KR100434906B1 - A case of electric appliances - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a case of an electronic appliance that has excellent heat dissipation effect by enabling a sufficient air vent to be secured regardless of how it is installed in a miniaturized electronic appliance.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a case of an electronic appliance having a main body containing an electronic component and a cover covering at least a part of the main body, wherein the main body includes a main body first outer surface having an intake port and a main body first outer surface; A main body second outer surface having an exhaust port on the other side, the cover having a cover first wall and a cover second wall covering at least a portion of the main body first outer surface and at least a portion of the main body second outer surface; The first wall and the second wall of the cover respectively form a space between the main body first outer surface and the second outer surface, and form openings in the surfaces facing each other.

Description

Case of electronic appliance {A CASE OF ELECTRIC APPLIANCES}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case of an electronic appliance such as a server, and more particularly to a case of an electronic appliance having a high heat dissipation effect.

In recent years, for example, in electronic equipment such as a server, miniaturization for improving space utilization with high performance is featured.

With the miniaturization of such electronic devices, freedom of installation is increasing.

Due to the miniaturization of such electronic devices, it is necessary to take sufficient measures for dissipating heat.

That is, in the case of a bulky electronic device, since the surface area of the case is large, natural heat dissipation is sufficiently achieved, but in the case of a small electronic device, there is a difficulty.

For example, for sufficient heat dissipation, it is conceivable to enlarge the vent (intake and exhaust).

However, in such a case, there is a problem such as foreign matter mixed inside the electronic apparatus.

Therefore, it is practically impossible to increase the size of the vent more than necessary.

In addition, when the miniaturization is progressed, the restrictions on the installation place of the electronic device and the like become less, and accordingly, many electronic devices can be installed side by side on a desk or a shelf.

However, in such a case, there is a problem that the vent of the electronic appliance is blocked and the heat dissipation effect is lowered.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a case of an electronic appliance having excellent heat dissipation effect by enabling a sufficient ventilation to be ensured regardless of the installation form, especially in a miniaturized electronic appliance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The external appearance perspective view which shows the case of a server in embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the server case of FIG. 1. FIG.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the server case of Fig. 1 seen in the X side direction.

4 is a side view of the server case of FIG. 1 seen in the Y-direction.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the server case of Fig. 1 seen in the Z-direction.

6 shows an example of another modification of the embodiment of the present invention;

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: case 2: opening

10: main body

10c: main body first outer surface

10d: main body second outer surface

11 intake port 12 exhaust port

20: cover

20A: Top Cover 20B: Bottom Cover

21: intake port 22: exhaust port

23: cover first wall 24: cover second wall

25: upper wall 26: lower wall

30: support

The present invention solves the problem described above with the following solution.

The invention described in claim 1 has a main body having a first outer surface and a second outer surface, the main body having side surfaces facing each other in a rectangular shape, and an inlet and an exhaust port, respectively, and the slit-shaped openings covering the main body from above and below, respectively. In the case of an electronic appliance having a cover consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover having an intake port and an exhaust port having a top and bottom cover, the top cover and the bottom cover, respectively, so that the side wall corresponding to the side of the main body is opened and the edges thereof do not protrude. And a support is attached to outer surfaces of the upper cover and the lower cover, wherein the support is attached to the first wall and the second wall of the upper cover, the upper cover and the lower cover, and the lower wall of the lower cover. It is done.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described with reference to drawings.

In the following embodiment, the server is described as an embodiment of the electronic apparatus.

1 is an external perspective view showing a case 1 of a server in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the server case 1 of FIG. 1.

3 to 5 are side views of the server case of FIG. 1 seen in X, Y, and Z directions, respectively.

1 to 5, the inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 provided in the cover 20 are shown in FIG. 2, and illustrations are omitted in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5.

The case 1 of the server has a double structure composed of a main body 10 and a cover 20.

The main body 10 accommodates electronic components in the main body, and is formed in a rectangular shape.

In Fig. 2, the corresponding side surfaces 10a and 10b of the main body 10 are connection terminal surfaces.

Although not shown, the side 10a and 10b are provided with each connection terminal, such as an AC power supply port, RS232C, USB, LAN, and IEEE1394, respectively.

Incidentally, other corresponding side surfaces 10c and 10d are the main body first outer surface and the main body second outer surface in the present invention, respectively. On the main body first outer surface 10c, a circular inlet 11 having a suction fan is formed.

In addition, an exhaust port 12 having a plurality of slit-shaped openings formed side by side is formed in the main body second outer surface 10d.

The cover 20 covers at least a part of the main body 10 and is composed of an upper cover 20A and a lower cover 20B. The upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B are planks each having a cross-sectional shape.

2, the side walls 23 of the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B are the cover first walls in the present invention. In addition, the side wall 24 of the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B is a cover 2nd wall in this invention.

The edge portion 23a of the side wall 23 of the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B, and the edge portion 24a of the side wall 24 of the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B are respectively The upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B cover the main body 10 by being slightly contacted.

In FIG. 2, the main body 10 is accommodated without space in the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B. In other words, the upper wall 25 of the upper cover 20A and the upper surface 10e of the main body 10 slightly contact each other, and the lower wall 26 of the at least cover 20B and the lower surface 10f of the main body 10. This touches slightly.

The inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 are formed in the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B, respectively. Although the inlet port 21 of the lower cover 20B is not seen by the main body 10 in FIG. 2, the inlet port 21 is formed in the same shape as the upper cover 20A in the lower cover 20B.

The inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 are slits It has an opening in the form, and is formed slightly in the middle of the upper cover 20A and the lower cover 20B, respectively. In the upper cover 20A, the inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 are formed to be provided on a part of the upper wall 25 and the side walls 23 and 24. In the same way, in the lower cover 20B, the inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 are formed so that it may be provided in a part of the lower wall 26 and the side walls 23 and 24. As shown in FIG.

Here, the exhaust port 22 on the cover 20 side is formed so that the exhaust port 12 on the main body 10 side and the slit-shaped recessed direction are different.

That is, in FIG. 2, the slit-shaped opening of the exhaust port 12 toward the main body 10 is in the transverse direction, whereas the slit-shaped opening of the exhaust port 22 toward the cover 20 is defined by the slit opening. The excitation direction is the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to more effectively prevent the inflow of dust and the like.

That is, the practical embodiment is slightly open because the fan is attached to the inlet 11 of the main body 10, but in the case of cooling by not using the fan rather than forced cooling by the fan, the main body 10 It is also preferable to form the slit-shaped opening part of the same shape as the exhaust port 12 also about the inlet 11 of ().

With the cover 20 covered by the main body 10, between the first outer surface 10c of the main body 10 and the first wall 23 of the cover 20 and the second side surface 10d of the main body 10. ), A predetermined space is formed between the second wall 24 of the cover 20 (for example, about 5 to 10 mm or more), and between the main body 10 and the cover 20. The space portion is formed.

In addition, when the cover 20 is covered by the main body 10, sidewalls of the cover 20 do not exist on the side surfaces 10a and 10b of the main body 10. Therefore, the opening part 2 (the diagonal part in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is formed in the edge part of the part in which the side wall 23, 24 of the cover 20 does not exist.

The opening 2 is a space between the main body 10 and the cover 20, and serves as a vent (duct) of the case 1.

In the present embodiment, the four corner portions of the upper wall 25 of the upper cover 20A and the lower wall 26 of the lower cover 20B are obliquely processed at the time of forming the opening 2.

For this reason, safety | security can be improved by not protruding four corner parts of the cover 20. FIG.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the edge A of the opening 2 side of the second wall 24 of the cover 20 is the edge of the opening 2 side of the side surface 10d of the main body 10. It is located inward from seat B. The same is true for the edge of the opening 2 side of the side wall 23 of the cover 20 and the edge of the opening 2 side of the side surface 10c of the main body 10. Accordingly, the opening area of the opening 2 can be widened.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 etc., the support stand 30 is attached to four places of the cover 20. As shown in FIG. The support 30 is formed in the shape of a jaw, and is attached over the upper wall 25 of the upper cover 20A, the side walls 23 and 24 and the lower wall 26 of the lower cover 20B.

Due to this, the case 1 is directly mounted on the mounting surface (except when the case 1 is installed as shown in FIG. For example, the support 30 directly contacts the installation surface without touching the installation surface of the desk or the like, or the floor of the office. Therefore, the cover 20 does not directly contact the installation surface.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, when the case 1 is arrange | positioned and several cases 1 are installed side by side in the horizontal direction, and the case 1 is laminated | stacked and piled up, the case 1 The support 30 is in contact with each other. Therefore, a predetermined space is formed between the side walls 23 and 24 of the cover 20 of the adjacent cases 1.

Therefore, the inlet port 21 and the exhaust port 22 on the cover 20 side are not blocked.

For example, in FIG. 1, when one side of the case 1 is provided close to the wall, and when one side and the other side surface of the case 1 are provided at the corner portion of the wall, The ventilation of the opening part 2 on the wall side is not enough. However, in FIG. 1, since the two opening parts 2 (intake and exhaust ports) of the other parts are not blocked, sufficient intake and exhaust are performed.

As such, the corner portions of the upper wall 25 of the upper cover 20A and the lower wall 26 of the lower cover 20B are obliquely processed to form the opening 2 at the four corner portions of the case 1. , Case (1) is to have a high heat dissipation effect is protected by the vent portion irrespective of the installation direction.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, For example, various deformation | transformation is possible for the following.

(1) Although the server is exemplified as the electronic device in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, other electronic apparatuses include a computer main body, an amplifier of an audio apparatus, and a data reading apparatus of an information recording medium (CD, DVD, etc.). The present invention can also be applied to such electronic apparatuses.

(2) In the present embodiment, the corner portions of the upper wall 25 of the upper cover 20A and the lower wall 26 of the lower cover 20B are obliquely processed, but this is not necessarily the case.

For example, as shown in Fig. 6 (a), it can be processed in a slightly L shape, and as shown in Fig. 6 (b), it can be processed in a circle shape.

(3) Further, for example, a net or the like can be provided in the opening 2 to enhance the dustproofing effect.

According to the present invention, since the two opening portions on the intake port and exhaust port side are not blocked no matter how the case of the electronic device is provided, sufficient intake and exhaust can be performed. In this regard, it is possible to provide a case of an electronic appliance having a high heat dissipation effect.

Claims (6)

A main body having a side surface of which the outer shape is opposed to each other in a rectangular shape, and a main body having a first outer surface and a second outer surface having an intake port and an exhaust port, respectively; In the case of the electronic device having a cover of the upper cover and the lower cover covering the main body from above and below, each having an inlet port and an exhaust port having a slit-shaped opening, Each of the upper cover and the lower cover has a sidewall corresponding to the side surface of the main body, and the edges thereof are processed so as not to protrude. A case of an electronic appliance, wherein the cover of the upper cover and the lower cover is attached over the first and second walls and the lower wall of the lower cover. delete delete delete delete delete