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US 8,797,736 B2Granted
Casing and server using the same
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorsChong-Xing Zhu, Te-Hsiung Hsieh
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Abstract
A casing includes a casing module and a support module. The casing module includes two side plates spaced apart from each other, a top-plate unit disposed between and perpendicular to the side plates, and a bottom plate spaced apart from and parallel to the top-plate unit. The side plates, the top-plate unit and the bottom plate define a first accommodating space for receiving a first electronic device. The support module is disposed between the top-plate unit and the bottom plate, and is removably caught in the top-plate unit to divide the first accommodating space into two second accommodating spaces for receiving two second electronic devices that differ in size from the first electronic device.
Claims14
A casing for optionally receiving a first electronic device and a second electronic device with different sizes, said casing comprising:
- a casing module including two side plates spaced apart from each other, a top-plate unit disposed between and perpendicular to said side plates, and a bottom plate spaced apart from and parallel to said top-plate unit, said side plates, said top-plate unit and said bottom plate cooperatively defining a first accommodating space and an opening to communicate spatially said first accommodating space with an exterior of said casing module, said first accommodating space being configured to receive the first electronic device therein, said top-plate unit having a first positioning part that includes a first positioning groove formed in said top-plate unit and a blocking part, said bottom plate being formed with a second positioning part that is disposed below and corresponds to said first positioning part and that includes a second positioning groove formed in said bottom plate;
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- a support module including a support member and a catching member disposed on said support member, said support member being disposed between said first positioning part and said second positioning part, extending into said first positioning groove and said second positioning groove, and being located between said side plates, said catching member being removably caught by said blocking part to removably position said support module between said top-plate unit and said bottom plate and to divide said first accommodating space of said casing module into two second accommodating spaces, each of said second accommodating spaces being configured to accommodate at least one of the second electronic devices, said catching member being detachably blocked by said blocking part to prevent said support member from moving toward said opening;
- wherein said top-plate unit includes a top plate having two ends respectively connected to top ends of said two side plates, and two positioning plates extending downwardly from said top plate and spaced apart from each other, said positioning plates cooperatively defining said first positioning groove therebetween;
- wherein said top-plate unit further includes a partition plate that is located between said top plate and said bottom plate and that is formed with a plurality of positioning through holes, each of said positioning plates including a plurality of hooks, said support member including a stand part and a side protruding part protruding from said stand part and extending along a depth direction with respect to said opening, a number of said hooks of said positioning plates respectively passing through a number of said positioning holes to hook to said partition plate and cooperatively defining said first positioning groove, others of said hooks hooking to said side protruding part.
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A server comprising:
- a first electronic device;
- a second electronic device having a size different from a size of said first electronic device;
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- a casing including
- a casing module including two side plates spaced apart from each other, a top-plate unit disposed between and perpendicular to said side plates, and a bottom plate spaced apart from and parallel to said top-plate unit, said side plates, said top-plate unit and said bottom plate cooperatively defining a first accommodating space and an opening to communicate spatially said first accommodating space with an exterior of said casing module, said first accommodating space being configured to receive said first electronic device therein, said top-plate unit having a first positioning part that includes a first positioning groove formed in said too-plate unit and a blocking part, said bottom plate being formed with a second positioning part that is disposed below and corresponds to said first positioning part and that includes a second positioning groove formed in said bottom plate, and
- a support module including a support member and a catching member disposed on said support member, said support member being disposed between said first positioning part and said second positioning part, extending into said first positioning groove and said second positioning groove, and being located between said side plates, said catching member being removably caught by said blocking part to removably position said support module between said top-plate unit and said bottom plate and to divide said first accommodating space of said casing module into two second accommodating spaces, each of said second accommodating spaces being configured to accommodate said second electronic device, said catching member being detachably blocked by said blocking part to prevent said support member from moving toward said opening;
- wherein said top-plate unit includes a top plate having two ends respectively connected to top ends of said two side plates, and two positioning plates extending downwardly from said top plate and spaced apart from each other, said positioning plates cooperatively defining said first positioning groove therebetween;
- wherein said top-plate unit further includes a partition plate that is located between said top plate and said bottom plate and that is formed with a plurality of positioning through holes, each of said positioning plates including a plurality of hooks, said support member including a stand part and a side protruding part protruding from said stand part and extending along a depth direction with respect to said opening, a number of said hooks of said positioning plates respectively passing through a number of said positioning holes to hook to said partition plate and cooperatively defining said first positioning groove, others of said hooks hooking to said side protruding part.
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