Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090027849 | FUNCTION EXPANSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM - A function expansion device has a housing containing an electronic component and a locking mechanism having a lock-releasing member attached to the housing and movable between a locking position in which the member contacts the housing and a lock-releasing position to which the member moves in response to a lock-releasing operation. The locking mechanism locks an electronic device so that it cannot be removed when the lock-releasing member is in the locking position and unlocks the electronic device in response to an operation of moving the lock-releasing member from the locking position to the lock-releasing position. The housing and the lock-releasing member have respective holes which communicate with each other when the lock-releasing member is in the locking position. | 01-29-2009 |
20090040693 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers the electronic component housed in the electronic component housing section that is movable between a locked position in which its attachment is not allowed and an unlocked position in which its attachment is allowed. The electronic-component housing section cover is prohibited from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is housed in the battery housing section and is allowed to move from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is removed from the battery housing section. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040699 | Electronic component mounting part and electronic apparatus - An HDD mounting part includes component fixing sections that respectively extend along both sides of an HDD and have widths not more than the height of the HDD. The HDD mounting part further includes: a first HDD fixing section that extends from the component fixing sections up to a position apart from a front end of the HDD and is fixed to a notebook PC at the position apart from the front end; and a second apparatus fixing section that extends from the component fixing sections up to a position apart from a rear end of the HDD and is fixed to the notebook PC at the position apart from the rear end. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040702 | Electronic apparatus - A hinge member that couples a display unit to a main unit in an openable and closable manner is fixed to the display unit by a hinge fastening section of the hinge member. A panel attachment member having a panel fastening section fastened to the side of a display panel of the display unit is fixed to the display panel independently of the hinge fastening section. A tongue piece of the panel fastening section overlaps and contacts the hinge fastening section from the front surface side of a display screen of the display panel. | 02-12-2009 |
20090040720 | Electronic apparatus and heat radiating unit - A heat radiating unit provided in an electronic apparatus includes: a fan for blowing air; and a heat radiating member in which heat radiation fins for transmitting heat to passing air are arranged and which has an endothermic section that contacts a top surface of a first heat-producing component on a circuit substrate so as to absorb heat from the first heat-producing component. The heat radiating unit further includes a supporting member provided with a heat-radiating-member biasing section that biases the heat radiating member toward the circuit substrate. The supporting member is also provided with an endothermic arm that extends toward and contacts a top surface of a second heat-producing component so as to absorb heat from the second heat-producing component. The top surfaces of the first and second heat-producing components are different in height. | 02-12-2009 |
20090167978 | Display device and electronic apparatus - In a first area, a projection section provided in a second rib is inserted into a hollow section provided in a first rib, and the first rib and the second rib are overlapped with each other such that the second rib is located inside the first rib. In a second area, the first rib and the second rib are overlapped with each other such that the first rib is located inside the second rib. Therefore, a front rib and a back rib prevent each other from moving in an overlapping direction. Accordingly, it is possible to fix the front rib and the back rib without using a rib which is another component, thereby making it possible to reduce the size and weight of an apparatus while increasing the size of a display screen. | 07-02-2009 |
20100067182 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys arranged on an upper surface and a rib, a long side of the keyboard extending in left and right directions, the rib protruding from the long side of the keyboard except at left and right ends; a supporting portion to support a lower surface at the left and right ends of the keyboard; and a fixing portion to fix the rib of the keyboard. The supporting portion supports the lower surface at the left and right ends of the keyboard so that the lower surface of the keyboard protrudes downward. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067188 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a circuit board; a housing which incorporates the circuit board and includes, on the bottom surface of the housing, an opening, through which a portion of one surface of the circuit board is visible, and a fastening hole; an electronic component mounted in the opening and accommodated in the housing; and a fastening member inserted into the fastening hole and fixing the housing. The housing has a rib formed along the entire circumference of the opening, and the rib extends from the circumferential edge of the opening toward the circuit board and prevents the fastening member that has fallen into the opening from entering the housing. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067195 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a housing including an outlet formed in a first surface thereof and a filter storage opening formed in a second surface thereof; a heat radiating member disposed closer to the outlet than the filter storage opening in the housing and to radiate heat received from a heating electronic component to the air flowing through an inlet thereof; a filter member inserted into the housing through the filter storage opening and disposed on the front surface of the inlet; a filter receiving portion; and a fan disposed at a side the filter member across from the heat radiating member and feeding air into the inlet. The filter receiving portion receives a tip supporting portion of the filter member at a position away from the inlet. The lid portion has such a dimension that the filter storage opening is closed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067205 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a circuit board having a connector mounted at an end edge and a metal member reinforcing the connector, the connector including a fitting surface of the connector facing outside; a housing which accommodates the circuit board and includes a first opening for a keyboard arrangement formed in an upper surface thereof and a second opening for fitting with a mating connector formed on a side surface thereof, the second opening facing the fitting surface of the connector mounted on the circuit board; and a keyboard exposed to the outside from the first opening and having a plurality of keys arranged on an upper surface thereof. The metal member extends under the keyboard and supports a portion of the lower surface of the keyboard. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067206 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a circuit board; a housing accommodating the circuit board and having a card insertion slot on a side surface thereof; and a card holding portion fixed on the circuit board and having a card receiving slot facing the card insertion slot and provided closer to a center side of the circuit board than a side edge of the circuit board on the card insertion slot side, the card holding portion receiving a card, inserted through the card insertion slot, from the card receiving slot and holding the card. The housing has a guiding rib which extends from the card insertion slot to the vicinity of the card receiving slot and guides the card, inserted into the card insertion slot, to the card receiving slot. | 03-18-2010 |
20100124007 | MEDIUM DRIVE UNIT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A medium drive unit includes a frame having an operating section, on a rear surface of which facing the main body side of the frame is provided a projection projecting toward the button, and which, upon receiving a depression operation from an outer surface side facing the outside, is biased toward the main body side and pushes the button with the leading end of the projection, a frame main body which surrounds the operating section so as to be separated from the operating section by an opening which extends surrounding the operating section, and passes through the front and rear surfaces of the frame, and an elastic support piece which extends through the opening along an edge of the operating section adjacent to the opening, of which one end is connected to the frame main body and the other end to the operating section. | 05-20-2010 |
20100172074 | Electronic apparatus having lock unit - A lock unit used for an electronic apparatus that includes a foldable and unfoldable housing that has a first surface that is foldable, and a second surface orthogonal to the first surface includes a lock member that locks the housing in a folded state, an operation member that moves the lock member and releases a lock of the housing by the lock member, and a transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force applied to the operation member to the lock member by changing an operating direction of the operation member to another direction, and moves the lock member in the other direction, wherein the operation member is provided on the second surface, and an operating direction of the operation member is a first direction perpendicular to the second surface, the lock member projecting in a second direction orthogonal to the first surface, and a moving direction of the lock member being a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172110 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a printed board having a mounting surface and a ground layer, a peripheral circuit of a memory, which is mounted in the electronic apparatus, being mounted on the mounting surface, a metal plate disposed above the mounting surface, and a plurality of conductive portions that electrically connect the ground layer and the metal plate to each other, wherein the peripheral circuit is mounted between the conductive portions. | 07-08-2010 |
20110019353 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a removable battery; and an electronic component housing section that houses a removable electronic component that operates with power supplied by the battery housed in the battery housing section. The apparatus further includes an electronic-component housing section cover that covers the electronic component housed in the electronic component housing section that is movable between a locked position in which its attachment is not allowed and an unlocked position in which its attachment is allowed. The electronic-component housing section cover is prohibited from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is housed in the battery housing section and is allowed to move from the locked position to the unlocked position when the battery is removed from the battery housing section. | 01-27-2011 |
20110085286 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a substrate that includes a component, a first cover member that includes a first position control section for controlling a position of the substrate, and a second cover member that forms an internal space in cooperation with the first cover member and includes a second position control section for controlling the position of the substrate relatively more precisely than the first position control section, wherein when the substrate is supported by either one of the first cover member and the second cover member, the substrate is not fixed to the one of the cover members, and when the first cover member and the second cover member are fastened together, the substrate is fixed in the internal space. | 04-14-2011 |
20120026739 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus includes a cover unit, a touchpad unit and a contact member. The cover unit has a window through which an operation section is exposed and the window has an inwardly inclined peripheral surface as an inclined portion. The touchpad unit is arranged substantially in the window. The contact member is secured on the touchpad unit and is exposed through the window. The contact member has a joining part for the cover unit. The joining part of the contact member forms a contiguous inclined surface together with the inclined portion of the cover unit. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030693 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus includes a disk drive unit, a first casing and a second casing. The disk drive unit is provided inside the electronic apparatus and has an insertion slot into which a disk medium is to be slid or placed. The first casing covers an upper side of the disk drive unit and includes a cover portion covering an upper edge of the insertion slot. The second casing joins to the first casing and provides a housing portion housing the disk drive unit. | 02-02-2012 |
20140036422 | CASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A case including a casing body formed with an opening and a cover attached to the opening to be capable of opening and closing. The case further including a first grip tab that extends from the cover towards the opening inner side and a second grip tab that includes an anchor portion that anchors in the cover opening direction to an anchored-to portion provided to the casing body. The second grip tab disposed facing towards the first grip tab and resiliently supported by the first grip tab to be capable of approaching and moving away from the first grip tab such that an insertion portion opened in the opening direction is formed between the first grip tab and the second grip tab and such that an anchored state of the anchor portion to the anchored-to portion is released by the second grip tab moving away from the first grip tab. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036423 | HINGE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THAT HINGE DEVICE - A hinge device which rotatably connects a display to a keyboard part comprised of a hinge pivot member which attaches the keyboard part and a bracket which is attached to the display and holds the hinge pivot member and of a hinge cover, wherein if making the bracket hold the hinge pivot member, then attaching the hinge cover to the pivot of the hinge pivot member and making it slide in the axial direction to engage it with the housing of the display part and attaching the front cover to the display part in this state, a projecting part which is provided at the front end part of the front cover is inserted in the hinge cover and return of the hinge cover in the axial direction is prevented, so the front cover and hinge cover can be simply removed at the time of maintenance of the display part. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036424 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF REMOVABLE UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THAT MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The mounting structure provided with pluralities of guide ribs having a fixed part and a moving part at both sides of a mounting region of an optical disk unit in an electronic apparatus, the fixed part projects out from a bottom surface of the mounting region along a direction of insertion of the optical disk unit into the mounting region and the moving part which swingably extends from the downstream side of the fixed part, the vicinity of a front end part of the moving part of at least one of the plurality of guide ribs which are provided at one side of the mounting region being provided with a projection which engages with a screw hole which is provided in advance in the optical disk unit, so that the optical disk unit is locked by the projection when the optical disk unit is completely housed in the mounting region. | 02-06-2014 |