KR20060119560A - Slide door apparatus for computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide door device for a computer is provided to minimize a front/rear length of the computer by minimizing space for operating the slide door device between a front plate and a front side of a main frame, as the slide door opens and closes an opening part by moving along a rear side of a front panel. A guide rail(28) is installed to both ends of an opening part(25) formed by penetrating the front panel(22). The slide door(34) forms a guide channel received to the guide rail at both ends and is moved along the guide rail to selectively open/close the opening part by placing a door body matched with the opening part to the rear side of the front panel. An elastic hanging hook(30) is installed to the guide rail and a hanging groove hung to the hanging hook is formed to a guide rib forming the guide channel. A curved separation surface guiding separation of the hanging hook and the hanging groove is respectively formed to positions matched with each other. An inclined combination part guiding the hanging hook to the hanging groove is formed to the guide rib.

Description

Slide door apparatus for computer

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a computer according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a door apparatus according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a computer employing a preferred embodiment of the slide door device according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view showing a front configuration of a computer employing an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a rear view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a front view of a slide door constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

6B is a side view of a slide door constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

6C is a bottom view of the slide door constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7a is an operating state showing the state in which the slide door is closed in the present invention.

Figure 7b is an operating state showing the open state of the slide door in the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: main body 22: front panel

23: front part 24: flange part

25: opening 26: guide frame

28: guide rail 30: hook hook

31: Separated surface 34: Slide door

36: door body 38: guide channel

40: guide rib 41: hook groove

41 ': Separate surface 43: Handle

45: spacing protrusion

The present invention relates to a computer, and more particularly, to a slide door device of a computer mounted on the front panel constituting the front appearance of the computer selectively shielding the device exposed to the front of the main chassis.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a computer according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the configuration of the door device according to the prior art.

As shown in these figures, the main chassis 1 forms the skeleton of the computer. The main chassis 1 is generally formed of a metal material, and has a substantially hexahedron shape and forms a space in which parts are seated. Various expansion devices 3 are installed through the main chassis 1 to form the front surface of the computer. The expansion device 3 includes a floppy disk drive, a multi card reader, a compact disk drive, and the like. Reference numeral 4 is a hard disk drive.

The top cover 5 is provided on the upper surface of the main chassis 1. The top cover 5 forms the upper appearance of the computer. The top cover 5 is coupled to the main chassis 1 by welding or riveting. In general, the top cover 5 is integrally formed with a side cover mounted on one side of the main chassis 1. Here, the top cover 5 and the side cover are connected orthogonal to each other.

Another side of the main chassis 1 is provided with a side cover 7. The side cover 7 is generally designed to be detachable with respect to the main chassis 1. This is to allow access to the components installed in the interior space of the main chassis (1).

The front panel 9 is installed at a portion corresponding to the front surface of the main chassis 1. The front panel 9 is generally formed of a synthetic resin material. The front panel 9 is fastened to the front surface of the main chassis 1.

The front panel 9 is provided with a separate door 10 so that its entrance is always opened, such as a floppy disk drive or a multi-card reader, of the expansion device 3. That is, in order to selectively expose the expansion device 3 mounted on the main chassis 1 through the front panel 9, an opening 9 ′ is formed in the front panel 9, and the opening ( 9 '), the door 10 is installed. The door 10 is opened and closed around the hinge shaft 11 to selectively expose the expansion device 3 installed in the main chassis 1.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

That is, the door 10 is rotated in the space between the rear of the front panel 9 and the front of the main chassis 1 around the hinge shaft (11). Therefore, a space for the rotation of the door 10 is required between the front panel 9 and the main chassis 1, and the front and rear widths of the front panel 9 are increased as much as the space. There is a problem that the size of the.

In order to solve such a problem, a method of removing the door 10 can be considered, but without the door 10, the open inlet of the expansion device 3 is exposed to the outside, resulting in worse appearance of the computer. The dust enters the expansion device 3 through the open inlet, causing the expansion device 3 to fail.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a slide door device of a computer in which the space required for operation is minimized.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a predetermined distance between the slide door and the front panel.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is provided with guide rails provided at both ends of the opening formed through the front panel, the guide channel is seated at both ends and the opening And a door body having a shape corresponding to the slide body is positioned on the rear surface of the front panel and moved along the guide rail to selectively shield the opening.

The guide rail is provided with a hook hook capable of elastic deformation, and a guide groove forming the guide channel is provided with a hook groove through which the hook hook is hooked.

The hook hooks and the hook grooves are formed at positions corresponding to each other, for example, curved surfaces for guiding them separated from each other.

The guide rib has a coupling inclined portion for guiding the hook hook toward the hook groove.

A guide frame is further provided on a rear surface of the front panel corresponding to the opening to support the rear surface of the slide door.

A support piece for supporting the slide door at the time of opening the slide door is formed on the rear surface of the front panel corresponding to the lower portion of the opening.

At the lower end of the front surface of the door body, a spaced protrusion that maintains a predetermined distance between the rear surface of the front panel is formed to protrude in a hemispherical shape.

According to the slide door device of the computer according to the present invention having such a configuration, the space required for the opening and closing operation for the slide door to expose the expansion device is minimized, so that the computer can be made thin and light, and between the slide door and the front plate A predetermined gap is provided by the spacer to minimize the damage of the slide door.

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

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a computer employing a preferred embodiment of the slide door device according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the front configuration of a computer employing the embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a rear view of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a front view, a side view and a bottom view of the slide door constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the main body 20 includes a cover constituting the main chassis and the exterior, and various components constituting the computer are installed therein. The main body 20 has a hexahedron shape of which the upper and lower heights are longer than the left and right widths.

The front panel 22 is mounted on the front surface of the main body 20. The front panel 22 forms the front appearance of the computer. The front panel 22 is composed of a front portion 23 which becomes a substantially planar quadrangular shape, and a flange portion 24 extending around the edge of the front portion 23 to the rear of the front panel 22 by a predetermined width. .

An opening 25 is formed at one side of the front portion 23 of the front panel 22 in a substantially rectangular shape. Through the opening 25, an expansion device (not shown) installed at the front of the main body 20 is exposed in front of the front panel 22. Examples of the expansion device include a floppy disk drive or a multi card reader.

A guide frame 26 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel 22 in which the opening 25 is formed. The guide frame 26 has an opening having a smaller size than the opening 25 penetrating the center thereof. The guide frame 26 is opened between the lower end and the rear surface of the front portion 23 is configured to be able to lift and lower the slide door 34 to be described below. The guide frame 26 supports the rear surface of the slide door 34 to prevent the slide door 34 from falling back to the rear of the front panel 22 by external force. The support piece 27 is provided in the lower back of the front part 23 in which the said opening part 25 was formed, as shown in FIG. The support piece 27 supports the lower end of the slide door 34 when the slide door 34 to be described below is opened. The support piece 27 is configured to simultaneously support the bottom and the back of the slide door 34.

At both ends of the opening 25, guide rails 28 are formed to extend vertically. The guide rail 28 is provided at a portion corresponding between the front portion 23 and the guide frame 26. The guide rail 28 extends downward from the opening 25. This is for guiding the slide door 34 even when the slide door 34 opens the opening 25.

The guide rails 28 are provided with hook hooks 30, respectively. The hook hook 30 is formed separately from the guide rail 28 and is formed to have a predetermined elasticity. The hook hook 30 is provided with a separating curved surface 31 toward the upper end of the front panel 22 as shown in FIG. 5. The separating curved surface 31 is to facilitate the separation from the hook groove 41 of the slide door 34 to be described below. To this end, the separating curved surface 31 is formed to be inclined toward the lower end from the upper end of the front panel 22 toward the front end thereof.

The slide door 34 selectively shields the opening 25. 6, the door body 36 is a rectangular plate. That is, the door body 36 has a size and shape corresponding to the opening 25. Both ends of the door body 36 are provided with guide channels 38 on which the guide rails 28 are seated.

The guide rib 40 forms one side wall of the guide channel 38. The guide rib 40 is formed to extend up and down along both ends of the rear surface of the door body 36. When the slide door 34 is closed, the guide rib 40 is provided with a hook groove 41 on which the hook hook 30 is hooked. As the hook hook 30 is hooked to the hook groove 41, the slide door 34 does not move arbitrarily by its own weight.

A coupling inclined portion 40 ′ having a predetermined inclination is provided from the upper end of the guide rib 40 to the hook groove 41. The coupling inclined portion 40 ′ serves to guide the hook hook 30 to enter the hook groove 41 when the slide door 34 closes the opening 25. The hook groove 41 is also connected to the coupling inclined portion 40 'is provided with a separate curved surface 41'. The separating curved surface 41 ′ serves to guide the hook hook 30 from being separated from the hook groove 41.

A handle 43 protrudes from the center of the front upper end of the door body 36. The handle 43 is a portion that is held by the hand when the user lifts the slide door 34. In addition, a plurality of spaced apart protrusions 45 are formed at the front lower end of the door body 36. The spacing protrusion 45 has a hemispherical shape, and a predetermined gap is formed between the rear surface of the front portion 23 to prevent scratches on the front surface of the door body 36.

Hereinafter, the operation of the slide door device of the computer according to the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

The slide door 34 is installed on the rear surface of the front panel 22 to selectively open and close the opening 25. At this time, the slide door 34 moves upward from the lower end of the opening 25 to shield the opening 25.

In order for the slide door 34 to be installed on the front panel 22, guide rails 28 formed along both ends of the opening 25 in guide channels 38 provided at both ends of the door body 36. Should be inserted. Since the guide rail 28 or the guide rib 40 forming the guide channel 38 has a predetermined elasticity, the slide door 34 is coupled to the front panel 22 using these elastic deformations. .

As described above, the opening and closing of the opening 25 is described in the state in which the slide door 34 is installed on the front panel 22. First, FIG. 7A shows a state in which the opening 25 is closed by the slide door 34. At this time, the hook hook 30 is seated in the hook groove 41 so that the slide door 34 is not lowered by its own weight.

As described above, when the slide door 34 closes the opening 25 and the handle 43 of the slide door 34 is lowered downward, the hook hook 30 of the hook groove 41 is formed. Guided along the separation curved surface 41 ', it is elastically deformed and exits from the hook groove 41.

In this case, the slide door 34 may be freely moved along the guide rail 28. The slide door 34 may be lowered to a position where the lower end can be hooked to the support piece 27. This state is shown in FIG. 7B.

On the other hand, it will be described that the slide door 34 closes the opening 25. In the state of FIG. 7B, when the user grabs the handle 43 and exerts a force in the direction in which the door body 36 moves upward, the slide door 34 is moved along the guide rail 28.

When the slide door 34 moves upward by a predetermined distance, an upper end of the guide rib 40 is in contact with the hook hook 30 and along the coupling inclined portion 40 ′ formed in the guide rib 40. The hook hook 30 is guided. The hook hook 30 is gradually elastically deformed while being guided along the coupling inclined portion 40 ', and is restored to its original state while being seated in the hook groove 41. Such a state is shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7A.

In addition, a spaced protrusion 55 is provided at the front lower end of the door body 36 of the slide door 34, and the spaced protrusion 55 is in contact with the rear surface of the front portion 23 so that the space of the slide door 34 is increased. During the lifting, the front of the door body 36 and the rear of the front part 23 are not in contact with each other. In this way, the front surface of the door body 36 is not in contact with the front portion 23 of the front panel 22.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and various changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

In the slide door device of the computer according to the present invention as described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.

First, in the present invention, the slide door moves along the rear surface of the front panel to open and close the opening. Therefore, the space required between the front plate and the front surface of the main body for the operation of the slide door is minimized, thereby minimizing the front and rear length of the computer.

Further, in the present invention, since a predetermined gap is formed between the slide door and the front panel by a spaced protrusion, even if the slide door is moved relative to the front panel, there is an advantage that scratches, etc. do not occur in the slide door.

Claims (7)

Guide rails provided at both ends of the opening formed through the front panel; A guide channel on which both guide rails are seated, and a door body having a shape corresponding to the opening is positioned on a rear surface of the front panel, and includes a slide door moved along the guide rail to selectively shield the opening. A slide door device for a computer. The slide door device of claim 1, wherein the guide rail is provided with a hook hook which is elastically deformable, and a guide groove forming the guide channel is provided with a hook groove through which the hook hook is hooked. The slide door device of claim 2, wherein the hook hooks and the hook grooves are formed at positions corresponding to each other. 4. The slide door device of claim 3, wherein the guide rib has a coupling inclination portion configured to guide the hook hook toward the hook groove. The slide door device of claim 1, wherein a guide frame is further provided on a rear surface of the front panel corresponding to the opening to support the rear surface of the slide door. The slide door device of claim 5, wherein a support piece for supporting the slide door when the slide door is opened is formed on a rear surface of the front panel corresponding to the lower portion of the opening. The slide of a computer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at the bottom of the front surface of the door body, a spacer for maintaining a predetermined distance between the rear surface of the front panel is formed to protrude in a hemispherical shape. Door device.

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