TWM646743U - Casing and host - Google Patents

Abstract

A casing includes a casing, a machine board mounting bracket and at least one relay connector. The machine board mounting bracket is arranged in the casing, and separates a host space and a cable management space in the casing. At least one relay electrical connector has a first connection port and a second connection port. At least one relay connector is installed on the casing or the machine board mounting bracket, and the first connection port is exposed in the host space, and the second connection port is exposed in the cable management space.

Description

Chassis and host

The invention relates to a casing and a host, in particular to a casing and a host with a relay connector.

In recent years, most cases have adopted transparent side panels so that users can see the lighting effects inside the case. However, various electronic components inside the case, such as motherboards, graphics cards, hard disks, etc., will be plugged into various connecting cables. If the connecting cables connected to various electronic components are not arranged properly, the inside of the case will look cluttered. , and affects the coolness of the lighting visual effects. On the other hand, if you want to prevent the connecting wires from affecting the visual effect inside the case, the assembler may need to spend a lot of time organizing the wires. Depending on the level of expertise, assembly experts and beginners may spend anywhere from 30 minutes to more than 3 hours on wiring.

The invention provides a casing and a host, thereby reducing the time spent by computer assembly personnel in managing cables and optimizing the visual effect inside the casing.

A chassis disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a board mounting bracket and at least one relay connector. The machine board mounting bracket is arranged in the casing, and separates a host space and a cable management space in the casing. At least one relay electrical connector has a first connection port and a second connection port. At least one The relay connector is installed on the casing or the machine board mounting bracket, and the first connection port is exposed in the host space, and the second connection port is exposed in the cable management space.

A host disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a chassis, a motherboard, a power supply, at least one pre-wired cable and at least one set of wiring cables. The casing includes a casing, a machine board mounting bracket and at least one relay connector. The machine board mounting bracket is arranged in the casing, and separates a host space and a cable management space in the casing. At least one relay electrical connector has a first connection port and a second connection port. At least one relay connector is installed on the casing or the machine board mounting bracket, and the first connection port is exposed in the host space, and the second connection port is exposed in the cable management space. The motherboard is located in the host space. The power supply is located in the cable management space. One end of at least one pre-wired cable is connected to the power supply, and the other end of at least one pre-wired cable is connected to the second connection port of at least one relay connector. One end of at least one set of wiring cables is connected to the motherboard, and the other end of at least one set of wiring cables is connected to the first connection port of at least one relay connector.

According to the casing and the host of the above embodiment, since the relay electrical connector is installed on the motherboard mounting bracket, and the cable connected from the power supply to the motherboard is divided into two sections, the longer section is pre-connected. The cables are hidden in the cable management space, and another shorter section of assembly cables is exposed in the host space. In this way, the length of the assembly cables exposed in the host space is shorter, so both professional and novice assemblers can quickly organize the cables in the host space.

In addition, the above-mentioned power supply, pre-wired cables, and relay electrical connectors are pre-installed in the chassis, and the pre-wired cables are neatly organized, so that the assembler does not need to open the covered cable management space after purchasing the host. side cover, and there is no need to spend time organizing pre-wired cables.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

1: Host

10:Chassis

20: Motherboard

22: Motherboard power slot

24:Processor power socket

30:Power supply

41, 42, 43, 44: Pre-wired cables

51, 52: Assembly cable

100: Shell

110: Bottom plate

120:top plate

130:Front panel

140:Back plate

200, 200A: Computer board mounting bracket

210, 220, 230, 220A: Installation port

300:Relay electrical connector

310:Board power connector

311: First port

312: Second port

320: Processor power connector

321: First port

322: Second port

330: Graphics card power connector

331: First port

332: Second port

340: Graphics card power connector

341: First port

342: Second port

400:Assembly rack

S1: Host space

S2: Cable management space

Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a host according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Figure 3 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the machine board mounting bracket in Figure 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 from another perspective.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the connection between the relay connector and the power supply in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the connection between the relay connector and the motherboard in FIG. 1 .

Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic view of a machine board mounting bracket according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 7 from another perspective.

See Figure 1 to Figure 2. Figure 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the host 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

The host 1 of this embodiment is, for example, the host 1 of a desktop computer, and includes a chassis 10 , a motherboard 20 and a power supply 30 . In addition, the host 1 may also include electronic components such as a central processing unit, a memory, an interface card, a graphics card, and a hard disk that are plugged into the motherboard 20. However, in order to clearly present the key points of this embodiment, they are not shown in the figure. show these electronic components.

The chassis 10 includes a housing 100 , a board mounting bracket 200 , a plurality of assembly brackets 400 and a plurality of relay electrical connectors 300 . The housing 100 includes a bottom plate 110 , a top plate 120 , a front plate 130 and a back plate 140 . The opposite sides of the front plate 130 are connected to one side of the bottom plate 110 respectively, and the opposite sides of the back plate 140 are connected to opposite sides of the top plate 120 respectively. The motherboard mounting bracket 200 is used for mounting the motherboard 20 and is disposed inside the casing 100 to be surrounded by the bottom plate 110 , the top plate 120 , the front plate 130 and the back plate 140 . And the machine board mounting bracket 200 will The body 100 is divided into a host space S1 and a cable management space S2. In addition, the casing 100 may also include side covers covering the host space S1 and the cable management space S2. However, in order to clearly present the key points of this embodiment, these side covers are not shown.

See Figure 3 to Figure 4. FIG. 3 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the machine board mounting bracket 200 in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 from another perspective.

In this embodiment, the machine board mounting bracket 200 has a plurality of mounting openings 210, 220, and 230. The assembly brackets 400 are detachably disposed at the mounting openings 210, 220, and 230 of the machine board mounting bracket 200, respectively. The relay electrical connectors 300 are respectively fastened to the assembly brackets 400, so that the relay electrical connectors 300 can be installed in the installation holes 210, 220, and 230 of the machine board mounting bracket 200 through the assembly brackets 400. In addition, the installation position of these assembly racks 400 can be adjusted according to the size of the motherboard 20. If the number of relay connectors 300 on each assembly rack 400 is more than two, the assembly personnel can disassemble and assemble the assembly rack 400. Quickly adjust the installation positions of multiple relay electrical connectors 300. For example, the relay electrical connector 300 can be quickly moved from one of the installation openings 230 to the other installation opening 230 by disassembling and assembling the assembly frame 400 .

These relay electrical connectors 300 include, for example, a motherboard power connector 310, a processor power connector 320, and two graphics card power connectors 330 and 340 according to functions. The machine board power connector 310, the processor power connector 320 and the two graphics card power connectors 330 and 340.

The machine board power connector 310 is installed in the installation port 210 of the machine board mounting bracket 200 and has a first connection port 311 and a second connection port 312. The first connection port 311 of the machine board power connector 310 is exposed in the host space S1, and the second connection port 312 of the machine board power connector 310 is exposed in the cable management space S2.

The processor power connector 320 is installed in the mounting port 220 of the machine board mounting bracket 200, and has a first connection port 321 and a second connection port 322. The first connection port 321 of the processor power connector 320 It is exposed in the host space S1, and the second connection port 322 of the processor power connector 320 is exposed in the cable management space S2.

The graphics card power connectors 330 and 340 are installed in the mounting port 230 of the machine board mounting bracket 200 and have a first connection port 331 and 341 and a second connection port 332 and 342. The first connection ports 331 and 341 of the graphics card power connectors 330 and 340 are exposed in the host space S1, and the second connection ports 332 and 342 of the graphics card power connectors 330 and 340 are exposed in the cable management space S2.

In this embodiment, the relay electrical connector 300 is installed on the machine board mounting bracket 200, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the relay electrical connector can also be installed on the housing or the mounting bracket of the power supply, as long as the first connection port of the relay electrical connector is exposed to the host space, and the second connection port is exposed to the management space. Just line space.

The motherboard 20 is located in the host space S1 and is installed, for example, on the motherboard mounting bracket 200 . The motherboard 20 has a motherboard power socket 22 and a processor power socket 24 . The power supply 30 is located in the cable management space S2, and is installed in the casing 100, for example.

See Figure 4 to Figure 6. FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the connection between the relay connector 300 and the power supply 30 in FIG. 2 . FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the connection between the relay connector 300 and the motherboard 20 in FIG. 1 . The host 1 of this embodiment further includes a plurality of pre-wired cables and a plurality of assembly cables.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , one end of the pre-wired cable 41 is connected to the power supply 30 , and the other end of the pre-wired cable 41 is connected to the second connection port 312 of the machine board power connector 310 . One end of the pre-wired cable 42 is connected to the power supply 30 , and the other end of the pre-wired cable 42 is connected to the second connection port 322 of the processor power connector 320 . One end of the pre-wired cables 43 and 44 is connected to the power supply 30, and the other end of the pre-wired cables 43 and 44 is connected to the two second connection ports 332 and 342 of the two graphics card power connectors 330 and 340 respectively.

As shown in FIG. 6 , one end of the assembly cable 51 is connected to the motherboard power slot 22 of the motherboard 20 . The other end of the assembly cable 51 is connected to the first connection port 311 of the machine board power connector 310 . One end of the assembly cable 52 is connected to the processor power socket 24 of the motherboard 20 . The other end of the assembly cable 52 is connected to the first connection port 321 of the processor power connector 320 .

In this embodiment, since the relay electrical connector 300 is installed on the machine board mounting bracket 200, and the cable connected from the power supply 30 to the motherboard 20 is divided into two sections, the longer section is pre-connected. The cables 41, 42, 43, and 44 are hidden in the cable management space S2, and the other shorter section of the assembly cables 51 and 52 is exposed in the host space S1. In this way, since the assembly cables 51 and 52 exposed in the host space S1 are short in length, both professional and novice assemblers can quickly organize the cables in the host space S1.

In addition, the above-mentioned power supply 30, pre-wired cables 41, 42, 43, 44, and relay electrical connector 300 are, for example, pre-installed in the chassis 10, and the pre-wired cables 41, 42, 43, 44 is arranged neatly, so that after purchasing the host 1, the assembler does not need to open the side cover covering the cable management space S2, nor does he need to spend time organizing the pre-wired cables 41, 42, 43, 44.

In addition, the neater the cables inside the casing 10 are, the smoother the air flow inside the casing 10 will be, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance inside the casing 10. It will also reduce the chance of cables being accidentally entangled by the fan, thereby reducing the risk of accidents. The probability of physical hardware damage.

In the above embodiment, the relay electrical connector 300 is installed on the machine board mounting bracket 200 through the assembly bracket 400, but it is not limited to this. See Figure 7 and Figure 8. FIG. 7 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a machine board mounting bracket 200A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 7 from another perspective. In this embodiment, the computer board mounting bracket 200A is an improvement of the computer board mounting bracket 200 of the above embodiment. That is, the computer board mounting bracket 200A of this embodiment can be used with the casing 100 and relay of the chassis 10 of the above embodiment. Electrical connector 300, motherboard 20, power supply 30, pre-wired cables 41, 42, 43, 44 and assembly cables 51, 52. This embodiment The machine board mounting bracket 200A has a plurality of mounting holes 220A. The relay electrical connector 300 takes the processor power connector 320 as an example. The processor power connector 320 is located in the mounting port 220A and is fastened to the machine board mounting bracket 200A. In other words, the structure of the machine board mounting bracket 200A of this embodiment can also be regarded as a structure in which the machine board mounting bracket 200 and the assembly frame 400 of the above embodiment are changed into an integrated structure.

According to the casing and the host of the above embodiment, since the relay electrical connector is installed on the motherboard mounting bracket, and the cable connected from the power supply to the motherboard is divided into two sections, the longer section is pre-connected. The cables are hidden in the cable management space, and another shorter section of assembly cables is exposed in the host space. In this way, the length of the assembly cables exposed in the host space is shorter, so both professional and novice assemblers can quickly organize the cables in the host space.

In addition, the above-mentioned power supply, pre-wired cables, and relay electrical connectors are pre-installed in the chassis, and the pre-wired cables are neatly organized, so that the assembler does not need to open the covered cable management space after purchasing the host. side cover, and there is no need to spend time organizing pre-wired cables.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art of modeling can make some modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is The scope of patent protection for a new model shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10:Chassis

30:Power supply

41, 42, 43, 44: Pre-wired cables

100: Shell

110: Bottom plate

130:Front panel

140:Back plate

200:Machine board mounting bracket

210, 220: Installation port

300:Relay electrical connector

310:Board power connector

320: Processor power connector

330: Graphics card power connector

340: Graphics card power connector

400:Assembly rack

Claims (10)

A casing containing: A casing; a board mounting bracket, which is disposed in the casing and separates a host space and a cable management space; and at least one relay connector having a first connection port and a first Two connection ports, the at least one relay connector is installed on the housing or the machine board mounting bracket, the first connection port is exposed to the host space, and the second connection port is exposed to the cable management space. The casing of claim 1, wherein the at least one relay connector is installed on the machine board mounting bracket. The casing of claim 2 further includes an assembly frame, the machine board mounting frame has an installation opening, the assembly frame is detachably disposed at the installation opening of the machine board mounting frame, and the at least one relay The connector is fastened to the assembly frame. The casing of claim 2, wherein the machine board mounting bracket has an installation opening, and the at least one relay connector is located in the installation opening and is fastened to the machine board mounting bracket. The case of claim 1, wherein the at least one relay connector includes a machine board power connector, a processor power connector and a graphics card power connector, and the machine board power connector, the processor The power connector and the graphics card power connector are installed on the machine board mounting bracket. A host that contains: A casing, including: a casing; a machine board mounting bracket, which is disposed in the casing and separates a host space and a cable management space; and at least one relay connector with a first A connection port and a second connection port, the at least one relay connector is installed on the housing or the machine board mounting bracket, and the first connection port is exposed to the host space, and the second connection port is exposed In the cable management space; a motherboard located in the host space; a power supply located in the cable management space; at least one pre-wired cable, one end of the at least one pre-wired cable is connected to the power supply, the The other end of at least one pre-wired cable is connected to the second connection port of the at least one relay connector; and at least one set of wiring cables, one end of the at least one set of wiring cables is connected to the motherboard, the The other end of at least one set of wiring cables is connected to the first connection port of the at least one relay electrical connector. The host of claim 6, wherein the at least one relay connector is installed on the machine board mounting bracket. The host as claimed in claim 7, wherein the casing further includes an assembly frame, the machine board mounting frame has an installation opening, the assembly frame is detachably provided at the installation opening of the machine board mounting frame, and the at least one The relay electrical connector is fastened to the assembly frame. The host as claimed in claim 7, wherein the machine board mounting bracket has an installation port, and the at least one relay connector is located in the mounting port and is fastened to the machine board mounting bracket. The host of claim 6, wherein the at least one relay connector includes a machine board power connector, a processor power connector and a graphics card power connector, the machine board power connector, the processor power connector The connector and the graphics card power connector are installed on the machine board mounting bracket.

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