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- the invention relates to a portable electronic device, more particularly to a portable electronic device with a casing and a circuit board module that are convenient to assemble and disassemble so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement.
- a conventional portable electronic device such as a notebook computer, includes a casing comprised of upper and lower casing halves, a main circuit board and disk drives, such as a hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, etc., disposed within the casing, and a liquid crystal display pivotally connected to one end of the casing.
- the electronic device is also provided with an input device, such as a keyboard or a touch pad.
- the main circuit board is first mounted within the casing, and after the disk drives are mounted in place, the input device and the liquid crystal display are then assembled to the casing.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device with a casing and a circuit board module that are convenient to assemble and disassemble so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement.
- a portable electronic device of this invention includes a casing, a circuit board module, a display module and a fastening unit.
- the casing has spaced-apart horizontal top and bottom walls, each of which has parallel front and rear edges and parallel lateral edges, and a vertical surrounding wall interconnecting the front edges and the lateral edges of the top and bottom walls.
- the top and bottom walls and the surrounding wall cooperatively confine a receiving space with a rear opening formed between the rear edges of the top and bottom walls.
- the circuit board module includes a main circuit board with front and rear edges, and a mounting frame mounted on the rear edge of the main circuit board. The main circuit board is inserted into the receiving space in the casing via the rear opening such that the mounting frame is disposed to close the rear opening.
- the display module is mounted pivotally on the mounting frame of the circuit board module so as to be pivotable toward the casing, and is connected electrically to the main circuit board.
- the fastening unit is provided on the casing and the mounting frame for mounting removably the circuit board module inside the casing.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a casing of the preferred embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a circuit board module of the preferred embodiment with a protective cover
- FIG. 4 is a partly exploded top perspective view of the assembly of the casing and the circuit board module.
- FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the assembly of the casing and circuit board module.
- a portable electronic device is shown to be embodied in a notebook computer that includes a casing 1 , a circuit board module 2 , a display module 3 and a fastening unit.
- the casing 1 has spaced-apart horizontal top and bottom walls 11 , 12 , each of which has parallel front and rear edges and parallel lateral edges, and a vertical surrounding wall interconnecting the front edges and the lateral edges of the top and bottom walls 11 , 12 .
- the casing 1 is formed from upper and lower casing halves.
- the top and bottom walls 11 , 12 and the surrounding wall cooperatively confine a receiving space with a rear opening 13 formed between the rear edges of the top and bottom walls 11 , 12 .
- the casing 1 is formed with a battery chamber (not shown) adapted for receiving a battery unit (not shown), and an insert slot (not shown) adapted for insertion of a memory card (PCMCIA card) thereinto.
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- the circuit board module 2 includes a known main circuit board 21 with front and rear edges, and a mounting frame 20 mounted on the rear edge of the main circuit board 21 .
- the main circuit board 21 is inserted into the receiving space in the casing 1 via the rear opening 13 such that the mounting frame 20 closes the rear opening 13 .
- the main circuit board 21 includes a central processing unit and other control circuit components.
- the display module 3 is mounted pivotally on the mounting frame 23 of the circuit board module 2 so as to be pivotable toward the casing 1 .
- the display module 3 includes a conventional liquid crystal display panel 31 and is connected electrically to the main circuit board 21 in a known manner.
- the fastening unit is provided on the casing 1 and the mounting frame 20 for mounting removably the circuit board module 2 inside the casing 1 .
- the fastening unit 4 includes a plurality of fastening screws 40 that pass through holes 16 formed in the rear edges of the top and bottom walls 11 , 12 of the casing 1 , and holes 231 formed in the mounting frame 20 to thereby position the circuit board module 2 in the casing 1 .
- the portable electronic device additionally includes an input device 14 , a data storage device 15 , a heat dissipating device 22 and an electrical connector set 23 .
- the input device 14 and the data storage device 15 are connected electrically to the main circuit board 21 when the main circuit board 21 is disposed in the receiving space.
- the input device 14 is a touch pad mounted on the top wall 11 and adapted to be operated by the user.
- the data storage device 15 is a disk drive, such as a hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive, or a compact disk drive, mounted on the casing 1 .
- the connector set 23 which is mounted on the mounting frame 20 of the circuit board module 2 and which is connected electrically to the main circuit board 21 , includes input and output signal terminals.
- the heat dissipating device 22 is mounted on the main circuit board 21 of the circuit board module 2 , and is mounted adjacent to the connector set 23 to dissipate the heat generated by the central processing unit (not visible) during operation thereof.
- the main circuit board 21 can be inserted into the receiving space of the casing 1 via the rear opening 13 such that electrical contacts thereon are in electrical contact with the input device 14 and the data storage device 15 , and such that the mounting frame 20 closes the rear opening 13 to achieve an even appearance, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 .
- the display module 3 can be mounted on the circuit board module 2 prior to or after assembly of the circuit board module 2 to the casing 1 , as desired.
- a protective cover 24 is mounted on and encloses the main circuit board 21 for covering the electronic components on the main circuit board 21 .
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A portable electronic device includes a casing, a circuit board module, a display module and a fastening unit. The casing has spaced-apart horizontal top and bottom walls, each of which has parallel front and rear edges and parallel lateral edges, and a vertical surrounding wall interconnecting the front edges and the lateral edges of the top and bottom walls. The top and bottom walls and the surrounding wall cooperatively confine a receiving space with a rear opening formed between the rear edges of the top and bottom walls. The circuit board module includes a main circuit board with front and rear edges, and a mounting frame mounted on the rear edge of the main circuit board. The main circuit board is inserted into the receiving space in the casing via the rear opening such that the mounting frame is disposed to close the rear opening. The display module is mounted pivotally on the mounting frame of the circuit board module so as to be pivotable toward the casing, and is connected electrically to the main circuit board. The fastening unit is provided on the casing and the mounting frame for mounting removably the circuit board module inside the casing.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a portable electronic device, more particularly to a portable electronic device with a casing and a circuit board module that are convenient to assemble and disassemble so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A conventional portable electronic device, such as a notebook computer, includes a casing comprised of upper and lower casing halves, a main circuit board and disk drives, such as a hard disk drive, floppy disk drive, etc., disposed within the casing, and a liquid crystal display pivotally connected to one end of the casing. The electronic device is also provided with an input device, such as a keyboard or a touch pad. During assembly, the main circuit board is first mounted within the casing, and after the disk drives are mounted in place, the input device and the liquid crystal display are then assembled to the casing. These components have to be disassembled from the casing in a reverse procedure when maintenance is desired, which is not convenient, especially when replacement of the casing is intended to vary the appearance of the electronic device.
- Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device with a casing and a circuit board module that are convenient to assemble and disassemble so as to facilitate maintenance and replacement.
- Accordingly, a portable electronic device of this invention includes a casing, a circuit board module, a display module and a fastening unit. The casing has spaced-apart horizontal top and bottom walls, each of which has parallel front and rear edges and parallel lateral edges, and a vertical surrounding wall interconnecting the front edges and the lateral edges of the top and bottom walls. The top and bottom walls and the surrounding wall cooperatively confine a receiving space with a rear opening formed between the rear edges of the top and bottom walls. The circuit board module includes a main circuit board with front and rear edges, and a mounting frame mounted on the rear edge of the main circuit board. The main circuit board is inserted into the receiving space in the casing via the rear opening such that the mounting frame is disposed to close the rear opening. The display module is mounted pivotally on the mounting frame of the circuit board module so as to be pivotable toward the casing, and is connected electrically to the main circuit board. The fastening unit is provided on the casing and the mounting frame for mounting removably the circuit board module inside the casing.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of a portable electronic device according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a casing of the preferred embodiment;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a circuit board module of the preferred embodiment with a protective cover;
- FIG. 4 is a partly exploded top perspective view of the assembly of the casing and the circuit board module; and
- FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the assembly of the casing and circuit board module.
- Referring to FIG. 1, a portable electronic device according to the present invention is shown to be embodied in a notebook computer that includes a
casing 1, acircuit board module 2, a display module 3 and a fastening unit. - The
casing 1 has spaced-apart horizontal top andbottom walls bottom walls casing 1 is formed from upper and lower casing halves. The top andbottom walls rear opening 13 formed between the rear edges of the top andbottom walls casing 1 is formed with a battery chamber (not shown) adapted for receiving a battery unit (not shown), and an insert slot (not shown) adapted for insertion of a memory card (PCMCIA card) thereinto. - The
circuit board module 2 includes a knownmain circuit board 21 with front and rear edges, and amounting frame 20 mounted on the rear edge of themain circuit board 21. Themain circuit board 21 is inserted into the receiving space in thecasing 1 via therear opening 13 such that themounting frame 20 closes therear opening 13. Themain circuit board 21 includes a central processing unit and other control circuit components. - The display module3 is mounted pivotally on the
mounting frame 23 of thecircuit board module 2 so as to be pivotable toward thecasing 1. The display module 3 includes a conventional liquidcrystal display panel 31 and is connected electrically to themain circuit board 21 in a known manner. - The fastening unit is provided on the
casing 1 and themounting frame 20 for mounting removably thecircuit board module 2 inside thecasing 1. In this embodiment, the fastening unit 4 includes a plurality of fasteningscrews 40 that pass throughholes 16 formed in the rear edges of the top andbottom walls casing 1, andholes 231 formed in themounting frame 20 to thereby position thecircuit board module 2 in thecasing 1. - With further reference to FIG. 2, the portable electronic device additionally includes an
input device 14, adata storage device 15, aheat dissipating device 22 and an electrical connector set 23. Theinput device 14 and thedata storage device 15 are connected electrically to themain circuit board 21 when themain circuit board 21 is disposed in the receiving space. In this embodiment, theinput device 14 is a touch pad mounted on thetop wall 11 and adapted to be operated by the user. Thedata storage device 15 is a disk drive, such as a hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive, or a compact disk drive, mounted on thecasing 1. The connector set 23, which is mounted on themounting frame 20 of thecircuit board module 2 and which is connected electrically to themain circuit board 21, includes input and output signal terminals. Theheat dissipating device 22 is mounted on themain circuit board 21 of thecircuit board module 2, and is mounted adjacent to the connector set 23 to dissipate the heat generated by the central processing unit (not visible) during operation thereof. - During assembly, the
main circuit board 21 can be inserted into the receiving space of thecasing 1 via therear opening 13 such that electrical contacts thereon are in electrical contact with theinput device 14 and thedata storage device 15, and such that themounting frame 20 closes therear opening 13 to achieve an even appearance, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. The display module 3 can be mounted on thecircuit board module 2 prior to or after assembly of thecircuit board module 2 to thecasing 1, as desired. - When maintenance of the
circuit board module 2 or replacement of thecasing 1 is desired, it is only necessary to remove thefastening screws 40 to permit withdrawal of thecircuit board module 2 from thecasing 1. As there is no need to dismantle the display module 3 from thecircuit board module 2, facility is enhanced. - Furthermore, in order to prevent undesirable bumping of the electronic components on the
main circuit board 21 against inner walls of thecasing 1 during insertion of thecircuit board module 2 into thecasing 1, aprotective cover 24 is mounted on and encloses themain circuit board 21 for covering the electronic components on themain circuit board 21. - By virtue of the construction of the portable electronic device of the present invention, assembly and disassembly of the
circuit board module 2 and thecasing 1 is simple and convenient, thereby facilitating maintenance and repair. In addition, thecasing 1 can be easily replaced to meet users' demands for variety. - While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a casing having spaced-apart horizontal top and bottom walls, each of which has parallel front and rear edges and parallel lateral edges, and a vertical surrounding wall interconnecting said front edges and said lateral edges of said top and bottom walls, said top and bottom walls and said surrounding wall cooperatively confining a receiving space with a rear opening formed between said rear edges of said top and bottom walls;
a circuit board module including a main circuit board with front and rear edges, and a mounting frame mounted on said rear edge of said main circuit board, said main circuit board being inserted into said receiving space in said casing via said rear opening such that said mounting frame is disposed to close said rear opening;
a display module mounted pivotally on said mounting frame of said circuit board module so as to be pivotable toward said casing, and is connected electrically to said main circuit board; and
a fastening unit provided on said casing and said mounting frame for mounting removably said circuit board module inside said casing.
2. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an input device and a data storage device mounted on said casing and connected electrically to said main circuit board when said main circuit board is disposed in said receiving space.
3. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said input device includes a touch pad.
4. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said data storage device includes a disk drive.
5. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an electrical connector set mounted on said mounting frame of said circuit board module and connected electrically to said main circuit board.
6. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a heat dissipating device mounted on said main circuit board of said circuit board module.
7. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a protective cover for enclosing said main circuit board.
8. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said display module includes a liquid crystal display panel.
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