TW202410766A - Case body and motherboard system - Google Patents

Abstract

A case body includes a case main body, a front cover and a rotating mechanism. The case main body includes a top wall, two side walls and a bottom wall. The front cover includes a side plate. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating plate, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a connecting rod. The rotating plate is disposed between one of the side walls and the side plate, and the rotating plate includes a first rotating groove and a second rotating groove. The first rotating groove is located at a first surface of the rotating plate which is close to one of the side walls, and a shape of the first rotating groove is an arc shape centering on a pivot point. The second rotating groove is located at a second surface of the rotating plate which is close to side plate. The first rotating shaft is slidably restricted within the first rotating groove. The second rotating shaft is disposed at the side plate and slidably restricted within the second rotating groove. One end of the connecting rod is pivotally disposed at the first rotating shaft and the other end of the connecting rod is pivotally disposed at the second rotating shaft. Hence, operating fluency can be improved.

Description

Case and motherboard system

The present invention relates to a housing and a motherboard system, and in particular to a housing and a motherboard system capable of accommodating a motherboard module.

With the development of current science and technology, electronic products have been widely used in people's lives. In order to integrate functions and facilitate portability of electronic products, relevant manufacturers accommodate motherboard modules and electronic components in the accommodation space of a housing and serve as a host system, such as a computer host or a server host. When the host system is used for a long time, it is necessary to clean the dust in the accommodation space, perform related maintenance operations, or replace faulty electronic components or motherboard modules. However, with the conventional casing structure, when removing or installing the motherboard module, or maintaining electronic components, it is often necessary to remove the front cover of the casing before the operation can be carried out, resulting in cumbersome work. of difficulty.

In view of this, a casing and motherboard system that can improve work smoothness is still the goal of the current joint efforts of relevant industry players.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a housing is provided, which includes a housing body, a front cover and a rotating mechanism. The main body of the casing includes an upper wall, two side walls and a bottom wall. The upper wall, the two side walls and the bottom wall are connected to form an accommodation space, wherein the accommodation space is used to accommodate a motherboard module. The front cover is movably mounted on the main body of the housing to close the accommodation space, and the front cover includes a side plate. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating plate, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a connecting rod. The rotating plate is pivoted on one side wall with a pivot point and is arranged between the side wall and the side plate. The rotating plate includes a first rotating groove and a second rotating groove. The first rotation groove is located on a first surface of the rotation plate close to the aforementioned side wall, and the shape of the first rotation groove is an arc with the pivot point as the center. The second rotating groove is located on a second surface of the rotating plate close to the side plate, wherein the second rotating groove has a rotating section and a linear section, the rotating section is closer to the pivot point than the straight section, and the rotating section and the straight section are A first included angle is clamped to make the second rotating groove have a bent shape. The first rotation shaft is slidably limited to the first rotation groove. The second rotation shaft is provided on the side plate and is slidably limited to the second rotation groove. One end of the connecting rod is pivoted on the first rotation axis and the other end is pivoted on the second rotation axis. The front cover is pulled by an external force, and the front cover drives the second rotating shaft to slide relative to the second rotating groove, and drives the rotating plate to rotate around the pivot point, and the first rotating shaft moves relative to the first rotating groove, so that the front cover opens and the aforementioned One side wall forms an obtuse angle.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a motherboard system is provided, which includes a housing, a motherboard module and a plurality of electronic components. The housing includes a housing body, a front cover and a rotating mechanism. The housing body includes an upper wall, two side walls and a bottom wall, and the upper wall, the two side walls and the bottom wall are connected to form a containing space. The front cover is movably covered on the housing body to close the containing space, and the front cover includes a side plate. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating plate, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft and a connecting rod. The rotating plate is pivoted on a side wall with a pivot point, and is arranged between the aforementioned side wall and the side plate, and the rotating plate includes a first rotating groove and a second rotating groove. The first rotating groove is located on a first surface of the rotating plate close to the aforementioned side wall, and the shape of the first rotating groove is an arc with the pivot point as the center. The second rotating groove is located on a second surface of the rotating plate close to the side plate, wherein the second rotating groove has a rotating section and a straight section, the rotating section is closer to the pivot point than the straight section, and the rotating section and the straight section form a first angle so that the second rotating groove is bent. The first rotating shaft can be slidably limited to the first rotating groove. The second rotating shaft is arranged on the side plate and can be slidably limited to the second rotating groove. One end of the connecting rod is pivoted on the first rotating shaft and the other end is pivoted on the second rotating shaft. When the front cover is pulled by an external force, the front cover drives the second rotating shaft to slide relative to the second rotating groove, and drives the rotating plate to rotate around the pivot point, and the first rotating shaft moves relative to the first rotating groove, so that the front cover is opened to clamp a blunt angle with the aforementioned side wall. The motherboard module is accommodated in the accommodation space. The electronic components are arranged on the inner side of the front cover.

Please refer to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, wherein Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a housing 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the housing 100 according to the embodiment of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a side view of the rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment of Figure 3, and Figure 5 is a side view of a rotating plate 131 according to the embodiment of Figure 3. As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the housing 100 includes a housing body 110, a front cover 120 and a rotating mechanism 130. The housing body 110 includes an upper wall 111, two side walls 112 and a bottom wall 113. The upper wall 111, the two side walls 112 and the bottom wall 113 are connected to form a receiving space, wherein the receiving space is used to receive a motherboard module. The front cover 120 is movably covered on the housing body 110 to close the receiving space, and the front cover 120 includes a side plate 121. The rotating mechanism 130 includes a rotating plate 131, a first rotating shaft 134, a second rotating shaft 135 and a connecting rod 136. The rotating plate 131 is pivoted on a side wall 112 at a pivot point and is disposed between the side wall 112 and the side plate 121. The rotating plate 131 includes a first rotating groove 132 and a second rotating groove 133. The first rotating groove 132 is located on a first surface 1311 of the rotating plate 131 close to the side wall 112, and the shape of the first rotating groove 132 is an arc with the pivot point as the center. The second rotating groove 133 is located on a second surface 1312 of the rotating plate 131 close to the side plate 121, wherein the second rotating groove 133 has a rotating section 1331 and a straight section 1332, the rotating section 1331 is closer to the pivot point than the straight section 1332, and the rotating section 1331 and the straight section 1332 are sandwiched by a first sandwich angle θ1, so that the second rotating groove 133 is bent. The first rotating shaft 134 can be slidably limited to the first rotating groove 132. The second rotating shaft 135 is disposed on the side plate 121 and can slidably limit the second rotating groove 133. One end of the connecting rod 136 is pivoted on the first rotating shaft 134 and the other end is pivoted on the second rotating shaft 135. When the front cover 120 is pulled by an external force, the front cover 120 drives the second rotating shaft 135 to slide relative to the second rotating groove 133, and drives the rotating plate 131 to rotate around the pivot point, and the first rotating shaft 134 moves relative to the first rotating groove 132, so that the front cover 120 is opened to form a blunt angle with the side wall 112.

Through the configuration of the rotating mechanism 130, the front cover 120 that is opened by force can rotate relative to the pivot point, so that the side plate 121 and the side wall 112 of the front cover 120 form an obtuse angle, thereby preventing electronic components, such as fans and LEDs, from being disposed on the front cover 120. The light set blocks the accommodation space, so that the motherboard module can be smoothly removed or inserted into the accommodation space without having to first remove the front cover 120 from the main body 110 of the casing and then remove or insert it into the motherboard. homework. This can improve the smoothness of maintenance or installation work.

Specifically, the rotating plate 131 is a hollow plate structure and includes an opposite first surface 1311 and a second surface 1312. The first surface 1311 has a pivot hole 1313, and the pivot hole 1313 is close to the lower edge of the first surface 1311. and is located at the center of the first rotation groove 132 . Furthermore, the first rotation groove 132 is an arc-shaped groove with the center point of the pivot hole 1313 as the center. The rotating plate 131 further includes a pivot 1314, which is disposed in the pivot hole 1313 and pivoted on the side wall 112, so that the rotating plate 131 is pivoted on the side wall 112 with a pivot point, and the rotating plate 131 can rotate around the pivot point. Specifically, the pivot point is the center point of the pivot hole 1313 and the pivot shaft 1314 . Furthermore, both the first rotating shaft 134 and the second rotating shaft 135 are screws, but the invention is not limited thereto. The connecting rod 136 is disposed between the first surface 1311 and the second surface 1312 and is located in the hollow cavity of the rotating plate 131 . The shape of the connecting rod 136 is a Z-shaped concave shape, so that there is a height difference between one end of the connecting rod 136 pivoted on the first rotating shaft 134 and the other end of the connecting rod 136 pivoted on the second rotating shaft 135 . The heads of the two rotation shafts 135 can be accommodated between the connecting rod 136 and the first surface 1311 . Thereby, the volume of the rotating plate 131 can be reduced.

Please refer to Figures 6 and 7 together. Figure 6 shows a partial schematic diagram of the housing 100 according to the embodiment of Figure 1. Figure 7 shows the front cover 120 and the rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment of Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the action. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the shape of the rotating section 1331 is an arc, and one end of the rotating section 1331 is integrally connected to the straight section 1332. The straight section 1332 is linearly connected to the first end of the rotating section 1331. extend. As shown in Figure 7, when the front cover 120 is pulled open by an external force, the front cover 120 drives the second rotating shaft 135 to slide relative to the second rotating groove 133, so that the movement trajectory of the front cover 120 moves along the trajectory direction of the second rotating groove 133. . When the second rotating shaft 135 slides in the rotating section 1331, the connecting rod 136 simultaneously drives the first rotating shaft 134 to move relative to the first rotating groove 132, causing the rotating plate 131 to rotate around the pivot point, thereby driving the front cover 120 to rotate around the pivot point. . When the second rotation shaft 135 slides along the trajectory of the second rotation groove 133 to the straight section 1332, the front cover 120 moves along the trajectory of the straight section 1332 in a direction away from the housing body 110, so that the front cover 120 moves upward Both the edge and the lower edge are away from the housing body 110. Furthermore, the front cover 120 is pulled upward relative to the pivot point, and when the second rotation axis 135 slides to the end point of the straight section 1332, the connecting rod 136 continues to drive the third A rotating shaft 134 moves relative to the first rotating groove 132 so that the front cover 120 rotates around the pivot point, and the second rotating shaft 135 slides back so that the front cover 120 and the side wall 112 form an obtuse angle. Thereby, the front cover 120 does not cover the accommodation space at all, so that the motherboard module can be removed or installed in the housing 100 without removing the front cover 120 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the bottom wall 113 may have a sliding groove 1131 for the rotating mechanism 130 to pass through. Specifically, when the front cover 120 is stressed and drives the rotating mechanism 130 to rotate, parts of the rotating plate 131 and the connecting rod 136 will pass through the sliding groove 1131 and be exposed outside the bottom wall 113 during rotation. Thereby, the smoothness of the rotation of the front cover 120 can be improved.

Specifically, the first angle θ1 between the rotating section 1331 and the straight section 1332 can be 116 degrees, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In this way, the front cover 120 can be prevented from hitting the bottom wall 113 during rotation, thereby reducing the smoothness of the rotation of the front cover 120.

Furthermore, the number of the rotating mechanisms 130 can be two, and they are respectively pivoted on the two side walls 112 , and the present invention is not limited to the number disclosed in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the upper wall 111 may include a buckle hole 1111, and the front cover 120 may include a buckle portion 122, which is located at the upper edge of the front cover 120 and is used to buckle in the buckle hole 1111. Specifically, the buckle portion 122 can fix the front cover 120 in a closed position when the front cover 120 is covered on the housing body 110 and closes the accommodating space, thereby improving the stability of the front cover 120 when in use.

Furthermore, the housing 100 may further include a positioning structure 150 that includes a limiting groove 151 and a limiting shaft 152 . The limiting groove 151 is provided on the rotating plate 131 and is located on the second surface 1312 of the rotating plate 131. The limiting groove 151 has a linear limiting section 1512 and a rotating limiting section 1511, wherein the rotating limiting section 1511 is relatively large. The straight limit section 1512 is close to the pivot point, and the rotation limit section 1511 and the straight limit section 1512 form a second included angle θ2, and the second included angle θ2 is equal to the first included angle θ1. The limiting shaft 152 is pivotally connected to the front cover 120 and is slidably limited in the limiting groove 151 . By providing the limiting groove 151 and the limiting shaft 152 on the rotating plate 131, the side plate 121 of the front cover 120 can be limited, thereby preventing the side plate 121 from rotating relative to the rotating plate 131, thereby improving the rotation stability of the front cover 120. Specifically, the shape of the limiting groove 151 is the same as that of the second rotation groove 133, and the limiting groove 151 and the second rotation groove 133 are arranged parallel to the second surface 1312. The limiting shaft 152 can be a screw, but the present invention Not limited to this. In other embodiments, the positioning structure is used to fix the relative position of the front cover and the rotating mechanism, and is not limited to the above disclosed structure.

Please refer to Figures 8A and 8B. Figure 8A illustrates a partial schematic diagram of a motherboard system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8B illustrates a motherboard system 10 according to the embodiment of Figure 8A. Schematic diagram of cover 120a opened. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B , the motherboard system 10 includes a casing, a motherboard module and a plurality of electronic components 200 . The housing main body 110a, the front cover 120a and the rotating mechanism 130a of the housing can be the same as the housing main body 110, the front cover 120 and the rotating mechanism 130 of the embodiment in Figure 1, and will not be described again here. The motherboard module is accommodated in the accommodation space of the housing body 110a. The electronic component 200 is provided inside the front cover 120a. Through the configuration of the rotating mechanism 130a, the front cover 120a can be opened and form an obtuse angle with the side wall of the casing body 110a, so as to prevent the electronic components 200 provided on the front cover 120a from hindering the removal or installation of the motherboard module, and can be The electronic components 200 provided on the front cover 120a are cleaned or maintained without removing the front cover 120a. Thereby, the smoothness of maintaining the motherboard system 10 can be improved.

Specifically, the motherboard system 10 may be a server host system and the electronic component 200 may be a fan component. After the user opens the front cover 120a, the electronic components 200 can be cleaned without removing the front cover 120a, and the motherboard can also be removed or installed without removing the electronic components 200. It is convenient for users to perform maintenance operations.

In summary, the present invention has the following advantages: First, through the configuration of the rotating mechanism, the motherboard can be removed or installed without removing the front cover. And, second, through the positioning structure, the front cover can be prevented from rotating.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention is The scope shall be determined by the appended patent application scope.

100: Shell 110,110a: Shell main body 111:Up the wall 1111:Buckle hole 112:Side wall 113: Bottom wall 1131:Sliding groove 120,120a: Front cover 121:Side panel 122:Buckle part 130,130a: Rotating mechanism 131: Rotating plate 1311: First surface 1312: Second surface 1313: Pivot hole 1314:pivot 132: First rotating tank 133: Second rotation slot 1331:Rotate section 1332: Straight section 134:First rotation axis 135: Second rotation axis 136:Connecting rod 150: Positioning structure 151:Limit slot 1511: Rotation limit section 1512: Straight limit section 152:Limit shaft 10: Motherboard system 200:Electronic components θ1: the first included angle θ2: The second included angle

Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 shows an explosion diagram of the shell according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows a three-dimensional schematic view of the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 4 shows a side view of the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment of Figure 3; Figure 5 shows a side view of the rotating plate according to the embodiment of Figure 3; Figure 6 shows a partial schematic diagram of the housing according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the operation of the front cover and the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 8A shows a partial schematic diagram of a motherboard system according to another embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the motherboard system according to the embodiment of Figure 8A with the front cover opened.

100: Shell

110: Shell body

111:Up the wall

1111: snap-fit hole

112: Side wall

113: Bottom wall

120:Front cover

121: Side panels

122:Buckle part

131: Rotating plate

1313: Pivot hole

1314:pivot

132: First rotating tank

134:First rotation axis

135: Second rotation axis

136:Connecting rod

152:Limit shaft

Claims (10)

A housing comprises: A housing body, comprising an upper wall, two side walls and a bottom wall, wherein the upper wall, the two side walls and the bottom wall are connected to form a receiving space, wherein the receiving space is used to receive a motherboard module; A front cover, movably covered on the housing body to close the receiving space, the front cover comprising a side plate; and A rotating mechanism, comprising: A rotating plate, pivoted on the side wall with a pivot point, and disposed between the side wall and the side plate, the rotating plate comprising: A first rotating groove, located on a first surface of the rotating plate close to the side wall, and the shape of the first rotating groove is an arc with the pivot point as the center; and A second rotation groove, located on a second surface of the rotation plate near the side plate, wherein the second rotation groove has a rotation section and a straight section, the rotation section is closer to the pivot point than the straight section, and the rotation section and the straight section form a first angle so that the second rotation groove is bent; A first rotation axis, slidably limited to the first rotation groove; A second rotation axis, disposed on the side plate and slidably limited to the second rotation groove; and A connecting rod, one end of which is pivoted on the first rotation axis and the other end of which is pivoted on the second rotation axis; When the front cover is pulled by an external force, the front cover drives the second rotating shaft to slide relative to the second rotating groove, and drives the rotating plate to rotate around the pivot point, and the first rotating shaft moves relative to the first rotating groove, so that the front cover opens to form a blunt angle with the side wall. A shell as described in claim 1, wherein the upper wall includes a snap-fit hole, and the front cover includes a snap-fit portion, the snap-fit portion is located at the upper edge of the front cover, and the snap-fit portion is used to snap into the snap-fit hole. The housing of claim 1, wherein the first included angle between the rotating section and the straight section is 116 degrees. The housing as described in claim 1 further includes a positioning structure, and the positioning structure includes: A limit groove is provided on the rotating plate and is located on the second surface of the rotating plate. The limit groove has a rotation limit section and a linear limit section, wherein the rotation limit section is larger than the rotation limit section. The straight limiting section is close to the pivot point, and the rotating section and the straight limiting section form a second included angle, and the second included angle is equal to the first included angle; and A limiting shaft is pivotally connected to the front cover and slidably limited to the limiting groove. The housing of claim 1, wherein the bottom wall has a sliding groove for the rotating mechanism to pass through. A motherboard system comprises: A housing, comprising: A housing body, comprising an upper wall, two side walls and a bottom wall, wherein the upper wall, the two side walls and the bottom wall are connected to form a receiving space; A front cover, movably covered on the housing body to close the receiving space, wherein the front cover comprises a side plate; and A rotating mechanism, comprising: A rotating plate, pivoted on the side wall with a pivot point, and disposed between the side wall and the side plate, wherein the rotating plate comprises: A first rotating groove, located on a first surface of the rotating plate close to the side wall, wherein the shape of the first rotating groove is an arc with the pivot point as the center; A second rotation groove, located on a second surface of the rotation plate near the side plate, wherein the second rotation groove has a rotation section and a straight section, the rotation section is closer to the pivot point than the straight section, and the rotation section and the straight section form a first angle so that the second rotation groove is bent; A first rotation axis, slidably limited to the first rotation groove; A second rotation axis, disposed on the side plate and slidably limited to the second rotation groove; and A connecting rod, one end of which is pivoted on the first rotation axis and the other end of which is pivoted on the second rotation axis; When the front cover is pulled by an external force, the front cover drives the second rotating shaft to slide relative to the second rotating groove, and drives the rotating plate to rotate around the pivot point, and the first rotating shaft moves relative to the first rotating groove, so that the front cover is opened to clamp a blunt angle with the side wall; A motherboard module is accommodated in the accommodation space; and A plurality of electronic components are arranged on the inner side of the front cover. The motherboard system of claim 6, wherein the upper wall includes a buckle hole, the front cover includes a buckle portion, the buckle portion is located on the upper edge of the front cover, and the buckle portion is used to buckle fit into the fastening hole. A motherboard system as described in claim 6, wherein the first angle between the rotating section and the straight section is 116 degrees. The motherboard system of claim 6, wherein the housing further includes a positioning structure, the positioning structure includes: A limit groove is provided on the rotating plate and is located close to the second surface of the front cover. The limit groove has a rotation limit section and a linear limit section, wherein the rotation limit section is relatively The straight limiting section is close to the pivot point, and the rotating section and the straight limiting section form a second included angle, and the second included angle is equal to the first included angle; and A limiting shaft is pivotally connected to the front cover and slidably limited to the limiting groove. The motherboard system of claim 6, wherein the bottom wall has a sliding groove for the rotating mechanism to pass through.

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