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Computer with a detachable liquid crystal display

  • US 20030090866A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2002
  • Published: 05/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A desktop computer comprising:

  • a pedestal for supporting the desktop computer on a desk;

    a front housing, the bottom of the front housing being pivotally mounted on the pedestal and tilt-able in a forward-backward direction, the front housing having;

    a front panel facing a user;

    a top panel horizontally fixed on a top edge of the front panel facing a backward direction; and

    a bottom panel horizontally fixed on a bottom edge of the front panel facing a backward direction, the front, top, and bottom panels forming a recess with an opening facing a rear end of the front housing;

    a motherboard fixed vertically on a rear side of the front panel and between the top and bottom panels, a central processing unit (CPU) and at least a memory module installed on the motherboard for controlling the desktop computer;

    a display fixed vertically on a front side of the front panel and comprising;

    a metal frame having a squared rear panel fixed vertically on the front side of the front panel of the front housing, and four front flanges fixed on four front edges of the squared rear panel, the squared rear panel and the four front flanges forming a squared recess facing a forward direction;

    a flat display panel electrically connected to the motherboard and having a front side for displaying images, and a rear side fixed vertically inside the squared recess of the metal frame; and

    a plastic cover fixed on a front side of the metal frame for covering a periphery of the metal frame, an opening installed on a front end of the plastic cover for displaying the images of the flat display panel; and

    a rear cover installed on the rear end of the front housing for covering the recess on the rear end of the front housing.

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