JPH11346071A - Electronics - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an electronic device which has good storability in a storage container in a bag or the like and which can securely hold electric wiring for electrical connection to a main body. . SOLUTION: A recessed portion 50 is provided on at least two sides.
And a recessed portion 50, 5 of the body 20.
An electric wiring which is drawn out from the inside and wound and wound around the main body 20 using the recessed portions 50 and 52, and held and held therein;
Having.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of an electronic device provided with electric wiring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electronic devices, for example, portable electronic devices, have appeared, such as portable computers and portable information terminals. Taking a portable computer as an example, a portable computer (so-called notebook personal computer) is becoming thinner and smaller, and this kind of portable computer has a main body and a display on the main body. Some types have a section. In order to operate such a portable computer using a commercial AC power supply, a power adapter or the like that converts an AC voltage into a DC voltage is used. This type of power adapter is carried by the user with the portable computer, and drives the portable computer using the power adapter to a commercial AC power source where the portable computer is used.

[0003]

However, this type of power adapter naturally has a cord for connecting to a portable computer, and in order to improve the usability, the length of the cord to be connected is limited. It is quite long. Therefore, when carrying the power adapter, the connection cord becomes an obstacle. The most common approach that users take is to simply wrap the connection cord around the body of the power adapter and carry it around. When the connection cord is wrapped around the main body of the power adapter and carried around in this manner, the connection cord wrapped around the main body is naturally separated, and is separated from the main body again in the bag and entangled.

In the part where the connection cord is pulled out from the main body of the power adapter, the part where the connection cord is drawn out is pulled out using the bush or the like of the connection cord. It is protruding. Therefore, when the power adapter is put in the bag, the protruding portion including the cord bush of the connection cord may be caught by another or the inside of the bag. In other words, when an electronic device such as a power adapter is carried around in a bag or the like, there is a problem that the storage in the bag or the like is not good. Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an electronic device that has good storage properties for a storage container in a bag or the like and can reliably hold electric wiring for electrical connection to a main body. It is intended to be.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in the present invention, a main body having a concave portion on a side portion, and a main body which is pulled out from the concave portion of the main body and is wound around the main body using the concave portion. The present invention is achieved by an electronic device having: an electric wiring which is housed and held.

In the present invention, the main body has a concave portion on the side. The electric wiring can be housed and held by being pulled out from the recessed portion of the main body and wound around the main body using the recessed portion. Thus, when the electric wiring is not used or a part of the electric wiring is used, the electric wiring can be securely housed and held by being wound around the main body using the recessed portions on the two side portions. Accordingly, the electric wiring does not spontaneously disperse from the main body, and the housing of the electronic device can be improved. In addition, since the electric wiring is drawn out from the recessed portion of the main body, the end of the electric wiring is located in the recessed portion, so that the end of the electric portion does not protrude from the outer surface of the main body. Therefore, the end of this electric wiring does not catch on other parts,
Even if you put electronic equipment in a storage container such as a bag,
The end of the electric wiring does not catch on another part. From the above, it is possible to enhance the storability of the electronic device in a storage container such as a bag. Since the end of the electric wiring does not protrude from the outer surface of the main body, the end of the electric wiring can be protected. In the present invention, preferably, the main body is provided with a plug for electrically connecting to an AC power supply. In the present invention, preferably, the recessed portion is formed by providing a plurality of projecting portions on the side of the main body.

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: a main body having a concave portion on a side portion; and an electric wiring extending from the concave portion of the main body. Is achieved by In the present invention, the main body has a concave portion on the side. The electric wiring is drawn out from the recessed portion of the main body. Accordingly, since the electric wiring is drawn out from the recessed portion of the main body, the end of the electric wiring is located in the recessed portion, so that the end of the electric portion does not protrude from the outer surface of the main body. . Therefore, the end of the electric wiring does not catch on other parts, and even if the electronic device is placed in a storage container such as a bag, the end of the electric wiring does not catch on other parts. There is no. In the present invention, the main body is preferably provided with a plug for electrically connecting an AC power supply.

According to the present invention, there is provided a main body having a concave portion on a side portion, and a wiring connector drawn out from the concave portion of the main body. Accordingly, since the wiring connector is pulled out from the recessed portion of the main body, the connector does not protrude from the outer surface of the main body since the end of the connector is located in the recessed portion. Therefore, the end of the connector does not catch on other parts, and even if the electronic device is put in a storage container such as a bag, the end of the connector does not catch on other parts. . In the present invention, preferably, the recessed portion is formed by providing a plurality of projecting portions on the side of the main body.

[0009]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention,
Although various technically preferable limits are given, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these modes unless otherwise specified in the following description.

FIG. 1 shows a power supply adapter 10 as a preferred embodiment of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention,
Computer 100 is shown as an example of a portable electronic device in which 0 is used. The power adapter 10 can be used to electrically connect the outlet 12 for supplying commercial AC power to the computer 100, for example. The outlet 12 is set on a wall or a floor, for example. The power adapter 10 is an AC / DC converter for converting an AC voltage of, for example, 100 V supplied from the outlet 12 to a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value.

The computer 100 has a main body 2, a display unit 3, a keyboard 4, a pointing device 5, and the like. The body 2 preferably has a battery BA. The display unit 3 is attached so as to be openable and closable (foldable) in the direction of arrow R using hinges 1A and 1B. The display unit 3 can employ, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). The power adapter 10 has a main body 20, a connection cord 22 as electric wiring, a plug 24, and the like.

FIGS. 2 to 9 show the power adapter 10. FIG. Main body 20 of power adapter 10 shown in FIGS.
Is made of, for example, plastic, and has a converter for converting an AC voltage on the outlet 12 side into a DC voltage having a predetermined voltage value. Body 20
Will be described. The body 20 includes an upper surface 26, a lower surface 28, and four side portions 30, as shown in FIGS.
32, 34, and 36. The upper surface 26 is shown in FIGS.
And a substantially flat surface as shown in FIG. The lower surface 28 is a surface opposite to the upper surface 26. A plug accommodating portion 40 is formed in a part of the lower surface 28 as shown in FIGS. In the plug accommodating portion 40, the plug 2
4 are stored. The plug 24 is rotated by 90 ° in the W direction about the fulcrum 44 so that the plug 2
4 can protrude from the plug accommodating portion 40 by approximately 90 °. Thereby, the plug 24 can be fitted into the hole 12A of the outlet 12 shown in FIG.
Reference numerals 4 and 24 are plugs for connecting an AC power supply.

The side portions 30, 32 are parallel and substantially planar portions as shown in FIGS. But side 3
4 and 36 are different in shape from the side portions 30 and 32 in shape. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, at least two sides 34, 36 of the body 20 have recesses 50, 5 respectively.
2 are formed. The concave portion 50 is formed in a groove shape by two projecting portions 60 and 62, and the other concave portion 52 is also formed in a groove shape by two projecting portions 64 and 66. These depressions 50, 52
Are formed along the narrow width direction D of the main body 20.
The protruding portions 60 and 64 are formed in a substantially quarter circle shape, for example, as shown in FIGS. On the other hand, the protruding portions 66 and 62 are formed to protrude in a flat plate shape. The opening width E of the depressions 52 and 50 shown in FIG. 9 is several times the diameter of the connection cord 22.

The connection cord 22 shown in FIG. 1 has a cord portion 22A and a plug 22B. This code part 2
As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6, the end 22C of 2A
In the concave portion 50, it is led out of the main body 20. That is, the end 22C of the cord portion 22A is located in the recessed portion 50 and is preferably reinforced by a bush. The plug 22B is inserted into the connection hole 2A of the main body 2 of the computer 100 as shown in FIG.
Can be electrically connected.

Next, a method of using the above-described power adapter 10 will be described. When the user carries the power adapter 10, the connection cord 22 is wound several times along the side portions 30, 36, 32, and 34 of the main body 20 using the recessed portions 50 and 52, so that the power cord 10 is reliably and easily. It can be wound up and fixed. In other words, the cord portion 22A of the connection cord 22 is hardly detached by being fitted into the recessed portions 50 and 42, so that the connection cord is not spontaneously separated from the main body 20, and can be easily carried in a storage container such as a bag. become. The plug 22B may be fixed to the main body 20 as needed.

As described above, the end 22 of the connection cord 22
C is housed in the recessed portion 50, so that the end 2
2C does not directly protrude from the side portion 34 of the main body 20. That is, since the end portion 22C does not protrude from the main body 20, even when the power adapter 10 is stored in a storage container such as a bag in the state shown in FIG. No more getting stuck on something inside. For this reason, the power adapter 10 has extremely good storability when housed in a housing container such as a bag.
Since the end portion 22C does not protrude from the main body 20, the main body 20
Of the connecting cord 22 can be protected.

Next, when the power adapter 10 is connected to the computer 100 as shown in FIG. 1, the connection cord 22 is sequentially wound from the state shown in FIG.
52, and detached from the main body 20 as shown in FIG. 1 or FIGS. Then, the plug 22B of the connection cord 22 is electrically connected to the connection hole 2A of the main body 2, and as shown in FIG.
And rotated from the lower surface 28 of the main body 20. Thereby, the plug 24 can be inserted into the hole 12A of the outlet 12 in FIG. 1 and electrically connected. Thereby, the power adapter 10 converts the AC power of the outlet 12 into a DC voltage of a predetermined voltage and supplies the DC voltage to the computer 100.

When the power supply by the power adapter 10 is completed, the plug 22B is pulled out from the connection hole 2A and the plug 24 is pulled out from the outlet 12. Then, the user inserts the connection cord 22 into the recessed portions 50 and 52 as shown in FIG.
Using the four sides 30, 36, 32, 34 of the body 20
The connection cord 22 can be securely wound around the main body 20 of the power adapter 10 and stored compactly by winding the cable to the required number of times.

Next, another embodiment of the power adapter which is an electronic apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The power adapter 210 has a main body 220, a plug 242, a connection cord 222, and the like. The power adapter 210 in FIG. 10 has substantially the same configuration as the power adapter 10 in FIG. 1 and can also be used to supply power to an electronic device such as the computer 100. The main body 220 has an upper surface 22 as shown in FIGS.
6, lower surface 228, four side portions 230, 232, 234,
236 and the like. The lower surface 228 has a plug housing 2
The plug 224 can be used by extracting the plug 224 from the plug accommodating portion 240 around the fulcrum 244 in the W direction as shown in FIG.

The sides 230 and 232 are substantially flat surfaces. On the other hand, the side parts 234 and 236
50 and 252 are provided. The concave portion 250 is formed in a groove shape by the protruding portions 260 and 262 as shown in FIG. The recessed part 252 is a projection part 264, 2
66 form a groove. Such depressions 234 and 246 are shown in FIGS. FIG.
Shows an example of the shape of the protruding portion 264 (260) in FIG. The connection cord 222 has a cord portion 222A having a predetermined length and a plug 222B. The end 222C of the cord portion 222A is located in the recessed portion 234 as shown in FIGS.

By adopting such a structure, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the side portions 230 and 236 of the power adapter 210 shown in FIG. , 232, and 234, it is possible to easily and reliably store and hold the paper. Moreover, since the end 222C of the connection cord 222 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is located in the recess 250, the end 222C does not project from the main body 220. Therefore, the power adapter 210 can be easily stored in a storage container such as a bag.

Next, FIG. 17 shows still another embodiment of the power adapter as the electronic apparatus of the present invention.
The power adapters 10 and 210 in FIGS. 2 and 10 convert the AC voltage of the outlet 12 into a DC voltage, and the plugs 24 and 224 are adapted to fit into the outlet 12 on the AC power supply side. On the other hand, the plug 324 of the power adapter 310 in FIG. 17 is a part of the connection cord 322 and is not provided on the main body 320 side. The plugs 324 and 324 can be inserted into holes of an outlet of an AC power supply. The connection cord 322 has the plug 324 and a cord portion 322A.

On the other hand, the main body 320 is, for example, shown in FIG.
Of the computer 100 has a plug 390 for insertion into the connection hole 2A. This plug 390 is attached to the main body 32
0, and this plug 390 is a DC voltage supply plug. The plug 39 is inside the main body 320.
A converter for converting an AC voltage supplied from the 0 side into a DC voltage of a predetermined voltage is accommodated. The main body 320 includes an upper surface 326, a lower surface 328, and four side portions 330, 332, and 33.
4 and 336. The side parts 330 and 332 are planar. The side portions 334 and 336 each have a recessed portion 3
50 and 352 are formed respectively. Depressed part 35
Numeral 0 is formed in a groove shape by two projecting portions 360 and 362. Another depression 336 is the projection 3
64, 366 to form a groove.

When the power adapter 310 is not used, the cord portion 322A of the connection cord 322 is fitted into the recessed portions 350 and 352, so that the side portions 330 and
It can be easily and reliably wound up and stored over 336, 332, 334. Moreover, since the end 322C of the connection cord 322 is located in the recessed portion 336, the end 322C does not protrude from the main body 320. Therefore, the end 322C can be protected.

Next, FIG. 18 to FIG. 20 show still another embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the present invention. An electronic device 410 shown in FIG. 18 is, for example, a device for driving a recording device for external connection, for example, a floppy disk (disk-shaped information recording medium) DS. This electronic device 41
0 indicates that information can be recorded on the information recording medium DS such as a floppy disk, or the information recorded on the information recording medium DS can be reproduced. The insertion section 403 for inserting the information recording medium DS is
Is formed.

The electronic device 410 has a main body 420 and a connection cord 422 as shown in FIG. Body 420
The upper surface 426, the lower surface 428, and the four side portions 430, 43
2,434,436. Sides 430, 432
Is a flat surface. Recesses 450 and 452 are formed in the side portions 434 and 436, respectively. Recess 45
Numeral 0 is formed in a groove shape by the protruding portions 460 and 462. The depression 452 is formed in a groove shape by the projections 464 and 466.

The connection cord 422 has a cord portion 422A and a connector 422B. This connector 422B
Can be detachably connected to the connection hole 2C of the main body 2 in FIG. The end 422C of the cord portion 422A is
It is located in the depression 450. As a result, the end 422 </ b> C does not protrude from the
60, 462, 464 and 466 can protect the end 422C. In addition, the cord part 422A is
By turning a plurality of times along the side portions 430, 436, and 434 of the twentieth portion 20, the dent portions 450 and 452 can be easily and securely wound and held by using the recessed portions 450 and 452.

Since the electronic device main body has a concave portion, the cord protruding from the main body can be easily wound around the main body. Since there is a concave portion such as a concave portion, the wound cord is hard to fall apart (does not come off the main body). Since the cord protrudes from the bottom of the concave portion such as the concave portion, the cord bush and the like do not protrude from the outer shape of the main body, so that the cord outlet can be protected. In addition, there is no protrusion of the cord part when carrying, so it is easy to store in a bag or the like. A convex or concave portion is provided on at least two exterior surfaces of the exterior, and a cord is pulled out from the concave portion, and the pulled-out cord is wound around a concave portion provided on the exterior surface.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, a concave portion 450 is formed in the center of the main body 520 of the power adapter 510. Connection code 5
22 can be wound.

The power adapter 610 shown in FIG.
The main body 620 has concave portions 650 and 652 formed by projecting portions 660, 662, 664 and 666. One of the recesses 650 has a connection cord 6
22 are derived. A wiring connector 700 (AC AC inlet) is provided in the other recess 652. The plug 740 of the connection cord 822 for the AC plug 724 can be connected to the wiring connection connector 700. The wiring connector 700 has a recess 700
Because it is inside, it does not protrude outside the main body 610, and even if the main body 610 is housed in a bag or the like, the wiring connector 70
0 does not catch on other parts. The connection cord 622 can be wound around the main body using the recessed portions 650 and 652 as in the other embodiments.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, an example of a power adapter having a connection cord as a power device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and another type or another field can be adopted. The portable electronic device used is not limited to a computer, but can be applied to other types of information terminals or further types. The shape of the main body is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped or a cubic shape, and may be a side shape. In the embodiment shown, the recessed portion has at least two
Although provided on one side, the recessed portion (recess) is not limited to this, and may be provided on three or four sides or more sides.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It has good storability with respect to a storage container in a bag or the like, and it is possible to reliably hold electric wiring for electrical connection to the main body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view showing an example of a power supply adapter and a portable electronic device as preferred embodiments of an electronic apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state in which a connection cord is wound around the power adapter shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a power adapter.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the power adapter.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a power adapter.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the power adapter.

FIG. 7 is another side view of the power adapter.

FIG. 8 is yet another side view of the power adapter.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary perspective view showing another example of a power adapter that is an embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the power adapter shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the power adapter shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a side view of the power adapter shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is another side view of the power adapter of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is another side view of the power adapter of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of a power adapter which is an example of the electronic apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the present invention and an example of a portable electronic device to which the embodiment is applied.

FIG. 19 is a more detailed perspective view of the electronic apparatus of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state in which a connection cord is wound in the electronic device of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Power adapter (electronic device), 20 ... Main body, 22 ... Connection cord, 24 ... Plug, 50,
52: recessed portion, 60, 62, 64, 66 ... projected portion

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a concave portion on a side portion, and an electric wiring which is drawn out of the concave portion of the main body and wound and wound around the main body using the concave portion, and is held and held. Electronic equipment characterized by the above. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a plug for electrically connecting to an AC power supply. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the depression is formed by providing a plurality of protrusions on a side of the main body. 4. An electronic apparatus, comprising: a main body having a concave portion on a side portion; and an electric wiring extending from the concave portion of the main body. 5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the main body is provided with a plug for electrically connecting to an AC power supply. 6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the depression is formed by providing a plurality of protrusions on a side of the main body. 7. An electronic device, comprising: a main body having a concave portion on a side portion; and a wiring connector extending from the concave portion of the main body. 8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the recessed portion is formed by providing a plurality of protrusions on a side of the main body.