Module ejection mechanism and expansion assembly having the same
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorLei Kuang
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Abstract
A module ejection mechanism is adapted to be disposed on a rack and carries an expansion module. The module ejection mechanism includes a tray, a linkage member, and an operating member. When one end of the operating member outside the rack is pulled, the other end of the operating member drives the linkage member to pivot. When the linkage member pivots, the linkage member makes the tray move in an ejection direction. When the tray moves in the ejection direction, an abutting element of the tray is adapted to eject the expansion module from the rack.
Claims21
A module ejection mechanism, disposed on a rack, the module ejection mechanism comprising:
- a tray, slidably disposed on the rack in an ejection direction, and comprising an abutting element;
- a linkage member, comprising a pivoting portion, a linkage portion, and a resisting portion, wherein the pivoting portion is pivoted on the rack;
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- an operating member, wherein one end of the operating member comprises a grip portion, the other end of the operating member is connected to the linkage portion;
- when the operating member moves in an operating direction, the operating member is linked with the linkage portion to pivot the linkage member, and when the linkage member pivots, the resisting portion enables the tray to move in the ejection direction, wherein
- the resisting portion is connected to the tray in a first pivoting-sliding relationship, and the other end of the operating member is connected to the linkage portion in a second pivoting-sliding relationship.
An expansion assembly, comprising:
- a rack;
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- a module ejection mechanism, comprising a tray, a linkage member, and an operating member, wherein the tray is slidably disposed on the rack in an ejection direction, the tray comprises an abutting element, the linkage member comprises a pivoting portion, a linkage portion, and a resisting portion, the pivoting portion is pivoted on the rack, one end of the operating member comprises a grip portion, the other end of the operating member is connected to the linkage portion, the operating member moves in an operating direction, the operating member is linked with the linkage portion to pivot the linkage member, and when the linkage member pivots, the resisting portion enables the tray to move in the ejection direction;
- and the tray comprises a plurality of sliding slots, the rack comprises a plurality of limiting members, and the limiting members are located in the sliding slots in a one-to-one manner, wherein
- when the tray moves, the limiting members are respectively limited in the sliding slots to enable the tray to move in the ejection direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.