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Accommodating structure and electronic device

A storage unit and shelter technology, which is applied to the structural components of portable computers, electrical digital data processing, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to store the pen in the storage unit, troubles, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2015-02-11
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
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[0006] Therefore, when storing a pen having a protrusion in an accommodating portion provided with such a notch, it is necessary to insert it while aligning the protrusion with the notch, which is troublesome.
In particular, when the pen is stored in the storage part, if the protruding part touches the peripheral part of the storage part, the pen cannot be smoothly stored in the storage part, and there is a problem in terms of usability.

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[0030] Hereinafter, the storage structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by citing a preferred embodiment by taking an electronic device to which the structure is applied as an example.

[0031] figure 1 It is a perspective view which shows the accommodation structure 14 of the pen 12 in the electronic device 10 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The accommodating structure 14 is provided in the electronic device 10 capable of using a pen 12 called a stylus as an input device, and is provided with an accommodating pen 12 on one side (right side 16 a ) of the casing 16 for holding the accommodating structure 14 . Section 18. In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the housing structure 14 is applied to the electronic device 10 as a notebook personal computer (laptop personal computer) is exemplified, but the present invention can be preferably applied to a tablet other th...

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The invention provides an accommodating structure which enables a pen to be accommodated in an accommodating part arranged in a housing of an electronic device or the like, and an electronic device comprising the accommodating structure. The accommodating structure (14) enables a pen (12) to be accommodated in an accommodating part (18) arranged in a housing (16) of an electronic device (10) or the like. In the accommodating structure (14), the pen (12) is provided with a shaft part (32) with an input part (30) on the front end, and a protruding part (34) which protrudes from the base end side of the shaft part (32) towards the radial direction, the accommodating part (18) is provided with a plug-in hole part (40) for accommodating the shaft part (32) and a notch part (42) which is communicated with a plug-in hole (40a), of the pen (12), being opposite to the plug-in hole part (40) and accommodates the protruding part (34). The housing (16) provided with the accommodating part (18), and the pen (12) are provided with magnets (36, 44) which are mutually exclusive.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an accommodating structure for accommodating a pen in an accommodating portion provided in a casing, and an electronic device including the accommodating structure. Background technique [0002] In portable electronic devices such as notebook personal computers (laptop personal computers), tablet personal computers (tablet PCs), and smartphones, a pen (stylus pen) is sometimes used as an input device. [0003] For example, in Patent Document 1, in a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) terminal including a pen as an input device, a configuration in which a pen accommodating portion is provided in the casing. [0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-146508 [0005] Conventionally, including the configuration described in Patent Document 1, in a housing structure for housing a pen in a housing of an electronic device, a hook for pulling out the pen from the housing portion is formed to prot...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F1/16
CPCG06F1/1633G06F1/169
Inventor 平野浩树永塚充中田和夫
Owner LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
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