Mounting assembly for front panel of computer enclosure
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun-Lung Chen, Fa-Ming Jiang
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for a front panel of a computer enclosure includes a chassis (30), two positioning members (20) attached to the chassis (30) and a front panel (10) adapted to be slidably mounted to the two positioning members (20). Each positioning member (20) has at least one guiding groove (22) therein. The front panel (10) has a locking portion (16) at each end thereof. The locking portion (16) engages with the guiding groove (22) for securing the front panel (10) on the chassis (30).
Claims20
A mounting assembly for a front panel of a computer enclosure, comprising:
- a chassis;
- at least one positioning member attached to the chassis, each of the at least one positioning member having at least one guiding groove therein;
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- a front panel adapted to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the front panel having a locking portion corresponding to the each positioning member for engaging with the guiding groove of the positioning member, thereby securing the front panel to the chassis.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a chassis comprising a bottom panel, a stopping tab extending upwardly from the bottom panel thereof;
- at least one positioning member attached to the chassis, the positioning member having at least one guiding groove therein;
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- a front panel adapted to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the front panel having a locking portion engagable with the guiding groove for preventing the front panel from moving in a first direction, the stopping tab abutting against the front panel for preventing the front panel from moving in a second direction different from the first direction.
A method of mounting a front panel to a chassis, comprising the steps of:
- providing a chassis;
- providing a positioning member attached to the chassis, the positioning member having at least one guiding groove therein;
- providing a front panel comprising a locking portion at an end thereof, and
- placing the front panel beside the guiding groove of the positioning member so that the locking portion of the front panel is slidably engaged with the positioning member for securing the front panel to the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.