JP2014052713A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device in which a connection terminal of an external device can be easily fitted into a connection terminal of an electronic device so that the terminals can be easily brought into contact with each other.
An electronic apparatus includes a housing having a terminal hole having a connection terminal, a closed state in which the terminal hole is closed to cover the connection terminal, and a connection terminal having the terminal hole opened. 13 is provided with a cover 14 provided on the housing 11 using a hinge structure so as to be displaceable from the open state in which the 13 is exposed. And the cover 14 has a function which guides the insertion to the terminal hole 12 of the terminal part 22 which has the connection terminal 23 with which the external apparatus 2 is provided in an open state.
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Description

  The present disclosure relates to an electronic device including a connection terminal for connecting to an external device.

Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a battery pack guide means is provided in a housing of a charger so that the battery pack can be stored and protruded as a structure for connecting a battery pack (an example of an external device) to a charger (an example of an electronic device). ing.
By adopting this structure, the charger disclosed in Patent Document 1 secures a large storage space for the internal charging circuit and reduces the size of the device.

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  However, even with the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, the battery pack is simply fitted into the charger, and the connection terminal on the charger side and the connection terminal on the battery pack side are easily brought into contact with each other. It can be said that the convenience is still insufficient.

  The present disclosure has been made in view of the above contents, and an electronic device including a cover having a guide function that can easily fit a connection terminal of an external device into a connection terminal of an electronic device and easily bring the terminals into contact with each other. Provide equipment.

  An electronic device to which an external device in the present disclosure is connected includes a housing in which a terminal hole having a connection terminal is formed, a closed state in which the terminal hole is closed to cover the connection terminal, and the connection terminal is exposed by opening the terminal hole. A cover provided on the housing using a hinge structure so as to be displaceable from the open state. And a cover has a function which guides insertion in the terminal hole of the terminal part which has the connecting terminal with which an external apparatus is provided in an open state.

  The electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a cover having a guide function, so that the connection terminal of the external device can be easily fitted into the connection terminal of the electronic device and the terminals can be easily brought into contact with each other.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the electronic device 1 concerning one Embodiment (Cover closed state) The perspective view (cover open state) showing the appearance of electronic equipment 1 concerning one embodiment 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an example of an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment and an external device 2 that is fitted and connected to the electronic device 1 (before fitting) The perspective view which shows the external appearance of an example of the electronic device 1 concerning one Embodiment, and the external device 2 fitted and connected to the said electronic device 1 (after apparatus fitting) The figure which shows sectional drawing of the electronic device 1 cut | disconnected by the dd line | wire shown to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, and the external apparatus 2 (at the time of parallel insertion) The figure which shows sectional drawing of the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 cut | disconnected by the dd line | wire shown to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B (at the time of diagonally upper insertion) The figure which shows an example which provided the rib 15 in the cover 14 of the electronic device 1 concerning one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of already well-known matters and repeated descriptions for substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description from becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.
In addition, the inventors provide the accompanying drawings and the following description in order for those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and these are intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims. is not.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
[1. Constitution]
1A and 1B are perspective views illustrating an external appearance of an electronic apparatus 1 according to an embodiment. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a state in which a cover 14 included in the electronic device 1 is closed, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a state in which the cover 14 is opened.

  1A and 1B has a structure in which functional components (not shown) such as a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted are housed in a housing 11 serving as an exterior case. A terminal hole 12 that is an opening for fitting an external device 2 described later is formed in the housing 11. In the terminal hole 12, for example, a connection terminal 13 that is electrically connected to a functional component of the electronic device 1 is provided. The connection terminal 13 (for example, a male terminal) electrically connects the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 by contacting with a connection terminal 23 (for example, a female terminal) included in the external device 2 described later. .

  The cover 14 is a lid for opening and closing the terminal hole 12, and is attached to the housing 11 using a hinge structure. As shown in FIG. 1A, the cover 14 closes the opening surface of the terminal hole 12 and covers the connection terminal 13 (hereinafter referred to as a closed state), and the cover 14 opens the opening surface of the terminal hole 12 as shown in FIG. 1B. It is displaced to a position state (hereinafter referred to as an open state) where the connection terminal 13 is exposed by opening.

  2A and 2B are perspective views showing an external appearance of an example of the electronic device 1 according to an embodiment and an external device 2 that is fitted and connected to the electronic device 1. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a state before the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 with the cover 14 opened are fitted. FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing a state after the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 with the cover 14 opened are fitted.

  The external device 2 has a structure in which a functional component (not shown) such as a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted is housed in a housing 21 that is an exterior case. A terminal portion 22 for fitting the electronic device 1 is formed on the housing 21. The terminal portion 22 is provided with a connection terminal 23 that is electrically connected to a functional component of the external device 2.

  In the present disclosure, a case will be described as an example where the external device 2 is, for example, a battery pack built in a personal computer, and the electronic device 1 is, for example, a battery charger that charges the battery pack. However, as a combination of the electronic device 1 and the external device 2, other than the example of the present disclosure, a combination of other devices that can be connected via a terminal can be similarly applied.

[2. Operation]
Regarding the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 configured as described above, the operation of the external device 2 being fitted and connected to the electronic device 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 cut along the line dd shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. In particular, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a fitting operation when the terminal portion 22 of the external device 2 is inserted in parallel with the terminal hole 12 of the electronic device 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a fitting operation when the terminal portion 22 of the external device 2 is inserted into the terminal hole 12 of the electronic device 1 from obliquely above.

  In the present disclosure, the user opens the cover 14 of the electronic device 1 (FIGS. 3A and 4A), and holds the electronic device 1 and the external device 2 with the cover 14 in both hands. Thus, it is assumed that the terminal hole 12 of the electronic device 1 and the terminal portion 22 of the external device 2 are fitted in the air.

  In such a usage pattern, the user first places the tip of the terminal portion 22 of the external device 2 on the cover 14 of the electronic device 1 (FIGS. 3B and 4B). Then, the user moves (slides) the tip of the terminal portion 22 along the plane of the cover 14 while being placed on the cover 14 of the electronic device 1 and inserts it into the terminal hole 12 of the electronic device 1 (FIG. 3). (See (c), FIG. 4 (c), arrows in the figure). In particular, in the example of FIG. 4, the terminal portion 22 placed on the cover 14 is moved from an obliquely upward position to a position parallel to the terminal hole 12 while the plane of the cover 14 is slid. . Even after the user inserts the terminal portion 22 into the terminal hole 12, the user moves the external device 2 to the electronic device 1 side to fit the connection terminal 23 of the external device 2 and the connection terminal 13 of the electronic device 1 ( FIG. 3D and FIG. 4D).

  That is, in the present embodiment, the terminal portion 22 of the external device 2 that is in contact with the cover 14 of the electronic device 1 can be moved along the plane of the cover 14 in the terminal hole insertion direction (X direction in FIGS. 3 and 4). In this case, the terminal portion 22 is easily guided to the terminal hole 12. Therefore, the terminal portion 22 can be easily fitted into the terminal hole 12 without causing a positional shift in the vertical direction of the terminal hole 12 (Z direction in FIGS. 3 and 4). In particular, in order to effectively exhibit this guide function, the thickness of the cover 14 may be adjusted in advance to be optimal, that is, the lower surface of the terminal hole 12 may be adjusted to coincide with the plane of the cover 14 in the open state.

[3. Effect]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the electronic device 1 to which the external device 2 is connected includes the housing 11 in which the terminal hole 12 having the connection terminal is formed, and the terminal hole 12 is closed to cover the connection terminal 13. A cover 14 provided on the housing 11 using a hinge structure is provided so as to be displaceable between a closed state and an open state in which the terminal hole 12 is opened and the connection terminal 13 is exposed.
With this structure, the electronic device 1 is in an open state up to a position where the terminal portion 22 and the terminal hole 12 are fitted and connected in a state where the positions in the vertical direction of the terminal hole (X direction in FIGS. 3 and 4) are aligned. The external device 2 in contact with the cover 14 can be guided. Therefore, the connection terminal 23 of the external device 2 can be easily fitted into the connection terminal 13 of the electronic device 1 so that the terminals can be easily brought into contact with each other, thereby improving user convenience.

(Other embodiments)
As described above, one embodiment has been described as an example of the technique disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments in which changes, replacements, additions, omissions, and the like have been made as appropriate.
Therefore, another embodiment is illustrated.

In the above embodiment, the hinge structure has been described as an example of the structure for attaching the cover 14 to the housing 11. However, this attachment structure may be any structure that can displace the closed state and the open state. Therefore, the attachment structure is not limited to the hinge structure.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, the structure which guides a terminal hole insertion direction (X direction in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) with the plane of the cover 14 of an open state demonstrated as an example. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 5, a guide rib 15 may be provided on the cover 14 for absorbing a positional shift in a lateral direction (Y direction in FIG. 5) orthogonal to the terminal hole insertion direction. By sliding the external device 2 along the guide rib 15, the external device 2 can be guided to a point where the terminal portion 22 can be fitted into the terminal hole 12 more reliably.

As described above, the embodiments have been described as examples of the technology in the present disclosure. For this purpose, the accompanying drawings and detailed description are provided.
Accordingly, among the components described in the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, not only the components essential for solving the problem, but also the components not essential for solving the problem in order to illustrate the above technique. May also be included. Therefore, it should not be immediately recognized that these non-essential components are essential as those non-essential components are described in the accompanying drawings and detailed description.
Moreover, since the above-mentioned embodiment is for demonstrating the technique in this indication, a various change, replacement, addition, abbreviation, etc. can be performed in a claim or its equivalent range.

  The present disclosure can be applied to an electronic device including a connection terminal for connecting to an external device. Specifically, the present disclosure can be applied to a battery charger or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 2 External apparatus 11, 21 Case 12 Terminal hole 13, 23 Connection terminal 14 Cover 15 Guide rib 22 Terminal part

Claims (4)

An electronic device to which an external device is connected,
A housing in which a terminal hole having a connection terminal is formed;
A cover provided on the housing using a hinge structure, displaceable between a closed state in which the terminal hole is closed and the connection terminal is covered, and an open state in which the terminal hole is opened and the connection terminal is exposed. Prepared,
The said cover is an electronic device which has a function which guides insertion to the said terminal hole of the terminal part which has the connection terminal with which the said external apparatus is equipped in the said open state.   The thickness of the cover is adjusted so that the connection terminal of the electronic device and the connection terminal of the external device can be connected by moving the external device along the plane of the cover. The electronic device described.   The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the cover includes a guide rib that guides a position in a lateral direction orthogonal to an insertion direction into the terminal hole.   The position of the guide rib is adjusted so that the connection terminal of the electronic device and the connection terminal of the external device can be connected by moving the external device along the plane of the cover and along the guide rib. Item 4. The electronic device according to Item 3.

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