JPH1153052A - Connecting device and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily attach an electronic equipment to a device main body by positioning and then slanting the equipment. SOLUTION: The electronic equipment can be attached by the engagement of an engagement hook 18 with an engagement recessed part 9 only by slanting inserting the equipment after positioning it by a positioning part 17 obliquely or perpendicular to the device main body 15, so the equipment can easily and accurately be mounted. At the same time, a device-side connection part 19 and an equipment-side connection part 10 can be connected electrically. Further, the engagement hook 18a moves and falls with a lock release button 20 pressed, so the electronic equipment 1 can easily be detached from the device main body 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a connection device and an electronic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an electronic device such as an electronic organizer or a portable terminal, when exchanging data by connecting to an information processing device such as a host computer or a personal computer, the connection device is connected to the information processing device by a connection cable. By electrically connecting and attaching an electronic device to the connection device, data is exchanged between the electronic device and the information processing device via the connection device. In such a connection device, conventionally, the device main body is formed in a substantially flat plate shape, and the electronic device is mounted and locked in a mounting recess formed on the upper surface of the device main body in a substantially horizontal state, so that the electronic device is It is configured to be electrically connected. In this case, the mounting connector section of the connection device and the mounting connector section of the electronic device are mechanically engaged to be electrically connected.

[0003]

However, in such a connection device, it is necessary to form the device body in a flat plate shape in order to mount the electronic device in a substantially horizontal state. Is disadvantageous in that a large installation space is required. Further, there is an inconvenience that connection and disconnection of a connection structure for electrically connecting the connection device and the electronic device are troublesome. Further, in such a connection device, since the outer peripheral surface of the electronic device does not protrude from the device main body, when the accessory device such as a modem is attached to the side of the electronic device, the device main body is in the way, and the electronic device is obstructed from the connection device. There is also an inconvenience that the attached device cannot be attached unless the device is removed. In addition, in such an electronic device, when an accessory such as a modem is mounted on a side surface of the electronic device, a lock release button is provided on the accessory, and a power switch is provided on the electronic device. In the ON state, the accessory device may be accidentally operated to release the accessory device by operating the unlock button of the accessory device, and thus the electronic circuit of the electronic device may be damaged.

An object of the present invention is to simplify connection and disconnection between an apparatus main body and electronic equipment. Another problem of the present invention is that even when an electronic device is mounted on the device body,
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and easily attach accessories. Still another object of the present invention is to prevent an electronic circuit of an electronic device from being destroyed when an attached device is attached to or detached from the electronic device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connection device comprising: a device main body having a mounting portion on which an electronic device is mounted in an obliquely inclined state or a vertical state.
The mounting portion of the device main body includes a positioning portion for positioning one side of the electronic device, and the electronic device whose one side is positioned by the positioning portion is inclined when the electronic device is inclined. A locking portion provided on the back surface of the electronic device when the engaging portion of the electronic device is engaged by the locking portion for detachably locking the engaging portion provided on the back surface; A device-side connection portion electrically connected to the device-side connection portion,
It is characterized by having. Therefore, according to the connection device of the present invention, since the electronic device is positioned at one side on the mounting surface of the device main body and then inclined obliquely, the electronic device is locked, so that the connection between the device main body and the electronic device can be easily performed. can do.

In the connecting device according to a third aspect of the present invention, when the electronic device is mounted on the mounting portion, upper and left and right side surfaces of the electronic device protrude from the device main body. It is characterized in that it is formed in a size. Therefore, according to the connection device of the present invention, the mounting surface of the device main body can be reduced with respect to the back surface of the electronic device, and thereby the device main body can be made smaller, so that the installation space for the device main body can be further reduced. In addition, since the upper side and the left and right sides of the electronic device protrude from the device main body, even when the electronic device is mounted on the device main body, the device main body does not interfere, and the attached device can be easily and easily electronically attached. Can be attached to equipment.

An electronic device according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is an electronic device in which an attached device is detachably attached to one side of an equipment case and is electrically connected to the electronic device. A lock member for releasably locking the engagement protrusion of the device, and switching the lock member between a locked state and an unlocked state, and turning on an electronic circuit of the electronic device when in the locked state; and A changeover switch for turning off the electronic circuit when in the unlocked state, and when the lock member is in the locked state,
And a blocking portion for blocking attachment of the accessory device. Therefore, according to the electronic device of the present invention, attachment of the accessory device is prevented when the lock member is in the locked state, and the electronic circuit is turned off by the changeover switch when the accessory device is in the unlocked state in which the accessory device is detachable. Therefore, when attaching / detaching the accessory device to / from the electronic device, it is possible to reliably prevent the electronic circuit of the electronic device from being broken.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a connection device and an electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the connection device and the electronic device,
FIG. 2 is a front view of a state where the electronic device is mounted on the connection device. In this figure, 1 is an electronic device, and 2 is a connection device. The electronic device 1 is a portable electronic device such as an electronic organizer, and has a device case 3. The device case 3 is entirely formed in a flat plate shape, and an input display unit 4 is provided on a front surface thereof. The input display unit 4 is configured by superposing a display panel such as a liquid crystal display device and an input panel capable of pen input. A lid 5 that covers the input display unit 4 so as to be openable and closable is attached to the device case 3 via a hinge 6. A push button switch 7 is provided at the upper left corner on the front surface of the device case 3. I have. further,
Attached equipment 8 such as a modem described later is detachably attached to the right side of the equipment case 3.

[0009] Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, two engaging recesses (engaging portions) 9 are provided on the upper side of the rear surface of the device case 3. As shown in FIG. A device-side connection portion 10 is provided between the two engagement recesses 9 on the back surface of the device case 3. This device side connection unit 10
Has a configuration in which a plurality of connection pins 10a are arranged on a substrate 10b, and the substrate 10b is elastically held by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring member or a rubber member. On the back of the device case 3, an opening / closing lid 11 that slidably covers the device side connection portion 10 is slidably provided. When the opening / closing lid 11 slides in a direction to cover the device-side connection part 10, the board 1 resists the elastic force of the elastic member.
0b is pushed down to connect the plurality of connection pins 10a to the device case 3.
And when the device-side connection portion 10 is slid in a direction to expose the device-side connection portion 10, the substrate 10b is pushed out by the elastic force of the elastic member by releasing the depression of the substrate 10b,
The plurality of connection pins 10 a are configured to protrude from the device case 3. Further, a changeover switch 12, which will be described later, is provided at the upper left on the back surface of the device case 3. In addition, a battery cover 13 is detachably attached to the lower right of the back surface of the device case 3, and a lock button 14 for the battery cover 13 is provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the connecting device 2 to which the electronic device 1 is detachably mounted has a device main body 15 having a substantially triangular side surface. This device body 1
5, a mounting surface 16 for mounting the device case 3 of the electronic device 1 in an obliquely inclined state is provided on the front surface of the electronic device 1.
At the lower part of 6, a positioning portion 17 for mounting and positioning one side surface (the lower side surface in FIG. 2) of the device case 3 is provided so as to protrude forward. FIG. 7 shows the positioning portion 17.
As shown in FIG. 2, a positioning projection 17a for positioning in the left-right direction is provided, which is engaged with a positioning recess 3a provided on the lower surface of the device case 3. Also, the positioning unit 1
A positioning projection 17b, which is a projection for positioning in the front-rear direction, is provided in front of 7. Further, at the upper part of the mounting surface 16, locking hooks 18a for detachably locking the two engaging recesses 9 provided on the back surface of the device case 3 are provided to project to the front side, respectively. The device case 3 is located between the locking hooks 18a above the mounting surface 16.
Is provided with a device-side connection portion 19 that is electrically connected to the device-side connection portion 10 provided on the back surface of the device. The device-side connection portion 19 has a configuration in which a plurality of connection pins 19a are arranged on a substrate 19b, similarly to the device-side connection portion 10.

The apparatus main body 15 exposes the front surface of the electronic device 1 in a state where the lower surface of the electronic device 1 is positioned by the positioning portion 17 and the electronic device 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 16. The size of each of the upper side and the left and right sides of the electronic device 1 protrudes outside, that is, the mounting surface 16 of the device main body 15 is formed smaller than the back of the electronic device 1. In addition, a locking hook 18a is provided at an upper portion on the front surface of the apparatus main body 15, and as shown in FIG.
When the locking hook 18a is positioned and then tilted down, the engaging end 9a, which is the edge of the engaging recess 9, comes into contact with the locking hook tip 18a ', which is the tip of the locking hook 18a. Direction force is applied, and the locking portion slide plate 18b
When it is moved downward in the direction of the arrow P2 against the elastic force of 8c and further depressed, the locking hook 18a is hooked and locked by the return engaging end 9a. Further, a lock release button 20 for releasing the engagement of the engagement recess 9 of the device case 3 with the engagement hook 18a is provided at a lower portion on the front surface of the apparatus main body 15. As shown in FIG. 6, the lock release button 20 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 20a. When the lock release button 20 is pressed downward, the lock release button 20 is rotated about the support shaft 20a as an arrow P.
Rotate in one direction. Then, the contact part 2 of the lock release button 20
0b abuts against the end 18d of the locking member 18, and the locking portion slide plate 18b moves downward in the direction of arrow P2 against the elastic force of the spring 18c. The locking hooks 18a are moved downward to release the locking of the locking hooks 18a with the engaging recesses 9 of the device case 3. The connection device 2 is electrically connected to an information processing device (not shown) such as a host computer or a personal computer by a connection cable 21 shown in FIG. A connection start button 22 for starting data exchange between the electronic device 1 and the information processing device via the connection device 2 is provided on the left side of the lock release button 20 on the front surface of the device main body 15. I have.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the accessory device 8 mounted on the right side of the electronic device 1 has an accessory device body 25 and a thickness direction of the accessory device body 25 in the thickness direction. A connector portion 26 which is located substantially in the middle and protrudes to the left side of the accessory device main body 25, and a connector portion 26 as shown in FIG.
And two engagement projections 27 protruding to the left side of the accessory device main body 25 at a lower position than that. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, on the right side of the device case 3 of the electronic device 1 to which the accessory device 8 is attached, an elongated rectangular shape into which the connector portion 26 and the engagement protrusion portion 27 of the accessory device 8 are inserted. An opening 3b having a shape is provided. Inside the device case 3 corresponding to the opening 3b, a connector 2 is provided.
6 is provided with a connector (not shown) connected thereto, and a lock mechanism 28 for locking the engagement projection 27 by locking it.

The lock mechanism 28 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a lock member 29 slidably provided in the device case 3 and a changeover switch 12 provided integrally with the lock member 29. The locking member 29 is provided at both ends thereof with the engaging projections 27 of the accessory device 8.
Is provided so as to be able to engage and disengage, and is slidably disposed along the longitudinal direction of the opening 3b, and each of the locking portions 29a locks the engaging projection 27 of the accessory device 8. In the locked state, as shown in FIG. 11, the engaging projections 27 of the accessory device 8 are in contact with the respective locking portions 29a, so that the attachment of the accessory device 8 is prevented.

The changeover switch 12 is a slide switch for switching between a locked state and an unlocked state.
2A to 12C, the lock member 29
, A switching button portion 12b provided on one surface of the body portion 12a and protruding from the back of the device case 3, and a device case provided on the other surface of the body portion 12a. A contact spring 12c that slides on and off a plurality of contact electrodes of a circuit board (not shown) in the circuit board 3; and an elastic protrusion that is provided on a side surface of the main body 12a and regulates the sliding position with a click. 12d. When the switch member 12 is operated to operate the switch button portion 12b and the lock member 29 is in the locked state in which the engagement protrusion 27 of the accessory device 8 is locked, the contact spring 12c contacts the contact electrode of the circuit board. When the electronic circuit of the electronic device 1 is turned on and the lock member 29 is in the unlocked state in which the engagement of the engagement protrusion 27 of the accessory device 8 is released, the contact spring 12c separates from the contact electrode of the circuit board. Then, the electronic circuit is turned off.

Next, a case where the attached device 8 is attached to the electronic device 1 and the electronic device 1 is attached to the connecting device 2 for use will be described. First, when attaching the accessory device 8 to the electronic device 1, the user operates the changeover button portion 12 b of the changeover switch 12 provided on the back surface of the device case 3 to
As shown in (5), the lock member 29 is moved upward to enter the unlocked state. Then, the contact spring 12c is separated from the contact electrode on the circuit board, and the electronic circuit of the electronic device 1 is turned off. In this state, when the connector 26 and the engaging projection 27 of the accessory device 8 are inserted into the opening 3b of the device case 3, and the connector 26 is connected to a connector (not shown) in the device case 3, FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, each engagement protrusion 27 is in a state where it can be locked to each locking portion 29 a of the lock member 29. Thereafter, when the lock member 29 is moved downward by operating the changeover button portion 12b of the changeover switch 12 of the device case 3, the locking portions 29a of the lock member 29 Lock. This allows
The accessory device 8 is locked to the device case 3. In this state, the contact spring 12c contacts the contact electrode on the circuit board, and the electronic circuit of the electronic device 1 is turned on.

When the accessory 8 is to be removed, the lock member 29 is slid upward by operating the changeover button portion 12b of the changeover switch 12, as shown in FIG. By setting the unlocked state in which the engagement projection 27 of the accessory device 8 is released, the electronic circuit of the electronic device 1 is turned off, and the accessory device 8 can be removed from the device case 3. The lock member 2
When the lock 9 is in the locked state in which the engaging projection 27 of the accessory 8 is locked, the engaging projection 27 of the accessory 8 comes into contact with each locking portion 29a as shown in FIG. Cannot be attached when the electronic circuit of the electronic device 1 is in the ON state. in this way,
In the electronic device 1, the electronic circuit is turned off by the changeover switch 12 when the accessory device 8 is in the unlocked state where the accessory device 8 can be attached and detached. Can be reliably prevented from being destroyed.

Next, a case where the electronic device 1 is mounted on the connection device 2 will be described. In this case, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the opening / closing lid 11 provided on the back of the device case 3 is slid to expose the device-side connection portion 10 as shown in FIG. 3B. In this state, the substrate 10
b is pushed out by the elastic force of the elastic member, and the plurality of connection pins 10 a protrude from the back surface of the device case 3. After this,
As shown in FIG. 7, the device case 3 stands upright with one side of the front side of the electronic device 1 facing down, and the lower surface of the device case 3 is placed on the positioning portion 17 of the device main body 15 in this state. Place. At this time, the device case 3 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the positioning protrusion 17b. And the equipment case 3
The device case 3 is rotated while the positioning concave portion 3a on the lower side of the device is engaged with the positioning convex portion 17a for positioning.
As shown in FIG. 8, the back surface of the device case 3 is brought into close contact with the mounting surface 16 of the device main body 15. Then, the two engaging recesses 9 provided on the back surface of the device case 3 are respectively locked by the locking hooks 18a of the device body 15, whereby the device case 3 is attached to the device body 15 in a state of being inclined obliquely. You.

At this time, the device-side connection portion 10 on the back of the device case 3 corresponds to the device-side connection portion 19 of the device body 15, and each connection pin 10a of the device-side connection portion 10 pushed out by the elastic force of the elastic member. Contacts the connection pins 19a of the device-side connection portion 19, respectively, whereby the device-side connection portion 10 and the device-side connection portion 19 are electrically connected. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the front side of the electronic device 1 is exposed, and the upper side and the left and right side surfaces of the electronic device 1 protrude from the apparatus main body 15. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, by operating the connection start button 22 with the cover 5 of the electronic device 1 opened and the input display unit 4 exposed, the electronic device 1 is connected to the electronic device 1 via the connection device 2. Data can be exchanged with the information processing device. When the electronic device 1 is detached from the connection device 2, when the lock release button 20 is pressed downward, the locking hooks 18 a move downward in conjunction with this, and the engagement recesses of the device case 3 are moved. The locking of the locking hook 18a to the locking device 9 is released, and the electronic device 1 can be removed from the connection device 2 by this.

As described above, in the connection device 2, the electronic device 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 16 of the device main body 15 in an obliquely inclined state, so that the low area of the device main body 15 can be reduced. Thus, the installation space for installing the apparatus main body 15 can be reduced. In addition, since the connection device 2 is formed such that the upper side and the left and right side surfaces of the electronic device 1 project from the device main body 15 in a state where the electronic device 1 is mounted on the device main body 15, The mounting surface 16 of the device main body 15 can be made smaller than the back surface of the electronic device 1, whereby the device main body 1
5 can be made smaller, so that the mounting space for the device main body 15 can be further reduced. In addition, since the upper and left and right side surfaces of the electronic device 1 protrude from the device main body 15, the electronic main body 15 Even when the device 1 is mounted, the attached device 8 can be easily and easily mounted on the electronic device 1 without the device main body 15 being in the way.

The electronic device 1 mounted on the connection device 2 is provided with an opening / closing lid 11 on the back of the device case 3 so as to open and close the device-side connection portion 10. 2 to remove and carry
By covering the device-side connection section 10 with the above, it is possible to prevent a short circuit between the plurality of connection pins 10a due to foreign matter such as dust. Furthermore, the device-side connection unit 10 of the electronic device 1
A plurality of connection pins 10a are arranged on a substrate 10b, the substrate 10b is elastically held by an elastic member, and the closing operation of the opening / closing lid 11 pushes the substrate 10b into the device case 3; The operation is such that the substrate 10b is pushed out by the elastic force of the elastic member and the plurality of connection pins 10a protrude from the back surface of the device case 3. Therefore, when the device case 3 is mounted on the device main body 15, the device-side connection portion 10 Of each connection pin 10a of the device-side connection portion 19
To the electronic device 1.
With high connection reliability between the device and the connection device 2 can be obtained.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the connection device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
The connection device 30 to which the electronic device 1 is attached is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, an apparatus main body 31 having a substantially flat plate shape as a whole, and a stand member rotatably attached to a shaft 32 provided on the back surface of the apparatus main body 31 to allow the apparatus main body 31 to stand upside down. 33.

The apparatus main body 31 has a mounting surface 3 on the front surface (left side in FIG. 13) of the electronic device 1 on which the device case 3 is mounted.
A hook-shaped positioning portion 3 is provided below the mounting surface 34 for locking and positioning the lower surface of the device case 3.
5 is provided. Also in this case, as in the first embodiment, locking hooks 18a for locking the engaging recesses 9 provided on the rear surface of the device case 3 are provided on the mounting surface 34,
And device-side connection unit 1 provided on the back of device case 3
A device-side connection portion 19 that is electrically connected to 0 is provided. In addition, as in the first embodiment, the front surface of the electronic device 1 is exposed in a state where the lower surface of the electronic device 1 is positioned by the positioning portion 35 and the electronic device 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 34, as in the first embodiment. At the same time, the upper side and the left and right sides of the electronic device 1 are formed so as to protrude outward, that is, the mounting surface 34 of the apparatus main body 31 is smaller than the back surface of the electronic device 1. Although not shown, the apparatus main body 31 is also electrically connected to an information processing apparatus such as a host computer or a personal computer by a connection cable, as in the first embodiment.

On the other hand, the stand member 33 is
A plate 33a having one end rotatably attached to a shaft 32 provided substantially at the center of the back surface of the plate 33a, and the other end of the plate 33a provided integrally with the plate 33a, A portion located on the outer peripheral side includes a stand portion 33b protruding rearward, and when the stand portion 33b is rotated around the shaft 32 and positioned at the lower side of the apparatus main body 31, the stand portion 33b When the apparatus main body 31 is erected and the stand part 33b is rotated by 180 ° about the shaft 32 to position the stand part 33b on the upper side of the apparatus main body 31, the apparatus main body 31 is moved by the stand part 33b as shown in FIG. 31 is configured to be turned sideways in a state of being inclined obliquely.

Next, a case where the electronic apparatus 1 is mounted on the connecting device 30 and used will be described. First, when the electronic device 1 is mounted on the connection device 30, the open / close lid 11 provided on the back of the device case 3 is slid to expose the device-side connection portion 10, as in the first embodiment. In this state, the lower side of the device case 3 is engaged with the positioning portion 35 of the device main body 31 so that the front side of the electronic device 1 faces down, and the back surface of the device case 3 is positioned on the device main body 31. 31 is brought into close contact with the mounting surface 34. As a result, the two engaging recesses 9 provided on the back surface of the device case 3 are respectively locked by the locking hooks 18a of the device body 31, and the device-side connection portion 10 of the device case 3 and the device Side connection portion 19 is electrically connected to the device case 3
Is mounted on the apparatus main body 31.

In this state, when the stand portion 33b of the stand member 33 is located at the lower side of the equipment case 3 as shown in FIG. 13, the apparatus main body 31 can be erected by the stand portion 33b. The electronic device 1 can be installed in a substantially vertical state. Further, the stand member 33 is rotated by 180 ° about the shaft 32 on the rear surface of the apparatus main body 31, and as shown in FIG.
When the device main body 3b is positioned on the upper side of the device main body 31, when the device main body 31 is laid down as shown in FIG. 15, the device main body 31 is held in a state of being inclined by the stand 33b. In this state, since the device case 3 is inclined, the connection start button 22 is operated with the cover 5 of the electronic device 1 opened and the input display unit 4 exposed, thereby connecting the connection device. Data can be exchanged between the electronic device 1 and the information processing device via the device 30. When the electronic device 1 is detached from the connection device 30, as shown in FIG. 13, the electronic device 1 is raised almost vertically and the device case 3 is pulled up to engage the rear surface of the device case 3. The recess 9 can be removed by detaching it from the hook 18a of the apparatus main body 31.

As described above, according to the connecting device 30,
In addition to having substantially the same operation and effect as the first embodiment, especially when the electronic device 1 is not used while the electronic device 1 is mounted on the mounting surface 34 of the flat device main body 31, the device main body 31 is attached to the stand member 33. By standing up, the electronic device 1 can be held almost vertically, so that the installation space for installing the device main body 31 can be further reduced than that of the first embodiment,
When the electronic device 1 is used, the stand member 33 is used.
Is rotated, and the stand portion 33b of the stand member 33 is rotated.
Accordingly, the apparatus main body 31 can be held in an inclined state, so that the electronic device 1 can be inclined obliquely, and thereby the electronic device 1 can be operated favorably.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the connection device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Also in this case, the first shown in FIGS.
The same parts as those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The connection device 40 is mounted on the mounting surface 1 of the device body 15.
A positioning member 41 is provided at a lower part of the sixth embodiment, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. That is, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 18, the positioning member 41 has a cross section formed in a Q “U” shape, and the lower end surface thereof is moved in the front-rear direction by the shaft 42 (see FIGS. 17 and 1).
8 in a horizontal direction), the lower end of the device case 3 is inserted into the inside of the groove, and the device case 3 is configured to rotate around the shaft 42 in this state. In this case, when the positioning member 41 is rotated forward (to the left in FIG. 17) as shown in FIG. 17, the upper open portion of the positioning member 41 is exposed to the front of the mounting surface 16 and shown in FIG. The rear part of the positioning member 41 is housed in the housing recess 43 provided at the lower part of the mounting surface 16 of the apparatus main body 15 in the state of being rotated rearward (right side in the figure) as described above. Is configured to be able to be in close contact with the mounting surface 16. Note that, similarly to the first embodiment, a positioning projection (not shown) is provided on the inner surface of the positioning member 41 to be engaged with the positioning recess 3a provided on the lower surface of the device case 3.

According to such a connecting device 40, in addition to having substantially the same operational effects as the first embodiment, especially when the electronic device 1 is mounted, as shown in FIG. By exposing the open portion to the front of the mounting surface 16, inserting the lower end of the device case 3 into the positioning member 41 and positioning it, and rotating the positioning member 41 about the shaft 42 in this state, the device case 3 can be brought into close contact with the mounting surface 16 and the electronic device 1 can be mounted on the apparatus main body 15, so that the electronic device 1 is simpler and easier than in the first and second embodiments. Can be attached to the apparatus main body 15.

Fourth Embodiment Next, a fourth embodiment of the connection device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Also in this case, the first shown in FIGS.
The same parts as those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The connection device 50 includes a base portion 51 mounted on a mounting surface, a tilting portion 52 to which the electronic device 1 is mounted, and the tilting portion 52 is rotatably attached to the base portion 51 and the tilting portion 52 is mounted on a base. The rotation mechanism 53 is configured to hold the part 51 at an arbitrary tilt angle, and the other parts are configured similarly to the first embodiment.

The base portion 51 is a substantially flat case and has a protruding portion 5 at its front end (left side in FIGS. 19 to 21).
1a is provided so as to protrude upward, and an inclined contact portion 51b inclined at an angle of approximately 45 ° is provided on the rear side (the right side in the figure). The tilting portion 52 is a device main body formed in a substantially flat plate shape, similar to the first embodiment.
A mounting surface 16 is provided on the front surface, and a positioning portion 17 is provided below the mounting surface 16 so as to protrude forward.
In this case, although not shown, a locking hook 18a that engages with the engaging recess 9 on the back surface of the device case 3 and a device-side connection portion on the back surface of the device case 3 are provided on the mounting surface 16 as in the first embodiment. A device-side connection portion 19 electrically connected to the device 10 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the rotating mechanism 53 has a cylindrical shaft 54 provided on the inclined portion 52, a shaft 55 provided inside the cylindrical shaft 54, and a projecting member protruding from the cylindrical shaft 54. An elastic friction member 56 made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like, which is attached to the tip of the shaft portion 55, and a bearing portion 57 provided on the base portion 51 and having a substantially U-shaped cross-section into which the elastic friction member 56 is inserted. An elastic friction member 5 is attached to a shaft portion 55 protruding from the shaft 54.
6, the elastic friction member 56 is pressed into the press-fit portion 57a of the bearing portion 57, and the elastic friction member 56 is largely elastically deformed by the press-fit portion 57a. Is pressed against the shaft portion 55, and the tilting portion 52 is held at an arbitrary rotation position with respect to the base portion 51 by the frictional force generated by the pressing.

When the electronic device 1 is mounted on the connection device 50 and used, the lower portion of the device case 3 is placed on the positioning portion 17 of the tilting portion 52 as in the first embodiment. When the positioning is performed and the back surface of the device case 3 is brought into close contact with the mounting surface 16 of the inclined portion 52, the engaging recess 9 of the device case 3 is locked by the locking hook 18a, and the device-side connection portion 10 and the device-side connection. The electronic device 1 is mounted on the tilting portion 52 with the portion 19 electrically connected. In this state, when the tilting portion 52 is erected around the rotation mechanism 53,
As shown in FIG. 19, the tilting portion 52 is held upright at an angle of approximately 80 ° with respect to the base portion 51 by the frictional force generated by pressing the elastic friction member 56 against the shaft portion 55. Can be kept substantially vertical.

When the tilting section 52 is tilted at a predetermined angle, for example, about 60 °, about the rotating mechanism 53, the tilting section 52 is substantially moved relative to the base section 51 by the rotating mechanism 53 as shown in FIG. The tilting portion 52 is held against the base portion 51 by the frictional force generated by pressing the elastic friction member 56 against the shaft portion 55 in this tilted state, whereby the electronic device 1 is held at a predetermined tilting angle. The electronic device 1 can be used in this state. Further, the tilting portion 52 is rotated around the rotation mechanism 53,
For example, when tilted to about 45 °, as shown in FIG. 21, the tilting portion 52 comes into contact with the tilting contact portion 51b of the base portion 51 and tilts at an angle of approximately 45 °. The electronic device 1 can be held satisfactorily even in this state.

As described above, in the connecting device 50, since the electronic device 1 is mounted on the tilting portion 52 rotatably mounted on the base portion 51 via the rotating mechanism 53, the first embodiment is used. Similarly to the above, the base portion 51 can be made smaller, whereby the installation space for installing the base portion 51 can be made smaller. In particular, the tilting portion 52 can be mounted on the base portion 51 via the rotating mechanism 53. Since it is rotatably mounted, the tilting portion 52 can be tilted and held at an arbitrary angle by the rotation mechanism 53, and the electronic device 1 can be used with the tilted at an arbitrary angle. An extremely easy-to-use product can be obtained.

[Fifth Embodiment] Next, FIGS.
Referring to FIG. 5, a fifth embodiment of the connection device of the present invention will be described. Also in this case, the same portions as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The connection device 60 has a configuration in which a notch 61 is provided in the positioning portion 17 of the device main body 15.
Otherwise, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. In this case, the device case 3 of the electronic device 1 is provided with a pen storage portion on one side (lower portion in FIG. 24) on the front side thereof, and an input pen 62 such as a light pen is provided in the pen storage portion. Is detachably stored. And this input pen 62
One end of the positioning portion 17 of the device main body 15 for positioning the lower surface of the device case 3 in which is stored (the right end in the figure)
Is provided with a notch 61 which is cut out substantially in a fan shape from the upper end to the right end. This notch 6
1 is a state in which the electronic device 1 is mounted on the device main body 15,
This is for allowing the input pen 62 stored in the device case 3 to be taken out.

According to such a connection device 60, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and in particular, since the notch 61 is provided in the positioning portion 17 of the device main body 15, the device main body 15 With the device 1 mounted, the input pen 62 stored in the device case 3 can be easily and easily taken out, and a convenient device can be obtained.

[0037]

As described above, according to the connecting device of the first aspect of the present invention, the electronic device is positioned on the mounting surface of the device main body by the positioning portion in an obliquely inclined or vertical state. The mounting structure allows easy and accurate mounting, and at the same time ensures electrical connection. According to the connecting device of the third aspect of the present invention, when the electronic device is mounted on the device main body, the device main body is formed in such a size that the upper side and the left and right side surfaces of the electronic device protrude. Thereby, the mounting surface of the device main body can be made smaller than the back surface of the electronic device,
As a result, the apparatus main body can be made smaller, so that the installation space for the apparatus main body can be further reduced, and since the upper side and the left and right sides of the electronic apparatus protrude from the apparatus main body, the electronic apparatus is mounted on the apparatus main body. Even if you do
The attached device can be easily and easily attached to the electronic device without the device main body being in the way.

Further, according to the electronic device of the present invention, a lock member for removably locking the engaging projection of the accessory device, and the lock member is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. A changeover switch for turning on the electronic circuit of the electronic device when in the locked state and turning off the electronic circuit when in the unlocked state, and mounting the attached device when the lock member is in the locked state. Therefore, when attaching / detaching the accessory device to / from the electronic device, it is possible to reliably prevent the electronic circuit of the electronic device from being broken.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view showing a connection device and an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary front view showing a connection device and an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention;

3A and 3B show a rear view of the electronic device of FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 3A is a rear view of a state in which an opening / closing lid of a device side connection unit is closed, and FIG. 3B is a rear view of a state in which the opening / closing lid is opened.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the connection device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an internal rear view of the connection device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary side view showing a state in which the electronic device is positioned on the connection device shown in FIG. 4;

8 is a side view showing a state where the electronic apparatus is mounted on the connection device from the state of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows an accessory attached to the electronic device of FIG. 2,
(A) is the front view, (b) is the side view.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a lock mechanism provided in the electronic device of FIG. 2 and showing a state in which an attached device is unlocked by the lock mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state in which attachment of an accessory device is prevented in a locked state by the lock mechanism of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 shows a changeover switch of the lock mechanism of FIG. 11,
(A) is an enlarged plan view, (b) is a BB cross-sectional view of (a), and (c) is a CC cross-sectional view of (a).

FIG. 13 shows a second embodiment of the connection device of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a side view of a state where the connection device and the electronic device are erected by the stand member of the connection device.

FIG. 14 is a view of the state of FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side view of a state in which the connecting device is held by a stand member and tilted obliquely in the state of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the connection device of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an exemplary side view showing a state where the lower portion of the electronic device is inserted into the positioning member of the connection device of FIG. 16 and positioned;

18 is a side view of a state in which the electronic device is mounted on the connection device by rotating the positioning member in the state of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 shows a fourth embodiment of the connection device of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a side view of a state in which the electronic device mounted on the tilting portion of the connection device is erected together with the tilting portion.

20 is a side view of the state of FIG. 19 in which the tilting portion is tilted at an arbitrary angle.

FIG. 21 is a side view of a state in which the tilting portion is further tilted in the state of FIG. 20 and is brought into contact with the tilting contact portion of the base portion.

22A and 22B show a pivoting mechanism of FIG. 19, wherein FIG. 22A is a plan view of a main part thereof, and FIG. 22B is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. Sectional view of the state,
(C) is a sectional view of the state in which the inclined portion is inclined at substantially 45 ° with respect to the base portion in the DD section of (a).

23A is an exploded view of the rotation mechanism shown in FIG. 22A, FIG. 23B is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 22A, FIG. 23C is a front view of the elastic member, and FIG. () Is an FF sectional view of (a).

FIG. 24 shows a fifth embodiment of the connection device of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a front view of a state where an electronic device is mounted on the connection device.

FIG. 25 is a side view of FIG. 24.

[Description of Signs] 1 Electronic device 2, 30, 40, 50, 60 Connecting device 3 Device case 3a Positioning concave portion 8 Attached device 9 Engaging concave portion 9a Engaging end portion 10 Device side connecting portion 10a Connecting pin 11 Opening / closing lid 12 Switching Switch 15, 31 Device body 16, 34 Mounting surface 17, 35 Positioning portion 17a Positioning convex portion 17b Positioning protrusion 18 Locking member 18a Locking hook 18a 'Locking hook tip portion 18b Locking portion slide plate 18c Spring 19 Device side connection Part 19a Connection pin 20 Lock release button 27 Engagement projection part 28 Lock mechanism 29 Lock member 33 Stand member 41 Positioning member 51 Base part 52 Tilt part 53 Rotation mechanism 61 Notch part 62 Input pen

Claims (14)

[Claims] An electronic device having a mounting portion on which the electronic device is mounted in an inclined state or a vertical state, wherein one side portion of the electronic device is positioned on the mounting portion of the device body. A positioning portion to be engaged; and a locking portion for releasably locking an engaging portion provided on a back surface of the electronic device when the electronic device whose one side portion is positioned by the positioning portion is inclined obliquely. And a device-side connection portion that is electrically connected to a device-side connection portion provided on the back surface of the electronic device when the engagement portion of the electronic device is engaged by the locking portion. A connection device, characterized in that: 2. A portable electronic device having a locking portion and a device-side connection portion on a back surface, and a device main body having a mounting portion on which the electronic device is mounted in an obliquely inclined or vertical state, The mounting portion of the device main body includes a positioning portion for positioning one side of the electronic device, and the electronic device whose one side is positioned by the positioning portion is inclined when the electronic device is inclined. A locking portion provided on the back surface of the electronic device when the engaging portion of the electronic device is engaged by the locking portion for detachably locking the engaging portion provided on the back surface; A connection device comprising: a device-side connection portion that is electrically connected to a device-side connection portion. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the device is mounted on the mounting portion, upper and left and right side surfaces of the electronic device are formed to have sizes protruding from the apparatus main body. The connection device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper side surface and the left and right side surfaces of the electronic device has a connection portion to which an attached device is detachably attached. The connection device according to item 1. 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus main body is provided with an unlocking mechanism having an unlocking button operated to unlock said locking portion with respect to said engaging portion. 3. The connection device according to 1 or 2. 6. The connection device according to claim 5, wherein the lock release button is disposed on a front portion of the device main body. 7. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing lid is provided on a back surface of the electronic device so as to open and close the device-side connection portion. 8. A plurality of connection pins, wherein at least the device-side connection portion of the device-side connection portion of the device main body and the device-side connection portion of the electronic device has a plurality of connection pins arranged therein. 3. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein all or each of the connection devices is elastically held. 9. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein a stand portion for holding the device main body is rotatably provided in the rear surface of the device main body. . 10. The apparatus main body according to claim 1, further comprising: a base portion mounted on a mounting surface, a tilting portion for tilting the electronic device on the mounting portion, and the tilting portion rotatable with respect to the base portion. The connecting device according to claim 1, further comprising: a rotating mechanism that is attached and holds the tilting portion at an arbitrary tilt angle with respect to the base portion. 11. A first positioning portion provided at a lower portion of the mounting portion for positioning the electronic device downward with respect to the device main body, and a front-rear direction of the electronic device with respect to the device main body. 3. The connection device according to claim 1, further comprising: a second positioning portion that positions the electronic device; and a third positioning portion that positions the electronic device relative to the device main body in the left-right direction. 4. 12. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the positioning portion is rotatably provided below the mounting surface of the apparatus main body, and includes a positioning member into which one side of the electronic device is inserted and positioned. Item 3. The connection device according to item 1 or 2. 13. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a pen storage portion for storing a pen, and a notch for taking out an input pen is provided at a position on the side of the apparatus main body opposite to the pen storage portion. The connection device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 14. An electronic device in which an attached device is detachably attached to one side of the device case and electrically connected thereto, wherein the electronic device is provided in the device case and disengages an engagement protrusion of the attached device. A lock member for locking the lock member between a locked state and an unlocked state, turning on the electronic circuit of the electronic device in the locked state, and the electronic circuit in the unlocked state. An electronic device, comprising: a changeover switch for turning off the device; and a blocking portion for preventing attachment of the accessory device when the lock member is in the locked state.