KR200444919Y1 - Computer case - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer case carrying a dynamic component requiring an input / output space of a medium, wherein the upper portion of the case includes a recess formed in correspondence with the input / output space, and the dynamic component is mounted on a portion of the case other than the groove portion. And a mounting portion formed so as to form an opening for inputting and outputting the medium, on a wall portion forming a boundary between the groove portion and the mounting portion.

Since the media input / output opening is provided at the top, there is no restriction on the design of the front surface.

Computer, Case, Groove, Wall, Mount

Description

Computer case

The present invention relates to a computer case, and more particularly, to mount a dynamic component such as a disk drive that requires input and output space of a medium such as a magnetic diskette, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a DVD, and the like. The present invention relates to a computer case capable of ensuring complete integrity of the front surface by performing the operation through the upper space of the computer case and not through the front surface of the case.

Generally, computer cases are equipped with various kinds of parts.

Among the components, components such as a hard disk, a memory, a motherboard, and a cooling fan, once installed, function as a completed function by itself. Such a part will be referred to as a static part. Thus, no space is required for any future input / output.

However, the so-called 'disk drive' such as a magnetic disk drive, a compact disk drive, a DVD drive (Digital video disk drive or a digital versatile disk drive), on the other hand, must be a disk, i.e. Requires input and output Such a part will be referred to as a dynamic part. This situation is a larger concept, even when all devices using a removable disk are provided, for example, a hard disk rack (collectively referred to as a connection terminal and a fixing mechanism provided in a computer case) for connecting by hard disk docking. same.

Conventionally, the front side space of a computer case is used as a space for medium input / output of the said dynamic component. That is, the medium is input from the front front space toward the front side of the computer and output from the front side of the computer toward the front front space. Of course, for this purpose, the dynamic component is orientated so that an opening for media input and output is provided on the front side of the computer case, and mounted inside the front side of the computer case.

Therefore, at least in the case of the dynamic component, the front and rear surfaces of the computer case are partitioned by the dynamic component. Lines, openings for input and output of the medium, horizontal and vertical lines by the tray, and the like are always visible.

In addition, the front face of the computer case also functions as a workspace for mounting and detaching computer components, such as dynamic components of the disk drive type, as well as static components such as hard disks. That is, in order to mount a CD-ROM drive, for example, the mounting cover attached to the front side is removed, the CD-ROM drive is pushed from the front side to the rear side in the open space, and the screw is fixed and the cable is connected. It was.

Therefore, in order to enhance the workability, the front of the computer case emphasized functionality rather than decoration. Due to this functionality, the front of the computer case is divided into horizontally or vertically divided lines due to a plurality of mounting covers for blocking the spare space for their mounting even when the dynamic or static components are not mounted. It was inevitable to be exposed to the outside world.

Of course, the front surface of the computer case is a surface provided with information such as CPU temperature, current time, and information related to rotation of a hard disk through a panel such as an LED or LCD, and a surface on which various switches are mounted. Thus, essential functionality exists. However, it is desirable to display such essential information to be provided by utilizing the front of the computer case uniformly, thereby enabling the design to be upgraded.

Conventionally, the information providing panel was provided only on a part of the surface, avoiding the line partitioned by the said dynamic part, the static part, or the space part cover for mounting them. As a result, there is a problem in that the entire front surface of the computer cannot be used uniformly.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and is intended to provide a computer case that can prevent any partition from appearing on the entire front part of the computer case.

In addition, by providing a media input and output of the dynamic component on the upper surface of the computer case, to provide a computer case to prevent the media input and output of the dynamic component at all in the front of the computer case.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer case enabling smooth media input / output between a dynamic component mounted on a mounting portion inside an upper part of a computer case and an upper external space for input / output of the medium.

In addition, the input / output direction of the medium for the dynamic component is directed to the front of the computer case, to provide a computer case that can maintain a familiar usage.

In addition, the input / output direction of the medium for the dynamic component is directed toward the rear of the computer case, so that a computer case that can cope with a general front-side input / output is inappropriate.

In addition, a vent hole for discharging the internal computer heat is provided at the bottom of the upper portion of the case upper part to provide a computer case that can easily discharge the rising heat.

The computer case of the present invention for achieving the above object is a computer case for mounting a dynamic component that requires the input and output space of the medium, the upper portion of the case, the recessed portion formed corresponding to the input and output space, the upper portion of the case In addition, a portion other than the groove portion includes a mounting portion configured to mount the dynamic component, and the wall portion forming the boundary between the groove portion and the mounting portion is configured such that an opening for input and output of the medium is formed.

In this case, the groove portion may be formed in front of the mounting portion in the case, and the opening portion may be configured to open forward from the outside of the case, and the groove portion is rear of the mounting portion in the case. The opening may be configured to be open toward the rear from the outside of the case.

On the other hand, it is preferable that a plurality of vent holes are formed in the bottom of the groove portion. At this time, the bottom inside the case, it is more preferably configured to be equipped with a vent fan for injecting to the outside through the vent hole.

And at least one of the wall parts of the said groove part which does not contain the said opening part is comprised so that a part may be opened.

In addition, the upper portion of the groove portion, is configured to be provided with a cover for opening and closing the groove portion.

According to the above constitution, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent any partition portion from appearing on the entire front part of the computer case, and also to prevent the media input and output of dynamic components from occurring at the front of the computer case. Various decorative and functional applications of the entire case front part are possible.

A dynamic component is mounted in the mounting portion inside the upper part of the computer case. However, even when the medium is input / output in the upper external space which is blocked, an opening is formed, thereby enabling smooth medium input and output therebetween.

When the input / output direction of the medium for the dynamic component is formed to face the front of the computer case, it is possible to maintain a familiar use method up to now.

On the contrary, if the input / output direction of the medium with respect to the dynamic part is molded toward the rear of the computer case, if the input / output in the front direction is inappropriate, for example, for confidentiality or by the flow of indoor air, heat flow, dust, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer case capable of responding to a case where an input / output opening is not visible in front.

In addition, the ventilation hole is provided in the bottom portion of the case upper groove, to provide a computer case that can easily release the rising heat of the inside, using the idle space.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, for the components having the same structure and showing the same effect, the same reference numerals are used to designate unity, even if the drawings are different, and overlapping descriptions may be omitted.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a computer case of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state during a medium input / output operation, and (b) shows a state during a medium input / output operation.

The computer case 100 of the present invention is a computer case in which a dynamic component 120 requiring an input / output space of a medium is mounted.

The medium refers to an information storage medium represented by a diskette or a disk, and refers to a medium having a broad meaning including not only a magnetic diskette, a magnetic disk, a CD, a DVD, but also a hard disk connected to a hard disk rack.

The input / output space refers to a space for inserting and detaching a medium into a drive. The input / output space may be a required space that is understood in consideration of not only the medium but also the operation of the hand holding the medium. However, if there is no problem in the function, it is desirable to limit the space as small as possible.

The dynamic component 120 refers to a component that can access information in the media by inserting the media. For example, the dynamic component 120 may include a magnetic disk drive (floppy disk drive), a CD-ROM drive, a DVD drive, and the like. For example, when a hard disk is inserted, it may be extended to a configuration such as a hard disk rack configured to electrically connect it. That is, even if there is no connection to any external device after being mounted on the computer case 100, the part is not fully functional as it is, but if the part is exhibited only if the connection is made with an external device such as a disk, It can be seen that all belong to the dynamic component 120. This is because the present invention is characterized in that the installation position for the connection between the dynamic component 120 and the medium, rather than the front surface. Thereby, the front panel 190 which appears on the frontmost surface of the computer case 100 can be formed or mounted in a shape and a shape without a partition line at all.

At this time, the computer case 100 of the present invention, the groove portion 140 and the mounting portion 110 is configured to include.

The groove 140 is formed in a part of the upper portion of the case. In other words, as long as it is the upper part of the computer case 100, and if it is recognized that only the function of medium input / output is possible, the position and size thereof are not limited in principle. However, it depends only on the size and position of the mounting portion 110 to be described later. For example, in the case of an optical disc drive, it has a tray 130 on which a disc is mounted, and a space where the tray 130 is moved forward and backward is required. The length of the front and rear directions of the groove 140 is the stroke of the tray 130. The length should be equal to or greater than the length corresponding to the space considering the grip by the operator's hand.

The groove 140 is a space corresponding to the input / output space. Therefore, the depression is formed in accordance with the size and the direction of the input / output space. The depression formation means that the height of the bottom portion 150 of the groove portion 140 is lower than that of the upper portion when the upper portion of the case other than the groove portion 140 is used as a reference. Of course, on the contrary, if the groove 140 is a reference, all of the upper part of the case other than the groove 140 will be a protrusion. In this way, the groove portion 140 is a portion having a difference in the height of the other portion and the horizontal surface portion.

The mounting portion 110 is formed at a portion other than the groove portion 140 while being the upper portion of the case. That is, the mounting portion 110 is formed in a portion which does not overlap the groove portion 140. However, it is necessary to be formed adjacent to each other for the input and output of the medium. The mounting unit 110 is formed inside the case, and the groove 140 is formed outside the case.

The mounting unit 110 is formed to mount the dynamic component 120. It is also necessary to consider a space for supplying power required for the operation of the dynamic component 120 and for connecting and wiring various cables for transferring data.

In addition, since the groove 140 and the mounting portion 110 are formed adjacent to each other with a step (difference in the horizontal plane), a wall portion forming a boundary exists. The wall portion is configured such that an opening for inputting and outputting the medium is formed. As shown in FIG. 1B, the opening may be formed in a size and a shape in which the tray 130 carrying the medium can enter and exit.

Therefore, when the disk held in the operator's hand is inserted into the dynamic component 120 of the mounting portion 110 through the opening portion in the groove portion 140, a read / write operation of data is performed, and then, the dynamic When the disk is drawn out to the groove portion 140 through the opening in the mounting portion 110 of the component 120, the operator grips by hand. In this case, it is apparent that the input / output of the medium may be performed through the opening using the tray 130.

At this time, the front and rear relationship of the installation position of the groove portion 140 and the mounting portion 110 is not out of the scope of the present invention even if any one forward. Both have advantages and disadvantages.

First, look at the configuration that is generally assumed direction. In the case, the groove portion 140 is formed in front of the mounting portion 110, and the opening portion is configured to be opened toward the front from the outside of the case. This is the configuration shown in Figure 1, wherein the opening is seen in front of the case.

In the case of the said structure, since it is a familiar structure, the convenience of an operator increases.

On the other hand, on the contrary, the configuration which is generally opposite to the assumed direction will be described. In the case, the groove portion 140 is formed at the rear of the mounting portion 110, and the opening is configured to be opened toward the rear from the outside of the case. This is a configuration in a direction opposite to the configuration shown in Figure 1, wherein the opening is not visible in front of the case, the opening is visible from the back of the case.

For example, when used in a factory, when considering the air flow or the flow of dust, etc., or when confidentiality is required, it is preferable that the above configuration be employed when it is desirable to make the opening not visible from the front surface. have.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 1, a plurality of vent holes 160 may be formed in the bottom part 150 of the groove part 140. As a result, the heat heated inside the case may naturally rise, and may be discharged to the outside through the vent hole 160. As such, in order to effectively utilize the groove 140, which is generally used only at the input / output of a medium, the cooling performance of the computer can be improved by using it for hot air discharge through the bottom portion 150.

In FIG. 1, the vent hole 160 is formed over the entire bottom portion 150, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the vent hole 160 is formed in a slit shape at a corner formed by the wall portion and the bottom portion 150 surrounding the groove portion 140. It may be formed, or may be a micropore that is hardly noticeable.

At this time, the case 150 of the bottom portion 150, it may be configured to be equipped with a vent fan 180 for spraying to the outside through the vent hole 160. As a result, since the exhaust through the vent hole 160 can be forced, it is preferable. In addition, dust is generally accumulated on the bottom part 150, and is preferable because the settling of dust is prevented by the exhaust.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modification of the side wall portion of the groove portion of the computer case of the present invention, (a) at least a portion of the side wall is intermittently open, (b) at least a portion of the side wall is continuously open Form is shown.

Even if the groove 140 is recessed, it is expressed that the height of the bottom portion 150 is lower than the height of the mounting portion 110, but is limited to the wall portion, the side wall portion 170 surrounding the groove portion 140 Need not all have the same shape. Therefore, as a modification of the side wall part 170, at least one of the wall parts of the groove part 140 which does not include the said opening part may be comprised so that a part may be opened.

In this case, as shown in (a) of FIG. 3, it may be configured as if the side wall portion 172 is opened intermittently like a series of square pillars, at this time, the interval between the open portions do not necessarily have to be the same, It is not necessary for the columnar cross section formed by this to be square. It may also be the case that most of them are continuous and only a part of them is open.

On the other hand, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3, for example, may be configured as a side wall portion 174 continuously opened, such as a waveform of a sine wave function, in this case, the waveform does not need to be the same amplitude or the same frequency, It does not have to be the same thickness.

Although the computer case 100 having the open groove 140 is described above, the upper portion of the groove 140 may be configured to further include a cover not shown. In this case, the configuration of the cover, can be variously designed by the prior art, for example, the sliding type to move in parallel on the upper surface of the mounting portion 110, the opening type having a hinge on the front end of the mounting portion 110. And the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the present invention has been made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit of the claims. Various modifications and changes should be interpreted as falling within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to a computer case and its manufacturing industry which can be formed into a smooth surface without any partition lines all over the front of the case.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a computer case of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state during a medium input / output operation, and (b) shows a state during a medium input / output operation.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modification of the side wall of the groove portion of the computer case of the present invention, (a) at least a portion of the side wall is intermittently open, (b) at least a portion of the side wall is continuously open It shows form.

Claims (7)

In a computer case equipped with a dynamic component that requires input and output space of the medium, A groove portion recessed in a portion of the upper portion corresponding to the input / output space; In addition to the upper portion of the case and the groove portion, including a mounting portion formed to mount the dynamic component, And a wall portion forming a boundary between the groove portion and the mounting portion to form an opening for inputting / outputting the medium. The method according to claim 1, And the groove portion is formed in front of the mounting portion in the case, and the opening portion is configured to be opened toward the front from the outside of the case. The method according to claim 1, And the groove portion is formed at the rear of the mounting portion in the case, and the opening portion is configured to be opened toward the rear from the outside of the case. The method according to claim 1, And a plurality of vent holes are formed in a bottom portion of the groove. The method according to claim 4, And a ventilation fan mounted to the inside of the case of the bottom part to blow out to the outside through the ventilation hole. The method according to claim 1, And at least one of the wall portions of the groove portion not including the opening portion is configured to open a portion thereof. The method according to claim 1, The upper portion of the groove, the computer case, characterized in that configured to be provided with a cover for opening and closing the groove.

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