Panel mounting apparatus
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorLi Ping Chen
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Abstract
A panel mounting apparatus includes a chassis (10) and a panel (20). The chassis includes a front wall (11) defining two symmetrical arcuate slots (15). Two cutouts (17) are defined in the front wall at ends of the slots respectively. Two through holes (19) are defined in the front wall adjacent the slots respectively. The panel includes two posts (21) and two pins (25), respectively corresponding to the slots and the through holes of the front wall. Each post comprises a hook (23) at an end thereof. The posts are extended through the cutouts. The panel is then rotated so that the posts slide along the slots. The pins snappingly engage in the through holes of the front wall, and the hooks of the posts engage with the front wall at ends of the slots. The panel is thereby securely mounted to the front wall of the chassis.
Claims15
A panel mounting apparatus comprising:
- a chassis adapted for receiving an electrical device therein, and comprising at least one wall, the at least one wall defining a pair of slots and cutouts in communication with corresponding slots, and at least one hole;
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- a panel comprising a pair of first projections corresponding to the slots, and at least one second projection corresponding to the at least one hole, each of the first projections comprising a hook;
- wherein the first projections extend through the cutouts of the front wall, the hooks of the first projections engage with the front wall at the slots respectively, and the at least one second projection engages in the at least one hole of the front wall whereby the panel is attached to the at least one wall of the chassis.
A panel mounting apparatus comprising:
- a chassis adapted for receiving an electrical device therein, and comprising at least one wall, the at least one wall defining a pair of slots and at least one hole, the slots each having a first location and a second location dimensionally dimensionally configured different from each other;
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- a panel comprising a pair of first projections corresponding to the slots, and at least one second projection corresponding to the at least one hole;
- wherein the first projections are slidable in the slots between the first location in which the first and second projections are in a released state and the second location in which the first and second projections are in an engaged state.
A method of mounting a panel to a chassis, comprising the steps of:
- providing a chassis comprising at least one wall, the at least one wall defining a pair of slots and at least one hole, each of the slots having a first end and a second end;
- providing a panel comprising a pair of first projections and at least one second projection;
- inserting the first projections into the first ends of the slots;
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- rotating the panel so that the first projections slide from the first ends to the second ends and the at least one second projection engages in the at least one hole of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.