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US 2002/0172003 A1Published application
Computer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeog Bang, Woo-Jung Shim
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Abstract
A computer with a fixed casing accommodating at least one computer component and having an upward opening, a movable casing covering at least a part of the opening of the fixed casing and equipped with at least one computer component on its inner surface, a pair of hinges adjacent to opposite sides of the opening and rotatably supporting the movable casing, and a latch provided either the fixed casing or the movable casing, engaging and disengaging the movable casing to and from the fixed casing. With this configuration, the present invention provides the computer having the casing which is simply assembled and disassembled, thereby allowing a user easily repair and to exchange the computer components.
Claims20
A computer, comprising:
- a fixed casing accommodating a first computer component and having an opening;
- a movable casing covering said opening of said fixed casing, said movable casing having a tab protruding from said movable casing, said movable casing accommodating a second computer component on an inner surface of said movable casing;
- a pair of hinges rotatably coupling said fixed casing to said movable casing so as to allow the movable casing to cover and uncover said opening;
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- a latch comprising a slide mounted on said fixed casing, said slide having an offset corresponding to said tab, said slide moving laterally so as to engage said tab to said offset where said movable casing covers said opening and to disengage said tab from said offset where said movable casing uncovers said opening.
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A computer, comprising:
- a fixed casing accommodating a first computer component and having an opening;
- a movable casing covering at least a part of said opening of said fixed casing, said movable casing having a plurality of tabs protruding from said movable casing, said movable casing accommodating a second computer component on an inner surface of said movable casing;
- a pair of hinges rotatably coupling said fixed casing to said movable casing so as to allow the movable casing to cover and uncover said opening;
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- a latch comprising a slide mounted on said fixed casing, said slide having a plurality of offsets corresponding to said plurality of tabs, said slide moving laterally so as to engage said plurality of tabs to said plurality of offsets where said movable casing covers said opening and to disengage said tab from said offset where said movable casing uncovers said opening, said first component and said second component being accessible for repairing or removing said first component and said second component where said movable casing uncovers said opening, said first component being not accessible for repairing or removing said first component and said second component where said movable casing covers said opening, said plurality of offsets engaged to or disengaged from said plurality of tabs at a time by sliding said slide.
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A computer, comprising:
- a fixed casing accommodating a first computer component and having an opening, said fixed casing having a catch and a boss;
- a movable casing covering at least a part of said opening of said fixed casing, said movable casing having at least one first tab protruding from said movable casing;
- a pair of hinges rotatably coupling said fixed casing to said movable casing so as to allow the movable casing to cover and uncover said opening;
- a cage mounted on an inner surface of said movable casing, said cage accommodating a second computer component;
- a latch comprising a slide, said slide mounted on said fixed casing, said slide comprising:
- at least one first offset corresponding to said first tab, said first offset engaged to said first tab where said opening is covered with said movable casing, said first offset disengaged from said first tab where said opening is not covered with said movable casing;
- a release lever, said release lever caught and released by said catch;
- a clasp having a finger hole, said clasp located at a position adjacent to said release lever, said clasp applying pressure to said release lever by a rotation of said clasp so as to release said release lever from said catch;
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- an elongated hole corresponding to said boss, said boss being inserted into said elongated hole and guiding the sliding of said slide along said elongated hole;
- a spring having a first end connected to said slide and a second end connected to said fixed casing, said spring biasing said latch to be elastically released from said fixed casing.
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