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US6890207B2
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Connector and electronic device and information processing apparatus using said connector
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2002-09-20
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Granted: 2005-05-10
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Expires: 2022-09-20
Abstract
Abstract A removable electronic device includes an enclosure and connector device, wherein the connector device has a connector device guide formed on each of two sides of the connector device. The enclosure has an enclosure guide, which is in a shape generally continuous with the connector device guide, formed on each of two sides thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiko Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/64; H01R13/645; H01R13/6456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
An electronic device comprising: an enclosure including an electronic component; and a connector device electrically connected to said electronic component and disposed on a side of said enclosure, wherein said connector device has a connector device guide formed on each of two outer sides thereof, and said enclosure has an enclosure guide, which is generally continuous with said connector device guide, formed on each of two outer sides thereof, and a width of said connector device guide is substantially the same as a width of said enclosure guide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electronic device comprising: an enclosure including an electronic component; and a connector device electrically connected to said electronic component and disposed on a side of said enclosure, wherein said connector device has a connector device guide formed on each of two outer sides thereof, and said enclosure has an enclosure guide, which is generally continuous with said connector device guide, formed on each of two outer sides thereof, and a width of said connector device guide is substantially the same as a width of said enclosure guide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said connector device guide and said enclosure guide are vertically offset from the center in either direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said connector device guide and said enclosure guide are guides in a shape of a ridge or recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said connector device guide and said enclosure guide have a width that is not identical on either side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said electronic device is a hard disk device or memory device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
A connector mounted to an electronic device comprising: a connector device guide that is formed on each of two sides thereof and that is generally continuous with an enclosure guide formed on each of two outer sides of an enclosure of the electronic device, with a width of said connector device guide being substantially the same as a width of the enclosure guide; and a connecting section connected to an external connector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
A connector mounted to an electronic device comprising: a connector device guide that is formed on each of two sides thereof and that is generally continuous with an enclosure guide formed on each of two outer sides of an enclosure of the electronic device, with a width of said connector device guide being substantially the same as a width of the enclosure guide; and a connecting section connected to an external connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The connector according to claim 6 , wherein said connector device guide is not constant in width.
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