Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of parts, a frame having an outer periphery surrounding the plurality of parts and formed from resin, a circuit board disposed at one side in a first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, a chassis disposed at the one side in the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, and formed from metal, and a metal plate disposed at the other side in the first direction with respect to at least one of the plurality of parts and attached to the frame.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a plurality of parts;
a frame having an outer periphery surrounding the plurality of parts and formed from resin, where an air flow path is formed at an inner side of the outer periphery of the frame;
a circuit board disposed at one side in a first direction with respect to the plurality of parts;
a chassis disposed at the one side in the first direction with respect to at least one of the plurality of parts, attached to the frame, and formed from metal; and
a metal plate disposed at an other side in the first direction with respect to the at least one of the plurality of parts and attached to the frame, wherein:
the metal plate and the frame each have a respective portion that functions as a wall defining the air flow path,
the respective portion of the frame is a flow path wall portion that defines an outer shape of the air flow path when the air flow path is viewed in the first direction, and
the respective portion of the metal plate is connected to the flow path wall portion of the frame.
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the outer periphery of the frame has a first wall portion positioned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, a second wall portion positioned at the opposite side to the first wall portion across the plurality of parts, a third wall portion positioned in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, and a fourth wall portion positioned at the opposite side to the third wall portion across the plurality of parts, and
the metal plate is attached to at least three wall portions from among the first, second, third, and fourth wall portions.
3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the metal plate and the chassis are attached to the outer periphery of the frame.
4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the metal plate functions as a wall of the air flow path at the other side in the first direction.
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the metal plate has an edge disposed on the flow path wall portion of the frame, and
a protrusion is formed along the edge of the metal plate at the flow path wall portion of the frame and positioned at the outer side of the edge of the metal plate.
6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the plurality of parts include a cooling fan,
the cooling fan is disposed such that a rotational center line thereof is directed to the first direction, and
the flow path wall portion of the frame surrounds the outer periphery of the cooling fan.
7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a heatsink is disposed in the air flow path, and the metal plate covers the cooling fan and the heatsink.
8. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of parts including a fan and a heat sink;
a frame having an outer periphery surrounding the fan and formed from resin, where an air flow path is formed at an inner side of the outer periphery of the frame;
a circuit board disposed at one side in a first direction with respect to the plurality of parts;
a chassis disposed at the one side in the first direction with respect to the fan, attached to the frame, and formed from metal; and
a metal plate disposed at an other side in the first direction with respect to the fan and attached to the frame, wherein:
the metal plate and the frame each have a respective portion that functions as a wall defining the air flow path,
the respective portion of the frame is a flow path wall portion that defines an outer shape of the air flow path when the air flow path is viewed in the first direction, and
the respective portion of the metal plate is connected to the flow path wall portion of the frame.
9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the metal plate and the chassis are attached to the outer periphery of the frame.
10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the portion of the metal plate functions as a wall of the air flow path at the other side in the first direction.
11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the metal plate has an edge disposed on the flow path wall portion of the frame, and
a protrusion is formed along the edge of the metal plate at the flow path wall portion of the frame and positioned at the outer side of the edge of the metal plate.
12. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a plurality of parts;
a frame having an outer periphery surrounding the plurality of parts and formed from resin, where an air flow path is formed at an inner side of the outer periphery of the frame;
a circuit board disposed at one side in a first direction with respect to the plurality of parts;
a chassis disposed at the one side in the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts and formed from metal; and
a metal plate disposed at another side in the first direction with respect to at least one of the plurality of parts and attached to the frame, wherein:
the metal plate and the frame each have a respective portion that functions as a wall defining the air flow path,
the respective portion of the frame is a flow path wall portion that defines an outer shape of the air flow path when the air flow path is viewed in the first direction, and
the respective portion of the metal plate is connected to the flow path wall portion of the frame.
13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
the outer periphery of the frame has a first wall portion positioned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, a second wall portion positioned at the opposite side to the first wall portion across the plurality of parts, a third wall portion positioned in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the plurality of parts, and a fourth wall portion positioned at the opposite side to the third wall portion across the plurality of parts, and
the metal plate is attached to at least three wall portions from among the first, second, third, and fourth wall portions.
14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the metal plate and the chassis are attached to the outer periphery of the frame.
15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the portion of the metal plate functions as a wall of the air flow path at the other side in the first direction.
16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
the metal plate has an edge disposed on the flow path wall portion of the frame, and
a protrusion is formed along the edge of the metal plate at the flow path wall portion of the frame and positioned at the outer side of the edge of the metal plate.
17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein
the plurality of parts include a cooling fan,
the cooling fan is disposed such that a rotational center line thereof is directed to the first direction, and
the flow path wall portion of the frame surrounds the outer periphery of the cooling fan.
18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a heatsink is disposed in the air flow path, and the metal plate covers the cooling fan and the heatsink.