KR100822888B1 - Car-Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile computer, and more particularly, to an automobile computer that can freely detach a body portion of an automobile computer from an automobile.

The present invention is an outer case mounted to a groove formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle; An inner case accommodated in the outer case and equipped with devices necessary for operation of the automobile computer; And a front panel connected to one end of the inner case and having a display unit and operation buttons showing an operation state of the vehicle computer, wherein the inner case is detached from the outer case. do.

Automotive Computer, Main Board, PCB Circuit Board, Hard Disk, Embedded Memory

Description

Car Computers {Car-Computer}

1 is a view for explaining a form in which a computer for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the instrument panel of the vehicle.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a computer for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a side view of a vehicle computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a vehicle computer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a front view of a vehicle computer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings according to the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for components having substantially the same configuration and function.

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

10, 10 ': car computer 100: outer case

110: integrated I / O module 120, 120 ': I / O connector

200: inner case 210: hard disk holder

220: optical disk drive holder

230: motherboard 300: front panel

310: hard disk insertion hole 320: optical disk drive insertion hole

330: hard disk release button 340: main body release button

350: boot selection button 360: operation buttons

370: display unit 410: hard disk

420: optical disk drive 500: PCB circuit board

510: cable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile computer, and more particularly, to an automobile computer that can freely detach a body portion of an automobile computer from an automobile.

As automobiles become an important necessity of modern life, modern people are spending more and more time in their cars. This trend is increasing the use of car audio, car DVD devices or car television systems that can listen to music or watch movies in the car.

In addition, as the spread of computers has become more common and the field of use of computers using the Internet has been expanded, interest in automobile computer systems implemented to enable the use of computers in automobiles is also increasing. A small number of enthusiasts are using computer systems to install computers in their homes and use them in cars.

However, such a conventional automotive computer system is inconvenient to upgrade the computer once installed in the car, or to disassemble the entire computer installed in the car in order to remove or detach the hard disk. Because of the rapid development of computer technology, it is necessary to upgrade the system on a regular basis. Due to the characteristics of automotive computers, motherboards, central processing units, memory, and hard disks, such as laptops, are installed in order to install many components in a narrow space. Considering that it is not easy to expand the system by arranging it, it is not a big problem for the user to upgrade the computer as in the conventional computer system or to disassemble the entire computer installed in the car every time the hard disk is removed. Can't.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a computer for an automobile which can be easily attached and detached from an automobile of a hard disk and a main body.

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is an automobile computer, the outer case is mounted to a groove formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle; An inner case accommodated in the outer case and equipped with devices necessary for operation of the vehicle computer; And a front panel connected to one end of the inner case and having a display unit and operation buttons showing an operation state of the vehicle computer, wherein the inner case is detachable from the outer case.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner case has a main board mounted with circuit elements including a central processing unit, a memory, an I / O interface for the operation of the automotive computer, the outer case is the automotive computer Has an integrated I / O module for transmitting and receiving data to and from the outside, and the integrated I / O module is coupled with an I / O connector having a slot to allow the main board to be detachable, and the inner case is the outer case. When mounted inside, the I / O interface unit formed at one end of the main board is coupled to the I / O connector of the outer case.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner case includes: a main board on which circuit elements including a central processing unit, a memory, and an I / O interface unit for operation of the vehicle computer are mounted; And a PCB circuit board electrically connected to the main board, wherein the outer case includes an integrated I / O module for transmitting and receiving data to and from the vehicle computer, and the integrated I / O module includes the PCB circuit board. The I / O connector having a slot for attaching and detaching is coupled, and when the inner case is mounted inside the outer case, one end of the PCB circuit board is coupled with the I / O connector of the outer case so that the main board Data signals transmitted and received to an external device such as a vehicle speaker and a power signal supplied from the vehicle to the main board are transmitted through the PCB circuit board and the I / O connector.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner case includes a hard disk holder for storing a hard disk for the computer, the front panel so that the user can insert the computer hard disk into the hard disk holder from the outside of the front panel A hard disk insertion hole is formed.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner case includes an optical disc drive holder for receiving an optical disc drive for a computer, wherein the front panel has a user to the optical disc drive holder in the front panel outside the front panel An optical disc insertion hole is formed to allow insertion.

In a preferred embodiment, the front panel has a hard disk release button for protruding the hard disk to the front of the front panel and a main body release button for separating the entire inner case from the outer case.

In a preferred embodiment, the motherboard has an embedded memory that stores the O / S of the computer and is connected to the IDE port of the motherboard, the front panel to boot the vehicle computer using the embedded memory. Or a boot select button for selecting whether to boot the vehicle computer using a hard disk.

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

1 is a view illustrating a form in which a computer for a vehicle is inserted into an instrument panel of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a vehicle computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of a vehicle computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a vehicle computer according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include an outer case 100, the inner case 200 and the front panel 300.

The outer case 100 is inserted into a groove formed in the vehicle instrument panel, Figure 1 shows that the vehicle computer 10 having the outer case 100 is inserted into the groove formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle.

The outer case 100, once installed in the instrument panel of the vehicle is not separated from the instrument panel unless a special case. Instead, the inner case 200 mounted inside the outer case 100 is easily separated from the outer case 100 when the computer is repaired or upgraded.

The inner case 200 is made slightly smaller in size than the outer case 100 so that the inner case 200 can be mounted inside the outer case 100.

The front panel 300 is coupled to the front portion of the inner case 200.

The inner case 200 is equipped with the devices necessary for the operation of the automotive computer, as shown in the drawing, the inner case 200 is a central processing unit, memory, I / I for the operation of the automotive computer The main board 230 to which the circuit elements including the O interface unit are mounted is built.

In addition, the inner case 200 is provided with a hard disk holder 210 and an optical disk drive holder 220, the hard disk 410 and the optical disk drive 420 through the front panel 300 It may be attached to the inner case 200.

The outer case 100 has an integrated I / O module 110 on the rear side. The integrated I / O module 110 is an interface for connecting the vehicle computer to a vehicle, a video display device, an interface for connecting a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard with the vehicle computer, and the vehicle computer from the vehicle. It is an I / O module with various functions to transmit and receive power and data such as an interface for receiving power required for the operation of the product.

The I / O connector 120 is connected to the integrated I / O module 110. The integrated I / O module 110 is electrically connected to the main board 230 of the automobile computer through the I / O connector 120, the I / O connector 120 is in the embodiment of the present invention Using the slot in the form of a PCI slot, the main board 230 in the form that the I / O interface 231 of the main board 230 is plugged into the PCI slot through the I / O connector 120 Is connected to the integrated I / O module 110.

4 is a front view of the front panel of the vehicle computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the front panel 300 may include a hard disk insertion hole 310 for inserting the hard disk and the optical disk drive into the hard disk holder 210 and the optical disk drive holder 220 of the inner case. ) And an optical disc drive insertion hole 320. In addition, the front panel 300 has a display unit 370 and operation buttons 360 showing an operation state of the vehicle computer. In particular, the front panel 300 includes a boot selection button 350 for selecting which medium to boot. Have

In addition, the front panel 300 has a hard disk release button 330 and the main body separation button 340, pressing the hard disk release button 330 is separated from the hard disk protruding to the front of the front panel 300 Users can freely store data they want to save by connecting it to other computers, such as desktop computers or laptops, and then use the stored data by connecting to car computers. When the main body separating button 340 is pressed, the entire inner case 200 is separated from the outer case 100 by protruding.

The motherboard 230 is equipped with an embedded memory that stores the O / S of the computer. Unlike other memories, the embedded memory is connected to the IDE port of the motherboard 230 for booting a computer.

The user may select whether to boot the vehicle computer by using the embedded memory using the boot selection button 350 or the vehicle computer by using a hard disk.

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

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a vehicle computer according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view of a vehicle computer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The automobile computer according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a PCB circuit board 500 in addition to the main board 230 in the inner case 200, unlike in the embodiment of the present invention. The PCB circuit board 500 is connected to the main board 230 and the cable 510, the data transmitted and received from the main board 230 and the outside via the cable 510 is the PCB circuit board ( 500).

According to another embodiment of the present invention, as in the embodiment of the present invention, circuit elements of the main board exchange data with external devices through integrated I / O modules and I / O connectors of the outer case. Same as one embodiment of the present invention, but in one embodiment of the present invention, the I / O interface of the main board is connected to the I / O connector, while in another embodiment of the present invention, the main board is connected through a cable. One end 520 of the PCB circuit board 500 is coupled to the I / O connector.

5 and 6, the PCB circuit board 500 is mounted on the upper side of the main board 230 in the inner case 200, and one end 520 of the PCB circuit board 500 is disposed. It is connected to the PCI slot type I / O connector 120 '.

In another embodiment of the present invention except for having the PCB circuit board has the same configuration as the embodiment of the present invention and the operation of the remaining components are the same, so the description of the remaining components will be omitted.

In the above, the configuration and operation of the present invention has been shown in accordance with the above description and drawings, but this is merely described for example, and various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. to be.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the internal case and the hard disk having the main board are easily attached and detached, there is an advantage that it is easy to upgrade the computer for a car and replace the hard disk.

In addition, it is equipped with an embedded memory in which the computer's O / S is embedded, and the boot selection button allows the user to save two types of O / S that are stored and stored in the embedded memory or stored separately in the hard disk. O / S can be freely selected and booted, so the computer can be booted even when the hard disk is not installed due to a failure of the hard disk.

Claims (7)

delete In a car computer, An outer case mounted to a groove formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle; An inner case accommodated in the outer case and equipped with devices necessary for operation of the automobile computer; And A front panel connected to one end of the inner case and having a display unit and operation buttons showing an operating state of the vehicle computer; The inner case is detached from the outer case, The inner case includes a main board on which circuit elements including a central processing unit, a memory, an I / O interface unit for operation of the automobile computer are mounted, The outer case has an integrated I / O module for transmitting and receiving data to and from the vehicle computer, and the integrated I / O module is coupled with an I / O connector having a slot to allow the main board to be detachable. , When the inner case is mounted inside the outer case, the I / O interface unit formed at one end of the main board is coupled to the I / O connector of the outer case, The inner case includes a hard disk holder for storing a hard disk for the computer, The front panel is a vehicle computer, characterized in that a hard disk insertion opening for allowing a user to insert the computer hard disk into the hard disk holder from the outside of the front panel. In a car computer, An outer case mounted to a groove formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle; An inner case accommodated in the outer case and equipped with devices necessary for operation of the automobile computer; And A front panel connected to one end of the inner case and having a display unit and operation buttons showing an operating state of the vehicle computer; The inner case is detached from the outer case, The inner case is: A main board on which circuit elements including a central processing unit, a memory, and an I / O interface unit for operating the automobile computer are mounted; And A PCB circuit board electrically connected to the main board, The outer case has an integrated I / O module for transmitting and receiving data to and from the vehicle computer, and the integrated I / O module is coupled to an I / O connector having a slot to allow the PCB circuit board to be detachable. Become, When the inner case is mounted inside the outer case, one end of the PCB circuit board is coupled with an I / O connector of the outer case to transmit and receive data signals from the main board to the outside and power signals supplied from the outside to the main board. Is transmitted through the PCB circuit board and the I / O connector, The inner case includes a hard disk holder for storing a hard disk for the computer, The front panel is a vehicle computer, characterized in that a hard disk insertion opening for allowing a user to insert the computer hard disk into the hard disk holder from the outside of the front panel. delete The method of claim 2 or 3, The inner case includes an optical disk drive holder for receiving the optical disk drive for the computer, The front panel is an automobile computer, characterized in that the user is provided with an optical disk insertion port for allowing the user to insert the optical disk drive for the computer into the optical disk drive holder from the outside of the front panel. The method of claim 2 or 3, The front panel includes a hard disk release button for allowing a hard disk to protrude toward the front of the front panel and a main body release button for separating the entire inner case from the outer case. The method of claim 2 or 3, The motherboard has an embedded memory that stores the O / S of the computer and is connected to the IDE port of the motherboard, The front panel includes a boot selection button for selecting whether to boot the car computer using the embedded memory or to boot the car computer using a hard disk.

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