JP2007280109A - Personal computer case, extended case, and personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology capable of coping with an additional built-in drive excellently in terms of outward appearance without extending installation space on a desk or buying a new computer. <P>SOLUTION: A personal computer case 11 has an installation structure part 58 on a lower surface part 11a. An extended case 12 has a drive bay 77 and has in an opening part 7 on an upper surface side an installation structure part 86 installable to the personal computer case 11. These are installed to a personal computer 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a personal computer case, an expansion case, and a personal computer.

  A desktop personal computer installed on a desk or the like is mainly used by connecting a display device such as a liquid crystal display and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. Among such desktop personal computers, there is a so-called tower type computer that is installed on a desk or the like.

This tower type personal computer has more drive bays to which internal drives can be attached than other types of desktop personal computers, so that more internal drives can be attached ( For example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-5691 A

  However, the types of built-in drives such as magnetic disk drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM drives, and hard disk drives are increasing, and the addition of hard disk drives has led to the above tower-type personal computers. Even with computers, there were cases where the number of drive bays was insufficient.

  If there is a shortage of drive bays in this way, an external drive will be installed, which is undesirable in appearance and will increase the installation space on the desk, and will be forced to replace the middle tower type with the full tower type, for example. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and even when it is necessary to increase the number of built-in drives, etc., the appearance is good, and it is also possible to purchase a new one without expanding the installation space on the desk. An object is to provide a PC case, an expansion case, and a personal computer that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a personal computer case according to the present invention has an attachment structure portion on which at least one of an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion can be attached.

  According to this structure, while attaching another case via the attachment structure part provided in at least one of the upper surface part and the lower surface part, for example, a built-in drive or the like in the drive bay provided in the other case By attaching the additional devices, it is possible to cope with the expansion of the additional devices such as a built-in drive, etc. with good appearance, without increasing the installation space on the desk and without requiring replacement.

  In this case, the structure which has the opening part which can insert an internal wiring in at least any one of the upper surface part which has the said attachment structure part, and a lower surface part may be sufficient.

  In addition, the expansion case according to the present invention has a mount portion on which an additional device can be mounted, and has an attachment structure portion that can be attached to the personal computer case on at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion.

  According to this configuration, it is attached to the personal computer case via an attachment structure provided on at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion, and an additional device (for example, an internal drive or By attaching the power supply device, it is possible to cope with the expansion of additional devices with good appearance, without increasing the installation space on the desk, and without replacing the PC case.

  In this case, the structure which has the opening part which can insert an internal wiring in at least any one of the upper surface part which has the said attachment structure part, and a lower surface part may be sufficient.

  A configuration having a pair of left and right frames that support or configure the mount portion and a reinforcing bracket interposed between the frames may be used. Alternatively, a configuration having a pair of left and right frames forming at least a part of the mounting structure and a reinforcing bracket interposed between the frames may be used.

  The mount portion may be a drive bay, for example.

  The personal computer according to the present invention is formed by attaching an expansion case having any one of the above configurations to at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion of the personal computer case having any one of the above configurations.

  According to this configuration, since an extension case equipped with an additional device such as a built-in drive in the mount portion can be attached to at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion of the personal computer case, without damaging the appearance, It is also possible to increase the number of additional devices such as built-in drives without increasing the installation space on the desk and without having to replace the PC case.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to cope with the expansion of expansion devices such as a built-in drive with good appearance and without expanding the installation space on the desk and without requiring replacement.

  Next, an embodiment of a personal computer case, an expansion case, and a personal computer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, before and after in the following description, the user side is “front”, the opposite side to the user is “rear”, and the left and right are left and right as viewed from the user.

  In this embodiment, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (not shown) and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse (not shown) are connected to the personal computer case 11 shown in FIG. The case 12 is attached. For convenience of explanation, a personal computer case 11 attached with an expansion case 12 is referred to as a personal computer 13.

  First, the personal computer case 11 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the PC case 11 includes a case main body 15 constituting an outer shell of a substantially rectangular plate-like metal lower plate member 16 installed in parallel on a desk, and the lower plate member 16. A side plate 17 connected to one side edge in the left-right direction and extending upward from the edge, and an upper plate extending from the upper edge of the side plate 17 so as to be parallel to the lower plate member 16. A metal upper plate member 19 connected to the front edge portion of the front plate side of the lower plate member 16 and the front edge portion of the upper plate side plate member 19. 20, and a main case 22 having a metal rear plate member 21 connected to the rear edge portion of the lower plate member 16 and the rear edge portion of the upper plate side plate member 19. It has a side cover 24 that can be easily attached and detached to close the opening 23 on the side. Here, a front plate 25 made of metal such as aluminum or synthetic resin is attached to the surface of the front plate member 20.

  In the case main body 15, the motherboard 30 is disposed slightly toward the rear plate member 21, and the power supply device 31 is disposed on the upper side of the motherboard 30. Also, a built-in drive 33 of a 5.25 inch size (hereinafter simply referred to as “5 inch size”) such as a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or a hard disk drive, for example, from the middle to the top on the front plate member 20 side. A pair of left and right frame members 35, 35 having a plurality of vertical drive bays 34 are arranged (in the illustrated example, the built-in drive 33 is shown attached to the upper and lower drive bays 34. ).

  A power cable 37 from the power supply 31 and a signal cable 38 from the mother board 30 are connected to the built-in drive 33, respectively. The front plate 25 is formed with an opening 40 for exposing the built-in drive 33 attached to each drive bay 34 to the front.

  Furthermore, a drive holding frame 45 having a plurality of vertical drive bays 44 in which a 3.5-inch internal drive 43 such as a magnetic disk drive can be mounted is disposed at the lower part of the case body 15 on the front plate member 20 side. (In the illustrated example, the built-in drives 43 are respectively attached to the upper and lower three-stage drive bays 44). A power cable 47 from the power supply 31 and a signal cable 48 from the mother board 30 are also connected to these built-in drives 43, respectively.

  The front plate 25 has a large number of intake holes 50 at positions corresponding to the built-in drives 43 attached to the drive bays 44. Further, the built-in drive 43 can be attached to any one of the drive bays 34 for 5 inches.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower plate member 16 has openings 52 penetrating in the thickness direction in a predetermined intermediate range, and screw holes 53 are formed outside the four corners of the opening 52. Has been. A closing plate 54 that closes the opening 52 is easily attached to and detached from the opening 52 by screws 55 that pass through screw insertion holes (not shown) formed at the four corners and are screwed into the screw holes 53.

  In addition, a total of six screw holes 57 are formed at the inner side of the entire four corners of the lower plate member 16 and at both the left and right sides of the opening 52 at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction. Here, of the six screw holes 57, the three screw holes 57 near the edge on one side in the left-right direction are formed on a straight line parallel to the edge, and are formed on the edge on the opposite side in the left-right direction. Near three screw holes 57 are also formed on a straight line parallel to the edge. Here, the lower surface portion 11a of the PC case 11 constituted by the lower surface of the lower plate member 16 and these screw holes 57 formed in the lower plate member 16 constitute an attachment structure portion 58 for attaching the expansion case 12 described later. ing.

  Further, three screw holes 59 for attaching the front plate member 20 are formed at equal intervals inside the front end edge of the lower plate member 16, and the rear plate member 21 is also attached inside the rear end edge. For this purpose, three screw holes 60 are formed at equal intervals.

  Next, the expansion case 12 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the expansion case 12 is connected to a substantially rectangular plate-like metal lower plate member 65 installed in parallel on the desk, and edges of both sides of the lower plate member 65 in the left-right direction. And a pair of metal side plate members 66, 66 extending upward from each edge, and a metal front plate member connected to the front edge of the lower plate member 65 and the front edge of both side plate members 66. 67 and a metal rear plate member 68 connected to a rear edge portion of the lower plate member 65 and a rear edge portion of the both side plate members 66, and an upper portion having an opening (hereinafter referred to as an opening portion 70). It has a mold main case 69. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, a front plate 73 made of a metal such as aluminum or a synthetic resin is attached to the surface of the front plate member 67.

  In the case of the extended case 12 in which a pair of frames 75, 75 parallel to the side plate member 66 are attached to the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11, for example, the upper portion of the front plate member 67 and the rear plate For example, in the case of the extension case 12 attached to the upper surface portion of the personal computer case 11, the lower plate member 65 is erected.

  In the case of the expansion case 12 attached to the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11, a plurality of drive bays (mount portions) 77 are provided in the vertical direction via a pedestal 78 fixed to the lower plate member 65. In the illustrated example, the built-in drives (additional devices) 76 are respectively attached to the upper and lower two-stage drive bays 77. The drive bay 77 can slide on the pedestal 78 in the front direction of the drawing in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the case of the expansion case 12 attached to the upper surface portion of the personal computer case 11, a drive bay (mounting portion) 77 in which, for example, a 5-inch size internal drive (extension device) 76 can be attached to these frames 75 and 75. A plurality of stages are provided in the vertical direction.

  In the case of the expansion case 12 attached to the lower surface portion 11 a of the personal computer case 11, the front plate 73 has a number of intake holes 79 at positions corresponding to the built-in drives 76 attached to the drive bays 77. Has been. On the other hand, in the case of the expansion case 12 attached to the upper surface portion of the personal computer case 11, an opening for exposing the built-in drive 76 to the front surface is formed instead of these holes 79.

  Reinforcing brackets 81 are attached to the pair of left and right frames 75 and 75 constituting the drive bay 77 so as to be interposed between the upper and front and rear intermediate positions.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a total of six screw insertion holes 84 are formed in the pair of frames 75, 75 at the inner side of the four corners and the middle position in the front-rear direction and on both the left and right sides. These six screw insertion holes 84 are aligned with the six screw holes 57 of the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11 shown in FIG. The pair of frames 75 and 75 and the screw insertion holes 84 formed in these frames constitute the mounting structure portion 86 for mounting to the personal computer case 11 described above.

  Of course, the personal computer case 11 can be used as it is. However, when the drive bay 34 is entirely filled with the internal drive 33 as shown in FIG. A case 12 can be attached. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, the closing plate 54 attached to the bottom surface 11a of the personal computer case 11 with the screw 55 to close the opening 52 is removed together with the screw 55, and the opening 52 is opened. The frames 75 and 75 of the case 12 are aligned with the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11 from the outside.

  Then, six screw holes 57 constituting the attachment structure portion 58 together with the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11 and six screw insertion holes 84 constituting the attachment structure portion 86 together with the frames 75 and 75 of the expansion case 12 are formed. In this state, the six screws 88 shown in FIG. 5 are inserted into the screw insertion holes 84 and screwed into the screw holes 57, so that the lower case 11a of the personal computer case 11 is attached to the expansion case. Twelve frames 75, 75 are integrally attached.

  In this way, in the personal computer 13 configured by attaching the expansion case 12 to the personal computer case 11, the front plates 25, 73 are flush with each other, and the rear plate members 21, 68 are flush with each other. The side plate member 66 on one side in the left-right direction as well as the side plate portion 17 on one side in the left-right direction of the upper plate side plate member 19 has a flush surface, and the side plate on the opposite side in the left-right direction similarly to the side cover 24 on the opposite side in the left-right direction. The member 66 and the surface are flush with each other, so that the appearance is also integrated.

  Further, in the personal computer 13, the opening 52 of the lower plate member 16 of the personal computer case 11 and the opening 70 of the expansion case 12 communicate with each other. As a result, the personal computer case 11 and the expansion case 12 communicate with each other. ing. Therefore, the power cable (internal wiring) 90 from the power supply device 31 of the personal computer case 11 and the signal cable (internal wiring) 91 from the mother board 30 are inserted through the openings 52 and 70 into the expansion case 12 side. The twelve built-in drives 76 are respectively connected.

  According to the embodiment described above, the mounting structure 58 is provided on the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11, and the mounting structure 86 is provided on the opening 70 on the upper surface side of the expansion case 12, so that these mounting structure portions are provided. By joining 58 and 86 with the screw 88, the personal computer 13 having the expansion case 12 removably attached to the personal computer case 11 can be obtained.

  By attaching the internal drive 76 to the expansion case 12, the internal drive 76 can be expanded without deteriorating the appearance, without expanding the installation space on the desk, and without having to replace the PC case 11. It becomes possible to respond.

  Further, an opening 52 through which the power cable 90 and the signal cable 91 can be inserted is formed in the lower surface portion 11 a having the mounting structure portion 58 of the personal computer case 11, and the opening 70 having the mounting structure portion 86 of the expansion case 12 is also powered. Since the cable 90 and the signal cable 91 can be inserted, the power cable 90 and the signal cable 91 on the personal computer case 11 side can be connected to the internal drive 76 on the expansion case 12 side through these openings 52 and 70. . Therefore, the appearance can be further improved and the transfer speed can be improved as compared with the case of connecting with an external cable such as USB.

  In addition, since the expansion case 12 has the reinforcing bracket 81 interposed between the pair of left and right frames 75 and 75 constituting the drive bay 77, the pair of left and right frames 75 and 75 can be reinforced. Such reinforcement is particularly effective when the expansion case 12 is attached to the lower side of the personal computer case 11. Even when the pair of left and right frames 75 and 75 support a drive bay made of different members, it is preferable to provide the same reinforcing bracket 81.

  In the above embodiment, the attachment structure 58 capable of attaching the expansion case 12 to the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11 is provided, and the personal computer case 11 can be attached to the opening 70 on the upper surface side of the expansion case 12. The case where the personal computer 13 is configured by providing the structure portion 86 and attaching the frames 75 and 75 of the expansion case 12 to the lower surface portion 11a of the personal computer case 11 has been described as an example. A mounting structure that can be attached to an expansion case is provided, a mounting structure that can be attached to a personal computer case is provided on the lower surface of the expansion case, and a personal computer is configured by attaching the lower surface of the expansion case to the upper surface of the personal computer case. You may do it.

  In addition, a mounting structure that can be attached to the expansion case is provided on the upper surface and the lower surface of the personal computer case, respectively, and a lower extension case that has an attachment structure that can be attached to the personal computer case on the upper surface and a personal computer on the lower surface. Prepare an upper extension case with a mounting structure that can be attached to the case, attach the lower surface of the upper extension case to the upper surface of the PC case, and attach the upper surface of the lower extension case to the lower surface of the PC case A personal computer may be configured.

  In any of the above cases, the PC case is formed with an opening through which the power cable and the signal cable can be inserted in at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion having an attachment structure portion for attaching the extension case. Thus, the expansion case also has an opening through which the power cable and the signal cable can be inserted in at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion having an attachment structure portion for attachment to the personal computer case.

  Furthermore, in any of the above cases, a plurality of expansion cases may be stacked and attached.

1 is a perspective view (A) and an exploded perspective view (B) showing an embodiment of a personal computer case, an expansion case and a personal computer according to the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the front view (A) of a front side structure which shows one Embodiment of the personal computer case concerning this invention in a permeation | transmission state, a side view (B), and the rear view (C) of a back side structure. It is a top view which shows the lower board member of one Embodiment of the personal computer case which concerns on this invention. It is the top view (A) and side view (B) which show one Embodiment of the expansion case which concerns on this invention in the permeation | transmission state. It is a side view which shows one Embodiment of the personal computer which concerns on this invention in a permeation | transmission state.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Personal computer case, 11a ... Lower surface part, 12 ... Expansion case (case), 13 ... Personal computer, 23 ... Opening part, 58 ... Mounting structure part, 75 ... Frame, 76 ... Built-in drive (extension apparatus), 77 ... Drive Bay (mounting part), 81 ... reinforcing bracket, 70 ... opening, 86 ... mounting structure part, 90 ... power cable (internal wiring), 91 ... signal cable (internal wiring).

Claims (8)

  A personal computer case having an attachment structure part capable of attaching another case to at least one of an upper surface part and a lower surface part.   The personal computer case according to claim 1, wherein an opening through which an internal wiring can be inserted is provided in at least one of an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion having the mounting structure portion.   An expansion case having a mounting portion on which an additional device can be mounted and an attachment structure portion that can be attached to a personal computer case on at least one of the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion.   The expansion case according to claim 3, further comprising an opening through which an internal wiring can be inserted in at least one of an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion having the mounting structure portion.   The expansion case according to claim 3 or 4 which has a pair of right and left frames which support or constitute said mount part, and a reinforcement bracket interposed between these frames.   5. The expansion case according to claim 3, further comprising a pair of left and right frames forming at least a part of the mounting structure portion, and a reinforcing bracket interposed between the frames.   The expansion case according to claim 3, wherein the mount portion is a drive bay. A personal computer in which the expansion case according to any one of claims 3 to 7 is attached to at least one of an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion of the personal computer case according to claim 1 or 2.

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