Cover assembly for storage device
AssigneesHong Fu Jin Precision Indsutry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsChang-Zheng Xu, Qing-Hui Mi
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Abstract
A cover assembly includes a panel defining an opening therein for allowing a storage device to move in or out therethrough, a cover shielding the opening, a connecting member, and an elastic member. The connecting member is pivotably connected to the panel through a first pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a first axis, and is pivotably connected to the cover through a second pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a second axis separate from and parallel with the first axis. The elastic member is arranged between the cover and the connecting member, for restoring the cover to shield the opening of the panel.
Claims11
A cover assembly for a storage device, the cover assembly comprising:
- a panel defining an opening therein for accessing the storage device;
- a cover shielding the opening;
- a connecting member pivotably connected to the panel through a first pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a first axis, and pivotably connected to the cover through a second pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a second axis separate from and parallel with the first axis;
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- an elastic member for restoring the cover to shield the opening of the panel, two ends of the elastic member fixed to the cover and the connecting member respectively, wherein a post extends from the connecting member, a hook protrudes from a backside of the cover, the elastic member is a torsion spring, the torsion spring is placed around the post of the connecting member, one end of the torsion spring is fixed to the connecting member, and a hooking portion extending from the other end of the torsion spring catches the hook of the cover.
A cover assembly for a storage device, the cover assembly comprising:
- a panel defining an opening therein for allowing the storage device to move in or out therethrough, the panel forming two opposite sidewalls inward bounding two sides of the opening, and each of the sidewalls defining a pivoting hole therein;
- a connecting member comprising a pair of arms extending upward from two opposite ends thereof, two first pivots parallel with the connecting member extending from the arms respectively, and two second pivots separated from and parallel with the first pivots extending from the ends of the connecting member respectively, the connecting member pivotably connected to the panel with the first pivots engaging in the corresponding pivoting holes of the panel;
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- a cover forming two spaced fixing plates on a backside thereof, each of the fixing plates defining a fixing hole, the cover pivotably connected to the connecting member for shielding the opening of the panel with the second pivots engaging in the corresponding fixing holes of the cover, wherein a post parallel with the connecting member extends from the connecting member, an elastic member is placed around the post of the connecting member for restoring the cover to shield the opening of the panel, one end of the elastic member is fixed to the connecting member, and the other end of the elastic member is fixed to the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.