Electronic device

Abstract

To facilitate insertion of an object to be inserted into an insertion portion.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes a device body 2, an insertion portion electrically connected to the device body 2 and into which an object to be inserted is inserted, a holding member 41 that holds the insertion portion, a support portion 41G that movably supports the holding member 41 with respect to the device body 2, and a fixing portion 41H that fixes the holding member 41 to the device body 2 at a plurality of positions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an adapter that mounts a CF card with a built-in antenna so as to protrude more than usual.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In an electronic device such as a car navigation device, for example, there is an attachment state of a display panel according to a vehicle, but it is preferable to commonly design the device main body for various attachment states of the display panel in order to reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0005] Here, since the device main body updates data, an insertion portion for inserting an inserted body such as an SD card (SD Memory Card) is provided. When inserting the inserted body into the insertion portion, the insertion portion is made to appear on the front side while avoiding the display panel. However, for example, when the device main body is made common and the attachment state of the display panel can be made general-purpose, when the front and rear positions of the display panel are separated with respect to the device main body, the insertion portion can be arranged deep where a finger cannot reach when inserting the inserted body.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of easily inserting an inserted body into an insertion portion.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] To achieve the above object, an electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a device body, an insertion portion that is electrically connected to the device body and into which an inserted body is inserted, a holding member that holds the insertion portion, a support portion that movably supports the holding member with respect to the device body, and a fixing portion that fixes the holding member at a plurality of positions with respect to the device body.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, the insertion of the inserted body into the insertion portion can be easily performed.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments. In addition, the constituent elements in the following embodiments include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art, substantially the same ones, and those within a so-called equivalent range. Furthermore, the constituent elements disclosed in the following embodiments can be combined as appropriate.

[0011] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted inside a vehicle and is, for example, a navigation system or an audio system. The electronic device 1 includes a device main body 2, a display panel 3, and a slot unit 4.

[0012] The device main body 2 constitutes a housing in which electronic components are housed. The device main body 2 is a housing whose front side, upper side, lower side, right side, left side, and rear side are closed with sheet metal. Therefore, the device main body 2 has a front plate 2A, an upper plate 2B, a lower plate 2C, a right plate 2D, a left plate 2E, and a rear plate 2F, which are made of sheet metal. Here, the front side, upper side, lower side, right side, left side, and rear side of the electronic device 1 are defined in each direction in a state where the electronic device 1 is mounted in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle. That is, the side facing the driver's seat side is the "front side", the side facing the windshield side in front of the vehicle is the "rear side", and the right side and the left side are the directions when viewing the electronic device 1 from the front side. In addition, the device main body 2 is disposed inside a vehicle cluster (also referred to as a dashboard).

[0013] The display panel 3 is installed on the front side of the device main body 2. The display panel 3 has a panel frame 3A and a display unit 3B. The panel frame 3A covers the front side of the device main body 2 and is formed of synthetic resin. In this embodiment, the panel frame 3A is larger than the device main body 2 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The display unit 3B is smaller in the vertical and horizontal directions of the panel frame 3A and is housed inside the panel frame 3A in the vertical and horizontal directions. Although not shown in the figure, the panel frame 3A can be provided with operation buttons for performing various operations of the electronic device 1 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The display unit 3B has, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic electro-luminescence (EL) display. Although not shown in the figure, the display unit 3B can be configured as a touch panel.

[0014] The electronic device 1 of the embodiment uses the device main body 2 and the display panel 3 as common components, and can implement a first form and a second form in which the attachment state of the display panel 3 to the device main body 2 is different. The first form is shown in FIG. 1, and the second form is shown in FIG. 2. Note that the electronic device 1 of the embodiment may be configured such that only the device main body 2 is used as a common component with the display panel 3 having different shapes, and the first form and the second form in which the attachment state of the display panel 3 to the device main body 2 is different can be implemented.

[0015] In the electronic device 1 of the first form shown in FIG. 1, first connecting members 5 are fixed to the left and right side portions of the upper plate 2B of the device main body 2, and the display panel 3 is fixed via the first connecting members 5. The first connecting members 5 are respectively arranged at the left and right side portions of the upper plate 2B and are made of sheet metal along the vertical and front-rear directions. The first connecting members 5 extend upward from the upper plate 2B and are arranged slightly in front of the front plate 2A. The display panel 3 is fixed to the front ends of the first connecting members 5 and is arranged to cover the front side of the device main body 2.

[0016] In the electronic device 1 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a second connecting member 6 is fixed to the front plate 2A of the device main body 2, and the display panel 3 is fixed via this second connecting member 6. The second connecting member 6 is fixed to a cover member 7 that covers the front side of the device main body 2. The cover member 7 is formed of sheet metal and, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, has a front side plate 7A that is the same size as the front plate 2A of the device main body 2 and extends along the front plate 2A, an upper side plate 7B that extends forward at the upper end of the front side plate 7A, a lower side plate 7C that extends forward at the lower end of the front side plate 7A, and side plates 7D that are continuous with the left and right ends of the front side plate 7A, the upper side plate 7B, and the lower side plate 7C. The cover member 7 covers the front plate 2A of the device main body 2 with the front side plate 7A and is arranged so as to surround the upper, lower, left, and right sides in front of the front plate 2A with the upper side plate 7B, the lower side plate 7C, and the side plates 7D that extend forward from the upper, lower, left, and right ends of this front side plate 7A. The second connecting member 6 is fixed to the lower side plate 7C of this cover member 7.

[0017] The second connecting member 6 has a left - right position fixing portion 6A, a front - rear position fixing portion 6B, an up - down position fixing portion 6C, and a tilt position fixing portion 6D. The left - right position fixing portion 6A is a portion fixed to the lower side plate 7C of the cover member 7 and is fixed while changing its position in the left - right direction with respect to the lower side plate 7C. The front - rear position fixing portion 6B is fixed while changing its position in the front - rear direction with respect to the left - right position fixing portion 6A. The up - down position fixing portion 6C is attached to the front - rear position fixing portion 6B, and the display panel 3 is fixed to the front side thereof while changing its up - down position. The tilt position fixing portion 6D is a member that fixes the up - down position fixing portion 6C to the front - rear position fixing portion 6B via an axis extending in the left - right direction, and fixes the up - down position fixing portion 6C to the front - rear position fixing portion 6B while changing the angle in the front - rear direction about the axis. Therefore, the second connecting member 6 changes and fixes the position of the display panel 3 with respect to the device main body 2 in the left - right direction, the front - rear direction, and the front - rear angle. In the electronic device 1 of this second embodiment, since the second connecting member 6 is interposed between the device main body 2 and the display panel 3, the display panel 3 is arranged at a position farther from the device main body 2 compared to the first embodiment. That is, it can also be said that in the electronic device 1 of the second embodiment, the device main body 2 is arranged deeper in the vehicle cluster compared to the first embodiment.

[0018] As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the slot unit 4 is disposed at the upper front side of the device main body 2 with respect to the above-described device main body 2. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the slot unit 4 is configured by holding an insertion part 42 with a holding member 41. The insertion part 42 is, for example, a so-called SD card slot module into which an SD card (SD Memory Card), which is an object to be inserted, is inserted. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the insertion part 42, a slot part 42A into which an SD card is inserted is mounted on a substrate 42B. The SD card is inserted into the slot part 42A from the front side. The substrate 42B has a proximal end of a flexible cable 42C connected thereto. The flexible cable 42C has a connector 42Ca at its distal end connected to a connector (not shown) provided on a substrate 2H (see FIGS. 7 and 9) inside the device main body 2. The electronic device 1 according to the embodiment can read data stored in the SD card when the SD card is inserted into the slot part 42A of the insertion part 42. The electronic device 1 can update data stored in advance according to the data of the SD card and the like.

[0019] The holding member 41 is configured as a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case that houses the insertion part 42. The holding member 41 is formed of a synthetic resin material and constitutes a protective cover that covers the periphery of the insertion part 42, and has a plate-shaped front cover 41A, upper cover 41B, lower cover 41C, right cover 41D, left cover 41E, and rear cover 41F. Further, the holding member 41 has a support part 41G, a fixing part 41H, a slit 41I, and a stopper 41J.

[0020] The front cover 41A is a portion that covers the front side of the insertion portion 42. A through hole 41Aa into which an SD card to be inserted into the insertion portion 42 is inserted is formed in the front cover 41A. The upper cover 41B is a portion that covers the upper side of the insertion portion 42. The lower cover 41C is a portion that covers the lower side of the insertion portion 42. The right cover 41D is a portion that covers the right side of the insertion portion 42. The front end portion 41Da of the right cover 41D is formed to protrude forward of the front cover 41A. The left cover 41E is a portion that covers the left side of the insertion portion 42. The front end portion 41Ea of the left cover 41E is formed to protrude forward of the front cover 41A. The rear cover 41F is a portion that covers the rear side of the insertion portion 42. The flexible cable 42C of the insertion portion 42 penetrates through the rear cover 41F and is provided.

[0021] The support portion 41G is disposed on the upper side in the holding member 41. The support portion 41G is formed in a plate shape and is provided to extend rearward from the upper end of the front cover 41A. As shown in FIG. 5, the support portion 41G is located above the upper cover 41B, is provided parallel to the upper cover 41B, and has an insertion portion 41Ga with a gap P1 between its lower surface and the upper surface of the upper cover 41B. The support portion 41G and the upper cover 41B are arranged without overlapping in the vertical direction.

[0022] The fixing portion 41H is for fixing the slot unit 4 to the device main body 2. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the fixing portion 41H has a first through hole 41Ha and a second through hole 41Hb that penetrate vertically through the support portion 41G. The first through hole 41Ha is provided on the front side of the support portion 41G and a plurality (two in the embodiment) are arranged in the left-right direction. The second through hole 41Hb is provided on the rear side of the support portion 41G and a plurality (two in the embodiment) are arranged in the left-right direction. The left and right positions of the first through hole 41Ha and the second through hole 41Hb coincide in the front-rear direction. In the portion where the second through hole 41Hb is provided, the support portion 41G is formed with a convex portion 41Gb that protrudes upward from the portion where the first through hole 41Ha is provided, and is arranged in a concave portion 41Gc formed in this convex portion 41Gb. In the support portion 41G, the portion where the second through hole 41Hb is provided has an upper surface and a lower surface that coincide with the portion where the first through hole 41Ha is provided in the vertical direction. That is, in the support portion 41G, the portion where the second through hole 41Hb is provided and the portion where the first through hole 41Ha is provided are formed to have the same vertical thickness.

[0023] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the slit 41I is formed with an interval P2 between the right end of the support portion 41G and the inner surface of the right cover 41D, and between the left end of the support portion 41G and the inner surface of the left cover 41E, respectively. The front side of the slit 41I is blocked by the front cover 41A, and the rear side is open at the rear end of the support portion 41G.

[0024] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the stopper 41J is composed of a protrusion protruding to the right from the lower end portion of the right cover 41D and a protrusion protruding to the left from the lower end portion of the left cover 41E.

[0025] This slot unit 4 is attached to the device main body 2. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the device main body 2 is provided with a mounting portion 2G for mounting the slot unit 4 at the upper end portion of the front plate 2A and the front end portion of the upper plate 2B. The mounting portion 2G has an opening portion 2Ga, a support fixing portion 2Gb, a contact portion 2Gc, and a screw hole 2Gd.

[0026] The opening part 2Ga forms an opening formed by notching the upper end part of the front plate 2A. The holding member 41 in the slot unit 4 is inserted through the opening part 2Ga.

[0027] The support and fixing part 2Gb is the bottom of a recessed part 2Gba where a part of the front end part of the upper plate 2B is recessed downward, and is constituted by a flat plate piece provided in parallel with other parts of the upper plate 2B. The front end of the support and fixing part 2Gb constitutes a part of the opening part 2Ga. When the holding member 41 is inserted through the opening part 2Ga, the support and fixing part 2Gb is inserted between the upper surface of the upper cover 41B of the holding member 41 and the lower surface of the support part 41G. The holding member 41 is provided such that the support part 41G is placed on the support and fixing part 2Gb and is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the support and fixing part 2Gb at the bottom of the recessed part 2Gba. In the embodiment, since the support and fixing part 2Gb is formed as the recessed part 2Gba where a part of the front end part of the upper plate 2B is recessed downward, it prevents the support part 41G placed on the upper surface of the support and fixing part 2Gb from protruding above the upper plate 2B.

[0028] The abutting part 2Gc is formed in the middle of the front end part of the upper plate 2B which is one surface of the device main body 2 being recessed downward and reaching the support and fixing part 2Gb. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the abutting part 2Gc is formed in plate-shaped inclined parts that slope inward from the upper plate 2B toward the support and fixing part 2Gb on both the left and right sides of the support and fixing part 2Gb. The abutting part 2Gc is formed as the front end of the plate-shaped inclined part. The plate-shaped inclined part forming the abutting part 2Gc is inserted into each of the slits 41I on both the left and right sides of the support part 41G when the holding member 41 is inserted through the opening part 2Ga. Then, the abutting part 2Gc abuts against the closed part on the front side of each slit 41I in the state where the holding member 41 is inserted most rearward. Therefore, the abutting part 2Gc and each slit 41I constitute a restricting part that restricts the rearward movement range of the holding member 41.

[0029] Note that when the holding member 41 moves forward while being inserted into the opening portion 2Ga, as shown in FIG. 10, each stopper 41J abuts against the rear surface of the front plate 2A of the device main body 2. That is, the holding member 41 is prevented from coming out forward from the opening portion 2Ga when each stopper 41J abuts against the inner surface of the front plate 2A of the device main body 2. Therefore, the stopper 41J constitutes a restricting portion that restricts the forward movement range of the holding member 41.

[0030] As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the screw holes 2Gd are formed to penetrate the support fixing portion 2Gb in the vertical direction. A plurality (two in the embodiment) of screw holes 2Gd are arranged in the left - right direction. The screw holes 2Gd are provided so as to coincide with the first through - hole 41Ha and the second through - hole 41Hb. When the holding member 41 is inserted into the opening portion 2Ga, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the screw holes 2Gd coincide with the first through - hole 41Ha in a form where the holding member 41 moves rearward and each slit 41I abuts against the abutting portion 2Gc, and do not coincide with the second through - hole 41Hb. Therefore, the slot unit 4 fixes the support portion 41G to the support fixing portion 2Gb by tightening the screw 43 inserted into the first through - hole 41Ha into the common screw hole 2Gd. On the other hand, when the holding member 41 is inserted into the opening portion 2Ga, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the screw holes 2Gd coincide with the second through - hole 41Hb in a form where the holding member 41 moves forward and each stopper 41J abuts against the front plate 2A of the device main body 2, and do not coincide with the first through - hole 41Ha. Therefore, the slot unit 4 fixes the support portion 41G to the support fixing portion 2Gb by tightening the screw 43 inserted into the second through - hole 41Hb into the common screw hole 2Gd. Thus, the first through - hole 41Ha and the second through - hole 41Hb constitute fixing portions for fixing the holding member 41 at each position where it has moved with respect to the device main body 2.

[0031] As described above, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment includes a device main body 2, an insertion portion 42 that is electrically connected to the device main body 2 and into which an inserted body is inserted, a holding member 41 that holds the insertion portion 42, a support portion 41G that movably supports the holding member 41 with respect to the device main body 2, and a fixing portion 41H that fixes the holding member 41 to the device main body 2 at a plurality of positions.

[0032] The electronic device 1 of the embodiment corresponds to the front - rear position of the display panel 3 in the first form shown in FIG. 1 and the front - rear position of the display panel 3 in the second form shown in FIG. 2. It moves the holding member 41 of the slot unit 4 in the front - rear direction by the support portion 41G and fixes it at the moved position by the fixing portion 41H. Specifically, as in the first form shown in FIG. 1, the display panel 3 is relatively on the rear side and is disposed near the front plate 2A of the device main body 2 in the electronic device 1. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the slot unit 4 can be moved to the rear side and fixed. On the contrary, as in the second form shown in FIG. 2, the display panel 3 is relatively on the front side and is disposed far from the front plate 2A of the device main body 2 in the electronic device 1. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the slot unit 4 is moved to the front side and fixed. As a result, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can easily insert the inserted body into the insertion portion 42 regardless of the position of the display panel 3.

[0033] In addition, in the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, the holding member 41 is configured as a case that houses the insertion portion 42. Therefore, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can improve the design property of the slot unit 4 including the insertion portion 42 by the holding member 41 as compared with the case of the insertion portion 42 alone, protect the insertion portion 42, and prevent a situation where foreign matter comes into contact with the insertion portion 42.

[0034] Also, in the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, the support portion 41G is provided slidably with respect to the concave portion shape 2Gba formed on one surface of the device main body 2. Therefore, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can prevent the support portion 41G from protruding above the upper plate 2B which is one surface of the device main body 2 by sliding the support portion 41G in the concave portion shape 2Gba.

[0035] Also, in the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, a plurality of fixing portions 41H are provided to fix the holding member 41 via screws 43 tightened into common screw holes 2Gd formed in the device main body 2 when the holding member 41 moves to a plurality of respective positions. Therefore, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can fix the moved holding member 41 using the screw holes 2Gd and the screws 43 as common components.

[0036] Further, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment includes a cover member 7 that covers a protruding portion of a holding member 41 that protrudes and is fixed from the device main body 2. Therefore, when the holding member 41 protrudes from the device main body 2 in the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, the protruding portion can be covered with the cover member 7, so that the load of an external force on the holding member 41 can be suppressed and the holding member 41 can be protected.

[0037] Also, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment includes a restricting portion (abutting portion 2Gc and each slit 41I and stopper 41J) that restricts the movement range of the holding member 41. Therefore, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can prevent the holding member 41 from falling off from the electronic device 1 due to movement or position it at an appropriate fixing position.

[0038] Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 11, the front cover 41A of the holding member 41 in the slot unit 4 of the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can be formed larger as compared with FIGS. 6 and 8. Specifically, in the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, the front cover 41A of the holding member 41 is formed so as to cover the front side of the front plate 2A of the device main body 2. In this way, by forming the front cover 41A large, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can arrange the front surface 41Ab of the front cover 41A largely on the front side of the front plate 2A of the device main body 2. For this reason, the electronic device 1 of the embodiment can perform secondary processing such as printing on the front surface 41Ab of the front cover 41A, and the design property can be improved.

[0039] Note that, in the electronic device 1 of the above-described embodiment, an example in which the slot unit 4 is attached along the upper plate 2B that is one surface of the device main body 2 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the one surface of the device main body 2 to which the slot unit 4 is attached may be the lower plate 2C, the right plate 2D, or the left plate 2E, and the slot unit 4 may be attached along any one of these surfaces.

[0040] In addition, in the electronic device 1 of the above-described embodiment, the insertion portion 42 has been described by taking an SD card slot module with an SD card as an inserted body as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the insertion portion may be a USB port with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector as an inserted body, and this USB port may be housed in the holding member 41 of the embodiment and fixed so as to be movable.

Explanation of Signs

[0041] 1 Electronic device 2 Device body 2Gba Concave portion shape 2Gc Contact portion (restriction portion) 2Gd Screw hole 41 Holding member 41J Stopper (restriction portion) 41I Slit (restriction portion) 41G Support portion 41H Fixing portion 42 Insertion portion 43 Screw 7 Cover member

Claims

1. A machine body, An insertion part that is electrically connected to the machine body and into which an inserted object is inserted, A holding member that holds the insertion part, A support part that movably supports the holding member with respect to the machine body, A fixing part that fixes the holding member at a plurality of positions with respect to the machine body, Comprising, The fixing part is provided in plurality so as to fix the holding member via screws tightened into common screw holes formed in the machine body when the holding member moves to each of the plurality of positions, an electronic device.

2. The support part is provided slidably with respect to a recessed shape formed on one surface of the machine body, the electronic device according to claim 1.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, including a cover member that covers a protruding portion of the holding member fixed so as to protrude from the machine body.

4. An electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, including a restricting part that restricts a movement range of the holding member.

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