KR100247511B1 - Combination structure of chassis and a computer housing provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The coupling structure of the chassis according to the present invention is such that a secondary assembly process such as screws or rivets is not required separately. The computer body to which the coupling structure of the chassis is applied according to the present invention includes a front plate and a front plate forming the front of the computer body. The back plate of the computer main body installed to face each other at a predetermined distance from the first body, a first hole formed through the predetermined position of the front plate with respect to the inner surface of the front plate and the back plate facing each other, and a predetermined distance at the predetermined position of the back plate. A pair of second holes formed symmetrically to each other, a third hole formed at a predetermined distance on the upper surface of the second hole and formed on a vertical surface on the back plate on which the second hole is formed, and one end is inserted into the first hole from the outside of the front plate, With the first latch to be engaged, the other end is inserted into the second and third holes, respectively, It is implemented by having a second and a third latch formed to protrude to a predetermined length and including a cross bar positioned between the front plate and the back plate.

Description

Combination structure of chassis and a computer housing provided with the same

The present invention relates to a computer body to which the coupling structure of the chassis and the coupling structure of the chassis is applied. More specifically, the coupling structure of the chassis and the coupling structure of the chassis for coupling the cross bars for reinforcing the front plate and the back plate in the computer body. Relates to a computer body to which it is applied.

Rapid changes in the environment using computers have made the hardware of computers to improve the hardware of computers continuously, leading to the multifunctionalization of computer systems. Such a change is required not only for the software but also for the mechanical structure of the computer system. Therefore, the structural design of the computer system should be designed in consideration of the convenience of production and the user's convenience.

From this point of view, the technology that forms the main body of the computer's main board, expansion board, and various devices, such as a disk drive, should be able to provide a variety of productivity and design with the functions of the computer. It should be designed so that it can be planned.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rivet 5 is coupled to a bracket structure 4 manufactured by using a press mold in a coupling structure of a chassis that is a skeleton of the main body 1 in the method of constructing a conventional computer main body 1. And a front plate (2) and a bracket (7) formed at the front and rear portions thereof, respectively, and having a hole (6) that can engage the front portion of the bracket (4) and the rivet (5). The front plate 2 and the back plate 3 are coupled to each other by riveting the back plate 3 and the back plate 3 on which the holes 6 'which can be coupled to the rivet 5 are formed. There is a method of constructing a chassis that forms the frame of the main body 1 of the computer. In addition, the other method used in conjunction with such a method is to cut the front and rear cross-section using a rod to form a female threaded portion that can be screwed, the hole is formed in the front portion can be combined with a screw There is a method of constructing a chassis that forms the skeleton of the main body of the computer by combining the front plate and the back plate by combining the back plate with holes formed in the front plate and the back plate with screws to be coupled to the rear portion, respectively. .

However, such a coupling structure of the chassis forming the computer main body causes the product cost to increase by using a rivet or a screw in constructing the chassis by combining the bracket, that is, the front plate and the back plate, and the number of parts increases. Increasing assembly and assembly time is one factor that increases the time required for production. In addition, even if a defect occurs in the production and assembly process, it is possible to replace the rivets or screws that are tightly fixed to remove the inconvenience, even if the replacement is impossible. In addition, since the reinforcing material is assembled before the assembly line when assembling the embedded product when forming the coupling structure of the chassis using rivets, the assembly time is increased and assembly defects are easily generated due to interference when assembling the production line.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to prevent the use of a separate fixing part such as a rivet or a screw in constructing a coupling structure of a chassis in a structure such as a chassis forming a computer body. To provide a computer body to which the coupling structure of the chassis and the coupling structure of the chassis is applied.

1 is a perspective view of a computer body showing a chassis coupling structure for constituting a conventional computer body,

2 is a front perspective view showing a front plate, a back plate, and a cross bar in a computer body to which a chassis coupling structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

3 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the assembly of the front plate and the assembly of the cross bar in FIG.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the cross bar showing an enlarged view of the assembly of the cross bar in FIG.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the front plate shown in FIG. 3 by expanding the assembly of the front plate, FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the assembly of the back plate and the assembly of the cross bar in FIG. 2;

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the back plate and the cross bar according to the embodiment of the present invention,

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the back plate and the cross bar are assembled according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the front plate and the cross bar according to the embodiment of the present invention,

10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the front plate and the cross bar are assembled according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a cross bar is assembled to a front plate and a back plate in a computer by a coupling structure of a chassis according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

10: computer body 20: front plate

22: first hole 24: guide surface

30: back plate 32: second hole

34: third hole 40: cross bar

42: bottom 44: side

46: mounting surface 48: first latch

50: slot groove 52: projection hole

54: elastic hole 60: second latch

62: third latch

According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the coupling structure of the chassis comprises a first panel constituting a part of a predetermined structure; A second panel mounted to the structure to face the first panel at a predetermined distance; A first assembly portion formed at a predetermined position on an inner surface of the first panel with respect to an inner surface of the first panel and the second panel facing each other; A second panel assembly part formed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the second panel and a first latch having one end inserted into and coupled to the first assembly part, and a second panel inserted into and coupled to the second panel assembly part; And an assembly member having a latch and positioned between the first panel and the second panel.

In the present invention as described above, the first assembly portion and the second panel assembly portion include a through hole.

In the present invention, the second panel assembly part has a pair of second assembly parts formed symmetrically with each other at a predetermined distance on the second panel, and a third assembly part formed at a predetermined distance on the upper surface of the second assembly part on the second panel. The second panel latch includes a second latch coupled to the second assembly portion and a third latch coupled to the third assembly portion. The first assembly portion is formed to face the second assembly portion, and the assembly member is formed to have two side surfaces symmetrical with the bottom surface such that a cross section in a direction perpendicular to both ends is channel type; The first latch is coupled to the first assembly portion is located on the attachment surface formed to protrude from the bottom surface in a predetermined length in a right angle; Two side surfaces of the assembly member with respect to the attachment surface are separated from the bottom surface by forming ends at predetermined intervals; Two side surfaces of the assembly member are separated from the bottom surface at a predetermined distance of the other end, and protrude to a predetermined length to form the second latch; A third latch formed at a predetermined length so that two side surfaces of the assembly member extend from the separated bottom surface to form the second latch, and the second latch is bent at a right angle with respect to the direction in which the second latch is coupled to the second panel. Include. The first latch is formed to protrude to the bottom surface from the inside of the attachment surface to have a predetermined angle with the attachment surface.

In this invention, the first panel and the second panel, and the assembly member comprises a press product.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the computer body to which the coupling structure of the chassis is applied is a front plate forming the front of the computer body; A back plate of the computer main body installed to face the front plate at a predetermined distance; A first hole formed at a predetermined position of the front plate with respect to an inner surface of the front plate and the back plate facing each other; A pair of second holes symmetrically formed with each other at a predetermined distance from the back plate; A third hole formed at a predetermined distance on an upper surface of the second hole and formed on a vertical surface on the back plate on which the second hole is formed; Second and third latches, one end of which has a first latch which is inserted into and coupled to the first hole from the outside of the front plate, and the other end protrudes to a predetermined length so as to be inserted into and coupled to the second and third holes, respectively. And a cross bar positioned between the front plate and the back plate.

In the present invention as described above, the cross bar is formed to have two sides symmetrical with the bottom surface so that the cross section in the direction perpendicular to both ends is channel type; The first latch coupled to the first hole is located at an attachment surface formed to protrude from the bottom surface at a predetermined length in a right angle; Two side surfaces of the cross bar with respect to the attachment surface are separated from the bottom surface by forming ends at predetermined intervals; Two side surfaces of the cross bar are separated from the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from the other end, and protrude to a predetermined length to form the second latch; And a third latch formed at a predetermined length so that two sides of the cross bar extend from the separated bottom surface so that the second latch is formed, and bend at a right angle with respect to the direction in which the second latch is coupled to the back plate. do. The first latch is formed to protrude to the bottom surface from the inside of the attachment surface to have a predetermined angle with the attachment surface.

The coupling structure of the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention is to prevent the use of a separate fixing part such as a rivet or a screw in a structure such as a chassis forming a computer body. Accordingly, the first panel is coupled to each of the first panel constituting a part of the predetermined structure and the second panel installed on the structure so as to face the first panel at a predetermined distance and form one structure, that is, the chassis. And an assembly member for fixing the second panel. In this case, a first assembly portion formed at a predetermined position of the inner surface of the first panel is formed with respect to an inner surface of the first panel and the second panel facing each other, and are symmetrically formed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the second panel at a predetermined distance. A pair of second assembly portions is formed.

The assembly member is configured to be positioned between the first panel and the second panel, a third assembly portion formed at a predetermined distance on a top surface of the second assembly portion on the second panel, and one end thereof is formed on the first assembly portion. It has a first latch is inserted and coupled, and the other end is formed to have a second and third latch formed to protrude to a predetermined length so as to be inserted and coupled to the second and third assembly, respectively. In more detail, the assembly member is formed to have two side surfaces symmetrical with each other to form a cross-section at right angles to both ends to have a channel shape, and the first latch is coupled to the first assembly portion. The side surface of the assembly member is formed to protrude at a predetermined length in the right angle direction from the bottom surface, the two sides of the assembly member with respect to the attachment surface is separated from the bottom surface to form an end at a predetermined interval, Two sides are separated from the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from the other end, protrude to a predetermined length to form the second clasp, and the two side surfaces of the assembly member extend from the separated bottom to form the second clasp, And a third latch formed to a predetermined length to be bent at a right angle with respect to the direction in which the second latch is coupled to the second panel. . The first latch is formed to protrude to the bottom surface from the inside of the attachment surface to have a predetermined angle with the attachment surface.

In this case, the first assembly portion and the second assembly portion, and the third assembly portion is formed through the through-hole through the simple structure of the coupling structure of the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention the first panel and the second panel and the third, To facilitate the assembly and disassembly of panels. Such a configuration allows the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel to be assembled into one component in the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Therefore, when a failure occurs in any one of the first, second and third panels during assembly or use, it can be replaced by a simple disassembly operation. In addition, such a coupling structure of the chassis disassembles the components of the chassis as necessary during the process of assembling other components after assembling all of the first, second, and third panels to improve work efficiency. To increase.

On the other hand, the first assembly portion may be formed to face the second assembly portion so that the form of the third panel can be used in a straight line. The first panel, the second panel, and the assembly member are used as press products to facilitate mass production.

By applying the coupling structure of the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention to the chassis forming the main body of the computer will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings 2 to 11 in detail, the components that perform the same function. Write the same reference number.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the computer main body 10 to which the coupling structure of the chassis is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention, an auxiliary device such as a floppy disk drive and a CD-ROM drive is inserted from the front, and various operation switches and the like are provided. It is installed, the front plate 20, the front cover of the computer is attached to the front surface and the front plate 20 is installed so as to face at a predetermined distance to form the back of the computer main body 10, and various input and output terminals and Ports and the like are installed, and wiring for connecting various devices inside and outside the computer is formed, and a back plate 30 to which a back cover and the like are coupled to the rear side, and a bottom surface of the computer main body 10 are formed to form the computer. A bottom surface configured to support a main board embedded in the main body 10 and to install various installed devices, and to be coupled to the front plate 20 and the back plate 30, The front plate, the back plate, and a base coupled to the bottom for supporting a power supply unit, a floppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, and the like installed inside the computer main body 10. In addition, a cross bar coupled between the front plate 20 and the back plate 30 to support the front plate 20 and the back plate 30 to reinforce the structure of the chassis of the computer body 10 ( 40).

The computer body 10 having such a configuration is the front plate 20 at a predetermined position of the front plate 20 according to the coupling structure of the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figures 2 to 6 And the first hole 22 is formed so that the back plate 30 penetrates the inner surface facing each other, and a pair of second holes symmetrically formed with a predetermined distance at a predetermined position of the back plate 30 ( 32 and a third hole 34 are formed at a predetermined distance on the upper surface of the second hole 32 and on a vertical surface on the back plate 30 on which the second hole 32 is formed. In addition, the cross bar 40 has a first latch 48, one end of which is inserted into and coupled to the first hole 22 from the outside of the front plate 20, and the other end of the second and third holes. The second and third latches 60 and 62 are formed to protrude to a predetermined length so as to be inserted into and coupled to the 32 and 34, respectively.

At this time, the cross bar 40 is formed to have a bottom surface 42 and two side surfaces symmetrical to each other so that the cross section in the direction perpendicular to both ends is channel type, and is coupled to the first hole 22. The first latch 48 is positioned on an attachment surface 46 formed to protrude from the bottom surface 42 by a predetermined length at a right angle, and two side surfaces of the cross bar 40 with respect to the attachment surface 46. 44 is separated from the bottom surface 42 by the end at predetermined intervals, and the two side surfaces 44 of the cross bar 40 are separated from the bottom surface 42 at a predetermined distance from the other end, and the predetermined length. Protrudes to form the second latch 60, the two side surfaces 44 of the cross bar 40 extend from the separated bottom surface 42 so that the second latch 60 is formed, and Shaped to a predetermined length so that the second latch 60 is bent at a right angle to the direction in which the second latch 60 is coupled to the back plate 30 It is formed to have a third latch 62 formed. In addition, the first latch 48 is formed to protrude to the bottom surface 42 from the inside of the attachment surface 46 to have a predetermined angle with the attachment surface 46.

A method of assembling the computer main body 10 to which the coupling structure of the chassis according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration is applied will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 7 to 11.

First, the cross bar 40 is positioned between the front plate 20 and the back plate 30 in the form as shown in FIG. 2. 7, the cross in the direction of "A" in a state in which the third latch 62 of the cross bar 40 is inclinedly inserted into the third hole 34 of the back plate 30. When the bar 40 is rotated, the second latch 60 of the cross bar 40 is inserted into the second hole 32 of the back plate 30 as shown in FIG. And cross bar 40 are coupled.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, a guide surface formed from one side surface of the front plate 20 such that the attachment surface 46 of the cross bar 40 is located on the outer surface of the front plate 20. Inserting the slot groove 50 formed between the two sides 44 and the attachment surface 36 of the cross bar 40 to the 24 to press the cross bar 40 in the " B " As shown in FIG. 10, the first latch 48 of the cross bar 40 is inserted into the first hole 22 of the front plate 20 while the front plate 20 and the cross bar 40 are coupled to each other. do. Such a coupling method constitutes a chassis that forms a computer body as shown in FIG.

According to the present invention, when connecting two plates installed to face each other at a predetermined distance by using a reinforcement having a predetermined length, the two plates are firmly and stably without using separate fixing parts such as rivets or screws. Can be combined to form one structure. In particular, in forming a coupling structure of the chassis that connects the front plate and the back plate to the cross bar in the main body of the computer, since a separate fixing part such as a rivet or a screw is not used, the cost of the part can be reduced. In addition, assembling and disassembling are possible regardless of the assembling process, and assembling performance is improved, and when a material defect occurs due to assembly failure, only one part can be replaced separately, thereby reducing loss due to one part failure. In addition, when the user wants to improve the function of the computer, the disassembly of the system main body becomes easy, so that a part of parts can be replaced conveniently, and depending on the system, only the system main body can be replaced, thereby reducing the economic burden on the user. .

Claims (8)

A first panel constituting a part of the computer body and having a first hole formed therein; A second panel of the computer main body installed to face the first panel at a predetermined distance, and having a third hole formed at a predetermined distance from the second hole and the second hole; One end has a first latch is inserted and coupled to the first hole of the first panel, and the other end has a second latch and a third latch inserted and coupled to the second and third holes of the second panel, respectively. And a cross bar disposed between the first panel and the second panel. The coupling structure of claim 1, wherein the first hole is formed to face the second hole. The cross-bar of claim 1, wherein the cross bar is formed to have a bottom surface and two side surfaces symmetrical with each other such that a cross section in a direction perpendicular to both ends is channel-shaped; The first latch coupled to the first hole is located at an attachment surface formed to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface; The second latching portion coupled to the second hole is formed to protrude from two sides of the cross bar; And the third latch is formed extending from the bottom surface of the cross bar. The structure of claim 1, wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the cross bar comprise press products. The coupling structure of the chassis of claim 3, wherein the first latch is formed to protrude at a predetermined angle from the attachment surface toward the bottom surface of the attachment surface. A front plate constituting the front of the computer body; A back plate of the computer main body installed to face the front plate at a predetermined distance; A first hole formed at a predetermined position of the front plate with respect to an inner surface of the front plate and the back plate facing each other; A pair of second holes symmetrically formed with each other at a predetermined distance from the back plate; A third hole formed at a predetermined distance on an upper surface of the second hole and formed on a vertical surface on the back plate on which the second hole is formed; Second and third latches, one end of which has a first latch which is inserted into and coupled to the first hole from the outside of the front plate, and the other end protrudes to a predetermined length so as to be inserted into and coupled to the second and third holes, respectively. And a coupling structure of a chassis including a cross bar positioned between the front plate and the back plate. 7. The cross-section of claim 6, wherein the cross bars are formed to have two side surfaces symmetrical with each other such that the cross bars are channel-shaped in a direction perpendicular to both ends; The first latch coupled to the first hole is located at an attachment surface formed to protrude from the bottom surface at a predetermined length in a right angle; Two side surfaces of the cross bar with respect to the attachment surface are separated from the bottom surface by forming ends at predetermined intervals; Two side surfaces of the cross bar are separated from the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from the other end, and protrude to a predetermined length to form the second latch; And a third latch formed at a predetermined length so that two sides of the cross bar extend from the separated bottom surface so that the second latch is formed, and bend at a right angle with respect to the direction in which the second latch is coupled to the back plate. A computer body with a coupling structure of a chassis. The computer body of claim 7, wherein the first latch is formed to protrude from the attachment surface toward the bottom surface at an angle with the attachment surface.

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