CN112004343A

CN112004343A - Electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN112004343A
Application number: CN201910446190.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑承佑; 郭俊宏
Original assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2019-05-27
Filing date: 2019-05-27
Publication date: 2020-11-27
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-27
Also published as: CN112004343B

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device which comprises an upper cover, a shell and a locking mechanism. The upper cover is provided with a clamping hole. The housing is connected to one side of the upper cover. The housing and the upper cover jointly define an accommodating space. The locking mechanism is used for locking the upper cover and the shell and fixing the pluggable component in the accommodating space. The locking mechanism comprises a clamping hook seat and a clamping hook which are arranged on the shell. The hook is arranged through the hook seat. The clamping hook is movably arranged between a first position and a second position. When the hook is at the first position, the hook is engaged with the hole. When the hook is at the second position, the hook is separated from the hole. The hook seat is movably arranged between a third position and a fourth position. When the hook seat is located at the third position, the hook seat is abutted against the pluggable component. When the hook seat is located at the fourth position, the hook seat releases the pluggable component.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device for locking a cover and a housing and fixing a pluggable module in an accommodating space.

Background

With the development and progress of technology, electronic devices (e.g., computers, etc.) have become an indispensable necessity in people's daily life. Electronic devices are often provided with a plurality of pluggable components, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) cards. When these pluggable components are to be assembled on an electronic device, additional assembly parts are often required to fix the pluggable components on the electronic device. On the other hand, the housing of the electronic device itself needs a set of mechanisms for fixing it. Therefore, a plurality of assembling parts are generally required to assemble the electronic device, and the time required for assembling is long, which is a major problem in design.

Disclosure of Invention

According to some embodiments of the present application, an electronic device includes a top cover, a housing, and a locking mechanism. The upper cover is provided with a clamping hole. The housing is connected to one side of the upper cover. The shell and the upper cover jointly define an accommodating space. The locking mechanism is used for locking the upper cover and the shell and fixing a pluggable component in the accommodating space. The locking mechanism comprises a clamping hook seat and a clamping hook which are arranged on the shell. The hook is arranged through the hook seat. The hook is movably arranged between a first position and a second position. When the hook is at the first position, the hook is engaged with the hole. When the hook is at the second position, the hook is separated from the hole. The hook seat is movably arranged between a third position and a fourth position. When the hook seat is located at the third position, the hook seat is abutted against the pluggable component. When the hook seat is located at the fourth position, the hook seat releases the pluggable component.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the hook has a hook portion and a pressing portion, and the hook portion and the pressing portion are respectively located at an inner side and an outer side of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the hook portion and the pressing portion protrude from two opposite sides of the hook base respectively.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the hook portion has a bottom surface, and the fastening hole has a bottom. When the hook is located at the first position, the bottom surface of the hook part contacts the bottom of the clamping hole. When the hook is located at the second position, the bottom surface of the hook part does not contact the bottom of the clamping hole.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the locking mechanism has a spring, and the spring is respectively sleeved on a hook position-limiting member of the hook and a hook position-limiting member of the hook.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the hook base has a protrusion, and the housing has a recess. When the hook seat is located at the third position, the convex part is clamped with the concave hole. When the hook seat is located at the fourth position, the convex part is separated from the concave hole.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pluggable component has a first portion and a second portion. When the hook seat is located at the third position, the hook seat is abutted to the first part.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device further includes a fixing structure, and the fixing structure is located in the accommodating space. The fixing structure is provided with a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface which are respectively attached to a first part and a second part of the pluggable component.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the housing has a connection hole, and a connection portion of the pluggable component is engaged with the connection hole.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the hook base has a rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft passes through the housing. The hook seat rotates between a third position and a fourth position based on the rotating shaft.

In summary, the present application provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises an upper cover, a shell and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a clamping hook seat and a clamping hook and can be used for locking the upper cover and the shell and fixing the pluggable component in the accommodating space. Therefore, the number of assembling parts can be reduced, the complexity of the interior of the electronic device can be reduced, and the time for assembling the electronic device can be reduced.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

Drawings

Aspects of the present application can be understood from the following detailed description of embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 and 4 are schematic views illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application in different operating states.

Fig. 5 to 8 are schematic views illustrating an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application in different operating states.

Description of the symbols:

10: electronic device

100: upper cover

110: fastening hole

114: bottom part

200: shell body

210: shell hole

220: concave hole

230: connecting hole

300: containing space

400: lock catch mechanism

420: clamping hook

422: hook part

423: bottom surface of the hook part

424: pressing part

426: hook rack

428: trip position limiter

430: spring

440: hook seat

442: hook seat body

444: projecting part

445: stop piece of hook seat

446: through hole

448: rotating shaft part

450: rotating shaft

500: pluggable component

510: the first part

520: the second part

522: connecting part

600: fixing structure

610: first support surface

620: second support surface

624: butting part

S: space(s)

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The present application uses the same drawing component numbers in the drawings and the description as much as possible to refer to the same or similar parts.

Refer to fig. 1 and 2 together. Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 10 includes a top cover 100, a housing 200, and a locking mechanism 400. The upper cover 100 has a locking hole 110. The housing 200 is coupled to one side of the upper cover 100. The housing 200 and the top cover 100 together define a receiving space 300. The locking mechanism 400 is used to lock the cover 100 and the housing 200 and fix a pluggable module 500 in the receiving space 300. The locking mechanism 400 includes a hook 420 and a hook seat 440 disposed on the housing 200. The hook 420 is disposed through the hook seat 440. The hook 420 is movably disposed between a first position and a second position. When the hook 420 is located at the first position, the hook 420 is engaged with the hole 110. When the hook 420 is located at the second position, the hook 420 is separated from the hole 110. On the other hand, the hook seat 440 is movably disposed between a third position and a fourth position. When the hook seat 440 is located at the third position, the hook seat 440 abuts against the pluggable component 500. When the hook seat 440 is located at the fourth position, the hook seat 440 releases the pluggable module 500.

As shown in fig. 2, the hook 420 has a hook portion 422, a pressing portion 424, a hook frame 426, and a hook limiting member 428. The hook 422 and the pressing portion 424 are respectively located at the inner side and the outer side of the housing 200. That is, the hooking portion 422 is located inside the housing 200. As shown in fig. 1, the pressing portion 424 can pass through the shell hole 210 of the shell 200, such that the pressing portion 424 protrudes out of the surface of the shell 200 for the user to press. The hook frame 426 is disposed between the hook portion 422 and the pressing portion 424, and the hook limiting member 428 is disposed on the hook frame 426.

In some embodiments, the hook 420 has a hook bottom surface 423. When the hook 420 is located at the first position, the hook 420 is engaged with the hole 110, and the bottom surface 423 of the hook portion contacts the bottom 114 of the hole 110. On the other hand, when the hook 420 is located at the second position, the hook 420 is separated from the hole 110, and the bottom surface 423 of the hook portion does not contact the bottom 114 of the hole 110.

In some embodiments, the latch mechanism 400 has a spring 430, and the spring 430 is disposed to connect the hook 420 and the hook seat 440. Specifically, two ends of the spring 430 are respectively sleeved on a hook position-limiting member 428 on the hook 420 and a hook position-limiting member 445 on the hook seat 440. The hook frame 426 has a groove for receiving the spring 430. In some embodiments, when the user presses the pressing portion 424, the pressing portion 424 moves a distance toward the inside of the housing 200, so that the hook 420 moves from the first position to the second position. At this time, the spring 430 is stretched to generate a restoring force, which restores the pressing portion 424 to the original position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hook base 440 has a hook base body 442, a protrusion 444, a shaft portion 448 and a shaft 450. The protrusion 444 is located on the hook base body 442. The hook seat body 442 has a through opening 446 therein, and the hook frame 426 of the hook 420 can pass through the through opening 446, so that the hook 420 is disposed on the hook seat 440. When the hook 420 is disposed through the hook seat 440, the hook portion 422 and the pressing portion 424 protrude from two opposite sides of the hook seat 440. The rotating shaft 448 is connected to the hook holder body 442. When the shaft 450 rotates, the shaft portion 448 may rotate with the shaft 450. In some embodiments, the hook base 440 may rotate between a third position and a fourth position based on the rotation shaft 450, which will be described in detail in fig. 5 to 8.

In some embodiments, the latching mechanism 400 is used to secure the pluggable module 500 in the receiving space 300. As shown in fig. 2, the pluggable module 500 has a first portion 510 and a second portion 520, and the first portion 510 is vertically connected to the second portion 520. The second portion 520 has a connection 522. For example, the pluggable Component 500 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe) card.

In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 further includes a fixing structure 600, and the fixing structure 600 is located in the accommodating space 300. The fixing structure 600 has a first supporting surface 610 and a second supporting surface 620, and the first supporting surface 610 is perpendicularly connected to the second supporting surface 620. The securing structure 600 is connected to the housing 200 for securing the pluggable module 500. In some embodiments, the connection portion 522 of the pluggable assembly 500 may pass through a connection aperture 230 of the housing 200. In detail, the pluggable module 500 has a length longer than that of the fixing structure 600, such that the connection portion 522 of the pluggable module 500 extends out of the fixing structure 600. When the connection portion 522 of the pluggable module 500 passes through the connection hole 230 of the housing 200, the first portion 510 and the second portion 520 of the pluggable module 500 may respectively fit on the first supporting surface 610 and the second supporting surface 620 of the fixed structure 600.

Please refer to fig. 2 to fig. 4. Fig. 3 and fig. 4 are schematic diagrams illustrating the electronic device 10 in different operating states according to an embodiment of the present application, so as to respectively illustrate the actions of the hook 420 when the hook is located at the first position and the second position. As shown in fig. 3, when the hook 420 is located at the first position, the hook 420 is engaged with the hole 110 to fix the cover 100 on the housing 200. In detail, when the hook 420 is located at the first position, the hook portion 422 is engaged with the engaging hole 110 to fix the top cover 100 on the housing 200. At this time, the hook bottom surface 423 of the hook 420 contacts the bottom 114 of the hook hole 110. In some embodiments, the bottom surface 423 of the hook portion is located at the same horizontal plane as the bottom portion 114.

As shown in fig. 4, when the user presses the pressing portion 424, the card hole 110 will move from the first position to the second position. In this way, the hook 420 is separated from the fastening hole 110, so that the cover 100 is separated from the housing 200. In detail, when the hook 420 is located at the second position, the hook 422 is disengaged from the hole 110, so that the cover 100 is separated from the housing 200. In some embodiments, when the hook 420 moves from the first position to the second position, the spring 430 is stretched to generate a restoring force, which acts on the pressing portion 424 and restores the pressing portion 424 to the original position.

Please refer to fig. 2 and fig. 5 to 8. Fig. 5 to 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating the electronic device 10 in different operating states according to another embodiment of the present application, so as to illustrate the operations of the hook seat 440 in the third position and the fourth position and the subsequent operations when the pluggable module 500 is taken out. As shown in fig. 5, when the hook seat 440 is located at the third position, the hook seat 440 abuts against the pluggable component 500. In detail, the protrusion 444 of the hook seat 440 is engaged with the recess 220 of the housing 200, so that an end of the hook seat body 442 away from the rotation shaft 448 contacts the first portion 510 of the pluggable module 500.

In some embodiments, the shaft 450 passes through the housing 200. The user can pull the hook 422 to rotate the hook base 440 between the third position and the fourth position (see fig. 6) based on the rotation shaft 450.

In some embodiments, the fixing structure 600 has a first supporting surface 610 and a second supporting surface 620. When the connection portion 522 of the pluggable module 500 is engaged with the connection hole 230 of the housing 200, the first portion 510 and the second portion 520 of the pluggable module 500 can respectively fit to the first supporting surface 610 and the second supporting surface 620. That is, the securing structure 600 facilitates securing the pluggable component 500 to the housing 200. In some other embodiments, the fixing structure 600 further includes a top portion 624, and the top portion 624 is disposed on the second supporting surface 620. As shown in fig. 5, the abutting portion 624 abuts against the second portion 520 of the pluggable component 500 to facilitate the attachment of the pluggable component 500 to the securing structure 600.

With continued reference to fig. 6. As shown in fig. 6, when the user presses the protrusion 444 and pulls the hook 422 to rotate along the rotation shaft 450, the hook base 440 moves from the third position to the fourth position. In this way, the hook seat 440 releases the pluggable component 500 and generates a space S between the hook seat 440 and the first portion 510 of the pluggable component 500, so that the user can use the space S to take out the pluggable component 500. In detail, the protrusion 444 is separated from the recess 220 of the housing 200, and the hook 422 rotates from the third position to the fourth position based on the rotation shaft 450. For example, when the hook seat 440 moves from the third position to the fourth position, the hook portion 422 drives the hook seat 440 to rotate 90 degrees based on the rotation shaft 450, and provides a space S for a user to take out the pluggable component 500.

With continued reference to fig. 7. As shown in fig. 7, when the hook seat 440 is located at the fourth position, the user can move the pluggable module 500 toward the hook seat 440, so that the connection portion 522 of the pluggable module 500 is disengaged from the connection hole 230 of the housing 200. In detail, when the connection portion 522 of the pluggable module 500 is disengaged from the connection hole 230 of the housing 200, the pluggable module 500 is not fixed to the housing 200, but a portion of the pluggable module 500 fits into the fixing structure 600. For example, the second portion 520 of the pluggable assembly 500 contacts the second seating surface 620 of the fixed structure 600 while the first portion 510 does not contact the first seating surface 610.

With continued reference to fig. 8. As shown in fig. 8, after the connection portion 522 of the pluggable component 500 is disengaged from the connection hole 230, the user may remove the pluggable component 500 in a direction away from the housing 200. That is, the second portion 520 of the pluggable component 500 is separated from the second support surface 620 of the retaining structure 600 such that the pluggable component 500 may be replaced by a user.

In summary, the present application provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises an upper cover, a shell and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a clamping hook seat and a clamping hook, and the locking structure can lock the upper cover and the shell and fix the pluggable component in the accommodating space. Therefore, the number of assembling parts can be reduced, the complexity of the interior of the electronic device can be reduced, and the time for assembling the electronic device can be reduced.

Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, other embodiments are possible and are not intended to limit the present application. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.

Those skilled in the art can make various changes and substitutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and therefore all such changes and substitutions are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

an upper cover having a locking hole;

the shell is connected to one side of the upper cover, and the shell and the upper cover jointly define an accommodating space; and

a locking mechanism for locking the upper cover and the housing and fixing a pluggable component in the accommodating space, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a hook seat and a hook arranged on the housing, the hook is arranged on the hook seat in a penetrating way, the hook is movably arranged between a first position and a second position, when the hook is positioned at the first position, the hook is clamped with the clamping hole, when the hook is positioned at the second position, the hook is separated from the clamping hole, the hook seat is movably arranged between a third position and a fourth position, when the hook seat is positioned at the third position, the hook seat is abutted against the pluggable component, and when the hook seat is positioned at the fourth position, the hook seat releases the pluggable component.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hook has a hook portion and a pressing portion, and the hook portion and the pressing portion are respectively located at an inner side and an outer side of the housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the hook portion and the pressing portion protrude from opposite sides of the hook base.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the hook portion has a hook bottom surface, and the hole has a bottom, and the hook bottom surface contacts the bottom of the hole when the hook is in the first position, and the hook bottom surface does not contact the bottom of the hole when the hook is in the second position.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the locking mechanism has a spring, and the spring is sleeved on a hook position-limiting member of the hook and a hook position-limiting member of the hook seat respectively.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hook base has a protrusion and the housing has a recess, and wherein the protrusion engages with the recess when the hook base is at the third position and the protrusion is separated from the recess when the hook base is at the fourth position.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pluggable component has a first portion and a second portion, and the hook seat abuts against the first portion when the hook seat is located at the third position.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

the fixing structure is positioned in the containing space and is provided with a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface which are respectively attached to a first part and a second part of the pluggable component.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing has a connection hole, and a connection portion of the pluggable module is engaged with the connection hole.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hook holder has a shaft passing through the housing, the hook holder being rotatable between the third position and the fourth position based on the shaft.