KR100281532B1 - Auxiliary Equipment Mounting Device for Portable Computers - Google Patents

Abstract

The auxiliary device mounting mechanism of the portable computer according to the present invention is coupled to the side and the back of the auxiliary device for removable use in a portable computer such as a CD-ROM drive or a floppy disk drive. The mounting mechanism of the present invention does not increase its thickness when coupled to the auxiliary device. In addition, since the structure of the mounting mechanism is simple, the weight is reduced. Thus, it is possible to reduce the thickness and weight of the portable computer.

Description

GADGET FOR ATTACHING AN AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT TO PORTABLE COMPUTER

The present invention relates to an auxiliary device mounting mechanism of a portable computer, and more particularly, to an auxiliary device mounting mechanism of a portable computer for enabling the auxiliary devices such as a CD-ROM drive and a floppy disk drive to be detachably used in the portable computer. It is about.

Recently, portable computers have been introduced in various models due to their ease of use, and are also widely used.

1 is a perspective view of a typical conventional portable computer.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable computer 10 includes a main body 12 and a display panel 14. The main body 12 is provided with a keyboard assembly 16, a pointing device 18, a CD-ROM drive assembly 20 (not shown), and a floppy disk drive assembly 30. The display panel unit 14 is provided with a display assembly 15. At this time, the portable computer 10 is made compact to be suitable for movement. Therefore, the internal space of the main body 12 is relatively smaller than that of a desktop personal computer.

In order to solve this problem, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the CD-ROM drive assembly 20 and the floppy disk drive assembly 30 may be used interchangeably. This is because only one space is configured in the portable computer 10, so that the internal space can be reduced by that much. The portable computer 10 couples one of the CD-ROM drive assembly 20 or the floppy disk drive assembly 30 to the space of the portable computer 10, and the other of the portable computer 10 is connected to the portable computer 10. It can be used by connecting to an external port.

2 and 3, a case is coupled to the CD-ROM drive 22 and the floppy disk drive 32, respectively. These cases are such that the external sizes of the CD-ROM drive 22 and the floppy disk drive 32 are equal to each other. A bezel 26 is installed on the front surface of the CD-ROM drive 22. The case 24 is coupled to the bottom and both sides of the CD-ROM drive 22. In addition, the case 24 is coupled with an interface board 28 coupled with the CD-ROM drive 22. The floppy disk drive 32 is coupled to a case composed of a base 34 and a cover 36. In addition, an interface board 38 is also built into the case.

Meanwhile, the thickness of the portable computer is determined by the thickness of components installed in the portable computer. The thickness of the CD-ROM drive assembly 20 and floppy disk drive assembly 30 is significantly thicker than other components installed in the portable computer. In order to reduce the overall thickness of the portable computer, it is necessary to reduce the thicknesses of the CD-ROM drive assembly 20 and the floppy disk drive assembly 30. However, the method of reducing the thickness of the CD-ROM drive assembly 20 and the floppy disk drive assembly 30 is very limited. Reducing the thickness of the CD-ROM drive 22 and the floppy disk drive 32 is because of technical limitations. This is because the case coupled to the CD-ROM drive 22 and the floppy disk drive 32 must also maintain a minimum thickness. Such a problem is a difficult factor to respond to the demand for miniaturization and light weight of a portable computer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is a new type of portable computer auxiliary device capable of reducing the thickness and weight of auxiliary devices installed in the portable computer such as a CD-ROM drive and a floppy disk drive. To provide a mounting mechanism.

1 is a perspective view of a typical conventional portable computer;

2 is an exploded perspective view of a CD-ROM drive assembly installed in a conventional portable computer;

3 is an exploded perspective view of a floppy disk drive assembly installed in a conventional portable computer;

4 is a perspective view showing a state before a CD-ROM drive assembly and a floppy disk drive assembly to which a mounting mechanism is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention are coupled to a portable computer;

5 is an exploded perspective view of a CD-ROM drive assembly installed in the portable computer of FIG. 4;

6 is an exploded perspective view of a floppy disk drive assembly installed in the portable computer of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

40: portable computer 42: main body

44: display panel portion 45: display assembly

46: keyboard assembly 48: pointing device

50: storage 52: hole

54: guiding rib 60: CD-ROM drive assembly

62: CD-ROM drive 64,94: bezel

66,96: Interface Board 68,98: Cap

70,100: mounting mechanism 72,102: first rod

74,104: second rod 76,106: connecting rod

78,108: Catcher 90: Floppy Disk Drive Assembly

92: floppy disk drive

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the auxiliary device mounting mechanism of the portable computer has rods coupled to both sides of the auxiliary device for removable use in the portable computer and on the back of the auxiliary device, respectively. And a connecting rod which is coupled and integrally formed by connecting the rods.

In the present invention, the interface board for connecting the auxiliary device and the portable computer is coupled to the opposite surface of the connecting rod to which the rear surface of the auxiliary device is coupled. A catcher for receiving a cable is formed on a backside of the connecting rod coupled to the backside of the auxiliary device, and has a cap coupled to the catcher.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, and like reference numerals denote like elements for performing the same function.

4 is a perspective view showing a state before a CD-ROM drive assembly and a floppy disk drive assembly to which a mounting mechanism is coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention are coupled to a portable computer.

Referring to FIG. 4, the portable computer 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 42 and a display panel 44. The keyboard assembly 46 and the pointing device 48 are installed on the upper surface of the main body 42. The display panel unit 44 is provided with a display assembly 45 having a display screen. The display assembly 45 uses a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal display. The display panel 44 is coupled to the rear portion of the main body 42 in a hinged structure. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the combination of the display panel unit and the main body unit can be used in various ways depending on the type of portable computer.

Meanwhile, the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive assembly 90 to which the mounting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention is coupled are used in a detachable manner to the main body 42. For example, an accommodating part 50 is formed inside the main body part 42. The accommodating part 50 has a hole 52 formed at one side of the main body part 42. The hole 52 allows the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 or the floppy disk drive assembly 90 to be inserted from the outside and received in the housing 50. In addition, ribs 54 are formed on both side surfaces of the accommodating part 50. These ribs 54 support the sides of the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive assembly 90. Accordingly, the ribs 54 are formed from the hole 52 into the inside of the accommodating portion 50 in parallel with the direction in which the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive assembly 90 are inserted. .

On the other hand, it can be seen that the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive 90 to which the auxiliary device mounting mechanism of the portable computer according to the embodiment of the present invention is thin. This is because the mounting mechanism did not affect the thickness of the CD-ROM drive 62 (see FIG. 5) and the floppy disk drive 92 (see FIG. 6).

5 and 6 are exploded perspective views illustrating a CD-ROM drive assembly and a floppy disk drive assembly respectively installed in a portable computer.

5 and 6, the mounting mechanisms 70 and 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are configured to be coupled to both side and rear surfaces of the CD-ROM drive 62 and the floppy disk drive 92, respectively. Therefore, the mounting mechanisms 70 and 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are characterized by the thickness of the CD-ROM drive 62 and the floppy disk drive 92 and the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive assembly 90. Make sure there is no difference in thickness. That is, when configuring the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 and the floppy disk drive assembly 90, the overall thickness is not changed by the mounting mechanisms 70 and 90, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mounting mechanism 70 coupled to the CD-ROM drive 62 is composed of a first rod 72, a second rod 74, and a connecting rod 76. . The first rod 72 and the second rod 74 are coupled to both sides of the CD-ROM drive 62, respectively. The connecting rod 76 is coupled to the rear side of the CD-ROM drive 62. The connecting rod 76 is integrally formed by connecting the first and second rods 72 and 74. Therefore, the overall shape of the mounting mechanism 70 is formed in a channel shape. This mounting mechanism 70 is coupled to the CD-ROM drive 62 to form a CD-ROM drive assembly 60. At this time, since the mounting mechanism 70 is coupled to both sides and the rear of the CD-ROM drive 62, the thickness of the CD-ROM drive assembly 60 is not increased. That is, the thickness of the CD-ROM drive 62 becomes the thickness of the CD-ROM drive assembly 60. The mounting mechanism 70 having such a structure may be formed of a material such as aluminum to maintain a moderate strength and light weight.

Meanwhile, the bezel 64 is coupled to the front surface of the CD-ROM drive 62. The bezel 64 is a plate constituting a use surface that is frequently accessed by a user, and is formed of plastic or the like. In addition, an interface substrate 66 is coupled to a rear surface of the connecting rod 76. The interface board 66 is connected to the CD-ROM drive 62 and a portable computer to transmit and receive data. A catcher 78 is formed on the rear surface of the connecting rod 76. The catcher 78 houses a cable and the like of the CD-ROM drive 62. After the cable is housed in the catcher 78, a cap 68 is engaged to prevent the cable from being exposed to the outside.

Referring to FIG. 6, the mounting mechanism 100 coupled to the floppy disk drive 92 includes a first rod 102, a second rod 104, and a connecting rod 106. The first rod 102 and the second rod 104 are coupled to both sides of the floppy disk drive 92, respectively. The connecting rod 106 is coupled to the back side of the floppy disk drive 92. The connecting rod 106 is integrally formed by connecting the first and second rods 102 and 104. Since the configuration and effect of the floppy disk drive assembly 90 constituted by the mounting mechanism 100 is the same as the above-described CD-ROM drive assembly 60, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, since the bezel 94, the interface board 66, the cap 98, and the catcher 108 have the same configuration as the above-described CD-ROM drive assembly 60, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In conclusion, using the mounting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the overall thickness of the portable computer. For example, recalling that the thickness of auxiliary devices such as CD-ROM drives and floppy disk drives is continuously reduced due to the development of electronic technology, the usefulness of the mounting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention will be greatly increased.

By applying the present invention as described above, the auxiliary device assembly can be configured without increasing the thickness of the auxiliary device for detachable use in the portable computer. Therefore, since the thickness of the portable computer can be reduced, it is possible to manufacture a portable computer having a thin thickness. In addition, since the weight of the accessory assembly is reduced, the overall weight of the portable computer can be reduced.

Claims (3)

In the auxiliary device mounting mechanism of the portable computer, The auxiliary device mounting device includes rods coupled to both sides of the auxiliary device; A portable computer, comprising a connecting rod formed integrally with the rods and coupled to a rear surface of the auxiliary device, the auxiliary device being formed in a channel shape and detachably used in the portable computer; Auxiliary Equipment Mounting Mechanism. The method of claim 1, And an interface board connecting the auxiliary device and the portable computer to an opposite surface of the connecting rod to which the rear surface of the auxiliary device is coupled. The method of claim 1, The back of the connecting rod coupled to the back of the auxiliary device is formed with a catcher for receiving the cable, the auxiliary device mounting mechanism of the portable computer, characterized in that it has a cap coupled to the catcher.