Patent Application
20090174296
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a computer frame, and more particularly, to a computer frame that provides efficient air circulation.
2. Description of the Prior Arts
With virtual universal usage of computers in modern society, various casings have been designed to accommodate different computer systems designed to satisfy the different requirements of people using the computers.
Commonly seen computer casings usually comprise an enclosed metal housing to hold a computer system, a power supply and a fan. The computer system usually includes a mainboard, hard discs, a CD-ROM drive, a CD burner video card, a network card, peripheral interface cards, etc. The computer system generates heat while operating. Hot air inside the housing is blown out by the fan to dissipate heat and keep the temperature inside the computer casing from getting excessively high.
However, the introduction of more powerful CPU's and additional active component puts a tremendous burden on the fan, which usually fails to completely dissipate the heat since the computer casing is enclosed. This results in elevated temperatures and component failures leading to computer system crashes during extended computer operation.
Moreover, repairs and modifications to the computer system require that the existing computer casing be disassembled to gain access to individual components of the computer system. In addition to being inconvenient and removing the cover makes a person working on the computer susceptible to being injured sharp edges of existing computer casings.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a computer frame to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the invention is to provide a computer frame that provides efficient air circulation.
A computer frame in accordance with the present invention comprises a body and multiple support assemblies. The body has a housing and multiple mounting legs and may accommodate a fan. The housing has a sidewall. The mounting legs are attached to and protrude down from the sidewall. The support assemblies are attached to and hold the body to allow a computer to be mounted under the body. Therefore, the computer frame allows efficient air circulation and makes maintaining a computer system mounted in the computer frame easy.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to the
The body (10) has a housing (11) and multiple mounting legs (12).
With further reference to
The mounting legs (12) are attached to and protrude down from the sidewall (14), and each mounting leg (12) has an outer edge, a distal end, an optional contact surface (16) and multiple optional connecting holes (161). The contact surface (16) is flat and is formed on the outer edge of the mounting leg (12) adjacent to the distal end of the mounting leg (12). The connecting holes (161) are formed in the contact surface (16) and may be threaded.
With further reference to
The elongated feet (21) are attached respectively to and protrude down from adjacent mounting legs (12), and each elongated foot (21) has an upper end, an inside surface, an optional connecting surface (211) and an optional mounting notches (212).
The connecting surface (211) is formed on the inside surface adjacent to the upper end and is attached to the contact surface (16) on the mounting leg (12), and each connecting surface (211) has multiple optional through holes (2111) and multiple optional fasteners (2112). The through holes (2111) are formed through the connecting surface (211) and correspond respectively to the connecting holes (161) on the adjacent contact surface (16) of the mounting leg (12). The fasteners (2112) are mounted respectively through the through holes (2111), connect respectively to the connecting holes (161), may be threaded and screw respectively into the connecting holes (161).
The mounting notch (212) is formed on and protrudes from the inside surface of the elongated foot (21) near the upper end and has a lobe and a slot (2121). The lobe is formed on and protrudes slightly from the elongated foot (21). The slot (2121) is formed horizontally in the lobe and detachably holds a computer chassis.
The connecting arch (22) is curved, attaches to adjacent elongated feet (21) and has two ends and multiple optional decorative openings (221). The ends correspond and are attached respectively to the upper ends of adjacent elongated feet (21). The decorative openings (221) are formed transversely through the connecting arch (22) and allow air and heat to pass through the connecting arch (22).
The control panel (30) is mounted between adjacent elongated feet (21), may be attached to adjacent mounting legs (12) and has two ends, multiple holes (31) and multiple optional decorative holes (32). The holes (31) allow control indicators and devices such as lights, meters, switches, knobs and the like to be mounted on the control panel (30). The decorative holes (32) are formed through the control panel (30) and allow air and heat to pass through the control panel (30).
The computer frame as described has advantages of being open, allowing heat generated by a computer mounted in the computer frame to readily dissipate and accommodating any computer mounting configurations.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
