KR100682671B1 - Device bay for an image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

A device bay for an image display device is provided to enable a user to easily separate a computer installed in the image display device from the image display device, and easily attach or detach an HDD(Hard Disk Drive) of the computer from the device bay installing a computer main frame. A sliding part is formed to one side to enable the device bay(10) to come out through an opening part(4) formed to an external side of the image display device(1). The sliding part includes a guide part(40) slid on a guide rail(50) formed inside the opening part of the image display device. A groove combined with a fixing member for fixing the device bay to one side of a back cover(2) of the image display device is formed to a front side of the device bay. An elastic projection hung to the opening part when the device bay passes the opening part is formed to one side of the device bay. An HDD fixing part(30) for fixing the HDD(20) is attached to the device bay.

Description

Device bay for an image display device

1 is a rear perspective view illustrating a state in which a device bay for an image display apparatus according to the present invention is installed in an image display apparatus.

2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 1,

3 is an exploded view of a device bay for a video display device according to the present invention exited to the outside of the video display device;

4 is a perspective view illustrating a device bay accommodating unit inside the image display device accommodating the device bay for the image display device according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of a buffer member installed in the HDD fixing unit of the device bay for a video display device according to the present invention,

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the first fastening portion of the HDD fixing portion is fastened to the seating portion;

7 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the second fastening part of the HDD fixing part is inserted into the fastening part insertion groove.

8 is a side view of a guide rail of a device bay for a video display device according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II ′ in FIG. 5;

10 is a partial bottom view of a device bay for a video display device according to the present invention.

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

1: Video display device 2: Back cover

10: device bay 16: handle

30: HDD fixing part 40: guide part

50: guide rail portion 60: buffer portion

80: tightening screw 100: bay receiving portion

110: bay fixing portion 112: locking jaw

The present invention relates to a device bay for a video display device, and more particularly, to a device bay for a video display device such that a computer operated in conjunction with the video display device is detachably installed to the outside of the video display device. It is about.

In general, a slim type video display device has a built-in computer connected to the display module of the video display device to operate the video display device. As described above, the computer installed inside the video display device is generally installed to be fixed inside the back cover of the video display device.

Accordingly, when the computer fails or needs an upgrade, or when the hard disk needs to be replaced, the back cover of the video display device is disassembled to repair or upgrade the computer main body or replace the hard disk.

However, disassembling the entire back cover of the video display device in order to repair the computer or replace the hard disk is a very cumbersome task.

In particular, in a public place such as an airport or a terminal, a large flat screen image display device is installed on the ceiling of the airport or terminal so that many people can see it.

As such, it is very difficult to separate the back cover of the video display device in order to repair or replace the computer of the large video display device suspended from the ceiling of the airport or the terminal.

In addition, when the video display device is separated from the ceiling for repair or replacement of the computer, such a work also requires a lot of time and labor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a device bay for a video display device that allows the computer installed in the video display device to be easily separated from the video display device. do.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device bay for a video display device, which makes it possible to easily detach a hard disk drive of a computer from a device bay in which a computer main body is installed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device bay for a video display device in which a hard disk drive detachably installed in a device bay in which a computer main body is installed can be safely installed in the device bay.

A device bay for a video display device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a device bay for a video display device, which is installed inside the video display device and is provided with a function unit of a computer associated with the video display device. Sliding parts are formed on both sides of the device bay so as to escape to the outside of the opening formed on one side of the back cover of the image display apparatus.

At this time, the device bay is characterized in that the hard disk drive fixing portion for fixing the hard disk drive of the computer is detachably coupled.

At this time, the hard disk drive fixing portion is characterized in that the buffer portion for protecting the hard disk drive from external shocks is formed.

By having the above configuration, the computer installed in the video display device can be easily separated from the video display device. Also, the hard disk drive of the computer can be easily detached from the device bay in which the computer main body is installed.

Hereinafter, a device bay for an image display apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a rear perspective view illustrating a state in which a device bay 10 for an image display apparatus 1 is installed in an image display apparatus 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 1. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the device bay 10 for the image display apparatus 1 is pulled out of the image display apparatus 1 according to the present invention.

1 and 3, the device bay 10 for the image display apparatus 1 according to the present invention is installed inside the back cover 2 of the image display apparatus 1. In this case, the device bay 10 may be formed to exit through the opening 4 formed under the back cover 2 of the image display apparatus.

In more detail, referring to FIG. 3, inside the front of the device bay 10, a functional unit 12 of a computer main body which operates in association with the image display device 1, for example, a central processing unit, a memory device, or the like. This is installed. In addition, a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as 'HDD') is installed inside the device bay 10.

Guide portions 40 are formed in both sides of the device bay 10 in the longitudinal direction. Accordingly, the device bay 10 is slidably installed from the inside of the video display device 1 to the outside.

2 illustrates a state in which the front part 11 of the device bay 10 is fixed to the bay fixing part 110 formed at one side of the back cover 2 of the image display device 1 by the screw 80. .

In the state where the device bay 10 is located inside the image display device 1, the front portion 11 of the device bay 10 is connected to the back of the image display device 1 by a fastening member 80 such as a screw. It is formed to be fixed to the cover side. Accordingly, even when the image display device 1 is standing vertically, the device bay 10 is fixed to the image display device 1 without moving downward.

Referring to FIG. 2, the front portion 11 of the device bay 10 according to the present invention faces the lower side of the image display device 1. At this time, the screw fastening groove 14 is formed on both side surfaces of the front portion (11). Although not shown, a screw fastening groove is formed in the bay fixing part 110 in which the screw fastening recess 14 is located.

The fastening of the device bay 10 according to the present invention to the bay fixing part 110 is performed by pushing the device bay 10 into the image display device 1 through the opening 4. This is achieved by bringing the front part 11 into close contact with the bay fixing part 110 and engaging the fastening screw 80 with the screw fastening groove of the bay fixing part 110 in which the screw fastening recess 14 is located.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, the handle 16 of the device bay 10 protruding forward protrudes from the upper and lower ends of both sides.

The removal of the computer from the image display apparatus 1 by the operator is achieved by removing the fastening screw 80 coupled to the screw fastening groove and pulling the handle portion 16 downward.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3, the bay accommodating part 100 having the guide rail part 50 formed therein is installed inside the image display apparatus 1 such that the guide part 40 of the device bay 10 is slidable. It is. A more detailed description of the bay accommodation portion 100 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Meanwhile, the HDD 20 is detachably installed in the device bay 10 by the HDD fixing unit 30.

In more detail, a buffer unit 60 for protecting the HDD 20 is located inside the HDD fixing unit 30. With the buffer unit 60 positioned inside the HDD fixing unit 30, the HDD fixing unit 30 covers the upper and side circumferences of the HDD 20, and then the HDD fixing unit ( The HDD 20 is fixed to the device bay 10 by fixing 30 to the rear of the device bay 10.

According to this configuration, when the user wishes to repair or upgrade the computer of the image display apparatus, the device bay is not disassembled as in the related art, in order to take the computer body out of the image display apparatus. After loosening the fastening screw coupled to one side of the back cover of the video display device, and pulling out the device bay downwards, the computer body is exposed to the outside of the video display device.

In the device bay according to the present invention, the HDD of the computer can be detached by detaching the HDD fixing unit of the computer main body while the device bay extends outward of the video display apparatus. Therefore, the worker who wants to repair the computer or replace the parts of the video display device can perform the work conveniently.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the device bay installed in the video display device will be described.

4 is a perspective view of a device bay 10 for an image display apparatus 1 and a bay accommodation portion 100 in which the device bay 10 is accommodated.

The device bay 10 for the image display apparatus 1 according to the present invention is perpendicular to both bottom portions 41 and both side surfaces of the bottom portion 41 where the computer body is seated at the front and the HDD is detachably installed at the rear. It includes a side portion 42 and the front portion 11 is formed on the front of the bottom portion 41 and a plurality of insertion terminal portion which is connected to other electronic devices from the outside.

The functional portion 12 of the computer main body is fixedly installed on the front side of the bottom portion 41. The functional unit 12 of the computer main body includes, for example, a central processing unit such as a CPU, a memory device, and the like. The functional unit 12 of such a computer body is preferably formed of a computer that can be implemented as a single device by itself.

At this time, the HDD 20, which is an auxiliary storage device of the computer, is detachably installed at the rear side of the functional unit.

In more detail, the HDD 20 is fixed to the device bay 10 by the HDD fixing unit 30.

Referring to FIG. 4, the HDD fixing unit 30 extends downward from four corners of the upper fixing unit 31 surrounding the upper side of the HDD 20 and the upper fixing unit 31, so that It is formed of the front fixing portion 32, the side fixing portion 24 and the rear fixing portion 33 surrounding the front, side and back.

A first fastening part 35 is formed at a lower end of the front fixing part 32 to fix the HDD fixing part 30 to the device bay 10.

In more detail, the first fastening part 35 extends outward from a lower end of the front fixing part 32.

The screw fixing part 37 is formed inside the first fastening part 35. Next to the screw fixing part 37, an insertion part 36 extending vertically downward from the first fastening part 35 is formed.

The insertion portion 36 is formed in a thin piece, one end of the insertion portion 36 is formed to extend in the lateral direction of the front portion 11 to protrude.

The second fastening part 39 is formed at the lower end of the rear fixing part 33 on the opposite side of the front part 11.

In more detail, the second fastening portion 39 is formed of a projection of a thin piece that horizontally protrudes inwardly from the lower end of the rear fixing portion 33. Referring to FIG. 3, two second fastening portions 39 are formed at both ends of the rear side.

Inside the HDD fixing unit 30, when the HDD 20 is located inside the HDD fixing unit 30 and fixed to the device bay 10, the HDD 20 may be protected from an external shock applied to the HDD 20. A buffer unit 60 is installed to protect the.

Preferably, four buffer units 60 are installed at inner corners of the HDD fixing unit. 5 illustrates a buffer unit 60 installed at one corner of the HDD fixing unit.

Referring to FIG. 5, the shock absorbing unit 60 is formed such that an elastic member made of an elastic material such as rubber surrounds three surfaces of the HDD 20 around one edge thereof.

To this end, the upper buffer member 62 in contact with the upper fixing part 31 to protect the upper surface of the HDD 20, and the front buffer member 64 in contact with the front fixing part 32 to protect the front surface of the HDD 20. ), A side buffer member 66 is provided in contact with the side fixing part 34 to protect the side of the HDD 20.

At this time, the buffer members 62, 64, 66 are preferably formed to have a predetermined thickness.

Accordingly, the HDD fixing part 30 in which the buffer members 62, 64 and 66 are located inside is formed to be larger than the HDD 20 by the thickness of the buffer members 62, 64 and 66. It is preferable. The other corner is formed in the same manner as the one corner.

In order to fix the HDD fixing part 30 to the device bay 10, a seating part 47 and a fastening part insertion groove 46 are formed in the bottom part 41 of the device bay 10.

Referring to FIG. 4, the seating portion 47 is formed to protrude transversely to the center of the bottom portion 41.

The upper side surface of the seating portion 47 is formed as a rectangular fragment formed to be horizontal to the bottom portion 41.

On the upper side of the seating portion 47, when the HDD fixing portion 30 is fixed to the bottom portion 41, the screw groove 48 is aligned with the screw fixing portion 37 of the front fixing portion 32. ) Is formed.

Next to the screw groove 48, an insertion slot 49 is formed in the transverse direction with respect to the bottom surface portion from the upper surface of the seating portion 47. The length of the insertion slot 49 is preferably formed to be the same as the length of the insertion portion 36 formed on the front portion 11 of the HDD fixing portion 30.

On the other hand, the fastening portion insertion groove 46 is formed at the rear end of the bottom portion 41.

The second fastening part of the HDD fixing part is inserted into and fastened to the fastening part insertion groove.

To this end, the fastening portion insertion groove 46 is formed of two cutouts formed at predetermined intervals parallel to the rear edge of the bottom portion 41.

A method of fixing the HDD fixing part 30 to the seating part 47 and the fastening part insertion groove 46 formed as described above will be described.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state in which the first fastening portion 35 is inserted into the insertion slot 49 of the seating portion 47. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which the second fastening portion 39 is inserted into the fastening portion insertion groove 46.

In order to fix the HDD 20 to the device bay 10, first, the buffer unit 60 is positioned inside the HDD fixing unit 30. Thereafter, the HDD 20 is positioned inside the buffer unit 60 of the HDD fixing unit 30. Thereafter, the HDD fixing part 30 is located at the rear side of the device bay 10.

At this time, first, the second fastening portion 39 is inserted into the fastening portion insertion groove 46 on the rear fixing portion 33 side of the HDD fixing portion 30.

After that, the insertion part 36 of the first fastening part 35 and the insertion slot 49 of the seating part 47 are stacked and aligned on the front fixing part 32 side of the HDD fixing part 30.

At this time, the insertion portion 36 of the first fastening portion 35 in FIG. 6 is inserted into the insertion slot 49 in a state perpendicular to the bottom portion 41, and the second fastening portion 39 in FIG. 7. Of the projection is inserted into the fastening portion insertion groove 46 in a state horizontal to the bottom portion (41).

6 and 7, the first fastening part 35 and the second fastening part 39 of the HDD fixing part 30 are respectively mounted in the seating part 47 and the fastening part insertion groove 46. In the fitted state, the entire HDD fixing part 30 is pushed in the lateral direction so that the screw fixing part 37 is aligned with the screw groove 48.

Then, protrusions of the first fastening part 35 and the second fastening part 39 are caught inside the seating part 47 and the fastening part insertion groove 46, respectively.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the fastening screw 82 is coupled to the screw groove 48. As described above, the fastening screw 82 is coupled to the screw groove 48 so that the HDD fixing part 30 is firmly fastened to the device bay accommodating part 100.

The method of separating the HDD fixing part fastened to the device bay from the device bay is the reverse order of the method of combining the HDD fixing part described above. Since the method of combining the HDD fixing part has been described above in detail, a separate description will be omitted. do.

As can be seen above, fixing the HDD to the device bay according to the present invention can be achieved simply using the HDD fixing unit.

As the HDD can be easily attached and detached, a worker can remove the device bay according to the present invention to the outside of the video display device and then remove the HDD fixing part from the device bay to repair and replace the HDD. will be.

Again, referring to FIG. 4, the side portions 42 of the device bay 10 according to the present invention extend upwards by a predetermined length from both side longitudinal edges of the bottom portion 41 to the sides of the device bay 10. To form walls.

It is preferable that a plurality of holes are formed in the side portion. Air flows through the hole to cool heat generated when the computer installed in the device bay is operated.

On the other hand, the upper side of the side portion 42 is formed with a guide portion 40 extending in the outward direction from the upper end of the side portion.

The guide portion 40 is formed into a longitudinal piece having a predetermined width. The guide part 40 is installed in the guide rail part 50 of the bay accommodating part 100, which will be described below, so that the device bay 10 is movable along the guide rails 52 and 54.

Meanwhile, the bay accommodating part 100 accommodating the device bay 10 may include a lower plate 120 on which the device bay 10 is placed when the device bay 10 is positioned inside the image display device 1. It is formed on both side edges of the lower plate 120, the side plate 130, the guide rail portion 50 is provided on the inner side and the side of the opening 4 formed in the front of the lower plate 120 is located in the device bay 10 It is composed of a bay fixing portion 110 is fixed.

8 is a view showing a state of the guide rail portion 50 formed on the inner surface of the side plate 130. 9 is a view illustrating a state in which the device bay 10 according to the present invention is fitted to the guide rail unit 50. FIG. 9 illustrates a cross section of II ′ in FIG. 7.

8 and 9, the guide rail unit 50 installed inside the side plate 130 of the bay accommodation unit 100 may have a pair of upper guide rails 52 and lower guide rails 54 facing each other. The rail base portion 51 provided with) is fixed to the inner wall of the side plate 130 by the rail fastening portion 56.

The guide rail portion 50 is coupled to the side plate 130 by coupling the fastening member 84 such as a screw to the rail fastening portion 56 to the side plate 130.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 9, a groove 58 is formed between the upper guide rail 52 and the lower guide rail 54. The groove 58 is preferably formed to have a slightly wider width than the guide portion 40 so that the guide portion 40 of the device bay 10 can be located.

On the other hand, the guide rail portion 50 installed on the side plate 130 is formed to be inclined obliquely.

In more detail, in FIG. 8, the guide rail part 50 in which the device bay 10 according to the present invention is installed is installed such that the end portion of the opening 4 is located above the opposite end.

Accordingly, when the device bay 10 installed inside the video display device 1 is pulled out while the video display device 1 is installed vertically, the device bay 10 does not fall downward vertically but rather slightly. It is obliquely exited from the video display device.

On the other hand, the locking step 112 is formed below the opening (4). When the device bay 10 is pulled out through the opening 4, the latching jaw 112 may be pulled out of the image display device 1 along the guide rails 52 and 54 at a time. In order to prevent, the rear side of the bottom portion of the device bay is to be caught by the latching jaw (112).

10 illustrates the elastic protrusion 74 of the device bay 10 that is caught by the locking step 112.

Referring to FIG. 10, the elastic protrusion 74 cuts a part of the rear side 41 of the device bay 10 to provide a cutout 72, and a cut piece inside the cutout 72. Is formed by bending downward.

At this time, the fragment is bent obliquely downward to form a side and then bent horizontally to the bottom portion again, the end of the bent surface is bent upwards again to form an elastic protrusion 74.

In the present embodiment, two elastic protrusions 74 are formed side by side under the bottom portion 41.

As shown in FIG. 8, the elastic protrusion 74 formed as described above is caught by the locking jaw 112 when the device bay 10 exits to the outside of the image display apparatus 1.

In this case, the device bay 10 does not completely stop at the position where the elastic protrusion 74 is caught by the locking jaw 112, but the device bay 10 does not have the elastic protrusion 74 at the locking jaw 112. If a predetermined force is additionally applied at the engaging position, it is formed to be released.

That is, when the elastic protrusion 74 further pulls the device bay 10 downward by applying a predetermined force at a position that is caught by the locking jaw 112, the inclined front side inclined surface of the elastic protrusion 74 is caught by the locking jaw 112. ), And the horizontal plane of the elastic protrusion 74 is elastically moved upward.

As a result, the elastic protrusion 74 passes through the locking step 112, thereby allowing the device bay 10 to exit out of the image display apparatus 1.

The embodiments described above are intended to describe one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and may be appropriately modified within the scope of the claims. For example, the shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified.

The device bay of the video display device according to the present invention has an effect of allowing a computer installed in the video display device to be easily separated from the video display device.

In addition, the device bay of the video display device according to the present invention has the effect of easily detaching the hard disk drive of the computer from the device bay in which the computer main body is installed.

In addition, the device bay of the image display device according to the present invention has the effect that the hard disk drive detachably installed in the device bay in which the computer main body is installed can be safely protected from external shock.

Claims (8)

A device bay for a video display device supporting a functional unit of a computer installed inside the video display device, And a sliding part formed on one side of the sliding portion so as to exit through an opening formed in an outer surface of the image display device. The method of claim 1, And the sliding part includes a guide part sliding on a guide rail provided inside the opening of the image display device. The method of claim 1, And the sliding part is formed to be inclined under the back cover of the video display device. The method of claim 1, The front portion of the device bay is a device bay for a video display device, the groove portion is coupled to the fastening member for fixing the device bay on one side of the back cover of the video display device. The method of claim 1, One side of the device bay, the device bay for a video display device is formed, the elastic projection which is caught in the opening when the device bay passes through the opening. The method of claim 1, And a hard disk drive fixing portion detachably coupled to the device bay to secure the hard disk drive of the computer. The method of claim 6, And a buffer part inside the hard disk drive fixing part to protect the hard disk drive from external impact. The method of claim 6, A lower portion of the hard disk drive fixing part is provided with a protrusion which is fastened to a fastening slot formed on the bottom surface of the device bay, and the protrusion is moved laterally in a state of being fitted into the fastening slot, and coupled to the device bay for a video display device. .

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