TWM623963U - Engagement assembly, frame assembly and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An engagement assembly, frame assembly, and electronic device are provided. The engagement assembly is adapted to connect a frame of the frame assembly to a casing of the electronic device. The engagement assembly includes an engagement component and a guiding component. The engagement component is disposed on the frame, and the guiding component is disposed on the casing. The engagement component is slidably disposed on the guiding component and releasably engaged with the guiding component so as to fix the frame to the casing.

Description

Buckle assembly, frame assembly and electronic device

This creation relates to a buckle mechanism, in particular to a buckle component, a frame component and an electronic device.

In the cloud field, the server (server) plays a key role, it can provide and realize various cloud services required by network users, and with the advancement of technology, the server has been widely used in games, language processing, etc. , finance, biomedicine, search engine, e-commerce, social network media and other fields.

In order to expand, replace or install various functions into the server, the server case is usually equipped with a detachable expansion module, so that the user can fix the required electronic components and devices on the detachable frame of the expansion module, and then Installs into the server chassis with the frame. However, as the market has become more and more demanding on server performance in recent years, it is necessary to add higher-performance modules in the limited space of the chassis. This change compresses the frame used for fixing expansion modules to the server chassis. institutional design space. For example, after the traditional expansion module frame is placed in the server chassis, it still needs to be locked by hand screws to complete the fixation. For this reason, the expansion module frame and the server chassis need to be reserved for the setting and operation of the manual screws. space, and the hand screw will protrude out of the server chassis after being applied, which is not conducive to the improvement of space utilization.

It can be seen from this that it is necessary to design a fixed mechanism that takes up less space, which will be the direction of active research in servers or other related fields.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a buckle assembly, which is suitable for connecting a frame body and a casing. The buckle assembly includes a buckle member and a guide member. The clip is arranged on the frame body. The guide is arranged on the casing. The buckle is slidably disposed on the guide and releasably engaged with the guide, so as to fix the frame body to the casing.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a frame assembly suitable for connecting to a housing, the frame assembly includes a frame body, a snap member and a guide member. The clip is fixed on the frame body. The guide is arranged on the casing. The clip moves relative to the guide along a first direction and then slides along a second direction so that the clip can be removably connected to the guide for fixing the frame to the housing, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction .

Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device including a casing, a frame, a fastener and a guide. The frame body is removably installed on the housing. The clip is arranged on the frame body. The guide is arranged on the casing. The buckling piece moves along a first direction and is stacked on the guide piece, and the buckling piece slides relative to the guide piece along a second direction to be releasably engaged with the guide piece, so that the frame body is arranged on the casing.

Applying the buckle component, the frame component and the electronic device of the present invention, the buckle component and the guide component of the buckle component are respectively disposed on the frame body and the casing, and the buckle component can be arranged on the guide by sliding The guide piece is engaged with the guide piece by means of a piece, so as to fix the frame body to the casing, whereby the user only needs to slide the frame body to be installed relative to the casing in a specific direction to complete the installation quickly. The traditional method of using hand-turn screws is omitted, so in the application of the server, it is no longer necessary to reserve additional space for the setting and operation of hand-turn screws between the frame of the expansion module and the server case, which is helpful for the overall Improved space utilization.

The above description of the disclosed content of this creation and the description of the following implementations are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of this creation, and provide further explanations of the scope of the patent application of this creation.

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective exploded schematic diagram showing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that, for the purpose of simplicity and ease of viewing, the diagram simplifies or omits electronics that are not directly related to the spirit of this creation, such as wiring, expansion cards, hard disks, circuit boards, and other racks. /Non-electronic components.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention proposes an electronic device 9. The electronic device 9 may be, but is not limited to, a computer host, a server host, or a part of a module that can be placed in the computer host or the server host. All, but this creation is not limited to this. The electronic device 9 may include a casing 90 , which is part or all of the casings in the electronic device 9 for accommodating or carrying various required electronic/non-electronic modules or components. For example, the housing 90 is suitable for accommodating a frame body 80 of a frame assembly 8, and the frame body 80 can be composed of, but not limited to, a single housing or multiple housings assembled from any suitable material. The frame can be used to carry or accommodate one or more required functional units (not shown), which can be, but are not limited to, hard disks, memory or expansion cards suitable for adding to the electronic device 9 Any suitable electronic components can be installed into the casing 90 together with the frame body 80, whereby the frame assembly 8 and the functional units on the frame body 80 can together form an expansion module to add the required functions to the electronic device 9.

In order to stably assemble the frame body 80 to the casing 90 , in this embodiment, the electronic device 9 may further include a snap element 1 , through the snap element 1 , the frame body 80 of the frame element 8 can be inserted only by placing The casing 90 (eg, along the first direction D1 in the figure) and then sliding relative to the casing 90 (eg, along the second direction D2 in the figure) can be quickly fixed to the casing 90 of the electronic device 9 , thereby Enables tool-free installation of expansion modules. Hereinafter, the buckle assembly 1 will be described in detail.

Specifically, please continue to refer to FIGS. 2-3. FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective schematic diagram showing a frame assembly and a snap-on assembly thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Further partial enlarged three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram.

In this embodiment, the buckle assembly 1 may include a plurality of buckle parts 10 and a plurality of guide parts 20 . Generally, the clip 10 is disposed on the frame body 80 , the guide member 20 is disposed on the housing 90 , and the clip 10 is slidably disposed on the guide member 20 and releasably engaged with the guide member 20 , so as to The frame body 80 is detachably fixed to the housing 90 . The buckle 10 and the guide 20 are divided into two groups of components in a one-to-one matching manner. Since the two groups of the buckle 10 and the guide 20 have substantially the same or similar structures, it is for the sake of brief description. For the purpose, the following only takes the related content of one set of the clips 10 and the guide member 20 as an example to describe the clip assembly 1 .

In this embodiment, the buckle 10 is generally in the shape of a sheet or a thin strip, and can be, but is not limited to, integrally formed from a suitable material such as plastic or metal. The buckle 10 can be along the first direction. D1 is placed and stacked on one side of the guide member 20, and can slide relative to the guide member 20 along the second direction D2 at a first position (as shown in FIGS. 4A-4B ) and a second position (as shown in FIG. 4B ). 5A~5B). The first direction D1 and the second direction D2 can be two imaginary reference directions that are substantially perpendicular to each other, that is, the first direction D1 is substantially perpendicular to the second direction D2.

Looking further, the whole of the clip 10 may be substantially perpendicular to the frame body 80 of the frame assembly 8 , and may include a fixing portion 110 and an elastic arm portion 120 , and the fixing portion 110 is on the clip 10 for connecting to the frame. The part of the frame body 80 of the component 8 can be directly or indirectly fixed to the frame body 80 by any suitable means such as screws, rivets or welding, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the buckle component of another embodiment of the present invention, the fixing portion of the buckle component can also be integrally formed with the frame of the frame component. In other words, the buckle component of the buckle component can be connected to the frame component The frame body is an integrally formed monolithic structure.

The elastic arm portion 120 extends outward from the fixing portion 110 (for example, along the second direction D2 ), and can be deformed and swayed relative to the fixing portion 110 when receiving a certain degree of external force, and can be canceled by the elasticity of the material itself. automatically reset. In addition, in this embodiment, the elastic arm portion 120 protrudes with a hook structure 121. As shown in the figure, the hook structure 121 protrudes from the surface of the elastic arm portion 120 toward the guide member 20, and is suitable for engaging with the guide member 20. guide 20.

In this embodiment, the guide member 20 is generally in the shape of a sheet or a thin strip, and can be, but not limited to, be integrally formed from a suitable material such as plastic or metal. The guide member 20 may include a main body portion. 200, the main body 200 can be substantially perpendicular to the casing 90 of the electronic device 9, and can be fixed to the casing 90 of the electronic device 9 by any suitable method such as screws, rivets or welding, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the buckle assembly of another embodiment of the present invention, the main body of the guide member can also be integrally formed with the casing of the electronic device. In other words, the guide member of the buckle assembly can be integrated with the casing of the electronic device. One-piece monolithic structure.

Looking further, the main body portion 200 has an engaging portion 201, which can be but is not limited to an end of the main body portion 200. The hook structure 121 on the elastic arm portion 120 of the fastener 10 is removably engaged with the engaging portion. part 201 to fix the clip 10 to the guide part 20 . It should be added here that, in this embodiment, the elastic arm portion 120 of the fastener 10 and the fixing portion 110 may form an angle, and the angle may be less than 180 degrees. In other words, the elastic arm portion 120 is relatively fixed relative to The part 110 is inclined in a specific direction (such as the direction towards the guide part 20 ), thereby, the pre-pressure applied by the hook structure 121 on the elastic arm part 120 to the engaging part 201 of the guide part 20 can be strengthened, thereby helping the In order to increase the engaging strength of the hook structure 121 to the engaging portion 201 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the clip 10 further includes a guiding protrusion 130 protruding from the fixing portion 110 . As shown in the figure, the guiding protrusion 130 is, for example, from the fixing portion 110 toward the surface of the guiding member 20 . Protruding, and the clip 10 further includes a guide groove 131, the guide groove 131 is formed by the surface of the fixing portion 110 and the guide protrusion 130 together, and the guide groove 131 extends along the second direction D2; Correspondingly, a guide bar 210 is protruded from the main body portion 200 of the guide member 20 . As shown in the figure, the guide bar 210 protrudes from the main body portion 200 toward the surface of the buckle member 10 , for example. It extends in the two directions D2 and is suitable for being slidably inserted into the guide groove 131 . The matching of the guiding protrusions 130 and the guiding bars 210 can ensure that the clip 10 slides in the first position in a predetermined direction (ie, the second direction D2) (as shown in FIGS. 4A-4B ). shown) and the second position (as shown in Figures 5A-5B).

It should be added that the guide member 20 may be a symmetrical structure. As shown in the figure, a single guide member 20 may include two engaging portions 201 and two guiding bars 210. The engaging portions 201 may be, but not limited to, Located at opposite ends of the main body portion 200 , the guide bars 210 are interposed between the engaging portions 201 and spaced apart from each other, so as to form a guide opening O therebetween, and the guide opening O is suitable for allowing the buckle The guide protrusion 130 of the member 10 passes through, so that when the buckle member 10 moves along the first direction D1 and is stacked on the guide member 20 , the guide groove 131 moves to a position corresponding to the guide bar 210 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the engaging portion 201 of the guide member 20 may have a guiding inclined surface 211, which is located on the side of the engaging portion 201 facing the engaging member 10 and is at an angle with the second direction D2. When the clip 10 is in the first position, the hook structure 121 on the elastic arm portion 120 of the clip 10 can correspond to or abut against the guiding slope 211 , and when the clip 10 is relatively guided along the second direction D2 During the sliding process of the member 20 to the second position, the guide inclined surface 211 can force the end of the elastic arm portion 120 to deform relatively away from the guide member 20 through the contact with the hook structure 121, thereby helping to make the hook The structure 121 moves to a position where it can be snapped to the engaging portion 201 of the guide member 20 .

4A to 5B and FIG. 6, to introduce the operation of the buckle assembly 1, and FIGS. 4A to 5B show that the frame assembly of an embodiment of the present invention is assembled to the electronic device through the buckle assembly. A schematic view of the operation of the casing, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed and positioned on the frame assembly via the snap assembly.

First, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 4A-4B , the user can first put the frame body 80 of the frame assembly 8 into the housing 90 of the electronic device 9 along the first direction D1, so as to allow the fasteners on the frame body 80 10 is docked to the guide 20 on the housing 90 . During the process, the clip 10 moves along the first direction D1 along with the frame body 80, and the guiding protrusion 130 thereof can pass through the guide opening O of the guide 20 along the first direction D1, so that the clip 10 It can be moved to a position stacked on the guide 20 . At this time, the latching member 10 is in the first position, the elastic arm portion 120 and the hook structure 121 on the elastic arm portion 120 may not contact or only touch the guide member 20 lightly, and thus remain substantially in the original position and state Moreover, the hook structure 121 may correspond to the guiding slope 211 of the guide member 20 , and the guide groove 131 of the clip member 10 is located at a position corresponding to the guide bar 210 of the guide member 20 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 1 , FIGS. 5A-5B and FIG. 6 , the user can further push the frame assembly 8 into the casing 90 of the electronic device 9 along the second direction D2 , so as to allow the fasteners on the casing 80 to be snapped 10 moves to the second position to engage the guide member 20 on the housing 90 . During the process, the clip 10 slides relative to the guide member 20 along the second direction D2 with the frame body 80 , so that the guide bars 210 of the guide member 20 can be inserted into the corresponding guide grooves 131 . The lead bars 210 all extend along the second direction D2, thus ensuring that the fastener 10 slides to the second position along the second direction D2. In addition, the guiding inclined surface 211 of the guiding member 20 can force the end of the elastic arm portion 120 to deform relatively away from the guiding member 20 through the abutment with the hook structure 121 , so that the hooking member 10 moves to the second position The timing hook structure 121 can slide to the end of the guide member 20 to be engaged with the engaging portion 201 . At this time, the clip 10 is in the second position, and the hook structure 121 of the hook structure 121 is engaged with the engaging portion 201 of the guide member 20 to prevent the clip 10 from leaving the second position, and the guide bar 210 is accommodated in The guide groove 131 limits the freedom of movement of the clip 10 in the first direction D1 or opposite to the first direction D1. In addition, the guide bar 210 can also abut against the deepest part of the guide groove 131 at this time. , so that excessive movement of the clip 10 in the second direction D2 can be avoided. That is to say, the snap member 10 is restricted by the guide member 20 in all directions at this time, so that the frame body 80 can be stably fixed on the housing 90 , thereby completing the installation of the frame assembly 8 on the housing 90 .

When the frame assembly 8 is to be disassembled, only simple steps are required. For example, a force can be applied to the end of the elastic arm portion 120 of the buckle member 10 to make the hook structure 121 disengage from the engaging portion 201 of the guide member 20, and then the frame assembly 8 can be reversed first in the opposite direction to the second direction Slide the direction of D2 to the state where the guide bar 210 is separated from the guide groove 131 (that is, the clip 10 slides from the second position to the first position), then the frame assembly 8 can be moved in the opposite direction to the first position. The direction of D1 is taken out of the housing 90 .

It can be seen from this that, with the buckle assembly 1 described in this embodiment, the user only needs to put the frame assembly 8 to be installed into the housing 90 of the electronic device 9 along one direction (ie, the first direction D1 ), and then follow the Simple steps such as sliding relative to the casing 90 in the other direction (ie, the second direction D2 ) can quickly complete the tool-free installation of the frame assembly 8 to the electronic device 9 . On the contrary, the user can quickly complete the tool-less disassembly of the frame assembly 8 from the electronic device 9 by simply pulling the latching member 10 and reversing the aforementioned operations. That is to say, the application of the buckle assembly 1 of the present embodiment helps to improve the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the expansion module.

Not only that, because the clip 10 and the guide member 20 of the clip assembly 1 are stacked sheet-like structures, the clip member 10 and the guide member 20 can be substantially perpendicular to the frame body 80 of the frame assembly 8 respectively. and the housing 90 of the electronic device 9 , so that the clip 10 and the guide 20 are suitable to be arranged in a narrow and long area of the electronic device 9 that is not occupied by other electronic/non-electronic components or components or the electronic/non-electronic components Or narrow and long idle space between components, so as to achieve the effect of improving space utilization. Compared with the traditional design in which the frame of the expansion module is fixed to the server case by the hand-turned screws, and the space for setting and operation of the hand-turned screws needs to be reserved between the two, the buckle assembly 1 of this embodiment is applied. The housing 90 of the electronic device 9 and the frame body 80 of the frame assembly 8 can omit and avoid the use of hand-turned screws and the reserved space for installation and operation.

Of course, the foregoing embodiment is only one example of the present creation, and is not intended to limit the present creation. It can be understood by those with ordinary knowledge in the art that, without violating the foregoing spirit of the present creation, the buckle assembly of the present creation can be Appropriate modifications and adjustments can be made according to actual needs. For example, in another embodiment, the buckle assembly may only include a set of buckles and guides.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation belong to the scope of patent protection of this creation. For the protection scope defined by this creation, please refer to the attached patent application scope.

1: Snap components 9: Electronics 8: Frame Components 10: Snaps 20: Guide 80: Frame 90: Shell 110: Fixed part 120: elastic arm 121: hook structure 130: Guide protrusion 131: Guide groove 200: main body 201: Engagement Department 211: Guide Bevel 210: Guide bar D1: first direction D2: Second direction O: guide inlet

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective exploded schematic diagram showing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective schematic diagram showing a frame assembly and a snap-on assembly thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a further partially enlarged perspective exploded schematic diagram showing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4A-5B are schematic diagrams illustrating operations of assembling the frame assembly to the casing of the electronic device via the snap assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the mounting and positioning of the electronic device on the frame component via the snap component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1: Snap components

9: Electronics

8: Frame Components

10: Snaps

20: Guide

80: Frame

90: Shell

D1: first direction

D2: Second direction

Claims (20)

A snap-fit assembly, suitable for connecting a frame body and a shell, includes: A snap piece is disposed on the frame body; and a guide piece is disposed on the housing; wherein the snap piece is slidably disposed on the guide piece and releasably engaged with the guide piece , which is used to fix the frame body to the casing. The buckle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the buckle member comprises a fixing part and a spring arm part, the fixing part is fixed on the frame body, and a hook structure is protruded from the spring arm part, and the guide The component includes a snap portion, and the snap hook structure is removably snapped to the snap portion to fix the snap piece to the guide piece. The buckle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the elastic arm portion and the fixing portion form an angle. The buckle assembly according to claim 2, wherein the buckle member includes a guide protrusion protruding from the fixing portion, and the guide member has a guide opening suitable for the guide protrusion to pass through. . The buckle assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the guide member protrudes with a guide bar, the buckle member includes a guide groove, and the guide groove is formed by the fixing portion and the surface of the guide protrusion. Surrounded together, the guide bar is slidably located in the guide groove, and the buckle piece slides between a first position and a second position relative to the guide piece. The buckle assembly of claim 5, wherein the guide protrusion passes through the guide opening along a first direction, the guide bar extends along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction . The buckle assembly of claim 6, wherein when the buckle member slides from the first position along the second direction relative to the guide member to the second position, the guide bar of the guide member is located in the guide groove of the buckle, and the hook structure of the elastic arm portion is engaged with the engaging portion of the guide. A frame assembly suitable for connecting to a housing, comprising: a frame body; a buckle piece fixed on the frame body; and a guide piece disposed on the casing, the buckle piece moves relative to the guide piece along a first direction and then slides along a second direction to make The clip is removably connected to the guide for fixing the frame to the casing, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the snap member comprises a fixing portion and an elastic arm portion, the elastic arm portion is integrally formed with the fixing portion and is connected to the frame body via the fixing portion, and the elastic arm portion is A hook structure is protruded from the portion, and the guide member includes an engaging portion, and the hook structure is removably engaged with the engaging portion, so as to fix the engaging member to the guide member. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the snap member is integrally formed with the frame body. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the snap member is in the shape of a sheet and is substantially perpendicular to the frame body. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the buckle member includes a guide protrusion protruding from the fixing portion, the guide member has a guide inlet, and the guide protrusion of the buckle member through the guide opening in the first direction. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the snap member has a guide groove, the guide groove extends along the second direction, the guide member protrudes with a guide bar, and the guide bar is slidable Displacedly located in the guide groove, so that the buckle piece slides between a first position and a second position along the second direction relative to the guide piece. The frame assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the snap member slides from the first position along the second direction relative to the guide member to the second position, the guide bar of the guide member is located at the second position. In the guide groove of the guide piece, the hook structure of the elastic arm portion is engaged with the engaging portion of the guide piece. An electronic device, comprising: a casing; and a frame body, which is removably installed on the casing; a latching member, disposed on the frame body; and a guide member, disposed on the casing; wherein, the latching member is along the A first direction moves and is stacked on the guide member, and the latch member slides relative to the guide member along a second direction to be releasably engaged with the guide member, so that the frame body is disposed on the casing body. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the latching member comprises a fixing portion and an elastic arm portion, the fixing portion is fixed to the frame body, a hooking structure protrudes from the elastic arm portion, and the guiding member There is an engaging portion, and the hook structure is removably engaged with the engaging portion, so as to fix the snap element to the guide element. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the snap member is integrally formed with the frame body, the guide member is integrally formed with the casing, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the guide member is in a sheet shape and is substantially perpendicular to the casing. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the snap member comprises a guiding protrusion and a guiding groove, the guiding protrusion is protruding from the fixing portion, and the guiding groove is formed by the fixing portion and the guiding groove. The surfaces of the guiding protrusions are jointly surrounded, the guiding piece has a guiding opening and a guiding bar protruding, the guiding protrusions pass through the guiding opening along the first direction, and the guiding bar is along the first direction. The second direction extends, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the guide bar is slidably located in the guide groove, so that the buckle member slides relative to the guide member along a second direction on a first between a position and a second position. The electronic device as claimed in claim 19, wherein when the latch member slides from the first position along the second direction relative to the guide member to the second position, the guide bar of the guide member is located at the second position. In the guide groove of the guide piece, the hook structure of the elastic arm portion is engaged with the engaging portion of the guide piece.

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