INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

• US 20120155004A1
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Koganei, Masayoshi, Takahashi, Kazuaki, Yukawa, Shuhei
• Application Number:
  US13/314,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20120155004A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives

Abstract

An information processing device includes a housing, a display, an auxiliary storage, a main storage, and a lid. The housing is formed with an opening in a back surface thereof. The display is provided on the front side of the housing. The auxiliary storage is contained in the housing so as to be exposed via the opening. The main storage is contained in the housing so as to be exposed via the opening. The lid can be attached to and detached from the opening.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a housing formed with an opening in a back surface thereof;

a display provided on a front side of the housing;

an auxiliary storage contained in the housing so as to be exposed through the opening;

a main storage contained in the housing so as to be exposed through the opening; and

a lid which can be attached to and detached from the opening.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising

a disk drive which can be attached to and detached from the housing by sliding relative to the housing, with a screw hole for fixing the disk drive to the housing being provided so as to be exposed through the opening.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising

a radio communication unit contained in the housing so as to be exposed through the opening,

wherein the lid has a metallic plate formed with a cutout in a region facing the radio communication unit.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1,

the lid has a first plate member fixed to the housing and a second plate member which can be attached to and detached from the first plate member,

the first member has an arm connecting section to which a wall hanging arm operable to support the housing is connected, and

the second member has a stand operable to support the housing.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising

a power supply jack formed along a second direction inclined relative to a first direction perpendicular to a first plane parallel to the display,

wherein the power supply jack is hidden by the stand on the back side of the housing when the second plate member is fixed to the first plate member.