JPH0363810A - Laptop type personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry a pointing device without imparing an appearance by providing a housing part to house the pointing device in such a way that it can be taken out freely at a prescribed position in a main body, and providing an opening/closing member to hide the pointing device housed in the housing part. CONSTITUTION:The housing part 6 is provided at a part where is the side plane of the main body 1 and where is a space by which no influence is applied on a control board, etc., and an opening/closing cover 7 which forms the opening/closing member is provided, and a locking mechanism which prevents the pointing device jamping out the housing part 6 due to shock when it is carried is provided. Also, the frontage of the housing part 6 is comprised so as to be shared as, for example, a depository to house a floppy disk sheet, in which the pointing device 4 or the floppy disk sheet can be deposited. In such a way, the pointing device 4 can be carried without imparing the appearance integrally with a laptop type personal computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Use) The present invention relates to a laptop personal computer capable of processing coordinate information input from a pointing device.

[Conventional technology]

With recent advances in electronic technology, many so-called laptop-type electronic devices equipped with large flat displays have been commercialized.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view illustrating the configuration of a conventional laptop personal computer device, in which 1 is a main body;
A control board that executes data processing such as processing key codes input from the keyboard 3 and displaying input information on the display panel 2 is housed. 4 is a pointing device such as a mouse, which is connected to the main body 1 via a cable 5.

Note that the cable 5 is configured to be detachably connected to the connector of the main body 1.

In a device configured in this way, for example, graphic processing,
When executing command processing, a cursor (not shown) displayed on the display panel 2 is pointed with the pointing device 4, position information and commands are input, and desired data is processed.

By the way, in recent years, application programs have been developed to reduce complicated key manual operations in data processing.
In many cases, easy operation using the pointing device 4 is possible, and laptop personal computers are equipped with an I-connection connector for this purpose, and the user connects the cable 5 of the pointing device 4 to the connection connector when using the computer. By doing so, input processing from the pointing device 4 is executed.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, since a conventional laptop personal computer does not have a space to store the pointing device 4, when executing a program that uses the pointing device 4, Depending on the portability that is a feature of the laptop personal computer, the pointing device 4 must be carried as well, which has the problem of actually impairing the portability of the laptop personal computer.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by securing a storage section in a laptop-type personal computer to store a pointing device in a freely removable manner, the laptop-type personal computer can be used without compromising its appearance. The object of the present invention is to obtain a laptop-type personal computer that allows a pointing device to be carried along with the computer.

[Means to solve the problem]

A laptop-type personal computer according to the present invention is provided with a storage section for storing a pointing device in a removable manner at a predetermined position within the main body, and an opening/closing member for concealing the pointing device stored in the storage section.

(Function) In this invention, when using the pointing device, open the opening/closing member and take out the pointing device from the storage section, and when carrying the device, store the pointing device in the storage section, close the opening/closing member, and take out the pointing device from the storage section when carrying the device. is stored inside.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating the configuration of a laptop personal computer showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the same components as in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals.

In this figure, 6 is a storage section, for example, an empty space on the side of the main body 1 that does not affect the control board etc.
A locking mechanism (not shown) is provided to prevent the pointing device 4 from flying out of the storage portion 6 due to impact when carrying the device. It is being

Note that the width of the storage compartment 6 differs depending on the model, but for example, a floppy disk sheet (3, -5
It is configured so that it can be shared as a storage for storing pointing devices 4 or floppy disk sheets (inch size or smaller). Further, a mechanical or electrical release mechanism may be provided that releases the lock mechanism (not shown) by operating a key on the keyboard 3 when the power to the main body is turned on. Furthermore, when the power is turned on, the storage unit (PD, FD, etc.) is displayed on the display panel 2 in response to a sensor output indicating what kind of member is stored in the storage section 6. It may be configured.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a storage section in which a pointing device can be taken out and stored at a predetermined position in the main body, and an opening/closing member that hides the pointing device stored in the storage section, which is necessary for executing an application. This makes it possible to carry a pointing device integrated with a laptop personal computer without compromising its appearance. Therefore, there is no need to carry the pointing device separately from the main body as in the prior art, and there are excellent effects such as being able to eliminate operational dissatisfaction caused by forgetting to carry the pointing device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating the configuration of a laptop personal computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is an external perspective view illustrating the configuration of a conventional laptop personal computer device. In the figure, 1 is a main body, 2 is a display panel, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is a pointing device, 5 is a cable, 6 is a storage section, and 7 is an opening/closing lid. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a laptop-type personal computer in which a pointing device can be detachably connected to a main body, a storage section for storing the pointing device in a removable manner is provided at a predetermined position in the main body, and the pointing device stored in the storage section is provided. A laptop-type personal computer characterized by comprising an opening/closing member for concealment.