TWM650531U - Power supply for computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A power supply for a computer, including: a base member, an upper cover member and a fan member. The base member includes a bottom wall and two first direction side walls. The two first direction side walls are parallel to each other and are respectively connected to the bottom wall. At two ends of a first direction, each first direction side wall has two first extension parts, and the first extension part extends along the first direction. The upper cover member includes a top wall and two second direction side walls, and the two second direction side walls are mutually connected. are connected to two ends of the top wall in a second direction in parallel and cover the first extension respectively, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom wall and the top wall, The fan component includes a fan body and a plurality of fan connectors. The fan body is located in the space formed by the base component and the upper cover component. The fan connectors are respectively connected to one of the fan body and the first extension part. The power supply for computers of this invention provides a smooth and flat casing surface to avoid excessive friction and vibration, and provides excellent installation quality.

Description

Power supply for computers

The invention relates to a power supply, and more particularly to a power supply for a computer.

The computer's power supply transforms and rectifies the AC power to supply power to the hard drive, optical drive, and motherboard in the computer. A power supply for a computer usually includes a circuit board, electronic components located on the circuit board, and a cooling fan. These components are usually locked into a casing using screws, resulting in a power supply casing covered with exposed locking screws.

On the one hand, the exposed locking screws lack appearance, which may lead to a decrease in consumers' willingness to purchase, and may also cause psychological discomfort to certain people; on the other hand, the exposed locking screws affect the flatness of the casing, causing the power supply to be installed in When installing the card slot of the computer host, excessive friction and vibration will occur, which will affect the quality of the installation.

Therefore, in order to solve various problems of conventional power supplies for computers, the present invention proposes a power supply for computers that reduces the number of exposed screws.

In order to achieve the above objects and other objects, the present invention proposes a power supply for a computer, which includes: a base member, including a bottom wall and two first direction side walls, the two first direction side walls are connected to each other in parallel to each other. At two ends of the bottom wall in a first direction, each side wall in the first direction has two first extension parts, and the first extension parts extend along the first direction; an upper cover component includes a top wall and two first extension parts. Two directional side walls, the two second directional side walls are connected to two ends of the top wall in a second direction in parallel to each other and respectively cover the first extending portions, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, And the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom wall and the top wall; and a fan component includes a fan body and a plurality of fan connectors, the fan body is formed by sandwiching the base component and the upper cover component In the space, the fan connecting pieces are respectively connected to the fan body and one of the first extension parts.

In one embodiment of the invention, the fan connector has two fan locking parts, and the two fan locking parts are respectively parallel to the top wall and the first extension part and respectively locked to the fan body and the third extension part. One of the extensions.

In one embodiment of the invention, the top wall has a plurality of heat dissipation holes, and the fan body is adjacent to the top wall.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical connection interface is further included, which is provided on one of the two first direction side walls.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first direction side wall has a plurality of heat dissipation holes.

In one embodiment of the invention, a circuit component is further included, including a circuit board, a supporting plate and a plurality of supporting plate connectors. The circuit board is locked to the supporting plate, and the supporting plate connectors Connect the supporting plate and one of the first extension parts respectively.

In one embodiment of the invention, the supporting plate is provided with a plurality of nut posts, and the circuit board is locked to the supporting plate through the nut posts.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the supporting plate connectors are parallel to the first extending portions and are respectively locked to the first extending portions.

Thereby, the power supply for computers of the present invention covers the first extension part through the upper cover member, so that the numerous screw holes located in the first extension part are hidden. Therefore, the movement of the outer shell in the first direction (such as installation) can use a smooth and flat surface to contact other devices, and can move smoothly, avoiding excessive friction and vibration, providing excellent installation quality, and having A more beautiful appearance reduces the possibility of causing psychological discomfort to certain people.

In order to fully understand this invention, this invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the attached drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the purpose, features and effects of this invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. It should be noted that this invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this description can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this invention. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of this invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the patentable scope of this invention. The description is as follows:

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a power supply 100 for a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base member 1 , a top cover member 2 , and a fan member 3 .

The base member 1 includes a bottom wall 11 and two first direction side walls 12. The two first direction side walls 12 are parallel to each other and are respectively connected to two ends of the bottom wall 11 in a first direction d1. Each first direction side wall 12 has two respective first direction side walls 12. The first extending portions 121 extend along the first direction d1.

The upper cover member 2 includes a top wall 21 and two second direction side walls 22. The two second direction side walls 22 are parallel to each other and are respectively connected to two ends of the top wall 21 in a second direction d2 and cover the two first extension portions 121 respectively. . The top wall 21 and the bottom wall 11 are parallel to each other, the second direction d2 is perpendicular to the first direction d1, and the first direction d1 and the second direction d2 are parallel to the bottom wall 11 and the top wall 21, that is, the base member 1 and the upper cover member 2 cooperate with each other to form a hollow hexahedral structure.

The fan component 3 includes a fan body 31 and a plurality of fan connectors 32 . The fan body 31 is located in the space formed by the base member 1 and the upper cover member 2 , preferably close to the top wall 21 to blow airflow from the heat dissipation holes 211 of the top wall 21 . The plurality of fan connectors 32 are respectively connected to the fan body 31 and one of the first extension parts 121 to fix the fan body 31 to the first extension part 121 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of fan connectors 32 is four, which correspond to the first extension portions 121 located on both sides of the two first direction side walls 12 respectively, and are fastened to the first extension portion 121 using fasteners such as screws. The locking hole 121a of the extension part 121. The position and height of the locking hole 121a can be changed accordingly as needed to change the position where the fan body 31 is fixed on the first extension part 121.

With the above structure, during assembly, the fan body 31 is locked to the locking hole 121 a of the first extension part 121 using the fan connector 32 to complete the fixing of the fan body 31 . At this time, the screw connections of the fan connector 32 are located on the first extension portions 121 , and these first extension portions 121 are covered through the two second direction side walls 22 of the upper cover member 2 , so that the screw connections of the fan connector 32 are Hidden (as shown in Figure 1). Therefore, the outer shell of the power supply 100 for computers of the present invention can move smoothly in the first direction d1 (for example, during installation) by using a smooth and flat surface to contact other devices, and can move smoothly to avoid excessive movement. It reduces friction and vibration, provides excellent installation quality, and has a more beautiful appearance, reducing the possibility of psychological discomfort for specific people.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the fan connector 32 has two fan locking parts 321 and 322 . The two fan locking parts 321 and 322 are respectively parallel to the top wall 21 and the first extension part 121 . They are respectively locked to one of the fan body 31 and the first extension part 121 . Specifically, the fan locking part 321 is parallel to the top wall 21 and is locked to the fan body 31 with screws and other fasteners; the fan locking part 322 is parallel to the first extension part 121 and is locked to the first extension part 121 with screws and other fasteners. The locking hole 121a of one of the extension parts 121. Preferably, the fan locking portions 322 of each fan connector 32 can be symmetrically provided in two groups, so that one of the fan locking portions 322 can be flexibly selected for locking.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the top wall 21 has the aforementioned plurality of heat dissipation holes 211 , and the fan body 31 is adjacent to the top wall 21 to blow airflow from the heat dissipation holes 211 nearby.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the power supply 100 for the computer further includes a circuit component 4 . The circuit component 4 includes a circuit board 41 , a supporting plate 42 and a plurality of supporting plate connectors 43 . To facilitate understanding, the electronic components and other conventional movement structures on the circuit board 41 are omitted from display. The circuit board 41 is fastened to the supporting plate 42 using fasteners such as screws, and is supported by the supporting plate 42 . The supporting plate 42 has better rigidity than the softer circuit board 41 and is usually a metal thin plate. The plurality of supporting plate connectors 43 respectively connect the supporting plate 42 and one of the plurality of first extending portions 121 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of supporting plate connectors 43 is four (the actual number may vary depending on demand), corresponding to the first extension portions 121 located on each side of the two first direction side walls 12, and using Fasteners such as screws are locked to the locking holes 121b of the first extension part 121 . The position and height of the locking hole 121b can be changed accordingly as needed to change the position at which the supporting plate 42 is fixed to the first extension 121 . Generally speaking, the height position of the locking hole 121b is closer to the bottom wall 11, and the height position of the locking hole 121a is closer to the top wall 21, but the invention is not limited thereto.

During assembly, the circuit board 41 is locked to the supporting plate 42 using fasteners such as screws, and the supporting plate connector 43 is locked to the locking hole 121b of the first extension part 121 (the order of the above two steps is not limited) , the fixing of the circuit board 41 can be completed. At this time, the screw connection of the circuit board 41 is located on the supporting plate 42 and is difficult to be observed from the appearance of the power supply 100 for computers; and because the screw connection of the supporting plate connector 43 is located on the first extension part 121, and then cover these first extension portions 121 through the two second direction side walls 22 of the upper cover member 2, so that the screw connections of the supporting plate connector 43 are hidden (as shown in Figure 1). Therefore, the outer casing of the power supply 100 for computers of the present invention can move smoothly in the first direction d1 (such as installation) by using a smooth and flat surface to contact other devices, and can move smoothly to avoid excessive movement. It reduces friction and vibration, provides excellent installation quality, and has a more beautiful appearance, reducing the possibility of psychological discomfort for specific people.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the power supply 100 for the computer further includes an electrical connection interface 5 disposed on one of the two first direction side walls 12 . The electrical connection interface 5 is, for example, a power switch or a power socket, and is electrically connected to the circuit board 41 and/or the fan body 31 . Since the first directional side wall 12 is usually not set as a moving contact surface, the electrical connection interface 5 with undulating surfaces is suitable for being disposed on the first directional side wall 12 but not suitable for the second directional side wall 22 that requires smoothness and flatness.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first direction side wall 12 also has a plurality of heat dissipation holes 122 , and the airflow generated by the fan body 31 can also flow out of the heat dissipation holes 122 and take away the heat energy generated by the circuit board 41 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the supporting plate 42 is provided with a plurality of nut posts 421 , and the circuit board 41 is locked to the supporting plate 42 through these nut posts 421 . The number of nut posts 421 is not limited. In this embodiment, the number is four, and they are arranged at four corners of the supporting plate 42 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the plurality of supporting plate connectors 43 are parallel to the first extension parts 121 and are respectively locked to the first extension parts 121 . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the supporting plate connecting member 43 may have other types.

The invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments. However, those familiar with the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions that are equivalent to this embodiment should be deemed to be included within the scope of this invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of this invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

100:Power supply for computer 1: Base component 11: Bottom wall 12: First direction side wall 121:First extension 121a:Lock hole 121b:Lock hole 122:Heat dissipation hole 2: Upper cover component 21:top wall 211:Heat dissipation hole 22:Second direction side wall 3:Fan component 31:Fan body 32:Fan connector 321: Fan locking part 322: Fan locking part 4:Circuit components 41:Circuit board 42:Supporting plate 421: Nut post 43: Supporting plate connector 5: Electrical connection interface d1: first direction d2: second direction

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a power supply for a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a power supply for a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the fan locking part according to the embodiment of the present invention.

100:Power supply for computer

11: Bottom wall

12: First direction side wall

121:First extension

121a:Lock hole

121b:Lock hole

122:Heat dissipation hole

21:top wall

211:Heat dissipation hole

22:Second direction side wall

3:Fan component

31:Fan body

32:Fan connector

4:Circuit components

41:Circuit board

42:Supporting plate

421: Nut post

43: Supporting plate connector

5: Electrical connection interface

d1: first direction

d2: second direction

Claims (8)

A power supply for computers, which includes: A base member includes a bottom wall and two first direction side walls. The two first direction side walls are parallel to each other and are respectively connected to two ends of the bottom wall in a first direction. Each of the first direction side walls has two first direction side walls. Extension parts, the first extension parts extend along the first direction; An upper cover component includes a top wall and two second direction side walls. The two second direction side walls are parallel to each other and are respectively connected to two ends of the top wall in a second direction and respectively cover the first extension portions, wherein The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom wall and the top wall; and A fan component includes a fan body and a plurality of fan connectors. The fan body is located in the space formed by the base component and the upper cover component. The fan connectors are respectively connected to the fan body and the first extension parts. one of them. The power supply for computers as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fan connector has two fan locking parts, and the two fan locking parts are respectively parallel to the top wall and the first extension part and are respectively locked on the One of the fan body and the first extension parts. The power supply for a computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top wall has a plurality of heat dissipation holes, and the fan body is adjacent to the top wall. The power supply for a computer as claimed in claim 1 further includes an electrical connection interface disposed on one of the two first direction side walls. The power supply for a computer as claimed in claim 1 or 4, wherein the first direction side wall has a plurality of heat dissipation holes. The power supply for computers as described in claim 1 further includes a circuit component, including a circuit board, a supporting board and a plurality of supporting board connectors, the circuit board is locked to the supporting board, and the The supporting plate connectors are respectively connected to the supporting plate and one of the first extension parts. The power supply for computers as described in claim 6, wherein the support plate is provided with a plurality of nut posts, and the circuit board is locked to the support plate through the nut posts. The power supply for computers as claimed in claim 6, wherein the supporting plate connectors are parallel to the first extension parts and respectively locked to the first extension parts.

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