CN100363862C

CN100363862C - Combination device without need of additional tool, and body case of computer of using the device

Info

Publication number: CN100363862C
Application number: CNB200410055744XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 利兆康
Original assignee: AOpen Inc
Current assignee: AOpen Inc
Priority date: 2004-07-28
Filing date: 2004-07-28
Publication date: 2008-01-23
Anticipated expiration: 2024-07-28
Also published as: CN1728041A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a combination device without using a tool, and a host case of a computer by using the combined device. The combination device without using a tool has the structure that a fixed piece is combined to a frame body which is formed with a supporting wall, and one side part of the fixed piece is provided with a fixing hole. The combination device comprises a base and a clamping unit, wherein the base comprises a body and an inserting part; the clamping unit comprises a clamping piece and a buckling part, wherein the clamping piece can be pivoted to be positioned on the body and is formed with an interference part, and the buckling part is connected to the supporting wall. The clamping piece moves between a connecting position and a release position which cause the interference part to connect the buckling part. When the clamping piece is positioned in the connecting position, the clamping piece and the buckling part hold mutually to fix the base and the supporting wall in an opposite position, when the inserting part of the base is inserted into the fixing hole, the fixed piece is oppositely positioned on the supporting wall.

Description

Exempt from the instrument coupling apparatus and use the host computer housing of this coupling apparatus

Technical field

The relevant a kind of host computer housing of exempting from the instrument coupling apparatus and using this coupling apparatus of the present invention is meant a kind of in order to peripherals such as disc driver, CD drive are bonded to the coupling apparatus on the housing especially.

Background technology

The housing of known general desk computer is except for the ccontaining location of motherboard, also can be in order in conjunction with floppy disk, peripherals such as hard disk drive and CD drive, and most housing is for the combination of this peripherals, be make housing cooperate institute desire combination peripherals width and be formed with the abutment wall at two intervals, make each abutment wall be provided with a plurality of perforation of a plurality of screwhole positions that set in advance corresponding to these peripherals both sides, again by a plurality of screws, pass the perforation of abutment wall respectively and be locked on accordingly in the screw of peripherals, make that peripherals is able to be locked in the middle of two abutment wall.

But experienced assembler all quite understands, this kind must use the similar instruments such as turnscrew of a word or cross in the fixing mode of screw screw lock, except the inconvenience that must preparation tool just can assemble or dismantle, screw lock action in the assembling process is quite loaded down with trivial details and time-consuming especially, in addition, lose even fall to when the situation between numerous electronic components takes place on the motherboard in case the screw that volume is small has in assembling process, the action of seeking screw will make assembling operation more add inconvenience.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly do not need instrument and can be the coupling apparatus of the mutual integrated positioning of two members.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of host computer housing of this coupling apparatus of application.

The instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from of the present invention is that a fixture is bonded on the support body, and support body is formed with an abutment wall, and a sidepiece of fixture be provided with one can be near the fixed orifice of abutment wall, this coupling apparatus comprises a pedestal and a clamping unit.Pedestal includes a body and and gives prominence to be inserted in the Plug Division in the fixed orifice from body, and the clamping unit comprises that one is positioned fastener and on the body of pedestal pivotly and is connected in buckling parts on the abutment wall, fastener is formed with an interference part, and fastener is able to rotate and at a coupling position and that the interference part is combined with buckling parts interference part and buckling parts are not interfered to change between the off-position of effect with respect to pedestal; Wherein, the buckling parts of this clamping unit has two and protrudes in this abutment wall and the at interval relative plate that colludes, two this collude and define a buckle space and a gap that is connected with this buckle space between the plate, and the interference part of this fastener is a rectangle plate body.

Effect of the present invention is, when this fastener turns to this off-position, this interference part can pass in and out this buckle space by this gap, and when entering this buckle space in this interference part and turning to this coupling position with this fastener, this interference part then can't limited this colludes plate in this buckle space by this gap, so that the fixing relative position of pedestal and abutment wall, and be inserted in the fixed orifice, and make the fixture relative positioning on abutment wall by the Plug Division of pedestal.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a stereographic map, and a preferred embodiment of instrument coupling apparatus and the syntagmatic of a support body and a CD drive exempted from of the present invention is described;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view, and the upright relation of group of a fastener and a pedestal of this preferred embodiment is described;

Fig. 3 is the pedestal another side stereoscopic figure of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an action synoptic diagram, the position of associated components relation when the instruction card component is positioned at an off-position;

Fig. 5 is an action synoptic diagram, the position of associated components relation when the instruction card component is positioned at a coupling position; And

Fig. 6 is a stereographic map, and the structure on one second abutment wall of support body is described.

Embodiment

About aforementioned and other technology contents, characteristics and effect of the present invention, in the detailed description of a following cooperation preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, can clearly present.

Consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a preferred embodiment of exempting from instrument coupling apparatus 100 of the present invention is the host shells that are applied to a desktop computer, can supply the ccontaining and location of a fixture (as a peripherals), in this example, peripherals is example with a CD drive 5, the two opposite sides portion of CD drive 5 respectively is provided with the fixed orifice 51 of a plurality of former designs for the screw screw lock, and host shell includes a support body 4, support body 4 be formed with an abutment wall 41 and one with the parallel second relative abutment wall 42 in abutment wall 41 compartment of terrains, abutment wall 41 is to cooperate CD drive 5 width with the spacing of second abutment wall 42, the space that 42 formations of the abutment wall 41 and second abutment wall are held for CD drive 5, and be provided with a plurality of perforation 411 that supply fixed orifice 51 contrapositions of CD drive 5 in the punching out mode on the abutment wall 41.

And coupling apparatus 100 comprises a pedestal 1 and a clamping unit.

Pedestal 1 includes a body 11 and two from the outstanding Plug Division 12 of body 11.Body 11 has one towards first 111 of abutment wall 41, second 112 and one containing hole 113 that connect first 111 and second 112 opposite with first 111, and Plug Division 12 is column and protrude in first 111, it is provided with corresponding to perforation 411 positions of abutment wall 41, is inserted in order to the perforation 411 by correspondence in the fixed orifice 51 of CD drive 5.

The clamping unit includes one and is positioned fastener 2 and on the body 11 of pedestal 1 pivotly and is connected in buckling parts on the abutment wall 41.

Fastener 2 is emerging in the torsional part 22 that interference part 21 and on first 111 of body 11 is emerging on second 112 of body 11 by one and constitutes, interference part 21 is a rectangle plate body, effect is to interfere (holding the back narration) in order to produce with buckling parts, torsional part 22 has a rotating disk 221 and an autorotation disk 221 towards the riser 222 away from the one side projection of body 11, the fingerhold that the acting on of riser 222 provides the user is to reverse whole torsional part 22, in addition, interference part 21 combines by a junction 23 with torsional part 22, in this example, connecting portion 23 has one and connects and the rotating disk 221 that convexedly stretches in torsional part 22 is connected near the outer location wall 231 and of the one side of body 11 that interference part 21 one sides are outer L-shaped chimericly colludes 232, location wall 231 is formed with one for the corresponding chimeric interlocking breach 233 that colludes 232 combinations near the side of rotating disk 221, collude 232 when in the containing hole 113 of body 11 in, mutually making up chimeric with interlocking breach 233, fastener 2 is positioned in the containing hole 113, and interference part 21 also can be rotated synchronously with torsional part 22, and the length direction in an interference part 21 is the coupling position (as shown in Figure 5) during vertical direction up and down, and changes between the off-position (as shown in Figure 4) of the length direction of an interference part 21 when being horizontal direction.In addition, for increase chimeric collude 232 with the interlocking steadiness of breach 233 on combining, also be provided with the two sealed walls 234 identical in this example with locating wall 231 projected directions in rotating disk 221 center positions, make two sealed walls, 234 centres define spaces, 21 corresponding positions penetratingly are provided with a through hole 235 and in the interference part, can supply to be placed through in the through hole 235 outside a screw (figure does not show) the self-interference portion 21 and to be locked together between the two sealed walls 234, reach firmly in conjunction with the effect of interference part 21 with torsional part 22.

Buckling parts has two and protrudes in abutment wall 41 and be up and down at interval relatively and side view is the L shaped plate 3 that colludes, be to adopt the mode of punching out on abutment wall 41, to be shaped in this example, two collude and define a buckle space 31 and a lateral clearance 32 that is connected with buckle space 31 between the plate 3, and the above-below direction width that gap 32 is constituted is to cooperate the be rectangle length of plate body of interference part 21, be to pass in and out buckle space 31 by gap 32 when length direction is positioned at vertical direction, otherwise, when length direction is positioned at horizontal direction, then can pass through gap 32.

When desiring assembled optical discs driver 5, make the fixed orifice 51 of CD drive 5 and perforation 411 contrapositions on the abutment wall 41 earlier, and make fastener 2 turn to the place, off-position with respect to the body 11 of pedestal 1, again that pedestal 1 is approaching to abutment wall 41 together with fastener 2, the Plug Division 12 that makes pedestal 1 is accordingly by boring a hole 411 and insert in the fixed orifice 51 of CD drive 5, make CD drive 5 thereby locate mutually with abutment wall 41, simultaneously, interference part 21 also can be colluded plate 3 formed gaps 32 by two accordingly and be entered buckle space 31 central (with reference to Fig. 4), then, the user gets final product the angle of torsional part 22 about 90 degree of free-hand rotation fastener 2, so that interference part 21 turns to coupling position (with reference to Fig. 5) synchronously, make the length of interference part 21 be positioned at vertical direction and can't be positioned at two and collude in the middle of the buckle space 31 that plate 3 constituted by gap 32, so, pedestal 1 will be fixed on the abutment wall 41 and can not come off, also the Plug Division 12 because of pedestal 1 is inserted in the fixed orifice 51 of CD drive, and with CD drive 5 strong fixs on support body 4.

On the contrary, when desire is dismantled CD drive 5 on support body 4, the torsional part 22 of the then free-hand backward rotation fastener 2 of user, make interference part 21 arrive off-positions and can collude the formed gap 32 of plate 3 by two the time, pedestal 1 can be taken off on abutment wall 41 together with fastener 2, after the Plug Division 12 of pedestal 1 breaks away from the fixed orifice 51 of CD drive 5, from CD drive 5 being taken out on support body 4.

Again with reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2, has certain orientation when making pedestal 1 be incorporated on the abutment wall 41, also has the fool proof design in this example, be to be that the center convexes with a pair of first fastening screw 114 and a pair of second fastening screw 115 symmetrically in the horizontal direction two opposite sides with containing hole 113 respectively on first 111 of body 11 of pedestal 1, the spacing distance of this first fastening screw 114 is bigger, the spacing distance of this second fastening screw 115 is then less, and on abutment wall 41, be provided with 2 first pilot holes of planting for this first fastening screw 114 412 accordingly, reach and be provided with 2 second pilot holes of planting for this second fastening screw 115 413 accordingly, because spacing of this first fastening screw 114 (first pilot hole 412) and the spacing of this second fastening screw 115 (second pilot hole 413) and inequality, therefore, during combination, pedestal 1 certainly will only can be at first fastening screw 114 last, and second fastening screw 115 under the orientation time could with abutment wall 41 combination, otherwise, if pedestal 1 changes into second fastening screw 115 last, and first fastening screw 114 under the orientation time, to can't make up with first pilot hole 412 and second pilot hole 413 because of spacing is different, and then make pedestal 1 can't be positioned on the abutment wall 41.This design is guaranteeing that pedestal 1 is each all identical with the assembling orientation of abutment wall 41; and the sense of rotation of user when rotating fastener 2 to coupling position or off-position also can keep identical; and different sense of rotation needn't be arranged because of pedestal 1 assembling orientation is different, increase the convenience on using.Certainly, the design of this fool proof is also inessential, or on the body 11 of pedestal 1, only design single fastening screw also can, this moment fastening screw will be only merely as the locating effect of 41 of the body 11 of supplementary base 1 and abutment wall, and do not have the function of fool proof.

In addition as Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, can when rotating fastener 2, arrive off-position or coupling position really for the convenience of the users, also constitute two elastic arms 116 on the body 11 of pedestal 1 in part hollow out mode, the free end of each elastic arm 116 is formed with one and swells in the positioning convex portion 117 on elastic arm 116 surfaces, the rotating disk 221 of the torsional part 22 of fastener 2 then is formed with 2

first shrinkage pools

223 and 2 second shrinkage pools 224 that supply each positioning convex portion 117 holding accordingly near the one side of pedestal 1, the position that the position that makes first shrinkage pool 223 engages with positioning convex portion 117 when just being positioned at the off-position for interference part 21, the position that second shrinkage pool 224 engages with positioning convex portion 117 when then just being positioned at coupling position for interference part 21, therefore, when the user turns to the position of first shrinkage pool 223 and positioning convex portion 117 formation clamping stagnations with fastener 2, can feel naturally when rotating resistance and learn that fastener 2 has arrived the off-position, otherwise, when second shrinkage pool 224 forms clamping stagnation with positioning convex portion 117, arrive coupling position, have the effect that the user once turns to the location that is convenient to.

Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 6 and for example, during actual the use, second abutment wall 42 can use identical coupling apparatus 100 to assemble according to aforementioned manner with the combination of CD drive 5, but in order to reduce the number that is provided with of coupling apparatus 100, it is a plurality of to abutment wall 41 direction deflections and rubber-like shell fragment 421 that second abutment wall 42 is provided with, shell fragment 421 is to contact a sidepiece of its correspondence when CD drive 5 assemblings, and can be subjected to pushing of CD drive 5, produce an elastic-restoring force and slightly be out of shape the back at shell fragment 421, the acting force of CD drive 5 to abutment wall 41 direction butts can be provided, make Plug Division 12 fluid-tight engagement of fixed orifice 51 with the pedestal 1 of CD drive 5, has the impact forces of being given birth to when absorbing light disk drive 5 relative support bodys 4 rock simultaneously, so, can use single coupling apparatus 100 assembled optical discs drivers 5.

Conclude above-mentioned, the host computer housing of exempting from instrument coupling apparatus 100 and using this coupling apparatus 100 of the present invention, rotational orientation by the free-hand operation fastener 2 of user, promptly optionally make pedestal 1 combination or break away from abutment wall 41, perforation 411 by abutment wall 41 is inserted in to form in the fixed orifice 51 of fixture and interferes positioning action and in the Plug Division 12 of pedestal 1, and when making the position of fastener 2 locking pedestals 1, fixture firmly is incorporated on the support body 4, so no matter assemble or dismantle, user's tool free fully assists and can finish, so can reach purpose of the present invention really.

But above-described only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, though above stated specification has specifically indicated the fastener of clamping unit and the detailed construction of buckling parts, but in fact can carry out different form designs with the need, so when not limiting scope of the invention process with this, the variation and the replacement of every simple equivalent of being done according to the present patent application claim scope and description of the invention content all should still belong in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.

Claims

1. exempting from the instrument coupling apparatus for one kind, is that a fixture is bonded on the support body, and this support body is formed with an abutment wall, and a sidepiece of this fixture be provided with one can be near the fixed orifice of this abutment wall, this coupling apparatus comprises:

One pedestal includes a body and and gives prominence to be inserted in the Plug Division in this fixed orifice from this body; And

One clamping unit, comprise that one is positioned fastener and on the body of this pedestal pivotly and is connected in buckling parts on this abutment wall, this fastener is formed with an interference part, and this fastener is able to rotate and at a coupling position and that this interference part is combined with this buckling parts this interference part and this buckling parts are not interfered to change between the off-position of effect with respect to this pedestal;

Wherein, This buckling parts have two protrude from this abutment wall and interval relative collude plate; Two this collude and define a buckle space and a gap that is connected with this buckle space between the plate; And the interference part of this fastener is a rectangle plate body; When this fastener turns to this off-position; This interference part can pass in and out this buckle space by this gap; And when entering this buckle space in this interference part and turning to this coupling position with this fastener; This interference part then can't limited this colludes plate in this buckle space by this gap

So that the fixing relative position of this pedestal and this abutment wall, and be inserted in this fixed orifice, and make this fixture relative positioning on this abutment wall by the Plug Division of this pedestal.

2. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 1, the body that it is characterized in that this pedestal have one towards first of this abutment wall, one opposite with this first second and one connect this first with this containing hole of second, and the fastener of this clamping unit is to place rotationally to be positioned in this containing hole, and makes this interference part be revealed in first of this body to locate.

3. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that it is one and the connecting portion that is positioned at the containing hole of this body in conjunction with this interference part and this torsional part that this fastener also is formed with second the outer torsional part and that is revealed in this body.

4. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this connecting portion has a location wall and that is connected in this torsional part and is connected in the chimeric of this interference part and colludes, and this location wall is formed with one for this corresponding chimeric interlocking breach of colluding with closing.

5. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that this connecting portion has the through hole that the two sealed walls and that are connected in this torsional part run through this interference part, this through hole is locked on for a screw is placed through this through hole in the middle of this sealed wall corresponding to the space of being defined in the middle of this sealed wall.

6. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 3, the body that it is characterized in that this pedestal also has an elastic arm, the free end of this elastic arm is formed with one and swells in this positioning convex portion of second, and the torsional part of this fastener is formed with one first shrinkage pool and one second shrinkage pool that this fastener optionally is positioned this coupling position and this off-position for this positioning convex portion holding accordingly.

7. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this pedestal also comprises one by the outstanding fastening screw of this body, to be inserted in accordingly in the set pilot hole of this abutment wall.

8. the instrument coupling apparatus of exempting from as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that this pedestal also comprises by outstanding a pair of with a determining deviation first fastening screw arranged side by side and a pair of with the spacing that is different from this first fastening screw second fastening screw arranged side by side of this body, this first fastening screw is inserted in the 2 first set pilot holes of this abutment wall accordingly, and this second fastening screw also is inserted in the 2 second set pilot holes of this abutment wall accordingly.

9. host computer housing, for ccontaining and locate a peripherals, a sidepiece of this peripherals is provided with a fixed orifice, and this host shell comprises:

One support body, be formed with one in abutting connection with this peripherals to abutment wall that should sidewall; And

One coupling apparatus comprises:

One pedestal has a body and and gives prominence to be inserted in the Plug Division in this fixed orifice from this body; And

One clamping unit, having one is positioned fastener and on the body of this pedestal pivotly and is connected in buckling parts on this abutment wall, this fastener is formed with an interference part, and this fastener is able to rotate and at a coupling position and that this interference part is combined with this buckling parts this interference part and this buckling parts are not interfered to change between the off-position of effect with respect to this pedestal;

The buckling parts of this clamping unit have two protrude from this abutment wall and interval relative collude plate; Two this collude and define a buckle space and a gap that is connected with this buckle space between the plate; And the interference part of this fastener is a rectangle plate body; When this fastener turns to this off-position; This interference part can pass in and out this buckle space by this gap; And when entering this buckle space in this interference part and turning to this coupling position with this fastener; This interference part then can't limited this colludes plate in this buckle space by this gap

So that the fixing relative position of this pedestal and this abutment wall, and be inserted in this fixed orifice, and make this peripherals relative positioning on this abutment wall by the Plug Division of this pedestal.

10. host computer housing as claimed in claim 9, the body that it is characterized in that this pedestal have one towards first of this abutment wall, one opposite with this first second and one connect this first with this containing hole of second, and the fastener of this clamping unit is to place rotationally to be positioned in this containing hole, and makes this interference part be revealed in first of this body to locate.

11. host computer housing as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that it is one and the connecting portion that is positioned at the containing hole of this body in conjunction with this interference part and this torsional part that this fastener also is formed with second the outer torsional part and that is revealed in this body.

12. host computer housing as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that this connecting portion has a location wall and that is connected in this torsional part and is connected in the chimeric of this interference part and colludes, this location wall is formed with one for this corresponding chimeric interlocking breach of colluding with closing.

13. host computer housing as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that this connecting portion has the through hole that the two sealed walls and that are connected in this torsional part run through this interference part, this through hole is locked on for a screw is placed through this through hole in the middle of this sealed wall corresponding to the space of being defined in the middle of this sealed wall.

14. host computer housing as claimed in claim 11, the body that it is characterized in that this pedestal also has an elastic arm, the free end of this elastic arm is formed with one and swells in this positioning convex portion of second, and the torsional part of this fastener is formed with one first shrinkage pool and one second shrinkage pool that this fastener optionally is positioned this coupling position and this off-position for this positioning convex portion holding accordingly.

15. host computer housing as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that this pedestal also comprises one by the outstanding fastening screw of this body, to be inserted in accordingly in the set pilot hole of this abutment wall.

16. host computer housing as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that this pedestal also comprises by outstanding a pair of with a determining deviation first fastening screw arranged side by side and a pair of with the spacing that is different from this first fastening screw second fastening screw arranged side by side of this body, this first fastening screw is inserted in the 2 first set pilot holes of this abutment wall accordingly, and this second fastening screw also is inserted in the 2 second set pilot holes of this abutment wall accordingly.

17. host computer housing as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that this support body also is formed with second abutment wall relative at interval with this abutment wall, this second abutment wall is provided with one and has the shell fragment of elasticity with the sidepiece that contacts this peripherals correspondence to this abutment wall direction deflection, provides the acting force of this peripherals to this abutment wall direction butt by this shell fragment.