Device installation systems and methods
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsChen Yun Lung, Da Long Sun, Zhi Qiang Li
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Abstract
A device mounting system is provided. The system includes a housing having a first surface having a first member disposed thereupon. The system also includes a mounting bracket adapted to receive the housing; the mounting bracket including a first rigid surface having a first feature adapted to engage the first member. A latch can be disposed at least partially within the first feature. The latch can be adapted to permit the insertion and attachment of the first member to the first feature when disposed in a first position and to permit the detachment and removal of the first member from the first feature when disposed in a second position.
Claims20
A mounting system comprising:
- a housing including a first surface having a first member disposed thereupon;
- a mounting bracket adapted to receive the housing;
- wherein the mounting bracket comprises a first rigid surface;
- wherein the first rigid surface comprises a first feature adapted to slidably engage the first member;
- and
- wherein a latch is disposed at least partially within the first feature and configured to be translated from a first position to a second position;
- wherein the latch is adapted to permit the insertion and attachment of the first member to the first feature when disposed in the first position;
- and
- wherein the latch is adapted to permit the detachment and removal of the first member from the first feature when disposed in the second position due to a displacement force applied manually to the latch.
A method of mounting a housing comprising:
- disposing a first member on a first surface of a housing;
- translating the housing in a first direction along a first plane proximate a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket having a first rigid surface proximate the first surface of the housing;
- translating the housing in a second direction along a second plane proximate the mounting bracket;
- slidably engaging the first member with a first feature adapted to engage the first member;
- and
- trapping the first member at least partially within the first feature using a latch at least partially disposed within the first feature and configured to be translated from a first position to a second position;
- wherein the latch is biased to the first position;
- wherein the first position permits the engagement of the first member and the first feature due to a displacement force applied by the first member on the latch and prevents the disengagement of the first member from the first feature due to a tension force on the latch.
A mounting system, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be translated in a first direction along a first plane proximate a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket having a first rigid surface proximate a first surface of the housing;
- a channel or open conduit adapted to slidably engage the first member with a first feature;
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- a latch adapted to trap the first member at least partially within the first feature and thereby attach the housing to the mounting bracket, wherein the latch is disposed at least partially within the first feature and configured to be translated from a first position to a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.