CN103257676A - Terminal device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a terminal device. The terminal device comprises a first shell which is at least internally provided with a main board, a processing unit arranged on the main board and a first image processing unit arranged on the main board; and a second shell which is configured to contain a display unit of the terminal device, wherein a first slot configured to contain an optical disc drive or a second graphic processing unit of the terminal device is arranged at the side surface of the first shell; and the second graphic processing unit can be arranged in the first slot through a plugging and unplugging way.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of terminal device.Especially, the present invention relates to a kind of terminal device with digraph shape processing unit of customized configuration.
Background technology
Along with laptop devices is lightening, the very difficult graphic process unit that will have high graphics capability is arranged on laptop devices and guarantees its volume and weight again within the acceptable range simultaneously usually.In the prior art, a kind of external Graphics Processing Unit has been proposed, by the external Graphics Processing Unit is connected to realize two video card structures of laptop devices with laptop devices.Yet external Graphics Processing Unit portable relatively poor is not easy to usually carry and uses at any time.In addition, also need open up special interface at the shell of notebook the external Graphics Processing Unit is connected with the mainboard of notebook, thereby increase the complexity of laptop devices.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve above-mentioned technical matters of the prior art, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of terminal device, comprising: first housing is provided with in described first housing: mainboard at least; Processing unit is arranged on the described mainboard; First Graphics Processing Unit is arranged on the described mainboard; Second housing, described second housing is configured to hold the display unit of described terminal device; Wherein said first housing has first slot in its side, and described first slot is configured to hold CD drive or the second graph processing unit of described terminal device; Described second graph processing unit can be arranged in described first slot by the mode of plug.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, described second graph processing unit is arranged in the 3rd housing, and described the 3rd housing and described CD drive have essentially identical shape and size.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, described terminal device further comprises: first linkage unit, be arranged on the described mainboard, and it is corresponding with the position of described first slot, in the time of wherein in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described second graph processing unit is connected with described first linkage unit, and is connected with described processing unit by described first linkage unit and described mainboard.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein said second graph processing unit has first interface; And described first linkage unit has second interface, and described first interface and described second interface mates mutually, and when making in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described first interface and described second interface are in contact with one another.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein said first linkage unit further comprises the 3rd interface, and in the time of wherein in described CD drive is inserted into described first slot, the interface of described the 3rd interface and described CD drive is in contact with one another.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, wherein
The PCIe and the CD-ROM driver interface that arrange on described first linkage unit and the described mainboard are connected.
In addition, according to one embodiment of present invention, in the time of wherein in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described first Graphics Processing Unit and described second graph processing unit can cooperate to handle image or the graph data of described terminal device mutually.
By above-mentioned configuration, utilize original first slot for CD drive to hold the second graph processing unit, can be under the situation of the size that does not increase terminal device and portability, make terminal device have two Graphics Processing Unit and come process graphical data, thereby make terminal device have stronger graphics capability.
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Fig. 1 is the diagram synoptic diagram of the structure of terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 2 is the diagram schematic block diagram of the annexation of the parts of terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention.
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Describe in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings according to each embodiment of the present invention.Here, it should be noted that in the accompanying drawings, identical Reference numeral is given had ingredient identical or similar structures and function basically, and will omit being repeated in this description about them.
Next, with reference to the structure of Fig. 1 description according to the terminal device of the embodiment of the invention.Fig. 1 is the diagram synoptic diagram of the structure of terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, the terminal device such as notebook computer can comprise first housing 1 and second housing 2.
The hardware of mainboard 11, processing unit 12 and first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and so on can be set in first housing 1 at least.In addition, other hardware such as radiating subassembly, loudspeaker can also be set in first housing 1.Here, first housing 1 and hardware have wherein been formed the host machine part of terminal device.
According to embodiments of the invention, mainboard 11 can be realized by the mainboard of supporting digraph shape processing unit arbitrarily.For example, mainboard 11 can have two PCI-E interfaces to be connected with two Graphics Processing Unit.
Processing unit 12 can be realized by the processor of any type, and is arranged on the mainboard 11, and processing unit 12 can be carried out various processing under the control of pre-set programs.
First Graphics Processing Unit 13 is arranged on the mainboard 11, and is connected with mainboard 11 by the PCI-E interface.First Graphics Processing Unit 13 can be realized by the arbitrary graphic processing unit of the parallel processing of supporting digraph shape processing unit (as, the corresponding video card of ATI or Nvidia), and can handle graph data.
Second housing 2 can be used for holding the display unit 21 of terminal device.Here, second housing 2 and display unit 21 have constituted the display part of terminal device.
According to embodiments of the invention, has a slot 14 in the side of first housing 1 on (as, the right flank of first housing 1).The size of this slot 14 and the CD drive of terminal device are complementary, and can hold CD drive (not shown) and the second graph processing unit 31 of this terminal device.Here, the width of slot 14, height and towards the degree of depth of first housing, 1 inside can based on the size of the CD drive that adopts determine with the size coupling of CD drive.
According to embodiments of the invention, second graph processing unit 31 can be arranged in the slot 14 by pluggable mode.Particularly, second graph processing unit 31 can be arranged in the 3rd housing 3, and the 3rd housing 3 has and the essentially identical shape and size of the CD drive of terminal device.In this case, because the 3rd housing 3 has and the essentially identical shape and size of the CD drive of terminal device, therefore the 3rd housing 3 also can be inserted in the slot 14, the feasible inside that second graph processing unit 31 can be inserted into first housing 1.
Here, because the size of CD drive is bigger usually, and have bigger thickness (as, 1cm), and current Graphics Processing Unit for the terminal device such as notebook computer have usually very little size (as, chip thickness and substrate thickness are all below 2mm), therefore be easy in the 3rd housing that has with the essentially identical shape and size of CD drive, second graph processing unit 31 is set.
Here, can the graphics process interface be set in surface of shell one side that the 3rd housing 3 inserts first housing, 1 inside, and can arrange in the corresponding position, position that mainboard 11 and the 3rd housing 3 are inserted into first housing 1 by slot 14 the graph of a correspondence Processing Interface (as, the PCI-E interface), make when being inserted into the 3rd housing 3 in first housing 1 by slot 14, second graph processing unit 31 can be connected with the mainboard 11 in first housing 1, thereby passes through mainboard 11 and be connected with hardware the display unit 21 such as processing unit 12.
Below, with reference to Fig. 2 terminal device is according to another embodiment of the present invention described.
As shown in Figure 2, can also connector 15 be set in mainboard 11 position corresponding with the position of slot 14.Here, corresponding with the position of slot 14 position can be the 3rd housing 3 is inserted into first housing 1 by slot 14 corresponding position, position.In this case, if in the time of will comprising the 3rd housing 3 of second graph processing unit 31 and be inserted into first slot, second graph processing unit 31 can be connected with connector 15, and is connected with mainboard 11 by connector 15, to be connected with display unit 21 with processing unit 12.
In this case, can dispose the shape and size that connector 15 and the interface of second graph processing unit 31 adapt to the 3rd housing suitably.
Particularly, second graph processing unit 31 can have the first graphics process interface, and connector can have corresponding second graph Processing Interface, and this first graphic interface and second graph interface mate mutually.In this case, when the 3rd housing 3 that comprises second graph processing unit 31 was inserted in the slot 14, this first graphics process interface was in contact with one another (connection) with the second graph Processing Interface.
In this case, can design the first graphics process interface and second graph Processing Interface suitably.For example, with respect to common PCI-E interface, can realize that the second graph Processing Interface of the first graphics process interface and correspondence is to dwindle the size of the first graphics process interface and second graph Processing Interface by the width and the interval between each pin that dwindle the pin in the PCI-E interface.In addition, as long as can dwindle the first graphics process interface and second graph Processing Interface, can also adopt other implementation.
With respect to common PCI-E interface, the first graphics process interface and second graph Processing Interface with reduced size can be for arranging the interface vacating space of other type.For example, connector 15 can further include the 3rd interface.In this case, when CD drive being inserted in the slot 14, the interface of the 3rd interface and CD drive is in contact with one another, so that this CD drive is connected with mainboard 11.
In addition, connector 15 is connected with mainboard 11, and the position of the various interface on the mainboard 11 can be set, and makes the PCI-E interface and the CD-ROM driver interface that arrange on connector 15 and the mainboard 11 be connected.
In this case, connector 15 can be used for connect CD drive and have the 3rd housing 3 (comprising second graph processing unit 31) with the similar shape and size of CD drive.Therefore, can utilize independent slot 14 that a plurality of hardware devices are installed, thereby can under the situation of the size that does not increase terminal device, increase function and the performance of terminal device.
In addition, in the time of in second graph processing unit 31 is inserted into slot 14, first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31 can cooperate to handle image or the graph data of described terminal device mutually.In this case, because first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31 can be realized by the arbitrary graphic processing unit of supporting digraph shape processing unit for parallel to handle, therefore in the time of second graph processing unit 31 is inserted into slot 14 in, the graph data that first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31 can the parallel processing terminal devices is with the whole graphics capability of enhancing terminal device.Here, for example, under the situation by Graphics Processing Unit (it the supports digraph shape processing unit for parallel to handle) realization of ATI company, can use its CROSSFIRE technology to realize the parallel processing of first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31 in first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31.In addition, under the situation by the Graphics Processing Unit realization of NVIDIA company, can use its SLI technology to realize the parallel processing of first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31 in first Graphics Processing Unit 13 and second graph processing unit 31.Here, because CROSSFIRE and SLI technology are known to those skilled in the art, therefore omitted the detailed description about them here.
By above-mentioned configuration, utilize original slot 14 for CD drive to hold second graph processing unit 31, can be under the situation of the size that does not increase terminal device and portability, make terminal device have two Graphics Processing Unit and come process graphical data, thereby make terminal device have stronger graphics capability.
As mentioned above, describe each embodiment of the present invention in the above particularly, but the invention is not restricted to this.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, can carry out various modifications, combination, sub-portfolio or replacement according to designing requirement or other factors, and they are in the scope of claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. terminal device comprises:
First housing is provided with in described first housing at least:
Mainboard;
Processing unit is arranged on the described mainboard;
First Graphics Processing Unit is arranged on the described mainboard;
Second housing, described second housing is configured to hold the display unit of described terminal device;
Wherein
Described first housing has first slot in its side, and described first slot is configured to hold CD drive or the second graph processing unit of described terminal device;
Described second graph processing unit can be arranged in described first slot by the mode of plug.
2. terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
Described second graph processing unit is arranged in the 3rd housing, and described the 3rd housing and described CD drive have essentially identical shape and size.
3. terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal device further comprises:
First linkage unit is arranged on the described mainboard, and corresponding with the position of described first slot,
In the time of wherein in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described second graph processing unit is connected with described first linkage unit, and is connected with described processing unit by described first linkage unit and described mainboard.
4. terminal device as claimed in claim 3, wherein
Described second graph processing unit has first interface; And
Described first linkage unit has second interface, and described first interface and described second interface mates mutually, and when making in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described first interface and described second interface are in contact with one another.
5. terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first linkage unit further comprises the 3rd interface, in the time of wherein in described CD drive is inserted into described first slot, the interface of described the 3rd interface and described CD drive is in contact with one another.
6. terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
The PCIe and the CD-ROM driver interface that arrange on described first linkage unit and the described mainboard are connected.
7. terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
In the time of in described second graph processing unit is inserted into described first slot, described first Graphics Processing Unit and described second graph processing unit can cooperate to handle image or the graph data of described terminal device mutually.
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