JPH11216024A - Desk with built-in personal computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a desk with a built-in personal computer having high operability and maintenance property without deteriorating the usability and external appearance of the desk. SOLUTION: A storage box 7a in which necessary components and various devices constituting a personal computer can be directly incorporated is disposed in a wing box 6 of a desk in advance, thus the personal computer can be efficiently incorporated in the desk without deteriorating the usability and external appearance of the desk. Proper apparatuses (e.g. a display device 9 and a telephone) on the desk can be connected to the devices in the wing box 6 via cables inserted through an opening section 13 formed on a top plate 2, the cables can be stored in the wiring space at the rear section of the wing box 6, thus the cables are not exposed to the outside. The inspection and maintenance such as the connection confirmation of the cables can be simply conducted from the opening section 13 on the top plate 2 by opening a cover body 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal computer built-in desk in which components constituting a personal computer and various devices are incorporated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a personal computer or the like is used on a desk, the main body of the personal computer in which at least parts and devices necessary for configuring the personal computer at least as standard are built on a desk,
Alternatively, it has been installed in a storage shelf provided in a drawer part of a desk or the like, a separately installed storage shelf, a wagon, or the like.

[0003]

However, when the main body of the personal computer is placed on the desk, there is a problem that the space on the desk is largely occupied by the main body of the personal computer, and the work space is reduced.

Further, when the main body of the personal computer is installed on a storage shelf provided in a drawer of a desk or the like, or in a separate storage shelf or a wagon, the size and shape of the main body of the personal computer differ depending on the model. It was necessary to provide storage shelves, wagons, etc. corresponding to each, or to accommodate large ones. In such a case, there are problems that the usability and appearance of the desk are impaired, and the maintenance work of the personal computer becomes complicated.

[0005] Furthermore, particularly when installed in a separate storage shelf, wagon, or the like, the wiring becomes long, and there is a possibility that a problem may occur in a personal computer system or the like.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such problems, without impairing the usability and appearance of the desk,
The purpose is to provide a personal computer built-in desk incorporating a personal computer with high operability and maintainability.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a desk with a built-in personal computer according to the present invention is provided with a storage box which can be pulled out forward in a sleeve box of the desk, and a storage box inside the storage box. Boards such as a motherboard, a drive device for a storage medium such as a floppy disk, and at least parts or various devices necessary for configuring a personal computer such as a power supply device are installed. The front-rear length is formed to be shorter than the front-rear length of the sleeve box, and when the storage box is stored in the sleeve box, a wiring space is formed between the rear end of the storage box and the back plate of the sleeve box. At the same time, an opening communicating with at least the wiring space is formed at a rear portion of the top plate, and a lid constituting a part of the top plate is provided in the opening so as to be freely opened and closed. Features. According to this feature, the storage box in which the components necessary for configuring the personal computer and various devices can be directly incorporated is provided in advance in the sleeve box of the desk, which impairs the usability and appearance of the desk. A PC can be installed inside a desk efficiently without any need. In addition, the appropriate devices on the desk and the devices in the storage box can be connected via cables passing through openings formed in the top plate, and these cables can be stored in the wiring space at the rear of the sleeve box. Is not exposed to the outside. Further, inspection and maintenance such as connection confirmation of these cables can be easily performed from the opening on the upper surface of the top plate by opening the lid.

In the personal computer built-in desk of the present invention, it is preferable that a notch portion for inserting a wiring cord is formed at a predetermined portion of the lid. By doing so, the cable on the desk can be inserted into the wiring space of the sleeve box without opening the lid.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a desk 1 in which a personal computer as an embodiment of the present invention is installed. Top plates 3 and 3 ′ denote side plates that support the top plate 2, and 4 denotes rear plates that cover the lower rear surface of the top plate 2, respectively. A side plate 5 is provided further inside the right side plate 3 in FIG. 1, and a sleeve box 6 having a front opening is constituted by the side plates 3, 5 and a part of the back plate 4. Inside, storage box 7a
The storage box 7c is provided so as to be slidable in three stages in the vertical direction and in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 4).

In the present embodiment, the upper storage box 7a includes, as will be described later, parts and devices necessary for the configuration of the personal computer used in the desk 1, and the middle storage box 7b includes the peripheral devices of the personal computer. And the lower storage box 7c are formed so that components and devices constituting output devices and the like can be installed therein, respectively. The middle and lower 7b and 7c are not limited to so-called electronic devices, for example, The desk may be provided so as to function as a drawer for storing commonly used articles (files and stationery) and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, an opening 7 is formed on the rear sleeve box 6 side of the top plate 2, and the inside of the sleeve box 6 communicates with the outside. An opening / closing plate 8 constituting a part of the top plate 2 is pivotally attached to the opening 13 so that the opening 13 can be opened and closed. A notch is formed at a predetermined position of the opening / closing plate 8, and a hole through which a cable 11 such as a display device 9 or a telephone (not shown) mounted on the plate 2 and a power cord 10 are inserted. A wiring cap 12 having a portion is provided so that the power cord 10 and the cables 11 can be inserted into the sleeve box 6 with good appearance when the opening / closing plate 8 is closed as shown in FIG. I have.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage box 7a is formed in a box shape with upper and rear sides opened from the left and right side plates 14, the bottom plate 15, and the front plate 16. Side plate 14
The rail receiving portion 1 corresponding to the slide rail 17 provided on the inner surface of the side plates 3 and 5 constituting the sleeve box 6
The storage box 7a can be provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the sleeve box 6 and detachably with respect to the slide rail 17.

As shown in FIG. 3, a shelf T1 for installing a CD-ROM drive (not shown) and a shelf T2 for installing a floppy disk drive (not shown) are provided in the storage box 7a. A motherboard M to which various extension boards K and the like are fixed, a power supply device D, and other components and devices (not shown) necessary for at least a standard configuration of a personal computer can be provided therein. These storage boxes 7a
The number, type, arrangement position, and the like of the components and devices to be mounted on the desk 1 are arbitrary, and can be variously changed according to the shape of the storage box 7a formed according to the shape of the desk 1. In addition,
B is a fixture for fixing the extension board K fixed to the motherboard M.

The front plate 16 has an insertion slot 19 for a CD-ROM drive (not shown) provided on a shelf T1 installed at the front of the storage box 7a, and a floppy disk drive ( (Not shown), an opening 21 for installing a power switch (not shown), and an opening 22 for installing various display lamps are respectively formed.

At a predetermined position on the right side of the front plate 16, a latch device 23 for locking the storage box 7a in the sleeve box 6 is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the latch device 23 is provided in a recess 24 formed in the front plate 16 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and is urged in the direction of the side plate 3 via a spring 25. 26 and an engagement hole 27 formed in the inner surface of the side plate 3 at the front position. In addition, a knob 26a is provided on the front surface of the locking member 26, and the movement in the direction of the side plate 3 at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

When the storage box 7a is at the storage position in the sleeve box 6, the tip of the engaging member 26 is locked in the engaging hole 27, so that the latch box 23 is not operated. When the storage box 7a is pulled out, the engaging member 26 can be moved to the left side in the drawing via the knob 26a.
Is disengaged from the engagement hole 27, so that the sleeve box 6
You can easily pull it forward. Further, since the tapered surface 26b is formed at the tip of the engaging member 26, if the storage box 7a is moved into the sleeve box 6, the locking member 2
6 and the engagement hole 27 are automatically engaged, and the storage box 7a is held at an appropriate storage position in the sleeve box 6.

The front plate 16 has a front face 16
An opening / closing plate 28 for opening and closing the front surface of the front plate 16 is attached by a hinge (not shown) attached to an attachment hole 29 formed on the lower left and right sides of the front plate 16. This opening / closing plate 28
The storage box 7a is formed such that the back surfaces at both ends are in contact with the front ends of the side plates 3 and 5, and the storage box 7a is stored at an appropriate position in the sleeve box 6.

Further, a locking device 39 is provided at a predetermined location above the opening / closing plate 28 so that the storage box 7a can be locked at the storage position. Therefore, it is possible to prevent theft of components and devices inside the storage box 7a and data and the like stored in the storage device.

The other storage boxes 7b and 7c are constructed in substantially the same manner as the storage box 7a, and as described above, components and devices constituting various peripheral devices and output devices are provided internally. Here, detailed description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, these storage boxes 7a
7c and a front surface of the back plate 4 are separated by a predetermined distance to form a wiring space S for the cables 11 and the power cords 10 of the devices in the storage boxes 7a to 7c. Therefore, the devices in each of the storage boxes 7a to 7c can be connected to each other by using the cable 11 or the like extending into the wiring space S, and the wiring of the cable 11 and the like is exposed to the outside, and the appearance is impaired. Never be.

The cable 11 and the power cord 10 extending from the display device 9 on the top board 2 are placed in the wiring space S via the wiring cap 12 of the opening / closing plate 8 that closes the opening 13 of the top board 2. It can be inserted and connected to the devices in the storage boxes 7a to 7c. Further, since the rear part of the upper storage box 7a and the inside of the wiring space S can be viewed from above the top plate 2 through the opening 13 without pulling out the storage box 7a or the like, the connection status of the various cables 11 is checked. Simple inspections and the like can be easily performed without pulling out the storage boxes 7a to 7c from the sleeve box 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, an exhaust port 30 is formed at a predetermined position on the upper end of the side plates 3, 5, and is installed in storage boxes 7a to 7c which are open at the top. The heat exhausted from the device or the like is exhausted to the outside of the sleeve box 6. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the microcomputer from running out of control that can be caused by the control device (CPU or the like) having heat.

In the desk 1 in which the personal computer according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed, the sleeve box 6 of the desk is provided.
The storage boxes 7a to 7c in which components and various devices necessary for configuring the personal computer can be directly incorporated are provided in advance, so that the personal computer can be configured without impairing the usability and appearance of the desk 1. Components and devices to be installed can be efficiently incorporated into the desk 1, and the storage boxes 7a to 7
If the 7c is pulled out to the front of the sleeve box 6, maintenance work and expansion work of various devices can be easily performed from the openings above the storage boxes 7a to 7c.

In the front plate 16 of each of the storage boxes 7a to 7c, there are formed insertion openings 19 and 20 of the drive device, a power switch, and openings 21 and 22 for installing display lamps.
The storage box 7a is used to insert and remove a storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a floppy disk into or from a drive device, which is relatively frequently used in normal times, to operate a switch for starting a personal computer, and to confirm the operation of these devices. 7c can be easily performed from the front of the storage box without being pulled out.

Further, appropriate devices (such as the display device 9) on the top plate 2 and devices in the storage boxes 7a to 7c can be connected via a cable 11 passing through an opening 13 formed in the top plate 2. At the same time, since these cables 11 can be stored in the wiring space S behind the sleeve box 6, the cables 11 are not exposed to the outside and the appearance is not impaired. Further, by checking the connection of the cables 11 and the like, the opening and closing plate 8 is opened to allow the top plate 2 without pulling out the storage boxes 7a-7c.
It can be easily performed from the opening 13 on the upper surface.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

[0027]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a storage box in which components necessary for configuring a personal computer and various devices can be directly installed is provided in advance in the sleeve box of the desk. The PC can be installed inside the desk efficiently without impairing the usability and appearance of the desk. In addition, the appropriate devices on the desk and the devices in the storage box can be connected via cables passing through openings formed in the top plate, and these cables can be stored in the wiring space at the rear of the sleeve box. Is not exposed to the outside. Further, inspection and maintenance such as connection confirmation of these cables can be easily performed from the opening on the upper surface of the top plate by opening the lid.

(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the cable on the desk can be inserted into the wiring space of the sleeve box without opening the lid.

[0030]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation state of a personal computer built-in desk as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a storage box of the desk of FIG. 1 is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the storage box.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Desk (desk with a built-in personal computer) 2 Top plate 3, 3 ', 5 Side plate 4 Back plate 6 Sleeve box 7a-7c Storage box 8 Opening / closing plate (lid) 9 Display device 10 Power cord 11 Cable 12 Wiring cap 13 Opening 14 Side plate 15 Bottom plate 16 Front plate 17 Slide rail 18 Rail receiving portion 19, 20 Insertion opening 21, 22 Opening 23 Latch device 24 Recess 25 Spring 26 Locking member 26a Knob 27 Engagement hole 28 Opening plate 29 Mounting hole 30 Exhaust port 39 Locking device B Fixture D Power supply K Expansion board M Motherboard T1, T2 Shelf S Wiring space

Claims (2)

[Claims] A storage box that can be pulled out forward is provided in a sleeve box of a desk, and a board such as a motherboard, a drive device for a storage medium such as a floppy disk, and a power supply are provided in the storage box. At least parts or various devices necessary for configuring a personal computer such as devices are installed, and at least the front-rear length of the storage box is formed to be shorter than the front-rear length of the sleeve box. When is stored in the sleeve box, a wiring space is formed between the rear end of the storage box and the back plate of the sleeve box, and at the rear of the top plate,
An opening communicating with at least the wiring space is formed,
A personal computer built-in desk, wherein a lid constituting a part of the top plate is provided in the opening so as to be freely opened and closed. 2. The personal computer built-in desk according to claim 1, wherein notches for inserting various cables are formed at predetermined positions of the lid.