KR20150004239U - Computer case - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer case for accommodating a main board and a graphic card, the computer case comprising: a case body formed of a rectangular housing; A support bracket projecting from the inside of the case body to fix one side of the graphics card so that the graphics card is parallel to the main board and can be arranged and fixed; And a connector for connecting the main board and the PCI slot of the graphic card, wherein the graphics card is disposed such that the fan of the graphics card is oriented toward the upper wall of the case body, and the case body corresponds to the position of the fan of the graphics card An air intake hole is formed, and external air is supplied to the graphic card and cooled.

Description

Computer Case {COMPUTER CASE}

The present invention relates to a computer case, and more particularly, to a computer case having a high-grade expansion card installed in parallel with a mainboard in a slim type computer having insufficient internal space, so that the cooler of the expansion card can be disposed facing upward The present invention relates to a computer case constituted by a computer.

The consultation computer includes at least a mother board on which a central processing unit (CPU) is mounted, a disk driver for reading information stored or stored by various types of storage media, a power supply for supplying power to the computer, And an A / V (Audio / Video) card for performing an extended function. The broad computer may be understood as a configuration including a display device, a keyboard, and a printer. However, since this design has an interest in the structure and function of the computer of consultation, in the following, referring to the computer shall refer to the computer of the consultation.

A plurality of functions, such as a computing function, a storage function, a word processing function, and the like, can be implemented by a plurality of components stored in the computer. After the computer is appropriately operated by a command input by the user, So that the desired result can be obtained.

On the other hand, in recent years, a slim type computer in which volume and thickness are reduced and internal parts are densely installed in comparison with a conventional computer is favored in order to improve the external sensation of the computer and to install the computer compactly in a narrow space have.

However, a slim type computer can have the advantages described above, but the drawbacks thereof can not be caused. For example, there is a disadvantage in that space margin for allowing the high heat generated in the internal space of the computer to dissipate is reduced, and the internal space of the computer, in which the computer parts can be embedded, is reduced. These problems are increasing due to an increase in the processing speed of the computer and an increase in the storage capacity. Various attempts have been made to solve this problem, but a satisfactory level has not been obtained.

In addition, a conventional slim type computer uses a Mini-ITX type main board similar to a notebook main board in order to avoid mounting of an expansion card, which is the most difficult problem in slimming down the computer main body. In addition, even if the expansion card is allowed to be mounted, only the expansion card of the low profile type can be used, so that the selection range of the expansion card becomes very narrow. Therefore, the scalability of conventional slim computers is very limited.

Recently, a slim computer has been developed which can adjust the thickness of a PC by connecting various expansion cards to a relay board (riser card) and connecting the riser card to the connector next to the main board. And a copy system of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0021337 has been disclosed as a prior art related thereto.

However, when it is desired to replace the main board and the expansion card, which are becoming larger and larger in size, in order to meet the demands of consumers who desire to have high-end gradually and to increase the performance of the computer, The position of the PCI slot of the main board differs depending on the type of the main board and the maker, so that the position of the fixing slot of the expansion card and the position of the coupling part of the rear panel of the case do not match, .

In addition, when a high-grade expansion card is installed in a slim type computer, when the expansion card is fastened only to the rear panel of the case, it is liable to be biased by its own weight or to be damaged by an external shock, .

In addition, when a relay board (a riser card) is used, the cooler of the expansion card is installed at a lower portion with the main board facing downward, so that the hot air heated by the main board is sucked into the cooler of the expansion card, There is a drawback in that the graphics card is increasingly advanced, and the graphics card cooler is also becoming larger in response to the development of the graphics card. In contrast, the slim type of computer has not enough countermeasures.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a high-capacity expansion card in a slim type computer having a limited internal space, And it is an object of the present invention to provide a computer case which can be completely dissipated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer case which can simplify the maintenance of the system by reducing the height of the computer case to realize a slim type computer system, and to overcome the limited situation of the system installation place.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer case for accommodating a main board and a graphic card, the computer case comprising: a case body formed of a rectangular housing; A support bracket that protrudes from the inside of the case body to fix one side of the graphics card so that the graphics card is disposed parallel to the main board and can be fixed; And a connector for connecting the main board and the PCI slot of the graphic card, wherein the graphics card is disposed such that the fan of the graphics card is oriented toward the upper portion of the case body, A ball is formed, and external air is supplied to the graphic card and cooled.

In addition, the connector includes an IDE cable provided in a flat shape so that it can be bent, and a male and female PCI slots provided at both ends of the IDE cable. The connector includes a main board and a graphic And may be configured to connect the cards to each other.

The support bracket may include a coupling piece fixed to a side wall of the case body; A support piece having a pair of support protrusions projecting in one direction from both end portions in a '' 'shape in a top view; The female PCI slot of the connector fastened to the graphics card is disposed inside the pair of support protrusions and the bottom surface of the graphics card is seated at the end of the support protrusion.

The end of the support protrusion may be provided with an insulation part coated with a synthetic resin material.

In addition, a locking hole penetrating vertically is formed at one side of the supporting protrusion, and a protective cover for protecting an end of the IDE cable is provided at a connection portion of the PCI slot and the IDE cable of the male and female, A pair of fastening bolts extending through the fastening holes and corresponding to the fastening holes are formed at both ends of the fastening holes, And the support bracket and the female PCI slot are coupled by the fastening bolts.

A fixing piece having a through hole formed on an inner side of the coupling piece and fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the case body between the coupling piece and the side wall of the case body and having a plurality of height adjusting holes having different heights; A height adjusting bolt fastened to one of the height adjusting holes through the through hole; The height adjusting bolt may further include a height adjusting hole to which the height adjusting bolt is fastened.

According to the present invention, a high-grade expansion card can be installed horizontally in a slim type computer having insufficient internal space, and the upgraded graphics card can be upgraded without changing the case.

Particularly, since external air is supplied to the expansion card through the air intake hole, the narrow internal space of the slim type computer can be more completely dissipated, so that the reliability of use of the computer can be further enhanced.

1 is a schematic view of a computer case according to the present invention;
2 is a state diagram showing the interior of a computer case according to the present invention.
3 is a schematic view showing a connector according to the present invention;
4 is a schematic view showing a support bracket according to the present invention;
5 is a schematic view showing the connection between the connector and the support bracket according to the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a plan view
7 is a front view of Fig. 2

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the 'computer case' according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a computer case according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a state view showing the interior of a computer case according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a connector according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a connection between a connector and a support bracket according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG.

1 and 2, the present invention is a computer case 1 for accommodating a main board 2 and a graphic card 3, wherein the computer case includes a case body 10 formed of a rectangular enclosure, ; A support bracket 20 protruding from the inside of the case body to fix one side of the graphics card so that the graphics card is parallel to the main board and can be arranged and fixed; And a connector (30) for connecting the main board and the PCI slot of the graphic card, wherein the graphics card (3) is arranged such that the fan of the graphics card is directed to the upper wall of the case body (10) is formed with an intake hole (11) corresponding to the position of the fan of the graphic card, and external air is supplied to the graphic card and cooled.

The computer case body 10 according to the present invention is a HTPC (Home Theater Personal Computer) type and is formed as a rectangular enclosure including a bottom plate, a front panel panel, a rear panel, side walls of both sides, and a cover, 2) and accommodates the graphics card 3 as one of representative expansion cards.

The main board 2 is seated on a bottom plate of the case body and is fixedly installed so that an external connection connector protrudes to one side of the rear panel.

The graphics card 3 is one of expansion cards connected to the main board 2. The connector for connecting to a monitor provided outside is fixed to one side of the rear panel.

The support bracket 20 protrudes from the inside of the case body 10 and fixes one side of the graphic card 3 so that the graphics card 3 is parallel to the main board 2 and can be arranged and fixed.

That is, one side of the graphics card 3 is fixed to the rear panel, and the support bracket 20 is provided to fix the graphics card so that the other side of the graphics card 3 is not warped due to its own weight.

The support bracket 20 may protrude upward from a bottom surface of the case body 10, but may protrude from a side wall adjacent to the graphic card.

3, the connector 30 includes an IDE cable 31 formed in a flat shape so as to be warped, and female and male PCI slots 32a and 32b provided at both ends of the IDE cable And can be configured to connect the main board 2 and the graphic card 3 fixed at a predetermined position inside the case body to each other.

That is, the mother PCI board 2 and the graphics card 3 are fixed by fixing the female PCI slot 32a to the PCI slot of the graphics card 3 and the PCI slots 32b are inserted into the PCI slot of the main board The IDE cable 32 which is freely pivotable is inserted and fixed so as to connect the male and female PCI slots 32a and 32b to the inside of the case body 10 regardless of the position of the PCI slot of the main board 2. [ The graphic card 3 fixed at a predetermined position can be connected to each other.

4, the support bracket 20 includes a coupling piece 21 fixed to a side wall of the case body 10; A support piece 22 provided with a pair of support protrusions 221 protruding in one direction from both side ends in a '' 'shape in a top view; The female PCI slot 32a of the connector fastened to the graphic card is disposed inside the pair of the support protrusions 221 so that the bottom surface of the graphic card is seated on the end of the support protrusion 221 Lt; / RTI >

The end of the support protrusion 221 is provided with an insulation part 222 coated with a synthetic resin material so that a short circuit is not generated due to the bottom surface of the graphic card 3 being seated on the upper surface.

5 and 6, a coupling hole 223 is formed at one side of the support protrusion 221 so as to vertically penetrate the PCI slots 32a and 32b and the IDE cable 31 The protection lid 33 is provided at both ends of the protective lid 33 provided in the female PCI slot 32a so as to protect the ends of the IDE cable 31. [ And a fastening bolt 34 extending through the fastening hole and the corresponding hole so as to be seated on the upper portion of the support protrusion 221 and having a corresponding hole 332 corresponding to the fastening hole, And the support bracket 20 and the female PCI slot 32a are coupled by the fastening bolts.

The protective cover 33 is provided at a connection part between the male and female PCI slots 32a and 32b and the IDE cable 31 so as to cover and protect the end of the IDE cable 31. In particular, At both ends of the protective lid 33 provided on both sides of the support protrusion 221, both side ends of the protective lid 33 are extended to be seated on the upper side of the support protrusion 221 and the corresponding protrusion 332 corresponding to the above- (331).

In addition, a fastening bolt (34) passing through the fastening hole and the corresponding hole is further provided, and the fastening bolt is configured to connect the support bracket (20) and the female PCI slot (32a).

4 to 6, a through hole 211 is formed on the inner side of the coupling piece 21, and between the coupling piece 21 and the side wall of the case body 10, A fixing piece 23 fixedly attached to the inner circumferential surface and having a plurality of height adjusting holes 231 having different heights; A height adjusting bolt (24) fastened to one of the height adjusting holes (231) through the through hole; The height of the support piece 22 may be adjusted according to the position of the height adjustment hole 231 to which the height adjustment bolt 24 is fastened.

A guide piece 212 bent backward from one side of the coupling piece 21 is further provided so that the coupling piece 21 is vertically moved from the side of the fixing piece 23 It is preferable to be constructed so as to be able to do so.

The graphic card 3 is disposed such that the cooling fan of the graphic card is oriented toward the upper wall of the case body 10 and the case body 10 has the intake hole 11 corresponding to the position of the fan of the graphic card. And external air is supplied to the graphic card to be cooled.

As described above, the present invention is a computer case 1 for accommodating a main board 2 and a graphic card 3, wherein the computer case comprises a case body 10 formed as a rectangular enclosure; A support bracket 20 protruding from the inside of the case body to fix one side of the graphics card so that the graphics card is parallel to the main board and can be arranged and fixed; And a connector (30) for connecting the main board and the PCI slot of the graphic card, wherein the graphics card (3) is arranged such that the fan of the graphics card is directed to the upper wall of the case body (10) is formed with an intake hole (11) corresponding to the position of the fan of the graphic card, and external air is supplied to the graphics card to cool the computer case (1). Those skilled in the art will appreciate It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1: Computer case 2: Motherboard
3: graphics card 10: case body
11: air intake hole 20: support bracket
21: Coupling piece 211: Through hole
212: Guide piece 22: Support piece
221: support protrusion 222: insulating part
223: fastening hole 23: fastening piece
231: height adjusting ball 24: height adjusting bolt
30: Connector 31: IDE cable
32a: Female PCI Slot 32b: Number of PCI Slots
33: Protective cover 331: Protective cover
332: Corresponding ball 34: fastening bolt

Claims (6)

A computer case (1) for accommodating a main board (2) and a graphic card (3), the computer case comprising: a case body (10) formed of a rectangular enclosure; A support bracket 20 protruding from the inside of the case body to fix one side of the graphics card so that the graphics card can be arranged and fixed parallel to the main board; A connector (30) for connecting the PCI slot of the main board and the graphics card; Wherein the graphics card 3 is arranged such that the fan of the graphic card is oriented toward the upper wall of the case body 10 and the case body 10 is positioned in the vicinity of the intake hole 11 ) Is formed, and external air is supplied to the graphics card to cool the computer case.
The connector (30) according to claim 1, wherein the connector (30) comprises an IDE cable (31) provided in a flat shape so as to be warped, and female and female PCI slots (32a, 32b) provided at both ends of the IDE cable , The main board (2) and the graphic card (3) fixed in a fixed position inside the case body (10) are connected to each other.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the support bracket (20) comprises: a coupling piece (21) fixed to a side wall of the case body (10); A support piece 22 provided with a pair of support protrusions 221 protruding in one direction from both side ends in a '''shape in a top view; The female PCI slot 32a of the connector fastened to the graphics card is disposed inside the pair of the support protrusions 221 and the bottom surface of the graphics card is seated at the end of the support protrusion 221 Lt; / RTI >
The computer case according to claim 3, wherein the end of the support protrusion (221) is provided with an insulation part (222) coated with a synthetic resin material.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein a coupling hole (223) penetrating vertically is formed at one side of the support protrusion (221), and an IDE cable (314) is connected to the connection between the male and female PCI slots (32a, 32b) 31 are provided at both ends of the protective lid 33 provided at the female PCI slot 32a so that both end portions of the protective lid 33 are engaged with the support protrusions 221, And a fastening bolt (34) extending through the fastening hole and the corresponding hole, wherein the fastening bolt (34) is extended from the fastening hole (331) And the support bracket (20) and the female PCI slot (32a) are coupled by fastening bolts.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein a through hole (211) is formed in the inside of the coupling piece (21) and is tightly fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the case body between the coupling piece (21) and the side wall of the case body A fixing member 23 having a plurality of height adjusting holes 231 having different heights; A height adjusting bolt (24) fastened to one of the height adjusting holes (231) through the through hole; Wherein the height of the support piece (22) is adjustable according to a position of the height adjustment hole (231) to which the height adjustment bolt (24) is fastened.

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