Protection mechanism for connectors

• US 7,495,900 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Huang, Yu, Shi, Shu-Gang
• Primary Examiner(s): Vortman; Anatoly
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUNTER, QUINN T
• Application Number:
  US11/306,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20060279918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• Field of Search: 361/683, 361/686, 361/726, 361/747, 361/687, 312/223.2, 312/324, 312/265.6, 312/244, 312/292, 493/67, 622/77
• US Class Current: 361/679.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613

Abstract

A protection mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a bracket for being secured to a rear portion of a computer chassis, and first and second covers respectively pivotally attached to the bracket. Adjacent sides of the first and second covers each form a lug. The lug of the first cover abuts against the lug of the second cover so as to prevent the second cover from rotating.

Claims

1. A computer enclosure comprising:

a side panel movably attached to a side of a computer chassis, and only detachable from the side along a direction perpendicularly toward a rear side of the computer chassis;

a bracket arranged to a rear portion of the chassis, one side of the bracket defines a cutout for withdrawal of the side panel;

a first cover pivotably attached to the bracket around a first axis, a free end of the first cover lockable to the bracket, a lug extending from the first cover, the lug and the free end of the first cover located at two opposite sides of the first axis; and

a second cover pivotably attached to the bracket around a second axis, the first and second axes being adjacent to each other and parallel with a rear end of the side panel, a free end of the second cover blocking the rear end of the side panel from rearward movement when the second cover is closed, a lug extending from the second cover, the lug and the free end of the second cover located at two opposite sides of the second axis;

wherein the lug of the second cover is placed on an outer side of the lug of the first cover, such that the first cover must be opened first to open the second cover.

2. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket comprises two opposite arm portions, two opposite ends of the first axis respectively engage with the two arm portions, and two opposite ends of the second axis respectively engage with the two arm portions.

3. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 2, wherein a crossbeam connects the arm portions and is located between the first and second axes, when the first and second covers are closed, the lug of the second cover is sandwiched between the lug of the first cover and the crossbeam.