TW202410775A - Casing structure and electronic host device - Google Patents

Abstract

A casing structure includes a rear body, a front body, a turning rod and a sliding rod. The front body pivotally connects the rear body, and includes a side board and an arc slot. The arc slot is located at the side board. One end of the turning rod pivotally connects the rear body, and the other end of the turning rod pivotally connects the front body. One end of the sliding rod pivotally connects the rear body. The other end of the sliding rod is restricted by the arc slot and moves along the arc slot to guide the front body switching from a covering position to an opening position when the front body moves and turns relative to the rear body. Therefore, the casing structure can be opened to a desired angle.

Description

Shell structure and electronic host device

The present disclosure provides a housing structure and a host device, in particular, an openable housing structure and an electronic host device.

After computer products are manufactured and delivered to the user end, regular internal cleaning and consumable components need to be replaced during long-term use to maintain the normal operation of the system and extend the product life cycle. Therefore, how to quickly disassemble and assemble internal components has become the focus of the design. However, computer products are limited by the appearance of the casing, and the front internal components cannot be effectively disassembled and assembled without disassembling the casing. In addition, due to the height and position of the rear components, the screwdriver is difficult to operate and there is a risk of the screws slipping.

Based on this, some industry players have developed a housing with a rotatable front frame. By rotating the front frame relative to the main housing, the effect of opening the front frame can be achieved. However, when the casing is placed on the desktop for operation, if the front frame simply rotates in a circular manner, due to the thickness of the front frame itself, during the rotation and opening process, the front side of the front frame will not open until it is parallel to the desktop. It will first interfere with the desktop, making it impossible to open the front frame to a greater extent, which will lead to difficulties in maintenance and repair.

Although some manufacturers use the mechanism principle of parallelogram links and add two links that are pivotally connected to each other between the front frame and the rear seat shell to increase the freedom of movement of the front frame, but in the case of multiple degrees of freedom , but it is easy for the user to fail to turn it into position immediately during operation, or even make assembly errors. Therefore, how to improve this problem is the goal that this field wants to achieve.

The present disclosure provides a housing structure and an electronic host device, which are pivotally connected to the rear seat housing through one end of the sliding rod. The other end of the sliding rod is limited to an arc-shaped groove and is used to move within the arc-shaped groove. Open the housing structure to the desired angle.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a housing structure is provided, comprising a rear seat housing, a front frame housing, a rotating rod and a sliding rod. The front frame housing is pivoted to the rear seat housing and comprises a side plate and an arc groove. The arc groove is located on the side plate. One end of the rotating rod is pivoted to the rear seat housing, and the other end of the rotating rod is pivoted to the front frame housing. One end of the sliding rod is pivoted to the rear seat housing, and the other end of the sliding rod is limited to the arc groove and is used to move along the arc groove, so that when the front frame housing moves and rotates relative to the rear seat housing, the front frame housing is guided to switch from a closed position to an open position.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic host device is provided, including the housing structure of the aforementioned embodiment and an integrated circuit module. The integrated circuit module is located within the housing structure.

Please refer to Picture 1 and Picture 2. FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an electronic host device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 shows a partial exploded view of the housing structure 100 of the electronic host device 10 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 . As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, the housing structure 100 includes a rear seat housing 110, a front frame housing 120, a rotating rod 130 and a sliding rod 140. The front frame housing 120 is pivotally connected to the rear seat housing 110 and includes side plates 122 and arc-shaped grooves 124 . The arc-shaped groove 124 is located on the side plate 122 . One end 132 of the rotating lever 130 is pivotally connected to the rear seat housing 110 , and the other end 134 of the rotating lever 130 is pivotally connected to the front frame housing 120 . One end 142 of the sliding rod 140 is pivotally connected to the rear seat housing 110 , and the other end 144 of the sliding rod 140 is limited to the arcuate groove 124 and used to move along the arcuate groove 124 .

Please refer to Figures 3 to 5. Figure 3 is a schematic side view of the housing structure 100 of the electronic host device 10 according to the embodiment of Figure 1 placed on a desktop 200 and in a closed position. Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the housing structure 100 of the electronic host device 10 according to the embodiment of Figure 1 placed on a desktop 200 and in the process of opening. Figure 5 is a schematic side view of the housing structure 100 of the electronic host device 10 according to the embodiment of Figure 1 placed on a desktop 200 and in an open position. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 to 5 , when the other end 144 of the slide rod 140 moves in the arc groove 124 and the front frame housing 120 moves and rotates relative to the rear seat housing 110 , the front frame housing 120 is guided to switch from the closed position of FIG. 3 to the open position of FIG. 5 .

In the case structure 100 of this embodiment, the arcuate groove 124 is provided on the side plate 122 , one end 132 of the rotating rod 130 is pivotally connected to the rear seat shell 110 , and the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130 is pivotally connected to the front seat shell 110 . The frame shell 120 has a structure in which one end 142 of the sliding rod 140 is pivotally connected to the rear seat shell 110 and the other end 144 of the sliding rod 140 is limited to the arcuate groove 124 and used to move along the arcuate groove 124. During the opening process of the structure 100, the front frame housing 120 has a translational function in addition to rotation relative to the rear seat housing 110. Therefore, when the other end 144 of the sliding rod 140 moves along the arc-shaped groove 124 to guide the front frame housing 120 to switch from the closed position to the open position, the front frame housing 120 can translate upward to avoid collision. Therefore, the desktop 200 can be opened to a required angle to facilitate maintenance of the electronic host device 10 . It should be noted here that in this disclosure, the front frame housing can have only one side plate with an arc-shaped groove, and the number of rotating rods and sliding rods of the housing structure is one and corresponding to this side plate and Arc grooves, but it can also be that each of the two side plates of the front frame housing is provided with an arc groove, and the number of the rotating rods and sliding rods of the housing structure is two, corresponding to the two side plates and the two arc grooves respectively. .

In addition, through the configuration of the sliding rod 140 and the arc-shaped groove 124, there is no need to make a complicated parallelogram linkage mechanism, and the relative movement between the front frame housing 120 and the rear seat housing 110 can be designed as one degree of freedom. Allowing users to quickly disassemble and assemble the housing structure 100 avoids installation errors. In addition to improving work efficiency, it can also reduce the number of connecting rods and save component costs.

Please continue to refer to Figures 1 to 5. In this embodiment, the shape of the arc groove 124 is an arc. This arc can be regarded as a virtual line segment with one end fixed to a virtual point on the side plate 122, and the other end of the virtual line segment rotates around the virtual point as a fulcrum, but the shape of the arc groove is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the shape, position, length of the arc groove 124 and the relative position of the rotating rod 130 and the sliding rod 140 are designed so that the closed position and the open position of the front frame shell 120 are 90 degrees apart, that is, when the shell structure 100 is placed flat on the desktop 200, the open position of the front frame shell 120 is parallel to the desktop 200. In other embodiments, the shape, position, length of the arc groove and the relative position of the rotary rod and the slide rod may be designed according to different requirements, so that the opening position and the closing position of the front frame housing have different angles. In this embodiment, the slide rod 140 is in an arc shape, and the slide rod 140 includes a stopper 146 disposed at the other end 144 of the slide rod 140. The stopper 146 is located in the arc groove 124 and is used to stop the other end 144 of the slide rod 140 in the arc groove 124. The shape of the rotating rod 130 is generally a straight bar, but has a partially bent structure, so that the rotating rod 130 and one end 142 of the sliding rod 140 can be staggered to avoid mutual interference when the rotating rod 130 and the sliding rod 140 move. However, in other embodiments, the shapes of the sliding rod and the rotating rod are not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the rear seat housing 110 includes a bottom plate 112 and a support seat 114 disposed on the bottom plate 112, and the rotating rod 130 and the sliding rod 140 are pivoted to the support seat 114. In detail, the rear seat housing 110 can be generally a rectangular frame structure and the bottom plate 112 and the wall plate 116 surround to form a receiving space for receiving components, the rear seat housing 110 can include an opening, the support seat 114 is adjacent to the opening, and one end 132 of the rotating rod 130 and one end 142 of the sliding rod 140 are pivoted to the support seat 114. Thus, during the opening process of the front frame housing 120, the rotating rod 130 rotates with the end 132 pivoted on the support seat 114 as a fulcrum, and the sliding rod 140 rotates with the end 142 pivoted on the support seat 114 as a fulcrum, thereby driving the movement of the front frame housing 120, so that the opening can be exposed for repairing components. In other embodiments, the rotating rod and the sliding rod can also be directly pivoted on the wall plate.

In this embodiment, the rear seat housing 110 further includes two stoppers 118 and 119, which are located on the support seat 114, so that the rotating rod 130 can abut when the front frame housing 120 is located at the closed position and switched to the open position. When the front frame housing 120 is located at the closed position, the lower side of the rotating rod 130 abuts against the stopper 119 located at the lower side, and when the front frame housing 120 is located at the open position, the upper side of the rotating rod 130 abuts against the stopper 118 located at the upper side, so that the range of movement of the front frame housing 120 is limited within the designed range. In other embodiments, the number of the stopper is at least one, and when the front frame housing is switched to the open position, the rotating rod abuts against the stopper, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the arc groove 124 is located above the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130, and the position of the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130 when the front frame housing 120 is in the closed position is lower than the position of the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130 when the front frame housing 120 is in the open position. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, when the front frame housing 120 is in the closed position, the height of the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130 from the desktop 200 is H1. In FIG. 4, the front frame housing 120 is in the opening process, and when the front side of the front frame housing 120 approaches the desktop 200, the moving direction of the front frame housing 120 is as shown by the arrow direction in FIG. 4, so that the front frame housing 120 can be opened smoothly. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 , when the front frame housing 120 is in the open position, the other end 134 of the rotating rod 130 is at a height H2 from the desktop 200, and the height H2 is greater than the height H1. Thus, during the opening process of the front frame housing 120, the front frame housing 120 is rotated relative to the rear seat housing 110 and translated upwards, thereby preventing the front side of the front frame housing 120 from interfering with the desktop 200.

In this embodiment, the housing structure 100 also includes an opening and closing mechanism 150. The opening and closing mechanism 150 includes a button 152 provided on the side panel 122 of the front frame housing 120, a fixing post 154, and a fixing hole provided in the rear seat housing 110. 156. The side plate 122 is provided with a hole, and the fixing post 154 passes through the hole and extends from the outside to the inside of the side plate 122 and is connected to the button 152 so that the fixing post 154 and the button 152 can be interlocked. When the housing structure 100 is not disassembled, the fixing post 154 is located in the fixing hole 156 so that the front frame housing 120 and the rear seat housing 110 are locked with each other through the limiting force between the fixing post 154 and the fixing hole 156 . When the user wants to disassemble the casing structure 100, he presses the button 152 to cause the fixing column 154 to retract into the side plate 122 in the direction of pressing the button 152 and pull away the fixing hole 156. Loss of limiting force and enables relative rotation.

Please continue to refer to the electronic host device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 . The electronic host device 10 may further include an integrated circuit module 12 , and the integrated circuit module 12 is located in the housing structure 100 . In addition, the electronic host device 10 also includes a switch key 14 and a wire 16 . The switch key 14 is provided on the front frame housing 120 . The wire 16 electrically connects the switch key 14 and the integrated circuit module 12 . Through the housing structure 100 of this embodiment, the electronic host device 10 can be easily disassembled, thereby achieving the effect of rapid repair. In other embodiments, the housing structure is not limited to applications in electronic host devices, but can be applied to other devices that need to be opened and closed.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above through embodiments, they are 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.

10: Electronic host device 12: Integrated circuit module 14: Switch button 16: Wire 100: Housing structure 110: Rear housing 112: Bottom plate 114: Support seat 116: Wall plate 118,119: Stopper 120: Front frame housing 122: Side plate 124: Arc groove 130: Rotary lever 132,134,142,144: End 140: Slider 146: Limit block 150: Opening and closing mechanism 152: Button 154: Fixing column 156: Fixing hole 200: Desktop H1,H2: Height

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic host device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 shows a partial exploded view of the housing structure of the electronic host device according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows a schematic side view of the housing structure of the electronic host device placed on a desktop and in a closed position according to the embodiment of Figure 1; Figure 4 shows a schematic side view of the housing structure of the electronic host device according to the embodiment of Figure 1 placed on the desktop and in the opening process; and FIG. 5 shows a schematic side view of the housing structure of the electronic host device according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 placed on the desktop and in an open position.

10: Electronic host device

14: On/off button

100: Shell structure

110: Rear seat shell

112: Base plate

114: Support base

116:Siding

120: Front frame shell

122:Side panel

124:Arc groove

130:swivel rod

132,134,142,144: End

140: Slider

146: Limit block

150:Opening and closing mechanism

152:Button

154:Fixed column

156:Fixing hole

Claims (10)

A housing structure comprises: a rear seat housing; a front frame housing pivotally connected to the rear seat housing and comprising: at least one side panel; and at least one arc-shaped groove located on the at least one side panel; at least one rotary lever, one end of the at least one rotary lever pivotally connected to the rear seat housing and the other end of the at least one rotary lever pivotally connected to the front frame housing; and At least one slide rod, one end of which is pivotally connected to the rear seat housing, and the other end of which is limited to the at least one arc-shaped groove and used to move along the at least one arc-shaped groove, so that when the front frame housing moves and rotates relative to the rear seat housing, the front frame housing is guided to switch from a closed position to an open position. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the shape of the at least one arc-shaped groove is an arc. The case structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the closed position of the front frame case and the open position are sandwiched by 90 degrees. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the shape of at least one sliding rod is an arc. A shell structure as described in claim 1, wherein the rear seat shell includes a base plate and at least one support seat arranged on the base plate, and the at least one rotating rod and the at least one sliding rod are pivotally connected to the at least one support seat. As described in claim 5, the rear seat shell further includes at least one stop portion located on the at least one support seat, and when the front frame shell is switched to the open position, the at least one rotating rod abuts against the at least one stop portion. The housing structure as described in claim 1, wherein the position of the other end of the at least one rotating rod when the front frame housing is in the closed position is lower than the position of the other end of the at least one rotating rod when the front frame housing is in the open position. The housing structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one arc-shaped groove is located above the other end of the at least one rotating rod. An electronic host device, comprising: a housing structure as claimed in claim 1; and at least one integrated circuit module located in the housing structure. The electronic host device as described in claim 9 further comprises: a switch key disposed on the front frame housing; and an electric wire electrically connecting the switch key and the at least one integrated circuit module.