Multi-point latch mechanism with a single control
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsChris Ligtenberg, Brett William Degner, Bartley K. Andre
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Abstract
A latch mechanism for removably securing a module in a bay of an electronic device. The latch mechanism includes a first wireform configured to move along a first wall of the bay to latch a first side of the module and a tang configured to move substantially perpendicularly to a second side of the module to latch the second side of the module. The latch mechanism includes a control member operatively connected with the first wireform and the tang to actuate the first wireform and the tang simultaneously in response to user input such that when the module is inserted into the bay, the first wireform and the tang simultaneously latch the first side of the module and the second side of the module.
Claims22
A latch mechanism for removably securing a module in a bay of an electronic device, the latch mechanism comprising:
- a first wireform configured to move along a first wall of the bay to latch a first side of the module, the first wall of the bay being substantially parallel to the first side of the module;
- a tang configured to move substantially perpendicularly to a second side of the module to latch the second side of the module, the second side of the module disposed adjacent the first side of the module;
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- a control member connected with the first wireform and the tang, the control member to actuate the first wireform and the tang simultaneously in response to user input such that when the module is inserted into the bay, the first wireform and the tang simultaneously latch the first side of the module and the second side of the module.
An electronic device comprising:
- a module;
- a bay configured to house the module;
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- a latch mechanism for latching the module and reinforcing the bay, the latch mechanism comprising:
- a first wireform configured to slide along a first wall of the bay to engage a first side of the module in a latched state,
- a second wireform configured to slide along a second wall of the bay to engage a second side of the module in the latched state, the second wall disposed opposite the first wall,
- a tang configured to move substantially perpendicular to a third wall of the bay to engage a third side of the module in the latched state, the third wall being perpendicular with both the first wall and the second wall, and
- a control member connected with the first wireform, the second wireform and the tang, the control member to receive at least one of rotational user input and translational user input to actuate the first wireform, the second wireform, and the tang simultaneously when transitioning from an unlatched state to the latched state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.