KR100804045B1 - Computer case having optical disk driver mounted on front chassis - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer case mounting an ODD to a chassis front is provided to shorten a front/rear width of a computer body forming the computer case as much as the length of the ODD, enable a user to use the ODD conveniently, and enhance a product image with unique design by mounting the optical disk driver such as a CDP(Compact Disk Player) or a DVDP(Digital Video Disk Player) on the chassis front of the computer case. A receiving part for receiving an ODD(16) is formed to a lower part of a chassis front(14). The receiving part has a box shape having an opened inner side and a closed outer and left/right side. A tray moving groove(20) is installed to a middle part of the chassis front corresponding to an upper side of the receiving part, and ejects and receives a disk tray(16a) freely in operation of the ODD by having the opened outer side and connecting to the receiving part through a penetration hole(20a). A fixing piece fixes the ODD and is formed to a left/right side, which corresponds to a formation position of the receiving part, of a corner of a front panel(12b) of a case body(12). An ODD operation switch(24) is formed to one side of the chassis front. A main switch(26) is formed to a front side of the chassis front corresponding to a rear side of the tray moving groove.

Description

Computer case with optical disk driver attached to chassis front {COMPUTER CASE HAVING OPTICAL DISK DRIVER MOUNTED ON FRONT CHASSIS}

1 is a partially separated perspective view showing a computer case equipped with an optical disk driver in a chassis front according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the coupled state of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the chassis front constituting the computer case according to the present invention,

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which an initial disk tray of an optical disk driver is drawn out into a tray flow groove in a computer case equipped with an optical disk driver in a chassis front according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a disk is mounted on the disk tray in FIG.

6 is a perspective view of a computer case showing a state in which an optical disk driver accommodating portion is formed on an upper portion of a chassis front as another example of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the operation initial disk tray of the optical disk driver is drawn out into the tray flow groove from the state of FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10 computer case 12 case body

14: chassis front 16: optical disk driver

16a: disc tray 16b: disc removal prevention piece

18: housing 20: tray flow groove

20a: through hole 22: fixing piece

24: disk driver operation switch 26: main switch

28,16b: Connector 30: Function Port

32: cover.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer case having an optical disk driver mounted on a chassis front, and more particularly, to an optical disk driver such as a compact disk player (CDP) or a digital video disk player (DVDP). The front and rear widths of the case body constituting the computer case can be reduced by the size corresponding to the front and back lengths of the optical disk driver, and the optical disk driver can be used more conveniently. It is a computer case with an optical disk driver mounted on the chassis front that can enhance the product image with a unique design.

In recent years, computers are mainly used for business processing at home or office, and since the Internet network is extensively formed around the world, information search using computers has been widely used.

As the utilization of computers is increasing day by day, the information processing speed of computers is also getting faster and the capacity is also increasing. Accordingly, the computer is a compact disc player in addition to simple business processing or information retrieval functions such as data input and output. Various peripherals such as (CDP) and DVD players are being upgraded to play video or music files.

On the other hand, a variety of hardware, such as the main body and the hard disk driver (HDD), such as the main PCB and the hard disk driver (HDD) on which the computer is mounted, the bottom part is open, and inside the separate space provided by the left and right side panels, the front panel, the back panel and the top panel is shielded It is covered by the case and protected.

However, in the case of a conventional computer case in which a computer main body is accommodated, an optical disc driver such as a compact disc player or a DVD player is formed by being fitted into the space portion from the front plate of the computer case, thereby reducing the volume of the space inside the computer case. Therefore, in order to secure the volume of the space of the computer case, the size of the computer case is inevitably increased.

On the other hand, if the size of the computer case is large, the installation area is widened, the space utilization is significantly reduced and there is a problem that handling is inconvenient.

In addition, when the optical disk driver is inserted into the computer case and mounted, the disk tray on which the initial disk is mounted protrudes outwards so that the disk can be mounted on the disk tray or more in a sitting position on the chair. Operation is very inconvenient, of course, there is a problem that a malfunction occurs when the disk is not correctly mounted on the disk tray.

The present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, the purpose of which is to mount an optical disk driver (Optical Disk Driver) such as CDP (Compact Disk Player) or DVDP (Digital Video Disk Player) to the chassis front constituting the computer case In this configuration, the front and rear widths of the case body constituting the computer case can be reduced by the size corresponding to the front and rear lengths of the optical disk driver, the optical disk driver can be used more conveniently, and the unique design can enhance the image of the product. It provides a computer case equipped with an optical disk driver in one chassis front.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is made of a hexahedral shape having a size that the hardware constituting the computer can be fully inserted and mounted, the bottom portion is opened, the left and right side plates, the front plate, the back plate and the top surface A computer case comprising a case body provided with a space shielded by a plate, and a chassis front that is fitted and coupled to an outer side of the front plate of the case body, wherein an inner surface of the chassis front constituting the computer case is open; The outer surface and the left and right sides are closed to form an enclosure, and an accommodating portion is formed to which the optical disc driver is inserted, and an outer surface is opened in the middle portion of the chassis front corresponding to the upper portion of the accommodating portion. It is formed to communicate with the housing through the ball, so that the disc tray Is formed has a feature to secure the fixed side optical disk driver, the tray so that the flow groove can be made free mouth is formed, and the face plate edges both left and right sides of the case main body corresponding to the positions of formation of the housing.

In the present invention, one side of the chassis front is electrically connected to the optical disk driver and a disk driver operating switch is installed to control its operation. The main PCB inside the case body is provided on the front of the chassis front corresponding to the tray flow groove. Main switch is installed to control the 'ON' / 'OFF' operation of the computer while it is in electrical connection with it.The upper surface of the chassis front is equipped with a plurality of functional ports that are electrically connected to the main PCB inside the case body. While the functional port portion is formed, the functional port portion has a feature configured to be opened and closed by a cover.

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

1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a computer case equipped with an optical disk driver in the chassis front according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the coupled state of FIG.

3 is a side sectional view of the chassis front constituting the computer case according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a state where an initial disk tray of an optical disk driver is drawn out into a tray flow groove in a computer case in which an optical disk driver is mounted on a chassis front according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a disk in the disk tray of FIG. 4. Is a perspective view showing a state in which is mounted.

6 is a perspective view of a computer case showing a state in which an optical disc driver housing is formed on an upper portion of a chassis front as another example of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an initial disk tray of an operation of the optical disc driver into the tray flow groove from the state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the drawn-out state.

Referring to this, the computer case 10 equipped with the optical disk driver in the chassis front according to the present invention can reduce the front and rear width of the case body by a size corresponding to the front and rear length of the optical disk driver, and more conveniently use the optical disk driver. It is designed to enhance the image of the product with its unique design.

To this end, in the present invention, the hardware constituting the computer is made of a hexahedral shape having a size that can be fully inserted and mounted, the bottom portion is opened, the left and right side plates 12a, the front plate 12b, the back plate ( 12c) and a case body 12 in which a space portion shielded by the top plate 12d is formed, and a chassis front 14 provided separately outside the front plate 12b of the case body 12 is fitted and engaged. It is configured to be.

In the present invention, the lower surface of the chassis front 14 constituting the computer case 10, the inner surface is open, the outer surface and the left and right both sides of the enclosure (函 體) form of a closed shape (optical disk driver 16) is It is configured to form a receiving portion 18 to be seated.

In addition, an outer surface is opened in the middle portion of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the upper portion of the accommodating portion 18, and is formed to communicate with the accommodating portion 18 through the through hole 20a, thereby providing an optical disc driver 16. The tray flow groove 20 is formed so that the withdrawal and withdrawal operation of the disc tray 16a can be made freely during the driving of the disc tray 16a.

The left and right sides of the front plate 12b edges of the case body 12 corresponding to the formation position of the accommodating portion 18 are formed such that the fixing piece 22 for fixing the optical disc driver 16 is formed, and the optical disc driver ( 16) is installed so as to be installed upright with respect to the fixing piece 22, or the upper end portion is configured to be installed to be inclined at an inclination of 3 to 5 degrees toward the computer main body on the basis of the vertical line.

In the present invention made as described above, one side of the chassis front 14 has a disk driver operating switch 24 electrically connected to the optical disk driver 16 and controlling its operation, and the tray flow groove 20 The front of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the upper side is configured to be installed in the main switch 26 for controlling the 'ON' / 'OFF' operation of the computer in an electrically connected state with the main PCB inside the case body 12. .

In addition, the upper surface of the chassis front 14 is provided with a function port unit 30 is provided with a plurality of function ports 30a electrically connected to the main PCB inside the case body 12 through a connector 28 provided separately. Is formed, the function port 30 is configured to be opened and closed by a cover 32 is provided separately.

In the present invention, the optical disk driver 16 is configured to be electrically connected to a power supply unit installed in the case body 12. For this purpose, another connector 16b drawn out of the power supply unit may include a case body ( 12 is provided to be exposed to the lower outer side of the front plate (12b) constituting.

In addition, a plurality of hook pieces 14a protrude from the inner surface edge of the chassis front 14, and hook piece fitting holes 12e are formed at the edges of the front plate 12b corresponding to the respective hook pieces 14a. ) Is formed.

In the present invention, the disk separation prevention piece 16b may be attached to the left and right sides of the bottom surface of the disc tray 16a so that the disc 34 placed on the disc tray 16a does not move forward. have.

In the present invention as shown in Figure 6 and 7, the housing portion 18 is inserted into the optical disk driver 16 is seated is formed on the upper portion of the chassis front 14, A tray flow groove 20 is formed at a lower portion of the front of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the lower side of the accommodating portion 18 to allow the disk tray 16a to freely enter and exit when the optical disc driver 16 is driven. Can be.

The coupling relationship and the operation of the present invention made as described above are as follows.

1 to 7, first, the optical disk driver 16 is positioned between the fixing pieces 22 on the front plate 12b constituting the case body 12 by using the fastening screw 22a. The optical disk driver 16 is fixed, and the connector 16b drawn out to be exposed to the lower portion of the front plate 12b is connected to the optical disk driver 16 to be electrically connected.

 In such a state, when the respective hook pieces 14a formed at the inner edge of the chassis front 14 are fitted to the respective hook piece fitting holes 12e formed at the edge of the front plate 12b, the chassis front 14 is mounted. Is fitted to the front of the case body 12 is coupled.

In this state, the optical disk driver 16 fixed to the lower outer side of the front plate 12b is fitted into the receiving portion 18 formed on the lower inner surface of the chassis front 14 to be seated.

In addition, the function ports 30a on the function port part 30 are electrically connected to the main PCB installed in the case body 12 through the connector 28, and the disk driver operation switch 24 The main switch 26 is electrically connected to the optical disk driver 16 and the main PCB through separate wires, respectively.

After the combination, the main switch 26 is operated to 'ON' the computer, and the disk driver operation switch 24 installed on one side of the chassis front 14 is manipulated so that the optical disk driver 16 is shown in FIG. 4. After the disk tray 16 slides upward from the inside of the tray) is drawn out into the tray flow groove 20 through the through hole (20a).

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 when the receiving portion 18 is inserted into the optical disk driver 16 is seated on the upper side of the chassis front 14, the access operation of the disk tray 16 is made in the opposite direction.

At this time, when the optical disk driver 16 is mounted at an inclination of 3 to 5 degrees or when a separate disk removal prevention piece 16b is attached to the lower surface of the disk tray 16a, the disk tray 16a is mounted. The disc 34 is not detached arbitrarily.

In this state, when the user mounts the disk 34 on the disk tray 16a and then operates the operation switch 26 again, the disk tray 16a on which the disk 34 is mounted is the optical disk driver 16. The disk 34 is rotated by the rotation operation of a turntable (not shown) constituting the optical disk driver 16, which is inserted into the inner side of the disk 34, and the information contained in the disk 34 is reproduced or the information is stored on the disk 34. Is included.

On the other hand, if you want to download music or use a digital camera connected to a computer using MP3 MP3 or in the state that the cover 32 of the function port unit 30 provided on the upper surface of the chassis front 14 is opened What is necessary is just to connect the connection jack extracted from a digital camera to the corresponding function port 30a on the function port part 30, and to use it.

According to the present invention, since the optical disk driver such as CDP or DVDP is installed in the chassis front constituting the computer case, the internal volume of the case body constituting the computer case is reduced by the volume corresponding to the size of the optical disk driver. Miniaturization and slimming of the case can be achieved, and accordingly, space utilization can be increased and it can be easily handled.

In addition, since the disc tray of the optical disc driver installed in the chassis front constituting the computer case is drawn out upward in the vertical direction, the operation of mounting the disc in the initial disc tray of the optical disc driver is very convenient, and the disc is placed at the correct position. Since it can be mounted, there is an effect that the malfunction of the optical disk driver can be prevented in advance.

In addition, there is an effect that the image of the product can be further enhanced by the unique design generated as the optical disk driver is mounted on the chassis front constituting the computer case.

Claims (5)

It consists of a hexahedron shape having a size enough to fit the hardware constituting the computer, the bottom portion is open, the left and right side panels 12a, the front plate 12b, the back plate 12c and the top plate ( A case body 12 provided with a space part shielded by 12d); In the computer case consisting of a chassis front 14 which is fitted to the outer side of the front plate of the case body 12, The lower part of the chassis front 14 constituting the computer case has an inner side which is open, and an outer side and left and right sides which are closed to form an enclosure shape in which an optical disc driver 16 is fitted and seated ( 18) is formed; The outer surface is opened in the middle portion of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the upper portion of the accommodating portion 18 and is formed to communicate with the accommodating portion 18 through the through hole 20a to drive the optical disc driver 16. Tray flow groove 20 is formed so that the disc tray (16a) can be freely made; The optical disk on the chassis front, characterized in that the fixing piece 22 for fixing the optical disk driver 16 is formed on the left and right sides of the front plate 12b of the case body 12 corresponding to the formation position of the accommodating portion 18. Computer case with screwdriver. The method of claim 1, A disk driver operating switch 24 electrically connected to the optical disk driver 16 and controlling an operation thereof is provided at one side of the chassis front 14; On the front of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the upper side of the tray flow groove 20, the main switch for controlling the 'ON' / 'OFF' operation of the computer while being electrically connected to the main PCB inside the case body 12 26 is installed; On the upper surface of the chassis front 14 is formed a functional port portion 30 is provided with a plurality of functional ports 30a electrically connected to the main PCB in the case body 12; The function port unit 30 is a computer case equipped with an optical disk driver on the chassis front, characterized in that configured to be opened and closed by a cover (32). The method of claim 1, The optical disk driver 16 is installed vertically with respect to the fixing piece 22, or the optical disk in the chassis front, characterized in that the upper end is inclined at an inclination of 3 to 5 degrees toward the computer body based on the vertical line. Computer case with screwdriver. The method of claim 1, On the left and right sides of the lower surface of the disc tray 16a, a disc release preventing piece 16b is attached to the chassis front, which prevents the disc 34 mounted on the disc tray 16a from being separated from the front side. Computer case with screwdriver. The method of claim 1, A housing-type accommodating portion 18 into which the optical disc driver 16 is inserted and seated is formed on an upper portion of the chassis front 14; The tray flow groove 20 is formed in the lower portion of the front of the chassis front 14 corresponding to the lower side of the accommodating portion 18 to allow the disc tray 16a to freely enter and exit when the optical disc driver 16 is driven. A computer case with an optical disc driver mounted on a chassis front.

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