Support device and electronic equipment system
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a support device includes: an electronic equipment guide section that guides an electronic equipment to be attached; a connector connectable to the electronic equipment guided by the electronic equipment guide section; a board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal support section that supports the board movably in an in-plane direction of a side of the board, the side of the board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal movement regulation section that regulates a movement of the board in the in-plane direction, being provided in a peripheral area of the board distant from the connector; and a vertical support section that supports the board movably in a direction perpendicular to the in-plane direction.
1. A support device comprising:
an electronic device guide that guides an electronic device that is to be mounted thereon;
a connector that connects to the electronic device mounted on the electronic device guide;
a circuit board being attached with the connector;
a horizontal support portion that supports the circuit board to be movable in an in-plane direction of a plane of the circuit board to which the connector is attached;
a horizontal movement regulation portion that is provided at a peripheral edge of the circuit board and at a position apart from the connector for regulating a movement of the circuit board in the in-plane direction;
a vertical support portion that supports the circuit board to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the in-plane direction to expose the connector from an opening that is formed at a position displaced from a center of a bottom wall of the electronic device guide toward one side; and
an engagement piece having a claw that is provided at a position displaced from the center of the bottom wall of the electronic device guide toward the other side of the connector,
wherein, when the electronic device is mounted on the electronic device guide, the claw engages with an engagement hole formed on a bottom wall of the electronic device, and
wherein, when the electronic device is dismounted from the electronic device guide, the claw is disengaged from the engagement hole by pulling the electronic device upward while inclining the electronic device toward the position displaced toward the other side of the connector so as to allow the electronic device to be disengaged primarily from the connector.
2. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal movement regulation portion comprises at least two horizontal movement regulation portions each having a hole formed on the circuit board and a projection housed in the hole for regulating the movement of the circuit board in the in-plane direction, and
wherein the horizontal movement regulation portions are provided to have a distance larger than a support span of the circuit board by the vertical support portion.
3. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the vertical support portion comprises an elasticity adding member that adds an elasticity to the circuit board.
4. The support device of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a guide part for guiding toward a connection position.
5. An electronic device system comprising:
an electronic device; and
a support device comprising:
an electronic device guide that guides an electronic device that is to be mounted thereon;
a connector that connects to the electronic device mounted on the electronic device guide;
a circuit board being attached with the connector;
a horizontal support portion that supports the circuit board to be movable in an in-plane direction of a plane of the circuit board to which the connector is attached;
a horizontal movement regulation portion that is provided at a peripheral edge of the circuit board and at a position apart from the connector for regulating a movement of the circuit board in the in-plane direction;
a vertical support portion that supports the circuit board to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the in-plane direction to expose the connector from an opening that is formed at a position displaced from a center of a bottom wall of the electronic device guide toward one side; and
an engagement piece having a claw that is provided at a position displaced from the center of the bottom wall of the electronic device guide toward the other side of the connector,
wherein, when the electronic device is mounted on the electronic device guide, the claw engages with an engagement hole formed on a bottom wall of the electronic device, and
wherein, when the electronic device is dismounted from the electronic device guide, the claw is disengaged from the engagement hole by pulling the electronic device upward while inclining the electronic device toward the position displaced toward the other side of the connector so as to allow the electronic device to be disengaged primarily from the connector.