JP2006323861A - Chassis for electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure an appropriate operation by raising or lowering the temperature of an electronic apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: This chassis 1 for an electronic apparatus is used for storing a personal computer 9 being an electronic apparatus equipped with an exhausting fan 9b. The chassis is provided with: a duct 2 communicating with the exit side of the exhausting fan 9b for guiding the exhaust air to the outside of the chassis 1 for an electronic apparatus; a temperature change means arranged in a space in the chassis 1 for an electronic apparatus with the personal computer 9 stored therein; and a control means for turning on/off the temperature change means based on temperature. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device chassis that is mounted on an automobile or the like and can operate in a moving state.

  In emergency vehicles such as ambulances, military vehicles, and the like, it is required that electronic devices are mounted on automobiles and can be operated in a moving state. Particularly in recent years, there has been a demand for mounting electronic devices such as personal computers and printers that could not be mounted in the past.

  8 to 12 show a chassis for an electronic device that houses a personal computer for the above purpose. The electronic device chassis 100 is constituted by a drawer-type housing, and two rails 101 extending from a rack fixed inside an automobile or the like are fixed to both side plates 102 and 102 and are slidable.

  Air inlets 103 and 103 are formed on the front side of the both side plates 102 and 102 of the electronic device chassis 100, and a fan 105 is attached to the back plate 104. Further, rack mounting screws 107 are provided at the four corners of the front plate 106 of the electronic device chassis 100.

  A personal computer 200 is housed and fixed inside the electronic device chassis 100. An intake port 201 is formed in the front surface of the case of the personal computer 200, and a fan 203 is attached to the back plate 202.

  Furthermore, a heater 111 and a fan 112 for stirring the warm air are disposed in a space where the personal computer 200 is not provided inside the electronic device chassis 100.

  In the above configuration, when the power of the personal computer 200 is turned on, the fan 203 and the fan 105 are operated to release the heat in the casing of the personal computer 200 to the outside.

  On the other hand, the heater 111 and the warming agitation fan 112 are turned on when the temperature falls below the guaranteed temperature of the personal computer 200 by a thermostat or the like (not shown). 112 becomes an operation state. That is, when the temperature is lower than the guaranteed temperature of the personal computer 200, the air flow in the electronic device chassis 100 is as shown by the arrow X in FIG. 9, and most of the air heated by the heater 111 is. There was a problem that the efficiency was poor because it was discharged from the fan 105 without entering the housing of the personal computer 200.

  When the electronic device chassis 100 is returned to the rack by sliding the rails 101, 101, the rack mounting screws 107 at the four corners of the front plate 106 are screwed into the rack. Therefore, the front plate 106 side of the electronic device chassis 100 does not vibrate relatively, but the rails 101 and 101 are only fixed to the side plate 102 at one point. The operation of the personal computer 200 becomes unstable due to the vibration in the vertical direction shown in the figure, or in the worst case, the personal computer 200 breaks down.

  In addition to the personal computer 200, it may be considered that the printer 50 shown in FIG. However, the printer 50 is used to the extent that it is fixed to the rack fixed directly in the automobile floor or inside the automobile using bolts, nuts, etc., and measures and operations to make it difficult for the vibration of the automobile to be transmitted. No measures have been taken when the temperature drops or rises above the guaranteed temperature.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems in the conventional chassis for electronic devices, and an object of the present invention is to provide a chassis for electronic devices that increases or decreases the temperature of the electronic device and ensures proper operation. It is to be.

  An electronic device chassis according to claim 1 of the present invention is an electronic device chassis that houses an electronic device that includes an exhaust fan. The electronic device chassis communicates with an outlet side of the exhaust fan, and exhaust is exhausted to the outside of the electronic device chassis. A duct for leading to the electronic device, temperature changing means provided in the space in the chassis for electronic equipment in a state in which the electronic equipment is housed, and control means for turning on and off the temperature changing means based on temperature. To do.

  The electronic device chassis according to claim 2 is characterized in that a fan that is turned on and off in conjunction with the temperature changing means is provided in the space in the electronic device chassis.

  In the electronic device chassis according to claim 3 of the present invention, the back surface of the electronic device chassis has a first portion provided in the rack, corresponding to the case where the electronic device chassis is housed in the rack. A first fitting means that forms a fitting relationship with the fixing means, and the electronic device chassis is placed and slid on a surface adjacent to the back surface portion of the electronic device chassis. A second fitting means that forms a fitting relationship with the second fixing means of the rail provided in the rack is provided.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the electronic device chassis that houses the electronic device including the exhaust fan, the electronic device chassis communicates with the outlet side of the exhaust fan, and the exhaust is used for the electronic device. A duct for guiding the outside of the chassis is provided, temperature changing means provided in the space for the electronic equipment chassis in a state where the electronic equipment is housed, and control means for turning on and off the temperature changing means based on temperature. Therefore, the air inside the electronic device is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust fan, but the warm air and cold air by the temperature changing means is taken into the electronic device and is in the space inside the electronic device chassis. Increase or decrease the temperature of the equipment to ensure proper operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the fan in the electronic device chassis space is provided with a fan that is turned on and off in conjunction with the temperature changing means, the air in the electronic device chassis space is supplied with air. Can be stirred.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in response to the case where the electronic device chassis is housed in a rack, the back surface of the electronic device chassis is provided with a first fixing provided on the rack. 1st fitting means which forms a fitting relation with the means is provided, and the rack adjacent to the back portion of the electronic device chassis is placed on and slides on the electronic device chassis. Since the second fitting means that forms a fitting relationship with the second fixing means of the provided rail is provided, the rear portion of the electronic device chassis and the surface adjacent thereto can be fitted to the rack. It is possible to reduce the vibration on the back side.

<Example 1>
Embodiments of an electronic device chassis according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. 1 to 4 show an electronic device chassis 1 according to a first embodiment. The electronic device chassis 1 accommodates a personal computer 9 therein.

  The electronic device chassis 1 is constituted by a drawer-type housing, and two rails 10 extending from a rack fixed inside an automobile or the like are fixed to both side plates 12 and 12 and are slidable.

  Air inlets 1a and 1a are formed on the front side of both side plates 12 and 12 of the electronic device chassis 1, and an exhaust port 1b is formed on the back plate 14. A personal computer 9 is housed and fixed inside the electronic device chassis 1. An intake port 9 a is formed in the front surface of the case of the personal computer 9, and a fan 9 b is attached to the back plate 14. The fan 9b and the exhaust port 1b are connected by a duct 2.

  Further, rack mounting screws 8 are provided at the four corners of the front plate 16 of the electronic device chassis 1. In addition, a heater 3 and a fan 4 for stirring a warm air are arranged in a space where the personal computer 9 is not provided in the electronic device chassis 1. A thermostat 5 is provided behind the front plate 16 of the chassis 1 for electronic equipment and in front of the air inlet 9 a of the personal computer 9, and the heater 3 and the fan 4 are turned on and off by the thermostat 5. That is, when the thermostat 5 detects a temperature lower than the operation guarantee temperature of the personal computer 9, the heater 3 and the fan 4 are turned on, and are turned off in other cases.

  Guide pin holes 6 and 6 are provided at the lower end portion of the back plate 14 so as to correspond to the rack side receivers 11 and 11 from which the guide pins 11a are projected. Further, the sliding portion of the rail 10 has an L-shaped cross section and surrounds a corner where the side plate 12 and the bottom plate of the electronic device chassis 1 are connected.

  On the side of the rail 10 that comes into contact with the bottom plate of the electronic device chassis 1, upwardly protruding guide pins 10 a and 10 a are provided. On the other hand, the bottom plate of the electronic device chassis 1 is provided with guide pin holes 7 and 7 into which the guide pins 10a and 10a are inserted and fitted.

  In the electronic device chassis 1 configured as described above, when the power of the personal computer 9 is turned on, the fan 9b is operated, and an air current is generated as indicated by an arrow X in FIG. The air that has flowed into the equipment chassis 1 reaches the inside of the personal computer 9 through the air inlet 9 a of the personal computer 9 and is discharged from the fan 9 b to the outside through the duct 2. That is, a heat release path is secured.

  By the way, when the thermostat 5 detects a temperature lower than the operation guarantee temperature of the personal computer 9, the heater 3 and the fan 4 are turned on and an airflow as shown by an arrow Z in FIG. Even with this air flow, air reaches the inside of the personal computer 9 through the air inlet 9a of the personal computer 9 and is discharged from the fan 9b to the outside through the duct 2, as described above. The air indicated by the arrow Z is warm air, and heats the personal computer 9 even when it enters the outside and inside of the personal computer 9.

  When the electronic equipment chassis 1 is returned to the rack by sliding the rails 10 and 10, the rack mounting screws 8 at the four corners of the front plate 16 are screwed into the rack. At the same time, the guide pin holes 6 and 6 of the back plate 14 of the chassis 1 for electronic equipment are fitted into the guide pins 11 a and 11 a of the rack-side support 11. In addition, guide pins 10 a and 10 a provided on the rails 10 and 10 are inserted and fitted into the guide pin holes 7 and 7 on the bottom plate of the chassis 1 for electronic equipment.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device chassis 1 is held and connected to the rack at two places on the back plate 14 and the bottom surface, which is a surface adjacent to the back plate 14. It can be seen that the strength of the is secured. In this embodiment, the back plate 14 and the bottom surface that is a surface adjacent to the back plate 14 are fitted to reduce vibration, but the back plate 14 and the top plate and side surfaces that are adjacent to the back plate 14 are used. Also good. In addition to these bottom surfaces, top plates and side surfaces may be used. In any case, the fitting is performed on the near side and the far side. Further, not only the heater 3 but also a means for cooling may be provided, and on / off control may be performed similarly to the second and subsequent embodiments described below.

<Example 2>
Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be described. This embodiment is an electronic device chassis corresponding to the printer 50. The chassis for an electronic device is formed on a base 30 formed by pulling out a central portion of a slightly thick metal flat plate, a vibration-proof component 31 having elasticity provided at four corners of the bottom surface of the base 30, and a base 30. The cover 32 is provided to form three side walls, and the sheet 33 covers the remaining surface of the cover 32.

  A hook-shaped fixing part 34 that engages with the hole is provided at a position corresponding to the four holes provided on the bottom surface of the printer 50 on the upper surface of the base 30 and is not covered by the printer 50. The part is provided with a cooling / heating unit 35 constituted by a Peltier element or the like. Here, a total of two of the four cooling / heating units 35, one on the left and one on the left, are for cooling, and the other two on each of the left and right ones are for heating.

  A temperature measuring body 36 made of a temperature sensor is provided on the upper surface of the base 30 and is not covered by the printer 50, and a temperature regulator 37 for setting the temperature is provided on the front portion of the base 30. .

  The sheet 33 is made of thick and durable leather or cloth. The seat 33 includes a fixed portion 33a that is fixed to the cover 32 by eyelets or the like, and a movable portion 33b that is indicated by hatching. The movable portion 33b is detachably attached to the fixed portion 33a with a planar fastener or the like.

  In the electronic device chassis having the above-described configuration, the vibration-proof component 31 is fixed to the floor or the like of the automobile with bolts, and the printer 50 is placed on the base 30 and fixed by the printer fixing component 34. The cover 32 is screwed onto the base 30 and the sheet 33 is fixed to the cover 32 by eyelets or the like.

  By setting the guaranteed operating temperature (upper limit and lower limit) of the printer 50 with the temperature regulator 37, when the temperature rises above the guaranteed temperature, the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 35 cools, and from the guaranteed temperature. When the temperature decreases, the heating unit of the cooling / heating unit 35 performs heating. As a result, the printer 50 operates properly even when placed on the automobile.

  In addition, the operation unit of the printer 50 is exposed by turning the movable unit 33b (the operation unit is provided in the exposure range), so that a desired operation can be performed regardless of the presence of the chassis for the electronic device. is there.

  FIG. 6 shows a modification of the third embodiment. In this example, belts 40 and 40 are used in place of the printer fixing part 34. Both ends of each of the belts 40 and 40 are fixed to the base 30, and a length adjuster is provided in the middle so that the printer 50 can be firmly fixed to the base by adjusting the length.

  The other configuration described above is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and the printer 50 operates properly regardless of vibration and temperature even when mounted on an automobile.

  FIG. 7 shows a modification of the fourth embodiment. In this example, the four cooling / heating units 35 provided in the example of FIG. 5 are two, and these are used by switching between cooling and heating.

  By setting the guaranteed operating temperature (upper limit and lower limit) of the printer 50 with the temperature regulator 37, when the temperature rises above the guaranteed temperature, the cooling / heating unit 35 is cooled by flowing current so that it becomes a cooling unit. When the temperature falls below the guaranteed temperature, heating is performed by switching the direction of the current so that the cooling / heating unit 35 becomes a heating unit. As a result, the printer 50 operates properly even when placed on the automobile.

  As described above, in the electronic device chassis that stores the electronic device including the exhaust fan, the duct that communicates with the outlet side of the exhaust fan and guides the exhaust to the outside of the electronic device chassis is provided. Since the temperature changing means provided in the space in the electronic equipment chassis in the state in which the equipment is housed and the control means for turning on and off the temperature changing means based on the temperature, the air in the electronic equipment is used for exhaust. Although it is structured to be discharged to the outside through a fan, warm air and cold air by the temperature changing means are taken into the electronic device and located in the space for the electronic device chassis, and the temperature of the electronic device is raised or lowered to operate properly Guarantee.

  As described above, since the fan in the electronic device chassis space is provided with the fan that is turned on and off in conjunction with the temperature changing means, the air in the electronic device chassis space can be agitated.

  As described above, corresponding to the case where the electronic device chassis is housed in a rack, the rear portion of the electronic device chassis has a fitting relationship with the first fixing means provided in the rack. First fitting means to be formed is provided, and a rail adjacent to the back surface of the electronic device chassis is placed on the surface of the rack for mounting and sliding the electronic device chassis. Since the second fitting means that forms a fitting relationship with the two fixing means is provided, the rear portion of the electronic equipment chassis and the rack adjacent to the rear portion thereof are fitted, and the rear portion side It is possible to reduce the vibration in the.

  As described above, in an electronic device chassis that stores an electronic device used in a moving state placed on a moving body, the fixing base that holds the electronic device fixedly between the moving body and the fixing base A vibration isolating means for absorbing vibration of the moving body, a heat generation / cooling means provided in a space in the electronic device chassis in a state in which the electronic apparatus is accommodated, and a temperature of the heat generation / cooling means. And a state control means for setting the heat generation state or the cooling state based on the temperature, so that the vibration of the mobile body can be absorbed even when used in the movement state mounted on the mobile body, and the heat generation state or cooling based on the temperature can be absorbed. State.

  As described above, a part of the casing constituting the electronic device chassis is provided with a sheet that covers the operation unit of the electronic device so that the operation unit can be exposed. It can be operated by exposing the operation part.

  As described above, since the electronic device is fixedly held on the fixing base by the belt, the electronic device is fixed using the belt.

  As described above, the electronic device is provided facing the fixing base and the electronic device, and is fixedly held by the engaging means that engage with each other, so that the electronic device is fixed by the engaging means.

The perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment of the chassis for electronic devices of this invention. 1 is a plan sectional view showing a first embodiment of a chassis for electronic equipment according to the present invention. 1 is a side sectional view showing a first embodiment of a chassis for electronic equipment according to the present invention. The side view which shows 1st Embodiment of the chassis for electronic devices of this invention. The assembly perspective view showing a 2nd embodiment of the chassis for electronic devices of the present invention. The assembly perspective view showing a 3rd embodiment of the chassis for electronic devices of the present invention. The assembly perspective view which shows 4th Embodiment of the chassis for electronic devices of this invention. The perspective view which shows the conventional chassis for electronic devices. FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing a conventional chassis for electronic equipment. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the conventional chassis for electronic devices. The side view which shows the conventional chassis for electronic devices. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Chassis for electronic equipment 2 Duct
3 Heater 4, 9b Fan
5 Thermostat 6, 7 Guide pin hole
8 Rack mounting screws 9 Personal computer
10 rail 10a, 11a guide pin
30 Base 31 Anti-vibration parts
32 Cover 33 Sheet
33a fixed part 33b movable part
34 Printer fixing parts 35 Cooling / heating unit
36 RTD 37 Temperature controller
40 belt 50 printer

Claims (3)

In an electronic device chassis that houses an electronic device equipped with an exhaust fan,
A duct that communicates with an outlet side of the exhaust fan and guides exhaust to the outside of the chassis for the electronic device;
Temperature changing means provided in a space in the electronic device chassis in a state in which the electronic device is housed;
And a control means for turning on and off the temperature changing means based on the temperature. The electronic device chassis according to claim 1, wherein a fan that is turned on and off in conjunction with the temperature changing unit is provided in the space in the electronic device chassis. Corresponding to the case where the electronic device chassis is housed in a rack, a first fitting that forms a fitting relationship with the first fixing means provided on the rack is formed on the back surface of the electronic device chassis. A means is provided,
A surface of the electronic device chassis adjacent to the rear portion is formed in a fitting relationship with a second fixing means of a rail provided in the rack on which the electronic device chassis is placed and slid. The electronic device chassis according to claim 1, wherein two fitting means are provided.

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