TW201924726A - Computing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A computing device comprises a housing, a mother board, an ultraviolet source and a wavelength converter. The housing comprises a carrying part and a first light permeable part. The first light permeable part is disposed on the carrying part and together form a storage space. The carrying part has at least one through hole connected to the storage space. The mother board is disposed in the storage space. The ultraviolet source is disposed on the mother board for emitting an ultraviolet light for air cleaning. The wavelength converter converts the ultraviolet light to a visible light. The ultraviolet light travels through the first light permeable part and the wavelength converter and becomes the visible light exposed out of the housing.

Description

Computer equipment

The present invention relates to a computer device, and more particularly to a computer device having a function of purifying air.

In general, sterilization through sunlight is the most traditional and convenient disinfection method, and solar sterilization is the use of ultraviolet light in sunlight as a sterilization tool. Ultraviolet light is invisible light beyond the purple spectrum, and its characteristics are short wavelength and high energy, which can effectively destroy the DNA structure of harmful bacteria and destroy it.

In view of the rise of modern people's health awareness, the installation of air purifiers at home to filter airborne aerosols and eliminate harmful substances such as bacteria in the air is a common and effective way to protect their health. The air purifier can usually be composed of a fan, a strainer and a sterilizing device. The working principle is to use the fan in the machine to circulate the indoor air through the filter screen and the sterilizing device in the machine to remove or adsorb various harmful substances to achieve cleaning. The purpose of purifying the air. In order to avoid problems such as allergies, asthma and bacterial infection caused by aerosols or bacteria entering the human body.

In addition, today's electronic products are constantly improving due to their functions, so that their work efficiency is greatly improved, but the heat dissipation problem of the product itself is also followed. Therefore, existing electronic products generally have a heat dissipating component that forces gas flow, thereby cooling components in the electronic product to prevent the product from overheating and being damaged. The principle is that the cold air in the environment is sucked into the electronic product, and the heat energy emitted inside the product is discharged in a convection manner, so that the air in the environment is circulated to achieve the purpose of cooling. In addition, due to functional requirements or aesthetic requirements, the LEDs of the electronic products often have illuminated indicators or trademarks, which are usually provided with a light source in the product to illuminate the light and penetrate the outer casing of the product. To achieve instructions or aesthetic purposes. However, this additional set of light sources increases the amount of power consumed by the product.

Therefore, how to effectively use the ultraviolet light and the heat dissipating device commonly used in electronic products to simultaneously purify the air and make the electronic product emit light, thereby achieving the purpose of saving energy, is a trend that the industry intends to develop in the future.

The invention provides a computer device, which is provided with an ultraviolet light source in a computer device, and a wavelength conversion component is arranged in a computer device casing, and the heat dissipation device originally provided by the computer device is used to simultaneously purify the air and make the computer device emit light, thereby further To achieve the goal of saving energy.

A computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a motherboard, an ultraviolet light source, and a wavelength conversion component. The outer casing includes a bearing portion and a first light transmitting portion. The first light transmitting portion is mounted on the carrying portion to collectively surround an accommodating space. The carrying portion has at least one vent, and the at least one vent communicates with the accommodating space. The motherboard is located in the accommodating space. The ultraviolet light source is disposed on the motherboard to emit an ultraviolet light to purify the air in the accommodating space. The wavelength conversion element converts ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light source into a visible light. The ultraviolet light may be exposed to the outside in the form of visible light through the first light transmitting portion and the wavelength converting member.

According to the computer device disclosed in the above embodiments, the ultraviolet light source disposed in the accommodating space can emit ultraviolet light to purify the air in the accommodating space, and the wavelength converting component disposed in the outer casing can convert the ultraviolet light of the purified air into visible light. Therefore, the single ultraviolet light source can make the computer equipment take care of the functions of sterilization and illumination, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description. The objects and advantages of the present invention can be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in the <RTIgt; The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a computer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the computer device of FIG.

The computer device 1 of this embodiment can be, for example, a bare-bones computer. The computer device 1 includes a casing 10, a pattern structure 20, a fan 30, a motherboard 40, a heat exchanger 50, an ultraviolet light source 60, two visors 71, 72, and a wavelength conversion element 80.

The outer casing 10 includes a bearing portion 110 and a first light transmitting portion 120. The carrying portion 110 includes a top plate 111, a bottom plate 112, and a front side plate 113 connecting the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112, a rear side plate 114, a left side plate 115, and a right side plate 116. The first light transmitting portion 120 is disposed on the top plate 111 of the carrying portion 110 to surround the receiving space 130 together with the bottom plate 112 and the four side plates 113, 114, 115, and 116. The left side plate 115 of the carrying portion 110 has an air inlet 117. The right side plate 116 of the carrying portion 110 has an air outlet 118, and the air inlet 117 and the air outlet 118 communicate with the accommodating space 130 to enable air in the accommodating space 130. External air circulation.

In the present embodiment, the number of the vents is two, and is located on the left side plate 115 and the right side plate 116, respectively, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of vents may be increased or decreased according to actual needs, and the vents may be modified to be installed on the top, bottom or side panels of the carrier according to actual needs.

In the present embodiment, the first light transmitting portion 120 is mounted on the top plate 111 of the carrying portion 110, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first light transmitting portion may be installed on the bottom plate or the side plate of the bearing portion according to actual needs.

The pattern structure 20 is disposed on the first light transmitting portion 120 to present, for example, a company logo pattern for producing the computer device 1, or an indication pattern having an indication function (for example, an indicator light on the switch key).

The fan 30 is disposed in the accommodating space 130 and correspondingly disposed on the air outlet 118 to converge the air in the accommodating space 130 to convect the air to achieve convection heat dissipation. In the present embodiment, the feature that the fan 30 is disposed at the air outlet 118 is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the fan 30 can be disposed at the air inlet 117 or other locations disposed in the accommodating space 130 according to actual needs.

The motherboard 40 is located in the accommodating space 130. The motherboard 40 includes a substrate 41 and a processor 42 disposed on the substrate 41. The processor 42 in this embodiment may be, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a south bridge chip, or a north bridge chip. Heating element, but not limited to this.

The heat exchanger 50 is in thermal contact with the processor 42 which can carry the thermal energy of the processor 42 away for heat dissipation. In the embodiment, the heat exchanger 50 includes a heat absorption block 51 , a plurality of heat dissipation fins 52 , and a plurality of heat pipes 53 connecting the heat absorption block 51 and the heat dissipation fins 52 . The heat absorbing block 51 is stacked on the processor 42 for heat exchange with the processor 42. The heat dissipation fins 52 are located between the air outlets 118 and the fan 30, so that the heat energy on the heat dissipation fins 52 can be blown out of the air outlets 118 through the fan 30 to achieve heat dissipation. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the heat exchanger may be, for example, a liquid-cooled heat sink or other form of heat sink. In addition, the heat exchanger can be selected, that is, the computer device can perform cooling and cooling only through the fan.

The ultraviolet light source 60 is disposed on the substrate 41, and the ultraviolet light source 60 is configured to emit an ultraviolet light 61 to purify the air in the accommodating space 130. The computer device 1 of the present embodiment drives the air in the accommodating space 130 to flow through the fan 30, so that the cold air in the external environment flows into the accommodating space 130 from the air inlet 117, and is heated by the heat generating components such as the processor 42 and the heat dissipation fins 52. Contact to absorb its thermal energy, and then flow out from the air outlet 118 to the external environment, so as to achieve heat dissipation. During this cycle, the air flowing through the accommodating space 130 will carry bacteria in the surrounding environment, and the air with bacteria will be irradiated with ultraviolet light 61 through the ultraviolet light source 60, which can eliminate the bacteria therein and then discharge the computer equipment. In the external environment, the function of air purification is achieved.

In the present embodiment, the wavelength of the ultraviolet light 61 may be, for example, 185 nm to 395 nm. Preferably, the ultraviolet light 61 has a wavelength of 185 nm, 265 nm or 375 nm to 395 nm. In detail, since the DNA structure of most harmful bacteria can effectively absorb the energy of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 265 nm and 185 nm, the wavelength of ultraviolet light near 185 nm or 265 nm is sufficient in the case of sufficient light intensity. It can effectively kill bacteria. In addition, ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 375 nm to 395 nm can synthesize oxygen (O ₂ ) in the air into ozone (O ₃ ), and ozone also has a bactericidal effect, so if ultraviolet rays are emitted from the ultraviolet light source provided The wavelength is from 375 nm to 395 nm, which is sterilized by synthetic ozone.

The visor 71 is interposed between the ultraviolet light source 60 and the air inlet 117, and the visor 72 is interposed between the ultraviolet light source 60 and the air outlet 118. Thereby, the ultraviolet light 61 is prevented from leaking from the air inlet 117 and the air outlet 118 to the outer casing 10 to the external environment. Since ultraviolet rays are harmful to the human body, it is necessary to provide a light shielding plate between the ultraviolet light source and the vent to prevent ultraviolet rays from leaking out. In the present embodiment, the visor 71 is disposed on the bottom plate 112 of the carrying portion 110, and the visor 72 is disposed on the substrate 41 of the motherboard 40, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the visor can be disposed on other components in the accommodating space between the ultraviolet light source and the vent. In addition, the number of visors can also be added according to actual needs, in order to achieve the function of preventing the leakage of ultraviolet light.

The wavelength conversion element 80 is configured to convert the ultraviolet light 61 emitted from the ultraviolet light source 60 into a visible light 81, and expose the ultraviolet light 61 to the outside through the first light transmitting portion 120 and the wavelength conversion element 80 in the form of visible light 81. In detail, in the present embodiment, the wavelength conversion element 80 is a phosphor powder applied to the inner surface of the first light transmitting portion 120 facing the accommodating space. The ultraviolet light 61 is irradiated onto the wavelength conversion element 80 to excite the visible light 81, and the visible light 81 is transmitted through the first light transmitting portion 120 to be exposed, and transmitted through the pattern structure 20 provided in the first light transmitting portion 120. The design of the pattern is brighter. Among them, the wavelength conversion element 80 converts the ultraviolet light 61 into visible light 81, and the ultraviolet light is applied to the fluorescent powder to excite visible light.

The feature that the wavelength conversion element of the present embodiment is a phosphor is not intended to limit the invention. In other embodiments, the wavelength converting element can be other elements that also have a function of converting wavelength. In addition, the feature that the wavelength conversion element of the embodiment is disposed in the accommodating space is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the wavelength converting element can be disposed on an outer surface of the outer casing and corresponding to a position of the first light transmitting portion.

3 and FIG. 5, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a computer device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a top view of the computer device of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the computer device of FIG. A schematic view of the section.

The computer device 1b of this embodiment can be, for example, a notebook computer. The computer device 1b includes a casing 10b, a fan 30b, a motherboard 40b, a heat exchanger 50b, an ultraviolet light source 60b, three light shielding plates 71b, 72b, 73b, a wavelength conversion element 80b, a keyboard 90b, and a pattern structure. 21b.

The housing 10b includes a receiving portion 110b and a first transparent portion 120b. The receiving portion 110b includes a top plate 111b, a bottom plate 112b, a front side plate 113b connecting the top plate 111b and the bottom plate 112b, a rear side plate 114b, and a left side plate 115b. A right side plate 116b. The first light transmitting portion 120b is disposed on the top plate 111b of the carrying portion 110b to surround the bottom plate 112 and the four side plates 113b, 114b, 115b, and 116b to surround an accommodating space 130b. The left side plate 115b of the carrying portion 110b has an air inlet 117b. The right side plate 116b of the carrying portion 110b has an air outlet 118b, and the air inlet 117b and the air outlet 118b communicate with the accommodating space 130b to enable air in the accommodating space 130b. External air circulation.

The fan 30b is disposed in the accommodating space 130b and correspondingly disposed on the air outlet 118b to converge the air in the accommodating space 130b to convect the air to achieve convection heat dissipation.

The motherboard 40b is located in the accommodating space 130b. The motherboard 40b includes a substrate 41b and a processor 42b disposed on the substrate 41b.

The heat exchanger 50b is in thermal contact with the processor 42b, which can carry away the thermal energy of the processor 42b to achieve heat dissipation. The heat exchanger 50b includes a heat absorbing block 51b, a plurality of heat radiating fins 52b, and a plurality of heat pipes 53b that connect the heat absorbing block 51b and the heat radiating fins 52b. The heat absorbing block 51b is superposed on the processor 42b to perform heat exchange with the processor 42b. The heat dissipation fins 52b are located between the air outlets 118b and the fan 30b, so that the heat energy on the heat dissipation fins 52b can be blown out of the air outlets 118b through the fan 30b to achieve heat dissipation.

The ultraviolet light source 60b is disposed on the substrate 41b, and the ultraviolet light source 60b is configured to emit an ultraviolet light 61b to purify the air in the accommodating space 130b. The computer device 1b of the present embodiment drives the air in the accommodating space 130b to flow through the fan 30b, so that the cold air in the external environment flows into the accommodating space 130b from the air inlet 117b, and is heated by the heat generating elements such as the processor 42b and the heat dissipating fin 52b. Contact to absorb its thermal energy, and then flow out from the air outlet 118b to the external environment, so as to achieve heat dissipation. During this cycle, the air flowing through the accommodating space 130b will carry bacteria in the surrounding environment, and the air with bacteria will be irradiated with ultraviolet light 61b through the ultraviolet light source 60b, which can eliminate the bacteria therein, and then discharge the computer equipment 1b. In the external environment, the function of air purification is achieved.

The light shielding plate 71b is interposed between the ultraviolet light source 60b and the air inlet 117b, the light shielding plate 72b is interposed between the ultraviolet light source 60b and the air outlet 118b, and the light shielding plate 73b is provided on the top plate 111b. In the present embodiment, the visors 71b, 72b, 73b each have a reflective surface facing the ultraviolet light source 60b to reflect the ultraviolet light 61b. Thereby, not only the ultraviolet light 61b is prevented from leaking out of the outer casing 10b from the air inlet 117b and the air outlet 118b, but also the ultraviolet light 61b is reflected so that the energy of the ultraviolet light 61b is not dissipated to sufficiently illuminate the air flowing through the accommodating space 130b. In order to achieve the purpose of effective sterilization.

The wavelength conversion element 80b converts the ultraviolet light 61b emitted from the ultraviolet light source 60b into a visible light 81b, and exposes the ultraviolet light 61b to the outside through the first light transmitting portion 120b and the wavelength conversion element 80b in the form of the visible light 81b.

In the embodiment, the first light transmitting portion 120b includes a light transmitting plate 121b and a light guiding plate 122b connected thereto. The wavelength conversion element 80b is disposed in the accommodating space 130b and correspondingly disposed on the light-transmitting plate 121b, and the ultraviolet light 61b is converted into the visible light 81b after passing through the wavelength conversion element 80b, and sequentially enters the light-transmitting plate 121b and the guide of the first light-transmitting portion 120b. The light plate 122b, wherein the light guide plate 122b is used to transmit the visible light 81b.

The keyboard 90b is stacked on the light guide plate 122b, and the keyboard 90b has a second light transmitting portion 91b. The visible light 81b is uniformly irradiated to the keyboard 90b through the transmission of the light guide plate 122b, and is exposed to the outside through the second light transmitting portion 91b. In this embodiment, since the second light transmitting portion 91b of the keyboard 90b is distributed over the keyboard 90b over a large area, the light guide plate 122b of the first light transmitting portion 120b is directed to move the visible light 81b away from the ultraviolet light source 60b. The second light transmitting portion 91b which is uniformly irradiated on the keyboard 90b is transmitted.

The pattern structure 21b is disposed on the second light transmitting portion 91b of the keyboard 90b to present a pattern on a general keyboard button, such as letters, numbers, and symbols, to achieve the effect of a general backlit keyboard.

According to the computer apparatus of the above embodiment, the ultraviolet light source disposed in the accommodating space emits ultraviolet light to purify the air in the accommodating space, and the wavelength converting element disposed in the outer casing converts the ultraviolet light of the purified air into visible light. Therefore, the single ultraviolet light source can make the computer equipment take care of the functions of sterilization and illumination, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving.

In addition, since the convection can be enhanced by the fan used for heat dissipation in the computer equipment, the sterilization effect of the computer equipment can be further improved without additional cost.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

1, 1b‧‧‧ computer equipment

10, 10b‧‧‧ shell

110, 110b‧‧‧ Carrying Department

111, 111b‧‧‧ top board

112, 112b‧‧‧ bottom plate

113, 113b‧‧‧ front side panels

114, 114b‧‧‧ rear side panels

115, 115b‧‧‧ left side board

116, 116b‧‧‧ right side board

117, 117b‧‧‧ inlet

118, 118b‧‧ vents

120, 120b‧‧‧ first light transmission department

121b‧‧‧light board

122b‧‧‧Light guide plate

130, 130b‧‧‧ accommodating space

20, 21b‧‧‧ pattern structure

30, 30b‧‧‧ fans

40, 40b‧‧‧ motherboard

41, 41b‧‧‧ substrate

42, 42b‧‧‧ processor

50, 50b‧‧ ‧ heat exchanger

51, 51b‧‧‧heat block

52, 52b‧‧‧ heat sink fins

53, 53b‧‧‧ heat pipe

60, 60b‧‧‧ ultraviolet light source

61, 61b‧‧‧ ultraviolet light

71, 72, 71b, 72b, 73b‧‧‧ visors

80, 80b‧‧‧wavelength conversion components

81, 81b‧‧‧ visible light

90b‧‧‧ keyboard

91b‧‧‧Second light transmission department

1 is a perspective view of a computer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the computer device of FIG. 1. 3 is a perspective view of a computer device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a top plan view of the computer device of FIG. 3. Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the computer device of Figure 3.

Claims (10)

A computer device comprising: a housing comprising a carrying portion and a first light transmitting portion, wherein the first light transmitting portion is mounted on the carrying portion to collectively surround an receiving space, the bearing portion having at least a venting port, the at least one vent opening communicates with the accommodating space; a motherboard disposed in the accommodating space; an ultraviolet light source disposed on the motherboard, the ultraviolet light source for emitting an ultraviolet light to purify the accommodating The air in the space; and a wavelength converting component that converts the ultraviolet light emitted by the ultraviolet light source into a visible light, the ultraviolet light being exposed to the visible light in the form of the visible light passing through the first light transmitting portion and the wavelength converting member . The computer device of claim 1, further comprising at least one visor, the at least one visor being interposed between the ultraviolet light source and the at least one vent to prevent the ultraviolet light from the at least one vent Leak out the outer casing. The computer device of claim 2, wherein the at least one visor has a reflective surface that faces the ultraviolet light source to reflect the ultraviolet light. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one vent is two, respectively, an air inlet and an air outlet. The computer device of claim 1, further comprising a heat exchanger and a fan, wherein the motherboard comprises a substrate and a processor, wherein the ultraviolet light source and the processor are disposed on the substrate, The heat exchanger is in thermal contact with the processor, and the fan is located in the accommodating space and correspondingly disposed on the at least one vent. The computer device of claim 1, wherein the carrying portion comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and at least one side plate connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, wherein the first light transmitting portion is located at the top plate, the at least one vent opening Located on the at least one side panel. The computer device of claim 1, further comprising a keyboard, wherein the keyboard has a second light transmitting portion, wherein the first light transmitting portion comprises a connected light transmitting plate and a light guiding plate, the wavelength The conversion component is located in the accommodating space and is disposed on the light-transmitting plate. The keyboard is superposed on the light-guiding plate, and the ultraviolet light is converted into the visible light through the wavelength conversion component, and sequentially enters the light-transmitting plate and the light guide plate. The light guide plate transmits the visible light, so that the visible light can be irradiated and penetrated through the second light transmitting portion of the keyboard to be exposed. The computer device of claim 7, further comprising a pattern structure disposed on the second light transmitting portion. The computer device according to claim 1, further comprising a pattern structure disposed on the first light transmitting portion. The computer device according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion element is a fluorescent powder.