Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention is capable of housing a plurality of plug-in packages, each plug-in package being provided with a first connector. The apparatus includes, a housing having a front panel on which a plurality of insertion openings is provided through which openings the plug-in packages can be inserted into the housing, a first edge of each of the plug-in packages leading and a second edge of each of the plug-in packages trailing when inserting, a mother board mounted in the housing, the mother board having a plurality of second connectors fixed thereon, each second connector corresponding to one of the insertion openings formed on the panel, and a supporting member for pivotably supporting the first edge of each of the plug-in packages which was inserted in the housing so that the first connector faces to a corresponding one of the second connectors of the mother board.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a housing for a compact electronic equipment, which is constituted of a metal-base printed wiring board as a lower housing and a cover removably coupled to the lower housing. A metal base of the metal-base printed wiring board is exposed to the atmosphere, and a plurality of surface mounting devices are mounted on a surface of the metal base. As the metal-base printed wiring board is utilized as a part of the housing, it is not necessary to independently provide a printed wiring board for mounting electronic devices thereon, thereby realizing a compact construction of the electronic equipment. Furthermore, as the surface mounting devices are mounted on the metal-base printed wiring board forming a part of the housing, a radiation characteristic of the electronic equipment can be improved.