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Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdeck case for 7 inch Touch Display 2

A clamshell cyberdeck case for a Raspberry Pi 5, the 7 inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2, a mini keyboard and a slim power bank, sized by sliders. At the defaults the base is 200 x 173 x 49 mm and takes a 151 x 59 x 12.5 mm keyboard on a drop-in tray, which rests on a power bank of up to 150 x 68.5 x 16 mm. Sliders cover keyboards from 120 x 45 x 8 to 165 x 70 x 20 mm and bank bays from 90 x 50 x 8 to 150 x 70 x 20 mm, and set the screen angle from 100 to 130 degrees. The right wall exposes the Pi's four USB-A ports and Ethernet jack. A 7 mm notch in the left wall takes a charger lead up to 4.

4 parts · 303 g · 200 × 230 × 186 mm

Remix of Raspberry Pi 5 case

by Loftsmith Workshop

Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdeck case for 7 inch Touch Display 2
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Parts

  • base · PETG · Upright on its floor, as modeled

    200 x 173 x 49 mm at the defaults, about 173 g and 3 h 48 min at 2 walls and 15% infill. PETG because the Pi 5 runs warm in its bay and the hinge knuckles need toughness. The right wall has openings for the Ethernet jack and both stacked USB-A pairs; the left wall has a 7 mm charger-lead notch.

  • lid · PETG · Back face down (the slicer rotation is set), display pocket facing up

    200 x 164 x 13 mm, about 96 g and 2 h 6 min. Carries the lid knuckles, the display pocket, a 22 x 5 mm channel for the ribbon and power lead, and four M2.5 insert bosses for the bezel.

  • bezel · PETG · Inner face down, so the bevelled window and countersinks face up

    200 x 139 x 2 mm, about 16 g and 24 min. Dark accent colour; laps 3 mm over the display's glass border.

  • keyboard-tray · PETG · Floor down

    156 x 70 x 8 mm at the defaults, about 19 g and 29 min. Dark accent colour; sits on top of the power bank and locates the keyboard.

Print settings

Layer height
0.2 mm
Walls
2 (page figures); 3 recommended for the base and lid
Infill
15%
Supports
None
Notes
All four parts at 2 walls and 15% infill: about 314 g and 7 h 1 min in PETG. With 3 walls and 15% infill (stiffer hinge knuckles and insert bosses) the total is about 414 g and 9 h 14 min. The base needs a 256 mm bed (A1, P1S, X1 class); it does not fit an A1 mini, because the 189 mm display sets th

Hardware

  • 2 × M4 x 35 socket head cap screw · Hinge axles, one per side, driven in from the outer knuckle.
  • 2 × M4 hex nut · Plain nut (3.2 mm), seated in the hex trap on each inner knuckle; a drop of medium threadlocker keeps it from backing off.
  • 8 × M2.5 heat-set insert, 4.5 mm long · Four in the Pi standoffs, four in the lid's bezel bosses.
  • 4 × M2.5 x 6 screw · Fastens the Pi 5 to its standoffs.
  • 4 × M2.5 x 6 countersunk screw · Fastens the bezel to the lid.
  • Short USB-C to USB-C lead with a right-angle plug at the Pi end · The modeled route from the bank's port to the Pi is about 170 mm; the Pi's USB-C sits 16 mm from the divider, so a straight plug will not fit.
  • Charger lead for the power bank, up to 4.5 mm thick · Optional. Pressed down into the 7 mm notch in the left wall; the engine checks that a 4.5 mm lead passes it without touching.
  • Touch Display 2 ribbon cable for the Pi 5 display connector · Runs in the chin channel; checked against an assumed envelope of up to 16 x 0.5 mm. Check that its length reaches into the Pi bay with a slack loop.
  • Touch Display 2 power lead (supplied with the display) · Two-wire lead from the display to the Pi's 5 V and GND header pins. Runs beside the ribbon in the chin channel; checked against an assumed 2.5 mm thickness.

Assembly

  1. Press four M2.5 heat-set inserts into the Pi standoffs in the base and four into the bosses on the lid's open (bezel) face.
  2. Slide an M4 nut into the hex trap on the inner face of each of the two inner base knuckles.
  3. Lower the Pi 5 into the rear bay, sliding its Ethernet jack and both USB-A stacks into the right-wall openings, and fasten it with four M2.5 x 6 screws.
  4. With the lid flat on the bench, back down, lay the Touch Display 2 in the pocket glass side up. Lead its ribbon and its power lead side by side into the 22 mm channel across the chin, then screw the bezel on with four M2.5 countersunk screws.
  5. Lower the lid's two knuckles between the base knuckles, push the M4 x 35 screws in from the outer faces and tighten them into the nuts until the lid swings with light friction.
  6. Run the ribbon from the end of the chin channel down into the Pi bay to the Pi's display connector, leaving a slack loop for opening and closing.
  7. Connect the display power lead to the Pi's 5 V and GND header pins, following the pin positions in the display's own instructions, also with a slack loop.
  8. Drop the power bank into the well with its ports at the left end, plug in the USB-C lead and run it through the left cable bay to the Pi's USB-C port using the right-angle plug.
  9. If your bank has a separate charging input at that end, plug a charger lead into it and press the lead down into the notch in the left wall.
  10. Set the keyboard tray on the power bank and place the keyboard in the tray. The finger notch at the tray's left end, next to the cable bay, lifts both out.
  11. Open the lid until its back rests on the sloped stop along the rear spine.

Good to know

  • Checked in the Loftsmith engine only; it has not been printed. The keyboard, power bank and display are modeled as plain boxes at your slider sizes, so measure yours and set the sliders before printing.
  • Only the four USB-A ports (two stacked pairs) and the Ethernet jack reach the outside, through the right wall. The Pi's USB-C and two micro-HDMI ports face into the bay.
  • Pick a power bank that can supply 5 V at 5 A over USB-C PD. On a lower-rated supply the Pi 5 limits its USB-A ports to about 600 mA in total, and the Touch Display 2 also draws its power from the Pi's 5 V pins.
  • The Pi bay was checked with a bare board only. At the defaults there is 24.9 mm between the top of the board and the closed lid; with the smallest keyboard and bank settings it drops to 17.6 mm. Check your cooler or heatsink height against that.
  • To charge the power bank, press a charger lead (up to 4.5 mm thick) into the 7 mm notch in the left wall and plug it into the bank's charging port; this only works if the bank's charging input is at the same (left) end as its output. If your bank charges through the port that powers the Pi, lift out
  • Shut the Pi down before closing the lid, or keep the lid open while it runs: the Pi bay has no vents and is covered by the lid when it is closed. Heat inside the closed case has not been assessed.
  • The lid rests on its stop at the slider angle under its own weight. Below about 90 degrees it is held only by friction from the hinge bolts, which was not modeled, so it may fall shut.
  • In the chin channel the display ribbon and power lead were checked against assumed sizes (a 16 x 0.5 mm ribbon, a 2.5 mm lead). Their route through the hinge into the Pi bay, their lengths and their flexing as the lid moves were not simulated; check that both reach with a slack loop.
  • The tip check assumes an empty base and estimated printed masses at 2 walls and 15% infill. Fitting the Pi, power bank and keyboard adds weight in front of the rear edge.
  • The keyboard tray sits on the power bank, so the bank thickness slider must match your bank. A bank shorter than the well can slide sideways; pack it with foam.
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