Computer enclosure with locking device
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun-Lung Chen, Yu-Ming Xiao
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Abstract
A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a side panel (20), and a locking device (30). The side panel defines a securing hole (24). The locking device is attached to the chassis for locking the side panel to the chassis. The locking device includes a sliding member (50/60), a resilient member (80), and a driving member (40). The sliding member includes a cuneiform portion (52/62) and a protrusion (54/64). The protrusion is engaged in the securing hole of the side panel. The resilient member is used for urging the sliding member. The driving member has a pushing portion (48) corresponding to the cuneiform portion of the sliding member, for disengaging the protrusion of the sliding member from the securing hole of the side panel.
Claims17
A computer enclosure, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a side panel defining a securing hole;
- and
- a locking device attached to the chassis for locking the side panel onto the chassis, the locking device comprising:
- a body;
- a sliding member received in the body, and comprising a cuneiform portion and a protrusion, the protrusion engaging in the securing hole of the side panel;
- a resilient member for urging the sliding member into an original position;
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- a driving member having a pushing portion corresponding to the cuneiform portion of the sliding member, for disengaging the protrusion of the sliding member from the securing hole of the side panel, wherein a sheath protrudes from the body, a post protrudes from the driving member corresponding to the sheath, and the post is received by the sheath and slidable therein, wherein a holding flange is extended inward from an edge of the sheath, and a head is formed on an end portion of the post, and the head can be stopped by the flange of the sheath.
A computer enclosure, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a side panel;
- and
- a locking device attached to the chassis for locking the side panel onto the chassis, the locking device comprising:
- a body defining a sliding way in a first direction;
- a pair of sliding members engaged with the side panel, the pair of sliding members being slideably received in the body;
- a resilient member positioned in the body for urging each sliding member to return to an original position, wherein a channel is formed in the each sliding member for holding the resilient member, and a block protrudes from the body corresponding to each resilient member;
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- a driving member, a pushing portion formed on the driving member corresponding to the pair of the sliding members, wherein when the driving member is pushed in a second direction, the pushing portion urges the two sliding members to slide along the sliding way oppositely and disengage from the side panel.
An electronic device comprising:
- a chassis of said electronic device providing inner space therein for installation of components of said electronic device;
- a side panel removably attachable to a side of said chassis so as to enclose said inner space together with said chassis;
- a locking device installable to one of said chassis and said panel, said locking device comprising a body and a pair of sliding members received in said body, at least one protrusion formed in each of said pair of sliding members capable of engaging with the other of said chassis and said panel along a first direction to secure said panel onto said chassis, wherein a sheath protrudes from said body of said locking device, a post protrudes from said driving member corresponding to said sheath, and said post engages in said sheath and slide therein;
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- a driving member held in said body, and movable along a second direction different from said first direction so as to controllably urge each of said at least one protrusion to be restorably movable for disabling engagement thereof with said other of said chassis and said panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.