Unified chassis construction for all in one computer

• US 10,712,779 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2015
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Reddy, Anand V., Prakash, Guru, Jagadish, Harish, Sundaram, Arvind
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony M
• Application Number:
  US15/529,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20170255233A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,681 Days
• Field of Search: 36167921-6793, 36167955, 36167956, 3616796
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level

Abstract

Embodiments are generally directed to a unified chassis construction for an all in one computer. An embodiment of a computer system includes a computer sub-system to provide computer operation; a display sub-system to provide display operation; a unified plate, components installed in the unified plate including at least one or more computer sub-system components and one or more display sub-system components; and a display screen coupled with the unified plate.

Claims

1. A computer apparatus comprising:

a computer sub-system to provide computer operation;

a display sub-system to control display operation;

a unified plate, wherein the unified plate is a single plate, the components installed in the unified plate including at least one or more computer sub-system components and one or more display sub-system components on a front side of the unified plate; and

a display screen coupled with the front side of the unified plate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unified plate is the sole chassis plate of the computer apparatus.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unified plate is made of metal.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the unified plate is made of a non-metallic material.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non-metallic material is carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer sub-system is to generate video signals.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the display sub-system is to receive the video signals from the computer sub-system and to generate an image using the video signals.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer sub-system components include a processor and a memory.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein components installed in the unified plate further include one or more components that support both the computer sub-system and the display sub-system.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer apparatus is at least a portion of an all in one computer system.

11. An all in one computer system comprising:

a computer sub-system to provide computer operation;

a display sub-system to control display operation;

a unified system chassis including;

a unified chassis plate, wherein the unified plate is a single plate, the one or more computer sub-system components and one or more display sub-system components being coupled with a front side of the unified chassis plate, and

a back cover, the unified chassis plate to be enclosed at least in part by the back cover; and

a display screen coupled with the front side of the unified plate.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more computer sub-system components include a central processing unit (CPU) and a random access memory (RAM).

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the one or more display sub-system components include display electronics.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the computer system is a portable all in one computer system, the computer system further comprising a battery to provide power for the computer system.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the unified plate is made of a non-metallic material.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the non-metallic material is carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

17. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising one or more ports for communications or for connection of external devices.

18. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the display screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD) touch screen.

19. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the computer operation is to include generation of video signals, and wherein the display operation is to include display of the video signals.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a single chassis plate for support of electronic components;

components for a computer sub-system installed in the chassis plate in a first area of the chassis plate, the computer sub-system components including one or more components to generate video signals; and

components for a display sub-system installed on a front side of the chassis plate in a second area of the chassis plate, the display sub-system including display electronics to receive the video signals;

wherein the display electronics are operable to control a display to be coupled with the front side of the chassis plate.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the chassis plate is made of a non-metallic material.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the chassis plate is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the chassis plate further includes a third area.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the third area includes components to support both the computer sub-system and the display sub-system.

25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the chassis plate includes a first side and a second side, a first portion of each of the first area and second being on the first side and a second portion of each of the first area and second being on the second side.