Case for computer body
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorWoo-Jung Shim
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Abstract
A case for a computer body may be constructed with a first case portion and a second case portion, forming a space by combination thereof along a first and a second coupling lines; a first coupling part for coupling the first and second cases along the first coupling line; a latch unit having a latch body slidable relative to the first case along the second coupling line, and at least one latch extended from the latch body along the second coupling line to be protruded toward the second case; and an engagement member provided in the second case, being engaged into or disengaged from the latch according to sliding of the latch unit. With this configuration, it is easy to assemble and disassemble the case and the computer body.
Claims18
A case for a computer, comprising:
- a first case portion having a first side and a second side;
- a second case portion having a first side and a second side, said second case portion shaped such that the first side of the second case portion contacts the first side of the first case portion along a first coupling line, and such that the second side of the second case portion contacts the second side of the first case portion along a second coupling line;
- a coupling part formed in the first side of the first case portion and the first side of the second case portion for coupling the first case portion and second case portion along the first coupling line;
- an upper cover covering the upper parts of said first and second case portions;
- a lower cover covering the lower parts of said first and second case portions;
- a latch unit in the first case portion, said latch unit comprising;
- a latch body mounted in the first case portion near the second side of the first case portion, said latch body being mounted to be slidable parallel to the second coupling line;
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- a latch extending from the latch body along the second side of the first case portion;
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- an engagement member extending from the second side of the second case portion, for engaging said latch, whereby said first case portion, said second case portion, said upper cover and said lower cover completely surround said computer.
A method of easily disassembling and assembling a computer housing completely surrounding a computer chassis, comprising:
- providing a first case portion and a second case portion completely surrounding said computer chassis, coupling said first case portion and said second case portion on a first coupling line and a second coupling line wherein said first and second coupling lines are essentially opposite to each other;
- providing an upper cover covering the upper parts of said first and second case portions;
- providing a lower cover covering the lower parts of said first and second case portions;
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- accomplishing said coupling with an easily decoupled coupling assembly along one of said first and said second coupling lines and providing an easily releasable latching assembly along said other of said first and said second coupling lines, and mounting said easily decoupled coupling assembly on said first and second case portions along one of said first and second coupling lines, and mounting said releasable latching assembly on said first and said second case portions along said other of said first and said second coupling lines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.