Detachable and rotatable door cover assembly

• US 7,121,637 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2003
• Issued: 10/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Fang, Chen-Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hawk, Noah Chandler
• Application Number:
  US10/702,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20050029908A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 312/257.1, 312/265.5, 312/265.6, 312/292, 312/326, 312/329, 361/679, 361/683, 361/687, 361/724, 162/52, 162/53, 162/54, 162/57
• US Class Current: 312/223.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203

Abstract

A detachable and rotatable door cover assembly is disclosed for using a door cover to cover a module (such as a thermal module) inside a product (such as a notebook computer). The door cover assembly comprises a rotation base and a clipping groove located on the product; a locking ring located on the modules; and a door cover. One end of the door cover has a rotating member used for connecting pivotally to the rotation base, thereby revolving the door cover. The door cover also has a clipping hook used for engaging with the clipping groove. The door cover further has a ring-fixing base used for locking with the locking ring located on the module.

Claims

1. A detachable and rotatable door cover assembly, comprising:

a machine body, having a module;

a rotation base, located on said machine body;

a clipping groove, located on said machine body;

a door-cover main body, installed on said machine body in a detachable way;

a rotating member, located on a first end of said door-cover main body, wherein said rotating member is pivotally connected to said rotation base, thereby rotating said door-cover main body;

a clipping hook, located on a second end of said door-cover main body, wherein said clipping hook is suitable for use in engaging with said clipping groove; and

least one locking ring, installed on the module; and

at least one ring holder, suitable for use in engaging with said locking ring, said ring holder at least having;

a ring outlet;

a cross-shaped hole formed by intercrossing a first striped hole and a second striped hole, wherein said first striped hole is adjacent to and spaced apart from said ring outlet with a distance;

a ring fixing plate, located in said first striped hole, wherein one end of said ring fixing plate is connected to the sidewall of one end of said first striped hole adjacent to said ring outlet, the other end of the ring fixing plate having a protrusion; and

a pair of L-shaped clipping blocks, respectively located on the areas outside both ends of said second striped hole, wherein the open ends of said L-shaped clipping blocks are opposite to each other, and said locking ring can be inserted into and exposed from said ring inlet, and be locked with said L-shaped clipping blocks after being folded towards said protrusion of said ring fixing plate.

2. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said rotation base at least includes:

a U-shaped opening, wherein the opening direction of said U-shaped opening faces towards said rotating member; and

a pair of shaft holders, respectively located on both ends of said U-shaped opening, wherein each of said shaft holders is composed of a pair of shaft blocks which are separated and mutually mirror-reflected in shape, and the bottoms of said shaft blocks are connected to each of said both ends of said U-shaped opening, and said shaft blocks are higher than said U-shaped opening, and there is an arc-surfaced depression area located on the area immediately outside said U-shaped opening.

3. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 2, wherein said rotating member at least includes:

a rotating main body, wherein one end of said rotating main body is connected to said first end of said door-cover main body; and

a pair of rotating shafts, respectively located on two ends of said rotating member adjacent to said one end of said rotating main body, wherein each of said rotating shafts is arranged in said arc-surfaced depression area after passing through the area between the top ends of said shaft blocks.

4. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 2, said rotating member at least includes:

a L-shaped extending portion, located under said rotating main body, wherein the open end of said L-shaped extending portion faces outwards from said rotating main body and can be inserted into the area below said rotation base.

5. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 2, wherein the distance between the top ends of said shaft blocks is smaller than the distance between the bottom ends of said shaft blocks.

6. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said rotation base, said clipping hook, said clipping groove, said locking ring and said ring holder are made of elastic material.

7. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said ring holder further at least includes:

a ring block, located on one side of said ring outlet opposite to said cross-shaped hole, used for forcing said locking ring to be bent towards said protrusion of said ring fixing plate.

8. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

said module having at least one fixing hole;

said door-cover main body having at least one fixing through hole; and

at least one fastening element, suitable for use in penetrating through said fixing through hole and into said fixing hole, so as to fix said door-cover main body on said module.

9. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said door-cover main body includes:

a recession area, and there is a covering plate located above a portion of said recession area, used for conveniently opening said door-cover main body.

10. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said machine body belongs to a notebook computer.

11. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 1, wherein said module is a thermal module.

12. A detachable and rotatable door cover assembly, used for covering a thermal module located in a notebook computer, said detachable and rotatable door cover assembly comprising:

a rotation base, located on said notebook computer, wherein said rotation base at least includes;

a U-shaped opening, wherein the opening direction of said U-shaped opening faces towards said rotating member; and

a pair of shaft holders, respectively located on both ends of said U-shaped opening, wherein each of said shaft holders is composed of a pair of shaft blocks which are separated and mutually mirror-reflected in shape, and the bottoms of said shaft blocks are connected to each of said both ends of said U-shaped opening, and said shaft blocks are higher than said U-shaped opening, and there is an arc-surfaced depression area located on the area immediately outside said U-shaped opening;

a clipping groove, located on said notebook computer;

at least one locking ring, installed on said thermal module; and

a door cover, comprising;

a rotating member, located on a first end of said door cover, wherein said rotating member is pivotally connected to said rotation base, thereby rotating said door cover, said rotating member at least having;

a rotating main body, wherein one end of said rotating main body is connected to said first end of said door cover; and

a pair of rotating shafts, respectively located on two ends of said rotating member adjacent to said one end of said rotating main body, wherein each of said rotating shafts is arranged in said arc-surfaced depression area after passing through the area between the top ends of said shaft blocks;

a clipping hook, located on a second end of said door cover, wherein said clipping hook is suitable for use in engaging with said clipping groove; and

at least one ring holder, suitable for use in engaging with said locking ring, said ring holder at least having;

a ring outlet;

a cross-shaped hole formed by intercrossing a first striped hole and

a second striped hole, wherein said first striped hole is adjacent to and spaced apart from said ring outlet with a distance;

a ring fixing plate, located in said first striped hole, wherein one end of said ring fixing plate is connected to the sidewall of one end of said first striped hole adjacent to said ring outlet, the other end of the ring fixing plate having a protrusion; and

a pair of L-shaped clipping blocks, respectively located on the areas outside both ends of said second striped hole, wherein the open ends of said L-shaped clipping blocks are opposite to each other, and said locking ring can be inserted into and exposed from said ring inlet, and be locked with said L-shaped clipping blocks after being folded towards said protrusion of said ring fixing plate.

13. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, said rotating member at least includes:

an L-shaped extending portion, located under the other end of said rotating main body, wherein the open end of said L-shaped extending portion faces outwards from said rotating main body and can be inserted into the area below said rotation base.

14. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, wherein the distance between the top ends of said shaft blocks is smaller than the distance between the bottom ends of said shaft blocks.

15. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, wherein said rotation base, said clipping hook, said clipping groove, said locking ring and said ring holder are made of elastic material.

16. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, wherein said ring holder further at least includes:

a ring block, located on one side of said ring outlet opposite to said cross-shaped hole, used for forcing said locking ring to be bent towards said protrusion of said ring fixing plate.

17. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, further comprising:

said thermal module having at least one fixing hole;

said door cover having at least one fixing through hole; and

at least one fastening element, suitable for use in penetrating through said fixing through hole and into said fixing hole, so as to fix said door cover on said thermal module.

18. The detachable and rotatable door cover assembly of claim 12, wherein said door cover includes:

a recession area, and there is a covering plate located above a portion of said recession area, used for conveniently opening said door cover.