KR960006224Y1 - Front panel for computer body - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Prefabricated front panel for computer body)

1 is an exploded perspective view of a prefabricated front panel for a computer body according to the present invention.

2 and 3 are perspective views of a state in which a front panel is formed by assembling and fixing a panel substrate and a key panel according to the present invention in a panel frame.

4 to 6 are perspective views of a state in which the front panel is formed by assembling and fixing the main panel, the sub-panel, and the key panel according to the present invention in a panel frame.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1 panel frame 2 panel substrate

3: key panel 12: mounting space

13: the first engaging portion 20: the second engaging portion

21: fourth engaging portion 22: main panel

23: sub-panel 30: third engaging portion

31: fifth engaging portion 221: sixth engaging portion

231: seventh alignment

The present invention relates to a prefabricated front panel for a computer main body, and more particularly, to a prefabricated front panel for a computer main body, which can be separately manufactured by dividing the front panel of the main body into a predetermined number of parts and combined into various different shapes as necessary. It is about.

In general, commercially available computers contain a central processing unit (CPU), a hard memory, a floppy disk drive (FD) device, a monitor, and the like integrally in a housing almost independently of a keyboard, and only the front of the housing has an opening. It is formed in a box shape and the main body is formed by inserting the front panel into the front opening of the housing.

The front panel of the computer main body of various brands is provided with its own shape by varying the arrangement of the functional devices to be assembled. For example, the shape of the front plate or side plate is often different according to different brands, and the layout thereof is also different, and also there are differences in the installation location and the number of insertion protection support grooves of the disk device. As a cause of this situation, when designing a prefabricated front panel for a computer main body and entering into mass production, a new mold must be manufactured first, but it is expensive to manufacture the mold and requires considerable time. Depending on the machine tool) and will actually affect production. On the other hand, according to the demand of the market, there are a variety of different appearance moldings in products of the same size, and it is desirable to have a wide range of choices for consumers, but when producing a small amount of various products, inevitably a large number of molds of different shapes Since the cost rises and time is consumed and a panel manufacturer must change a mold at that time, there existed a problem which brought about manufacturing inconvenience.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prefabricated front panel for a computer main body, and the front panel is manufactured by dividing the front panel into a predetermined number of different shape parts and changing the appearance shape of each part as necessary. It is designed to be practically convenient, and its shape is relatively simplified, so that it is easy to manufacture the mold, thereby saving material, lowering the production cost, and at the same time, can be easily fixed and assembled for the computer main body. The purpose is to provide a prefabricated front panel.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a frame, most of which is fitted into a front opening of a main body housing, and is formed to surround a mounting space of a suitable size therein, and a plurality of first hooks on an inner circumferential surface facing the mounting space. Panel frames each having a fitting portion in a suitable place; A panel substrate provided in a mounting space of said panel frame, said panel substrate having a second engagement portion engaged with said first engagement portion on an outer circumferential surface of the panel frame in contact with an inner surface thereof; A key panel fitted in contact with the panel substrate and installed in the mounting space and having a third engagement portion engaged with and fixed to any one of the plurality of first engagement portions on a side of the panel frame inner circumferential surface and in contact with the panel frame; ; The prefabricated front panel for a computer body constructed by combining the features is its feature. And forming the panel organ and the tall panel in different shapes and shapes; Forming the panel substrate as a main panel and a sub panel; Or fourth and fifth fastening portions which are unevenly engaged with each other on respective side surfaces of the panel and the tall panel which are in contact with each other; Alternatively, a plurality of first engagement portions provided on the inner side of the panel frame may be formed as engagement holes, and the second engagement portions provided on the side of the panel substrate and the third engagement portions provided on the side of the key panel may be hooked, respectively. It is more preferable to provide the 6th and 7th engaging parts formed by the projection, or the uneven engagement of each main side and the side panel which contact | connects the said main panel.

According to the present invention, the prefabricated front panel for the computer main body can be selected and combined in various shapes and forms by appropriately selecting a main panel, a subpanel, or a key panel as needed, and a new shape of the front panel is designed. Even if it is possible, it is not necessary to make a mold for the whole set of new front panels, but only a part of the newly designed front panel whose shape is changed, for example, a main panel, a sub panel or a tall panel, is molded and molded. In addition, the front panel of the new design can be assembled together with the panel of the part which has not changed shape.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail by the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the prefabricated front panel for a computer main body of the present invention divides the front panel into a predetermined number of parts, manufactures each of them separately, and changes various shapes of appearance. Therefore, it is formed to be assembled as desired, and roughly divided into a panel frame 1, a panel organ 2, and a tall panel 3. Among them, the panel frame 1 is formed in the same design as the front panel of a general computer main body, and a mounting space 12 of a suitable size is surrounded inside a pair of transverse frames 10 and a pair of longitudinal frames 11. At the same time, both side transverse frames 10 of the panel frame 1 are provided with a plurality of first engaging portions 13 at appropriate positions on the inner circumferential surface facing the mounting space 12. The first engagement portion 13 is formed into an engagement hole).

The panel substrate 12 is mounted in the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1, and the upper and lower edges of the panel substrate 12 are closely connected to both side frame 10 of the panel frame 1, respectively. To the upper and lower end edges, and the second engaging portion 20 (in the present embodiment, the second engaging portion) at a position corresponding to the first engaging portion 13 formed on the inner surface of the transverse frame 10 at both ends. The part 20 is formed by the engaging projection), and the second engagement portion 20 is hooked to the first engagement portion 13 (the engagement hole) on the inner side of the biaxial transverse frame 10. The panel substrate 2 is fixed to the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1.

The key panel 3 is mounted in the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1, similarly to the panel substrate 2, and is placed on the inner side surfaces of both side transverse frames 10 of the panel frame 1. The lower end edges are closely adhered to each other so as to correspond to the upper and lower pairs of first engagement parts 13 provided on both side frames 10, respectively. The part 30 (formed by the engaging protrusion similarly to the said 2nd engagement part 20) is provided, and the said 3rd engagement part 30 is a pair of 1st engagement parts of the said upper and lower parts. The key panel 3 is fixed in the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1 by being bonded in parallel to the panel substrate 2 already fixed in the panel frame 1 by engaging with.

That is, the panel substrate 2 and the key panel 3 are fixedly installed in the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1 in this manner, thereby forming a prefabricated front panel of the computer main body.

And, as shown in FIG. 3, in order to further strengthen the prefabricated front panel for the computer main body, the fourth engaging portion 21 is attached to the side of the panel substrate 2 in contact with the key panel 3. And a fifth engagement portion 31 for engaging with each other (in this embodiment, the fourth engagement portion 21 is formed as an engagement hole, and the fifth engagement portion 31 is formed with an engagement protrusion, respectively). ). The panel substrate 2 and the key panel 3 can be fixed in the panel frame 1 more firmly by engaging the fourth and fifth engaging portions 21 and 31.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the present invention is a prefabricated front panel for a computer main body, and the panel substrate 2 may be combined as the main panel 23 according to a customer's request. The sixth engaging portion 221 is provided on the side of the main panel 22 to which the 23 contacts, and the seventh engaging portion 231 is provided on the side of the sub-panel 23, and the sixth and seventh engaging portions are provided. The main panel 22 and the subpanel 23 can be firmly joined by the uneven engagement of the fitting portions 221 and 231. In addition, the main panel 22 or the sub-panel 23 can be replaced and used as necessary, thereby forming a prefabricated front panel for a computer body having various shapes, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown, the longitudinal projections may be formed in the main panel 22, and the transverse projections may be formed in the secondary panel 23, or as shown in FIG. 6, the main panel 22 and the secondary panel ( 23) All may be formed in a planar shape.

From the assembly structure as described above, the present invention can select the main panel 22, the sub-panel 23 or the key panel 3 appropriately and combine the front panel of the computer main body according to the shape required by the customer. Even if the front panel is designed in a new shape, it is not necessary to make a mold for the whole set of new front panels, and the differently shaped parts of the newly designed front panel, for example, the main panel 22 or the sub-panel ( 23) Alternatively, a mold of only the tall panel 3 may be manufactured and molded, and the front panel may be assembled together with the panel. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the production cost of the mold, to save time, so as not to be affected by the production work, and moreover, various small quantities of the products can be provided in accordance with the market demand according to the assembly. In addition, since the present invention performs the assembly work by a solid fastening method, the assembly operation can be fastened to each other by fastening the fastening portions of each member by press-fitting into the mounting space 12 of the various panel frames 1. It is extremely easy to assemble, and the actual assembly production can be performed by an automated production apparatus.

As described above, according to the present invention, the main panel, the sub-panel, or the key panel can be selectively combined with the front panel of the computer main body according to the shape required by the customer. The design eliminates the need for a new mold for the entire set of front panels. In addition, if the newly designed front panel is made by molding a part whose shape is changed, for example, a main panel, a subpanel, or a tall panel, the front panel may be formed in addition to the other non-deformed form of the front panel, that is, the existing panel. The panel can be assembled, which reduces the manufacturing cost of the mold and saves time, which is not affected by production operations. Furthermore, because of the assembly operation method, various small quantities of products can be provided in accordance with market demand, and actual assembly production can be performed by an automated production device.

Claims (6)

Most of the frame is inserted into the front opening of the main body housing so as to surround a mounting space 12 of a suitable size therein, and a plurality of first engaging portions 13 on the inner circumferential surface facing the mounting space 12. A panel frame (1) having each at a suitable place; The second engaging portion 20 which is installed in the mounting space 12 of the panel frame 1 and is engaged with and fixed to the first engaging portion 13 on an outer circumferential surface of the panel frame 1 which is fitted into and comes into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the panel frame 1. A panel substrate (2) having a; It is fitted in contact with the panel substrate 2 and is installed in the mounting space 12, and is engaged with any one of the plurality of first engaging portion 13 on the side of the panel frame (1) to be in contact with the inner peripheral surface. A key panel 3 having a third engaging portion 30 to be fixed; Prefabricated front panel for a computer body, characterized in that the combination. The prefabricated front panel according to claim 1, wherein the panel substrate (2) and the key panel (3) are formed in different shapes and shapes. The prefabricated front panel for a computer main body according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the panel substrate (2) is formed of a main panel (22) and a sub panel (23). The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth and fifth engaging portions (21) and (31) which engage with each other unevenly are formed on respective side surfaces of the panel substrate (2) and the key panel (3). Prefabricated front panel for the computer body. 2. The second engaging portion 20 according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first engaging portions 13 provided on the inner side of the panel frame 1 are formed as engaging holes, and the second engaging portions 20 provided on the side surface of the panel substrate 2 are formed. And a third engaging portion (30) provided on the side of the key panel (3) as a engaging projection, respectively. The computer according to claim 3, further comprising sixth and seventh engaging portions (221, 231, 231) which engage with each other unevenly on each side of the main panel (22) and the sub-panel (23) in contact with each other. Prefabricated front panel for the body.