JPH0621674A - Air exhauster for information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to readily alter the discharging direction of air flow from an exhaust port to an arbitrary direction depending on locational environment. CONSTITUTION:The device is provided with a cover-like member 5 having a surface 3 which can oppose to an entire region on the outside of a vent slit 2 made in the housing 7 for an information processor through a specified interval and a sidewall part 4 which is extended to the vent slit 2 from an outer periphery 3A of the opposing surface 3 to the vent slit 2. An opening 4A which allows exhaust air flow to pass is formed in a specified position of the sidewall part 4. A hook part is provided to the cover-like member 5 to mount and remove the cover-like member 5 on and from the vent slit 2 if necessary.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exhaust system for information processing equipment, and more particularly to an exhaust system for information processing equipment suitable for desk top type information processing equipment (personal computers, word processors, etc.).

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART A desk-top type information processing device of this type is composed of various electrical components and the like, and a housing for housing these various electrical components and the like. The temperature inside the housing that accommodates this type of information processing equipment is likely to rise constantly due to the heat generated by the electrical components and the like. Therefore, an exhaust mechanism for ventilating the inside of the housing is provided at a predetermined position of the housing. This exhaust mechanism generally includes an exhaust slit portion (exhaust hole) formed at a predetermined location of the housing, a cooling fan provided near the slit portion and inside the housing toward the slit portion, and an external device. It is constituted by an intake slit portion (intake hole) for sucking the air.

The hot air in the housing is sucked by the rotation of the cooling fan and exhausted to the outside of the housing through the exhaust slit. Further, the ambient temperature of the outside air is sucked into the housing through the air intake slit portion because the atmospheric pressure of the outside room air is lowered by the exhaust of the high temperature air of the cooling fan.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, it is difficult to change the exhaust direction of the exhaust flow because the arrangement position of the exhaust holes is fixed by the design setting. When the information processing device is placed on a desk or the like, there is a disadvantage that the exhaust flow from the exhaust hole directly hits the operator or other people nearby depending on the local environment. Further, when the information processing device is placed on a place other than a desk, there is a problem that exhaust heat due to exhaust is trapped in a certain place depending on a place.

[0005]

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to improve the disadvantages of the conventional example, and in particular, it is possible to easily change the exhaust direction of the exhaust flow exhausted from the exhaust holes to any direction according to the local environment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust device for information processing equipment.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a facing surface that can face a predetermined distance over the entire outside of an exhaust hole provided in a housing that accommodates information processing equipment, and the outer periphery of the facing surface, A cover-shaped member having a side wall portion extending to the exhaust hole is provided. Then, an opening for allowing passage of the exhaust gas flow is formed at a predetermined position of the side wall portion, and the cover-like member is equipped with an attaching / detaching mechanism for attaching / detaching the cover-like member to / from the exhaust hole. Is adopted. This is trying to achieve the previously mentioned objectives.

[0007]

The cover-like member is attached by the mechanism for attaching the cover-like member so as to correspond to the exhaust hole of the housing. Then,
After passing through the exhaust hole, the exhaust gas from the exhaust hole is discharged in a predetermined direction from the opening of the side wall of the cover-shaped member. Therefore, if the opening in the side wall of the cover-shaped member is set in each arbitrary direction in advance, the exhaust flow is discharged from the opening opened in each arbitrary direction.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 2 (enlarged views of the cover-like member shown in FIG. 1) are perspective views illustrating an exhaust apparatus for an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The exhaust device 1 for information processing equipment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be opposed to the entire outside of a ventilation slit portion 2 as an exhaust hole provided in a housing 7 for accommodating the information processing equipment at a predetermined interval. A cover-shaped member 5 having a facing surface 3 and a side wall portion 4 extending from the outer periphery 3A of the facing surface 3 to the ventilation slit portion 2.
Is provided. An opening 4A for allowing passage of the exhaust gas flow is formed at a predetermined position of the side wall portion 4, and the cover member 5 is attached / detached to / from the ventilation slit portion 2 as necessary. It is equipped with a hook 6 as a mechanism.

More specifically, the ventilation slit portion 2
Is composed of four slits (long holes) 2A, 2B, 3C and 4C formed in the side surface portion 7A of the housing 7. In the vicinity of the slit portion 2 and inside the housing 7,
As shown in FIG. 3 (a vertical sectional view of the exhaust device 1 for information processing equipment shown in FIG. 1), a cooling fan 11 arranged toward the slit portion 2 is provided. Here, reference numeral 7B shown in FIG. 1 indicates a front surface portion of the housing 7 with reference numeral 1 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 indicates a board as a part of the information processing device.

The cover-shaped member 5 has a rectangular facing surface 3 that can face the entire outside of the ventilation slit portion 2 at a predetermined interval, and a ventilation slit portion 2 from the outer periphery 3A of the facing surface 3.
And a side wall portion 4 extending up to. The side wall part 4 has an opening 4A formed in the side wall part 4 for allowing passage of an exhaust flow, and a ventilation slit part 2 for the cover-like member 5.
On the other hand, there is formed a hook portion 6 which is detachable as required.

The side wall portion 4 surrounds the outer periphery 3A of the quadrangular facing surface 3 in a U-shape, and the side wall surfaces 4B and 4C are extended from the facing surface 3 toward the ventilation slit portion 2. ，
It is composed of 4D and an open portion described later. The side wall surfaces 4B and 4D are arranged so as to face each other, and the portion facing the side wall surface 4C is in an open state. And at this open location (open location),
The opening 4A is formed. Here, in the present embodiment, the opening 4A faces upward when the cover member 5 is mounted on the housing 7, as shown in FIG. , 4C, 4D, the opening 4A can be directed in any direction as needed.

The hook portion 6 includes four hooks 6A, 6B,
It is composed of 6C and 6D, and is formed so as to come close to the ventilation slit portion 2 in the housing 7 of the side wall surfaces 4B and 4D. The hooks 6A and 6B are attached to the side wall surface 4
It is formed at both ends of B and is configured to be attachable corresponding to the slit 2A of the ventilation slit portion 2 in the housing 7. Further, the hooks 6C and 6D are formed at both ends of the side wall surface 4D, and are configured to be attachable / detachable corresponding to the slits 2D of the ventilation slit portion 2 in the housing 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, notches 6a and 6d are formed at the roots of the hooks 6A and 6D, respectively.
When the hook portion 6 is attached to the ventilation slit portion 2 of the housing 7, the notch portions 6a and 6d are first provided with the hooks 6A and 6D so that the notch portions 6a and 6d are slit.
This is for inserting the hooks 6B and 6C into the lower rear part of the slits 2A and 2D after inserting them into the upper rear parts of A and 2D.

Next, a method of using the above embodiment will be described.

First, as described above, the hook portion 6 of the cover-shaped member 5 is attached so as to correspond to the ventilation slit portion 2 of the housing 7. Then, the exhaust air from the cooling fan passes through the ventilation slit portion 2 and then the opening portion 4A of the cover-shaped member 5.
Is discharged from above. In the present embodiment, the cover upper member 5 is set with the opening facing upward, but if it is set in each of the front, rear, and lower directions, exhaust gas can be discharged forward, rearward, and downward. It is possible. Here, when it is desired to make the exhaust direction the front direction of the ventilation slit portion 2, the cover member 5 is removed and used.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the facing surface 3 that can face the outside of the ventilation slit portion 2 at a predetermined interval, and the outer periphery 3A of the facing surface 3 to the ventilation slit portion 2. A cover-shaped member 5 having an extending side wall portion 4 is provided, an opening 4A that allows passage of an exhaust flow is formed at a predetermined position of the side wall portion 4, and the cover-shaped member 5 is ventilated. Since the hook portion 6 that is attached to and detached from the slit portion 2 as necessary is provided, the exhaust air from the cooling fan passes through the ventilation slit portion 2 and then goes upward from the opening portion 4A of the cover-shaped member 5. Is discharged. Therefore,
If the opening 4A of the cover-shaped member 5 is set in advance in each of the front, rear, and downward directions, exhaust gas can be discharged forward, rearward, and downward. For this reason, when the information processing equipment is placed on a desk or the like, the exhaust flow from the ventilation slit directly hits the operator or other people in the vicinity due to the local environment, and the exhaust heat from the exhaust In the case where the air is trapped in a certain place, the cover-like member 5 is attached to the front surface of the ventilation slit 2 so that the exhaust direction of the exhaust flow exhausted from the ventilation slit 2 can be easily set to any direction according to the local environment. Can be changed. Therefore, the exhaust flow exhausted from the ventilation slits 2 can be exhausted to a place relatively free of people or to a place where exhaust heat is not accumulated.

[0017]

According to the present invention, which is constructed and functions as described above, according to this, a facing surface which can face a whole area outside the ventilation slit at a predetermined interval and a ventilation from the outer periphery of the facing surface. A cover-shaped member having a side wall portion extending to the slit portion is provided, and an opening that allows passage of the exhaust flow is formed at a predetermined position of the side wall portion, and the cover-shaped member has a ventilation slit portion. On the other hand, since the hook portion that is attached and detached as needed is provided, the exhaust air from the cooling fan is exhausted upward from the opening portion of the cover-shaped member after passing through the ventilation slit portion. Therefore, if the opening of the cover-shaped member is set in each of the front, rear, and downward directions in advance, exhaust gas can be discharged forward, rearward, and downward, respectively. For this reason, when the information processing equipment is placed on a desk or the like, the exhaust flow from the ventilation slit directly hits the operator or other people in the vicinity due to the local environment, and the exhaust heat from the exhaust In a situation where the air is trapped in a certain place, a cover-like member is attached to the front of the ventilation slit, and the exhaust direction of the exhaust flow exhausted from the ventilation slit can be easily set to any direction according to the local environment. Can be changed. Therefore, it is possible to provide an unprecedented excellent exhaust device for information processing equipment that can exhaust the exhaust flow exhausted from the ventilation slit to a place relatively free of people or to a place where exhaust heat is not accumulated. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an exhaust device for information processing equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted in a housing.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the exhaust device for information processing equipment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional view of an exhaust device for information processing equipment and a housing shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Exhaust device for information processing equipment 2 Ventilation slit part as an exhaust hole 3 Opposed surface 3A Outer periphery 4 Side wall part 4A Opening 5 Cover-like member 6 Hook part 7 as detaching mechanism 7 Housing

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facing surface that can face the exhaust hole provided in a housing for housing information processing equipment at a predetermined interval, and a side wall portion extending from the outer periphery of the facing surface to the exhaust hole. And a cover-shaped member having an opening is formed at a predetermined position of the side wall to allow passage of an exhaust flow, and the cover-shaped member is provided with the cover-shaped member as needed with respect to the exhaust hole. An exhaust device for information processing equipment, which is equipped with an attachment / detachment mechanism for attachment / detachment. 2. The exhaust device for an information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attachment / detachment mechanism is formed by a hook portion that can be engaged with a slit provided in the exhaust hole. 3. The exhaust device for an information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the hook portion is formed at a location near the exhaust hole of the side wall portion.