Electronic device

• US 6,386,908 B2
• Filed: 09/16/1998
• Issued: 05/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kato, Masahiro, Asawa, Tsutomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Ta, Tho D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRUC T
• Application Number:
  US09/153,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20010024905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• Field of Search: 439/528, 439/501, 439/357
• US Class Current: 439/528
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/60 Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery

Abstract

An electronic device including a body and a connecting line. The connecting line is provided with an electrical connector for electrical connection and extends out from the body. The body has a recess for removably retaining therein the connector of the connecting line by inserting the connector into the recess. The electronic device is easy to carry around.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a body having a plurality of side faces; and

a connecting line including a base connected to a circuit board in the body and extending outwardly therefrom an electrical connector for electrical connection; and

an electronic noise eliminating section, wherein said body has at least three non-contiguous of recesses all formed along the same side face for removably and separably accomodating and retaining therein respectively said base, said electrical connector and said noise eliminating section of said connecting line by fitting said base, said electrical connector and said noise eliminating section of said connecting line into a respective one of said at least three recesses; and

a resilient member formed of a material having a large coefficient of friction and disposed in one of said plurality of recesses for resiliently retaining said electrical connector.

2. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein at least part of said connector is inserted into said respective recess.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said body is a drive for recording information onto an information recording medium and reproducing information recorded on the information recording medium.

4. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said body is an expansion device with a plurality of electrically connecting terminals.