Lock device for expansion unit in computer
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsMasahiko Sato, Masuo Ohnishi
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Abstract
A lock device is provided that easily enables attachment and detachment of an expansion unit to and from a computer body such as of a notebook personal computer. The lock device includes a pivotal piece near an expansion-unit insertion slot in the computer body, a first element that extends along a moving direction of the expansion unit, which moves in an extending direction by the pivoting action of the pivotal piece, and includes a press portion that presses the expansion unit when the expansion unit is to be released, and a second element engageable with an engagement portion of the expansion unit, the second element being disengageable from the engagement portion when the first element moves.
Claims11
A lock device of an expansion unit in a computer, said lock device serving to fix said expansion unit, so as to provide a predetermined extended capability when said expansion unit is connected to a computer body, said lock device comprising:
- a pivotal piece located near an expansion-unit insertion slot in said computer body;
- a first element, which extends along a moving direction of said expansion unit, which moves in an extending direction by a pivoting action of said pivotal piece, and includes a press portion that presses said expansion unit when said expansion unit is to be released;
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- a second element engageable with an engagement portion of said expansion unit, said second element being disengageable from said engagement portion when said first element moves.
A method of removing from a computer an expansion unit that has been detachably attached to a computer body, said expansion unit capable of realizing a predetermined extended capability when said expansion unit is connected with said computer body, said method comprising the steps of:
- moving in a moving direction of said expansion unit, by pivoting a pivotal piece, a first element that extends along the moving direction;
- pressing said expansion unit using a press portion provided on said first element, and disengaging an engagement member provided on said first element from an engagement portion of said expansion unit;
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- detaching said expansion unit from said computer body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.