Patent ID: 6563705
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A desktop computer comprising:a base for supporting the desktop computer on a surface; a front housing comprising a front end facing a user, a rear end, an upper end and a lower end rotatably mounted on the base, the front housing further comprising a recess with an opening facing the rear end, a bottom side of the recess positioned on a back of the front end of the front housing; a display panel vertically mounted on the front end of the front housing for displaying an image frame to the user; a computer motherboard vertically mounted on the bottom side of the front housing recess and electrically connected to the display panel, a central processing unit (CPU) and at least one memory module positioned on the computer mother board for controlling the operation of the desktop computer; and a rear housing for covering the rear end of the front housing, the rear housing having two groups of latches positioned on two opposite sides of the rear housing for engaging with two groups of latch engaging devices positioned on corresponding sides of a back of the display panel, the rear housing being mounted on the display panel by latching the two groups of latches of the rear housing with the two groups of latch engaging devices on the back of the display panel, so that the rear housing is capable of sealing the opening of the recess positioned in the rear end of the front housing.