RU71015U1 - PERSONAL COMPUTER PENDED ON MONITOR - Google Patents

Abstract

Utility model "Personal computer suspended on a monitor (options)" (PKPM).

A design of a computer system unit is proposed, similar to a laptop with a hard drive, an optical drive and autonomous power supply, but characterized in that it lacks a display, keyboard and touch panel, and also allows mounting on monitors with free openings in the VESA 100/75 standard, or monitors, into the case or stand of which screws can be screwed. PKPM can be located asymmetrically relative to the wall of the monitor to increase ergonomics.

The simplest and cheapest version of the PKPM consists of one section based on the chassis of the laptop, but with the placement of frequently used ports on the turntable for increased ergonomics.

A more convenient and functional version of the PKPM consists of three articulated sections: a) a section that is attached to the monitor and contains a system board with a central processor and RAM, b) a portable hard drive, and c) an optical drive that contains the system unit control buttons and frequently used ports. The design of the connection sections allows you to change their relative position or completely disconnect.

Description

1. Name: “A personal computer suspended from a monitor (options)”

2. The technical field to which the utility model relates: computing, namely the design of system units of personal computers (PCs).

3. The prior art.

In home and office PCs, the monitor becomes the most massive and voluminous part. System units can be reduced so much that they can be hung on the monitor at the back (MT1500 thin clients, www.computerlab.com/techspecmtl5x.htm), placed inside the monitor (monoblocks, for example, www.apple.com/imac/design.html) or inside the outlet (Jack-PC thin clients, www.chippc.com/thin-clients/jack-pc).

Since thin clients do not have a hard drive or an optical drive, they cannot become the basis of a full-fledged PC. These shortcomings are deprived of a compact (16.5 × 16.5 × 5.1 cm, 1.3 kg) Mac Mini system unit (www. Apple.com/macmini) based on the Intel Core Duo processor. However, such a system unit must be located on the table along with interface cables, therefore it takes up only 2-3 times less area than a standard ATX system unit.

Monoblocks have a hard drive, an optical drive and no external interface cables, so among the full-featured desktop PCs they are the most compact and aesthetic. However, monoblocks are not diverse and unsuitable for modernization.

Thin clients and all-in-ones are designed to work in stationary conditions and do not have batteries. Such PCs need external uninterruptible power supplies, which, as a rule, have large dimensions and weight. This disadvantage is absent in such a class of PCs as laptops (for example, www.roverbook.ru), since they are initially oriented to battery life. On the other hand, laptop keyboards and displays are limited in size and location, which does not suit many PC users.

The proposed utility model provides a compromise between such qualities of a PC as compactness, functionality, ergonomics, non-volatility and the ability to upgrade. The closest analogue of the utility model can be called laptops that have a hard drive, an optical drive and autonomous power, and do not contain technical frills (second optical drive, second graphic

fee, etc.). As an example of such a laptop, you can specify the domestic model RoverBook Voyager V200 (www.roverbook.ru/site/roverbook/homen.nsf/techspecs/NB000209). Since, as already noted, laptop keyboards and displays are limited in size and relative position, many users refuse laptops and are forced to buy bulky system units and the same uninterruptible power supplies together with a large monitor and convenient keyboard.

The proposed utility model in its simplest form is a laptop without a display, keyboard and touchpad, which is suspended from the back or side of the monitor, which saves space on the desktop. The first technical result is that the compactness, functionality, ergonomics and non-volatility of the laptop are combined with the ability for the user to choose and conveniently position the monitor and keyboard. The second technical result is achieved in a more complex version of the utility model and consists in the fact that together with the system unit the user receives a portable hard drive of 3.5 ″, that is, more capacious than in laptops.

4. Disclosure and implementation of a utility model.

A personal computer suspended on a monitor (PKPM) is a flat full-featured system unit (mainly from accessories for laptops), which with the help of a universal mount can be conveniently suspended on monitors with free openings in the VESA 100/75 standard, as well as on monitors , into the case or stand of which you can screw the screws. In particular, PKPM is mounted on flat monitors at the back, and on monitors with a cathode ray tube (CRT monitors) on the side.

The way the PKPM is attached to flat monitors depends on which part of the monitor panel is connected to the stand (Fig. 1): if the bottom, then the PKPM is attached to the back of the panel, if the middle, then to the stand itself, if the top, then both methods are possible.

First, a steel plate with curved horizontal edges is attached to the monitor with screws according to the VESA 100/75 standard or with screws (Fig. 2). It has eight VESA 100/75 standard holes, as well as additional screw holes in case the PKPM is suspended on a monitor stand. PKPM engages at the edges of the plate using horizontal grooves in the metal supporting wall (Fig. 3). The presence of several pairs of grooves allows you to adjust the position of the PKPM vertically, and by sliding the grooves along the plate, horizontal adjustment is achieved. Groove slots can be used for ventilation. Fixation of the bearing wall relative to the plate is achieved using an elastic metal strip bent by pressure of the screws. AT

The supporting wall also provides openings for hanging PKPM on strongly concave surfaces of CRT monitors using screws (Fig. 4a).

PKPM is designed to work in stationary conditions with the presence of an external power source. Therefore, the uninterruptible power supply system of the PKPM is designed primarily for short failures and may have less capacious batteries than laptops. If the monitor uses an external power supply and has a low-voltage input, it can be connected to the uninterruptible power supply system of the control panel.

PKPM operation control buttons, as well as indicator lights, are located on the side surface of the optical drive. They have a convex shape to be noticeable at all admissible PKPM positions.

Since PKPM is less limited in mass and power consumption than laptops, it can have a 3.5 ″ hard drive, that is, more capacious than laptops.

To connect the PCM to the monitor, short cables will be enough, which gives additional savings in weight and cost of the system, compared with desktop PCs.

Two variants of PKPM are offered: the first (PKPM-1, single-section) is simpler and cheaper, but less versatile, the second (PKPM-3, three-section) is slightly more expensive and more complicated, but more stable and convenient.

PKPM-1 can be made on the basis of a chassis from laptops, so it will be cheaper. However, convenient and aesthetic mounting of PKPM-1 will not always be possible. If the PKPM-1 width is less than the width of a flat monitor, then when the PKPM-1 is symmetrically suspended on the back of the monitor, the control buttons and computer indicators will be poorly visible. In this case, PKPM-1 is suspended asymmetrically: so that the optical drive is closer to either the left or right edge of the monitor. In order for frequently used ports, such as USB, to be clearly visible at any position of the PKPM-1, they must be placed on the rotary panel (Fig. 5). PKPM-1 is suspended on a CRT monitor so that the drive tray drives forward and does not touch the monitor.

PKPM-3 consists of three sections (Fig. 6): the motherboard with a central processor and RAM is located in the central section, which is rigidly attached to the monitor, and the optical drive and a large (3.5 ″) hard drive are located in the side sections, which can rotate around a vertical axis, shift in a vertical plane or remove completely. Side sections due to rotation and displacement can be as close to the surface of the monitor, which increases the stability of the system. Ports of USB and other commonly used interfaces are located at the ends of the side sections. The user can lock the side sections in such

positions in which these ports are clearly visible and, at the same time, the dimensions of the entire system are minimal.

The possibility of turns, displacements and removal of the side sections in PKPM-3 is provided by the following design (Fig. 7). In all sections above and below there are grooves in which the bolt heads slide. Hinges are put on the bolts and fixed manually with wing nuts. When loosening the nuts, the bolts can slide freely in the grooves, which allows changing the PKPM-3 geometry, as well as removing the side sections. Side sections can be swapped to suit both right-handed and left-handed people. Since PKPM-3 has many geometric configurations, it can be called "PKPM-transformer."

The approximate sizes (in centimeters) of the PKPM-3 sections are as follows: height 14, thickness (depth) 2.5, width: Winchester 10, center 21, optical drive 13. In the folded state (Fig. 8a), PKPM-3 will occupy a volume of 23 × 14 × 5 cm ³ . In the maximum open state, the PKPM-3 can be extended by about 54 cm (Fig. 8d), which is close to the width of a 23 ″ widescreen monitor. When mounted on CRT monitors, the side sections can be leaned against the central section (Fig. 46, 86, 8c). Thus, PKPM-3 can be conveniently placed on most desktop monitors.

Thanks to the removable hard drive in PKPM-3, the user can transfer large amounts of data or save data in a safe. It is desirable that the hard drive controller supports several input-output interfaces. It is more convenient to make interface cables for a hard drive and an optical drive in the form of elastic spirals and insert them from above (Fig. 6a). If possible, all other cables can also be made spiral-shaped so that they do not have to be wound manually.

The table below shows the advantages and disadvantages of the utility model (for example, PKPM-3) compared to other types of PCs.

Comparison object Advantages of PKPM-3 Disadvantages PKPM-3 Desktop pc 1. Save space and materials
2. Easier to transport
3. Autonomous food
4. Portable hard drive 1. Less room for modernization.
2. Less maximum possible performance Laptop 1. The choice of monitor and keyboard at the request of the user
2. Lower chassis strength requirements 3.
More capacious and portable hard drive 1. Need a monitor, keyboard and mouse
2. There are external interface cables Monoblock 1. The choice of monitor at the request of the user
2. More room for modernization
3. Portable hard drive 1. Need a separate power supply
2. There are external cables Thin client 1. Higher maximum possible performance
2. There is autonomous power supply, a hard drive and an optical drive 1. Larger size and weight
2. Higher power consumption

Thus, PKPM is a PC for indoor use, which has medium (not large and not small) dimensions, weight, performance, non-volatility, cost and opportunities for modernization. Therefore, PKPM can be useful to many people.

Claims (5)

1. The design of the computer system unit, similar to a laptop with a hard drive, an optical drive and autonomous power supply, but characterized in that it lacks a display, keyboard and touch panel, and also allows mounting on monitors with free openings in the VESA 100/75 standard in the case , or on monitors, into the case or stand of which you can screw the screws. 2. The design of the system unit, which is the simplest and cheapest option of claim 1 and is based on the chassis of a laptop, but with the location of frequently used ports on the rotary panel to increase ergonomics. 3. The design of the system unit, which is the most convenient and functional option of claim 1 and consisting of three articulated sections: a) a section attached to the monitor containing a system board with a central processor and RAM, b) a portable hard drive and c) an optical drive, on which are located the control buttons of the system unit and frequently used ports and the position of which is adjustable to increase ergonomics. 4. The suspension design of the system unit, which is part 1, which allows an adjustable asymmetric arrangement of the system unit relative to the back wall of the monitor and consists of a metal plate with curved horizontal edges, attached to the monitor with screws according to the VESA 100/75 standard or screws, as well as metal the walls of the system unit, which is hooked to the edges of the plate using horizontal grooves and fixed due to friction against an elastic metal strip bent by pressure of the screws. 5. The design of the swivel connection of the sections of the system unit, which is part of claim 3, which allows you to change the relative position of the sections or to disconnect them due to the fact that the ends of the sections have open grooves into which the bolt heads are inserted, and the hinges are put on the bolts and fixed manually with wing nuts.