FLAP LID FOR USE IN COMPUTER ENCLOSURE OR HOT-PLUGGING DISK DRIVE ENCLOSURE

• US 20110176272A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yen-Te Hsiao
• Original Assignee: Yen-Te Hsiao
• Inventors: HSIAO, Yen-Te
• Application Number:
  US12/900,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20110176272A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.37
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/0405 Closing mechanism, e.g. door
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/027 Covers G11B33/022 takes precedence; with means for guiding the record carrier G11B17/34

Abstract

A flap lid structure is provided for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure and includes a front cover for the computer enclosure or the hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure and forming a receiving opening that has one side forming a mounting edge, a major lid having corresponding in size to the receiving opening and mounted to the mounting edge through a spring-encompassed pivot, and a minor lid received in the receiving opening of the front cover and mounted to one side of the receiving opening that is opposite to the mounting edge through a spring-encompassed pivot. The major lid forms a cutoff corresponding in size and location to the minor lid. The flap lid ensures the receiving opening defined in the front cover of a computer enclosure in a substantially closed condition to effectively prevent invasion of dusts and oily smokes.

Claims

1. A flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure, comprising a front cover for the computer enclosure or the hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure and forming a receiving opening that has one side forming a mounting edge, a major lid having corresponding in size to the receiving opening and mounted to the mounting edge through a pivot that is encompassed by a torsion spring, a minor lid being additionally mounted in the receiving opening of the front cover, the minor lid being mounted to one side of the receiving opening that is opposite to the mounting edge through a spring-encompassed pivot, the major lid forming a cutoff corresponding in size and location to the minor lid.

2. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the minor lid comprises a minor right pivot and a minor left pivot, which are respectively received in and supported by bearing holes defined in bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover.

3. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 2, wherein the bearing hole of one of the bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover and supporting the minor pivots of the minor lid forms a sideway opening that has a width less than diameter of the bearing hole and is in communication between inside and outside of the bearing hole and wherein the minor right pivot of the minor lid that corresponds to the one of the bearing holes having a sideway opening has an end that is truncated to form a sloped incision, whereby the truncated minor pivot end has a cross-sectional dimension that corresponds to the width of the sideway opening of the bearing hole to allow the truncated end of the minor pivot to be received through the sideway opening for entry into the bearing hole.

4. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 3, wherein the minor left pivot of the minor lid is provided with a torsion spring encompassing the minor left pivot and the minor left pivot is directly fit into the bearing hole of the corresponding bearing tab.

5. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the major lid comprises a major right pivot and a major left pivot, which are respectively received in and supported by bearing holes defined in bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover.

6. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 5, wherein the bearing hole of one of the bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover and supporting the major pivots of the major lid forms a sideway opening that has a width less than diameter of the bearing hole and is in communication between inside and outside of the bearing hole and wherein the major left pivot of the major lid that corresponds to the one of the bearing holes having a sideway opening has an end that is truncated to form a sloped incision, whereby the truncated major pivot end has a cross-sectional dimension that corresponds to the width of the sideway opening of the bearing hole to allow the truncated end of the major pivot to be received through the sideway opening for entry into the bearing hole.

7. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 6, wherein the major right pivot of the major lid is provided with a torsion spring encompassing the major right pivot and the major right pivot is directly fit into the bearing hole of the corresponding bearing tab.

8. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 2, wherein the major lid comprises a major right pivot and a major left pivot, which are respectively received in and supported by bearing holes defined in bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover.

9. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 8, wherein the bearing hole of one of the bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover and supporting the major pivots of the major lid forms a sideway opening that has a width less than diameter of the bearing hole and is in communication between inside and outside of the bearing hole and wherein the major left pivot of the major lid that corresponds to the one of the bearing holes having a sideway opening has an end that is truncated to form a sloped incision, whereby the truncated major pivot end has a cross-sectional dimension that corresponds to the width of the sideway opening of the bearing hole to allow the truncated end of the major pivot to be received through the sideway opening for entry into the bearing hole.

10. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 9, wherein the major right pivot of the major lid is provided with a torsion spring encompassing the major right pivot and the major right pivot is directly fit into the bearing hole of the corresponding bearing tab.

11. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 3, wherein the major lid comprises a major right pivot and a major left pivot, which are respectively received in and supported by bearing holes defined in bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover.

12. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 11, wherein the bearing hole of one of the bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover and supporting the major pivots of the major lid forms a sideway opening that has a width less than diameter of the bearing hole and is in communication between inside and outside of the bearing hole and wherein the major left pivot of the major lid that corresponds to the one of the bearing holes having a sideway opening has an end that is truncated to form a sloped incision, whereby the truncated major pivot end has a cross-sectional dimension that corresponds to the width of the sideway opening of the bearing hole to allow the truncated end of the major pivot to be received through the sideway opening for entry into the bearing hole.

13. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 12, wherein the major right pivot of the major lid is provided with a torsion spring encompassing the major right pivot and the major right pivot is directly fit into the bearing hole of the corresponding bearing tab.

14. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the major lid comprises a major right pivot and a major left pivot, which are respectively received in and supported by bearing holes defined in bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover.

15. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 14, wherein the bearing hole of one of the bearing tabs arranged at two sides of the receiving opening of the front cover and supporting the major pivots of the major lid forms a sideway opening that has a width less than diameter of the bearing hole and is in communication between inside and outside of the bearing hole and wherein the major left pivot of the major lid that corresponds to the one of the bearing holes having a sideway opening has an end that is truncated to form a sloped incision, whereby the truncated major pivot end has a cross-sectional dimension that corresponds to the width of the sideway opening of the bearing hole to allow the truncated end of the major pivot to be received through the sideway opening for entry into the bearing hole.

16. The flap lid structure for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure according to claim 15, wherein the major right pivot of the major lid is provided with a torsion spring encompassing the major right pivot and the major right pivot is directly fit into the bearing hole of the corresponding bearing tab.