US20120145723A1

US20120145723A1 - Enclosure with mounting member

Info

Publication number: US20120145723A1
Application number: US13/187,610
Authority: US
Inventors: Po-Wen Chiu; Wen-Hu Lu; Zhan-Yang Li
Original assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-12-09
Filing date: 2011-07-21
Publication date: 2012-06-14
Also published as: CN102573357A

Abstract

An enclosure includes an enclosure body and a mounting member. The enclosure body includes a bottom panel. The mounting member includes a mounting protrusion and a securing element. The securing element secures the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the bottom panel. The mounting protrusion includes a mounting portion and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion. A cross section of the mounting portion is less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel.

Description

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to enclosures, more particularly to an enclosure with a mounting member.
2. Description of Related Art
An electronic device usually includes an enclosure body and a mounting panel mounted to the enclosure body. The mounting panel is used for mounting a printed circuit board (PCB). The enclosure body has a plurality of mounting protrusions extending from a bottom panel of the enclosure body. The mounting panel is mounted to the enclosure body via the mounting protrusions. However, another mounting panel may not be mounted to the enclosure body, which has no structure corresponding to the mounting protrusions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an enclosure in accordance with an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a mounting member of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an assembled view of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
Referring to FIG. 1, an enclosure in accordance with an embodiment includes an enclosure body 10, a mounting panel 20, and a mounting member 30.
The enclosure body 10 includes a bottom panel 11 and a side panel perpendicularly extending from the bottom panel 11. The bottom panel defines a polygon-shaped recess portion 111. In one embodiment, the recess portion 111 is hexagon-shaped. A through hole 112 is defined in the center of the recess portion 111.
A mounting opening 21 is defined in the mounting panel 20. The mounting opening defines a wider part 211 and a narrower part 212 connected to the wider part 211. The mounting panel 20 includes a flange 22 surrounding the narrower part 212. In one embodiment, the flange 22 is U-shaped.
The mounting member 30 includes a mounting protrusion 31 and a securing element 32. The mounting protrusion 31 includes a positioning portion 311, a mounting portion 312 extending from the positioning portion 311, and a stopper portion 313 extending from the mounting portion 312. The positioning portion 311 is hexagon-shaped corresponding to the recess portion 111 for be prevented from rotating about an axis perpendicular to the bottom panel. A cross section of the mounting portion 312 is less than a cross section of the stopper portion 313 taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel 11. The stopper portion 313 is column-shaped. A securing hole 314 is defined in the mounting protrusion 31 corresponding to the through hole 112. The securing hole 314 defines a plurality of inner screws
The securing element 32 includes a head portion 321 and a securing portion 322 extending from the head portion 321. A cross section of the head portion 321 is greater than a cross section of the securing portion 322. The securing portion 322 defines a plurality of outer screws corresponding to the inner screws of the securing hole 314.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, in assembly, the positioning portion 311 of the mounting protrusion 31 is located in the recess portion 111 of the bottom panel 11, at the same time, the securing hole 314 of the mounting protrusion 31 is aligned with the through hole 112. The securing portion 322 of the securing element 32 is threaded into the securing hole 314 from an outer side of the bottom panel 11, thereby securing the mounting member 30 to the bottom panel 11 of the enclosure body 10. The positioning portion 311 of the mounting protrusion 31 is located in the recess portion 111, and the mounting protrusion 31 cannot move relative to the bottom panel 11.
The mounting opening 21 of the mounting panel 20 is aligned with the mounting protrusion 31. The mounting protrusion 31 extends through the wider part 211 of the mounting opening 21, and then it moves to the narrower part 212 until the mounting protrusion 31 contacts the flange 22 of the mounting panel 20. At this time, the mounting portion 312 is located in the narrower part 212 of the mounting panel 20. The stopper portion 313 resists the flange 22.
In disassembly, the mounting panel 20 is moved, in a direction parallel to the bottom panel 11. The stopper portion 313 of the mounting protrusion 31 disengages from the flange 22 and the mounting protrusion 31 moves to the wider part 211 from the narrower part 212. Thereby the mounting panel 20 is easily dismounted from the enclosure body 10.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. An enclosure comprising:

an enclosure body, the enclosure body comprising a bottom panel; and

a mounting member, the mounting member comprising:

a mounting protrusion, the mounting protrusion comprising a mounting portion and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion; and a cross section of the mounting portion less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel; and

a securing element; the securing element securing the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the bottom panel.

2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein a through hole is defined in the bottom panel, and the securing element extending through the through hole to secure the mounting protrusion.

3. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein the bottom panel defines a recess portion, the through hole is defined in the recess portion; and the mounting protrusion comprises a positioning portion located in the recess portion to prevent the mounting protrusion from rotating about an axis perpendicular to the bottom panel.

4. The enclosure of claim 3, wherein the recess portion is polygon-shaped, and the positioning portion has a polygon shape corresponding to the recess portion.

5. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein a securing hole is defined in the mounting protrusion corresponding to the through hole, and the securing element extends through the through hole to be secured in the securing hole.

6. The enclosure of claim 5, wherein the securing element comprises a head portion and a securing portion extending from the head portion, and the securing portion extends through the through hole to be secured in the securing hole to enable the head portion located on an outer side of the bottom panel.

7. The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a mounting panel; a mounting opening is defined in the mounting panel; and the mounting portion extends through the mounting opening to enable the mounting panel to be received between the stopper portion and the bottom panel.

8. The enclosure of claim 7, wherein the mounting opening defines a wider part and a narrower part connected to the wider part, and the mounting protrusion is adapted to extend through the wider part and move to the narrower part to secure the mounting panel to the bottom panel.

9. The enclosure of claim 8, wherein the bottom panel comprises a flange surrounding the narrower part, and the stopper portion contacts the flange.

10. The enclosure of claim 9, wherein the flange is U-shaped.

11. An enclosure comprising:

an enclosure body, the enclosure body comprising a bottom panel, the bottom panel defining a recess portion in an inner side of the bottom panel, and a through hole defined in the recess portion;

a mounting panel, the mounting panel parallel to the bottom panel; and a mounting opening defined in the mounting panel, the mounting opening defining a wider part and a narrower part connected to the wider part; and

a mounting member, the mounting member comprising:

a mounting protrusion, the mounting protrusion comprising a positioning portion, a mounting portion extending from the positioning portion, and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion; a cross section of the mounting portion less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel; a securing hole is defined in the mounting protrusion corresponding to the through hole; the positioning portion located in the recess portion to prevent the mounting protrusion from rotating about an axis perpendicular to the bottom panel; and the mounting protrusion adapted to extend through the wider part to move to the narrower part to enable the mounting panel to be received between the stopper portion and the bottom panel; and

a securing element, the securing element adapted to extend through the through hole and the securing hole to secure the mounting protrusion on the inner side of the bottom panel.

12. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the recess portion is polygon-shaped, and the positioning portion has a polygon shape corresponding to the recess portion.

13. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the securing element comprises a head portion and a securing portion extending from the head portion, and the securing portion is adapted to extend through the through hole to be secured in the securing hole to enable the head portion located on an outer side of the bottom panel.

14. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the bottom panel comprises a flange surrounding the narrower part, and the stopper portion contacts the flange.

15. The enclosure of claim 14, wherein the flange is U-shaped.