TWM656088U - Casing and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing and at least one expansion card. The housing includes a shell, a rotating cover, and a water-cooling radiator. The housing has an access opening. The rotating cover can be rotatably disposed on the housing and allows at least part of the access opening to be opened or closed. The water-cooling radiator is disposed on the rotating cover. At least one expansion card can be detachably disposed in the housing. The water-cooling radiator is used to dissipate heat from at least one expansion card.

Description

Case and electronic devices

The invention relates to a casing and an electronic device, in particular to a casing and an electronic device with a rotating cover.

With the development and progress of technology, computers have gradually become an indispensable necessity in people's daily lives. In order to make computers meet various functional requirements, computer motherboards usually have multiple expansion slots for installing multiple expansion cards such as display cards, sound cards or network cards to enhance their additional functions. Users can replace expansion cards with dynamic functions according to their own needs. When the expansion card is in operation, the current in the circuit will generate heat due to the influence of impedance. If this heat cannot be effectively removed and accumulates on the electronic components inside the expansion card, the electronic components may be damaged due to the rising temperature.

Generally speaking, manufacturers will install a water cooling device such as a water cooling radiator in the case to dissipate heat from the expansion card. When the user replaces the expansion card according to their own needs, they must first remove the cover of the case, and then remove the water cooling radiator to replace the expansion card. However, with the improvement of computer performance, the number of other electronic components configured in the case has also increased, making the space in the case smaller. As a result, the user needs to remove the water cooling radiator and replace the expansion card in the narrow space in the case, which makes it inconvenient to replace the expansion card. Therefore, how to improve the convenience of replacing the expansion card is one of the problems that researchers should solve.

The invention provides a casing and an electronic device to improve the convenience of replacing an expansion card.

The housing disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing, a rotating cover and a water cooling radiator. The housing has a take-out opening. The rotating cover can be rotatably arranged on the housing and at least part of the take-out opening can be opened or closed. The water cooling radiator is arranged on the rotating cover.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an electronic device, comprising a housing and at least one expansion card. The housing comprises a shell, a rotating cover, and a water-cooling radiator. The housing has an access opening. The rotating cover can be rotatably disposed on the housing and allows at least part of the access opening to be opened or closed. The water-cooling radiator is disposed on the rotating cover. At least one expansion card can be detachably disposed in the housing. The water-cooling radiator is used to dissipate heat from at least one expansion card.

According to the case and electronic device of the above embodiment, since the rotating cover can be rotatably arranged on the case to close or open the access opening, and the water cooling radiator is arranged on the rotating cover, the user can open the access opening by rotating the rotating cover, so that the water cooling radiator arranged on the rotating cover can be far away from the narrow space in the case as the rotating cover rotates, so that the user can replace the expansion card without having to remove the water cooling radiator and replace the expansion card in the narrow space in the case. In this way, the convenience of replacing the expansion card can be improved.

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

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 1.

The electronic device 10 of this embodiment includes a housing 20 and an expansion card 30. The housing 20 includes a shell 21, a rotating cover 22, a water cooling radiator 23, a flexible stopper 24 and a cover 25. The housing 21 includes a main body 211, an assembly bracket 212 and two side frames 213, and the housing 21 has a take-in and take-out opening 214. The take-in and take-out opening 214 is located on the main body 211. The assembly bracket 212 is disposed on the main body 211 and includes an assembly part 2121. The assembly part 2121 has a pivot slot 21211 and a pivot interface 21212. The pivot interface 21212 is connected to the pivot slot 21211. That is to say, the hinge slot 21211 is an open groove. The two side frames 213 are arranged on the main body 211 and are located on two opposite sides of the assembly bracket 212.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 together. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electronic device in Figure 1. Figure 4 is another partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electronic device in Figure 1.

One side of the swivel cover 22 can be detachably pivoted to the pivot groove 21211 through the pivot interface 21212, so that the other side of the swivel cover 22 is relatively close to the main body 211 and fixed to one of the two side frames 213 so that the swivel cover 22 is located in a closed position so that at least part of the access opening 214 is closed, or relatively far away from the main body 211 so that the swivel cover 22 is located in an open position so that at least part of the access opening 214 is opened. In addition, since one side of the swivel cover 22 is pivoted to the open pivot groove 21211, the swivel cover 22 can be more quickly and conveniently installed on the assembly portion 2121 of the assembly bracket 212 through the pivot interface 21212.

The water cooling radiator 23 is disposed on the rotating cover 22. The expansion card 30 is, for example, a display card, a sound card, or a network card, and can be detachably disposed in the housing 21. The water cooling radiator 23 is used to dissipate heat from the expansion card 30. When the user wants to replace the expansion card 30 with a corresponding function according to his own needs, he can rotate the rotating cover 22 to open the rotating cover 22 so that at least part of the access opening 214 is opened. In this way, the user can replace the expansion card 30 that meets his own needs through the access opening 214.

The flexible stopper 24 is disposed on one side of the rotating cover 22 pivotally connected to the assembly bracket 212, and the rotating cover 22 has a clearance notch 221. The assembly bracket 212 includes a stopper portion 2122. The stopper portion 2122 is connected to the assembly portion 2121. When the rotating cover 22 is in the closed position, the assembly portion 2121 covers at least a portion of the clearance notch 221, so that the flexible stopper 24 is squeezed by the assembly portion 2121 and separated from the clearance notch 221. When the rotating cover 22 is located at the open position, the flexible stopper 24 releases elastic force and is at least partially located in the yielding groove 221, and the stopper 2122 stops the flexible stopper 24. In this way, the rotating cover 22 can be positioned at the open position by the stopper 2122 stopping the flexible stopper 24, and the rotating cover 22 located at the open position will not be accidentally touched by the user, so that the rotating cover 22 located at the open position suddenly rotates toward the closed position and hits the user's hand. The cover body 25 can be detachably disposed on the main body 211 of the housing 21. When the rotating cover 22 is located at the closed position, the cover body 25 is used to cover the rotating cover 22.

In this embodiment, since the rotating cover 22 is rotatably disposed on the housing 21 to close or open the access opening 214, and the water cooling radiator 23 is disposed on the rotating cover 22, the user can open the access opening 214 by rotating the rotating cover 22, so that the water cooling radiator 23 disposed on the rotating cover 22 can be far away from the narrow space in the housing 20 as the rotating cover 22 rotates, so that the user can replace the expansion card 30 without having to remove the water cooling radiator 23 and replace the expansion card 30 in the narrow space in the housing 20. In this way, the convenience of replacing the expansion card 30 can be improved.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 may further include a fan 40. The fan 40 is fixed to one side of the two side frames 213 away from the assembly bracket 212 and is located at the access opening 214. In other words, the fan 40 will not rotate with the rotating cover 22, and the rotating cover 22 only closes or opens at least part of the access opening 214. By providing the fan 40, the expansion card 30 can be further cooled.

In this embodiment, the number of expansion cards 30 of the electronic device 10 is one, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of expansion cards of the electronic device may be more than two.

In this embodiment, one side of the rotating cover plate 22 is pivotally connected to the assembly bracket 212, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, one side of the rotating cover plate can also be connected to the assembly bracket by other rotatable connection methods.

In this embodiment, when the rotating cover plate 22 is in the closed position, the other side of the rotating cover plate 22 is only fixed to one of the two side frames 213, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, when the rotating cover plate is in the closed position, the other side of the rotating cover plate can also be fixed to the two side frames at the same time.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is provided with a fan 40 at the access opening 214, and the rotating cover 22 only closes or opens at least a portion of the access opening 214, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the electronic device may not be provided with a fan, and the rotating cover may close or open the entire access opening.

Please refer to Figures 5 to 8. Figure 5 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 1 in the closed position. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 1 in the open position. Figure 7 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 1 in the open position. Figure 8 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the electronic device of Figure 1 in the open position and the flexible stopper is disengaged from the clearance groove.

As shown in FIG5 , when the electronic device 10 operates normally, the expansion card 30 is placed in the housing 21 and the rotatable cover 22 is in the closed position. At this time, the assembly portion 2121 of the assembly bracket 212 covers at least a portion of the clearance groove 221 of the rotatable cover 22, so that the flexible stopper 24 is squeezed by the assembly portion 2121 and separated from the clearance groove 221.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 , when the user wants to replace the expansion card 30 with the corresponding function according to his/her needs, first, the cover 25 is removed and the rotating cover 22 is rotated from the closed position to the open position along the direction A, and the water cooling radiator 23 disposed on the rotating cover 22 is also rotated along the direction A with the rotating cover 22. At this time, the flexible stopper 24 releases its elastic force and at least partially moves along the direction B to the clearance groove 221, and the stopper 2122 of the assembly bracket 212 stops the flexible stopper 24, so that the rotating cover 22 is positioned at the open position. Then, the user can remove the expansion card 30 along the direction C through the access port 214 and install the expansion card 30 that meets his/her needs.

As shown in FIG8 , after the user has replaced the expansion card 30, first, the user presses the flexible stopper 24 along the direction D, so that the flexible stopper 24 is separated from the yielding notch 221 along the direction D, and the stopper 2122 stops the flexible stopper 24. Then, the rotating cover 22 is rotated from the open position to the closed position along the direction E. At this time, as shown in FIG5 , the assembly part 2121 of the assembly bracket 212 covers at least a portion of the yielding notch 221 of the rotating cover 22, so that the flexible stopper 24 is squeezed by the assembly part 2121 and separated from the yielding notch 221. Then, the cover 25 is fixed to the main body 211 of the housing 21 to cover the rotating cover 22. In this way, the electronic device 10 can resume normal operation and expand the functions that meet the needs of the user.

According to the case and electronic device of the above embodiment, since the rotating cover can be rotatably arranged on the case to close or open the access opening, and the water cooling radiator is arranged on the rotating cover, the user can open the access opening by rotating the rotating cover, so that the water cooling radiator arranged on the rotating cover can be far away from the narrow space in the case as the rotating cover rotates, so that the user can replace the expansion card without having to remove the water cooling radiator and replace the expansion card in the narrow space in the case. In this way, the convenience of replacing the expansion card can be improved.

In addition, the stopper of the assembly bracket stops the flexible stopper, so that the rotating cover can be positioned at the open position. In this way, the user will not accidentally touch the rotating cover, causing the rotating cover at the open position to suddenly rotate toward the closed position and injure the user's hand.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above by the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in similar techniques can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Electronic device 20: Case 21: Casing 211: Main body 212: Assembly bracket 2121: Assembly part 21211: Pivot slot 21212: Pivot interface 2122: Stopper 213: Side frame 214: Access port 22: Rotating cover 221: Clearance slot 23: Radiator 24: Flexible stopper 25: Cover 30: Expansion card 40: Fan A~E: Direction

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exploded view of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is another three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in a closed position. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in an open position. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in an open position. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the electronic device of FIG. 1 in an open position with the flexible stopper disengaged from the clearance groove.

10: Electronic devices

20: Chassis

21: Shell

211: Main body

212:Assembly bracket

2121:Assembly Department

21211: Joint groove

21212: Hub interface

2122: Stopper

213: Side frame

214: Access port

22: Rotating cover plate

221: Give way to vacant slot

23: Water cooling radiator

24: Flexible stopper

25: Cover

30: Expansion card

40: Fan

Claims (12)

A casing includes: a casing having an access opening; a rotating cover rotatably disposed on the casing to open or close at least a portion of the access opening; and a water cooling radiator disposed on the rotating cover. A casing as described in claim 1, wherein the casing includes a main body and an assembly bracket, the access opening is located on the main body, the assembly bracket is arranged on the main body, and one side of the rotating cover is pivotally connected to the assembly bracket so that the other side of the rotating cover is relatively close to the main body so that the rotating cover is located in a closed position so that at least part of the access opening is closed, or relatively far away from the main body so that the rotating cover is located in an open position so that at least part of the access opening is opened. A casing as described in claim 2, wherein the casing further includes at least one side frame, the at least one side frame is disposed on the main body and located on one side of the assembly bracket, and when the rotating cover is in the closed position, the other side of the rotating cover is fixed to the at least one side frame. The housing as described in claim 2 further includes a flexible stopper, which is arranged on one side of the rotating cover plate pivotally connected to the assembly bracket, the rotating cover plate has a clearance groove, the assembly bracket includes an assembly part and a stopper, the stopper is connected to the assembly part, and one side of the rotating cover plate is pivotally connected to the assembly part. When the rotating cover is located at the closed position, the assembly portion covers at least a portion of the clearance groove, so that the flexible stopper is squeezed by the assembly portion and separated from the clearance groove. When the rotating cover is located at the open position, the flexible stopper releases elastic force and is at least partially located in the clearance groove, and the stopper portion stops the flexible stopper. A casing as described in claim 4, wherein the assembly portion has a pivot slot and a pivot interface, the pivot interface is connected to the pivot slot, and one side of the rotating cover can be detachably pivoted to the pivot slot through the pivot interface. The casing as described in claim 1 further includes a cover body, which can be detachably disposed on the casing and is used to cover the rotating cover plate. An electronic device comprises: A housing, comprising: a housing having an access opening; a rotating cover rotatably disposed on the housing and allowing at least a portion of the access opening to be opened or closed; and a water cooling radiator disposed on the rotating cover; and at least one expansion card detachably disposed in the housing, the water cooling radiator being used to dissipate heat from the at least one expansion card. An electronic device as described in claim 7, wherein the housing includes a main body and an assembly bracket, the access opening is located on the main body, the assembly bracket is arranged on the main body, and one side of the rotating cover is pivotally connected to the assembly bracket so that the other side of the rotating cover is relatively close to the main body so that the rotating cover is in a closed position so that at least part of the access opening is closed, or relatively far away from the main body so that the rotating cover is in an open position so that at least part of the access opening is opened. An electronic device as described in claim 8, wherein the housing further comprises at least one side frame, the at least one side frame being disposed on the main body and located on one side of the assembly bracket, and when the rotating cover is in the closed position, the other side of the rotating cover is fixed to the at least one side frame. An electronic device as described in claim 8, wherein the housing includes a flexible stopper, the flexible stopper is arranged on a side of the rotating cover plate pivotally connected to the assembly bracket, the rotating cover plate has a clearance groove, the assembly bracket includes an assembly part and a stopper part, the stopper part is connected to the assembly part, and one side of the rotating cover plate is pivotally connected to the assembly bracket. When the rotating cover is located at the closed position, the assembly portion covers at least a portion of the clearance groove, so that the flexible stopper is squeezed by the assembly portion and separated from the clearance groove; when the rotating cover is located at the open position, the flexible stopper releases elastic force and is at least partially located in the clearance groove, and the stopper portion stops the flexible stopper. An electronic device as described in claim 10, wherein the assembly portion has a hinge slot and a hinge interface, the hinge interface is connected to the hinge slot, and one side of the rotating cover can be detachably hinged to the hinge slot through the hinge interface. An electronic device as described in claim 7, wherein the housing includes a cover that can be detachably disposed on the housing and is used to cover the rotating cover.

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