KR101249837B1 - Information processing apparatus and manufacturing method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, comprising: a front cover having a display surface opening on which an image of a display panel for forming an image is displayed; A rear cover coupled to the front cover; A main board installed at the rear of the display panel; And an auxiliary substrate disposed in the horizontal direction of the main substrate plate surface and mounted between the front cover and the rear cover to drive the display panel. As a result, the space may be efficiently utilized to have a slimmer structure.

Description

Information processing apparatus and its manufacturing method {INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME}

1 is a perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention;

2 is an exploded perspective view of the information processing apparatus;

3 is an exploded perspective view of a main board and an auxiliary board;

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fastening state of the front cover and the rear cover,

5 is a flowchart illustrating a manufacturing process.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: information processing device 13: support bracket

15 door 17 display panel

20: front cover 21: display surface opening

23: fixing pin 25: panel mounting portion

30: rear cover 40: main board

41: ground pin 45: sub-board

50: sub-board bracket 51: holding pin receiving portion

53: substrate coupling portion 60: support protrusion

61: bracket slot 70: substrate shield cover

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a slimmed information processing apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof.

The information processing device is generally used in everyday life by processing various information. For example, MP3 player, personal digital assistant, mobile phone, digital camera, electronic picture frame, and portable multimedia player. Can be mentioned. The information processing apparatus may also include a portable computer.

In addition, the information processing device is provided with a mounting slot for attaching and detaching peripheral devices such as Secure Gigital card, Compact Flash card, Multi Media Card, and Universal Serial Bus memory. You can enter information or data. In addition, the information processing apparatus is often made compact in a convenient way. Such information processing apparatuses are becoming high performance and multifunctional so that they are thin, light and convenient to carry.

Background Art A conventional information processing apparatus generally includes a front cover having an opening, a display panel having an image forming surface exposed at an opening of the front cover, a printed circuit board driving a display panel behind the display panel, and a display. An auxiliary substrate for supplying power for driving the backlight of the panel is disposed. In addition, the prior art protects the main board and is coupled to the front cover by interposing a shield cover, a display panel, and a main board or shield cover between the front cover and the shield cover which can block electromagnetic waves generated from the main board. It has a rear cover.

By such a configuration, the display panel and the main board, the auxiliary substrate, or the shield cover are sequentially coupled to the front cover by screws or the like, and then the rear cover is coupled to the front cover.

However, in the related art, since the display panel or the main substrate, the auxiliary substrate, and the shield cover are sequentially coupled, there is a concern that the information processing apparatus may be thick or bulky.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, which have a structure that can be slim and save space.

The above object is, according to the present invention, an information processing apparatus having a front cover having a display surface opening for displaying an image of a display panel forming an image, and a rear cover coupled to the front cover, wherein the rear side of the display panel is provided. The main board is installed in; It is achieved by an information processing apparatus, characterized in that it has an auxiliary substrate disposed in the transverse direction of the main substrate plate surface and mounted between the front cover and the rear cover to drive the display panel.

The main board may include a plurality of ICs mounted on both side surfaces of the main board, and further include at least one ground pin protruding from the plate surface of the main board toward the display panel to elastically press the display panel.

The apparatus may further include an auxiliary substrate bracket interposed between the front cover and the rear cover to support the auxiliary substrate.

In addition, the front cover preferably has at least one fixing pin protruding in the horizontal direction on the inner plate surface, the auxiliary substrate bracket is formed with a fixing pin receiving portion coupled to the fixing pin so that the auxiliary substrate bracket is positioned.

The apparatus may further include a substrate shield cover interposed between the main substrate and the rear cover to protect the main substrate.

In addition, the plate surface of the main substrate is preferably arranged parallel to the plate surface of the display panel.

In addition, the rear cover preferably includes at least one support protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the rear cover and having a bracket slot for accommodating the auxiliary substrate bracket.

In addition, an object of the present invention is a method of manufacturing an information processing apparatus having a front cover formed with a display surface opening for displaying an image of a display panel forming an image, and a rear cover coupled to the front cover, the coupling to the front cover Installing the dislay panel behind the display panel; It is achieved by the information processing apparatus manufacturing method comprising the step of mounting the auxiliary substrate between the front cover and the rear cover is disposed in the transverse direction of the main substrate plate surface spaced apart from the display panel and the main substrate. do.

Here, it is preferable that the auxiliary substrate bracket interposed between the front cover and the rear cover further comprises supporting the auxiliary substrate.

In addition, at least one fixing pin protruding in the transverse direction on the inner surface of the front cover; It is preferable to further include forming a fixing pin receiving portion coupled to the fixing pin so that the auxiliary substrate bracket is maintained on the auxiliary substrate bracket.

The method may further include interposing a substrate shield cover between the main substrate and the rear cover to protect the main substrate.

In addition, the rear cover preferably further comprises the step of further comprising the step of forming at least one support protrusion having a bracket slot for receiving the auxiliary substrate bracket protruding from the inner plate surface.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an information processing apparatus which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 10 processes various information and is conveniently used in daily life. Examples thereof include an MP3 player, an electronic picture frame, a personal digital assistant, a mobile phone and a portable multimedia player. have. The information processing apparatus includes not only a portable computer but also a display apparatus such as a monitor apparatus of a personal computer displaying a signal input from an external signal source.

For convenience of explanation, hereinafter, an electronic photo frame will be described as one example of the information processing apparatus 10. The electronic picture frame is mounted on an installation surface such as a desk or a wall to form an image, and a memory card is mounted in a slot without connecting a photo or video taken from a digital camera or MP3 file to a computer. It has a frame type that easily forms an image. In other words, you can directly play back and view videos or images taken with a support camera or camcorder, and you can get the interior effect like a picture frame on display.

In the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the front cover 20 having the display surface opening 21 on which the image of the display panel 17 forming the image is displayed is formed. And a rear cover 30 coupled to the front cover 20, a main board 40 installed at the rear of the display panel 17 to drive the display panel 17, and a horizontal surface of the main board 40. The auxiliary substrate 45 is disposed between the front cover 20 and the rear cover 30 so as to be spaced apart from the display panel 17 and the main substrate 40. The information processing apparatus 10 further includes a substrate shield cover 70 interposed between the main substrate 40 and the rear cover 30 to protect the main substrate 40. The information processing apparatus 10 has a support bracket 13 installed on an installation surface such as a desk to support the rear cover 30.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the door 15 is hinged to the front cover 20 to pivotally open and close the mounting slot. The door 15 is provided in a shape corresponding to the shape of the front cover 20 of the mounting slot to be mounted.

The display panel 17 forms an image by a wired or wireless signal and is coupled to the display surface opening 21 of the front cover 20. The display panel 17 is not only an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) method that applies an electrode to a thin plate made of small pixels to realize an image, but also various known methods such as a plasma panel display (PDP) method using a gas discharge principle. Use The display panel 17 may represent a difference in sharpness of an image when the user views an angle according to a method for implementing an image.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front cover 20 has a display surface opening 21 so that the display surface of the display panel 17 is exposed. The display surface opening 21 of the front cover 20 is formed in a square, but may be changed into various shapes. The front cover 20 includes a fixing pin 23 protruding inward from the plate surface of the front cover 20 to hold the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 in place, and a panel mounting portion 25 on which the display panel 17 is mounted. Has The front cover 20 is combined with the rear cover 30 to form an appearance of the information processing apparatus 10 together with the display panel 17. In addition, the front cover 20 is provided with a mounting slot (not shown) for attaching and detaching a peripheral device (not shown), and a door 15 for rotating and opening and closing the mounting slot.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing pins 23a and 23b protrude inwards from the rear plate surface of the front cover 20 and are coupled to the fixing pin receiving portion 51 of the auxiliary substrate bracket 50.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the panel mounting portion 25 is recessed along the edge of the front cover 20 so that the display panel 17 is seated.

2 and 3, the rear cover 30 is coupled to the front cover 20, the display panel 17, the main substrate 40 and the auxiliary substrate 40 between the front cover 20. 45, the auxiliary substrate bracket 50, the substrate shield cover 70 and the like through the front cover 20 and the screw is fastened. The rear cover 30 includes a support protrusion 60 having a bracket slot 61 protruding from the inner plate surface of the rear cover 30 to receive the auxiliary substrate bracket 50.

The front cover 20 and the rear cover 30 include materials such as polycarbonate and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), which are flame retardant materials.

The main substrate 40 and the auxiliary substrate 45 are electrically connected to each other and disposed behind the display panel 17 to be electrically connected to the display panel 17 to drive the display panel 17 to form an image. The main substrate 40 may drive not only the display panel 17 but also a flash memory, an SD card, a CF card, and the like, which are not shown. The plate surface of the main substrate 40 is disposed in parallel with the plate surface of the display panel 17 to be closely coupled to each other, and is spaced apart from the space in which the auxiliary substrate 45 is coupled. Thus, since the main substrate 40 and the auxiliary substrate 45 do not have a stacked structure, the information processing apparatus 10 has a relatively slim structure. The main board 40 includes a plurality of ICs (not shown) mounted on both side surfaces of the main board 40 and protrudes from the plate surface of the main board 40 toward the display panel 17 so as to elastically press the display panel 17. It further includes a pin (41).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the ground pin 41 is provided at least one to protrude toward the display panel 17 from the plate surface of the main substrate 40 to elastically press the display panel 17. Ground pin 41 includes a material such as copper having an elastic force. The ground pin 41 may be disposed in a plurality of areas along the plate surface of the main board 40 as necessary. Accordingly, the ground pin 41 serves to ground the IC and prevents the IC of the main board 40 from coming into contact with the display panel 17.

The auxiliary substrate 45 is coupled to and supported by the substrate coupling part 53 formed in the transverse direction on the plate surface of the auxiliary substrate bracket 50. The auxiliary substrate 45 is electrically connected to the display panel 17 to provide various lights to the display panel 17. The auxiliary substrate 45 is a bracket slot of the front cover 20 and the rear cover 30 at a position spaced apart from an area where the display panel 17, the main substrate 40, and the substrate shield cover 70 are sequentially coupled. 61). Thus, since the main substrate 40 and the auxiliary substrate 45 do not have a stacked structure, the thickness of the information processing apparatus 10 can be kept relatively thin, and relatively stable support can be provided. In addition, the main substrate 40 and the auxiliary substrate 45 are separated from each other to drive the power supply unit and the circuit independent of each other, it is possible to supply a signal and power relatively stable respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 may have a front cover at a position spaced apart from an area in which the display panel 17, the main substrate 40, and the substrate shield cover 70 are sequentially coupled. 20 and fixed by the bracket slot 61 of the rear cover (30). The auxiliary substrate bracket 50 includes a fixing pin accommodating portion 51 which protrudes in the horizontal direction of the plate surface and is coupled to the fixing pin 23 to maintain the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 in position. The auxiliary substrate bracket 50 has a substrate coupling part 53 provided so that the auxiliary substrate 45 is coupled in the transverse direction of the main substrate 40 plate surface. Therefore, since the auxiliary substrate 45 is not coupled to the substrate coupling part 53 of the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 disposed at a position spaced apart from the main substrate 40, the auxiliary substrate 45 is stacked with the main substrate 40. The device 10 can maintain a relatively thin thickness.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the support protrusion 60 includes a rear cover to press the edges of the display panel 17, the main substrate 40, and the substrate shield cover 70 toward the front cover 20. At least one protrudes from the inner plate surface of 30. In addition, the support protrusion 60 accommodates the plate surface of the sub-board bracket 50 disposed along the coupling direction of the front cover 20 and the rear cover 30 so that the sub-substrate bracket 50 is fixed so as not to move. The bracket slot 61 is included. Thus, as shown in Figure 4, the support protrusion 60 is coupled to press the components such as the main board 40, etc. inside the front and rear covers 20, 30, so no additional fastening means such as screws are necessary. . In addition, the auxiliary substrate 45 is fixed to the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 in a horizontal direction with the plate surface of the main substrate 40 in a position spaced apart from the main substrate 40 by the bracket slot 61 and fixed to prevent movement. Therefore, the thickness of the information processing apparatus 10 can be kept thin.

The substrate shield cover 70 is disposed behind the main board 40 to protect the main board 40 and is made of metal to block electromagnetic waves generated from the main board 40.

With this configuration, the manufacturing process of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5.

First, in the front cover seating step (S105), as shown in Figures 3 and 5, the front surface forming the appearance of the front cover 20 is seated so as to face the work surface on the plane.

In the display panel mounting step S110, the display panel 17 is seated on the front cover 20.

In the sub-board bracket mounting step (S115), the sub-board bracket 50 supports the sub-board 45 in an area spaced apart from the display panel 17, and the fixing pin 23 is coupled to the fixing pin accommodating part 51. It is mounted to the front cover 20 to be disposed in the position. In this case, the auxiliary substrate 45 may be electrically connected to the display panel 17 by a connector, a cable, or the like.

In the main board mounting step (S120), the plate surface of the main substrate 40 is mounted in parallel so as to be close to the plate surface of the display panel 17. At this time, the plate surface on which the ground pin 41 of the main board 40 is formed is disposed to face the display panel 17. The main board 40 may be electrically connected to the display panel 17 by a connector, a cable, or the like.

In the shield cover mounting step (S125), the substrate shield cover 70 is disposed on the main substrate 40.

In the rear cover mounting step (S130), the edges of the display panel 17, the main substrate 40, and the substrate shield cover 70 are coupled to the front cover 20 to press the edges toward the front cover 20. That is, the support protrusion 60 of the rear cover 30 sequentially presses the display panel 17, the main substrate 40, and the substrate shield cover 70, and the bracket slot 61 of the rear cover 30 is The rear cover 30 is mounted on the front cover 20 so that the auxiliary substrate bracket 50 can be fixed.

In the above embodiment, the electronic picture frame is illustrated, but the present invention can be applied to a portable information processing device such as a PDA and a PMP.

Thus, according to the present invention, by effectively disposing the components such as the display panel embedded between the front cover and the rear cover not to be laminated to be relatively slim, it is possible to effectively utilize the space. In addition, the component can be supported relatively stably.

As described above, according to the present invention, an information processing apparatus capable of relatively slimming and placing the components embedded between the front cover and the rear cover so as not to be stacked, effectively utilizing the space, and stably supporting the components, and its Provide the production method.

Claims (12)

An information processing apparatus having a front cover having a display surface opening for displaying an image of a display panel for forming an image, and a rear cover coupled to the front cover, A main board installed at the rear of the display panel; An auxiliary substrate disposed to be orthogonal to one side of an edge of the plate surface of the main substrate and mounted between the front cover and the rear cover to drive the display panel; An auxiliary substrate bracket interposed between the front cover and the rear cover to support the auxiliary substrate; A substrate shield cover interposed between the main board and the rear cover to protect the main board, And the auxiliary substrate is spaced apart from an area in which the display or the main substrate and the substrate shield cover are sequentially coupled, and is supported by the front cover and the rear cover. The method of claim 1, The main board includes a plurality of ICs mounted on both side surfaces of the main board, and further comprising at least one ground pin protruding from the plate surface of the main board toward the display panel to elastically press the display panel. . delete The method of claim 1, At least one fixing pin protrudes from the front cover in the transverse direction on the inner plate surface, The auxiliary substrate bracket is an information processing apparatus, characterized in that the fixing pin receiving portion is coupled to the fixing pin so that the auxiliary substrate bracket is maintained in position. delete The method of claim 1, An information processing apparatus, characterized in that the plate surface of the main substrate is arranged parallel to the plate surface of the display panel. The method of claim 1, And the rear cover includes at least one support protrusion protruding from an inner plate surface of the rear cover and having a bracket slot for accommodating the auxiliary substrate bracket. An information processing apparatus manufacturing method comprising: a front cover having a display surface opening for displaying an image of a display panel forming an image; and a rear cover coupled to the front cover; Installing the display panel behind the display panel coupled to the front cover; Mounting an auxiliary substrate between the front cover and the rear cover so as to be orthogonal to one side of an edge of the plate surface of the main board so as to be spaced apart from the display panel and the main board; Supporting the auxiliary substrate by an auxiliary substrate bracket interposed between the front cover and the rear cover; Interposing a substrate shield cover between the main substrate and the rear cover to protect the main substrate; And the auxiliary substrate is spaced apart from an area in which the display panel, the main substrate and the substrate shield cover are sequentially coupled, and is supported by the front cover and the rear cover. delete 9. The method of claim 8, Protruding at least one fixing pin in a horizontal direction on an inner plate surface of the front cover; And forming a fixing pin accommodating portion coupled to the fixing pin so that the auxiliary substrate bracket is held in the auxiliary substrate bracket. delete 9. The method of claim 8, And the rear cover further comprises the step of forming at least one supporting protrusion having a bracket slot for receiving the auxiliary substrate bracket from the inner plate surface.

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