Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-17
2004-05-25
Duong, Hung Van (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S756000, C439S377000, C174S034000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06741473
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The invention herein relates to computer systems, specifically an improved structure industrial computer in which a flexible component and a transition mount are coordinated such that a printed circuit board or interface cards are easily installed into the system case or removed to perform maintenance and replacement.
2) Description of the Prior Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional industrial computer main system structurally consists of a open configuration system case
100
, with the said system case
100
containing back plane
200
; the said back plane
200
has a power supply
101
and, furthermore, a plurality of slots
202
are disposed on the said back plane
200
. When such structures are utilized, various different function printed circuit boards
300
or interface cards are inserted into the slots
202
, thereby providing for the connecting of the printed circuit boards
300
to the back plane
200
via the slots
202
. However, since the said printed circuit boards
300
are positioned into the slots
202
and the printed circuit boards
300
have a certain height, such industrial computer systems occupy considerable space following assembly.
Referring to
FIG. 2
, to reduce the height of the system case
100
, some persons have equipped the back plane
200
with vertical slot
202
capability to afford the perpendicular insertion into such a slot
202
on an electronic junction board
300
; the said electronic junction board
300
has one or more coupling slots
301
disposed on it, with the openings of the said coupling slots
301
oriented parallel to the back plane
200
. As a result, although a printed circuit board
400
is inserted into a coupling slot
301
such that the printed circuit board
400
extends in an arrangement that is parallel with the back plane
200
and the inserted height of the printed circuit board
400
is lower than that of a convention printed circuit board
300
in a slot
202
to thereby reduce the overall height of the system case
100
, since its electronic junction board
300
is inserted into the slot
202
and the slot
202
is inserted into the back plane
200
, the user must undertake the parallel insertion the printed circuit board
400
into the coupling slot
301
within the limited confines of the systems case
100
and inevitably contact other electronic components inside the system case
100
during the horizontal application of force and, furthermore, excessive installation force often results in injury and other disadvantages during printed circuit board assembly, maintenance, and replacement.
In view of the shortcomings of the conventional structure, the inventor of the invention herein commenced the improvement of the existent drawbacks by searching for rational solutions, which following extensive research and design culminated in the successful development of the improved structure industrial computer of the invention herein
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the invention herein is to provide an improved structure industrial computer consisting of a system case, with the said system case having a flexible component fastened along the edge at one side and a frame member matching the form of the system case also fastened to the said flexible component such that the said frame member is conjoined to the lateral periphery of the system case. A transition mount is positioned at one side of the said frame member and an electronic junction board is secured onto the said transition mount. One or more slots are disposed on the electronic junction board, with the said slots capable of accommodating the insertion of printed circuit boards. During utilization, the flexible component is turned to revolve the printed circuit board into the system case such that the printed circuit board extends in a parallel orientation and does not project out of the system case. During assembly or disassembly, it is only necessary to turn the flexible component outward such that the slots on the transition mount face upward to enable the integrator to easily insert printed circuit boards into the slots on the transition mount or remove the printed circuit boards from the slots for maintenance and replacement.
Another objective of the invention herein is to provide an improved structure industrial computer consisting of a system case, wherein the said flexible component fastens the flame member of matching form onto the said system case. The said frame member has a different ports installed on it that not only allows during utilization the plugging of peripheral equipment into the ports on the frame member, but also protects the transition mount.
To enable the examination committee a further understanding of the said objectives, the technological means utilized, and other functions of the present invention, the brief description of the drawings below are followed by the detailed description of the invention herein.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5943219 (1999-08-01), Bellino et al.
patent: 6466448 (2002-10-01), Baik
Duong Hung Van
Portwell Inc.
Troxell Law Office PLLC
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