Strap attaching structure and electronic apparatus

• US 20020044406A1
• Filed: 06/06/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Watanabe, Hideki, Shimoda, Yuji
• Granted Patent: US 6,655,540 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0008 assembled by screws
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/023 Handles; Grips

Abstract

A strap mounting space 7 is formed around a boss 8 formed on an upper cover 3 and a lower cover 4 making up an apparatus. Each boss 8 has a free end, and a slit formed around two bosses 8 in abutment against each other makes up the strap mounting space 7. The upper cover 3 and the lower cover 4 are each formed integrally with the boss 8. A screw 9 is inserted into each boss 8, and therefore a sufficient strength of the boss 8 can be secured.

Claims

1. A strap attaching structure for an apparatus including a housing having an upper cover and a lower cover, at least one of said covers having a protruding boss to abut against the other cover,

wherein the upper cover or the lower cover is molded integrally with said boss such that a space for mounting a strap is formed around the boss when the two covers are assembled together.

2. A strap attaching structure as set forth in claim 1,

wherein said upper cover has a boss, said lower cover has a boss, and a tip end of the boss of said upper cover and a tip end of the boss of said lower cover abut against each other.

3. A strap attaching structure as set forth in claim 1,

wherein said upper cover and said lower cover form a slit as said space for mounting said strap.

4. A strap attaching structure as set forth in claim 1,

wherein a rib is formed around said boss to prevent a forward end of the strap from being caught in the strap mounting space, the rib having the function of guiding the forward end of the strap.

5. A strap attaching structure as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the portion for mounting the strap is arranged at each of the four corners of the housing, and an upper damper and a lower damper for drop protection are fixed at each corner with a screw for coupling the upper cover and the lower cover to each other.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising a cover unit including an upper cover and a lower cover fitted in each other,

wherein said upper cover and said lower cover have bosses formed therein for fixing one to the other, and

a space for mounting a strap is formed around said boss.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising a housing including an upper cover and a lower cover,

wherein said upper cover and said lower cover have bosses formed therein for fixing said two covers to each other,

a space for mounting a strap is formed around said boss, and

a member for guiding said strap is formed around said boss.