Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Shun Shimazaki

Takeshi Mori

Hitoshi Nakatani

Akira Iwamoto

Takahiro Tabata

Yuichiro Tachibana

Shuji Yasuoka

Takaaki Asamoto

An electronic deviceincludes: a first casing; a second casing; a hinge mechanismhaving an opening and closing axial-componentand an inverting axial-component; and a support assisting section. The support assisting sectionincludes: an axial-componenton an extended line of the opening and closing axial-componentin a normally opened position; and an axial-component receiving sectionthat supports the axial-componenton a wall surface of a recessin the normally opened position. The recessis open on at least one of a front side and a rear side in the axial-component receiving section. The second casingis rotated about the inverting axial-component, and the axial-componentis moved into or out of the recessthrough the side on which the recessis open.

Electronic device

An electronic device () includes: a first casing (); a second casing () that is connected to the first casing (), and that has a display (); a projecting component () that projects from a top side surface () of the first casing (), and is positioned on the top side surface () of the first casing () at such a position as to abut against the display () when the electronic device () is closed; and a movable support section () configured to support the projecting component () so as to allow the projecting component () to move relative to the first casing () such that an amount of projection of the projecting component () from the top side surface () of the first casing () is reduced when the projecting component () is pushed by the display () in the case of the electronic device () being closed.

Openable and closable electronic device with display

Mounted between bottom and top surfaces of a case are: second buffer materials and first buffer materials brought in surface contact with a bottom surface of a hard disk drive (HDD) via an insulating member, and upper buffer materials brought in surface contact with the opposite side of the HDD via the insulating member. When impact Fis applied to the HDD, the second buffer materials contract from a thickness of Tto T, and the first buffer materials buckle. Buckling parts of the first buffer materials buckle when the second buffer materials contract to thickness T, and can achieve impact-lessening independently from the second buffer materials. The second buffer materials contract singly from Tto equal Tto or more than T, whereas the first buffer materials and second buffer materials both act at thickness Tor beyond. Therefore, impact-lessening can be achieved in a broad range.

Electronic apparatus and buffer material

A slit openingis formed on a lower principal surfaceof a hard disk case, in the vicinity of the inner side of an angle part formed by a lower left lateral walland an opposing lower lateral wall. A hard disk driveis placed in the hard disk case. When the hard disk driveis subjected to vibration caused by disturbance on the hard disk case, elastic deformation of an angle partof the slit openingoccurs using an axisas a center to reduce vibration of the hard disk drive. Thus, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the hard disk case. With such a configuration, a hard disk case that is for housing an electronic component and that can have a small thickness can be provided.

Electronic apparatus and electronic component housing case

An electronic device in which a holding member for holding an external instrument is arranged rotatably on a housing section, and a restricting part for restricting, at a predetermined angle, rotation angle of the holding member is formed on an inner wall of the housing section. The holding member makes contact with a front side surface engaged with a connector of the external instrument. The restricting part restricts rotation of the holding member whose back surface facing the front side surface is exposed from the housing section. When holding member includes a guiding part that guides the external instrument in a direction that detaches it from the housing section when the holding member is further rotated beyond the restriction by the restricting part, the external instrument can be detached from the housing section when the rotation is equal to or larger than a restriction angle defined by the restricting part.

Growing community of inventors

Osaka, Japan

Shun Shimazaki