Electronic apparatus with a housing for seeing inside

• US 7,035,087 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2003
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro-Star International (Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tan, Ko-Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): DATSKOVSKIY, MICHAIL V
• Application Number:
  US10/604,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20050036279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 982 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679, 361/683, 361801-818, 174/35.MS, 174/35.R, 428/209, 428/457, 312/223.2, 312/223.3, 312/257, 312/236, 312/223.1, 312/223.6, 312/263, 312/296, 553/851.1, 553/856, 554/81, 554/85
• US Class Current: 361/679.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0041 Ventilation panels having provisions for screening

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a housing comprising a plurality of holes on a first side wall, a transparent dust-proof member installed on a side of the first side wall having the plurality of holes, a motherboard may be installed on a second side wall inside the housing having a processor installed on the motherboard inside the housing for processing programs and data and a memory for storing programs and data. The transparent member allows visual inspection of the interior of the housing. The plurality of holes provides electromagnetic shielding.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising a plurality of holes on a first side wall;

a transparent dust-proof member installed approximately parallel to the first side wall;

a motherboard installed on a second side wall inside the housing;

a processor installed on the motherboard inside the housing for processing programs and data; and

a memory installed on the motherboard inside the housing for storing programs and data.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is installed inside the housing.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is installed outside the housing.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member includes glass materials.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member includes plastic materials.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is installed on a side of the plurality of holes and adheres to the housing.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is installed on a side of the plurality of holes.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first side wall is not neighboring to the second side wall.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising a plurality of holes on a first side wall;

a transparent dust-proof member inserted inside the plurality of holes;

a motherboard installed on a second side wall inside the housing;

a processor installed on the motherboard inside the housing for processing programs and data; and

a memory installed on the motherboard inside the housing for storing programs and data.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 wherein the transparent dust-proof member includes glass materials.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 wherein the transparent dust-proof member includes plastic materials.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is inserted in the plurality of holes and adheres to the housing.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 wherein the transparent dust-proof member is inserted in the plurality of holes.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 wherein the first side wall is not neighboring to the second side wall.

15. A housing for a computer, the housing comprising:

a first side wall for mounting electromagnetic radiation producing circuitry;

a second side wall comprising a metal net of a fineness capable of substantially preventing electromagnetic radiation generated by the circuitry from passing through the second side wall in quantities greater than a predetermined limit, a plurality of holes formed by metal in the metal net for providing visual access to the interior of the housing; and

a substantially transparent dustproof member installed approximately parallel to the metal net such that dust is prevented from passing through the plurality of holes into the interior of the housing.