KR19990024833A - Cover opening of the personal computer body - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a one-touch opening and closing of a cover for protecting a floppy disk driver and a CD-ROM driver provided on the front of the computer main body, as well as protection and operation of the cover by allowing the open cover to be inserted into the main body. The cover opening and closing device of the personal computer main body to improve the performance, which is provided on both sides of the inner upper portion of the computer main body front plate 11, the upper portion is provided with a guide groove 31 in the horizontal direction at the same time The lower end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the hinge shaft (C) is provided to rotate it to the support point, therein a pair having a semi-circular guide projection 33 to guide the rotation operation of the coil spring (32) Support plate 30; A pair of guide rollers 41 are fastened to the support plates 30 and inserted into the guide grooves 31 of the support plate 30 to slide, and at the same time, the upper end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the lower side of the support plate 30. Is provided with a supporting point (A), the front end of the movable member 40 having a hinge shaft 42 is fastened to the fastener 21 of the cover 20; The fastener 21 is provided with a spring 43 for providing an elastic force to the front, while the fastener 21 is inserted into the front hinge shaft 42 of the movable members 40, respectively, on both sides, It is composed of a plate-shaped cover (20) having a hook 22 is inserted into and removed from the fastener 44 provided on the front plate 11 in the lower portion.

Description

Cover opening of the personal computer body

The present invention relates to a cover opening and closing device of a main body of a personal computer, and more particularly, a one-touch opening and closing of a cover for protecting a floppy disk driver and a CD-ROM driver provided on the front of the computer main body. A lid opening and closing apparatus of a main body of a personal computer for improving the protection and workability of the lid by allowing the inserted lid to be inserted into the body.

Generally, a personal computer is composed of a computer main body into which various electronic and mechanical related parts such as a central processing unit and a memory are embedded, a monitor connected to the main body, a display, and a keyboard for inputting various commands.

The main body of such a computer generally maintains a rectangular enclosure, and there are various electronic and mechanical related components such as a CPU and a memory installed therein, and on the front thereof, an insertion port and a CD ROM for input and output of a floppy disk. The drive player and various control buttons are provided.

In addition, the front cover of the computer main body is configured to open and close the cover for preventing the ingress of dust and foreign matter, such as the above-described various floppy disk, CD-ROM drive player, and various control buttons.

The cover opening and closing device of the computer main body has already been proposed in various structures and has been widely applied in practice. For example, referring to a conventional structure that is most widely used, this is illustrated in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings. As you see.

That is, the front panel 2 of the computer main body 1 is provided with an insertion hole 3 for inputting and outputting a floppy disk, a CD-ROM driver player 4, various control buttons 5, and the like. Is fastened to the hinge shaft (6) is provided with a cover (7) to open and close it to the support point.

In addition, the cover (7) is provided in a plate-shaped, but the hinge shaft (6) is opened and closed to the front of the support point, the other side of the hook (9) coupled to the locking hole (8) of the main body (1) It is provided.

However, since the conventional cover 7 is a configuration in which the hinge shaft 6 is fastened to the front plate 2 of the main body 1 and opened and closed in the left and right directions, the cover 7 is opened to use a computer. The cover 7 which was opened at the time was protruded forward to take up the space.

Therefore, not only the inconvenience of work caused by the open cover 7 but also the problem that the cover 7 is damaged due to carelessness of the user.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object thereof is to improve the usability according to the opening and closing of the cover by allowing one-touch opening and closing of the cover of the computer main body, and the opened cover inside the main body. It is to provide an opening and closing device of the main body of the personal computer to improve the performance, such as to minimize the space as well as to protect the cover by being accommodated.

The present invention for achieving the above object is achieved by providing an improved opening and closing device of the computer cover, that is, the upper and both sides of the upper side of the computer cover is provided with a hinge axis which is connected to the main body, respectively, the cover is supported by the upper and lower directions It can be opened and closed, but it can be opened and closed with one touch.

In addition, the hinge shafts on both sides of the cover are operated to slide along the guide rail provided in the main body so that the opened cover is accommodated in the main body, wherein the cover is pressed or pulled slightly by the elastic force of the spring to the elastic force of the spring. It is characterized in that it is easily stored and withdrawn by.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional configuration

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a computer to which the present invention is applied

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a computer front panel to which the present invention is applied

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the separation of the configuration of the present invention

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the main portion of the present invention

Figure 6 is a partial configuration view showing the main part of the present invention in cross section

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fastening configuration of the present invention cover and the moving member

8 is a block diagram according to the operation of the present invention,

(A) is the configuration of the cover is closed,

(B) is a state diagram in which the cover is opened and leveled,

(C) is a state diagram in which the cover is inserted into the main body.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 computer main body 11 front panel 20 cover

21 fastener 22 hook 30 support plate

31: guide groove 32: coil spring 33: guide protrusion

40: moving member 41: guide roller 42: hinge shaft

43: spring 44: latching mouth A: support point

B: Operating change point C: Hinge axis

Next, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 and below, the overall configuration of the apparatus of the present invention is shown in detail, in which reference numeral 10 denotes a computer main body according to the present invention.

While the main body 10 is provided in the shape of a housing, the front panel 11 is provided with a floppy disk driver player 12, a CD ROM driver player 13, various control buttons 14, and the like.

This configuration has the same configuration as in the prior art, but in the present invention is to improve the opening and closing structure of the cover provided in the front plate 11, this invention is the front plate 11 fastened to the front of the main body 10 ), A cover 20 fastened to and closed by the front plate 11 thereof, a support plate 30 provided on both inner sides of the front plate 11, and fastened to the support plate 30 to be a support point. It is composed of a moving member 40 to which the hinge shaft of the cover 20 is fastened while the front and rear slides are operated.

The front plate 11 is fastened to the front surface of the main body 10 as usual, and a pair of support plates 30 having the same structure, respectively, on the upper inner surface of the inside is integrally provided, here only one Will be described.

The support plate 30 is provided with guide grooves 31 in the horizontal direction before and after the upper side thereof, and at the same time, semi-circular guide protrusions 33 and 33a for supporting the coil springs 32 on the inner surface thereof. ) Is provided.

At this time, the coil spring 32 is wound in a coil shape to provide an elastic force, but one end thereof is fastened and fastened to the bottom of the support plate 30 so as to be rotatable to a support point, and the other end of the upper moving member ( It is fastened to 40) to operate the slide before and after it.

That is, the coil spring 32 has a lower end fixed to the support plate 30 of the front plate 11 by a hinge shaft C, thereby rotating the hinge shaft C to a support point, and at the same time, the upper end portion thereof. By being fixed to the support point (A) in the lower portion of the moving member 40 is to provide an elastic force to the operating conversion point (B) as a support point in accordance with the advancing and moving operation of the moving member (40).

In addition, the movable member 40 is equipped with a pair of guide rollers 41 which are respectively inserted into the guide groove 31 of the support plate 30 described above, and at the same time the upper end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the lower end thereof. The front end is provided with a hinge shaft 42 which is provided so that the fastener 21 of the lid 20 can be idle while being inserted and fastened.

Accordingly, the movable member 40 slides along the guide groove 31 while being supported on the support plate 30 by the guide roller 41, and the slide member 40 is moved forward and backward by the elastic force of the coil spring 32. It will work smoothly.

In addition, the hinge shafts 42 provided at the front end of the movable member 40 are fastened to fasteners 21 respectively provided at both sides of the upper part of the cover 20 so that they can be pivoted to a support point. The fastener 21 and the hinge shaft 42 are made of a material such as silicone having elastic force, respectively, to provide a mutually constant frictional force, thereby preventing the cover 20 from being opened and closed rapidly.

That is, the fastener 21 of the cover 20 is inserted into the front hinge shaft 42 of the movable member 40 so that the cover 20 can be rotated to a support point, and the cover ( A spring 43 is provided between the fastener 21 and the hinge shaft 42 of the 20 to automatically open the cover 20 while improving the fastening force of the cover 20.

In addition, the lower inner surface of the cover 20 is provided with a hook 22 to be detachable to the engaging hole 44 provided in the front plate (11).

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above in detail.

The cover 20 of the present invention is fastened to the front panel 11 of the computer main body 10 as usual, so that the floppy disk driver 12, the CD-ROM driver 13, and various control buttons 14, etc. In order to protect the cover 20 from the front plate 11 and slightly press it, the hook 22 inside thereof is locked while being inserted into the locking hole 44, and also the cover 20 is reversed. When opening, press the lower part of the cover 20 again slightly, the cover 20 is opened from the front plate 11 by releasing the hook 22 while the catch 44 is slightly pulled forward.

At this time, the cover 20 is opened as described above due to the elastic force of the spring 43 provided between the fastener 21 and the hinge shaft 42 of the moving member 40 and (b) of the accompanying drawings As soon as the locking force is released, it will automatically open and remain level.

When the front end of the cover 20 is pushed to the rear of the main body 10 in this state, the cover 20 pushes the moving member 40 coupled with the rear fasteners 21 at the rear thereof, Accordingly, the guide roller 41 of the movable member 40 slides by the guide groove 31 of the support plate 30, so that the lid 10 is inserted into the main body 10 as shown in (c) of FIG. It is fully inserted.

At this time, if the cover 10 is pushed only by a predetermined interval, after that is automatically reversed by the elastic force of the coil spring (32).

That is, the moving member 40 is the coil spring 32 while the reverse operation to the operating conversion point (B) by the cover 20 is reversed by the user's artificial force as shown in Figure 8 of the accompanying drawings The hinge shaft C is compressed while being rotated as a support point, and the support spring A of the moving member 40 which is continuously retracted is compressed at the moment of passing through the operation conversion point B. The movable member 40 is automatically reversed by the elastic force.

Therefore, the cover 20 covering the main body 10 front plate 11 is completely inserted into the main body 10 while only part of the cover 20 is exposed to the front plate 11 to complete the opening.

On the contrary, when closing the open cover 20 to the main body 10 as described above, when holding the front end of the cover 20 and pulled forward, the movable member coupled to the fastener 21 of the cover 20 40 is the guide roller 41 is guided to the guide groove 31 of the support plate 30 to perform the forward operation.

At this time, the moving member 40 is to be compressed by the user's artificial force from the rear to the operation conversion point (B) from the rear by the forward operation of the cover 20 to compress the coil spring 32, and continue the forward operation The moment the moving member 40 is passed through the operation conversion point (B), by the elastic force of the compressed coil spring 32 the moving member 40 completes the forward operation to the forefront.

That is, the cover 20 is automatically moved forward by the elastic force of the coil spring 32, as long as the cover 20 is pulled forward by only half thereof.

Subsequently, when the front end of the cover 20 advanced as described above is pressed downward to close the front plate 11, the cover 20 is rotated to the support point of the upper fastener 21, the hook 22 is The fastening of the lid 20 can be completed by being inserted into the catch 44 of the front plate 11.

The present invention as described in detail above is provided on the front of the computer main body to protect the entrance and exit of the floppy disk, CD-ROM driver, and various control buttons, etc. while using the opening and closing principle of the two stages using the elastic force of the coil spring By opening and closing automatically has the effect of improving the usability according to the opening and closing operation.

In addition, the present invention is to maintain the state in which the open cover is completely inserted into the main body when the cover is completely open for use of the computer is to have the effect that does not interfere with the use of the computer.

Claims (2)

In the opening and closing structure of the cover provided to protect the floppy disk driver, the CD-ROM driver, etc. on the front panel of the personal computer, It is provided on both sides of the inner upper side of the computer body front plate 11 and the upper guide groove 31 is provided in the horizontal direction at the same time the lower end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the hinge shaft (C) A pair of support plates 30 having a semicircular guide protrusion 33 for guiding the rotation operation of the coil spring 32, the rotational operation of which is supported by a support point; A pair of guide rollers 41 are fastened to the support plates 30 and inserted into the guide grooves 31 of the support plate 30 to slide, and at the same time, the upper end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the lower side of the support plate 30. Is provided with a supporting point (A), the front end of the movable member 40 having a hinge shaft 42 is fastened to the fastener 21 of the cover 20; The fastener 21 is provided with a spring 43 for providing an elastic force to the front, while the fastener 21 is inserted into the front hinge shaft 42 of the movable members 40, respectively, on both sides, The cover opening and closing of the personal computer main body, characterized in that consisting of; the inner side of the lower plate 20 having a hook 22 is inserted into the fasteners 44 provided on the front plate 11, hanging and unlocked; Device. The support spring (A) of claim 1, wherein the coil spring (32) is provided such that the support point (A) of the movable member (40) and the hinge shaft (C) of the support plate (30) can be continuously rotated. 20) the cover opening of the main body of the personal computer, characterized in that the coil spring 32 is moved together with the elastic force that is converted from the compressed state to the contracted state when it is moved together with the operating conversion point (B) Device.