Information processing equipment

• US 6,560,092 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2001
• Issued: 05/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Sato, Makoto, Onodera, Tatsuo, Itou, Ryuichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tolin, Gerald
• Assistant Examiner(s): DATSKOVSKIY, MICHAIL V
• Application Number:
  US09/811,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20010048586A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 361/680-683, 361/724, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 345/156, 345/173, 345/179, 345/905
• US Class Current: 361/679.55
• 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 1/1656 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: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing equipment which is excellent in the shock resistance, and has a strap and pen storing portion, and has a drip-proof ability.

The information processing equipment 1 is constructed by putting a lower case 2 as the base and successively stacking a main board 3, a chassis 4, an LCD 5, a touch panel 6, a packing 7 and an upper case 10 in this order. A battery 11 for driving the equipment is provided and is detachable from the lower portion of the lower case 2.

Further, an inverter board 14 for driving the LCD 5, a flexible cable 15 and an inverter cushion 18 is arranged in a position in the upper portion of the chassis 4 and beside a speaker 12. The flexible cable 15 from the main board 3 is connected to the inverter board 14, and a lead wire of the LCD 5 is connected to the inverter board 14.

Claims

1. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion; and

core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said core members being provided in said grip,

said elastic material comprising an elastomer having a hardness which is lower than a hardness of the thermoplastic resin in said core element.

2. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

engaging portions in said upper case and said lower case, said engaging portion having a projecting-and-depressing shape;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion; and

core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said core members being provided in said grip,

said elastic material comprising an elastomer having a hardness which is lower than a hardness of the thermoplastic resin in said core element.

3. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

engaging portions in said upper case and said lower case, said engaging portion having a labyrinth structure;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion; and

grip core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said grip core members being provided in said grip,

said elastic material comprising an elastomer having a hardness which is lower than a hardness of the thermoplastic resin in said core element.

4. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion;

grip core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said grip core members being provided in said grip;

a strap hole in said grip or said grip core member;

a boss portion in said lower case;

a boss engaging portion in said upper case, said boss engaging portion being engaged with said lower case; and

a tunnel-shaped strap path formed by engaging said lower case with said upper case.

5. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

engaging portions in said upper case and said lower case, said engaging portion having a projecting-and-depressing shape;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion;

grip core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said grip core members being provided in said grip;

a strap hole in said grip or said grip core member;

a boss portion in said lower case;

a boss engaging portion in said upper case, said boss engaging portion being engaged with said lower case; and

a tunnel-shaped strap path formed by engaging said lower case with said upper case.

6. An information processing equipment comprising:

a main body portion composed of an upper case and a lower case; and

a control board and a display device disposed in said main body portion, which further comprises;

engaging portions in said upper case and said lower case, said engaging portion having a projecting-and-depressing shape;

grips made of an elastic material, said grips being individually arranged in both sides of said main body portion;

grip core members made of a thermoplastic resin, each of said grip core members being provided in said grip; and

a pen storing portion for storing a pen, said pen storing portion being arranged in said grip,

said elastic material comprising an elastomer having a hardness which is lower than a hardness of the thermoplastic resin in said core element.