WO2014101238A1

WO2014101238A1 - Integrated computer and computer host

Info

Publication number: WO2014101238A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/088141
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢向群
Original assignee: 深圳市中柏电脑技术有限公司
Priority date: 2012-12-31
Filing date: 2012-12-31
Publication date: 2014-07-03
Also published as: CN104823124B; CN104823124A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated computer, which comprises a flat-panel display and a host. The flat-panel display comprises a display casing, and a display panel and a drive circuit which are arranged in the display casing. The host comprises a host casing and a mainboard arranged in the host casing. The computer is characterized in that, the host is detachably connected to the flat-panel display, and provides inclined support for the flat-panel display; therefore, the flat-panel display can stand on the surface of a platform. The present invention also relates to a computer host.

Description

One-piece computer and computer host

Technical field

This invention relates to computers and, more particularly, to an all-in-one computer.

Background technique

With the continuous advancement of technology, traditional large and cumbersome computer mainframes have gradually become lighter, thinner, shorter, and smaller. By combining the mini computer main unit with the back of the flat panel display, it becomes feasible, and the integrated computer is solved. The problem. Then, the main unit housing and the display housing of the conventional one-piece computer are integrally formed, and the main unit and the display must be used at the same time, and the user cannot replace the display according to his or her preference, and the use of the main unit is also greatly limited. And when either the host or the display has an unrecoverable failure, the entire all-in-one computer is discarded, causing a serious waste of resources.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an improved integrated computer and computer host.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem thereof is to provide an integrated computer including a flat panel display and a host computer; the flat panel display includes a display housing and a display panel and a driving circuit disposed in the display housing; The host includes a main body housing and a main board disposed in the main body housing; the main body is detachably coupled to the flat panel display, and forms a diagonal support of the flat panel display, so that the flat panel display can be erected on the A platform surface.

Preferably, the flat panel display is connected to the host with a first interface, the host is connected with the flat panel display with a second interface, and the second interface is detachably connected to the first interface To achieve communication between the host and the flat panel display.

Preferably, the first interface and the second interface are peripheral component interconnection bus interfaces, and the second interface is disposed on the main board.

Preferably, the flat panel display includes an adapter member that is detachably coupled to the host by the adapter member, the first interface being disposed in the adapter member.

Preferably, the host is detachably coupled to a rear side of the flat panel display.

Preferably, the adapter member is hinged to the rear wall of the flat panel display and detachably coupled to the main body housing.

Preferably, the main body housing has a flat cylindrical shape and an axis thereof is parallel to a width direction of the display housing.

Preferably, the main board and/or the drive circuit further includes a number of input/output interfaces to enable the host and/or the flat panel display to be used separately.

Preferably, the display housing includes a front side opening, the display panel is mounted in the display housing, and a display surface for displaying an image faces the opening; the flat panel display further includes a protection screen, The protection screen covers the opening and has a transparent portion corresponding to the display surface; at least one magnetic metal member is disposed on a periphery of one of the protection screen and the display housing, the protection The periphery of the other of the screen and the display housing is provided with at least one magnet device corresponding to the at least one magnetic metal member, the protection screen by the at least one magnetic metal member and the at least one magnet The device is attracted to the display housing by suction.

Preferably, a front portion of the columnar side wall of the main body housing is formed with a recess for receiving the adapter member;

Preferably, the plurality of input/output interfaces on the main board expose the host housing, which includes a VGA video output interface, an audio input interface, an audio output interface, and/or a network interface.

Preferably, the plurality of input/output interfaces on the drive circuit expose the display housing, which includes a VGA video input interface, a power input interface, and/or an audio input interface.

Preferably, the first interface and the second interface are both PCI-E interfaces.

Preferably, the axis of the main body is parallel to the hinge axis between the adapter member and the flat panel display.

Preferably, the lower side of the flat panel display is respectively provided with two first fulcrums near the two ends, and the lower side of the main body is provided with a second fulcrum, and the two first fulcrums are defined together with the second fulcrum A support surface.

Preferably, the at least one magnetic metal member is mounted on a circumference of an inner surface of the protective screen, and the at least one magnet device is mounted on a circumference of the inside of the display housing.

Preferably, the at least one magnet device includes a base mounted on the display housing and a magnet unit mounted on the base, the magnet unit being attracted to the at least one magnetic metal member.

Preferably, the at least one magnetic metal member includes a first limiting portion, and the base includes a limiting groove that cooperates with the first limiting portion.

Preferably, the at least one magnetic metal member includes a second limiting portion that abuts against a sidewall inner wall surface of the display housing.

Preferably, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively formed on an inner edge and an outer edge of the at least one magnetic metal member.

Preferably, the at least one magnetic metal piece is a magnetic metal piece.

Preferably, the protective screen is a tempered glass plate.

Preferably, the magnet unit is formed on a bulging portion of the fixing portion and a magnet housed in the bulging portion.

Preferably, the at least one magnet device is mounted in the vicinity of the display panel, the base includes a fixing portion and a pressing portion connected to the fixing portion, the fixing portion is fixed on the display housing, The pressing portion is pressed against the front surface of the bezel of the display panel.

Preferably, the at least one magnet device comprises at least four magnet devices spaced apart over the entire circumference of the interior of the display housing; the at least one magnetic metal member and the at least four magnets The devices match.

A computer host is provided, including a host, the computer host further includes an adapter member detachably inserted on the host; the adapter member includes an adapter housing and a switch disposed in the adapter housing a circuit, the switching circuit including a first peripheral component interconnect bus interface; the host includes a host housing and a motherboard disposed within the host housing, the motherboard including a second peripheral component interconnect bus interface and a plurality of inputs/ An output interface; the second peripheral component interconnect bus interface mates with the first peripheral component interconnect bus interface to enable a communication connection between the transit component and the host.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are that, compared with the related art, the integrated computer of the present invention can be separated from the host by the display, and the user can select different usage modes according to the selection.

DRAWINGS

1 is a front elevational view of an integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

2 is a rear elevational view of the integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

3 is a top plan view of an integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

Figure 5 is an exploded view of the integrated computer shown in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of the flat panel display of the integrated computer shown in Figure 4;

7 is a schematic structural view of the flat panel display shown in FIG. 6 when the protection screen is removed;

8 is a schematic structural view of a protective screen of the flat panel display shown in FIG. 7;

Figure 9 is a schematic structural view of a magnet device of the flat panel display shown in Figure 7;

10 is a schematic structural diagram of a driving circuit of a flat panel display of an integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

11 is a schematic structural view of an adapter member of a flat panel display of an integrated computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a schematic structural view of a switching circuit of the adapter member shown in Figure 11;

Figure 13 is a rear elevational view of the mainframe of the all-in-one computer in some embodiments of the present invention;

Figure 14 is a schematic view showing the structure of the main body shown in Figure 13 when the front case is removed;

15 is a schematic structural diagram of a host device in some embodiments of the present invention;

16 is a schematic exploded view of the host device shown in FIG. 15;

Figure 17 is a schematic structural view of a switching circuit of the adapter member shown in Figure 16;

Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Figure 9;

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

1 through 5 illustrate front, rear, top, and side views of an integrated computer 1 in some embodiments of the present invention. As shown, the integrated computer 1 can include a flat panel display 10 and a host computer 20. The main unit 20 is detachably coupled to the flat panel display 10 and forms a bracing of the flat panel display 10 to enable the flat panel display 10 to be erected on a platform surface (e.g., a table top).

Referring to FIG. 6 together, the flat panel display 10 may be a liquid crystal display, a plasma display or the like in some embodiments, which may include a display housing 11, a display panel 12 and a driving circuit 13 mounted in the display housing 11, and a display housing. The adapter member 14 on the rear side of the 11th, the protective screen 15 attached to the front side of the display casing 11, the magnetic metal member 16 fixed to the protective panel 15, and a plurality of magnet devices 17 fixed in the display casing 11. The drive circuit 13 is connected to the display panel 12 to drive the display panel 12 to operate. The adapter member 14 is mounted to the rear side of the display housing 11 for mechanically and communicatively connecting the flat panel display 10 to the main unit 20. Preferably, the adapter member 14 is hinged to the rear side of the display housing 11 by a hinge shaft 140 to adjust the angle between the flat panel display 10 and the main body 20 as needed to provide a more perspective to the user.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 together, the display housing 11 can include a front side opening 110 in some embodiments. When the display panel 12 is mounted in the display housing 11, the display surface for displaying an image faces the opening 110. . The protective screen 15 covers the opening 110 and has a transparent portion 150 (shown in FIG. 1) corresponding to the display surface of the display panel 12. The magnetic metal member 16 is mounted on the periphery of the inner surface of the protective screen 15, and the plurality of magnet devices 17 are spacedly mounted on the entire circumference of the interior of the display housing 11, and the protective screen 15 is supported by the magnetic metal member 16 and the magnet device 17. It is sucked and fixed to the display housing 11. It can be understood that in some embodiments, the magnetic metal member 16 and the magnet device 17 can be exchanged for mounting on the display housing 11 and the protective screen 15, respectively. It will be further understood that in some embodiments, the magnet arrangement 17 may also be provided on both the display housing 11 and the protective screen 15. In some embodiments. The magnetic metal member 16 is adhered to the inner surface of the protective panel 15, and the plurality of magnet devices 17 are fastened to the inside of the display casing 11 by a fastener such as a screw.

As shown in FIG. 9, in some embodiments, the magnet device 17 includes a base 171 mounted on the display housing 11 and a magnet unit 172 mounted on the base 171. The magnet unit 172 is attracted to the magnetic metal member 16. . In some embodiments, the magnet device 17 is mounted in the vicinity of the display panel 12, and the base 171 includes a fixing portion 1711 and a pressing portion 1712 connected to the fixing portion 1711 such that the base 171 is entirely Z-shaped. The fixing portion 1711 is fixed to the display housing 11, and the pressing portion 1712 is pressed against the front surface of the bezel 121 of the display panel 12 to fix the display panel 12.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 together, the magnetic metal member 16 can include a first limiting portion 161 and a second side 162. The base 171 of the magnet device 17 includes a limiting slot 1710 (shown in FIG. 7 ) that cooperates with the first limiting portion 161 . The first limiting portion 161 of the magnetic metal member 16 is inserted into the limiting slot 1710 . The magnetic metal member 16 can be fixed in position relative to the display housing 11 to position the protective screen 15 relative to the display housing 11. The second limiting portion 162 abuts against the inner wall surface of the side wall 111 of the display housing 11 to further fix the magnetic metal member 16 relative to the display housing 11 . In some embodiments, the first limiting portion 161 and the second limiting portion 162 are respectively formed on the inner edge and the outer edge of the magnetic metal member 16, and the protective screen 15 can be restricted from being upper and lower with respect to the display housing 11 The displacement of the left and right directions. In some embodiments, the magnetic metal piece 16 is a magnetic metal piece, such as a patch. In some embodiments, the protective screen 15 is a tempered glass sheet. In some embodiments, the magnet devices 17 may be four or more, respectively disposed on the inner periphery of the display housing 11; correspondingly, the magnetic metal members 16 are distributed on the periphery of the protective screen 15 to match them. As shown in FIG. 18, the magnet unit 172 may include a raised portion 1721 formed on the fixed portion 1721 and a magnet 1722 received in the raised portion 1721 in some embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 10, the driving circuit 13 may include a circuit board 131 with a panel driving chip and a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 132 and a power input interface 133 disposed on the circuit board 131 in some embodiments. The booster board power supply control interface 134, the audio output interface 135, the LVDS video output interface 136, and the VGA video input interface 137, the high definition multimedia interface 132 and the power input interface 133 are connected to the switching component 14 for receiving from the switching component. 14 power and audio video signals. The booster board power supply control interface 134 and the LVOS video output interface 136 are coupled to the display panel 12 to drive the display panel 12 to display an image. The VGA video input interface 137 can expose the display housing 11 to connect to other hosts, so that the flat panel display 10 can be used separately from the host 20, that is, it can be used together with a general computer host or a multimedia player.

As shown in FIG. 11, the adapter member 14 is generally crescent-shaped in some embodiments and includes a generally crescent-shaped adapter housing 141 and a transition circuit 142 disposed within the adapter housing 141. A connecting portion 1410 is protruded from a middle portion of the arcuate side of the adapter housing 141. The connecting portion 1410 is formed with a shaft hole 1411 for hinged the adapter housing 141 to the rear side of the display housing 11 via a rotating shaft. A screw hole (not shown) is provided on each of the upper and lower sides of the adapter housing 141 to be coupled to the main body 20 by screws.

As shown in FIG. 12, the switching circuit 142 can include a circuit board 1421, a first bus interface 1422, a data output interface 1423, a power output interface 1424, and a universal serial bus (USB) interface 1425 in some embodiments. The first bus interface 1422 is disposed on the first side of the circuit board 1421, and the first bus interface 1422, the data output interface 1423, the power output interface 1424, and the universal serial bus (USB) interface 1425 are disposed on the circuit board 1421 and the first The opposite side of the second side. The first bus interface 1422 is for connecting to the host 20 to receive video signals, power signals, audio signals, and/or control signals from the host 20, and to be plugged into the universal serial bus (USB) interface 1425. The set signal is transmitted to the host 20. The data output interface 1423 and the power output interface 1424 are respectively connected to the high definition multimedia interface 132 and the power input interface 133 of the drive circuit 13. In some embodiments, the first bus interface 1422 can be a PCI-E slot.

As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 , the main body 20 can include a main body casing 21 and a main plate 22 disposed in the main body casing 21 . The main body housing 21 may be in the form of a flat cylinder in some embodiments, and its axis is parallel to the lateral direction of the flat panel display 10. It is to be understood that the main body 20 is not limited to a flat cylindrical shape, and may be any shape as needed.

The main body housing 21 may include a rear case 211 and a front case 212 covering the bottom case 211 in some embodiments, and the rear case 211 may further include a circular rear wall 2111 and a columnar side wall 2112 standing on the rear wall 2111. A notch 2110 is formed on the front side of the side wall 2112 for exposing the second bus interface 2210 of the main unit 20. A connecting plate 2113 is disposed on each of the upper and lower sides of the notch 2110 for inserting the adapter housing 141 therebetween; each connecting plate 2113 is provided with a perforation (not shown), and the two perforations are respectively connected to the adapter member 14 The screw holes on the upper and lower sides of the adapter housing 141 correspond to each other to connect the two connecting plates 2113 to the upper and lower sides of the adapter housing 141 by screws. The bottom of the side wall 2112 is further provided with a fulcrum 2114 so that the side wall 2112 abuts against a platform (for example, a table top), the fulcrum 2114 is combined with the two fulcrums 112 of the casing 11, and three points define a supporting surface. To support the integrated computer 1. The fulcrum 2114 can be made of a soft material to increase friction and provide cushioning.

The main board 22 may include a main circuit board 221 and a second bus interface 2210 mounted on the main circuit board 221, a VGA video output interface 2211, an audio input/output interface 2212, a power input interface 2213, a network interface 2214, and Other input/output interfaces such as HDMI high definition multimedia interface 2215 and USB interface 2216. The second bus interface 2210 is configured to be interposed with the first bus interface 1422 of the switching component 14 to output a video signal, a power signal, an audio signal, and/or a control signal, and the like, and the receiver is plugged into the universal serial bus interface 1425. The signal from the peripherals. It can be understood that, due to the presence of the VGA video output interface 2211, the audio input/output interface 2212, and the HDMI high-definition multimedia interface 2215, the host 20 can be used separately from the flat panel display 10, that is, connected to other displays.

In some embodiments the second bus interface 2210 can be a plug that can be formed by one side edge of the main circuit board 221 with a plurality of gold fingers. Other input/output interfaces such as VGA video output interface 2211, audio input/output interface 2212, power input interface 2213, network interface 2214, HDMI high definition multimedia interface 2215, and USB interface 2216 may be standard interfaces in the industry for Need to connect to other peripherals.

15 to 17 illustrate a computer main body 2 in some embodiments of the present invention, which can be used independently, including the above-described main body 20 and an adapter member 14a, and the adapter member 14a includes an adapter housing 141a and The switching circuit 142a is disposed in the adapter housing 141a. The housing 141a is similar to the above-described housing 141. The main difference is that the connecting portion 1410 is not protruded from the middle of the curved side of the adapter housing 141a, but a through hole for the button 1427 is formed (not shown). ). The switching circuit 142a is similar to the switching circuit 142 described above, with the main difference being that a button 1427 connected to the circuit board 1421 is added. The button 1427 can be used to issue a switch signal to the host 20, such as a switch, which is passed to the second bus interface 2210 via the first bus interface 1422 for delivery to the host 20.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and all the technical solutions under the inventive concept belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various modifications and refinements without departing from the principles of the invention.

Claims

An integrated computer includes a flat panel display and a host computer; the flat panel display includes a display housing and a display panel and a driving circuit disposed in the display housing; the main body includes a main body housing and is disposed in the main body housing a main board; wherein the main body is detachably coupled to the flat panel display and forms a diagonal support of the flat panel display to enable the flat panel display to stand on a platform surface.
The integrated computer according to claim 1, wherein a first interface is disposed at a position where the flat panel display is connected to the host, and a second interface is disposed at a position where the host is connected to the flat panel display. A second interface is detachably coupled to the first interface to enable communication between the host and the flat panel display.
The integrated computer according to claim 2, wherein the first interface and the second interface are peripheral component interconnection bus interfaces, and the second interface is disposed on the main board.
The integrated computer according to claim 3, wherein said flat panel display comprises an adapter member, said flat panel display being detachably connected to said main body by said switching member, said first interface being disposed at In the transfer member.
The integrated computer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body is detachably connected to a rear side of the flat panel display.
The integrated computer according to claim 5, wherein said adapter member is hinged to a rear wall of said flat panel display and detachably coupled to said main body housing.
The integrated computer according to claim 6, wherein said main body casing has a flat cylindrical shape and an axis thereof is parallel to a width direction of said display casing.
The integrated computer according to claim 7, wherein an axis of the hinge between the adapter member and the flat panel display of the main body is parallel.
The integrated computer according to claim 8, wherein a front portion of the columnar side wall of the main body casing is formed with a recess for receiving the adapter member.
The integrated computer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lower side of the flat panel display is provided with two first fulcrums near the two ends, and the lower side of the main body is provided with a first Two fulcrums, the two first fulcrums defining a support surface along with the second fulcrum.
The integrated computer according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the main board and/or the drive circuit further includes a plurality of input/output interfaces to enable the host and/or the flat panel display Can be used alone.
The integrated computer according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of input/output interfaces on said main board expose said host housing, and include a VGA video output interface, an audio input interface, an audio output interface, and / or network interface.
The integrated computer of claim 11 wherein said plurality of input/output interfaces on said drive circuit expose said display housing, including a VGA video input interface, a power input interface, and/or an audio input interface.
The integrated computer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display housing includes a front side opening, the display panel is mounted in the display housing, and is used for displaying an image. The display surface faces the opening; the flat panel display further includes a protection screen covering the opening and having a transparent portion corresponding to the display surface; the protection screen and the display housing One of the periphery is provided with at least one magnetic metal member, and the periphery of the other of the protective screen and the display housing is provided with at least one magnet device corresponding to the at least one magnetic metal member, The protective screen is secured to the display housing by the attraction of the at least one magnetic metal member to the at least one magnet device.
The integrated computer according to claim 14, wherein said at least one magnetic metal member is mounted to a periphery of an inner surface of said protective screen, and said at least one magnet device is mounted to a periphery of said display housing.
The integrated computer according to claim 15, wherein said at least one magnet device comprises a base mounted on said display housing and a magnet unit mounted on said base, said magnet unit and The at least one magnetic metal member is attracted.
The integrated computer according to claim 16, wherein the at least one magnetic metal member comprises a first limiting portion, and the base comprises a limiting slot that cooperates with the first limiting portion.
The integrated computer according to claim 17, wherein said at least one magnetic metal member comprises a second limiting portion that abuts against an inner wall surface of the side wall of the display housing.
The integrated computer according to claim 16, wherein said at least one magnet device is mounted in the vicinity of said display panel, said base comprising a fixing portion and a pressing portion connected to the fixing portion, The fixing portion is fixed to the display housing, and the pressing portion is pressed against a front surface of the frame of the display panel.
A computer host, comprising a host, wherein the computer host further comprises a switching component detachably inserted on the host; the adapter component comprises an adapter housing and is disposed in the adapter housing a switching circuit comprising a first peripheral component interconnect bus interface; the host comprising a host housing and a motherboard disposed within the host housing, the motherboard comprising a second peripheral component interconnect bus interface and a plurality of input/output interfaces; the second peripheral component interconnect bus interface mates with the first peripheral component interconnect bus interface to enable a communication connection between the transit component and the host.