KR100387912B1 - a structure of computer case - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a computer case structure. The present invention has a pillar-shaped base portion in which various drivers are built in the front side and a power supply in the rear side, and a cylindrical hinge bracket rotatably coupled to the base portion on one side, and various boards including the main board; It consists of an approximately box-shaped rotary part in which peripheral devices are built and position fixing means for fixing the rotary part integrally with the base part at a predetermined position. The position fixing means is composed of a rocker which is elastically biased to be embedded in the hinge bracket and a part thereof protrudes into the hinge bracket, and a plurality of fixing grooves formed at predetermined angle intervals on the outer circumference of the base to selectively fit the locker. The front of the rotating unit is provided with a CD holder and / or a floppy disk housing. The present invention can be used simply by changing the computer main body to the desktop type or tower type according to the user's needs or the installation site conditions, as well as a beautiful appearance that is completely different from the usual box form without changing the structural system of the computer main body. In addition, the recording medium such as floppy diskette or CD can be easily stored in the computer main body.

Description

Structure of computer case

The present invention relates to a computer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a computer case structure that can be freely changed into a desktop type or a tower type according to a user's taste or installation location.

In recent years, due to the rapid development of information and communication such as the Internet, a large part of daily life can be achieved through computers, which has accelerated the spread of computers. As a result, the proportion of computers is increasing at work as well as at home. Therefore, the current computer is required not only as a simple functional item but also as a decorative function with convenience of use.

On the other hand, the computer is composed of a central processing unit (CPU), a main body in which various components necessary for its function are incorporated, and a monitor for displaying an output signal from the main body. Here, the monitor is virtually impossible to change the shape due to its structural characteristics, but in the case of the main body, it is possible to appropriately change the shape by changing the arrangement of the internal parts for ease of use, appearance improvement, and the like.

Therefore, the recent computer main body has been configured in various forms so as to bring about aesthetics in a range that does not cause a restriction on use, but these also do not deviate significantly from the shape of the existing computer main body. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the computer main body B 'includes a hard disk drive 3, a floppy disk drive 4, a CD-ROM drive 5, a power switch (not shown), and the like. In addition to the basic configuration in which the main board 2, the power supply 6, and various connectors (not shown) are disposed at the rear side, various peripheral devices (not shown) may be additionally added as necessary. They are installed, but they must be compatible with each other, so it is difficult to escape from the existing form because there is no choice but to change the form without changing the basic system.

Therefore, the conventional computer bodies B basically take the form of a rectangular box as shown in FIG. 2, and the shape change for aesthetics is also changed only in the most prominent part such as the front panel 1a under a given shape. It was only about.

In particular, the computer body is roughly divided into a desktop type (not shown) and a vertical tower type (Fig. 1) laid horizontally on a desk according to its installation type, which are installed only in a form designed for stable operation of the computer. This may cause some unreasonable problems, depending on the location of the installation, and can lead to boring with only one type of deployment.

In addition, when a computer is used, a recording medium such as a floppy diskette or a CD is used together. However, since the computer main body B has no means for storing the recording medium, a separate storage box is used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems in the related art, and an object thereof is to provide a computer case structure which can be used by simply changing the computer body into a desktop type or a tower type according to a user's need or installation location.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer case structure in which a beautiful decorative effect can be obtained by completely removing the appearance from a conventional box form without changing the structural system of the computer main body.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a computer case structure in which a recording medium such as a floppy diskette or a CD can be easily stored in a computer body without a separate storage box.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a typical computer case,

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing the structure of a computer case according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG.

5 is a rear view of FIG. 3;

6 is a cross-sectional view showing the silver hinge portion;

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6,

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6,

9A to 9C are front views showing examples of use of a computer case according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

10: Case 20: Base portion (of case)

21: Front panel (base) 25: Through slot (base)

26: fixing groove (base portion) 30: rotating portion (of case)

31: Hinge bracket (rotating part) 32: Supporting part (rotating part)

34: Rocker (rotary) 36: CD slot (rotary)

Computer case structure according to the present invention in order to achieve the above objects, the base of the columnar shape that the various drivers are built in the front side, the power supply is built in the rear side; A substantially box-shaped rotating part having a cylindrical hinge bracket rotatably coupled to the base part and having various boards and peripherals, including a main board; And position fixing means for fixing the rotation part integrally with the base part at a predetermined position.

According to one preferred feature of the present invention, the position fixing means is a rocker which is embedded in the hinge bracket and part of which is elastically biased to protrude to the inside of the hinge bracket, and is formed at predetermined angle intervals on the outer circumference of the base portion to selectively lock the rocker. It consists of a plurality of fixing grooves to be fitted into the.

According to another preferred feature of the present invention, a CD holder and / or a floppy disk storage unit are further provided on the front side of the rotating unit to exclude a separate recording medium storage box.

Accordingly, the present invention can be used simply by changing the computer main body to the desktop type or tower type according to the user's needs or the installation site conditions, as well as completely different from the conventional box type without changing the structural system of the computer main body. A beautiful appearance can be realized, and since a recording medium such as a floppy diskette or a CD can be easily stored in the main body of the computer, it has a great effect on improving the quality of the computer, the merchandise, and the ease of use.

Such specific features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 to 5, the computer case structure according to the present invention is coupled to the cylindrical base portion 20 and the base portion 20 in which the case 10 of the body B is placed horizontally on the floor. It consists of an approximately box-shaped rotating part 30 which can be rotated in the circumferential direction thereof and a position fixing means for fixing the rotating part 30 integrally with the base part 20 at a predetermined position.

In the base unit 20, various components such as a hard disk drive 12, a CD-ROM drive 13, a floppy disk drive 14, and the like whose settings are not to be changed for stable operation of the computer are provided with the front panel 21. It is built in a horizontal state on the front side so as to be exposed to, and a power supply 15 for supplying the required power to each component is built in the rear side. Accordingly, it is preferable that the base 20 is placed in a stable state without flow, and a base 22 for supporting the base 20 in a horizontal state is installed on the bottom surface thereof. Although not shown separately, the pedestal 22 may be replaced by a plurality of legs provided on the lower surface of the base 20, for example. In addition, a plug socket 23 for connecting an external power source to the power supply 15 is provided at the rear of the base unit 20, and heat dissipation holes 24 for cooling thereof are formed.

On the other hand, such a base portion 20 may be configured in various forms, such as polygonal or oval or trapezoidal in addition to the illustrated cylinder.

Rotating portion 30 has a hinge bracket 31 for rotatably inserting the base portion 20 on one side thereof is integrally coupled to the base portion 20. The rotating part 30 includes a variety of boards and peripheral devices including the main board 11 and other components that are not limited by the change in the setting position. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6, a main slot 11 of the rotating part 30 passes through the harness 16 connecting the main boards 11 and the respective drives 12 to 14 to the main surface of the base part 20. 25 is formed, the through slot 25 has an arc shape that is formed long in the circumferential direction as shown in Figure 8 so that the rotational movement of the rotating part 30 is smooth.

Then, on both sides of the rotating part 30, when the disk is positioned in a horizontal state, a disk-shaped support part 32 for supporting the rotating part 30 with respect to the bottom surface is appropriately formed. The supporting part 32 secures a free space inside the rotating part 30, and can be used as an installation space of a peripheral device or the like, and gives a beauty to make the body B stand out more. In addition, the rear of the rotating unit 30 is provided with a connector 33 for connecting with various peripherals.

The position fixing means may be configured in various forms, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and may include a fixing groove 26 and a rocker 34 that is elastically fitted to the fixing groove 26. Can be. That is, three fixing grooves 26 are formed on the outer circumference of the base portion 20 at predetermined angles, for example, at 90 ° intervals, and the hinge brackets 31 of the rotating portion 30 are selectively provided on the respective fixing grooves 26. The rocker 34 to be fitted is installed by the spring 35 so that a part thereof protrudes into the hinge bracket 31. Rocker 34 may be made of a ball (ball) as shown, it may be made of a pin (pin) formed in a spherical (sphere). These position fixing means are preferably provided at both ends of the hinge bracket 31 as shown for the stable position fixing of the rotating part (30).

On the other hand, the front of the rotating unit 30 is further formed with a CD holder 36 is formed in succession a plurality of CD receiving grooves 37 that can accommodate the CD (D), the CD holder 36 is the main body For the aesthetics of (B), it is formed in an arc shape having the same curvature as that of the support part 32 when viewed from the side. The CD holder 36 may be configured to have an opening, or may be configured to be opened only when necessary, for example, with a plurality of slide doors, although not separately illustrated.

In addition, although not shown separately, instead of the CD holder 36, the floppy disk housing may be configured to accommodate the floppy disk, or the CD holder and the floppy disk storage may be configured at the same time.

Next, a method of using the computer case structure according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in parallel with FIG. 9.

First, FIG. 9A is a state in which the rotating part 30 is vertically disposed above the base part 20, and thus the main body B can be used side by side next to the monitor M like the existing tower type. At this time, the rotation part 30 is a position fixing means, that is, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the rocker 34 of the hinge bracket 31 in the fixing groove 26 located in the middle of the base portion 20 It is elastically fitted and locked in a vertical position.

In this state, when the user wants to use the desktop type, the rotating unit 30 is rotated to the left or the right with an appropriate force as shown in FIG. 9B or 9C. Then, the rocker 34 is pushed out of the current fixing groove 26 while entering the interior of the hinge bracket 31 by compressing the spring 35 by the applied external force, and thus the rotating part 30 is the base part 20. It can be rotated to the left or right side of) to be positioned horizontally.

At this time, when the rocker 34 of the hinge bracket 31 reaches the fixing groove 26 on the left or right side of the base portion 20, the rocker 34 is hinged by the restoring elasticity of the spring 35. Protruding to the outside of the 31 to elastically fit in the corresponding fixing groove 26 to secure the rotating part 30 in a horizontal state. In such a state, the monitor M is placed on the supporting portions 32 respectively formed on both side surfaces of the rotating part 30, so that the monitor M can be used as in the conventional desktop type.

On the other hand, if you want to use a tower type in the desktop type as described above, as shown in Figure 9a by rotating the rotating unit 30 in a vertical state.

As described above, according to the present invention, the computer main body can be easily and freely changed into the tower type or the desktop type according to the user's needs due to the installation location, the mood change, or the interior decoration side, and thus the space can be used. And flexibility in computer placement.

In addition, while maintaining the basic system of the main body as it is to ensure the compatibility of the parts, it can be completely composed of a completely new form by breaking away from the existing box form, thereby realizing the ease of use of the computer and the beautiful appearance. It becomes possible.

In addition, since a recording medium such as a CD or a floppy disk can be easily stored in the main body, a separate recording medium storage box as in the related art can be excluded, and the convenience of use can be further increased.

Therefore, the present invention has a very excellent effect that can greatly improve the ease of use and aesthetics as well as the quality and merchandise of the computer.

Claims (4)

A pillar-shaped base portion in which various drivers are built in the front side and a power supply in the rear side; A substantially box-shaped rotating part having a cylindrical hinge bracket rotatably coupled to the base part and having various boards and peripherals, including a main board; And And position fixing means for fixing the rotation part integrally with the base part at a predetermined position. The locker according to claim 1, wherein the position fixing means includes a rocker which is embedded in the hinge bracket and is elastically biased so that a part thereof protrudes inside the hinge bracket, and is formed at a predetermined angle interval on an outer circumference of the base portion. A computer case structure comprising a plurality of fixing grooves to be fitted. delete The computer case structure according to claim 1, wherein the disk-shaped support portions are formed on both side surfaces of the rotating part, respectively.