Patent ID: 7813127

Claim:
A receiver apparatus that receives a digital broadcast signal, comprising: a tuner, that receives said digital broadcast signal; a decoder, that decodes said broadcast signal received by said tuner; an adaptor, connected to a removable hard disk that records a decoded signal output by said decoder; a control unit, that controls said removable hard disk, that is connected to said removable hard disk via said adaptor, and that has a heat generating quantity larger than that of said removable hard disk; and a case, wherein said case has a front side in which is formed an inserting hole for inserting said removable hard disk, a back side opposed to said front side, a left side opposed to a right side, and a top side opposed to a bottom side which are both larger than said front side, said back side, said left side, and said right side; an attachment portion, that enables attaching a stand for supporting said receiver apparatus when said receiver apparatus is vertically installed; wherein when said receiver apparatus is viewed from above said top side of said case, a first space is disposed in one portion of said case, and a second space is disposed in another portion of said case; wherein said adaptor, said attachment portion, and an air inlet are respectively disposed within said first space or on a side of said first space, while said decoder, said control unit, and an air outlet are respectively disposed within said second space or on a side of said second space; and wherein when said receiver apparatus is vertically installed using said stand, said first space is positioned below said second space.