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Patent US6661649 - Information-processing device and removable unit - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn information-processing device includes a main body part having an accommodating part, a display part and a removable unit that is detachably attached to the accommodating part. The removable unit has latch detents receivable in latch receiving parts provided on the accommodating part. The information-processing...http://www.google.com/patents/US6661649?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6661649 - Information-processing device and removable unitAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6661649 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/077,858Publication dateDec 9, 2003Filing dateFeb 20, 2002Priority dateSep 18, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1276324C, CN1405653A, EP1293878A2, EP1293878A3, US20030053289Publication number077858, 10077858, US 6661649 B2, US 6661649B2, US-B2-6661649, US6661649 B2, US6661649B2InventorsKaigo Tanaka, Sonomasa KobayashiOriginal AssigneeFujitsu LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (4), Referenced by (4), Classifications (14), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInformation-processing device and removable unitUS 6661649 B2Abstract An information-processing device includes a main body part having an accommodating part, a display part and a removable unit that is detachably attached to the accommodating part. The removable unit has latch detents receivable in latch receiving parts provided on the accommodating part. The information-processing device further includes guide grooves provided on one of the accommodating part and the removable unit and guide rails provided on the other one of the accommodating part and the removable unit. The latch receiving parts are formed on one of the guide grooves and the guide rails and have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the guide rails or a depth of the guide grooves.
a main body part having an accommodating part; a display part; a removable unit that can be accommodated in said accommodating part, said removable unit having latch detents receivable in latch receiving parts provided on said accommodating part; and guide grooves provided on one of said accommodating part and said removable unit and guide rails provided on the other one of said accommodating part and said removable unit, wherein said latch receiving parts are formed on one of said guide grooves and said guide rails and have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the guide rails or a depth of the guide grooves. 2. The information-processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said latch receiving part is provided at a position along the guide rail but not at the end of said guide rail.
wherein one of guide grooves and guide rails are provided in said accommodating part so as to mate with the other one of said guide grooves and guide rails, said latch receiving parts being formed on said one of said guide grooves and guide rails and having a height that is substantially equal to a height of the guide rails or a depth of the guide grooves. 7. The information-processing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said latch receiving part is provided at a position along the guide rail but not at the end of said guide rail.
latch detents configured to be received in said latch-receiving parts; and a bulging part provided near knobs for unlatching the latch detents from the latch receiving parts of the information processing device. 11. The removable unit as claimed in claim 10, wherein said detents are provided on guide rails that mate with guide grooves of the information-processing device, said detents being provided at a position near a leading edge of the removable unit when the removable unit is being inserted into said accommodating part.
guide grooves and latch detents provided on said removable unit; and guide rails and latch receiving parts provided in said accommodating part of said information processing device, wherein said latch receiving parts have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the guide rails. 13. A mechanism for detachably attaching a removable unit in an accommodating part of an information processing device, said mechanism comprising:
guide rails and latch receiving parts provided on said removable unit; and guide grooves and latch detents provided in said accommodating part of said information processing device, wherein said latch receiving parts have a height that is substantially equal to a depth of the guide grooves. 14. A mechanism for detachably attaching a removable unit in an accommodating part of an information processing device,
wherein a connector of said removable unit is connected to a connector provided in said accommodating part when said removable unit is attached to said accommodating part, and said information processing device is provided with protruded parts formed on either sides of and adjacent to said connector provided in said accommodating part, said protruded parts being configured to mate with recessed parts formed on either sides of and adjacent to said connector of the removable unit.
Since the box-shaped wall 17 protrudes inwardly toward the main body part 11, an internal space 18 in the main body part 11 is reduced by a dimension �a�. This may give rise to a difficulty for some electronic components to be built inside the space 18.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide an information-processing device and a removable unit which can solve the problems above.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1A through 1C are diagram showing a battery pack attaching structure of the related art.
As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the battery-pack accommodating-part 37 of the main body part 31 includes X1- and X2-end walls 42. Each of the walls 42 is provided with a guide rail 43 and a latch recess part 44. The guide rail 43 protrudes from the wall 42 inwardly toward the battery-pack accommodating-part 37 by a dimension �b� and extends along the Y1-, Y2-direction. The latch recess part 44 is formed as a cutaway part of the guide rail 43 and serves as a latch receiving part. The Y2-end of the guide rail 43 is an inclined surface 43 a for allowing easy retraction of a latch detent 54 described below.
As can be seen from FIGS. 7A and 7B, a space occupied by the latching mechanism is within a region defined by the protruding dimension �b� of the guide rail 43. There is no protrusion from the wall 42 to the space 45. Accordingly, the extension part 41 (40) is configured such that the space 45 provided between the wall 42 and the sidewall of the main body part 31 and having a dimension �w� can be used to its maximum extent. A loud speaker 46 having a width �c� that is approximately equal to the width �w� is provided inside the extension part 41 (40).
The battery pack attaching structure of the present embodiment differs from the battery pack attaching structure of the above-described embodiment in that the guide rails and the guide grooves are in the reversed relationship. In other words, the guide rails are provided on the battery pack and the guide grooves are provided on the battery-pack accommodating-part. In FIGS. 9 and 10, elements corresponding to the elements shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 are labeled with the same reference numerals accompanied by a subscript �A�.
As can be seen from FIGS. 10A and 10B, regarding the main body part 31A, the space required for the latching mechanism is within a range defined by the depth dimension �e� of the guide groove 100. Therefore, inside an arm part 41A, there is no protrusion other than the guide groove 100. Accordingly, a larger space 103 is formed inside the arm part 41A.
Regarding the battery pack 50A, the space required for the latching mechanism is within a range defined by a protrusion dimension �f� of the guide rail 110. There is no protrusion from the wall 112 forming the end-surface 52A to the internal space of the battery pack 50A. Accordingly, when the size of batteries accommodated in the battery pack 50A are the same, the dimension of the battery pack 50A in the X1-X2 direction will become smaller than the battery pack 50 described above.
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