TWI802506B - 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

Housing and Motherboard System

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

With the development of science and technology, electronic products have been widely used in people's life. In order to integrate the functions of the electronic products and facilitate portability, the related industry then accommodates the motherboard module and electronic components in the accommodation space of a casing, and serves as a host system, such as a computer host or a server host. However, under long-term use of the host system, it is necessary to clean the dust in the storage space, perform related maintenance operations, or replace faulty electronic components or motherboard modules. However, with the conventional shell structure, when removing or installing the motherboard module or maintaining the electronic components, it is often necessary to remove the front cover of the shell before the work can be carried out, resulting in a of difficulty.

In view of this, a shell and mainboard system that can improve the smoothness of operation is still the goal of joint efforts of relevant industry players.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a casing is provided, which includes a casing body, a front cover, and a rotating mechanism. The housing body 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 accommodating space, wherein the accommodating space is used for accommodating a motherboard module. The front cover is movably covered on the main body of the casing 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 pivotally arranged on the side wall by a pivot point, and is arranged between the aforementioned side wall and the side plate. 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 A first included angle is formed so that the second rotating groove is bent. The first rotating shaft is slidably limited in the first rotating slot. The second rotating shaft is disposed on the side plate and slidably limited in the second rotating slot. One end of the connecting rod is pivoted to the first rotation shaft and the other end is pivoted to the second rotation shaft. Wherein 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 in the same manner as 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 casing, a motherboard module, and a plurality of electronic components. The casing includes a casing main 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, and the upper wall, the two side walls and the bottom wall are connected to form an accommodating space. The front cover is movably covered on the main body of the casing 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 pivotally arranged on the side wall by a pivot point, and is arranged between the aforementioned side wall and the side plate. 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 A first included angle is formed so that the second rotating groove is bent. The first rotating shaft is slidably limited in the first rotating slot. The second rotating shaft is disposed on the side plate and slidably limited in the second rotating slot. One end of the connecting rod is pivoted to the first rotation shaft and the other end is pivoted to the second rotation shaft. Wherein 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 in the same manner as the aforementioned One side wall forms an obtuse angle. The motherboard module is accommodated in the accommodation space. The electronic components are arranged inside the front cover.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, wherein FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a casing 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1, and Figure 4 shows a side view of the rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment shown in Figure 3. FIG. 5 shows a side view of the rotating plate 131 according to the embodiment in FIG. 3 . As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the casing 100 includes a casing 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 an accommodating space, wherein the accommodating space is used for accommodating a motherboard module. The front cover 120 is movably covered on the housing body 110 to close the receiving space. 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 pivotally disposed on the 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 slot 132 and a second rotating slot 133 . The first rotating slot 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 slot 132 is an arc with the pivot point as the center. The second rotating slot 133 is located on a second surface 1312 of the rotating plate 131 close to the side plate 121, wherein the second rotating slot 133 has a rotating section 1331 and a straight section 1332, and 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 form a first angle θ1, so that the second rotating slot 133 is curved. The first rotating shaft 134 is slidably limited in the first rotating groove 132 . The second rotating shaft 135 is disposed on the side plate 121 and slidably limits the second rotating slot 133 . One end of the connecting rod 136 is pivotally disposed on the first rotating shaft 134 and the other end is pivotally disposed on the second rotating shaft 135 . Wherein 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, The front cover 120 is opened to form an obtuse 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, so as to avoid the electronic components installed on the front cover 120, such as fans, LEDs, etc. The light group blocks the storage space, and then the mainboard module can be pulled out or loaded into the self-contained space smoothly, without first disassembling the front cover 120 from the housing body 110, and then pulling out or loading into the mainboard homework. Thereby, the smoothness of maintenance or installation operations can be improved.

Specifically, the rotating plate 131 is a hollow plate structure and includes opposite first surface 1311 and second surface 1312, the first surface 1311 has a pivot hole 1313, the pivot hole 1313 is close to the lower edge of the first surface 1311, And it is located at the center of the first rotation groove 132 . More specifically, the first rotating slot 132 is an arc-shaped slot 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 at a pivot point, and the rotating plate 131 can rotate around the pivot point. Specifically, the pivot point is the central point of the pivot hole 1313 and the pivot shaft 1314 . Moreover, both the first rotating shaft 134 and the second rotating shaft 135 are screws, but the present 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 zigzag concave shape, so that there is a height difference between the end of the connecting rod 136 pivoted on the first rotating shaft 134 and the other end of the connecting rod 136 pivoting on the second rotating shaft 135, whereby the second Heads of the two rotating 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 FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 in conjunction, wherein FIG. 6 shows a partial schematic view of the housing 100 according to the embodiment in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 7 shows the front cover 120 and the rotating mechanism 130 according to the embodiment in FIG. 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, and the straight section 1332 is formed by a straight line from the aforementioned 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 moving track of the front cover 120 moves along the track 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, so that the rotating plate 131 rotates around the pivot point, thereby driving the front cover 120 to rotate around the pivot point . When the second rotating shaft 135 slides along the track of the second rotating groove 133 to the straight section 1332, the front cover 120 moves along the track of the straight section 1332 toward the direction away from the housing body 110, so that the front cover 120 Both the edge and the lower edge are far away from the housing body 110. Further, the front cover 120 is pulled upward relative to the pivot point, and when the second rotating shaft 135 slides to the end point of the straight section 1332, the connecting rod 136 continues to drive the second rotating shaft simultaneously. A rotating shaft 134 moves relative to the first rotating slot 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 forms an obtuse angle with the side wall 112 . In this way, the front cover 120 does not cover the accommodating space at all, so that the housing 100 can perform the operation of removing or installing the motherboard module without removing the front cover 120 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the bottom wall 113 may have a sliding slot 1131 for the rotation mechanism 130 to pass through. Specifically, when the front cover 120 receives force and drives the rotating mechanism 130 to rotate, the rotating plate 131 and the connecting rod 136 pass through the sliding groove 1131 and are exposed outside the bottom wall 113 when rotating. Thereby, the smoothness of rotation of the front cover 120 can be improved.

Specifically, the first included angle θ1 formed by the rotating section 1331 and the straight section 1332 may be 116 degrees, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Thereby, the front cover 120 can be prevented from abutting against the bottom wall 113 when rotating, and the smoothness of the front cover 120 rotation can be reduced.

Furthermore, the number of rotating mechanisms 130 can be two, and they are respectively pivotally mounted 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 fastening hole 1111, and the front cover 120 may include a buckle portion 122, the buckle portion 122 is located on the upper edge of the front cover 120, and the buckle portion 122 is used for fastening In the fastening hole 1111. Specifically, the buckle portion 122 can fix the front cover 120 in a closed position when the front cover 120 is closed on the housing body 110 and closes the accommodating space, so as to improve the stability of the front cover 120 in use.

Furthermore, the casing 100 may further include a positioning structure 150 including a limiting slot 151 and a limiting shaft 152 . The limiting groove 151 is disposed 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 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 . The side plate 121 of the front cover 120 can be limited by setting the limit groove 151 and the limit shaft 152 on the rotating plate 131 , thereby preventing the side plate 121 from rotating relative to the rotating plate 131 , thereby improving the rotation stability of the front cover 120 . In detail, the shape of the limiting groove 151 is the same as that of the second rotating groove 133, and the limiting groove 151 and the second rotating groove 133 are arranged parallel to the second surface 1312, and the limiting shaft 152 can be a screw, but the present invention This is not the limit. In other embodiments, the positioning structure is used to fix the relative position of the front cover and the rotating mechanism, which is not limited to the disclosed structure above.

Please refer to FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B, wherein FIG. 8A shows a partial schematic view of a motherboard system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8B shows a front view of the motherboard system 10 according to the embodiment of FIG. 8A A schematic diagram of the lid 120a being opened. As shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B , the motherboard system 10 includes a casing, a motherboard module and a plurality of electronic components 200 . The housing main body 110a, front cover 120a and rotating mechanism 130a of the housing can be the same as the housing main body 110, front cover 120 and rotating mechanism 130 of the embodiment in FIG. 1 , and will not be repeated here. The motherboard module is accommodated in the accommodating space of the housing body 110a. The electronic component 200 is disposed 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 housing body 110a, so as to prevent the electronic components 200 arranged on the front cover 120a from hindering the operation of removing or installing the motherboard module, and can be Without disassembling the front cover 120a, the electronic components 200 disposed on the front cover 120a can be cleaned or maintained. Thereby, the fluency of maintaining the motherboard system 10 can be improved.

Specifically, the motherboard system 10 can be a server and the electronic component 200 of the host system can be a fan component. After the user opens the front cover 120a, the electronic component 200 can be cleaned without removing the front cover 120a, and the process of removing or installing the motherboard can also be performed without removing the electronic component 200. It is convenient for users to carry out maintenance work.

Based on the above, the present invention has the following advantages: First, through the configuration of the rotating mechanism, the main board can be removed or installed without removing the front cover. And, secondly, through the positioning structure, the front cover can be prevented from rotating.

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

100: Shell 110, 110a: Housing body 111: upper wall 1111: fastening 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 board 1311: first surface 1312: second surface 1313: pivot hole 1314: pivot 132: The first rotation slot 133: The second rotation slot 1331: Rotation section 1332: straight section 134: The first axis of rotation 135: the 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: second angle

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a casing according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 shows an exploded schematic view of the casing according to the embodiment of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 shows a side view of the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 shows a side view of the rotating plate according to the embodiment of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 shows a partial schematic view of the housing according to the embodiment of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of the operation of the front cover and the rotating mechanism according to the embodiment in Fig. 1; FIG. 8A shows a partial schematic diagram of a motherboard system according to another embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram of the motherboard system according to the embodiment of FIG. 8A with the front cover opened.

100: shell

110: shell main body

111: upper wall

1111: fastening hole

112: side wall

113: bottom wall

120: front cover

121: side panel

122: buckle part

131: rotating board

1313: pivot hole

1314: pivot

132: The first rotation slot

134: The first axis of rotation

135: the second rotation axis

136: connecting rod

152: limit shaft

Claims (10)

A housing comprising: A casing body 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 accommodating space, wherein the accommodating space is used for accommodating a motherboard module ; a front cover, which is movably covered on the housing main body to close the accommodating space, the front cover includes a side plate; and A rotary mechanism, comprising: A rotating plate is pivotally arranged on the side wall with a pivot point, and is arranged between the side wall and the side plate, and the rotating plate includes: a first rotation groove, located on a first surface of the rotation plate close to the side wall, and the shape of the first rotation groove is an arc with the pivot point as the center; and a second rotating groove, 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 rotation section forms a first angle with the straight section so that the second rotation groove is curved; a first rotating shaft, slidably limited in the first rotating groove; a second rotating shaft is arranged on the side plate and slidably limited in the second rotating groove; and a connecting rod, one end is pivotally mounted on the first rotating shaft and the other end is pivotally mounted on the second rotating shaft; Wherein 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 relative to the first rotating groove Move so that the front cover opens and forms an obtuse angle with the side wall. The casing according to claim 1, wherein the upper wall includes a fastening hole, the front cover includes a buckle part, the buckle part is located on the upper edge of the front cover, and the buckle part is used for fastening in the fastening hole. The casing according to claim 1, wherein the first angle formed by the rotating section and the straight section is 116 degrees. The casing as described in claim 1 further includes a positioning structure, and the positioning structure includes: A limit groove is arranged 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 straight limit section, wherein the rotation limit section is smaller than the The straight travel limiting section is close to the pivot point, and the rotation section forms a second included angle with the straight traveling limiting section, and the second included angle is equal to the first included angle; and A limiting shaft is pivotally connected to the front cover, and is slidably limited in the limiting groove. The casing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom wall has a sliding slot for the rotation mechanism to pass through. A motherboard system comprising: A shell, including: A housing main body, including 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 accommodating space; a front cover, which is movably covered on the housing main body to close the accommodating space, the front cover includes a side plate; and A rotary mechanism, comprising: A rotating plate is pivotally arranged on the side wall with a pivot point, and is arranged between the side wall and the side plate, and the rotating plate includes: 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; a second rotating groove, 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 rotation section forms a first angle with the straight section so that the second rotation groove is curved; a first rotating shaft, slidably limited in the first rotating groove; a second rotating shaft is arranged on the side plate and slidably limited in the second rotating groove; and a connecting rod, one end is pivotally mounted on the first rotating shaft and the other end is pivotally mounted on the second rotating shaft; Wherein 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 relative to the first rotating groove Move so that the front cover opens and forms an obtuse angle with the side wall; a motherboard module accommodated in the accommodation space; and A plurality of electronic components are arranged inside the front cover. The motherboard system according to claim 6, wherein the upper wall includes a fastening hole, the front cover includes a buckle part, the buckle part is located on the upper edge of the front cover, and the buckle part is used to buckle fit into the fastening hole. The motherboard system according to claim 6, wherein the first angle formed by the rotating section and the straight section is 116 degrees. The motherboard system as described in claim 6, wherein the housing further includes a positioning structure, and the positioning structure includes: A limiting groove is arranged on the rotating plate and is located close to the second surface of the front cover. The limiting groove has a rotation limiting section and a linear limiting section, wherein the rotation limiting section is smaller than The straight-travel limiting section is close to the pivot point, and the rotation section and the straight-travel 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 is slidably limited in the limiting groove. The motherboard system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bottom wall has a sliding slot for the rotation mechanism to pass through.

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