TW202422270A - All-in-one computer - Google Patents

Abstract

An all-in-one computer includes a display body, a motherboard and a cover. The display body has a motherboard accommodation chamber and at least one expansion card accommodation chamber. The expansion card accommodation chamber is located on one side of the motherboard accommodation chamber, and the expansion card accommodation chamber is configured for at least one expansion card to be disposed therein. The motherboard is disposed in the motherboard accommodation chamber. The cover is detachably mounted on the display body so as to cover the motherboard accommodation chamber and the expansion card accommodation chamber.

Description

All-in-one computer

The present invention relates to an all-in-one computer, in particular to an all-in-one computer configurable with an expansion card.

With the evolution of electronic equipment, current medical technology has already introduced virtual imaging technology to preventive medicine, which has increased the demand for computer functional expansion. Therefore, in addition to the desktop computers or simple all-in-one computers currently used in general medical care, medical institutions also need higher-level medical computers to apply virtual imaging technology for preventive medicine and make the best application within an effective space.

However, currently known all-in-one computers cannot be installed with expansion cards such as high-end graphics cards, and thus cannot be used to improve their performance through various expansion cards. In other words, the expandability of known all-in-one computers cannot change with the user environment. Therefore, when medical personnel have the need to use image virtual technology, they can only use desktop computers as a substitute. In this way, medical personnel will be limited in space when using image virtual technology for preventive medical treatment, which is inconvenient for medical personnel.

The present invention provides an all-in-one computer to solve the problem in the prior art that the performance of an all-in-one computer cannot be improved by installing an expansion card.

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a single-body computer, comprising a display body, a motherboard, and a cover. The display body has a motherboard accommodating chamber and at least one expansion card accommodating chamber. The expansion card accommodating chamber is located on one side of the motherboard accommodating chamber, and the expansion card accommodating chamber is used to accommodate at least one expansion card. The motherboard is disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber. The cover is detachably mounted on the display body to cover the motherboard accommodating chamber and the expansion card accommodating chamber.

According to the all-in-one computer disclosed in the above embodiment, by providing an expansion card receiving chamber in the display body for installing an expansion card, the user can further install an expansion card in the all-in-one computer to improve the performance of the all-in-one computer. In addition, the user can choose to install expansion cards with different functions in the all-in-one computer according to actual application requirements to meet different usage requirements.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the implementation method are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The following detailed description of the features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention is provided in the embodiments, and the contents are sufficient to enable any person with ordinary knowledge in the field to understand the technical contents of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly. Moreover, according to the contents disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings, any person with ordinary knowledge in the field can easily understand the relevant purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following embodiments are further detailed descriptions of the viewpoints of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, wherein Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a body-type computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the body-type computer of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional front view schematic diagram of the body-type computer of Figure 1.

The all-in-one computer 1 of this embodiment may include a display screen 90 with a size greater than 21.5 inches, and the all-in-one computer 1 may be a wall-mounted, suspended or standing all-in-one computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the size of the display screen 90 may be greater than 30 inches.

An all-in-one computer 1 includes a display body 10, a cover 30, a first partition 61, a second partition 62, a motherboard 20, a first expansion card 40, a second expansion card 50, and a plurality of fans FN.

The display body 10 has a motherboard accommodating chamber S1 , a first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 , and a second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 , wherein the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 is located between the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 .

The cover body 30 includes a main cover 31, a first sub-cover 32, and a second sub-cover 33, wherein the main cover 31 is detachably assembled to the display body 10 and covers the motherboard receiving chamber S1, the first sub-cover 32 is detachably assembled to the display body 10 and covers the first expansion card receiving chamber S2, and the second sub-cover 33 is detachably assembled to the display body 10 and covers the second expansion card receiving chamber S3. Thus, through the split cover design, the user can remove one of the covers from the display body as needed, so as to repair or replace the motherboard and expansion card in the specific receiving chamber, so that the all-in-one computer has higher flexibility in performance expansion.

The first partition plate 61 is disposed between the mainboard accommodating chamber S1 and the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 to separate the mainboard accommodating chamber S1 from the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and the second partition plate 62 is disposed between the mainboard accommodating chamber S1 and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 to separate the mainboard accommodating chamber S1 from the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3. Thus, the first partition plate 61 and the second partition plate 62 are used to separate the mainboard accommodating chamber S1, the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 to form independent spaces, so that different degrees of heat dissipation effects can be provided for each space. Among them, the first partition 61 has a through hole 610, the second partition 62 has a through hole 620, and the through hole 610 and the through hole 620 can be used, for example, to provide a wiring configuration between two adjacent chambers, so that the electronic components in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 and the electronic components in the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 can be electrically connected to each other through the through hole 610 of the first partition 61, and the electronic components in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 and the electronic components in the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 can be electrically connected to each other through the through hole 620 of the second partition 62.

The motherboard 20 is disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 , the first expansion card 40 is disposed in the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 , and the second expansion card 50 is disposed in the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 , wherein the first expansion card 40 and the second expansion card 50 are electrically connected to the motherboard 20 , respectively. Specifically, the motherboard 20 has a first expansion slot 21 and a second expansion slot 22, the first expansion card 40 has a gold finger 41, and the second expansion card 50 has a gold finger 51, wherein the gold finger 41 of the first expansion card 40 is inserted into the first expansion slot 21 of the motherboard 20, for example, via a through hole 610 of a first partition plate 61, and the gold finger 51 of the second expansion card 50 is indirectly inserted into the second expansion slot 22 of the motherboard 20, for example, via a flexible cable 70 passing through a through hole 620 of a second partition plate 62.

In this embodiment, the display body 10 further has two main chamber air inlets IF1, two main chamber air outlets OF1, two first sub-chamber air inlets IF2, two first sub-chamber air outlets OF2, two second sub-chamber air inlets IF3, and two second sub-chamber air outlets OF3. The main chamber air inlets IF1 and the main chamber air outlets OF1 are respectively located at opposite sides of the motherboard accommodating chamber S1, and the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 is connected to the external space fluid through the main chamber air inlets IF1 and the main chamber air outlets OF1. The first sub-chamber air inlet IF2 and the first sub-chamber air outlet OF2 are respectively located at opposite sides of the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 is connected to the external space fluid through the first sub-chamber air inlet IF2 and the first sub-chamber air outlet OF2. The second sub-chamber air inlet IF3 and the second sub-chamber air outlet OF3 are respectively located at opposite sides of the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 is connected to the external space fluid through the second sub-chamber air inlet IF3 and the second sub-chamber air outlet OF3.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , among these fans FN, two fans FN are disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1 and correspond to the main chamber air outlet OF1 respectively, four fans FN are disposed in the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 and correspond to the first sub-chamber air inlet IF2 and the first sub-chamber air outlet OF2 respectively, and the remaining four fans FN are disposed in the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3 and correspond to the second sub-chamber air inlet IF3 and the second sub-chamber air outlet OF3 respectively. Thus, by providing air inlets and air outlets on the motherboard accommodating chamber S1, the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3, which are separated from each other and each form an independent space, three independent air flow paths can be established, and with the fans FN provided corresponding to the air inlets and air outlets, a good heat dissipation airflow can be formed. The fan FN can be, for example, a silent fan.

The all-in-one computer 1 further includes two speakers 80, and the speakers 80 are disposed on the display body 10 and electrically connected to the motherboard 20. In this embodiment, the speakers 80 and the display screen 90 are located on the same surface of the display body 10, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the speakers and the display screen may be located on different surfaces of the display body according to actual design requirements. In addition, the speakers 80 of this embodiment may be optional, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the all-in-one computer may not have speakers.

In this embodiment, the all-in-one computer 1 may further include a temperature sensor (not shown), and the temperature sensor may be disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1, the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and/or the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3. The temperature sensor may be used to sense the temperature of electronic components in the motherboard accommodating chamber S1, the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2, and/or the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3, thereby ensuring that the cooling system such as a fan in the all-in-one computer effectively cools these electronic components. The temperature sensor of this embodiment is optional, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the all-in-one computer may not have a temperature sensor.

In this embodiment, the motherboard 20 includes a circuit board (not labeled) and electronic components such as a central processing unit (CPU) disposed on the circuit board. The first expansion slot 21 and the second expansion slot 22 of the motherboard 20 are both PCIe specification (e.g., PCIe x4 or PCIe x16) slots, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first expansion slot and the second expansion slot can be slots of other bus specifications according to actual needs. In this way, by using existing specification slots on the motherboard, the all-in-one computer can be compatible with existing expansion card types on the market.

In this embodiment, the first expansion card 40 is a display card, and the second expansion card 50 is an input/output expansion board, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first expansion card and the second expansion card may be other extended expansion cards such as image capture cards. Thus, users can choose to install expansion cards with different functions in an all-in-one computer according to actual application requirements to meet different usage requirements.

In this embodiment, the display body 10 has two expansion card accommodating chambers (i.e., the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 and the second expansion card accommodating chamber S3) for accommodating different expansion cards respectively, but the present invention is not limited to the number of expansion card accommodating chambers. In other embodiments, the display body may have, for example, only one expansion card accommodating chamber, or three or more expansion card accommodating chambers according to actual design requirements.

In this embodiment, the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 of the display body 10 and the first expansion card accommodating chamber S2 each accommodate an expansion card, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, each expansion card accommodating chamber of the display body can accommodate multiple expansion cards.

In this embodiment, the cover body 30 is composed of a plurality of cover plates (i.e., a main cover plate 31, a first sub-cover plate 32, and a second sub-cover plate 33), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the cover body may be a single cover plate that is detachably mounted on the display body to cover both the motherboard accommodating chamber and the expansion card accommodating chamber.

The placement directions of the motherboard 20, the first expansion card 40, and the second expansion card 50 in the figure are only examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, in the present embodiment, the first expansion card 40 is directly inserted into the first expansion slot 21 of the motherboard 20 through the through hole 610 of the first partition 61, and the second expansion card 50 is indirectly inserted into the second expansion slot 22 of the motherboard 20 through the flexible cable 70, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the first expansion card can also be indirectly inserted into the first expansion slot of the motherboard through a connection line such as a flexible cable passing through the through hole of the first partition. In addition, in some embodiments, the second expansion card can also be directly inserted into the second expansion slot of the motherboard through the through hole of the second partition.

The present invention is not limited to the number and arrangement positions of the air inlets and outlets in this embodiment. The number and arrangement positions of the air inlets and outlets in other embodiments may be different from those in this embodiment according to actual needs.

The present invention is not limited to the number and location of the fans FN in this embodiment. The number and location of the fans in other embodiments may be different from that in this embodiment according to actual needs. In addition, the fans FN in this embodiment may be optional, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the all-in-one computer may not have a fan, but may use other heat dissipation means such as a cooling chip to dissipate heat from the heat generating components in the all-in-one computer.

In this embodiment, the all-in-one computer 1 is equipped with a first expansion card 40 and a second expansion card 50, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, in different application environments, when the user does not need to expand performance, the expansion card may be selectively not installed in the expansion card accommodating chamber.

In this embodiment, the motherboard accommodating chamber and the expansion card accommodating chamber are separated by a partition to form independent spaces, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the motherboard accommodating chamber and the expansion card accommodating chamber may not have a partition but may be interconnected spaces.

The display body 10 of this embodiment may further include a fixing plate (not shown), and the first partition plate 61, the second partition plate 62, the motherboard 20, the first expansion card 40 and the second expansion card 50 may be fixed on the fixing plate by fixing members such as bolts.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing an expansion card receiving chamber in the display body, the user can further install an expansion card in the computer to improve the performance of the computer. In addition, the user can choose to install expansion cards with different functions in the computer according to actual application requirements to meet different usage requirements.

In an implementation mode where the cover body is composed of multiple cover plates, through a split cover design, the user can remove one of the cover plates from the display body as needed to facilitate the repair or replacement of components such as the motherboard and expansion cards in a specific accommodation chamber, thereby making the all-in-one computer more flexible in performance expansion.

In one implementation, the motherboard accommodating chamber, the first expansion card accommodating chamber, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber are separated by a first partition and a second partition to form independent spaces, thereby providing different degrees of heat dissipation effects for each space.

In one embodiment, by providing air inlets and air outlets on the motherboard accommodating chamber, the first expansion card accommodating chamber, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber, which are separated from each other and each form an independent space, three independent air flow paths can be established, and fans corresponding to the air inlets and air outlets can be used to form a good heat dissipation airflow.

In one embodiment, by using a slot with existing specifications on the motherboard, the all-in-one computer can be compatible with existing expansion card types on the market.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1: All-in-one computer 10: Display body 20: Motherboard 21: First expansion slot 22: Second expansion slot 30: Cover 31: Main cover 32: First sub-cover 33: Second sub-cover 40: First expansion card 41: Gold finger 50: Second expansion card 51: Gold finger 61: First partition 610: Through hole 62: Second partition 620: Through hole 70: Flex cable 80: Speaker 90: Display screen FN: Fan S1: Motherboard compartment S2: First expansion card compartment S3: Second expansion card compartment IF1: Main compartment air inlet OF1: Main chamber air outlet IF2: First sub-chamber air inlet OF2: First sub-chamber air outlet IF3: Second sub-chamber air inlet OF3: Second sub-chamber air outlet CPU: Central Processing Unit

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a body-type computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a decomposed schematic diagram of the body-type computer of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional front view schematic diagram of the body-type computer of FIG. 1 .

20: Motherboard

21: First expansion slot

22: Second expansion slot

40: First expansion card

41: Golden Finger

50: Second expansion card

51: Golden Finger

61: First partition

62: Second partition

FN: Fan

S1: Motherboard storage chamber

S2: First expansion card storage chamber

S3: Second expansion card storage chamber

IF1: Main chamber air inlet

OF1: Main chamber air outlet

IF2: First sub-chamber air inlet

OF2: The first secondary chamber air outlet

IF3: Second sub-chamber air inlet

OF3: Second sub-chamber air outlet

CPU: Central Processing Unit

Claims (10)

A one-piece computer comprises: a display body having a motherboard accommodating chamber and at least one expansion card accommodating chamber, the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber being located at one side of the motherboard accommodating chamber and being used to accommodate at least one expansion card; a motherboard disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber; and a cover body detachably mounted on the display body to cover the motherboard accommodating chamber and the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber. A compact computer as described in claim 1 further includes at least one expansion card, wherein the at least one expansion card is disposed in the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber, and the at least one expansion card is electrically connected to the motherboard. A body computer as described in claim 2 further includes at least one partition, wherein the at least one partition is arranged between the motherboard accommodating chamber and the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber to separate the motherboard accommodating chamber and the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber, the motherboard has at least one expansion slot, the at least one expansion card has a gold finger, the at least one partition has a through hole, and the gold finger of the at least one expansion card is inserted into the at least one expansion slot of the motherboard through the through hole. A body computer as described in claim 3, wherein the cover body includes a main cover and at least one sub-cover, the main cover is detachably assembled to the display body and corresponds to covering the motherboard accommodating chamber, and the at least one sub-cover is detachably assembled to the display body and corresponds to covering the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber. A body computer as described in claim 3, wherein the display body further has a main chamber air inlet, a main chamber air outlet, a sub-chamber air inlet and a sub-chamber air outlet, the main chamber air inlet and the main chamber air outlet are respectively located at opposite sides of the motherboard accommodating chamber, the motherboard accommodating chamber is connected to the external space fluid through the main chamber air inlet and the main chamber air outlet, the sub-chamber air inlet and the sub-chamber air outlet are respectively located at opposite sides of the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber, and the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber is connected to the external space fluid through the sub-chamber air inlet and the sub-chamber air outlet. A body computer as described in claim 5 further includes at least one fan, wherein the at least one fan is disposed in the motherboard accommodating chamber or the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber and is electrically connected to the motherboard, and the at least one fan corresponds to the main chamber air inlet, the main chamber air outlet, the sub-chamber air inlet or the sub-chamber air outlet. A body computer as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one expansion card accommodating chamber includes a first expansion card accommodating chamber and a second expansion card accommodating chamber, the motherboard accommodating chamber is located between the first expansion card accommodating chamber and the second expansion card accommodating chamber, the body computer further includes the at least one expansion card, the at least one expansion card includes a first expansion card and a second expansion card, the first expansion card is disposed in the first expansion card accommodating chamber, the second expansion card is disposed in the second expansion card accommodating chamber, and the first expansion card and the second expansion card are electrically connected to the motherboard respectively. A body computer as described in claim 7 further includes a first partition and a second partition, wherein the first partition is arranged between the motherboard accommodating chamber and the first expansion card accommodating chamber to separate the motherboard accommodating chamber and the first expansion card accommodating chamber, and the second partition is arranged between the motherboard accommodating chamber and the second expansion card accommodating chamber to separate the motherboard accommodating chamber and the second expansion card accommodating chamber, the motherboard has two expansion slots, the first expansion card and the second expansion card each have a gold finger, the first partition and the second partition each have a through hole, and the gold fingers of the first expansion card and the second expansion card are respectively inserted into the two expansion slots of the motherboard through the through holes. A body computer as described in claim 8, wherein the cover body includes a main cover, a first sub-cover and a second sub-cover, the main cover is detachably assembled on the display body and covers the motherboard accommodating chamber, the first sub-cover is detachably assembled on the display body and covers the first expansion card accommodating chamber, and the second sub-cover is detachably assembled on the display body and covers the second expansion card accommodating chamber. A body computer as described in claim 8, wherein the display body has a main chamber air inlet, a main chamber air outlet, a first sub-chamber air inlet, a first sub-chamber air outlet, a second sub-chamber air inlet and a second sub-chamber air outlet, the main chamber air inlet and the main chamber air outlet are respectively located on opposite sides of the motherboard accommodating chamber, the motherboard accommodating chamber is connected to the external space fluid through the main chamber air inlet and the main chamber air outlet, the first sub-chamber The air inlet and the first sub-chamber air outlet are respectively located at opposite sides of the first expansion card accommodating chamber, and the first expansion card accommodating chamber is connected to the external space fluid through the first sub-chamber air inlet and the first sub-chamber air outlet. The second sub-chamber air inlet and the second sub-chamber air outlet are respectively located at opposite sides of the second expansion card accommodating chamber, and the second expansion card accommodating chamber is connected to the external space fluid through the second sub-chamber air inlet and the second sub-chamber air outlet.

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