Front covering for a computer housing
AssigneeSiemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMichael Lanz, Jürgen Jerg, August Scherer
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Abstract
The invention provides a front cover which, in addition to a front panel, comprises an immediately adjacent function strip which can be equipped optionally with a number of application-specific accessory modules, plug connections, connection sockets, infrared receivers or the like and can have a multi-functional panel, matched to the respective equipment, fitted onto it.
Claims11
A front cover for a computer housing, the computer housing including a front receiving the front cover and having a number of installation locations for externally accessible disk drives, the front cover comprising:
- a front panel comprising an aperture for providing access to at least one disk drive and having a longitudinal edge;
- a function strip being integrally formed on the longitudinal edge and comprising at least one application-specific accessory module selected from the group consisting of a plug connection, a connection socket, a smart-card reader and an infrared receiver;
- and a multi-functional panel being matably engaged on the function strip, said multi-functional panel having at least one aperture for providing access to the at least one application-specific accessory module of the function strip.
A front cover for a computer housing, the computer housing including a front receiving the front cover and having a number of installation locations for externally accessible disk drives, the front cover comprising:
- a front panel comprising a longitudinal edge;
- a function strip being provided along the longitudinal edge comprising a plurality of application-specific accessory modules including a plug connection, a connection socket, a smart-card reader and an infrared receiver;
- and a multifunctional panel being matably engaged on the function strip, said multi-functional panel having a plurality of apertures for providing access to the plurality of application-specific accessory modules of the function strip.
A front cover for a computer housing, the computer housing including a front having a number of installation locations for externally accessible disk drives, the front cover comprising:
- a front panel comprising a longitudinal edge;
- a function strip being provided along the longitudinal edge, the function strip comprising a plurality of application-specific accessory modules including a plug connection, a connection socket, a smart-card reader and an infrared receiver;
- and a multi-functional panel matably engaging the function strip and having at least one aperture for providing access to the plurality of application-specific accessory modules of the function strip, the multi-functional panel being detachably connected to the function strip by at least one latching element, the multi-functional panel having an inner face directed towards the function strip, the inner face having a slot for guiding a sliding panel for covering the recess disposed in the front panel, the multi-functional panel having a slot for providing access to the smart-card reader and a lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.