Lock assembly for a personal computer enclosure
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorFranck Viallet
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Abstract
A lock assembly is described for a personal computer. The assembly comprises a lock member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a shape memory wire arranged to move the lock member between the lock position and the unlocked position in response to one or more electrical signals that generate currents therein.
Claims10
A lock assembly comprising a lock member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a shape memory wire arranged to move the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position in response to one or more electrical signals that generate currents therein, the shape memory wire including a first portion forming a first current path for pulling the lock member into the locked position and a second portion forming a second current path for pulling the lock member into the unlocked position.
A lock assembly comprising a lock member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a shape memory wire arranged to move the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position in response to one or more electrical signals that generate currents therein and a bistable mechanical biasing arrangement for biasing the lock member into the locked position or the unlocked position, the shape memory wire including a first portion forming a first current path for pulling the lock member into the lock position and a second portion forming a second current path for pulling the lock member into the unlock position, one end of the first current path and one end of the second current path being connected to a common terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.