TWI428664B - All-in-one electrical device and assembly method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Integrated electronic device and its assembly method

The invention relates to an integrated electronic device and a method of assembling the same.

Integrated electronic devices, such as electronic cash registers, are mainly used in the service industry. Electronic cash registers usually have a touch panel for the convenience of the operator. The touch panel will fail after long-term use or improper external force, and the main maintenance requirements of the electronic cash register come from the repair and replacement of the touch panel.

At present, the assembly structure of the electronic cash register on the market is relatively complicated, which requires that the electronic cash register must be completely disassembled before repairing or replacing the touch panel, and after repairing or replacing the touch panel, it is further layered. Restore the original appearance of the electronic cash register. The disassembly and assembly process is complicated and time-consuming and laborious.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an integrated electronic device having a group structure that facilitates repair or replacement of a touch panel and an assembly method thereof.

An integrated electronic device includes a touch panel, a front frame module, an intermediate module and a back cover module, the front frame module including a front frame having an opening and being disposed inside the front frame The back cover module includes a rear cover detachably received in the front frame and facing the opening, the rear cover being detachably coupled to the front frame, the intermediate module being separable The front frame is coupled to the front frame and the rear cover, the front frame limits the forward degree of freedom of the touch panel, and the limiting member limits the touch panel upward, downward, leftward, and The right degree of freedom limits the degree of freedom of the touch panel to the rear.

A method for assembling an integrated electronic device includes the following steps:

Providing a front frame having an opening, a touch panel, a frame, and a back cover;

Setting a limiting member on the inner side of the front frame;

Mounting electronic components on the frame;

The touch panel is placed in the front frame and exposed by the opening, so that the front frame limits the forward degree of freedom of the touch panel, so that the limiting member limits the touch panel to the up, down, and left directions. Freedom to the right;

The frame is coupled to the front frame to limit the degree of freedom of the frame and the electronic component to the rear of the touch panel;

The back cover is coupled to the front frame to receive the frame and the electronic component in the front frame and the back cover.

The integrated electronic device of the invention adopts a modular assembly structure, which is convenient for repairing or replacing the touch panel.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the integrated electronic device 8 includes a front frame module 10 , a touch panel 30 , an intermediate module 50 , and a back cover module 70 .

The front frame module 10 includes a front frame 11 that is substantially rectangular. A rectangular opening 100 is defined in the middle of the front frame 11 , and a limiting member 101 is respectively disposed on the inner side of the front frame 11 near the four edges of the rectangular opening 100; a first mounting post 103 is vertically protruded from the inner corner of the front frame 11 at the four corners, and the mounting post is mounted. The mounting hole is opened in the axial direction of the first frame. The second mounting post 105 is disposed at an interval between the two adjacent first mounting posts 103. The second mounting post 105 is vertically protruded rearward and opens the mounting hole in the axial direction.

The touch panel 30 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the opening 100 of the front frame 10 and has an area slightly larger than the opening 100.

In the present embodiment, the back cover module 70 includes a back cover 71, a seat 73, and a card swiping device 75. The rear cover 71 has a rectangular shape, and a first mounting hole 710 is defined in the four corners of the front frame 10 corresponding to the first mounting post 103 of the front frame 10. The holder 73 is attached to the rear side of the rear cover 71. The card swiping device 75 is mounted on the right end of the rear cover 71.

The intermediate module 50 includes a frame 51. The top end, the bottom end, the left end, and the right end of the frame 51 respectively protrude from the second mounting post 105 of the front frame 10 to form two tabs 53. Each of the tabs 53 defines a second mounting hole 530. In the present embodiment, an electronic component is mounted in the frame 51, and includes a motherboard (not shown) and a memory (not shown) installed in the frame 51, a display screen 55 mounted on the front side of the frame 51, and The hard disk drive 57 or the like mounted on the rear side of the frame 51. The accommodating slot 570 is defined in the rear side of the frame 51, and the hard disk drive 57 is received in the accommodating slot 570.

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , when assembling, firstly, the touch panel 30 is placed in the front frame module 10 and sandwiched between the four limiting members 101 . At this time, the degree of freedom of the touch panel 30 in the forward direction is limited by the front frame 11, and the degrees of freedom of the up, down, left, and right are limited by the stopper 101, and only the backward degree of freedom is not limit. Then, the eight screws 92 are respectively passed through the second mounting holes 530 of the tabs 53 of the frame 51 and locked into the mounting holes of the corresponding second mounting posts 105 of the front frame 11 to connect the intermediate module 50 with the front frame mold. Group 10 groups stand together. At this time, the intermediate module 50 is pressed against the touch panel 30 to limit the degree of freedom of the touch panel 30 backward. Finally, four screws 91 are respectively passed through the first mounting holes 710 of the rear cover 71 and locked into the mounting holes of the corresponding first mounting posts 103 of the front frame 11 to assemble the rear cover module 70 and the front frame module 10 Together. Thus, the integrated electronic device 8 is assembled. At this time, the intermediate module 50 is received in the front frame 11 and the rear cover 71, and the touch panel 30 faces the opening 100 of the front frame 11.

Of course, if the front frame module 10, the intermediate module 50, and the back cover module 70 need to be more firmly combined, the amount of the screws 91 and 92 can be increased, and the corresponding installations of the screws 91 and 92 are added correspondingly. structure.

When it is necessary to repair or replace the touch panel 30, first, the screw 91 is removed, and the back cover module 70 is separated from the front frame module 10. Then, the screw 92 is removed to separate the intermediate module 50 from the front frame module 10. Therefore, the touch panel 30 can be detached by simply pushing the touch panel 30 from the front of the front frame 11.

In addition, it should be noted that the integrated electronic device 8 of the present invention uses the screws 91 and 92 to combine the front frame module 10, the intermediate module 50 and the back cover module 70, in order to meet the waterproof and dustproof. need. In other embodiments, if the waterproof and dustproof requirements are low, a common snapping method, such as a hook and a card slot, may be used instead of the screws 91 and 92 to the front frame module 10 and the intermediate module 50. The back cover modules 70 are joined together.

Referring to FIG. 7, the integrated electronic device 8a of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention has the following differences compared to the integrated electronic device 8 of the first preferred embodiment. The holder 73a of the integrated electronic device 8a of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a square mounting plate 74a. A through hole 710a is defined in each of the four corners of the mounting plate 74a. A through hole (not shown) is defined in the middle of the rear cover 71a corresponding to the through hole 710a. Four screw holes 510a are defined in the central portion of the rear side of the frame 51a corresponding to the through hole 710a. The holder 73a is fixed by the four screws 93a passing through the through holes 710a of the holder 73a and the corresponding through holes of the rear cover 71, respectively, and locked into the corresponding screw holes 510a of the frame 51a. Accordingly, when the integrated electronic device 8a is detached, the screw 93a must be unlocked to remove the holder 73a. In addition to this, the remaining disassembly steps are the same as the integrated electronic device 8. The above difference can make the overall structure of the integrated electronic device 8a more stable.

The integrated electronic device 8, 8a of the invention adopts a modular assembly structure, which makes the repair and replacement of the touch screen 30 more convenient, and can reduce the disassembly and assembly workload by about two-thirds compared with the existing products on the market.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

8, 8a‧‧‧ integrated electronic equipment
10‧‧‧Front frame module
30‧‧‧Touch panel
50‧‧‧Intermediate module
70‧‧‧Back cover module
11‧‧‧ front box
100‧‧‧ openings
101‧‧‧Limited parts
103‧‧‧First mounting post
105‧‧‧Second installation column
71, 71a‧‧‧ back cover
73, 73a‧‧‧Support
75‧‧‧Swipe device
710‧‧‧First mounting hole
51, 51a‧‧‧ framework
53‧‧‧Slices
530‧‧Second mounting hole
55‧‧‧Display screen
57‧‧‧ Hard disk drive
570‧‧‧ accommodating slots
91, 92, 93a‧‧‧ screws
74a‧‧‧Installation disk
710a‧‧‧through hole
510a‧‧‧ screw holes

1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of an integrated electronic device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1 at another angle.

4 and 5 are partial assembly diagrams of FIG. 3.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of Figure 3.

7 is a partial assembled view of a second preferred embodiment of the integrated electronic device of the present invention.

8‧‧‧Integrated electronic equipment

10‧‧‧Front frame module

30‧‧‧Touch panel

50‧‧‧Intermediate module

70‧‧‧Back cover module

11‧‧‧ front box

100‧‧‧ openings

101‧‧‧Limited parts

103‧‧‧First mounting post

105‧‧‧Second installation column

71‧‧‧Back cover

75‧‧‧Swipe device

710‧‧‧First mounting hole

51‧‧‧Frame

53‧‧‧Slices

530‧‧‧Second mounting hole

57‧‧‧ Hard disk drive

570‧‧‧ accommodating slots

91, 92‧‧‧ screws

Claims (10)

An integrated electronic device includes a touch panel, a front frame module, an intermediate module and a back cover module, the front frame module including a front frame having an opening and being disposed inside the front frame The back cover module includes a rear cover detachably received in the front frame and facing the opening, the rear cover being detachably coupled to the front frame, the intermediate module being separable The front frame is coupled to the front frame and the rear cover, the front frame limits the forward degree of freedom of the touch panel, and the limiting member limits the touch panel upward, downward, leftward, and The right degree of freedom limits the degree of freedom of the touch panel to the rear. The one-piece electronic device of claim 1, wherein the front frame has a rectangular shape, and a first mounting post is vertically protruded from the inner side of the front frame at the four corners, and each mounting post is assembled along the axial direction thereof. a first rectangular mounting hole is formed in the rear cover, and the first mounting holes are respectively inserted into the first mounting holes of the front frame, and the four first screws respectively pass through the first mounting holes and are locked. A mounting hole of the corresponding first mounting post is used to bond the back cover to the front frame. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the inner side of the front frame is provided with two second mounting posts spaced apart between each two adjacent first mounting posts, and each second mounting post is vertically rearward. Forming and opening a mounting hole along the axial direction thereof, the intermediate module includes a frame and an electronic component mounted on the frame, the frame of the intermediate module opening eight second mounting holes corresponding to the second mounting post of the front frame The eight second screws respectively pass through the second mounting holes and are locked into the mounting holes of the corresponding second mounting posts to combine the intermediate module with the front frame. An electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the electronic component comprises a motherboard, a memory, a display screen, and a hard disk drive. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the motherboard and the memory are installed in the frame, the display screen is mounted on the front side of the frame, and the hard disk drive is mounted on the frame. side. The one-piece electronic device of claim 1, wherein the back cover module further comprises a card swiping device mounted on the back cover. The one-piece electronic device of claim 6, wherein the back cover module further comprises a seat mounted on the back cover. A method for assembling an integrated electronic device includes the following steps:
Providing a front frame having an opening, a touch panel, a frame, and a back cover;
Setting a limiting member on the inner side of the front frame;
Mounting electronic components on the frame;
The touch panel is placed in the front frame and exposed by the opening, so that the front frame limits the forward degree of freedom of the touch panel, so that the limiting member limits the touch panel to the up, down, and left directions. Freedom to the right;
The frame is coupled to the front frame to limit the degree of freedom of the frame and the electronic component to the rear of the touch panel;
The back cover is coupled to the front frame to receive the frame and the electronic component in the front frame and the back cover. The method for assembling an electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of: installing a card swiping device on the back cover. The method for assembling an electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of: mounting a support on the rear cover.