JP3144013U - Computer housing - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer case in which a liquid crystal monitor and a computer main body can be integrated, is compact, and can be expanded is provided.
SOLUTION: A casing main body 10 in which a motherboard is accommodated and a monitor mounting member 20 for mounting a liquid crystal monitor 30. A flat base 12 protrudes forward from a lower portion of a front surface 11 of the casing main body 10 to form a casing. The main body 10 is L-shaped in a side view, and a monitor mounting member 20 is installed on the front surface 11 of the housing main body 10 above the flat base 12. The flat base 12 has an accommodation space in which computer peripheral devices can be accommodated. The lower end of the liquid crystal monitor 30 attached to the monitor attachment member 20 is supported.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a computer case to which a liquid crystal monitor can be attached.

In recent years, with the constant advancement and innovation of computer-related technology, computers are helping not only for commercial use but also for daily office work in each home.
For example, Computer Barebone is combined with audio / video multimedia technology for use as a “multimedia audio / video center” in the home.
Many of these computer barebones are thin and miniaturized so as to be accepted as home appliances, and are generally referred to as “minicomputers”. However, while the downsized computer barebone is supported by some consumers, it is often unwilling to expand, so it often dissuades computer players from purchasing.

Moreover, since the case of such a computer barebone is thin and small, a special motherboard is required and cannot be shared with a desktop computer motherboard.
Furthermore, a hard disk, memory, optical disk drive, high-level display card (generally a large heatsink is installed and a relatively large volume) or other computer peripheral devices cannot be accommodated inside the computer casing.

On the other hand, liquid crystal monitors used in personal computers tend to increase in size, and those that were 15 inches have recently become 22 inches, 26 inches, etc., and desktop computers and large liquid crystal monitors are gradually becoming larger. It is becoming a multimedia audio and video center dedicated to individuals.
However, there is currently no commercially available product that combines the extensibility of a desktop computer with the compactness of a minicomputer.
Furthermore, although a computer with a thin computer main body and installed on the back of a large liquid crystal monitor has appeared, such a computer main body is compact, but it is inferior in scalability like a bare bone.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a computer case in which a liquid crystal monitor and a computer main body can be integrated, which is compact and can be expanded.

  The computer casing of the present invention comprises a casing main body in which a motherboard is accommodated and a monitor mounting member for mounting a liquid crystal monitor. A flat base protrudes forward from a lower front surface of the casing main body, and the casing main body Is L-shaped in a side view, and the monitor mounting member is installed on the front surface of the housing body above the flat base. The flat base has a storage space in which a computer peripheral device can be stored, and the monitor mounting The lower end of the liquid crystal monitor attached to the member is supported.

The following configuration may be adopted.
The computer peripheral device includes a relatively heavy device such as a hard disk, an optical disk drive, a writing device, and a power supply device.
At this time, the disk slot of the optical disk drive and the writing device is provided on the front panel of the flat base so that the optical disk can be inserted and removed from the front.
In addition, a structure in which a ventilation hole for venting and radiating heat of the power supply device is provided at a lower portion of the side surface of the housing body.

The structure which provided the connector for connecting with the apparatus in the said housing body in the side surface of this housing body.
The monitor mounting member includes a first fixing member fixed to the front surface of the housing body and a second fixing member fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor. The first fixing member and the second fixing member A configuration in which the liquid crystal monitor is attached to the front surface of the housing main body by engaging.
A first rail and a second rail that are slidably engaged with each other are attached to the first fixing member and the second fixing member, respectively, along the vertical direction, and the first rail and the second rail are slid. A configuration in which the height of the liquid crystal monitor can be adjusted.

A plurality of fitting holes are vertically arranged in one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member, and a protrusion is provided on the other, and one of the fitting holes is selected to fit the protrusion. By doing so, the liquid crystal monitor is fixed by adjusting its height.
A structure provided with a handle for releasing the fitting between the protrusion and the fitting hole.
The first fixing member is provided with a turntable fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor.

According to the present invention, the liquid crystal monitor and the casing main body containing the motherboard can be integrally attached. Therefore, even if the internal space of the casing main body is widened to increase the accommodation capacity, it is not bulky, and is downsized and expanded. It is possible to achieve both good quality.
In addition, the liquid crystal monitor attached to the housing body is highly stable because it is supported from below by a flat base.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the computer casing of the present invention includes a casing body 10 that houses a motherboard 45 and a monitor mounting member 20 for mounting a liquid crystal monitor 30.
As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface 11 and the back surface of the housing body 10 are formed wider than the side surface 14, and the flat table 12 integrally projects forward from the lower portion of the front surface 11 of the housing body 10, and is L-shaped in a side view. It has become.

The flat table 12 has an accommodating space in which computer peripheral devices can be accommodated. As shown in FIG. 3, the computer peripheral devices accommodated in the flat table 12 are relatively heavy such as a hard disk (HDD), an optical disk drive (CD ROM, DVD ROM), a writing device (DVD read & write) 41, and a power supply device 42. A device. As a result, the stability of the housing body 10 is improved, and even if the liquid crystal monitor 30 is attached to the housing body 10, it is difficult to fall down.
As shown in FIG. 2, the disk slot 43 of the optical disk drive and writing device 41 is formed on the front panel 13 of the flat table 12 so that the optical disk can be easily inserted and removed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ventilation hole 44 that ventilates and dissipates heat of the power supply device 42 is provided in the lower portion of the side surface 14 of the housing body 10.
Various connectors 46 are provided on the side surface 14 of the housing body 10 for electrical connection to devices in the housing body 10.
The connector 46 includes a connector for connecting to a built-in chip (such as a display / sound integrated chip) of the motherboard 45 and a connector for connecting a plug-in type expansion card (such as a wireless network card or a television card). Further, the video output connector 46 and the liquid crystal monitor 30 can be connected by a cable.
Thereby, compared with what installed the connector in the back surface, the connection via the connector 46 can be performed easily.

The monitor mounting member 20 is installed on the front surface 11 of the housing body 10 above the flat base 12, and a first fixing member 21 fixed to the front surface 11 of the housing body 10 and a first fixing member 21 fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 30. And two fixing members 22. Then, by engaging the first fixing member 21 and the second fixing member 22, the liquid crystal monitor 30 can be attached to the front surface 11 of the housing body 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, a first rail 211 and a second rail 221 that are slidably engaged with each other are mounted on the first fixing member 21 and the second fixing member 22 along the vertical direction. When the first rail 211 and the second rail 221 are slid, the height of the second fixing member 22, that is, the height of the liquid crystal monitor 30, changes. It can be supported by the flat table 12.

The second fixing member 22 is formed with a plurality of fitting holes 222 arranged vertically, and the first fixing member 21 is provided with a projection 212 that fits into any one of the fitting holes 222.
Then, after the first rail 211 and the second rail 221 are slid to adjust the height of the liquid crystal monitor 30, when one of the fitting holes 222 is selected and the protrusion 212 is fitted, the liquid crystal monitor 30 is Fixed in that position.
The first fixing member 21 is provided with a handle 213 for retracting the projection 212 from the fitting hole 222, and the fitting between the projection 212 and the fitting hole 222 is released by operating the handle 213. Can do.

In addition, a rotating disk 223 is attached to the front surface of the first fixing member 21, and screw holes 31 are formed at positions corresponding to the four corners of the rotating disk 223 on the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 30. The angle of the liquid crystal monitor 30 can be changed by fixing the rotary disk 223 to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor 30 through the screw holes 31 and rotating the rotary disk 223.
The structure of the computer case of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the flat frame 12 is not integrally formed in the housing body 10 and can be assembled after being manufactured separately. The liquid crystal monitor 30 may be a liquid crystal television (LCD TV).

1 is a front perspective view of a computer case and a liquid crystal monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a computer case and a liquid crystal monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a rear perspective view of a computer case and a liquid crystal monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view before the assembly of the computer housing | casing and liquid crystal monitor which concerns on the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Housing | casing main body 11 Front surface 12 Flat base 13 Front panel 14 Side surface 20 Monitor attachment member 21 First fixing member 211 First rail 212 Protrusion 213 Handle 22 Second fixing member 221 Second rail 222 Fitting hole 223 Turntable 30 Liquid crystal monitor 31 Screw hole 41 Writing device 42 Power supply device 43 Disk slot 44 Ventilation hole 45 Motherboard 46 Connector

Claims (10)

  It consists of a casing main body in which the motherboard is accommodated, and a monitor mounting member for mounting a liquid crystal monitor. A flat base protrudes forward from the front lower part of the casing main body, and the casing main body is L-shaped in side view, The monitor mounting member is installed on the front surface of the housing main body above the flat base, and the flat base has a storage space in which a computer peripheral device can be stored, and a lower end of the liquid crystal monitor mounted on the monitor mounting member A computer case characterized by supporting the above.   The computer peripheral according to claim 1, wherein the computer peripheral device includes a hard disk, an optical disk drive, a writing device, and a power supply device.   3. The computer case according to claim 2, wherein a disk slot of the optical disk drive and the writing device is provided on a front panel of the flat base so that the optical disk can be inserted and removed from the front.   The computer case according to claim 2, wherein a ventilation hole for venting and radiating heat of the power supply device is provided at a lower part of the side surface of the case body.   The computer case according to claim 1, wherein a connector for connecting to an apparatus in the case body is provided on a side surface of the case body.   The monitor mounting member includes a first fixing member fixed to the front surface of the housing body and a second fixing member fixed to the back surface of the liquid crystal monitor. The first fixing member and the second fixing member The computer case according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal monitor is attached to a front surface of the case main body by engaging.   A first rail and a second rail that are slidably engaged with each other are attached to the first fixing member and the second fixing member, respectively, along the vertical direction, and the first rail and the second rail are slid. The computer case according to claim 6, wherein a height of the liquid crystal monitor is adjustable.   A plurality of fitting holes are vertically arranged in one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member, and a protrusion is provided on the other, and one of the fitting holes is selected to fit the protrusion. The computer case according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the liquid crystal monitor is fixed by adjusting its height.   The computer case according to claim 8, further comprising a handle for performing a release operation of fitting between the protrusion and the fitting hole.   The computer case according to claim 6, wherein the first fixing member is provided with a turntable fixed to a back surface of the liquid crystal monitor.

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