Information processing device having a removably attached storage unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12026025-B2
Application number	US-202117535854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2021
Priority date	Jun 7, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

An information processing device includes a body in a plate shape, and a storage unit that includes a storage device and is removably attached to the body. The body includes a housing part in a recessed shape that is recessed in a thickness direction of the body, the housing part storing the storage unit, and a first connector provided on a bottom surface of the housing part. The storage unit includes a second connector connected to the first connector to be removably attached in the thickness direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a body in a plate shape; and
a storage unit that includes a storage device and is removably attached to the body,
the body including:
a housing part in a recessed shape that is recessed in a thickness direction of the body, the housing part storing the storage unit,
a first connector provided on a bottom surface of the housing part, and
a stopper that restricts ingress of the storage unit into the housing part;
the storage unit including a second connector connected to the first connector to be removably attached to in the thickness direction, and a projection protruding from an end of the storage unit on one side in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction,
wherein the stopper restricts connection between the first connector and the second connector, and the stopper is retreated from an inside of the housing part by the projection of the storage unit, such that the second connector can thereafter be connected to the first connector;

wherein the housing part has a side surface including a projection insertion hole into which the projection is inserted;
wherein the body includes:
a stopper release lever provided in the projection insertion hole, and when the stopper release lever is pushed by the projection of the storage unit, the stopper is retreated from the inside of the housing part; and

wherein the stopper is a component made of a metal material, and the component is electrically connected to a metal part of the body.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage unit further includes:
a third connector that is connected to an interface connector of the storage device in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction; and
a circuit board on which the second connector and the third connector are mounted, the circuit board electrically connecting the second connector and the third connector.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage unit includes a casing positioned substantially flush with a surface of the body provided with the housing part when the storage unit is stored in the housing part.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage device is a hard disk or a solid state drive (SSD).

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display provided in the body in a rotatable manner.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector protrudes in the thickness direction.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Furujiku Masaru
• Teramoto Ryusuke
• Torii Munehiro
• Kuromoto Tatsuo

Classifications

• G06F2200/163

  Indexing scheme relating to constructional details of the computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• G06F1/187 Primary

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title

• G11B25/04

  using flat record carriers, e.g. disc, card · CPC title

• G11B33/12

  Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules · CPC title