CN101581957B

CN101581957B - Computer casing and panel module of same

Info

Publication number: CN101581957B
Application number: CN2008100995989A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张朝雯
Original assignee: Wistron Corp
Current assignee: Wistron Corp
Priority date: 2008-05-16
Filing date: 2008-05-16
Publication date: 2011-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 2028-05-16
Also published as: CN101581957A

Abstract

The invention discloses a computer casing and a panel module of the same. The panel module of the computer casing comprises a main panel, a connecting rod piece, a cover plate and an elastic spacing piece, wherein the main panel is provided with a covering region and an opening which is arranged in the covering region; the connecting rod piece is pivoted between the main panel and the cover plate;the cover plate can move relatively to the main panel to be covered on or removed from the covering region; the elastic spacing piece is arranged between the main panel and the connecting rod piece a nd is used for limiting the connecting rod piece in a retracting position and enabling the connecting rod piece to be capable of pivoting relatively to the main panel in a resettable mode; and when the cover plate is covered on the covering region of the main panel, the connecting rod piece resets to the retracting position. The connecting rod piece generates the action of automatic reset when thecover plate is about to be covered on the main panel by arranging the elastic spacing piece, thus, the cover plate can be easily and accurately covered on the main panel, and the whole panel module c an be used conveniently.

Description

The panel module of computer chassis and this computer chassis

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of panel module and this computer chassis of computer chassis, particularly relate to a kind of have cover plate can be for the panel module raising or cover forward and the computer chassis that is assembled with this panel module backward.

Background technology

Consult Fig. 1～Fig. 3, the panel module 1 of existing a kind of host shell comprises a main panel 11, a cover plate 12 and a link member 13, wherein, main panel 11 is in order to the front that is assembled in a host shell 10 and have an open region 111, and cover plate 12 is hubbed on a side of main panel 11 open regions 111 and can raises to open open region 111 or to cover with respect to main panel 11 with respect to main panel 11 by link member 12 and covers open region 111.

When panel module 1 is assembled in host shell 10 fronts, electronic package in the host shell 10 (figure does not show) can expose by the open region 111 of main panel 11, thus, when user's desire is taken out the electronic package in the host shell 10 or is packed into, just can extract out forward or insert host shell 10 backward from open region 111 by raising cover plate 12, and not need panel module 1 is pulled down.

Yet, the shortcoming of this panel module 1 is, because cover plate 12 is to be hubbed on main panel 11 by link member 13, when cover plate 12 is movable with respect to main panel 1, link member 13 also can pivot along the direction as Fig. 3 arrow 14 with respect to main panel 11 and swing, but in fact, have only when moving part 13 pivots at stowed position as shown in Figure 3, cover plate 12 could cover as shown in Figure 1 accurately at main panel 11, therefore, when user's desire is combined in main panel 11 with cover plate 12 pivot caps, often need earlier link member 13 to be adjusted to this stowed position, could allow cover plate 12 cover exactly at main panel 11, inconvenient in the use.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of cover plate to be easier to cover and use panel module and this computer chassis of more convenient computer chassis.

So the panel module of computer chassis of the present invention comprises a main panel, a link member, a cover plate and an extension spring.

This main panel have one cover Qu Jiyi be arranged at this cover the district in opening.This link member is hubbed between this main panel and this cover plate, makes this cover plate can be movable and be covered on this and cover the district and lift off this and cover the district with respect to this main panel.This extension spring, be arranged between this main panel and this link member, one end is connected in this link member, the other end is connected in the district that covers of this main panel, lift off the district that covers of this main panel when this cover plate, this link member launches with respect to this cover plate and this extension spring stores a restoring force, be covered on the district that covers of this main panel when this cover plate, this link member be subjected to this extension spring restoring force stretching and arrive and be folded to this cover plate inboard, position that this extension spring and this link member connect and the articulated section of this link member and this main panel maintenance certain distance are done the time spent and can be produced the pivot that resets so that this link member is subjected to the restoring force of this extension spring.

According to of the present invention one preferable enforcement, wherein, this link member has one and is hubbed at first articulated section and one second articulated section that this covers a side of contiguous this opening in district, and this cover plate has an inner plate surface, and second articulated section of this link member is hubbed at this cover plate inner plate surface.

According to of the present invention one preferable enforcement, wherein, this main panel has more one and is arranged at this and covers flange in the district, and this cover plate has more a hook part of being protruded by this inner plate surface, when this cover plate pivots with respect to this main panel, this hook part contacts with this flange and along this flange displacement.

According to of the present invention one preferable enforcement, wherein, this first articulated section is an axostylus axostyle, and this link member has more two Extendible flakes that protruded by this axostylus axostyle separately, and this second articulated section comprises the two C type structures that are arranged at this two Extendible flakes end respectively; This main panel have more be arranged at this cover the district in two driving rods, two C type structures of this articulated part are socketed on this two driving rod respectively.

According to of the present invention one preferable enforcement, wherein, this main panel comprises that a substrate body and is in conjunction with hiding in the outer plate body in this substrate body the place ahead, this substrate body part is not hidden by this outer plate body and forms this and cover the district, and this outer plate body has one and is positioned at the root edge that this opening top also probably is inverted V-shaped, and this cover plate has the apical margin of a profile and this root edge complementation.

Computer chassis of the present invention comprises a host shell and a panel module.This host shell has a front side, and this panel module is arranged at the front side of this host shell.This panel module comprises a main panel, a link member, a cover plate and an extension spring.

The setting of the present invention by this elastic spacing one allows link member produce automatically reset effect when the cover plate desire is covered back main panel, not only allows the cover plate can be more easily and cover back main panel exactly, also allows the whole front panel module more convenient in the use.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of the panel module of existing a kind of computer chassis;

Fig. 2 is the stereographic map that the cover plate of existing this panel module is raised forward;

Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of existing this panel module;

Fig. 4 is the stereographic map that a preferred embodiment of the panel module of computer chassis of the present invention is assembled in a host shell;

Fig. 5 is in this preferred embodiment, the stereographic map that cover plate is raised forward;

Fig. 6 is the exploded view of this preferred embodiment;

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map of this another angle of preferred embodiment;

Fig. 8 is the partial exploded view of this another angle of preferred embodiment;

Fig. 9 is in this preferred embodiment, the cut-open view that cover plate covers;

Figure 10 is in this preferred embodiment, the cut-open view that cover plate is raised; And

Figure 11 is in this preferred embodiment, the cut-open view that slides along the flange contact in the hook part.

The main element symbol description

2 computer chassis

3 host shells

4 panel modules

31 front sides

41 main panels

410 hook arrangements

411 cover the district

412 openings

413 accepting grooves

414 flanges

415 driving rods

416 hole clippings

417 substrate bodies

4,171 first depressions

4,172 second depressions

4173 inwalls

418 outer plate bodys

419 root edges

42 cover plates

421 inner plate surfaces

422 apical margins

423 articulate lug

424 hook parts

425 drawing pieces

43 link members

431 first articulated sections

432 second articulated sections

433 Extendible flakes

434 lugs

435C type structure

44 elastic spacing ones

Embodiment

About aforementioned and other technology contents, characteristics and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of a following cooperation preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, can clearly present.

Consult Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, a preferred embodiment of the panel module 4 of computer chassis of the present invention can be for being assembled in a host shell 3, and this host shell 3 probably is box and has a front side 31, and panel module 4 is assembled in the front side of host shell 3.

Consult Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, panel module 4 comprises a main panel 41, a cover plate 42, a link member 43 and an elastic spacing one 44 (see figure 7)s.Main panel 41 has and one covers district 411, is arranged on and covers an opening 412, two accepting grooves 413, two flanges 414, two driving rods 415 and the hole clippings 416 of district in 411, wherein, a wherein side of accepting groove 413, flange 414 and driving rod 415 adjacent openings 412,416 of hole clippings are the opposite sides of adjacent openings 412.

On the practical structures, the main panel 41 of present embodiment comprises that a substrate body 417 and is in conjunction with hiding in the outer plate body 418 in substrate body 417 the place aheads, the part of substrate body 417 Lower Halves is not hidden by outer plate body 418 and forms the above-mentioned district 411 that covers, and outer plate body 418 has one and probably is inverted V-shaped and is positioned at the root edge 419 of opening 412 tops.

Aforesaid opening 412, accepting groove 413, flange 414, driving rod 415 and hole clipping 416 are provided in a side of substrate body 417.Wherein, two accepting grooves 413 up and down separately, in the present embodiment, each accepting groove 413 is to be defined by a hook arrangement 410 that protrudes substrate body 417.Two flanges 414 are respectively adjacent to two accepting grooves 413, and each flange 414 is roughly between accepting groove 413 that it was close to and opening 412 and be horizontal expansion.In the present embodiment, substrate body 417 deeper is recessed to form one second depression 4172 of 2 first depressions 4171 and between two

first depressions

4171,415 of these

depressions

4171,4172 and accepting groove 413, flange 414 and driving rods be in the same side of opening 412, two driving rods 415 be vertical respectively the position in two first depressions 4171 and up and down separately between two accepting grooves 413.

Link member 43 comprises one first articulated section 431, one second articulated section 432, two Extendible flakes 433 and a lug 434.In the present embodiment, first articulated section 431 is an axostylus axostyle, and two Extendible flakes 433 are extended laterally out in the same way by axostylus axostyle two ends places and separately.Second articulated section 432 comprises the two C type structures 435 that are separately positioned on two Extendible flakes, 433 ends, link member 43 is socketed in two driving rods 415 respectively and is articulated in substrate body 417 with 2 first depressions 4171 and the two C type structures 435 that its two Extendible flake 433 stretches into substrate body 417, and link member 43 can pivot with respect to substrate body 417 thus and swing.

Cover plate 42 has an inner plate surface 421, a profile roughly is the apical margin 422 of inverted V-shaped and two pivot joint lug 423, two hook parts 424 and drawing pieces 425 that protruded by this inner plate surface 421 with outer plate body 418 root edges, 419 complementations.Wherein, two hook parts 424 up and down separately, two articulate lugs 423 up and down separately and between two hook parts 424, two articulate lugs 423 can articulate for 431 two ends, first articulated section of link member 43, makes the cover plate 42 can be with respect to main panel 41 activities with main panel 41 pivot joints by link member 43 thus.424 positions, two hook parts then corresponding respectively two groups flange 414 and accepting groove 413 up and down.The position of drawing piece 425 is hole clippings 416 of corresponding main panel 41.

Elastic spacing one 44 is arranged between main panel 41 and the link member 43, swings in order to link member 43 be limited in a stowed position and can flexibly pivot with respect to main panel 41.The used elastic spacing one 44 of present embodiment is an extension spring, it is contained in second depression 4172 of substrate body 417 and an end is connected and fixed on a inwall 4173 (see figure 8)s in second depression 4172, and the other end then is connected and fixed on the lug 434 of link member 43.

Please later consult Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, when panel module 4 is assembled in the front side 31 of host shell 3, the opening 412 of main panel 41 can be for (the hard disk or the like for example of the electronic package in the host shell 3, figure does not show) to extract out forward or insert in the host shell 3 backward, cover plate 42 then can cover district 411 and covers opening 412 for raise forward with respect to main panel 41 opening 412 to be exposed or be covered on backward.

See also Fig. 4, Fig. 9, when cover plate 42 covers when covering of main panel 41 distinguishes 411, cover plate 42 just can be entrenched in covering in the district 411 of main panel 41, and the drawing piece 425 of cover plate 42 and the hole clipping 416 of main panel 41 fasten, and as shown in Figure 4, the apical margin 422 of cover plate 42 just can form complementation with the apical margin 419 of outer plate body 418, and amalgamation goes out the front outward appearance of whole front panel module 4, and this moment, link member 43 is in a stowed position, the stowed position of indication is meant when cover plate 42 covers at main panel 41 herein, link member 43 and position between main panel 41 and cover plate 42 between inboard at cover plate 43 by folding.

Consult Fig. 5, Figure 10, when desire is raised cover plate 43 forward with respect to main panel 41, because the relation that down extend outer plate body 418 root edges 419 both sides, must pivot forward with respect to main panel 41 by interlock link member 43, cover plate 42 could be raised forward and can not snap into the part that protrude outer plate body 418 root edges 419 both sides with respect to main panel 41, therefore, when cover plate 42 is raised forward with respect to main panel 41, link member 43 still can be subjected to the interlock of cover plate 42 and be pivoted forward with respect to main panel 41, and launch with respect to cover plate 42, at this moment, elastic spacing one 44 is stretched and stores a restoring force.

When the user desires once again cover plate 42 pivot caps to be returned main panel 41, owing to be subjected to the effect of elastic spacing one 44 restoring forces, cover plate 42 backward pivot caps return in the process of main panel 41, elastic spacing one 44 restoring forces just can allow link member 43 be pulled back to stowed position (as the position of Fig. 9 link member 43) automatically, and do not need the user to adjust the stowed position that allows link member 43 foldings arrive cover plate 42 inboards earlier, cover plate 41 could be covered back main panel 41 then.

In brief, the present invention is the restoring force that utilizes elastic spacing one 44 to produce, allow the user carry out with cover plate 42 backward pivot caps return in the process of main panel 41, link member 43 is retracted resets to the position that is folded in cover plate 41 inboards.

See also Fig. 6 and Figure 11, supplementary notes is in addition, when pivoting, cover plate 42 is covered in the process that covers district 411, the hook part 424 terminal meetings of cover plate 42 inboards 421 are along flange 414 contact-slidings, this measure helps to make cover plate 42 more stable with respect to the pivot of main panel 41, is not easy to produce the activity direction except pivoting, and is covered on up to cover plate 42 and covers the district at 411 o'clock, 424 of hook parts move into accepting groove 413, in by the hook arrangement 410 that forms accepting groove 413 hook part 424 being limited in.

In the present embodiment, the end that elastic spacing one 44 is connected link member 43 is the lug 434 that is connected link member 43, but in other enforcement aspect, elastic spacing one 44 also can be connected other positions of link member 43, only note that position that elastic spacing one 44 connects needs and the articulated section of link member 43 and main panel 41 keeps certain distance, do the time spent and can produce the pivot that resets so that link member 43 is subjected to elastic spacing one 44 restoring forces.

As mentioned above, the present invention is by the setting of this elastic spacing one 44, when cover plate 42 desires are covered back main panel 41, just can allow link member 43 produce automatically reset effect, remove allowing the user when covering cover plate 42 from, must adjust link member 43, the puzzlement that cover plate 42 could be covered back main panel 41 earlier, not only allow the cover plate 12 can be more easily and cover back main panel 41 exactly, also allow whole front panel module 4 more convenient in the use.

The above person, it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, when not limiting scope of the invention process with this, promptly the simple equivalent of being done according to claim of the present invention and invention description content generally changes and modifies, and all still belongs in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.

Claims

1. the panel module of a computer chassis comprises:

Main panel, have one cover Qu Jiyi be arranged at this cover the district in opening;

Link member has one and is hubbed at first articulated section and one second articulated section that this covers a side of contiguous this opening in district;

Cover plate has an inner plate surface, and second articulated section of this link member is hubbed at this cover plate inner plate surface, and this cover plate can be movable and be covered on this and cover the district and lift off this and cover the district with respect to this main panel; And

Extension spring, be arranged between this main panel and this link member, one end is connected in this link member, the other end is connected in the district that covers of this main panel, lift off the district that covers of this main panel when this cover plate, this link member launches with respect to this cover plate and this extension spring stores a restoring force, be covered on the district that covers of this main panel when this cover plate, this link member be subjected to this extension spring restoring force stretching and arrive and be folded to this cover plate inboard, position that this extension spring and this link member connect and the articulated section of this link member and this main panel maintenance certain distance are done the time spent and can be produced the pivot that resets so that this link member is subjected to the restoring force of this extension spring.

2. according to the panel module of the described computer chassis of claim 1, wherein, this main panel have more one be arranged at this cover the district in flange, this cover plate has more a hook part by this inner plate surface protrusion, when this cover plate pivots with respect to this main panel, this hook part contacts with this flange and along this flange displacement.

3. according to the panel module of the described computer chassis of claim 2, wherein, this main panel has more one and is formed at this and covers accepting groove in the district, covers the district when this cover plate is covered on this, and this hook part is housed in this accepting groove.

4. according to claim 1 to 3 panel module of each described computer chassis wherein, wherein, this first articulated section is an axostylus axostyle, and this link member has more separately two Extendible flakes that protruded by this axostylus axostyle, and this second articulated section comprises the two C type structures that are arranged at this two Extendible flakes end respectively; This main panel have more be arranged at this cover the district in two driving rods, two C type structures of this articulated part are socketed on this two driving rod respectively.

5. according to the panel module of the described computer chassis of claim 1, wherein, this cover plate has more the two pivot joint lugs that protruded by this inner plate surface, and these axostylus axostyle two ends are hubbed at this two pivot joints lug respectively.

6. according to the panel module of the described computer chassis of claim 5, wherein, this main panel have more be arranged at this cover the district in a hole clipping, this cover plate has more the clamping piece that is arranged at this inner plate surface, cover the district when this cover plate is covered on this, this clamping piece is sticked in this hole clipping.

7. according to the panel module of the described computer chassis of claim 6, wherein, this main panel comprises that a substrate body and is in conjunction with hiding in the outer plate body in this substrate body the place ahead, this substrate body part is not hidden by this outer plate body and forms this and cover the district, and this outer plate body has one and is positioned at the root edge that this opening top also probably is inverted V-shaped, and this cover plate has the apical margin of a profile and this root edge complementation.

8. computer chassis comprises:

Host shell has a front side;

Panel module is arranged at the front side of this host shell and comprises:

Link member, have one be hubbed at this this cover first articulated section and one second articulated section of a side of contiguous this opening in district;

9. according to the described computer chassis of claim 8, wherein, this main panel has more one and is arranged at this and covers flange in the district, and this cover plate has more a hook part of being protruded by this inner plate surface, when this cover plate pivots with respect to this main panel, this hook part contacts with this flange and along this flange displacement.

10. according to the described computer chassis of claim 9, wherein, this main panel has more one and is formed on this and covers accepting groove in the district, covers the district when this cover plate is covered on this, and this hook part is housed in this accepting groove.

11. according to claim 8 to 10 each described computer chassis wherein, wherein, this first articulated section is an axostylus axostyle, and this link member has more separately two Extendible flakes that protruded by this axostylus axostyle, and this second articulated section comprises the two C type structures that are arranged at this two Extendible flakes end respectively; This main panel have more be arranged at this cover the district in two driving rods, two C type structures of this articulated part are socketed on this two driving rod respectively.

12. according to the described computer chassis of claim 8, wherein, this cover plate has more the two pivot joint lugs that protruded by this inner plate surface, these axostylus axostyle two ends are hubbed at this two pivot joints lug respectively.

13. according to the described computer chassis of claim 12, wherein, this main panel have more be arranged at this cover the district in a hole clipping, this cover plate has more the clamping piece that is arranged at this inner plate surface, covers the district when this cover plate is covered on this, this clamping piece is sticked in this hole clipping.

14. according to the described computer chassis of claim 13, wherein, this main panel comprises that a substrate body and is in conjunction with hiding in the outer plate body in this substrate body the place ahead, this substrate body part is not hidden by this outer plate body and forms this and cover the district, and this outer plate body has one and is positioned at the root edge that this opening top also probably is inverted V-shaped, and this cover plate has the apical margin of a profile and this root edge complementation.