KR20150084569A - Bracket assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A bracket assembly is disclosed. According to the present invention, the bracket assembly includes: a main body with an electronic device mounted, which slides into an external case for secure assembly; a handle unit placed inside the main body and that performs linear movements inside the main body depending on whether a user grasps the handle; a hook unit connected from the handle, and whose one end penetrates the main body and is selectively penetrated into the case, so that the linear movement can cause insertions or withdrawals from the case; an elastic unit installed between the main body and the handle to provide elastic resilient force to the handle during the linear movement by the handle; and a guide protrusion protruding outward from the main body to make a contact with the hook unit and guiding the movement of the hook unit to allow part of the hook unit′s straight insertion or withdrawal to and from the main body during the linear movement of the handle.

Description

Bracket assembly

The present invention relates to an assembly, and more particularly, to a bracket assembly.

The bracket assembly is mounted on a case or the like by mounting a separate electronic device or the like, thereby fixing the electronic device or the like. At this time, the bracket assembly may include a body portion on which an electronic device or the like is mounted, a handle portion connected to the body portion, and the like. The body part may be detachably attached to the case, and the body part may be fixed to the case through a separate member such as a screw or a bolt.

The electronic devices installed in such a bracket assembly may be variously formed. For example, the electronic device may be a hard disk, a solid state drive (such as a storage device such as an SSD, etc.), and an electronic device may be an electronic device such as a circuit board.

The bracket assembly may be installed in the case to fix the electronic device. At this time, the electronic device is inserted into the body portion of the bracket assembly, and then the body portion is inserted into the case, and the body portion can be fixed through a screw or the like with a hook or the like.

Such bracket assemblies are specifically disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1998-0084267 entitled " Apparatus for attaching a computer peripheral device, applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ".

Korean Patent Publication No. 1998-0084267

Embodiments of the present invention provide a bracket assembly.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising: a body portion accommodated in an electronic device to receive and slide on an external case; a handle portion disposed in the body portion and linearly moving in the body portion according to whether the user holds the body portion; A hook portion which is bent and connected to the handle portion and has one end inserted through the body portion and selectively inserted into the case so as to be pulled out or inserted from the case according to the linear movement of the pull portion; And an elastic portion provided between the elastic member and the elastic member to provide a restoring force to the knob when the knob is linearly moved. The elastic member is formed to protrude from the body and is in contact with the locking portion. When the knob is linearly moved, Guide the movement of the engaging portion so as to be drawn out or inserted in a straight line It is possible to provide a bracket assembly including the guide projection.

The electronic device may further include a fixing protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the body and inserted into the electronic device to fix the electronic device.

The apparatus may further include a guide rib installed on the body to guide movement of the handle when the handle is linearly moved.

The elastic portion may be formed integrally with the handle portion, one end thereof may be connected to the handle portion, and the other end may be formed to contact the body portion.

In addition, the latching portion may include a latching protrusion that is inserted into the body portion and linearly moves and is pulled out or inserted from the case when the knob is linearly moved, and is formed by bending the latching protrusion at a predetermined angle from the latching protrusion, And a connecting rib for connecting the connecting ribs.

In addition, the end of the guide protrusion contacting the engaging portion may be rounded.

Embodiments of the present invention may be removable from the case through a simple operation.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a bracket assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing the handle, the latch, and the elastic part shown in FIG.
3 is a perspective view enlargedly showing a portion A of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first operation of the bracket assembly shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a plan view showing a second operation of the bracket assembly shown in FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is noted that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the components, steps, operations, and / Or additions. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

1 is a perspective view showing a bracket assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the handle 120, the latch 130, and the elastic part 140 shown in FIG. 3 is a perspective view enlargedly showing a portion A of FIG.

1 to 3, the bracket assembly 100 may include a body 110 slidingly coupled to an external case (not shown). At this time, the body part 110 can be received by an electronic device (not shown). Specifically, the body 110 may include a body frame 111 in which a space is formed, and a support frame 112 mounted on a lower surface of the body frame 111 to support the electronic device. At this time, a plurality of support frames 112 may be provided, and the plurality of support frames 112 may be spaced apart from each other to support various portions of the electronic device.

The bracket assembly 100 may include a handle 120 disposed inside the body 110 and linearly moving inside the body 110 depending on whether the user holds the bracket 100. [ At this time, the handle 120 may be formed in a plate shape. In particular, the handle 120 may be disposed parallel to one surface of the main body frame 111. The handle 120 may be spaced apart from one end of the main body frame 111 and linearly move the main body frame 111 according to the user's grip.

The bracket assembly 100 may include a locking part 130 that is bent and connected to the knob part 120. At this time, the latching part 130 is installed to penetrate through the body part 110 at one end, and can be inserted into the case selectively. In particular, the latching part 130 can be pulled out or inserted from the case according to the linear movement of the knob part 120.

A plurality of the above-described latching portions 130 may be provided. For example, the plurality of latching parts 130 include a first latching part 130a connected to one end of the handle 120 and a second latching part 130b connected to the other end of the latching part 120 can do. At this time, the first latching part 130a and the second latching part 130b may be formed of the same or similar. Hereinafter, the first latching portion 130a will be described in detail for convenience of explanation.

The first latching part 130a may include a first latching protrusion 131a which is inserted into the body part 110 and linearly moves. At this time, the first latching protrusion 131a can be pulled out or inserted from the case when linearly moving the knob 120. Particularly, the first locking protrusion 131a can form an angle with the main body frame 111 at an angle. For example, the first locking protrusion 131a can form a right angle with respect to the surface of the main body frame 111 to be inserted.

The first locking part 130a is formed by bending from the first locking protrusion 131a and may include a first coupling rib 132a connecting the first locking protrusion 131a and the knob part 120. [ At this time, the first connection rib 132a may be disposed diagonally to the handle 120 and the first engagement protrusion 131a.

The bracket assembly 100 includes an elastic portion 140 disposed between the handle 120 and the body 110 to provide a restoring force to the handle 120 during linear movement of the handle 120 . At this time, the elastic part 140 may be formed variously. For example, the elastic portion 140 may have a spring, and may be formed of an elastic material such as rubber, silicone, or the like. At this time, the elastic part 140 may be formed separately from the grip part 120 and disposed between the grip part 120 and the body part 110.

The elastic part 140 may be integrally formed with the body part 110 in addition to the above-described case. At this time, the elastic part 140 is formed to extend from the handle part 120, and a part of the elastic part 140 can contact the body part 110. Particularly, the elastic part 140 is formed in a plate shape extending from the body part 110 and can function as a leaf spring. Hereinafter, the elastic portion 140 is integrally formed with the handle 120 for convenience of explanation.

The elastic portion 140 may include a first elastic portion 141 and a second elastic portion 142 disposed so as to face the first elastic portion 141. The first elastic portion 141 and the second elastic portion 142 may be connected to the end portion of the handle 120 and may be formed to be separated from the handle 120 at a central portion of the handle 120. [ have. The first elastic portion 141 and the second elastic portion 142 are formed to be bent so that the user can grasp the grip portion 120 and provide restoring force to the grip portion 120. [ Particularly, the first elastic portion 141 and the second elastic portion 142 can be in surface contact with the body portion 110 by forming the portion contacting the body portion 110 flat.

The bracket assembly 100 may include a guide protrusion 150 protruding from the body 110 and contacting the engaging part 130. At this time, the guide protrusion 150 may protrude from the inside of the main body frame 111.

The guide protrusion 150 may include a first guide protrusion 150a that contacts the first latching portion 130a and a second guide protrusion (not shown) that contacts the second latching portion 130b. have. Since the first guide protrusions 150a and the second guide protrusions are the same or similar to each other, the first guide protrusions 150a will be described in detail below.

The first guide protrusion 150a is formed in the first guide protrusion 150a so that a part of the first engaging part 130a, that is, the first engaging protrusion 131a is pulled out or inserted into the straight line from the main body frame 111 when the handle 120 is moved, The locking protrusion 131a can be guided.

Specifically, the first guide protrusion 150a contacts the first connection rib 132a to rotate the first engaging protrusion 131a by a predetermined amount when the grip 120 is moved. At this time, the first guide protrusion 150a can move the first connection rib 132a to the inside of the main body frame 111 when the handle 120 is moved. In particular, the end of the first guide protrusion 150a may be rounded.

The bracket assembly 100 may include a fixing protrusion 160 protruding from the inner surface of the body 110 and inserted into the electronic device to fix the electronic device. At this time, the fixing protrusion 160 may be formed integrally with the body 110. For example, the fixing protrusions 160 may be formed by injecting inserts when forming the body 110, or may be formed through a mold.

A plurality of the fixing protrusions 160 may be provided, and the plurality of fixing protrusions 160 may be spaced apart from each other. In particular, a plurality of fixing protrusions 160 may be inserted at various places of the electronic device to prevent movement of the electronic device when the electronic device is inserted into the main body frame 111.

The bracket assembly 100 may include a guide rib 170 installed on the body 110 to guide the movement of the handle 120 during linear movement of the handle 120. At this time, the guide ribs 170 can guide at least one end of the handle 120.

A plurality of guide ribs 170 may be provided. At this time, the plurality of guide ribs 170 may be respectively installed on the top and bottom surfaces of the handle 120, and a pair of guide ribs 170 may be provided on both ends of the handle 120. Particularly, the guide ribs 170 can prevent the grip 120 from being detached to the outside of the main body frame 111 when the grip 120 is linearly moved.

4 is a plan view showing a first operation of the bracket assembly 100 shown in FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second operation of the bracket assembly 100 shown in FIG.

4 and 5, the bracket assembly 100 may be installed in the case. At this time, a space is formed in the case, and other electronic devices may be installed in the case.

The case may be provided with a rail (not shown) or the like, so that the bracket assembly 100 may be installed. At this time, the bracket assembly 100 can be installed by inserting the side portion of the main body frame 111 into the rail.

Specifically, the electronic device may be inserted into the body frame 111 to be seated. At this time, the electronic device may be supported by a plurality of support frames 112.

As described above, when the electronic device is inserted, the user can insert the electronic device by twisting the main body frame 111. Particularly, when the electronic device is inserted by twisting the main body frame 111 as described above, the fixing protrusion 160 formed inside the main body frame 111 can be inserted into the insertion hole (not shown) of the electronic device.

When the insertion of the electronic device is completed as described above, the user can grip the handle 120 and insert the body 110 into the case. In this case, when the user applies the grip 120 to the main frame 111, the first and second locking projections 131a and 131b can be inserted into the main frame 111. [

When the main body frame 111 is completely inserted into the case as described above, the user removes the force applied to the handle 120, thereby moving the first locking protrusion 131a and the second locking protrusion 131b to the main frame 111 ). At this time, the first elastic portion 141 and the second elastic portion 142 may apply a restoring force to the knob portion 120 to separate the knob portion 120 from the main body frame 111. Therefore, the first locking protrusion 131a and the second locking protrusion 131b are inserted into the insertion holes formed in the case, respectively, to prevent the main frame 111 from moving.

In addition to the above case, it is also possible for the user to insert the main body frame 111 into the case in a state in which the grip portion 120 is not pressed. The first and second locking protrusions 131a and 131b come into contact with the inner surface of the case and then enter the inside of the main body frame 111. The first locking protrusion 131a and the second locking protrusion 131b The body frame 111 can be inserted into the case by moving the handle 120 as described above. Particularly, when the main body frame 111 is subsequently inserted into the case, the insertion holes of the case are inserted into corresponding positions of the first and second locking projections 131a and 131b, Can be fixed.

On the other hand, when the electronic device is damaged or broken, the bracket assembly 100 can be separated from the case. At this time, the method of separating the bracket assembly 100 from the case may be performed in a manner opposite to that described above.

More specifically, when the user grasps the grip 120 and applies the grip 120 to the grip 120, the grip 120 can be brought close to a part of the main frame 111. At this time, the grip portion 120 can linearly move a part of the main body frame 111, and the plurality of guide ribs 170 guide the movement of the grip portion 120 so that the grip portion 120 moves away from the path Can be prevented. In addition, when the handle 120 is moved as described above, the first elastic portion 141 and the second elastic portion 142 may vary in shape and apply a restoring force to the handle 120.

The first connection rib 132a and the second connection rib 132b may move in accordance with the linear movement of the handle 120. [ At this time, the first connection rib 132a and the second connection rib 132b can be moved toward the inside of the main body frame 111 by the first guide protrusion 150a and the second guide protrusion 150b.

The first locking protrusion 131a and the second locking protrusion 131b are drawn out from the insertion hole of the case according to the movement of the first connection rib 132a and the second connection rib 132b and inserted into the main body frame 111 .

The first and second guide protrusions 150a and 150b are engaged with the first connection rib 132a and the second connection rib 132b by the first guide protrusion 150a and the second guide protrusion 150b, And can be inserted into the main body frame 111 by moving in a straight line.

When the first locking protrusion 131a and the second locking protrusion 131b are inserted into the main body frame 111 as described above, the main body frame 111 may be separated from the case and can be taken out.

Therefore, the user can take out the main body frame 111 to the outside of the case and take out the electronic device to the outside.

After the above-described operation is completed, the user can twist the main body frame 111 to pull the electronic device out of the main body frame 111. At this time, the plurality of fixing protrusions 160 may be pulled out of the electronic device to separate the electronic device from the main body frame 111.

Therefore, the bracket assembly 100 can be easily and quickly pulled out from the electronic device. In addition, the bracket assembly 100 is not fixed to the case through a separate member such as a screw or a bolt, so that the bracket assembly 100 can be installed and separated through a simple operation.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the appended claims cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

100: Bracket assembly
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111: Body frame
112: Support frame
120: Handle portion
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141: first elastic part
142: second elastic portion
150: guide projection
160: Fixing projection
170: guide rib

Claims (6)

A body part which is seated with the electronic device housed therein and slidingly engaged with an external case;
A handle disposed inside the body and linearly moving in the body according to whether the user grasps the handle;
An engaging portion which is bent and connected to the handle portion and has one end inserted into the case selectively through the body portion and is drawn or inserted from the case according to the linear movement of the handle portion;
An elastic part provided between the body part and the grip part to provide a restoring force to the grip part when the grip part linearly moves; And
And a guide protrusion formed to protrude from the body and to guide the movement of the engaging portion so as to be in contact with the engaging portion and to draw or insert a part of the engaging portion in a straight line from the body portion when the pulling portion linearly moves, . The method according to claim 1,
And a fixing protrusion formed to protrude from the inner surface of the body and inserted into the electronic device to fix the electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
And a guide rib installed on the body and guiding the movement of the handle when linearly moving the handle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the elastic portion is integrally formed with the handle portion, one end is connected to the handle portion, and the other end is formed to contact the body portion. The method according to claim 1,
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A locking protrusion inserted into the body and linearly moving and being pulled out or inserted from the case when linearly moving the knob; And
And a connecting rib formed to be bent at a predetermined angle from the locking protrusion and connecting the locking protrusion and the knob portion. The method according to claim 1,
And the end of the guide protrusion contacting with the engaging portion is rounded.

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