Patent ID: 6206195
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B65D,G06F

Abstract:
An impact protecting modular block for shielding an industrial computer from impact, the industrial computer having a base body and an upper cover hinged to the base body, each of the base body and the upper cover having an outer major surface wall extending in a first direction, a surrounding wall extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction from a peripheral edge of the outer major surface wall, and a plurality of front and rear corners formed between the outer major surface wall and the surrounding wall, said modular block comprising:an anchoring portion having an anchoring inner surface wall adapted to be secured on the outer major surface wall of one of the base body and the upper cover at one of the corners, and an anchoring outer surface wall opposite to said anchoring inner surface wall in the second direction;an abutment portion having an abutment inner surface wall and an abutment outer surface wall integrally and respectively formed with and extending transverse to said anchoring inner surface wall and said anchoring outer surface wall, said abutment inner surface wall being adapted to abut against the surrounding wall of said one of the base body and the upper cover when said anchoring inner surface wall of said anchoring portion is brought to be secured on the outer major surface wall, said anchoring and abutment portions having a length sufficient for said anchoring inner surface wall of said anchoring portion of a first modular block to be stacked upon and to be secured on said anchoring outer surface wall of said anchoring portion of a second modular block so as to permit said abutment inner surface wall of said abutment portion of said first modular block to abut against said abutment outer surface wall of said second modular block, thereby raising the rear corners of the base body relative to the front corners of the base body; andmeans for detachably fastening said anchoring portion of said first modular block on said anchoring portion of said second modular block, and adapted for fastening said anchoring portion of said second modular block on the outer major surface wall, said fastening means including first and second screw holes formed in tandem in and along said anchoring portion and extending from said anchoring outer surface wall through said anchoring inner surface wall, and first and second screw fasteners passing threadedly and respectively through said first and second screw holes in said second modular block, said first screw fastener being adapted to engage a threaded hole disposed in the outer major surface wall, said second screw fastener passing through said second screw hole in said second modular block and engaging said first screw hole in said first modular block which is stacked on said second modular block.