Information processing device

Abstract

To provide an information processing device in which a cover of a pen housing section can be reliably fixed to a bottom cover and the cover of the pen housing section can be easily removed from the bottom cover as required. [Solution] An information processing device according to an embodiment includes a pen housing, a battery housing, a first cover, a second cover, and a third cover. The first cover has a first surface on which a first through-hole is formed and a second surface on which a second through-hole is formed, and covers the pen housing and the battery housing from one side. The second cover has a first insertion portion that is inserted from the pen housing through the first through-hole and covers the pen housing from the other side. The third cover has a second insertion portion that is inserted from the battery housing through the second through-hole and covers the battery housing from the other side. When the third cover is in a closed position covering the battery housing, the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are engaged. When the third cover is in an open position away from the battery housing, the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are disengaged.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present embodiment relates to an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, information processing devices equipped with a touch panel that allows input operations to be performed using a stylus pen may include a pen housing that can accommodate the stylus pen. The pen housing is provided, for example, to accommodate the stylus pen inside a bottom cover of the information processing device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2024-011731 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When a pen housing for housing a stylus pen is provided inside the bottom cover of an information processing device, the pen housing is formed, for example, in a concave shape by cutting out a part of the edge of the bottom cover. In an information processing device having such a pen housing, when a stylus pen is not housed in the pen housing, a cover may be provided on the pen housing to prevent the concave shape of the pen housing from being exposed to the outside.

[0005] One method for fixing the pen housing cover to the bottom cover is to use screws, for example. However, this method has the drawback of being time-consuming to attach and detach the pen housing cover. Therefore, it would be ideal to propose an information processing device that can reliably fix the pen housing cover to the bottom cover and also easily detach the pen housing cover from the bottom cover as needed.

[0006] An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an information processing device in which the cover of the pen storage section can be securely fixed to the bottom cover, and the cover of the pen storage section can be easily removed from the bottom cover as needed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a pen housing, a battery housing, a first cover, a second cover, and a third cover. The pen housing houses a pen. The battery housing is disposed at a distance from the pen housing in a first direction intersecting the extension direction of the pen housing and houses a battery. The first cover has a first surface and a second surface, and covers the pen housing and the battery housing from one side. The first surface is the surface of the pen housing facing the battery housing and has a first through-hole penetrating in the first direction. The second surface is the surface of the battery housing facing the pen housing and has a second through-hole penetrating in the first direction. The second cover has a first insertion portion. The first insertion portion is inserted from the pen housing in the first direction through the first through-hole. The second cover is detachably attached to the first cover in the first direction so as to cover the pen housing from the other side. The third cover has a second insertion portion. The second insertion portion is inserted in a first direction from the battery holding portion through the second through-hole. The third cover is attached to the first cover so as to be able to open and close freely so as to cover the battery holding portion from the other side. The first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are engaged with each other in a closed position in which the third cover covers the battery holding portion. The first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are disengaged from each other in an open position in which the third cover is separated from the battery holding portion.

[0008] In the information processing device, the first insertion portion has a protrusion at an end in the first direction that protrudes toward the second insertion portion. The second insertion portion has a recess formed in a position corresponding to the protrusion and following the shape of the protrusion. When the third cover is in a closed position covering the battery holder, the protrusion and the recess fit together.

[0009] In the information processing device, the protrusion has a claw structure that can be snap-fit ​​into the recess when the third cover is in the closed position covering the battery housing portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the above aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing device in which the cover of the pen storage section can be securely fixed to the bottom cover, and the cover of the pen storage section can be easily removed from the bottom cover as needed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the bottom cover of the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the information processing device according to the embodiment, showing a portion F3 in FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how the battery cover is mated with the dummy cover in the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view that schematically shows how the battery cover is mated with the dummy cover in the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which the battery cover is engaged with the dummy cover in the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a bottom view schematically showing a state in which the battery cover is engaged with the dummy cover in the information processing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a bottom view showing the battery cover, the SSD cover, and the DIMM cover in the information processing device according to the first modification of the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] [Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the information processing device 1 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the embodiment described below, and the actions and results (effects) brought about by said configuration are merely examples, and are not limited to the following description. Note that in this specification, ordinal numbers are used only to distinguish between parts and components, and do not indicate order or priority.

[0013] First, the outline and structure of an information processing device 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the information processing device 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing device 1 includes a display unit 11 having an LCD panel 113 and a touch panel 114, a main body unit 12, and a hinge unit 13.

[0014] In the following drawings, for convenience, three mutually orthogonal directions are defined. The width direction of the information processing device 1 is defined as the X-axis direction, the depth direction of the information processing device 1 is defined as the Y-axis direction, and the thickness direction of the information processing device 1 is defined as the Z-axis direction. The X-axis direction may also be referred to as the left-right direction. The Y-axis direction may also be referred to as the front-rear direction. The Z-axis direction may also be referred to as the up-down direction. Note that the expressions indicating directions such as front-rear, left-right, up-down, etc. in this embodiment are names used for convenience, and do not limit the position, posture, or usage mode of the information processing device 1.

[0015] The information processing device 1 is, for example, a portable personal computer (so-called notebook computer) in which the display unit 11 can be rotated 360 degrees relative to the main body unit 12. The information processing device 1 may be, for example, a tablet in which the display unit can be rotated 360 degrees relative to the main body unit.

[0016] 1, in the information processing device 1, a main body 12 and a display 11 are connected via a hinge 13, and the display 11 can be opened approximately 360 degrees relative to the main body 12 around the hinge 13. The hinge 13 connects the display 11 to the main body 12 in a rotatable manner.

[0017] A keyboard (sometimes referred to as KB) and a touchpad (sometimes referred to as MS) are arranged on the surface (upper surface 121b) of main body 12 that faces display unit 11 when closed. Similarly, an LCD panel 113 and a touch panel 114 superimposed on LCD panel 113 are arranged on the surface of display unit 11 that faces main body 12 when closed.

[0018] Therefore, the information processing device 1 can be used as a normal notebook PC, in which the main body 12 and display 11 are opened approximately 120 degrees (hereinafter referred to as the normal state), and input operations are performed using the keyboard and touchpad, while the display screen of the LCD panel 113 is checked.

[0019] When the user uses the keyboard and touchpad mounted on the main body 12 as a normal notebook PC, the user rotates the hinge 13 so that the display 11 is open relative to the main body 12 as shown in FIG. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the open state).

[0020] Furthermore, when the information processing device 1 is opened by approximately 360 degrees relative to the main body 12 with the display unit 11 facing each other on its back side (hereinafter referred to as the tablet state or 360-degree state), it can be used as a tablet type device, allowing input operations to be performed using the touch panel 114 while checking the display screen of the LCD panel 113.

[0021] When the user uses the information processing device 1 in a tablet state, the user rotates the hinge portion 13 to close the information processing device 1 in such a way that the display portion 11 is positioned on the −Z direction side of the main body portion 12 as shown in FIG.

[0022] For example, when the information processing device 1 is not in use or is carried around, the user rotates the hinge unit 13 to a position where the front surface of the display unit 11 faces the top cover 121 of the main body unit 12, and the display unit 11 is positioned in the +Z direction relative to the main body unit 12 and closed (hereinafter referred to as the 0-degree state). Each of the figures from FIG. 2 onwards shows the information processing device 1 in this 0-degree state.

[0023] In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the main body unit 12 and the display unit 11 are rotatable via the hinge unit 13 is exemplified, but the main body unit 12 and the display unit 11 may be detachable via the hinge unit 13. For example, the display unit 11 may be attached to the hinge unit 13 in a state in which it is opened approximately 120 degrees relative to the main body unit 12, and used as a normal notebook PC. Also, the main body unit 12 and the display unit 11 may be attached to the hinge unit 13 in a state in which they are stacked with their back surfaces facing each other, and used as a tablet.

[0024] Next, the dummy cover 123a attached to the bottom cover 122 of the information processing device 1 will be described with reference to Figures 2 and 3. Figure 2 is a bottom view showing the bottom cover 122 of the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the F3 portion of Figure 2 in the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. Note that Figure 2 shows an example of the appearance of an information processing device without a stylus pen installed.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 12 has a top cover 121 (see FIGS. 1 and 3), a bottom cover 122, a pen cover 123, and a battery cover 124. The bottom cover 122 has a first opening 122e and a second opening 122f formed therein. The bottom cover 122 is an example of a first cover. The battery cover 124 is an example of a third cover. The second opening 122f is an example of an opening.

[0026] The first opening 122e is formed at an end of the bottom cover 122 in the -Y direction. The second opening 122f is formed in the bottom cover 122 at a position spaced apart from the first opening 122e in the +Y direction. The first opening 122e is closed from the outside of the bottom cover 122 by a pen cover 123. The second opening 122f is closed from the outside of the bottom cover 122 by a battery cover 124.

[0027] 3, the information processing device 1 according to this embodiment is configured so that a stylus pen can be attached to the pen housing portion 12a of the main body portion 12 through the first opening 122e. When no stylus pen is attached to the pen housing portion 12a, a dummy cover 123a is detachably attached to the bottom cover 122 in the Y-axis direction so as to cover the pen housing portion 12a from the other side (the -Z direction side). The dummy cover 123a is an example of a second cover. Details of the pen housing portion 12a will be described later.

[0028] The dummy cover 123a is attached to an end of the bottom cover 122 in the -Y direction. The dummy cover 123a extends in the X-axis direction. A portion of the dummy cover 123a is disposed along the surface of the bottom cover 122 on the -Z direction side, and another portion is disposed along the surface of the bottom cover 122 on the -Y direction side.

[0029] When the dummy cover 123a is not engaged with the battery cover 124 inside the bottom cover 122, the user can grasp the dummy cover 123a and pull it in the -Y direction to remove the dummy cover 123a from the bottom cover 122. The engagement between the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 will be described later.

[0030] Next, the engagement of the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 inside the bottom cover 122 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how the battery cover 124 engages with the dummy cover 123a in the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing how the battery cover 124 engages with the dummy cover 123a in the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing how the battery cover 124 engages with the dummy cover 123a in the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a bottom view schematically showing how the battery cover 124 engages with the dummy cover 123a in the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment.

[0031] 4 to 7, Fig. 4(a) and Fig. 5(a) show a state before the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 are mated, and Fig. 4(b), Fig. 5(b), Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show a state after the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 are mated.

[0032] 4, the main body 12 further has a pen housing 12a and a battery housing 12b. The pen housing 12a is a portion that houses a stylus pen attached to the main body 12 for inputting characters and the like into the touch panel 114. The battery housing 12b is a portion that houses a battery 126 attached to the main body 12. The battery housing 12b is disposed apart from the pen housing 12a in the Y-axis direction that intersects with the extension direction (X-axis direction) of the pen housing 12a.

[0033] 5, the bottom cover 122 has side surfaces 122a and 122b. The side surface 122a is the surface of the pen housing portion 12a facing the battery housing portion 12b, and has a through-hole 122c that penetrates in the Y-axis direction. The side surface 122a is an example of a first surface. The side surface 122b is an example of a second surface.

[0034] The through hole 122c is formed on the -Y direction side of the bottom cover 122 at a position corresponding to the first insertion portion 1231. The through hole 122c communicates between the inside and outside of the bottom cover 122 in the Y axis direction. The dummy cover 123a is attached to the bottom cover 122 so as to close the through hole 122c. The through hole 122c is an example of a first through hole.

[0035] The side surface 122b is the surface of the battery housing 12b facing the pen housing 12a, and has a through-hole 122d that penetrates in the Y-axis direction. The bottom cover 122 covers the pen housing 12a and the battery housing 12b from one side (above). The through-hole 122d is an example of a second through-hole.

[0036] Through-hole 122d is formed on the +Y direction side of bottom cover 122 at a position corresponding to second insertion portion 1241. Through-hole 122d communicates between the inside and outside of bottom cover 122 in the Y-axis direction.

[0037] The dummy cover 123a has a first insertion portion 1231. The first insertion portion 1231 is a portion that is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the pen housing portion 12a through the through-hole 122c. The first insertion portion 1231 is a portion of the dummy cover 123a that is disposed inside the main body portion 12 and is a portion that is externally hidden by the bottom cover 122.

[0038] The first insertion portion 1231 is disposed inside (toward the +Y direction) the main body 12 relative to the portion of the dummy cover 123a other than the first insertion portion 1231. The first insertion portion 1231 extends in the Y-axis direction. A hole 1231a is formed at the end of the first insertion portion 1231 in the +Y direction.

[0039] The battery cover 124 is attached to the bottom cover 122 so as to be able to open and close freely and cover the battery receptacle 12b from the other side (below). The battery cover 124 has a second insertion portion 1241. The second insertion portion 1241 is a portion that is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the battery receptacle 12b through the through-hole 122d. The second insertion portion 1241 is a portion of the battery cover 124 that is disposed inside the main body 12 and is externally hidden by the bottom cover 122.

[0040] The second insertion portion 1241 is disposed more inward of the main body 12 than the other portions of the battery cover 124. The second insertion portion 1241 extends in the Y-axis direction. An end of the second insertion portion 1241 in the -Y direction protrudes in the -Z direction. A hole 1231a formed at the end of the first insertion portion 1231 and a protruding portion at the end of the second insertion portion 1241 are engaged with each other, thereby fixing the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 to each other. In the following description, the state in which the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are fixed to each other may be referred to as a state in which the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are engaged with each other (an engaged state). In addition, the state in which the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are not fixed to each other (the state in Figures 4(a) and 5(a)) may be described as a state in which the engagement between the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 is released (pre-engagement state).

[0041] In the mated state, the first insertion portion 1231 is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the outside to the inside of the bottom cover 122 through the through-hole 122c, and the second insertion portion 1241 is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the outside to the inside of the bottom cover 122 through the through-hole 122d.

[0042] 4(a) and 5(a), when the battery cover 124 is in the open position away from the battery housing portion 12b, the engagement between the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 is released. Also, at this time, the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are separated from each other. Here, the open position refers to the position of the battery cover 124 in the pre-engagement state described above.

[0043] From this pre-engagement state, when the user closes the battery cover 124 to the main body 12, more specifically, when the user rotates the battery cover 124 counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow) in FIGS. 4(a) and 5(a) around the second insertion portion 1241, the battery cover 124 transitions to a closed position in which it covers the battery receptacle 12b, as shown in FIGS. 4(b) and 5(b). At this time, as shown in part A in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are engaged with each other. Due to this engagement, the dummy cover 123a cannot be removed from the bottom cover 122.

[0044] When the battery cover 124 is in the mated position, the protruding portion of the end of the second insertion portion 1241 is inserted into the hole 1231a of the first insertion portion 1231. The closed position mentioned above refers to the position of the battery cover 124 in the mated state.

[0045] According to the above-described configuration, by closing the battery cover 124 on the main body 12, the user can engage the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 inside the main body 12, thereby making it impossible to remove the dummy cover 123a from the bottom cover 122. This allows the user to easily fix the dummy cover 123a to the bottom cover 122 without using fixing members such as screws.

[0046] The information processing device 1 of the above embodiment includes a pen housing 12a, a battery housing 12b, a bottom cover 122, a dummy cover 123a, and a battery cover 124. The pen housing 12a houses a pen. The battery housing 12b is disposed apart from the pen housing 12a in the Y-axis direction intersecting the extension direction of the pen housing 12a, and houses a battery 126. The bottom cover 122 has a side surface 122a and a side surface 122b, and covers the pen housing 12a and the battery housing 12b from one side (above). The side surface 122a is the surface of the pen housing 12a facing the battery housing 12b, and has a through-hole 122c penetrating in the Y-axis direction. The side surface 122b is the surface of the battery housing 12b facing the pen housing 12a, and has a through-hole 122d penetrating in the Y-axis direction. The dummy cover 123a has a first insertion portion 1231. The first insertion portion 1231 is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the pen housing portion 12a through the through-hole 122c. The dummy cover 123a is detachably attached to the bottom cover 122 in the Y-axis direction so as to cover the pen housing portion 12a from the other side. The battery cover 124 has a second insertion portion 1241. The second insertion portion 1241 is inserted in the Y-axis direction from the battery housing portion 12b through the through-hole 122d. The battery cover 124 is attached to the bottom cover 122 so as to be able to open and close freely so as to cover the battery housing portion 12b from the other side (below). When the battery cover 124 is in the closed position covering the battery housing portion 12b, the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 fit together. When the battery cover 124 is in the open position away from the battery housing portion 12b, the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 are released from their engagement with each other.

[0047] According to the above-described configuration, for example, when the battery cover 124 transitions from a closed position in which the battery cover 124 covers the battery housing portion 12b to an open position in which the battery cover 124 is separated from the battery housing portion 12b, the engagement between the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 is released, and the battery cover 124 is detached from the dummy cover 123a having the first insertion portion 1231. This allows the user to detach the dummy cover 123a, whose engagement has been released, from the bottom cover 122.

[0048] That is, the structure is such that dummy cover 123a can be removed from bottom cover 122 in conjunction with the user's action of opening battery cover 124 relative to bottom cover 122. On the other hand, when battery cover 124 is closed relative to bottom cover 122, covering battery receptacle 12b, first insertion portion 1231 and second insertion portion 1241 are engaged with each other, so the user cannot remove dummy cover 123a from bottom cover 122. Consequently, information processing device 1 can reliably fix dummy cover 123a to bottom cover 122 through this engagement, and can easily remove dummy cover 123a from bottom cover 122 as needed by the user.

[0049] [Variation 1] Next, a first modification of the information processing device 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a bottom view showing the battery cover 124, SSD cover 128, and DIMM cover 129 in the first modification of the information processing device 1 according to the embodiment. In the information processing device 1A according to the first modification, the main body 12A has the SSD cover 128 and the DIMM cover 129. The SSD cover 128 and the DIMM cover 129 are attached to the bottom cover 122A by fitting.

[0050] By providing a shape such as the first insertion portion 1231 or the second insertion portion 1241 (not shown in Figure 8) in a part of the SSD cover 128 or the DIMM cover 129, different covers can be mated with each other inside the main body 12, similar to the mating of the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 described above.

[0051] This allows the user to easily fix the SSD cover 128 and the DIMM cover 129 to the bottom cover 122A without using fixing members such as screws, thereby improving the workability when opening and closing the covers.

[0052] [Variation 2] Although not shown in the drawings, the information processing device 1 can also achieve the same effect by configuring the information processing device 1B according to Modification 2 described below. That is, the first insertion portion 1231 of the dummy cover 123a has a protrusion at its end in the Y-axis direction that protrudes toward the second insertion portion 1241 (+Z direction) without the hole 1231a formed therein, and the second insertion portion 1241 of the battery cover 124 does not have a protrusion at its end that extends toward the first insertion portion 1231 (-Z direction) but has a recess formed along the shape of the protrusion at a position corresponding to the protrusion of the first insertion portion 1231, thereby allowing the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 to fit together by the protrusion and the recess fitting together.

[0053] Furthermore, in the information processing device 1B according to variant example 2, the user can close the battery cover 124 against the main body 12 in the same manner as in the information processing device 1, thereby fitting the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 together inside the main body 12, thereby making it impossible to remove the dummy cover 123a from the bottom cover 122.

[0054] In the information processing device 1B of the above embodiment, the first insertion portion 1231 has a protrusion at an end in the Y-axis direction that protrudes toward the second insertion portion 1241. The second insertion portion 1241 has a recess formed along the shape of the protrusion at a position corresponding to the protrusion. When the battery cover 124 is in the closed position covering the battery housing portion 12b, the protrusion and the recess fit together.

[0055] In the above-described configuration, when the battery cover 124 is in the closed position covering the battery accommodating section 12b, the first insertion section 1231 and the second insertion section 1241 are fixed to each other by the engagement between a protrusion that protrudes toward the second insertion section 1241 at the end of the first insertion section 1231 in the Y-axis direction and a recess that is formed along the shape of the protrusion at a position corresponding to the protrusion.

[0056] According to the above-described configuration, for example, when the battery cover 124 transitions from a closed position in which it covers the battery housing portion 12b to an open position in which it is separated from the battery housing portion 12b, the engagement between the protrusion (first insertion portion 1231) and the recess (second insertion portion 1241) is released, and the battery cover 124 is detached from the dummy cover 123a having the first insertion portion 1231. This allows the user to remove the dummy cover 123a, whose engagement has been released, from the bottom cover 122.

[0057] That is, the structure is such that dummy cover 123a can be removed from bottom cover 122 in conjunction with the user's action of opening battery cover 124 relative to bottom cover 122. On the other hand, when battery cover 124 is covering battery receptacle 12b and closed relative to bottom cover 122, first insertion portion 1231 and second insertion portion 1241 are engaged with each other, so the user cannot remove dummy cover 123a from bottom cover 122. Consequently, information processing device 1B can reliably fix dummy cover 123a to bottom cover 122 through this engagement, and can easily remove dummy cover 123a from bottom cover 122 as needed by the user.

[0058] [Variation 3] Although not shown in the drawings, the information processing device 1 can also achieve the same effect by configuring the information processing device 1C according to Modification 3, as described below. That is, in the information processing device 1B according to Modification 2 described above, the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 can be mated together by having a protrusion provided at the end of the first insertion portion 1231 have a claw structure that can be mated by snap fit with a recess formed at the end of the second insertion portion 1241.

[0059] Furthermore, in the information processing device 1C according to variant example 3, the user can close the battery cover 124 against the main body 12 in the same manner as in the information processing device 1, thereby fitting the first insertion portion 1231 and the second insertion portion 1241 together inside the main body 12, thereby making it impossible to remove the dummy cover 123a from the bottom cover 122.

[0060] In the information processing device 1C of the above embodiment, the protrusion has a claw structure that can be snap-fit ​​into the recess when the battery cover 124 is in the closed position covering the battery receptacle 12b.

[0061] With the above-described configuration, the user can mate the dummy cover 123a and the battery cover 124 by either of the following methods: inserting the second insertion portion 1241 from the battery accommodating portion 12b through the through hole 122d in the Y-axis direction to mate the tab of the protruding portion of the first insertion portion 1231 with the recessed portion of the second insertion portion 1241 by snap-fit; or inserting the first insertion portion 1231 from the pen accommodating portion 12a through the through hole 122c in the Y-axis direction to mate the tab of the protruding portion with the recessed portion by snap-fit.

[0062] That is, when the user fixes the dummy cover 123a to the bottom cover 122, the dummy cover 123a can be fixed to the bottom cover 122 regardless of the order of insertion into the battery cover 124. Consequently, the information processing device 1C can improve the convenience when the user fixes the dummy cover 123a to the bottom cover 122.

[0063] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention and its equivalents as defined in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1, 1A, 1B, 1C Information processing equipment 12a Pen storage section 12b Battery compartment 122, 122A bottom cover 122a, 122b side 122c, 122d through hole 122e 1st opening 122f 2nd opening 123a Dummy cover 124 Battery cover 1231 First insertion part 1241 Second Insertion Section

Claims

1. a pen storage section for storing a pen; a battery housing portion that houses a battery and is disposed apart from the pen housing portion in a first direction that intersects with an extension direction of the pen housing portion; a first cover that covers the pen housing section and the battery housing section from one side, the first cover having a first surface that is a surface of the pen housing section facing the battery housing section and has a first through hole that penetrates in the first direction, and a second surface that is a surface of the battery housing section facing the pen housing section and has a second through hole that penetrates in the first direction; a second cover having a first insertion portion inserted in the first direction from the pen housing portion through the first through-hole, the second cover being detachably attached to the first cover in the first direction so as to cover the pen housing portion from the other side; a third cover having a second insertion portion inserted in the first direction from the battery accommodating portion through the second through-hole, the third cover being attached to the first cover so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the battery accommodating portion from the other side; Equipped with When the third cover is in a closed position where it covers the battery housing portion, the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion are engaged with each other, When the third cover is in an open position where it is separated from the battery housing portion, the engagement between the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion is released. Information processing device.

2. the first insertion portion has a protrusion that protrudes toward the second insertion portion at an end in the first direction, the second insertion portion has a recess formed along the shape of the protrusion at a position corresponding to the protrusion, The protrusion and the recess are engaged with each other. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The protrusion has a claw structure that can be snap-fit ​​into the recess. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

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