Fixing mechanism for fixing a removable module of an electronic device
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsLiang Yu, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang
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Abstract
A fixing mechanism includes a housing whereon an opening and a first hole are formed. A first fixing component is disposed on the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a frame installed inside the housing through the opening for fixing a removable module. A first wedging component is disposed on the frame for wedging with the first fixing component so as to fix the removable module inside the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a releasing component installed inside the first hole for pressing the first wedging component so as to separate the first wedging component from the first fixing component.
Claims42
A fixing mechanism comprising:
- a housing whereon an opening and a first hole are formed, a first fixing component being disposed on the housing;
- a frame installed inside the housing through the opening for fixing a removable module, a first wedging component being disposed on the frame for wedging with the first fixing component so as to fix the removable module inside the housing, an inclined plane being formed on an end of the first wedging component;
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- a releasing component installed inside the first hole for pressing the first wedging component so as to separate the first wedging component from the first fixing component, the releasing component comprising a first releasing button comprising a first bolt for pressing the inclined plane of the first wedging component so as to deform the first wedging component.
An electronic device comprising:
- a removable module;
- and
- a fixing mechanism for fixing the removable module comprises:
- a housing whereon an opening and a first hole are formed, a first fixing component being disposed on the housing
- a frame installed inside the housing through the opening for fixing the removable module, a first wedging component being disposed on the frame for wedging with the first fixing component so as to fix the removable module inside the housing, an inclined plane being formed on an end of the first wedging component;
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- a releasing component installed inside the first hole for pressing the first wedging component so as to separate the first wedging component from the first fixing component, the releasing component comprising a first releasing button comprising a first bolt for pressing the inclined plane of the first wedging component so as to deform the first wedging component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.