CN1225155C - Fixing mechanism of functional expanding parts for electronic instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a fixing mechanism of a function expansion component for an electronic instrument. If the function expansion component (30) is inserted into the main body (1) from the opening (2) in the state where the surface on which the connecting portion (31) is provided is opposite to the opening (2), then it is connected to the main body (1) through the guide portion (3). The part (31) is guided to a position opposite to the connector (4). If the function expansion part (30) is inserted into the main body (1), the connecting part (31) is matched with the connector (4). According to this, the function expansion part (30) is electrically connected with the main body (1). In addition, the lock portion (12) of the arm 6 is inserted into the lock portion (32) at the same time as the connection portion (31) is fitted with the connector (4). According to this, the function expansion part (30) is physically fixed in the main body (1).

Description

Fixing Mechanism of Function Expansion Components for Electronic Instruments

technical field

The invention relates to an electronic instrument, in particular to a fixing mechanism and an anti-theft mechanism of a function expansion component.

Background technique

Conventionally, for example, in electronic devices such as personal computers, it has been proposed to install function-expanding components in order to expand the functions thereof. Since the function expansion part is used according to the application, it must be able to be attached and detached from the electronic device.

If the function expansion part falls off from the electronic device during operation, electrical damage may occur to the electronic device or the function expansion part. Therefore, it is important to secure the electrical connection and physical fixation with the electronic device during installation.

In addition, since the function expansion part can be attached and detached from the electronic device, it is easy to be stolen. As prior art for the purpose of anti-theft, for example, JP-A-2000-267762 and JP-A-11-6889 describe a fixing mechanism having a function extension part of the anti-theft mechanism.

However, in the invention described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2000-267762, in order to attach and detach the function expansion part from the electronic device, it is inconvenient to require many steps such as removing the cover of the electronic device.

In addition, in the invention described in JP-A-11-6889, since the antitheft mechanism has a structure that closes the front part of the function expansion part, there is a restriction on the design of the device, which becomes an obstacle to an optimal design of the device.

Contents of the invention

The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fixing mechanism for a function expansion member for an electronic device that is easy to use and realizes a degree of freedom in the design of the device.

In order to solve such problems, the fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic equipment of the present invention, the function expansion part is installed inside the electronic equipment, and it is characterized in that: comprising: a main body with a frame; formed in the main body and inserted into the function expansion The opening part of the part; the arm, which is rotatably supported in the same plane as one face of the function expansion part inserted through the opening part and installed inside the main body, has a locking part hooked with the side surface of the function expansion part , the locking part leans towards the direction of the function expansion part by pushing the part; at the installation position of the function expansion part, the connector electrically connected with the function expansion part; the shaft that moves the arm to the direction away from the function expansion part; and The fixing plate used when the shaft is fixed to the main body, when the function expansion part is inserted into the main body from the opening, the connector is electrically connected, and the locking part is fitted to the side to fix it inside the main body.

According to the fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic equipment, only by inserting the function expansion part into the main body of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment can be electrically connected and physically fixed.

In addition, it is also possible that the shaft of the fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic equipment of the present invention is supported movably in a direction parallel to the attaching and detaching direction of the function expansion part behind the mounting position of the function expansion part; The fixing mechanism using the function expansion part also has a groove provided on one of the shaft or the arm and inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the shaft; the shaft and the arm are connected through the groove, and the connecting pin slides in the groove.

In such a fixing mechanism of function expansion parts for electronic instruments, when the function expansion parts are installed inside the main body, if the shaft moves in the direction of the function expansion parts, the arm passes through the groove and the connecting pin, and rotates in conjunction with the shaft, and the locking part It comes off from the function expansion part, and by pressing a part of the function expansion part toward the opening part, one end of the shaft is pushed out from the opening part to the outside of the main body.

In the fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic equipment, it may also include: by continuously inserting the first long hole formed on one surface of the main body and the second long hole formed on the fixing plate, clamping A connecting part that is inserted into one surface of the main body and the fixing plate, and fixes the shaft on the electronic device.

According to the fixing mechanism of the function expansion unit for electronic equipment, if the shaft is fixed to the electronic equipment, the function expansion unit cannot be taken out of the electronic equipment.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings are briefly described below.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electronic device showing an embodiment of a fixing mechanism of a function expansion member for an electronic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the connecting portion of the shaft 5 and the arm 6 .

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the arm 6 is linked to the operation of the shaft 5 in the coupling portion between the shaft 5 and the arm 6 .

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the function expansion member 30 is removed from the main body 1 in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of main parts showing the state before the shaft 5 is fixed.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 5 .

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of main parts in a state where the shaft 5 is fixed.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V in Fig. 7 .

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic equipment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an electronic device showing an embodiment of a fixing mechanism of a function expanding part for an electronic device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1 , a state in which the function expansion unit 30 is accommodated in the main body 1 of the electronic device is shown. It should be pointed out that the fixing mechanism of the function expansion component for electronic equipment of the present invention can be applied to electronic equipment capable of installing function expansion components, such as personal computers and other electronic equipment.

The fixing mechanism of the electronic equipment function expansion part of the present embodiment has: the main body 1 of the electronic equipment that is made of frame body, the opening 2 that is formed on the side wall of this main body 1, starts to be arranged on the main body from this opening 2 The plate-shaped guide part 3 in the inner direction of the main body 1, and the connector 4 arranged approximately parallel to the opening part 2 in the inner direction of the main body 1 at a given distance from the opening part 2.

The fixing mechanism of the function expansion part for electronic instruments has: the axis is perpendicular to the side wall of the main body 1 forming the opening 2, one end is derived from the side wall opposite to the side wall of the opening 2 forming the main body 1 to the outside of the main body 1, and the other One end is arranged next to the connector 4, and is supported as a shaft 5 movable in the axial direction by a spring 8 connected to the mounting part 16 provided on the main body 1; it is nearly parallel to the shaft 5, and one end is matched with a part of the shaft 5 The other end provided with the locking portion 12 is disposed near the opening 2 inside the main body 1, and the center is supported by the pin 23 riveted on the main body 1 and the spring 9 connected with the mounting portion 17 provided on the main body 1. Rotatable arm 6; has a plate shape bent into a nearly L-shape, one end is mounted on the shaft 5, and is configured to include a fixed plate with a flat surface at the other end contacting the side wall opposite to the side wall forming the opening 2 7.

The function expansion part 30 has the shape of a frame, for example, and as a front end, a connecting portion 31 electrically connected to the connector 4 disposed on the main body 1 is provided on the face inserted into the main body 1, and is parallel to the direction of insertion into the main body 1. A concave lock portion 32 is formed on one side of the body.

The guide part 3 is composed of a pair of plate-shaped members 3a and 3b with different shapes. The member 3a is arranged from one end of the opening 2 to the inside of the main body 1 along the direction in which the function expansion part 30 is inserted, and the member 3b is arranged nearly parallel to the member 3a. , separated only by a given distance.

The connector 4 stores the function expansion part 30 at a given distance from the mouth part 2 at a given position inside the main body 1 and arranges it at a position to be fitted with the connection part 31 . The connector 4 electrically connects a circuit provided inside the main body 1 , which is not shown, to the function expansion unit 30 through the connection portion 31 to which the function expansion unit 30 is connected.

The shaft 5 has the shape of a rod, and one end is provided with a protrusion 11 that pushes the function expansion part 30 out of the main body 1, and the other end is provided with a button portion 18 leading out of the main body 1. Near the center, it is bent into a The substantially L-shaped fixing plate 7 is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction. In the vicinity of the root of the protrusion 11, a connecting portion 20 protruding in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft 5 is formed, and a hole (not shown) is opened in the connecting portion 20, and the hole is connected to the arm 6 described later. The groove 22 connects the shaft 5 and the arm 6 through the cooperation of the pin 19 . In addition, near the center of the shaft 5, a hole 21 is opened, and one end of the spring 8 is connected to the hole 21. As shown in FIG.

The arm 6 has the shape of a rod, and at one end, the lock portion 32 of the function expansion part 30 bent in the direction perpendicular to the axis is formed by the end, forming the lock portion 12 hooked with the lock portion 32, and formed at the other end. up the ditch 22 . The groove 22 is engaged with a hole formed in the connecting portion 20 of the shaft 5 via the pin 19 , and the arm 6 is connected to the shaft 5 . The vicinity of the center of such an arm 6 is riveted to the main body 1 via a pin 23 , and the arm 6 is rotatably fixed to the main body 1 . In addition, a hole 24 is formed between the pin 23 and the groove 22 in the arm 6 , and one end of the spring 9 is connected to the hole 24 .

The fixing plate 7 has a plate shape bent into an L shape, one end is fixed to the shaft 5 , and a substantially elliptical long hole 13 is provided on the surface including the end at the other end. On the side wall of the main body 1 that is in contact with the surface on which the elongated hole 13 is provided, when the surface of the fixing plate 7 on which the elongated hole 13 is provided contacts the side wall of the main body 1, a shape equal to that of the elongated hole 13 is formed. , and the elongated hole 15 that is continuous with the elongated hole 13.

The spring 8 is a well-known spring, one end is connected to the hole 21 formed in the shaft 5, and the other end is connected to the hole 25 formed in the mounting part 16, and holds the shaft 5 so as to be movable in its longitudinal direction. According to this, even if the user presses the button portion 18 into the main body 1, the shaft 5 is changed from the predetermined position (the state where the surface of the fixing plate 7 on which the elongated hole 13 is provided and the side wall of the main body 1 on which the elongated hole 15 is provided are in contact with each other). ) moves to the direction in which the protruding portion 11 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the shaft 5, and can also return to a given position by the elastic force of the spring 8. It should be pointed out that if the position where the mounting portion 16 is arranged is such that the shaft 5 moves from a given position, it can be quickly returned to the given position by the elastic force of the spring 8, and can be freely changed appropriately.

The spring 9 is a well-known spring, one end is connected to a hole 24 formed in the arm 6 , and the other end is connected to a hole 26 formed in the mounting part 17 , and the pin 23 is used as a fulcrum to rotatably hold the arm 6 . Accordingly, even if the arm 6 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 23 from a given position (when the function expansion part 30 is installed on the main body 1, the locking part 12 is engaged with the lock part 32), the spring 9 The elastic force can also return to a given position. It should be pointed out that if the position where the mounting part 17 is arranged is such that the arm 6 rotates from the given position around the pin 23 and can quickly return to the given position by the elastic force of the spring 9, it can be freely changed appropriately. .

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 .

First, referring to FIG. 1 , the operation when the function expansion unit 30 is installed in the main body 1 will be described.

If the function expansion part 30 is inserted into the main body 1 from the opening 2 in a state where the surface on which the connecting part 31 is provided is opposed to the opening 2, the connecting part 31 is guided to a position facing the connector 4 by the guide part 3. . If the function expansion part 30 is inserted into the main body 1 again, the connecting part 31 is matched with the connector 4 . Accordingly, the function expansion part 30 is electrically connected to the main body 1 .

In addition, the arm 6 is disposed inside the main body 1 and engages the lock portion 12 with the lock portion 32 when the function expansion member 30 is inserted to a position where the connection portion 31 engages with the connector 4 . Therefore, the lock portion 12 of the arm 6 enters the connection portion 31 while the connection portion 31 and the connector 4 are mated. According to this, even if an external force in the direction of disengaging the connecting portion 31 from the connector 4 is applied, since the locking portion 12 entering the lock portion 32 restricts the movement of the function expanding part 30, the function expanding part 30 is physically fixed to the main body. 1 in.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the function expansion part 30 is electrically connected to the main body 1 by being inserted into the main body 1 , and is physically fixed in the main body 1 .

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 , the operation when the function expansion unit 30 is taken out from the main body 1 will be described.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the connecting portion of the shaft 5 and the arm 6, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the arm 6 and the movement of the shaft 5 are interlocked in the connecting part of the shaft 5 and the arm 6, and Fig. , a plan view of a state where the function expansion member 30 is removed from the main body 1 .

When detaching the function expansion member 30 from the main body 1 , the button portion 18 of the shaft 5 is pushed in toward the main body 1 . In this way, along with the movement of the shaft 5, the pin 19 is inside the groove 22 of the arm 6, along the length direction of the arm 6, in the direction from the end where the locking portion 12 is not provided to the end where the locking portion 12 is provided. , move along the periphery of the ditch 22. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the shape of the groove 22 is not a simple straight line, but a substantially N-shape inclined with respect to the axis of the arm 6 near the center. Accordingly, as the shaft 5 moves, the pin 19 slides around the groove 22 , and the arm 6 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 23 by the action of the pin 19 and the groove 22 . In this way, the lock portion 12 is separated from the lock portion 32 . At the same time, as the button portion 18 is pushed in, the protruding portion 11 presses the surface of the function expansion component 30 on which the connecting portion 31 is provided in the direction of the opening 2, and the function expansion component 30 is pushed out of the main body 1 from the opening 2. .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the function expansion member 30 can be taken out from the main body 1 only by pushing the button portion 18 in the direction of the main body 1 .

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the groove 22 is formed on the arm 6 , but it may also be formed on the shaft 5 if the translational motion of the shaft 5 is converted into a rotational motion of the arm 6 .

Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 , the operation of preventing the theft of the function expansion unit 30 will be described. 5 is a plan view of main parts showing the state before the shaft 5 is fixed, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 5 , FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of main parts in a state where the shaft 5 is fixed, and FIG. .

In the state where the function expansion component 30 is installed inside the main body 1, as shown in FIGS. At this time, the elongated hole 13 formed on the fixing plate 7 opens continuously with the elongated hole 15 formed on the main body 1 . As shown in FIG. 7, in this opening, insertion is derived from a base portion 14c constituted by, for example, a well-known coupling member such as a KENSINGTON lock, the cross-section has a nearly elliptical shape, and the rotation axis 14a is eccentric in the longitudinal direction of the cross-section, and the top end portion 14b is The rotating shaft 14a is the fixed shaft 14 that rotates around the center, and rotates the tip portion 14b. In this way, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the fixed plate 7 is sandwiched together with the main body 1 by the tip portion 14 b and the base portion 14 c, and the movement in the axial direction of the shaft 5 is restricted. Accordingly, since the button portion 18 cannot be pushed toward the main body 1 side, the function expansion member 30 cannot be taken out from the inside of the main body 1 .

As described above, according to the present embodiment, only by sandwiching the fixing plate 7 with the main body 1 and the fixing shaft 14, theft of the function expanding part 30 can be prevented.

In addition, according to this embodiment, the opening 2 for inserting the function expansion part 30, the hole 10 through which one end of the shaft 5 is led out, and the long hole 15 for inserting the fixed shaft are formed on the main body 1. If the button part 18 can be led out from the hole 10 , the restriction and influence on the appearance design of the main body 1 are small.

By linking one end of the lock on well-known locking parts such as the KENSINGTON lock and parts with the above-mentioned fixed shaft 14, and fixing the other end of the lock to other places, not only the function expansion part 30 can be prevented from being stolen, but also the main body 1 can be prevented from being stolen. stolen.

It should be pointed out that the structure and shape of the shaft 5 and the arm 6 are not limited to the structure and shape shown in this embodiment. When the arm 6 is linked, the translational movement of the shaft 5 is converted into the rotational movement of the arm 6, and the function expansion part 30 can be taken out from the main body 1 by only pressing the button part 18, and can be freely deformed and changed appropriately.

In addition, the structure and shape of the fixed plate 7 and the fixed shaft 14 are not limited to those shown in this embodiment, and if the shaft 5 can be fixed, they can be freely deformed and changed as appropriate.

As described above, according to the present invention, only by inserting the function expanding part into the electronic device, the function expanding part can be electrically connected to the electronic device and physically fixed, so it is convenient to use.

In addition, according to the present invention, the function expansion part can be taken out from the electronic device only by pressing a part of the shaft toward the function expansion part, so it is easy to use.

According to the present invention, the theft of the function expansion part can be prevented only by inserting the fixed shaft, so it is easy to use.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is enough to form the opening for inserting the function expansion part, the button part leading out from the inside of the electronic instrument, and the hole for inserting the fixed shaft on the electronic instrument, so the restriction and influence on the appearance design of the electronic instrument are small. .

Claims (3)

1. an electronic instrument is with the fixed mechanism of function widening parts, and this function widening parts is installed in the inside of electronic instrument, it is characterized in that:

Comprise: main body with framework;

Be formed in the described main body and insert the peristome of function widening parts;

Arm, described arm rotatably is supported in the plane identical with a face of the function widening parts that is inserted and be installed in described body interior by this peristome, have the locking part with the side hook of function widening parts, this locking part relies on function widening parts direction by the backup parts;

In the installation site of function widening parts, the connector that is electrically connected with described function widening parts;

The axle that described arm is moved to the direction of leaving from described function widening parts; And

The fixed head that uses when being fixed on described axle on the described main body,

If described function widening parts is inserted into described body interior from described peristome, just has been electrically connected described connector, and has passed through described locking part is cooperated with the side, and be fixed on described body interior.

2. the electronic instrument according to claim 1 fixed mechanism of function widening parts is characterized in that:

Described axle can be supported movably on the direction parallel with the loading and unloading direction of function widening parts at the rear of the installation site of described function widening parts;

Described electronic instrument also has with the function widening parts:

Be arranged on the side of described axle or described arm, and for the ditch of the length direction inclination of described axle;

By this ditch connecting axle and arm, the connecting pin that in described ditch, slides.

3. the electronic instrument according to claim 1 and 2 fixed mechanism of function widening parts is characterized in that:

Also have:

Be formed at the 1st slotted hole on the face of described main body by continuous insertion and be formed at the 2nd slotted hole on the described fixed head, sandwich a face and the described fixed head of described main body, the described binding parts that are fixed on the described main body.

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