Information processing apparatus including power supply cable coupled to circuit board and coupling cable coupled to display and notebook type personal computer including information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10168745-B2
Application number	US-201615187312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2016
Priority date	Aug 18, 2015
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: a display unit; a circuit board; a power supply cable coupled to the circuit board; a coupling cable including an overlapping portion that overlaps with the power supply cable as viewed in a thicknesswise direction of the circuit board and coupled to the display unit; and a projection projecting from the circuit board and disposed between the power supply cable and the overlapping portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a display;
a circuit board including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
a power supply cable coupled to a power supply connector mounted on the first surface and extending to a side of the second surface via a notch provided in a sidewall of the circuit board;
a coupling cable coupled to the display and including an overlapping portion that overlaps with the power supply cable which extends to the side of the second surface from the side of the first surface via the notch as viewed in a thicknesswise direction of the circuit board and is provided on the side of the first surface; and
a projection disposed between the power supply cable and the overlapping portion and projecting from the sidewall of the circuit board in such a manner that the projection forms a first inner surface of the notch and the power supply cable extends from the power supply connector provided on a side of a second inner surface of the notch opposite to the first inner surface to the second surface on a side of the first inner surface via the notch and extends beyond the projection along the sidewall of the circuit board,
wherein the power supply cable, after going through the notch, extends over the overlapping portion while being in contact with a surface of the projection on the side of the second surface, continues to extend over the second surface without returning to the side of the first surface and is coupled to an external power supply connector on the side of the second surface.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a ground portion is provided on the projection.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is disposed such that the thicknesswise direction of the circuit board is a vertical direction; and
the projection projects in a horizontal direction from the circuit board.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the power supply cable passes an upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection; and the overlapping portion is disposed on a lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the power supply cable is supported by own weight of the power supply cable on the projection.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the overlapping portion is spaced by own weight of the overlapping portion to the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a coupling connector are mounted on the first surface of the circuit board; and the coupling cable is coupled to the coupling connector.

8. A notebook type personal computer comprising:
a main apparatus including a circuit board including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
a display apparatus including a display and fixed for pivotal motion to the main apparatus;
a power supply cable coupled to a power supply connector mounted on the first surface and extending to a side of the second surface via a notch provided in a sidewall of the circuit board;
a coupling cable coupled to the display and including an overlapping portion that overlaps with the power supply cable which extends to the side of the second surface from the side of the first surface via the notch as viewed in a thicknesswise direction of the circuit board and is provided on the side of the first surface; and
a projection disposed between the power supply cable and the overlapping portion and projecting from the sidewall of the circuit board in such a manner that the projection forms a first inner surface of the notch and the power supply cable extends from the power supply connector provided on a side of a second inner surface of the notch opposite to the first inner surface to the second surface on a side of the first inner surface via the notch and extends beyond the projection along the sidewall of the circuit board,
wherein the power supply cable, after going through the notch, extends over the overlapping portion while being in contact with a surface of the projection on the side of the second surface, continues to extend over the second surface without returning to the side of the first surface and is coupled to an external power supply connector on the side of the second surface.

9. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 8 , wherein a ground portion is provided on the projection.

10. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 8 , wherein the circuit board is disposed such that the thicknesswise direction of the circuit board is a vertical direction; and
the projection projects in a horizontal direction from the circuit board.

11. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 10 , wherein the power supply cable passes an upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection; and
the overlapping portion is disposed on a lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection.

12. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 11 , wherein the power supply cable is supported by own weight of the power supply cable on the projection.

13. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 11 , wherein the overlapping portion is spaced by own weight of the overlapping portion to the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the projection.

14. The notebook type personal computer according to claim 8 , wherein a coupling connector are mounted on the first surface of the circuit board; and the coupling cable is coupled to the coupling connector.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Abe Takashi
• Iijima Takashi
• Matsushita Shinya

Classifications

• G06F1/1616

  with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position · CPC title

• G06F1/1656 Primary

  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 title

• G06F1/1635

  Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter · CPC title

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title

• G06F1/1637

  Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing · CPC title