Computer enclosure with pivoting opening means
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung-Chi Chen, Yun-Lung Chen
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Abstract
A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a hood (30), a pair of locating plates (50), a pair of positioning plates (60), and a pair of connecting mechanisms (70). The hood includes a top cover (32), and a bezel (38) perpendicularly attached to an end of the top cover. The locating plates are secured to opposite sides of the base. The positioning plates are secured to opposite sides of the hood near the bezel. The connecting mechanisms are disposed between the base and the hood, and pivotably connected with the locating plates and the positioning plates. The hood is thereby pivotably secured to the base.
Claims20
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a base comprising bottom and side panels;
- a hood comprising a cover and a bezel perpendicularly attached to an end of the cover;
- a pair of positioning plates secured to opposite sides of the hood near the bezel;
- a pair of locating plates secured to opposite sides of the base;
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- a pair of connecting mechanisms disposed between the base and the hood, the connecting mechanisms pivotably connected with the positioning plates and the locating plates, thus securing the hood to the base.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a base comprising bottom and side panels;
- a hood having a front bezel and a cover, the cover having a pair of resilient clamps secured thereon, each of the resilient clamps defining a socket between two clasps thereof;
- a pair of connecting mechanisms each having a hinge structure, the connecting mechanisms being pivotably secured to the hood between the front bezel and the resilient clamps and pivotably secured to the base, each of the connecting mechanisms forming a latch received in a corresponding socket for enhancing stability of the connecting mechanisms relative to the computer enclosure.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a base comprising bottom and side panels;
- a hood comprising a cover and a bezel perpendicularly attached to an end of the cover;
- a pair of positioning plates secured to opposite sides of the hood near the bezel;
- a pair of locating plates secured to opposite sides of the base;
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- a pair of connecting mechanisms disposed between the base and the hood, the connecting mehcanisms pivotably connected with the positioning plates and the locating plates, thus securing the hood to the base, wherein each of the connecting mechanisms comprises a pair of first levers pivotably connected with a corresponding locating plate, a second lever pivotably connected with a corresponding positioning plate, the second lever having a central portion and an end portion distant from the positioning plate pivotably connected with the first levers, a slanted stop being formed on each of the locating plates for blocking pivoting movement of the first levers relative to the locating plates.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a base comprising bottom and two opposite side panels;
- a hood comprising a top cover and a front bezel;
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- a four-bar linkage structure securing one of said side panels and the top cover, and including a pair of first short levers and a second long levers;
- wherein bottom ends of the first short levers are pivotally connected to the corresponding side panel, top ends of the first short levers are pivotally connected to the second long lever, and one end of said second long lever is pivotally connected to the top cover, so as to allow said top cover to be first move in a parallel relationship with the base in a back-to-front direction and successively rotate relative to the base forwardly and upwardly when releasing said hood from said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.