Drawer latch mechanism
AssigneeInventec Corporation
InventorLin-Wei Chang
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Abstract
This present invention relates to a drawer latch mechanism, implementing to a drawer for removable hard drives in a server computer. The drawer latch mechanism comprises a latch member, which extends from the front edge of the drawer to the lateral edge of the drawer. The latch member is installed on the front edge of the drawer to be moved back and forth thereon. The latch member is applied to insert to a corresponding a lock hole to secure the drawer to a drawer shelf. The drawer latch mechanism further comprises a swivel member to withdraw the latch member from the lock hole.
Claims12
A drawer latch mechanism for securing a drawer to a lock hole of a drawer shelf, the drawer latch mechanism comprising:
- a latch member comprising:
- a front portion disposed in contact with a front edge of the drawer;
- an extension portion connected to the front portion and extending along a lateral edge of the drawer;
- a latch end being bent from the extension portion to be inserted into the lock hole of the drawer shelf;
- and
- two slots formed at one end of the front portion;
- a resilient recovery unit disposed on the front portion and the front edge of the drawer to provide a recovery force to the latch member;
- a first horizontally positioning unit disposed on the front portion and the front edge of the drawer to limit the latch member to slide back and forth along the front edge of the drawer;
- a second horizontally positioning unit disposed on the extension portion and the lateral edge of the drawer to further limit the latch member to slide back and forth along the front edge of the drawer;
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- a swivel member pivotally connected with the front edge of the drawer and coupled with the two slots to drive the latch member against the recovery force so as to pull the latch end out of the lock hole of the drawer shelf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.