DESKTOP COMPUTER WITH MONITOR MOUNT

• US 20110292582A1
• Filed: 08/09/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SUN, ZHENG-HENG
• Granted Patent: US 8,254,101 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613

Abstract

A desktop computer includes a monitor defining a number of screw holes in the backside and a chassis defining a number of fixing holes. A number of screws extending through the fixing holes of the chassis and mounts into the corresponding screw holes of the monitor, to mount the monitor to the chassis.

Claims

1. A desktop computer, comprising:

a chassis comprising a sidewall, the sidewall defining a plurality of fixing holes; and

a monitor defining a plurality of screw holes in a backside, corresponding to the plurality of fixing holes;

wherein a plurality of screws extending through the fixing holes of the chassis and mounts into the corresponding screw holes of the monitor, to mount the monitor to the chassis.

2. The desktop computer of claim 1, further comprising at least one supporting member, wherein each supporting member comprises two latches;

two slots are defined in the sidewall of the chassis corresponding to the latches below the monitor;

the latches are engaged in the corresponding slots, and the supporting member supports the monitor.

3. The desktop computer of claim 2, wherein two opposite sidewalls each define two splits extending from a side of each sidewall, each latch is formed between the two splits of each sidewall.

4. The desktop computer of claim 2, wherein the bottom of each supporting member and the chassis are in the same level and the top of the supporting member abuts against the bottom of the monitor.

5. The desktop computer of claim 1, wherein an antiskid portion is formed on each latch.

6. The desktop computer of claim 1, wherein a protrusion extends from the backside of the monitor, the plurality of screw holes of the monitor are defined in corresponding corners of the protrusion.