CASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

Abstract

A case is disclosed. The case includes a main body and a container housing tank. The main body includes a surface, and the container housing tank is located on the surface and used to accommodate a nameplate. The container housing tank includes a main tank and a margin tank, wherein the main tank has a first depth; the margin tank is located on the edge of the main tank and connects with the main tank. The margin tank has a second depth that is greater than the first depth.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a case; more particularly, the present invention relates to a case having a container housing tank used for accommodating a nameplate.

2. Description of the Related Art

Please refer to FIG. 1, which illustrates a common case 1a of an electronic device equipped with a container housing tank for accommodating a nameplate. Generally, the case a of the electronic device is usually made of plastic. Further, in order to enhance the appearance of the plastic piece, the manufacturer would usually perform a spray paint process on the surface of the case 1a after the plastic piece is formed. After the spray paint process, a nameplate would then be attached to the container housing tank 20a.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which illustrates a cross-sectional view showing the nameplate 40a being attached to the container housing tank 20a. When the manufacturer performs the abovementioned spray paint process, the paint is fluid, and the non-solidified paint will flow from a higher level to a lower level. As a result, the paint sprayed onto a first surface 111a will flow to a second surface 112a and accumulate on the second surface 112a. At this time, the paint accumulated in the intersection (i.e., the position indicated by the arrow C) between the first surface 111a and the second surface 112a will narrow the gap between a side wall 16a of the container housing tank 20a and the nameplate 40a, which makes it difficult for evenly accommodating the nameplate 40a in the container housing tank 20a. Therefore, there is a need to provide a case structure to obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a case and an electronic device having the case which avoids the problem that a nameplate cannot be evenly accommodated in a container housing tank due to paint accumulated in the container housing tank.

To achieve the abovementioned object, a case of the present invention is used to accommodate a nameplate. The case includes a main body and a container housing tank. The main body includes a surface, and the container housing tank is located on the surface. The container housing tank includes a main tank and a margin tank. The main tank is used to accommodate the nameplate and has a first depth. The margin tank is located on the edge of the main tank and is connected with the main tank. The margin tank has a second depth that is greater than the first depth.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a centrifugal fan to mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings, which disclose several embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the drawings are to be used for purposes of illustration only, and not as a definition of the invention.

In the drawings, wherein similar reference numerals denote similar elements throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 illustrates a partial schematic drawing of a case according to a known prior art.

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the case according to the known prior art.

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic drawing of an appearance of an electronic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a partially enlarged schematic drawing of a case according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the case according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, wherein FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic drawing of an appearance of an electronic device according to the present invention; FIG. 4 illustrates a partially enlarged schematic drawing of a case according to the present invention; and FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the case according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, in one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the case 1 of the present invention can be, but is not limited to, a case of an electronic device 90. The case 1 can also be a vehicle door panel, or a case, a door panel, or a panel of any other article equipped with a container housing tank used for accommodating a nameplate. In one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 90 of the present invention is, but is not limited to, a desk computer. The electronic device 90 includes a case 1 capable of accommodating a nameplate 40, wherein the case 1 includes a main body 10, a container housing tank 20, a paint layer 30, and the nameplate 40.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in one embodiment of the present invention, the main body 10 includes a surface 11. The surface 11 includes a first surface 111, a second surface 112, and a third surface 113. The first surface 111, the second surface 12, and the third surface 113 are not located on the same plane. The container housing tank 20 is located on the surface 11 of the main body 10 and is used to accommodate the nameplate 40. The container housing tank 20 includes a main tank 21 and a margin tank 22. A bottom surface in the main tank 21 is the second surface 112, and a bottom surface in the margin tank 22 is the third surface 113. In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the main tank 21 is substantially the same as the shape of the nameplate 40, and the main tank 21 has a first depth. The first depth refers to the distance between the first surface 111 and the second surface 112. The margin tank 22 is located on the edge of the main tank 21 and is connected with the main tank 21. Further, the margin tank 22 is arranged by surrounding the main tank 21. The margin tank 22 has a second depth. The second depth refers to the distance between the first surface 111 and the third surface 113, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second depth is X mm greater than the first depth, wherein 0.1≦X≦0.5, but please note the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above description.

The paint layer 30 is attached to the surface 11 of the main body 10. When an operator performs a spray paint process, the non-solidified paint will flow from a higher level to a lower level. Because the margin tank 22 is arranged between the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 of the case 1 of the present invention, the paint located on the first surface 111 will flow to the inside of the margin tank 22 for being accumulated, and the paint sprayed onto the second surface 112 will also spread to the surrounding margin tank 22 for being accumulated in the margin tank 22 as well.

The second depth of the margin tank 22 of the present invention may vary according to different kinds of paint, and an optimal depth can be determined through tests. Thus, the paint can be completely accommodated in the margin tank 22 with an appropriate depth, such that an accumulation height of the paint accumulated in the margin tank 22 will not overflow to the second surface 112 after the spray paint process, thereby preventing the problem of paint accumulation as indicated by the arrow C shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, according to the design of the margin tank 22 of the present invention, the paint that flows from the higher level will be accumulated in the margin tank 22, such that the paint will not be accumulated in the intersection between the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 and thereby influence the width of the container housing tank 20. As a result, when the nameplate 40 is attached to the container housing tank 20 of the case 1, it can remain smooth and even.

Although the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. Further, in order to implement the present invention, the present invention may also comprise other detailed known elements. Each element can be omitted or modified according to different needs. For example, although the margin tank 22 of the present invention is arranged by surrounding the main tank 21, the arrangement of the margin 22 is not limited to the above description. As long as the margin tank 22 is arranged on the edge of the main tank 21, it is still within the scope of the present invention whether there is a single margin tank or a plurality of margin tanks (wherein each of the container housing tanks are not connected with each other) surrounding the main tank 21. In more detail, any case 1 equipped with an accommodation space located between the above second surface 112 and the first surface 111 (i.e. the intersection between a higher plane and a lower plane) and having a depth greater than the depth of the main tank 21 belongs to the scope of the present invention.

Finally, it should again be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely examples of possible implementations. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the principles of the present disclosure. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims.

Claims

1. A case, used to accommodate a nameplate, the case comprising:

a main body, including a surface; and

a container housing tank, located on the surface of the main body and used to accommodate the nameplate, the container housing tank comprising: a main tank, having a first depth; and a margin tank, located on the edge of the main tank, and connected with the main tank, wherein the margin tank has a second depth that is greater than the first depth.

2. The case as claimed in claim 1, wherein the margin tank is arranged by surrounding the main tank.

3. The case as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shape of the main tank is the same as the shape of the nameplate.

4. The case as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth of X mm, where 0.1≦X≦0.5.

5. An electronic device, comprising a case, the case comprising:

a main body, including a surface;

a paint layer, attached to the main body;

a nameplate; and

a container housing tank, located on the surface of the main body and used to accommodate the nameplate, the container housing tank comprising: a main tank, having a first depth; and a margin tank, located on the edge of the main tank, and connected with the main tank, wherein the margin tank has a second depth that is greater than the first depth.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the margin tank is arranged by surrounding the main tank.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the shape of the main tank is the same as the shape of the nameplate.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second depth is greater than the first depth of X mm, where 0.1≦X≦0.5.