TWI700977B - Fixing assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing assembly includes a first assembling component, a second assembling component and an engagement component. The first assembling component includes a first plate and a second plate connected to each other. The second plate has a slot, and the slot has a fixing portion and a tapered portion. The width of the tapered portion is decreased from a side of the tapered portion connected to the fixing portion to a side of the tapered portion away from the fixing portion. A part of the second assembling component is located above the second plate. The engagement component includes a slidable part and a fixing part. The slidable part is slidably disposed on the second assembling component. The fixing part is fixed to the slidable part and protrudes from a side of the second component, and the fixing part has a guiding surface. When the engagement component is in a fixed position, the fixing part is located in the fixing portion and fixed to the second plate. When the engagement component is moved from the fixed position to a released position, the fixing part is moved toward the tapered portion so as to allow the second plate to contact the guiding surface of the fixing part to make the fixing part detached from the slot.

Description

Fixed components

The invention relates to a fixing assembly, in particular to a fixing assembly including a sliding type fastener.

With the development and advancement of technology, electronic devices (for example, computers, servers, etc.) have gradually become indispensable necessities in people's daily lives. As far as the server is concerned, the server usually has electronic components such as a motherboard, a central processing unit, a hard disk, a memory, and a fan, and these electronic components are all installed in a casing.

For the fan of a server, the fan is usually installed in the fan tray first, and then the fan tray with the fan installed in the server case. Generally speaking, the way the fan tray is installed into the casing is that the arc groove of the rotating part of the fan tray hooks or abuts against the assembly on the casing during the rotation, so that the entire fan tray Sinking or lifting to make the fan connect or disconnect from the electrical connector on the casing. In order to prevent the overall fan bracket from rotating when the rotating member is rotated, the user needs to support the fan bracket by hand, or a positioning post must be installed on the casing to restrict the rotation of the fan bracket. In the manner of restricting the rotation of the fan bracket by hand, the rotating member needs to be used to support the fan bracket with the other hand while the rotating member is rotated, so it is not convenient for the user to fix or separate the fan bracket from the casing. In addition, in the way that the positioning post restricts the rotation of the fan tray, the fan tray may disengage from the positioning post during the rotation of the rotating member, so that the user still has to prevent the fan tray from rotating by hand. Therefore, it is still not convenient for users to fix or separate the fan bracket from the casing.

The present invention is to provide a fixing assembly, so as to solve the problem that the fan bracket rotates with the rotating member when the user rotates the rotating member in the prior art, which is not conducive to fixing or separating the fan bracket from the casing.

A fixing assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for fixing a frame. The fixing assembly includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a fastener. The first assembly includes a vertical board and a horizontal board connected. The horizontal plate includes a buckle groove, and the buckle groove includes a buckle section and a tapered section connected. The width of the tapered section gradually decreases from one side of the connecting buckle section toward a direction away from the buckle section. The second assembly is used for fixing to the frame, and a part of the second assembly is located above the horizontal plate. The fastener includes a sliding part and a fastener part. The sliding part is slidably disposed on the second assembly. The buckle part is fixed on the sliding part and protrudes from one side of the second assembly part, and the buckle part includes a guide inclined surface. The buckle can slide between a buckle position and a disengaged position. When the buckle is in the buckle position, the buckle is located in the buckle section, and the buckle is buckled on the horizontal plate. When the buckle part moves from the buckle position to the disengaged position, the buckle part moves from the buckle section to the tapered section, so that the horizontal plate abuts against the guide inclined surface of the buckle part, and the buckle part is separated from the buckle groove.

According to the fixing assembly disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, the buckle is slidable relative to the second assembly, and the combination of the guide slope and the tapered section of the buckle groove can slide the buckle to make the second assembly and During the process of fixing or separating the frame body from the first assembly part, the frame body will only move up and down, and the frame body will not move along the sliding direction of the fastener. Therefore, the convenience of disassembling and assembling the frame body and the second assembly to the first assembly is improved.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 3. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a fixing assembly and a frame body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the fixing assembly of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the horizontal plate of the first assembly of Fig. 2.

The fixing assembly 1 of this embodiment includes a first assembly 10, a second assembly 20, two guide posts 30 and a buckle 40.

The first assembly 10 includes a vertical plate 11 and a horizontal plate 12. The vertical plate 11 is, for example, installed on one side plate 2 of the server housing, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the vertical board may be a part of the side board of the server housing. The vertical plate 11 includes a first side edge 111, a second side edge 112 and two guide grooves 113. The first side edge 111 and the second side edge 112 are located on two opposite sides of the vertical plate 11, and the two guide grooves 113 extend from the first side edge 111 toward the second side edge 112. The horizontal plate 12 is connected to the vertical plate 11 and is located between the first side edge 111 and the second side edge 112. The horizontal plate 12 includes a first surface 121, a second surface 122, a locking groove 123, a side wall surface 124 and a first locking structure 125. The first surface 121 and the second surface 122 face two opposite directions respectively, and the second surface 122 is closer to the second side edge 112 than the first surface 121 is. The buckle groove 123 communicates with the first surface 121 and the second surface 122, and the buckle groove 123 includes a buckle section 1231 and a tapered section 1232 connected to each other. The width of the tapered section 1232 gradually decreases from a side of the connecting buckle section 1231 toward a direction away from the buckle section 1231. The side wall surface 124 surrounds the locking groove 123. In this embodiment, the slope of the part of the sidewall surface 124 corresponding to the tapered section 1232 in different cross-sections will change. In detail, the inclination degree of the part of the sidewall surface 124 corresponding to the tapered section 1232 will gradually increase from one side of the connecting buckle section 1231 toward a direction away from the buckle section 1231. In addition, the normal of part of the side wall surface 124 faces away from the second side edge 112. The so-called distance here refers to the distance from the second side edge 112 in the vertical direction. In other words, when the second side edge 112 of the riser 11 is close to the bottom of the server housing, the side wall surface 124 faces the top of the server housing. The first buckle structure 125 is, for example, a flange. The first buckle structure 125 is connected to the side wall surface 124 and is located in the buckle section 1231 of the buckle groove 123.

Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4 together. Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 2.

The second assembly 20 includes a base 21, a first side wall 22, a second side wall 23 and a third side wall 24. The base 21 is fixed on one side of the frame body 3, and the frame body 3 is used for accommodating a fan, for example. The second side wall portion 23 and the third side wall portion 24 are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first side wall portion 22, and the first side wall portion 22, the second side wall portion 23 and the third side wall portion 24 are respectively connected On the opposite side of the base 21. The first side wall 22 faces the vertical plate 11, and the first surface 121 of the horizontal plate 12 faces a part of the base 21. In other words, part of the second assembly 20 is located above the horizontal plate 12 and on the side of the horizontal plate 12 away from the second side edge 112 of the vertical plate 11. The first side wall portion 22, the second side wall portion 23, the third side wall portion 24 and the base 21 form an accommodation space 25. The base 21 includes a through hole 211, and the first side wall 22 includes a sliding groove 221. The through hole 211 and the sliding groove 221 communicate with the accommodating space 25 and are located on two adjacent sides of the accommodating space 25, and the through hole 211 corresponds to the locking groove 123. The two guide posts 30 are disposed on one side of the first side wall portion 22 facing the vertical plate 11, and the two guide posts 30 are slidably located in the second guide groove 113.

The fastener 40 includes a sliding portion 41, a buckle portion 42 and a riveting plate portion 43. The sliding portion 41 includes a base 411 and two handles 412. The buckle portion 42 is fixed to one side of the seat body 411 through the riveting plate portion 43, and the two handles 412 are respectively connected to the other two opposite sides of the seat body 411. The seat body 411 is slidably located in the accommodating space 25, the second handle 412 is located outside the accommodating space 25, and the buckle 42 penetrates the through hole 211 and protrudes from the base 21. The base 411 includes a side surface 4111 and a hook 4112. The side surface 4111 faces the first side wall portion 22, and the hook 4112 protrudes from the side surface 4111. The hook 4112 is slidably located in the sliding groove 221 and hooks the first side wall portion 22. The buckle 42 includes a guide inclined surface 421 and a second buckle structure 422. The second locking structure 422 is, for example, a groove, and the second locking structure 422 is recessed from the guiding inclined surface 421.

In this embodiment, the buckle 40 can slide between a buckle position and a disengaged position relative to the second assembly 20 through the sliding portion 41.

When the buckle 40 is at the buckling position, the buckle portion 42 of the buckle 40 penetrates through the buckle section 1231 (as shown in FIG. 3), and the second buckle structure 422 is buckled on the first buckle structure 125 , And make the buckle 42 buckle on the horizontal plate 12. At this time, since the buckle portion 42 of the buckle 40 and the horizontal plate 12 are in a mutually buckled state, the frame 3 (as shown in FIG. 2) is in the direction of the normal line N of the first surface 121 of the horizontal plate 12 'S movement is restricted. Therefore, it can be ensured that the frame 3 is firmly fixed on the side plate 2 of the server housing.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second buckle structure of the buckle portion of FIG. 4 separated from the first buckle structure. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the buckle part of FIG. 5 detached from the buckle groove.

When the user wants to separate the frame 3 (as shown in FIG. 2) from the side plate 2 of the server housing, the user can apply force to the second handle 412 of the buckle 40 to make the buckle 40 along the direction D Move toward the second side wall portion 23. During the movement of the buckle 40, the buckle portion 42 of the buckle 40 moves from the buckle section 1231 to the tapered section 1232, so that the second buckle structure 422 is released from the first buckle structure 125. Then, the inclined guide surface 421 of the buckle 42 will press against a part of the side wall surface 124 (as shown in FIG. 3) corresponding to the tapered section 1232, so that the buckle 42 is guided by the side wall surface 124, and the buckle 42 is guided along The normal line N of the first surface 121 of the horizontal plate 12 is separated from the locking groove 123. At this time, the buckle 40 is in the disengaged position, and the entire second assembly 20 and the frame 3 are raised relative to the first assembly 10, so the user can pull up the second assembly 20 and the frame 3, Separate the frame 3 from the side plate 2 of the server housing.

Conversely, when the frame 3 is to be fixed to the side plate 2 of the server housing, the buckle 40 is first placed in the disengaged position, and then the two guide posts 30 are slid into the two guide grooves 113 respectively. At this time, a force is applied to the second handle 412 in the opposite direction of the direction D, so that the buckle portion 42 of the buckle 40 is guided by the part of the side wall surface 124 corresponding to the tapered section 1232, so that the buckle portion 42 penetrates The buckle groove 123 makes the entire second assembly 20 and the frame 3 sink. Then, the second buckle structure 422 is buckled to the first buckle structure 125, that is, the action of fixing the frame 3 to the side plate 2 of the server housing is completed.

In this embodiment, by slidable relative to the second assembling part 20 by the buckle 40, and the combination of the guide slope 421 and the tapered section 1232 of the buckle groove 123, the second assembling member 40 can be slid During the process of fixing or separating the member 20 and the frame body 3 from the first assembly 10, the frame body 3 will only move up and down, but the frame body 3 will not move along the sliding direction of the fastener 40. Therefore, the convenience of disassembling and assembling the frame body 3 and the second assembly 20 to the first assembly 10 is improved.

In addition, the combination of the two guide posts 30 and the two guide grooves 113 can further restrict the second assembly 20 and the frame 3 to only move in the extending direction of the guide groove 113, that is, the second assembly 20 and the frame 3 only It can move up and down, so the probability that the second assembly 20 and the frame body 3 will move along the sliding direction of the fastener 40 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the number of guide posts 30 and guide grooves 113 are both two, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of guide posts and guide grooves may be one or more than two.

In addition, the inclination degree of the part of the side wall surface 124 corresponding to the tapered section 1232 will gradually increase from the side of the connecting buckle section 1231 toward the direction away from the buckle section 1231, which can help the buckle 40 in the moving process, The guide buckle portion 42 is separated from or penetrates through the buckle groove 123, thereby increasing the smoothness of the vertical movement of the second assembly 20 and the frame 3.

In this embodiment, the inclination degree of the part of the sidewall surface 124 corresponding to the tapered section 1232 will gradually increase from one side of the connecting buckle section 1231 toward a direction away from the buckle section 1231, which is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the part of the side wall surface corresponding to the part of the tapered section can maintain the same degree of inclination from the side of the connecting buckle section toward the direction away from the buckle section.

In addition, the normal lines of the part of the sidewall surface 124 all face away from the second side edge 112, which is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the normals of the entire sidewall surface may all face away from the second side edge 112. Or, the normal of the entire sidewall surface may be perpendicular to the normal of the first surface of the horizontal plate. In other words, the entire side wall surface is a vertical surface.

In this embodiment, the above description is based on an example that the fixing assembly 1 is disposed between one side plate 2 of the server housing and one side of the frame 3, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the fixing component can also be arranged between the other side plate of the server housing and the other side of the frame.

According to the fixing assembly disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, the buckle is slidable relative to the second assembly, and the combination of the guide slope and the tapered section of the buckle groove can slide the buckle to make the second assembly and During the process of fixing or separating the frame body from the first assembly part, the frame body will only move up and down, and the frame body will not move along the sliding direction of the fastener. Therefore, the convenience of disassembling and assembling the frame body and the second assembly to the first assembly is improved.

In addition, the combination of the two guide posts and the two guide grooves can further restrict the second assembly and the frame body from moving only in the extending direction of the guide groove, that is, the second assembly and the frame body can only move up and down, so it can be lowered. The probability that the second assembly frame and the frame body will move along the sliding direction of the fastener.

The inclination of the part of the sidewall surface corresponding to the tapered section will gradually increase from the side of the connecting buckle section toward the direction away from the buckle section, which can help the buckle member in the process of moving, guide the buckle part to escape or penetrate A buckle slot is provided to increase the smoothness of the second assembly and the frame body moving up and down.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

1: Fixed component 2: Side plate 3: Frame body 10: First assembly 11: Vertical plate 111: First side edge 112: Second side edge 113: Guide groove 12: Horizontal plate 121: First side 122: Second Surface 123: buckle groove 1231: buckle section 1232: tapered section 124: side wall surface 125: first buckle structure 20: second assembly 21: base 211: perforation 22: first side wall part 221: chute 23: second side wall part 24: third side wall part 25: accommodation space 30: guide post 40: clip 41: sliding part 411: seat body 4111: side 4112: hook 412: handle 42: buckle part 421: Guide slope 422: Second buckle structure 43: Riveted plate part N: Normal D: Direction

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a fixing assembly and a frame body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the fixing assembly of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the horizontal plate of the first assembly of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 2. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second buckle structure of the buckle part of FIG. 4 separated from the first buckle structure. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the buckle part of FIG. 5 detached from the buckle groove.

2: side panel

3: frame

10: The first assembly

11: vertical board

111: first side edge

112: second side edge

113: Guide groove

12: Horizontal board

121: The first side

122: second side

123: buckle slot

124: side wall surface

125: The first buckle structure

20: The second assembly

21: Base

211: Piercing

22: The first side wall

221: Chute

23: The second side wall

24: Third side wall part

30: guide post

40: clip

41: Sliding part

411: Block

4111: side

4112: card hook

412: Handle

42: Buckle

Claims (10)

A fixing assembly suitable for fixing a frame body, comprising: a first assembly, comprising a vertical plate and a horizontal plate connected, the horizontal plate including a buckle groove, the buckle groove includes a connected buckle section And a tapered section, the width of the tapered section gradually decreases from the side connected to the buckle section toward the direction away from the buckle section; a second assembly piece for fixing to the frame, and the second assembly The part of the piece is located above the horizontal plate; and a buckle piece, including a sliding portion and a buckle portion, the sliding portion is slidably disposed on the second assembly piece, and the buckle portion is fixed to the sliding portion and protrudes One side of the second assembly, and the buckle includes a guide slope; wherein, the buckle slides between a buckle position and a disengagement position, when the buckle is in the buckle position, the The buckle is located in the buckle section, and the buckle is buckled on the horizontal plate. When the buckle moves from the buckle position to the disengaged position, the buckle moves from the buckle section to the tapered section , So that the horizontal plate abuts the guide inclined surface of the buckle part, and the buckle part is separated from the buckle groove. As for the fixing assembly described in claim 1, wherein the horizontal plate includes a first surface, a second surface and a side wall surface, the first surface faces the second assembly, and the second surface faces away from the On the first surface, the buckle groove communicates with the first surface and the second surface, the side wall surface surrounds the buckle groove, and the opposite sides of the side wall surface are respectively connected to the first surface and the second surface. When the fastener moves from the buckling position to the disengagement position, the buckle is pressed by the side wall surface to escape from the buckle groove. The fixing assembly as described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the vertical plate includes Opposite a first side edge and a second side edge, the horizontal plate is located between the first side edge and the second side edge, and a part of the second assembly is located on the horizontal plate away from the second side edge On one side, the normal of the side wall surface is toward the direction away from the second side edge, and the horizontal plate further includes a first snap structure connected to the side wall surface and located at the side of the snap groove The buckle section, the buckle portion includes a second buckle structure, the second buckle structure is recessed from the inclined guide surface, when the buckle member is located at the buckle position, the second buckle structure is buckled on the In the first buckle structure, when the buckle member moves from the buckle position to the disengaged position, the second buckle structure is released to the first buckle structure. As for the fixing assembly described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the first buckle structure is a flange, and the second buckle structure is a groove. As described in item 3 of the patent application, the fixing assembly further includes at least one guide post, the vertical plate further includes at least one guide groove, the at least one guide groove extends from the first side edge to the second side edge, the At least one guide post is arranged on a side of the second assembly facing the vertical plate, and the at least one guide post is slidably located in the guide groove. For the fixing assembly described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, the number of the at least one guide post is two, the number of the at least one guide groove is two, and the two guide posts are respectively slidably located in the two guide grooves. The fixing assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the second assembly includes a base, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall, the second side wall And the third side wall portion are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first side wall portion, the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, and the third side wall portion are respectively connected to different sides of the base portion , The first side wall portion faces the vertical plate, the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, the third side wall portion and the base portion form an accommodating space, and the base includes a connecting space A hole, and the buckle passes through the Perforate and protrude from the base. For the fixing assembly described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, the sliding part includes a base and two handles. The two handles and the buckle are respectively connected to different sides of the base, and the base is slidably located in the container. And the two handles are located outside the accommodating space. The fixing assembly according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the base includes a side surface and a hook, the side surface faces the first side wall portion, the hook protrudes from the side surface, and the first side wall portion It includes a sliding groove connected with the accommodating space, and the hook is slidably located in the sliding groove and hooks the first side wall part. For the fixing assembly described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the buckle further includes a riveted plate part, and the buckle part is fixed to the seat body through the riveted plate part.

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