Computer enclosure incorporating fastener
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorLi Yuan Gan
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Abstract
A computer enclosure includes a rear panel (20) and a fastener (40) detachably and rotatably mounted to the rear panel. The rear panel defines a plurality of parallel slots (23) for receiving expansion cards (80). A pair of limbs (25) is formed on the rear panel for locking the fastener in place. The rear panel forms semi-circular pivots (21) to which the fastener is pivotally attached. The fastener is thus rotatably movable between a first position and a second position during assembly. When located at the first position, the fastener does not engage with the covers, thereby allowing the expansion card covers to be attached to or detached from the rear panel. When located at the second position, the fastener is secured to the rear panel by the limbs, and engages with the covers.
Claims10
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a panel comprising at least a card slot, a plurality of internal pivots, and at least an internal limb integrally extending therefrom;
- at least an expansion card, each having a cover received in and covering the at least a card slot of the panel;
- and
- at least a fastener pivotally attached to the pivots of the panel and rotatably movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein when located at the first position, the fastener does not engage with the at least a cover for allowing each cover to be attached to or detached from the panel, and when located at the second position, the fastener is secured to the panel by the at least a limb and engages with all expansion card covers thereby securely attaching all covers to the panel;
- wherein the fastener has a body comprising a base for pressing all covers onto the panel;
- wherein a plurality of tabs extends from opposite ends of the base of the fastener, each tab defining a cutout for rotatably engaging with the pivots of the panel whereby the fastener is pivotally connected to the panel;
- wherein the pivots of the panel are semicircular, and wherein the cutouts of the tabs of the fastener are semicircular.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a panel comprising a plurality of slots;
- a plurality of expansion cards having covers received in and covering the corresponding card slots, respectively;
- and
- at least a fastener having a body comprising a base for pressing all covers onto the panel, the fastener being pivotally connected to the panel, and rotatably movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein
- when located at the first position, the fastener does not engage with the covers for allowing individual cover to be attached to or detached from the panel, and when located at the second position, the fastener is secured to the panel by the at least a limb, which integrally extends from one of the fastener and the panel and be latched to the other of said fastener and the panel, and thus said fastener engages with the expansion card covers thereby securely attaching the covers to the panel.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a panel comprising at least a card slot, a plurality of internal pivots, and at least an internal limb integrally extending therefrom;
- at least an expansion card, each having a cover received in and covering the at least a card slot of the panel;
- and
- at least a fastener pivotally attached to the pivots of the panel and rotatably movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein when located at the first position, the fastener does not engage with the at least a cover for allowing each cover to be attached to or detached from the panel, and when located at the second position, the fastener is secured to the panel by the at least a limb and engages with all expansion card covers thereby securely attaching all covers to the panel;
- wherein each fastener has at least a handle;
- wherein each handle comprises a first section extending perpendicularly from a lateral edge of the base in a first direction, a second section extending perpendicularly from a distal lateral edge of the first section 52 such that the second section 54 opposes the base, and a third section extending outwardly and perpendicularly from a distal lateral edge of the second section in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.