Block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing

• US 7,469,978 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2006
• Issued: 12/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Inventors: Liang, Chien-Fa
• Primary Examiner(s): HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE
• Application Number:
  US11/501,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20080036338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 312/257.1, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 312/319.1, 361/683, 361/684, 361/685, 361/724, 361/725, 361/726, 361/727, 361/728, 361/747
• US Class Current: 312/223.2
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/06 in which the securing part if formed or carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 3/047 rotating about an axis parallel to the surface on which the fastener is mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives

Abstract

A block-shape container which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, is composed of a block-shape container; a computer casing, a side of which is provided with a locking slot, with ear parts being located above the insertion slot, with the ear parts being provided with shaft holes, and with an upper wall of the insertion slot being provided with insertion holes; and a press plate, two sides of which are provided with shaft ends to be loosely connected into the shaft holes, a front end of which is formed downward with a projection part for locking; After the container is inserted into the insertion slot, such that the container, which is latched with the cartridges, can be locked on the computer casing without using screws, and can be quickly assembled or disassembled.

Claims

1. A block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, comprising:

a block-shape container provided with an upper, lower, left, and right walls, and an interior of which is transfixed with a locking slot, locking holes being located on rear end surfaces of the neighboring upper wall and left wall, respectively;

a computer casing, a side of the computer casing being provided with an insertion slot, with an upper wall above the insertion slot being provided with ear parts having shaft holes, and with a rear rim of the upper wall being provided with insertion holes; and

a press plate, two sides of the press plate being provided with shaft ends to be loosely connected into the shaft holes, a side rim at a front end of which is formed downward with a longitudinal projection part for locking, and a rear end of which is formed with an arc part, with a lower rim of the arc part being formed with a contact part to be in contact with the upper wall;

wherein after the container is inserted into the insertion slot, the locking holes of the upper wall are aligned with the insertion holes to form at least one through-hole, and wherein the projection part is able to be locked into and elastically displaced out of the at least one through hole.

2. The block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein the press plate is provided with flexibility that it can be elastically deformed when being subjected to pressure, such that a press part is formed between the contact part and the shaft ends;

when the press part is subjected to pressure, it is able to be deformed elastically using the shaft ends and the contact part as pivots, and the projection part being displaced upward to be released from the at least one through hole.

3. The block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein an appearance of the container is in a cubical shape, and its left and right walls are fixed with at least more than one spring leaf respectively;

a tail end of each spring leaf being provided with a lifting end, and a rear end of the lifting end being punched into an abut part which is tilted inward.

4. The block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein projection pieces are located on the left and right walls of the container to serve as rails, a bottom edge of a cartridge is guided into the locking slot following the projection pieces, two side walls at a front end of the cartridge are provided with hooking holes respectively, and abut parts are locked into the hooking holes to fix the cartridge.

5. The block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein a front rim of the container is fixed with an outer frame.

6. The block-shape container assembly which can be assembled into and disassembled from a computer casing, according to claim 1, wherein projection pieces are located on the left and right walls of the container to serve as rails, a bottom edge of a cartridge is guided into the locking slot following the projection pieces, the cartridge can be in a cubical shape, and its left and right walls are fixed with a plurality of projection plates, respectively;

a lower edge of each projection plate being able to be guided on the projection pieces, a front end of each projection plate being provided with a hooking holes, the cartridge being guided into the locking slot of the container, and abut parts of spring leafs located on the container are locked into the hooking holes.