Chassis assembly for computers
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHae-Soo Jung
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Abstract
A chassis assembly for computers is disclosed. In the chassis assembly, the main chassis and bottom chassis are suitable for being manually assembled and disassembled, thus allowing a user to easily handle the assembly with improved work efficiency while repairing or upgrading a computer. The main chassis, having front and rear panels, is open at the bottom between the lower edges of the front and rear panels. The bottom chassis is detachably mounted to the open bottom of the main chassis. The chassis assembly also has a lock unit which is mounted to the rear portion of the bottom chassis. The lock unit normally retains the position of the bottom chassis relative to the main chassis and selectively allows the bottom chassis to be manually removed from the main chassis.
Claims15
A chassis assembly for a computer, comprising:
- a main chassis having a front panel and a rear panel, said main chassis having an open bottom defined between lower edges of said front panel and said rear panel;
- a bottom chassis detachably mounted to said open bottom of said main chassis;
- a lock unit mounted to a rear portion of said bottom chassis at a predetermined position for retaining a position of said bottom chassis relative to said main chassis and for selectively allowing the bottom chassis to be manually removed from the main chassis;
- a locking tab provided at the lower edge of each of said front panel and said rear panel, each said locking tab extending in a direction from said front panel to said rear panel;
- a guide slot formed at the lower edge of said rear panel;
- a locking slot formed on each end of said bottom chassis at a position corresponding to a corresponding said locking tab for detachable engagement with said corresponding locking tab;
- a guide tab formed on said bottom chassis at a position corresponding to said guide slot for detachable engagement with the guide slot;
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- a lock unit seat formed at the rear portion of said bottom chassis for seating said lock unit.
A chassis assembly for a computer, comprising:
- a main chassis having a front panel and a rear panel, said main chassis having an open bottom defined between lower edges of said front panel and said rear panel;
- a bottom chassis detachably mounted to said open bottom of said main chassis;
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- a lock unit mounted to a rear portion of said bottom chassis at a predetermined position for retaining a position of said bottom chassis relative to said main chassis and for selectively allowing the bottom chassis to be manually removed from the main chassis, wherein said lock unit is formed as a unitary structure and said lock unit comprises:
- a flat leading body;
- a pair of longitudinal hook arms integrally extending from said leading body in a lengthwise direction to a predetermined length, each of said pair of longitudinal hook arms being respectively positioned at opposite sides of said lock unit and being individually terminated by a locking pawl, each said locking pawl for engagement with a corresponding latching slot of said bottom chassis;
- a resilient snap hook integrally extending from said leading body at an intermediate position between said pair of hook arms, said snap hook being respectively separated from said pair of hook arms by a pair of channels, said snap hook being thicker at its distal end forming a stop surface at said distal end;
- a handle integrated with said distal end of said snap hook for allowing a user to manipulate said lock unit from the outside of said bottom chassis;
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- a seating hook transversely formed on a bottom surface of said leading body for engagement with a seating slot formed on a lock unit seat of said bottom chassis.
A lock unit for a chassis assembly for a computer, comprising:
- a flat leading body;
- a pair of longitudinal hook arms integrally extending from said leading body in a lengthwise direction to a predetermined length, each of said pair of longitudinal hook arms being respectively positioned at opposite sides of said lock unit and being individually terminated by a locking pawl, each said locking pawl for engagement with a corresponding latching slot of a bottom chassis detachable from said chassis assembly;
- a resilient snap hook integrally extending from said leading body at an intermediate position between said pair of hook arms, said snap hook being respectively separated from said pair of hook arms by a pair of channels, said snap hook being thicker at its distal end forming a stop surface at said distal end;
- a handle integrated with said distal end of said snap hook for allowing a user to manipulate said lock unit from the outside of said bottom chassis of said chassis assembly;
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- a seating hook transversely formed on a bottom surface of said leading body for engagement with a seating slot formed on a lock unit seat of said bottom chassis of said chassis assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.