, It is comprised by the lower member 213c which comprises the back surface 226 and the surrounding surface 227. The cover member 213b has a finger hook portion 217. The peripheral surface 227 includes a flat surface portion 227a located on the front surface 225 side and a curved surface portion 227b located on the back surface 226 side. As shown in FIG. 11, the curved surface portion 227 extends from the peripheral surface 227 to the back surface 226.

  The second main body 202 includes first and second lenses 253 and 254 for adjusting the optical path of light emitted from the first LED 243. The second main body 202 further includes a first indicator 251 that allows the light emitted from the first LED 243 to pass through, and the light emitted from the first LED 243 that has passed through the first and second lenses 253 and 254. And a second indicator 252 to be passed. The first indicator 251 is provided on the front surface 225 of the second housing 213, and the second indicator 252 is provided on the peripheral surface 227 of the second housing 213.

The first indicator 251 is disposed in front of the light emitting surface of the first LED 243. Therefore, light emitted from the first LED 243 can be incident on the first indicator 251 without passing through the lenses 253 and 254. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the lenses 253 and 254 are not disposed between the light emitting surface of the first LED 243 and the first indicator 251, and the first indicator 251 has an arrow I ₁ as indicated by an arrow I _1. The light emitted from the first LED 243 is directly incident without passing through the lenses 253 and 254. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to make the first indicator 251 enter light with a strong light amount. In the present embodiment, the first indicator 251 is formed of a transparent member.

On the other hand, the second indicator 252 is disposed on the side of the light emitting surface of the first LED 243. Therefore, the light emitted from the first LED 243 hardly enters the second indicator 252 unless the optical path is adjusted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, lenses 253 and 254 are arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the first LED 243 so that the light is incident on the second indicator 252 as indicated by an arrow I _2. Yes. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, not only the first indicator 251 but also the second indicator 252 can emit light.

  The second main body 202 further includes a light shielding member 255 disposed on the side of the first and second LEDs 243 and 244. The light shielding member 255 has an effect of preventing light emitted from the first and second LEDs 243 and 244 from diffusing into the second housing 213.

  Next, the first and second lenses 253 and 254 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the second main body 202 includes a first lens 253 through which light emitted from the first LED 243 passes, and a second lens through which light that has passed through the first lens 253 passes. 254. As described above, dividing the lens for the first LED 243 into the two lenses 253 and 254 has an advantage that the second main body 202 can be easily assembled. The first lens 253 is attached to the upper member 213a, and the second lens 254 is attached to the lower member 213c.

The first lens 253 has a light receiving surface indicated by S ₁ and a light emitting surface indicated by S ₂ . The light receiving surface S ₁ is inclined with respect to the direction perpendicular to the first substrate surface 247, that is, the Z direction. Such an inclination has an effect of easily receiving light from the first LED 243 and an effect of bending the optical path of this light. The angle of the light receiving surface S _{1 with} respect to the Z direction is, for example, about 5 degrees to 15 degrees, and more specifically about 10 degrees.

The second lens 254 has a light receiving surface indicated by S ₃ and a light emitting surface functioning as the second indicator 252. Using the light emitting surface of the second lens 254 as the second indicator 252 has an advantage that it is not necessary to prepare a transparent member for the second indicator 252 separately from the second lens 254. Furthermore, there is an advantage that a decrease in the amount of light due to the transparent member can be avoided.

In the present embodiment, the light receiving surface S ₃ of the second lens 254 is set parallel to the light emitting surface S ₂ of the first lens 253. This has the advantage that the second lens 254 can easily receive light from the first lens 253.

In the present embodiment, the area of the light receiving surface S ₃ of the second lens 254 is smaller than the area of the light emitting surface S ₂ of the first lens 253 as shown in FIG. This has an advantage that light diffusion in the second lens 254 is suppressed and light unevenness is difficult to occur in the second lens 254.

  In the present embodiment, the second indicator 252 is provided on the flat portion 227 a of the peripheral surface 227. In such an arrangement, for example, by making the light emitting surface of the second lens 254 flat, the step between the peripheral surface 227 and the second indicator 252 can be reduced, and the design of the apparatus can be improved. There are advantages.

Moreover, the code | symbol R shown in FIG. 11 has shown the area | region which overlaps with the 1st indicator 251 in the Z direction. In the present embodiment, the lenses 253 and 254 are located outside the region R and do not enter the region R. Therefore, the light emitted from the first LED 243 is directly incident on the first indicator 251 without passing through the lenses 253 and 254 as indicated by an arrow I ₁ .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the optical path of the light emitted from the first LED 243 is divided in two directions, whereby the light from the same first LED 243 is converted into the first indicator 251 and the second indicator 252. It is made incident on both. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the first and second indicators 251 and 252 can be made to emit light with the same light from the first LED 243.

  The notebook PC of this embodiment includes three second indicators 252 as shown in FIG. In addition, the notebook PC of this embodiment includes three first indicators 251 as the first indicators 251 for the first LEDs 243. According to the present embodiment, these indicators 251 and 252 can be caused to emit light by the three first LEDs 243 instead of the six first LEDs 243. Thus, according to the present embodiment, the number of first LEDs 243 for these indicators 251 and 252 can be reduced.

  The first and second indicators 251 and 252 of the present embodiment have an advantage that the user can know the state of the notebook PC regardless of whether the notebook PC is open or closed. The user can know the state of the PC with the first indicator 251 while using the PC, and can know the state of the PC with the second indicator 252 when carrying the PC.

  In addition, the 1st indicator 251 for 2nd LED244 can be comprised similarly to the 1st indicator 251 for 1st LED243 shown in FIG. The notebook PC of this embodiment includes three first indicators 251 as the first indicators 251 for the second LEDs 244. In this embodiment, these indicators 251 are caused to emit light by the three second LEDs 244.

(2) Details of First and Second Lenses 253 and 254 Next, the first and second lenses 253 and 254 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

  12 is a front view (FIG. 12A) and a perspective view (FIG. 12B) showing the shape of the first lens 253. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the first lens 253 has the same number of lens bodies 253a as the number of the first LEDs 243 and a joint portion 253b that joins these lens bodies 253a together. These lens bodies 253a are inserted into the second recesses 245 (FIG. 10) of the circuit board 233 for the click button 234.

Each lens body 253a has a narrowed portion 253c for throttling the cross-sectional area of the light emitting surface S ₂ side smaller than the cross-sectional area of the light receiving surface S ₁ side. As can be seen from FIG. 12A, the cross-sectional area of the XZ cross section of each lens body 253a is small with the lens diaphragm portion 253c as a boundary. Such a configuration has an effect of increasing the amount of light in the second indicator 252.

  FIGS. 13A and 13B are a front view (FIG. 13A) and a perspective view (FIG. 13B) showing the shape of the second lens 254. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the second lens 254 has the same number of lens bodies 254a as the number of first LEDs 243, and a joint portion 254b that joins these lens bodies 254a together.

  Each lens body 254a protrudes in the direction of the second indicator 252 with respect to the joint portion 254b. The protruding portion is inserted into an opening provided in the flat portion 227a of the peripheral surface 227. Thereby, this protrusion can be used as the second indicator 252.

(3) Details of Front Surface 225 of Second Housing 213 Next, the front surface 225 of the second housing 213 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

  FIG. 14 is a front view for explaining a method of attaching the circuit board 233 for the click button 234.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the front surface 225 of the second housing 213 has an opening 261 for inserting the circuit board 233 and attaching it to the second main body 202. As indicated by arrows in the figure, the circuit board 233 is inserted into the opening 261 in the + X direction.

  The circuit board 233 of the present embodiment has, for example, four screw holes 246. Of these screw holes 246, the two left screw holes 246 are installed at the left end of the circuit board 233. On the other hand, the two right screw holes 246 are installed at positions away from the right end of the circuit board 233. This is because the right end of the circuit board 233 is inserted into the back side of the front surface 225 from the opening 261. The circuit board 233 is fixed to the second main body 202 by attaching screws to the screw holes 246.

  FIG. 15 is a front view showing a specific example of the first indicator 251.

FIG. 15 shows six first indicators 251 provided on the front surface 225 of the second housing 213. Three first indicators 251 indicated by reference sign Q ₁ are indicators indicating charging, expiration of charging, and power ON / OFF, respectively. Also, the three first indicators 251 indicated by the symbol Q ₂ are an HDD indicator, a wireless LAN indicator, and a radio wave status indicator, respectively.

Among these first indicators 251, the display content of the first indicator 251 indicated by the symbol Q ₁ is information that the user wants to know even when carrying the PC. Therefore, in the present embodiment, three second indicators 252 corresponding to the first indicator 251 indicated by the symbol Q ₁ are provided on the peripheral surface 227 of the second housing 213 (see FIG. 4D). ).

(4) Effects of Second Embodiment Finally, effects of the second embodiment will be described.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the light path of the light emitted from the LED 243 is divided by the one or more lenses 253 and 254 so that the light from the same LED 243 can be converted into the first indicator 251 and the second indicator. 252 is incident. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the first and second indicators 251 and 252 can be caused to emit light by the light from the same LED 243. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the number of LEDs 243 for these indicators 251 and 252 can be reduced.

  Note that this embodiment can also be applied to various electronic devices other than a notebook PC, such as a television receiver.

  Although the first and second embodiments have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms. Moreover, various modifications can be obtained by making various omissions, substitutions, and changes to these embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. These forms and modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and these forms and modifications are included in the claims and the scope equivalent thereto.

101: body part, 102: leg part, 103: housing, 104: display device,
104a: display screen, 105: power button,
106: remote control sensor, 107: middle frame,
108: first indicator, 109: second indicator,
111: first end, 112: second end, 113: third end,
114: fourth end portion, 115: front surface, 116: back surface, 117: circumferential surface,
121: first support surface, 122: second support surface, 123: first end,
124: second end, 125: third end, 126: fourth end,
131: first electronic component, 132: second electronic component,
133: First substrate surface, 134: Second substrate surface,
141: LED, 142: lens,
201: 1st main-body part, 202: 2nd main-body part,
211: First housing 212: Display device 212a: Display screen
213: second housing, 213a: upper member, 213b: cover member,
213c: lower member, 214: keyboard, 214a: key,
215: Pointing device, 216: Click pad,
217, finger hanging portion, 218: fan, 219: connection portion,
221: first end, 222: second end, 223: third end,
224: fourth end portion, 225: front surface, 226: back surface, 227: peripheral surface,
227a: plane portion, 227b: curved surface portion,
231: Main circuit board, 232: Battery,
233: Circuit board, 234: Click button, 235: CPU,
241: fingerprint authentication device, 242: first recess, 243: first LED,
244: second LED, 245: second recess, 246: screw hole,
247: first substrate surface, 248: second substrate surface,
251: first indicator, 252: second indicator,
253: First lens, 253a: Lens body,
253b: bonding portion, 253c: lens diaphragm portion,
254: second lens, 254a: lens body,
254b: bonding portion, 255: light shielding member, 261: opening

Claims (11)

A housing having a first surface, a second surface located on the opposite side of the first surface, and a third surface connecting the first surface and the second surface;
A circuit board housed in the housing and having a first substrate surface facing the first surface side and a second substrate surface facing the second surface side;
A light source disposed on the first substrate surface of the circuit board;
One or more lenses for adjusting the optical path of light emitted from the light source;
A first indicator that is provided on the first surface of the housing and transmits light emitted from the light source;
A second indicator, separate from the first indicator , provided on the third surface of the housing, which emits light emitted from the light source and passes through the lens;
Electronic equipment comprising . The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a button for input operation is arranged on the circuit board. The lens is
A first lens through which light emitted from the light source passes;
A second lens through which light that has passed through the first lens passes;
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2 including. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the first lens has a stop portion for reducing a cross-sectional area on the light emitting surface side to be smaller than a cross-sectional area on the light receiving surface side. The area of the light-receiving surface of the second lens is smaller than the area of the light emitting surface of the first lens, the electronic device according to claim 3 or 4. The circuit board, wherein a recess for interleaving the first lens, the electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 5. The light emitting surface of the second lens, said a second indicator, electronic device according to any one of claims 3 to 6. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein light emitted from the light source is incident on the first indicator without passing through the lens. The third surface includes a flat surface portion located on the first surface side and a curved surface portion located on the second surface side,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second indicator is provided on the planar portion. A housing,
A light source housed in the housing;
One or more lenses for adjusting the optical path of light emitted from the light source;
A first indicator provided in the housing and allowing light emitted from the light source to pass through;
A second indicator, separate from the first indicator , provided in the housing and transmitting light emitted from the light source and passing through the lens;
Electronic equipment comprising. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein an input operation button and the light source are arranged on the circuit board.

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