KR20040003312A - Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A computer is provided to enhance assemblage and productivity of the computer, and to enable a user to easily assemble and dismantle a peripheral device. CONSTITUTION: A casing receives the peripheral device(21) having installation holes. A device housing(60) formed in the casing receives and supports the peripheral device in order to expose the installation holes. A fixed bracket(70) includes a pair of installation projections(73) installed and rotated to a device housing, and inserted into the installation hole. A locker(65) keeps the installation protrusions of the fixed bracket on the installation hole. A bracket hinge(90) rotates and joins the fixed bracket to the device housing.

Description

Computer {Computer}

The present invention relates to a computer, and more particularly, to a computer that improves the detachable structure of a peripheral device for a device housing.

In general, a computer includes a computer main body provided with a casing for accommodating and supporting a central processing unit and a peripheral device, an input device connected to the computer main body to input data, and an output device for outputting the input value of the input device as an image. It includes.

The computer body is called a desktop type when its width is larger than its height according to the shape of the casing, and the case where its height is larger than its width is called a tower type.

In the present specification, a tower computer is described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional tower computer is connected to a computer main body 101 formed of a plurality of hardware, including a casing 110 and a peripheral device 121 provided in the casing 110, and the computer main body 101. And a keyboard (not shown) for inputting data and the like, and a monitor (not shown) for receiving an image signal from the computer main body 101 and outputting an image.

The casing 110 has a front panel 120 formed with a peripheral inserting slot 125 into which a peripheral device 121 such as a floppy disk drive and a CD-ROM drive is inserted, so as to form an appearance of the computer body 101, and an external mounting device. A rear panel 140 having a plurality of connector inserting holes 141 formed therein, and connected to the front panel 120 and the rear panel 140 between the front panel 120 and the rear panel 140 to have one side wall and a bottom. It includes a support panel 130 for forming a plate, a frame 150 for forming an interior receiving space together with the front panel 120, the rear panel 140 and the support panel 130.

The front panel 120 is provided with a power switch and a reset switch (not shown) for supplying power to the system, and the device housing 160 for supporting the peripheral device 121 is coupled to the rear portion.

The device housing 160 is formed of a steel plate having a rectangular tube shape, and an outer end of the device housing 160 is disposed at the peripheral device insertion hole 125 of the front panel 120, and an inner end of the device housing 160 is a central region of the side wall of the support panel 130. Is placed on. In addition, a plurality of through holes 162 are provided on the side wall surface of the device housing 160 so as to correspond to the screw mounting holes 123 of the peripheral device 121 inserted into the device housing 160, thereby providing the peripheral device 121. The housing 160 is coupled using a screw 127. Accordingly, the peripheral housing 121 such as a CD-ROM drive, a DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK) drive, a CDRW (CD-REWRITABLE) drive, a floppy disk drive is selectively installed in the device housing 160.

However, such a conventional computer is screwed using a drive when assembling the peripheral device in the device housing, the assembly and productivity is lowered, and the user is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble the peripheral device in the device housing.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a computer that improves the assemblability and productivity of the computer, and which can be easily assembled and disassembled by the user.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional computer,

2 is an exploded perspective view of a computer according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an enlarged perspective view of the apparatus housing of FIG. 2;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the fixing bracket of Figure 3,

5 is an operating state diagram of a fixing bracket of a computer according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a partial perspective view of a computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

7 is an operating state diagram of a fixing bracket of a computer according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a partial perspective view of a computer according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

9 is an operational state diagram of a fixing bracket of a computer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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

1: computer body

10: casing 20: front panel

21: Peripheral Device 23: Mounting Hole

25: peripheral device insertion opening 30: support panel

40: rear panel 41: connector insertion opening

50: frame 60: device housing

62: through hole 65: fixed rocker

67: locking hole 68: locking jaw

69: elastic protrusion

70: fixing bracket 73: mounting projection

75: insertion protrusion 77: locking hole

80: locking member 81: handle portion

83: locking projection 84: locking portion

85: locking support 86: locking projection

87: insertion protrusion accommodation portion 90: bracket hinge

91: first hinge bracket 93: first hinge ball

95: second hinge bracket 96: second hinge ball

97: hinge axis

According to the present invention, a computer having a peripheral device with a plurality of mounting holes formed on the side wall, comprising: an apparatus housing for receiving and supporting the peripheral device to expose the mounting hole of the peripheral device; It is rotatably installed in the device housing by a bracket hinge so as to be rotatable between a mounting position contacting the outer wall of the device housing and a release position deviating from the outer wall of the device housing, and is inserted into the mounting hole at the mounting position. At least one fixing bracket having a mounting protrusion; And locking means for holding the fixing bracket in the mounting position.

Here, the locking means includes a fixed rocker protruding outward from the outer wall of the appliance housing; It is preferable to include a locking member provided in one region of the fixed bracket and elastically coupled to the fixed rocker by the rotation of the fixed bracket.

It is preferable that the fixing rocker is provided with a locking hole penetrating in the horizontal direction of the rotational direction of the fixing bracket, and a locking protrusion protruding from the locking member and elastically inserted into the locking hole.

The locking member is preferably provided detachably to the plate surface of the fixing bracket.

Preferably, the fixing bracket further includes a locking hole formed through the plate to engage with the locking member, and at least one insertion protrusion protruding to engage with the locking member on the plate surface of the fixing bracket on which the locking hole is formed. .

The locking member may include: a locking support provided with a locking protrusion received and coupled to the locking hole, and an insertion protrusion accommodation portion configured to receive and couple the insertion protrusion; It is preferable to include a handle portion bent vertically from the locking support, the locking projection is provided in one region.

The locking member is provided integrally with the fixing bracket, and the locking protrusion of the locking member is elastically inserted into the locking hole of the fixing rocker by the rotation of the fixing bracket.

The bracket hinge includes at least one first hinge bracket protruding outward from an outer wall of the device housing, and at least one second hinge bracket rotatably provided on the plate surface of the fixing bracket in correspondence with the first hinge bracket. It is desirable to.

Preferably, the first and second hinge brackets are provided with hinge holes formed therethrough and at least one hinge shaft inserted into the hinge holes to rotate the first hinge bracket with respect to the second hinge bracket. .

Prior to the description, in various embodiments, components having the same configuration will be representatively described in the first embodiment using the same reference numerals, and in other embodiments, only the configuration different from the first embodiment will be described. do.

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

In general, a computer includes a computer main body provided with a casing for accommodating and supporting a central processing unit and a peripheral device, an input device connected to the computer main body to input data, and an output device for outputting the input value of the input device as an image. It includes.

The computer body is called a desktop type when its width is larger than its height according to the shape of the casing, and the case where its height is larger than its width is called a tower type.

In the present specification, a tower computer is described as an example.

The computer of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, including a power switch and a reset switch (not shown), peripheral devices such as CD-ROM drive, DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK) drive, CDRW (CD-REWRITABLE) drive, floppy disk drive Computer body 1 formed of a plurality of hardware, such as (21), a keyboard (not shown) connected to the computer body 1 for inputting data, etc., and receives an image signal from the computer body 1 to output an image It includes a monitor (not shown). The peripheral device 21 is the same as a CD-ROM drive, a DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK) drive, a CDRW (CD-REWRITABLE) drive, and a floppy disk drive. Hereinafter, the CD-ROM drive will be described as an example.

2 to 4, the computer main body 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention comprises a casing 10 and a casing (10) in which a peripheral device 21 having a plurality of mounting holes 23 is mounted. 10 is provided in the device housing 60 to support the peripheral device 21 so as to expose the mounting hole 23 of the peripheral device 21, and installed rotatably in the device housing 60 and inserted into the mounting hole 23 Fixing bracket (70) having a pair of mounting projections 73, locking means for holding the mounting projections 73 of the fixing bracket 70 in the mounting hole 23, and the fixing bracket 70 Bracket hinge 90 for rotatably coupling to (60).

The casing 10 has a front panel 20 having a peripheral insert 25 for inserting a peripheral device 21 therein to form the exterior of the computer main body 1, and a plurality of connector inserting holes for connecting to an external mounting device. A rear panel 40 having a 41 and a support panel 30 connected to the front panel 20 and the rear panel 40 between the front panel 20 and the rear panel 40 to form one side wall and a bottom plate. And an inverted " U " shaped frame 50 together with the front panel 20, the rear panel 40 and the support panel 30 to form an interior receiving space. The front panel of the front panel 20 is provided with a power switch and a reset switch (not shown) for applying power to the system, the rear portion is coupled to the appliance housing 60 for supporting the peripheral device (21).

The device housing 60 is made of a metal material, for example, a steel plate, and is provided in a rectangular cylinder shape. The outer end 61a of the device housing 60 is disposed at the front surface of the front panel 20 and the inner end 61b is disposed at the central region of the side wall of the support panel 30. In addition, a plurality of through holes 62 are formed on the side wall surface of the device housing 60, and the through holes 62 are mounted to the peripheral device 21 inserted into the device housing 60. ). In addition, the through hole 62 may be provided as a polygon having a larger area than the mounting hole 23 so that the mounting hole 23 of the peripheral device 21 may be exposed. In addition, the device housing 60 further includes a plurality of elastic protrusions 69 protruded inwardly from the opposite side coupled to the fixing bracket 70, and the elastic protrusions 69 have a peripheral device 21. 60 is elastically insertable.

The fixing bracket 70 is a plate shape made of steel or plastic, and the bracket hinge 90 is rotatable between a mounting position contacting the outer wall of the appliance housing 60 and a release position deviating from the outer wall of the appliance housing 60. It is rotatably installed in the appliance housing 60 by the).

The mounting protrusion 73 is formed to protrude in pairs on the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 to communicate the through hole 62 of the device housing 60 and the mounting hole 23 of the peripheral device 21. Thus, the peripheral device 21 is coupled to the device housing 60.

The locking means is elastically coupled to the fixed locker 65 by rotation of the fixed bracket 70 provided in one region of the fixed rocker 70 and the fixed rocker protruding outward from the outer wall of the appliance housing 60. It comprises a locking member (80).

The fixed rocker 65 is formed in the horizontal direction of the rotation direction of the fixing bracket 70 is provided with a locking hole 67 is coupled to the locking projection 83 of the locking member 80 to be described later.

The locking member 80 is detachably provided on the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70, and is bent vertically from the locking support portion 85 and the locking support portion 85 to be in contact with the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70. The handle portion 81 is provided with a locking protrusion 83 that is elastically inserted into the locking hole 67 of the locking member 80 in the region.

In order for the plate surface of the locking member 80 and the fixing bracket 70 to be coupled, the fixing bracket 70 includes a locking hole 77 formed through the plate surface and a fixing bracket 70 having the locking hole 77 formed therein. It has a pair of insertion protrusions 75 protruding at a predetermined distance from the plate surface. In addition, the locking member 80 is accommodated in the locking hole 77 of the fixing bracket 70 in one region of the locking support unit 85 and is provided with a locking protrusion 86 protruding to hold the lock, and the locking support unit 85. At the point where the handle portion 81 is bent, the insertion protrusion accommodation portion 87 is formed to recess the insertion protrusion 75 of the fixing bracket 70.

By this configuration, looking at the process of the locking member 80 is coupled to and separated from the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70, first, the pair of insertion projections 75 formed on the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 locking member ( 80 is inserted into the insertion protrusion accommodation portion 87. Then, the locking projections 86 provided on the locking support portion 85 of the locking member 80 are inserted into the locking holes 77 formed on the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 so as to be engaged with each other. Thus, the locking member 80 is fastened to the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70. And, the process of separating the locking member 80 from the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 is omitted because it is the opposite of the coupling process. Therefore, by providing the locking member 80 to the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 so as to be coupled and detachable, when the deformation or breakage of the locking member 80 occurs, the locking member 70 does not need to be replaced. Only 80 can be exchanged.

The bracket hinge 90 includes a pair of first hinge brackets 91 protruding outwardly at a predetermined distance from an outer wall of the appliance housing 60 and a pair of first hinge brackets on a plate surface of the fixing bracket 70. And a pair of second hinge brackets 95, which are rotatably provided in correspondence with 91, respectively. In addition, the bracket hinge 90 is provided with a hinge hole through which one region of each of the first and second hinge brackets 91 and 95 is formed, and the first hinge bracket 91 becomes a first hinge hole 93. The second hinge bracket 95 is provided with a second hinge hole 96. Then, a pair of hinge shafts 97 are inserted into the first and second hinge holes 93 and 96 to rotate the first hinge bracket 91 with respect to the second hinge bracket 95. Thus, the fixing bracket 70 is rotatable relative to the appliance housing (60).

According to this configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, the process of mounting the peripheral device 21 to the device housing 60 by a computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as follows. First, the peripheral device 21 is inserted into the device housing 60. Accordingly, the peripheral device 21 is elastically inserted by the elastic protrusion 69 provided in the device housing 60 and is in close contact with the direction in which the fixing bracket 70 is mounted. The mounting hole 23 of the peripheral device 21 and the through hole 62 of the device housing 60 coincide with each other. Then, the bracket hinge 90 is rotatably provided in the appliance housing 60, and the mounting bracket 73 is rotated by rotating the fixing bracket 70 provided with a pair of mounting protrusions 73 on the plate surface thereof. The through hole 62 and the mounting hole 23 communicate with each other to be inserted. At the same time, the peripheral protrusion 21 is elastically inserted into the locking hole 67 provided in the fixing locker 65 of the device housing 60 by inserting the locking protrusion 83 provided in the locking member 80 of the fixing bracket 70. Can be easily mounted to the device housing (60). In addition, the process of separating the peripheral device 21 from the device housing 60 is omitted since it is the reverse order of the above-described mounting process. Accordingly, the computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention can easily mount the peripheral device 21 to the device housing 60, thereby improving the assembling and productivity of the computer, and the user can easily assemble and disassemble the peripheral device. can do.

6 and 7 are a partial perspective view of the computer according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the operating state of the fixing bracket. The fixing bracket 70a according to the second embodiment is formed integrally with the locking member 80a, unlike the above-described first embodiment having the locking member 80 detachably attached to the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70. . In this case, not only the object of the present invention can be sufficiently achieved, but also the locking protrusion 86 and the locking hole provided to couple the locking member 80 to the plate surface of the fixing bracket 70 according to the first embodiment. Since the structures such as 77 and the insertion protrusion 75 and the insertion protrusion accommodation portion 87 can be omitted, the second embodiment of the present invention simply improves the structure of the fixing bracket 70 of the above-described first embodiment. It is.

8 and 9 are a partial perspective view of the computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention and the operating state of the fixing bracket. In the fixed rocker 65a according to the third embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments in which the locking hole 67 is provided in the fixed rocker 65, the locking hole is omitted, and the upper end thereof is fixed to the fixing bracket 70. There is a difference that the locking step 68 is formed to be bent at right angles to the outside of the rotation direction. In addition, the locking member 80b of the fixing bracket 70b according to the third embodiment has a locking protrusion 83 accommodated in the locking hole 67 in the locking member 80 of the fixing bracket 70. And unlike the second embodiment, the locking projection is omitted, the upper end of the handle 81 of the locking member (80b) is formed to be bent elastically engaging to the locking jaw 68 of the fixed rocker (65a) There is a difference that the locking portion 84 is provided. Thus, the fixing bracket 70b is rotated in the direction of the device housing 60 so that the mounting protrusion 73 is inserted in communication with the through hole 62 and the mounting hole 23, and at the same time, the handle portion of the locking member 80b. The locking portion 84 provided in the 81a) is elastically engaged to the locking jaw 68 provided in the fixed locker 65a of the appliance housing 60. Therefore, the computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention can also be easily attached to the peripheral device 21 in the device housing (60).

In the above-described first and second embodiments, a locking protrusion 83 is provided at the locking member 80 of the fixed bracket 70, and the locking hole 67 to which the locking protrusion 83 is elastically coupled is a fixed locker ( 65), the locking member is provided in the locking member and the locking protrusion accommodated in the locking hole may be provided in the fixed locker.

In the above-described first to third embodiments, one fixing bracket 70 is provided, but a plurality of fixing brackets 70 may be provided. In addition, the fixing bracket 70 may be provided with a pair of mounting protrusions 73 on its plate surface. Although the peripheral device 21 of the can be mounted on the device housing 60, two or more pairs of mounting projections are provided on the fixing bracket, of course, two or more peripheral devices 21 may be mounted on the device housing 60, of course.

As described above, the computer according to the present invention includes a fixing bracket which is rotatably installed in the apparatus housing and has a mounting protrusion inserted into the mounting hole of the apparatus housing, and a locking means for maintaining the state in which the mounting protrusion of the fixing bracket is inserted into the mounting hole. In order to improve the assembling and productivity of the computer, the user can easily assemble and disassemble the peripheral device.

As described above, according to the present invention, the assembling and productivity of the computer can be improved, and the user can easily assemble and disassemble the peripheral device. In addition, by providing the locking member detachably to the fixing bracket, only the locking member can be replaced when deformation or breakage of the locking member occurs.

Claims (9)

In a computer having a peripheral device formed with a plurality of mounting holes on the side wall, A device housing for receiving and supporting the peripheral device so that the mounting hole of the peripheral device is exposed; It is rotatably installed in the device housing by a bracket hinge so as to be rotatable between a mounting position contacting the outer wall of the device housing and a release position deviating from the outer wall of the device housing, and is inserted into the mounting hole at the mounting position. At least one fixing bracket having a mounting protrusion; And locking means for holding the fixing bracket in the mounting position. The method of claim 1, The locking means, A fixed rocker protruding outward from the outer wall of the device housing; And a locking member provided in one region of the fixed bracket and elastically coupled to the fixed locker by rotation of the fixed bracket. The method of claim 2, And a locking hole formed in the fixed locker so as to penetrate in the horizontal direction of the rotating bracket, and a locking protrusion protruding from the locking member and elastically inserted into the locking hole. The method of claim 3, And the locking member is detachably provided on a plate surface of the fixing bracket. The method of claim 4, wherein The fixing bracket further comprises a locking hole formed through the plate surface for coupling with the locking member, and at least one insertion protrusion protruding from the locking bracket on the plate surface of the fixing bracket with the locking member. Computer. The method of claim 5, The locking member, A locking support provided with a locking protrusion received and coupled to the locking hole, and an insertion protrusion accommodation portion configured to receive and couple the insertion protrusion; And a handle portion bent vertically from the locking support portion, the handle portion provided with the locking protrusion in one region thereof. The method of claim 3, The locking member is provided integrally with the fixing bracket, and the locking projection of the locking member is resiliently inserted into the locking hole of the fixing rocker by the rotation of the fixing bracket. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The bracket hinge includes at least one first hinge bracket protruding outward from an outer wall of the device housing, and at least one second hinge bracket rotatably provided on the plate surface of the fixing bracket in correspondence with the first hinge bracket. Computer characterized in that. The method of claim 8, The first and second hinge brackets are provided with a hinge hole formed therethrough and at least one hinge shaft inserted into the hinge hole to allow the first hinge bracket to rotate with respect to the second hinge bracket. .