KR100435109B1 - Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer, comprising: a fixed casing having a plurality of hardware and having an entrance opening at one side thereof; A movable casing at least partially closing the entrance and exit, and a cage for detachably mounting at least one hardware; Hinge means provided at the rear of the entrance and exit to support the movable casing so that the movable casing can be rotated to a closed position and an open position to close the entrance and exit; A locking portion provided in the movable casing and provided in the fixed casing to enable locking and unlocking of the movable casing with respect to the fixed casing in the closed position, and at least one locking jaw is formed to hold the locking portion And locking means having a latch member that is movable between the locking position and the locking release position to be released from the locking portion. Accordingly, a computer is provided, in which the casing is easily disassembled and assembled, thereby making it easy to replace and repair hardware.

Description

Computer {Computer}

The present invention relates to a computer, and more particularly to a desktop computer that is easy to assemble and disassemble the casing.

Rapid changes in the computer environment have led to continuous improvements in the hardware of the computer, leading to the multifunctionality of the computer. This change is required not only for the software, but also for the mechanical structure of the computer. Therefore, the structural design of the computer should be designed in consideration of user convenience with ease of production.

In general, a casing 101 of a computer that is recently released has a front cover 115 provided with a power switch 116 for powering a system, as shown in FIG. 1, to facilitate replacement and repair of hardware. ), An opening 121 is formed at one side, and a main body casing 120 accommodating a plurality of hardware therein, and an opening cover 126 detachably coupled to the opening 121 of the main body casing 120. Is done.

Such a conventional computer is mostly used provided on a desk. However, the space on the desk is limited. Accordingly, a user prefers a casing structure computer that takes up less space if the computer of the same performance is used. Therefore, in order to provide a computer that takes up less space, a casing must be provided in a structure capable of stacking hardware therein, as shown in FIG.

The casing 101a of the computer shown in FIG. 2 includes a lower casing 110 in which a plurality of hardware including a main board 115 is mounted and guide rails 117 are formed at both sides thereof; An upper casing 120 having a guide groove 116 engaged with the guide rail 117 of the lower casing 110 and shielding the lower casing 110; A plate shape interposed between the lower casing 110 and the upper casing 120 and seated on the plurality of hardware including the main board 115 provided in the lower casing 110 to mount a plurality of hardware including the CD-ROM drive 122. It includes an intermediate frame 123 is provided as.

According to this configuration, the main board 115 is seated on the lower casing 110, the CPU and RAM are mounted, and then the intermediate frame 123 on which the CD-ROM drive 122 or the like is mounted is screwed (125). It is fixed to the lower casing 110 by using. Then, the upper casing 120 having the guide groove 116 and the through-hole 121 into which the CD-ROM drive 122 is inserted is coupled to the lower casing 110 using a fixing screw (not shown). Thus, a computer that occupies less installation space than a computer having a casing 101 of FIG. 1 is provided.

However, the casing 101a structure of the computer which occupies such a small installation space must provide an intermediate frame interposed between the upper casing and the lower casing in order to stack the hardware. Therefore, in order to replace hardware such as a RAM or a central processing unit provided in the main board, the intermediate frame must be disassembled and removed with a driver or the like, so that the assembly and disassembly process is troublesome.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a computer in which the assembly and disassembly of the casing is simple and the replacement and repair of hardware is easy.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional computer,

2 is an exploded perspective view of another conventional computer,

3 is an exploded perspective view of a computer according to the present invention;

4 is a perspective view of a latch member according to the present invention;

5 is an operating state diagram of the latch member according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an open operating state diagram of the computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

7 and 8 is a latch member operating state according to a second embodiment of the present invention,

9 and 10 are a latch member operating state according to a third embodiment of the present invention,

11 and 12 are a latch member operating state according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,

13 and 14 are operation state diagrams of the latch member according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

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

1: Casing 10: Fixed Casing

11: access opening 13: central processing unit

15: motherboard 17: guide projection

18: jam holding part

19: latch member fixing screw 20: movable casing

21: engaging portion 25: fastening portion

30: hinge portion 31: hinge pin accommodation portion

33: hinge pin 40: latch member

41: jam jaw 43: longevity

44: locking piece 45: gripping portion

47: coil spring 48: release member

49: finger hole

50: cage 53: fastener

55: fixed screw 60: CD-ROM drive

According to the present invention, there is provided a computer, comprising: a fixed casing having a plurality of pieces of hardware housed on one side thereof; A movable casing at least partially closing the entrance and exit, and a cage for detachably mounting at least one hardware; Hinge means provided at the rear of the entrance and exit to support the movable casing so that the movable casing can be rotated to a closed position and an open position to close the entrance and exit; A locking portion provided in the movable casing and provided in the fixed casing to enable locking and unlocking of the movable casing with respect to the fixed casing in the closed position, and at least one locking jaw is formed to hold the locking portion And locking means having a latching member movable between the locking position and the locking release position to be released.

Here, the latch member has at least one long hole formed along the moving direction, and further includes at least one guide protrusion protruding from the fixed casing and inserted into the long hole to guide the movement of the latch member. The latch member further includes a grip portion protruding horizontally in the direction of movement of the latch member, so that the locking member can be easily operated. The latch holding portion formed on the fixed casing and the latch member It is provided on one side of the free end further comprises a locking piece which is interlocked and released with the locking retaining portion, any one of the holding and holding portion is provided to be elastically movable with respect to the other. It is provided in a position adjacent to the locking piece, so that the locking piece is caught and released from the latch holding part. Further comprising a release member for pivoting, wherein the release member is formed effectively to the ball engaging finger, it is possible to easily operate the locking means.

And a spring member having both coupling ends respectively coupled to the fixed casing and the latch member and elastically biased in a direction in which the latch member is unlocked. The latch member is moved in the unlocking direction more easily. It is preferable to make it possible.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a computer according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the casing 1 of the computer according to the present invention comprises: a fixed casing 10 in which a plurality of hardware is accommodated and an access opening 11 is formed in the upper portion; A movable casing 20 which closes the access opening 11 and has hardware mounted on an inner wall thereof; A hinge portion 30 provided at the rear of the access opening 11 to support the movable casing 20 so as to be rotatable with respect to the fixed casing 10; A latch member 40 having a locking jaw 41 and movable casing 20, which is movable between the locking and unlocking positions so that the movable casing 20 can be locked and unlocked with respect to the fixed casing 10 in the closed position. It includes a locking means having a locking portion (21) provided to the latch jaw 41 of the latch member 40 so as to be releasably engaged to lock and unlock the movable casing (20).

The fixed casing 10 is fixedly coupled to the main board 15 to which the central processing unit 13 and the ram, etc. are mounted, through the access opening 11 formed at the top. In addition, a plurality of guide protrusions 17 protruding from the plate surface is provided on the front portion of the fixed casing 10, and the latch member 40 is coupled to the guide protrusion 17. In addition, a pair of hinge pin accommodating portions 31 provided through the plate surface are provided on both side walls of the rear region where the fixed casing 10 and the movable casing 20 to be described later are contacted to each other so that the hinge pin 33 of the movable casing 20 is provided. ) Is combined.

The movable casing 20 includes a plurality of locking portions 21 protruding from the plate surface on the front surface of the movable casing 20 and bent forward, hinge pins 33 protruding from the plate surface on the rear regions of both side walls, and And a fastening part 25 provided to fix the cage 50 in which one hardware is accommodated in the movable casing 20.

The plurality of locking portions 21 hold and release the locking jaws 41 of the latch member 40, thereby coupling and disengaging the movable casing 20 to the fixed casing 10.

The fastening part 25 is provided as a screw hole protruding to fix the cage 50 to the inner wall surface of the movable casing 20. Thus, as shown in Figure 3, the cage 50 to be described later on the inner wall surface of the movable casing 20, the cage 50 is operated by fastening the fixing screw 55 to the fastening portion 25. It is fixed to the casing 20.

3 and 6, the cage 50 is provided with a receiving portion for receiving the CD-ROM drive (60). Ends of both side walls of the cage 50 are bent in the outward direction, and a fastening hole 53 into which the fixing screw 55 is inserted to fix the cage 50 to the movable casing 20 is formed in the bent plate surface 54. Is formed. The lower end of the cage 50 is provided with a plurality of engaging portions 21 that are bent forward.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the latch member 40 includes a locking jaw 41 and a guide protrusion of the fixed casing 10 to hold the locking portion 21 formed on the movable casing 20. 17 and a long hole 43 coupled to each other, and a gripping portion 45 provided at one end of the latch member 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the locking jaw 41 is integrally provided with the latch member 40 and protrudes in the opposite direction to the unlocking direction to engage the locking portion 21 and the cage 50 provided in the movable casing 20. By holding and releasing the locking on the locking portion 21 provided in the lock, the movable casing 20 is locked and unlocked with respect to the fixed casing 10.

The long hole 43 is provided through the plate surface of the latch member 40 in one region corresponding to the guide protrusion 17 of the fixed casing 10 along the moving direction of the latch member 40. The latch member 40 is inserted into the guide protrusion 17 of the fixed casing 10 through the long hole 43, and the guide member 17 by the latch member fixing screw 19 fastened to the guide protrusion 17. It is fixed. Thus, the latch member 40 is moved according to the guide of the guide projection 17, thereby holding and releasing the locking jaw 41 and the locking portion 21 (see Fig. 5).

The gripping portion 45 is bent along one side of the latch member 40 along the moving direction. Therefore, when the holding portion 45 is moved in the locking release direction from the locking position, the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 is released from the locking portion 21 to be unlocked.

According to such a configuration, looking at the disassembly process for the replacement or repair of hardware in the computer according to the present invention.

First, the grip 45 of the latch member 40 coupled to the fixed casing 10 is held, and the latch member 40 is moved in the unlocking direction from the locked position. Thus, the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 is separated from the locking portion 21 of the movable casing 20 and the locking portion 21 of the cage 50 so that the locking means is unlocked (see FIG. 5). .

Thus, the user rotates the movable casing 20 from the fixed casing 10 to the open position to open the entrance opening in the closed position along the hinge portion 30. Thus, the movable casing 20 equipped with hardware including the CD-ROM drive 60 is rotated to the open position (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the intermediate frame is not disassembled, and hardware can be easily replaced or repaired without disassembly tools such as a driver.

Here, in order to completely disassemble the movable casing 20 from the fixed casing 10, the hinge pin 33, which is a hinge part 30 provided in the rear region of the movable casing 20, may be hinge-receiving portions of the fixed casing 10. Disassembly is completed simply when it moves to the disengagement direction from (31).

The process of coupling and locking the movable casing 20 to the fixed casing 10 is performed in the reverse order of the unlocking process, after moving the grip portion 45 of the latch member 40 in the unlocking direction, and then the movable casing 20. To the upper position of the fixed casing (10). Accordingly, the locking portion 21 of the movable casing 20 is positioned in front of the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40. Therefore, when the user moves the grip portion 45 in the locking direction, the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 is positioned on the locking portion 21 so that the movable casing 20 and the fixed casing 10 are locked. do.

On the other hand, Figure 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, having the same components as the computer described above, in order to limit the movement of the latch member 40, which is a locking means, fixed casing 10 The hook holding portion 18 formed on the) and the latch member 40 further includes a locking piece 44 provided with the latch holding portion 18 to be engaged and released.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the latch holding unit 18 is formed to protrude from the plate surface of the fixed casing 10 in a “b” shape at one lower region of the latch member 40, and the locking piece 44 to be described later. Interlocking and releasing each other limits the free movement of the latch member 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the locking piece 44 is coupled to the latch member 40 by being held in one end of the grip 45 area of the latch member 40 and is provided with a plastic material having elasticity. Thus, the bent free end of the locking piece 44 is held by the locking holding unit 18 as shown in FIG. 7 to restrict the latch member 40 from moving from the locking position to the unlocking position.

When the user moves the locking piece 44 in the locking position in the upward direction, the bent free end of the elastic locking piece 44 is separated from the locking holding part 18 (see Fig. 8). Thus, the user moves the holding portion 45 coupled with the locking piece 44 from the locking position to the unlocking position to release the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 from the locking portion 21, thereby locking. The means are unlocked (see Figure 8). Accordingly, the user can easily replace or repair the hardware by moving the movable casing 20 from the fixed casing 10 to the open position to open the access opening 11 in the closed position along the hinge portion 30. have. The locking process is the reverse of the unlocking process.

9 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention, which has the same components as the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and easily unlocks the latch member 40 as the locking means. It further includes a release member 48 for moving to the position.

As shown in FIG. 9, the release member 48 is bent into a “b” shape, and a finger engaging hole 49 is formed therein, and a locking piece in an area of the grip portion 45 of the latch member 40. It is coupled with the holding part 45 with 44 in between. Accordingly, after the finger is inserted into the finger engaging hole 49 of the release member 48 at the locking position of the latch member 40, the pressure release of the release member 48 causes the bent portion of the release member 48 to be caught. The protruding portion of the piece 44 is moved in the upper direction. The locking piece 44 is moved in the upper direction, and the locking piece 44 is released from the holding portion 18 (see Fig. 10). Therefore, the user can easily unlock the locking means by moving the finger catching hole 49 of the release member 48 in the unlocking direction at the locking position of the latch member 40 (see Fig. 10). In this way, by providing the release member having the finger engaging hole 49, the latch member 40 can be moved to the unlocking position more easily.

11 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a computer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which has the same components as the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9 and locks the latch member 40 as the locking means to the unlocked position. It further includes a coil spring 47 to move.

As shown in FIG. 11, the coil spring 47 is provided in the lower region of the latch member 40, and both ends thereof are coupled to the fixed casing 10 and the latch member 40, respectively. One end of the coil spring 47 fixed to the fixed casing 10 is extended by the latch member 40 in the locking position of the latch member 40 and elastically expanded. In addition, the coil spring 47 is elastically contracted by the force to be restored by the coil spring 47 when the catching piece 44 is separated from the catch holding portion 18 to release the locking of the latch member 40 from the locked position. Direction (see Fig. 12).

Thus, in the fourth embodiment according to the present invention, after the finger is inserted into the finger engaging hole 49 of the release member 48, the release member 48 is bent and rotated upwards. The portion moves the protruding portion of the locking piece 44 in the upward direction. Thus, the locking piece 44 is moved in the upper direction and the locking piece 44 is released from the locking holding unit 18. Accordingly, the coil spring 47 elastically expanded in the locking position of the latch member 40 elastically contracts to easily move the latch member 40 in the unlocking direction from the locking position (see Fig. 12). Accordingly, the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 is separated from the locking portion 21 to release the coupling between the movable casing 20 and the fixed casing 10. Thus, in the fourth embodiment according to the present invention, by providing the coil spring 47 elastically contracted in the locking position, the latch member 40 is moved to the unlocking position more easily.

13 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a computer according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, which has the same components as the computer according to the second embodiment described above, and more easily locks the latch member 40 as a locking means. It further includes a coil spring 47a for moving to the release position.

As shown in FIG. 13, the coil spring 47a is provided at the lower region of the latch member 40 and both ends thereof are coupled to the fixed casing 10 and the latch member 40, respectively. The coil spring 47a, one end of which is fixed to the fixed casing 10, is extended in the locking position of the latch member 40 by the latch member 40 and elastically expanded. In addition, the coil spring 47a is elastically retracted by a force to be restored by the coil spring 47a when the locking piece 44 is separated from the latch holding portion 18 to release the latch member 40 from the locking position. Direction (see Fig. 14).

Therefore, in the fifth embodiment according to the present invention, when the locking piece 44 is pushed upward in the locking position of the latch member 40, the locking piece 44 held by the locking retainer 18 is locked. (18) is released. Accordingly, the coil spring 47a, which has been elastically expanded in the locking position of the latch member 40, contracts elastically by a force to be restored to easily move the latch member 40 in the unlocking direction from the locking position (Fig. 14). Reference). Accordingly, the locking jaw 41 of the latch member 40 is separated from the locking portion 21 to release the coupling between the movable casing 20 and the fixed casing 10. Thus, the user can easily replace or repair the hardware.

In the above-described embodiment, the latch member 40 is coupled to the fixed casing 10, but the latch member 40 may be coupled to the movable casing 20. In this case, the latch member 40 may be coupled to the fixed casing 10. Of course, the locking jaw 41 and the locking portion 21 to be retained and released are provided in the fixed casing 10.

In the above-described embodiment, the CD-ROM drive 60 is fixed to the movable casing 20 by using the cage 50. However, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 60, a floppy disk drive (not shown) and a hard disk drive (not shown) may be used. Of course, it can be fixed to the movable casing 20 by accommodating a variety of hardware in the cage.

In the above-described embodiment, the locking retaining portion 18 and the locking piece 44 of the locking piece 44 is elastically deformed to be caught and released with the locking retainer 18, but the locking retainer (not shown) Of course, even when the elastic deformation can be caught and released the locking piece and the holding portion of course.

Thus, by providing a movable casing on which the hardware is mounted, a fixed casing coupled with the movable casing, and a locking means for locking and releasing the movable casing on the fixed casing, assembling and disassembling the casing is simplified, thereby replacing and repairing the hardware. An easy computer is provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a computer in which the assembly and disassembly of the casing are simple and the hardware is easily replaced and repaired.

Claims (11)

In the computer, A fixed casing which accommodates a plurality of hardware and has an access opening on one side; A movable casing at least partially closing the entrance and exit, the cage being equipped with a cage for receiving at least one hardware; Hinge means provided at the rear of the entrance and exit to support the movable casing so that the movable casing can be rotated to a closed position and an open position to close the entrance and exit; A locking portion provided in the movable casing and provided in the fixed casing to enable locking and unlocking of the movable casing with respect to the fixed casing in the closed position, and at least one locking jaw is formed to hold the locking portion And locking means having a latching member movable between the locking position and the locking release position to be released. The method of claim 1, The latch member has at least one long hole formed along the moving direction, And at least one guide protrusion protruding from the fixed casing and inserted into the long hole to guide movement of the latch member. The method of claim 2, And the latch member further comprises a gripping portion protruding horizontally in the movement direction. The method of claim 2, And a catch holding part formed in the fixed casing, and a catch piece provided at one side of the free end of the latch member so as to catch and release from the catch holding part. Any one of the holding portion and the engaging piece is movable elastically relative to the other. The method of claim 4, wherein And a release member provided at a position adjacent to the locking piece and configured to pressurize the locking piece so that the locking piece is locked and released from the locking holding part. The method of claim 5, The release member is a computer, characterized in that the finger engaging hole is formed. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 6, And a spring member having both coupling ends respectively coupled to the fixed casing and the latch member, the spring member elastically biasing in a direction in which the latch member is unlocked. The method of claim 4, wherein And a spring member having both coupling ends respectively coupled to the fixed casing and the latch member, the spring member elastically biasing in a direction in which the latch member is unlocked. delete delete delete