Electronic apparatus having a connector connecting a disk drive

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a main body having a receptacle, and a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle. A connector is provided in the receptacle. The connector is rotatable between an accommodated position and a standing position. The disk drive is removably connected to the connector and rotatable together with the connector. The receptacle is covered with a removable lid.

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a main body having a receptacle;   a support shaft positioned within the receptacle so as to avoid contact with any peripheral wall of the receptacle;   a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle and coupled to the support shaft, wherein both the disk drive and the shaft are rotatable between a first position and a second position; and   a shock absorbent member provided between the receptacle and the disk drive.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a lid positioned over an opening of the receptacle to hold the disk drive within the receptacle.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the shock absorbent member includes a first shock absorbent member located on the receptacle and a second shock absorbent member located on the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the disk drive is contained within the receptacle when placed in the first position and is at least partially removed from the receptacle when the disk drive is placed in the second position. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the disk drive is elastically held between the first shock absorbent member and the second shock absorbent member when the disk drive is accommodated in the receptacle. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the support shaft is apart from the receptacle when the disk drive is held between the first shock absorbent member and the second shock absorbent member. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbent member to support the disk drive within the receptacle so that the support shaft can avoid contact with any peripheral wall of the receptacle. 
     
     
         8 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a main body having a receptacle;   a support shaft floatingly supported within the receptacle thereby avoiding contact with a peripheral wall of the receptacle;   a connector rotatably coupled to the support shaft, the connector adapted to pivot between a first position and a second position;   a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle and coupled to the connector, the disk drive being moveable between the first position in which the disk drive is contained within the receptacle and the second position in which the disk drive is at least partially removed from the receptacle; and   a first shock absorbent member provided between the receptacle and the disk drive.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a lid positioned over an opening of the receptacle; and   a second shock absorbent member provided between the lid and the disk drive.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first shock absorbent member is located on the receptacle, and the second shock absorbent member is located on the lid. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the disk drive is elastically held between the first shock absorbent member and the second shock absorbent member when the disk drive is accommodated in the receptacle. 
     
     
         12 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a main body having a receptacle;   a disk drive accommodated in the receptacle and removably connected to a support shaft, the disk drive being rotatable between an accommodated position and an unaccommodated position;   a lid which is removably put on the receptacle;   a first shock absorbent member provided between the receptacle and the disk drive; and   a second shock absorbent member provided between the lid and the disk drive,   wherein the shaft is rotatable between the accommodated position and the unaccommodated position as a pivot, and floatingly supported in the receptacle.   
     
     
         13 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first shock absorbent member is located on the receptacle, and the second shock absorbent member is located on the lid. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the disk drive is elastically held between the first and second shock absorbent members when the disk drive is accommodated in the receptacle, and the support shaft is apart from the receptacle when the disk drive is held between the first and second shock absorbent members.