Electronic apparatus

• US 8,164,896 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2010
• Issued: 04/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Chih-Kai
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Jinhee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wilson, Adrian S
• Application Number:
  US12/969,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20120120583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.01, 361/679.02, 36167933-67939, 361/679.55
• US Class Current: 361/679.35
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1658 related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a casing, a cap, a data storage unit and an ejecting module. The casing has an accommodation space formed by the enclosure of two sidewalls of the casing. The accommodation space is further configured with an opening that can be covered by the cap so as to seal the accommodation space. The ejecting module is comprised of: a holder, pivotally coupled to one of the two sidewalls while clamping the data storage unit; and a first elastic element, disposed at a position for allowing the same to be compress when the opening is covered by the cap, and consequently, enabling the first elastic element to be released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening, and thus bringing along the holder to rotate in a specific direction for lifting and exposing the data storage unit out of the accommodation space.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, which comprises:

a casing, having at least one accommodation space formed therein in a manner that each accommodation space is formed with an opening and is enclosed between two sidewalls of the casing that are respectively disposed at positions corresponding to two sides of the accommodation space;

a cap, for covering the opening so as to seal the at least one accommodation space;

a data storage unit, being received inside the at least one accommodation space; and

an ejecting module, further comprised of;

at least one holder, pivotally coupled to the casing while clamping the data storage unit;

at least one first elastic element, having a free end movably coupled to the holder and a fixed end connected to the casing; and

at least one second elastic element, being arranged for enabling itself to be compressed when the opening is covered by the cap, while capable of being released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening;

wherein, the first elastic element and the at least one second elastic element are compressed when the opening is covered by the cap, and the first elastic element and the at least one second elastic element are released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening, bringing along the holder to rotate in a specific direction, and the at least one second elastic element is a spring piece, being integrally formed with the holder as an extension thereof.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one first elastic element is a torsion spring.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one holder is formed as an U-shaped element for facilitating the clamping of the data storage unit.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the two sidewalls is formed with a pivot hole at a position corresponding to a pivot shaft configured on the at least one holder for enabling the at least one holder to be pivotally mounted on the two sidewalls.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first elastic element is arranged at the joint of the pivot shaft and the casing.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the casing further comprises:

a supporting panel, disposed on a surface of the casing that is away from the opening while allowing a fixed end of the at least one second elastic element to connect to the supporting panel, and allowing a free end of the at least one second elastic element to connect to the casing.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is configured with a connector;

the casing is configured with an adapter inside its accommodation space at a position corresponding to the connector; and

the holder is arranged for clamping the data storage unit at an area thereof away from the connector.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cap is configured to be fixed by at least one screw bolt;

and the data storage unit is configured with a via hole at a position corresponding to the at least one screw bolt so as to be bored through by the screw bolt.

9. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a casing, having at least one accommodation space formed therein in a manner that each accommodation space is formed with an opening and is enclosed between two sidewalls of the casing that are respectively disposed at positions corresponding to two sides of the accommodation space;

a supporting panel, disposed on a surface of the casing opposite the opening;

a cap, for covering the opening so as to seal the at least one accommodation space;

a data storage unit, being received inside the at least one accommodation space; and

an ejecting module, further comprised of;

at least one holder, pivotally coupled to the casing while clamping the data storage unit;

at least one first elastic element, having a free end movably coupled to the holder and a fixed end connected to the casing; and

at least one second elastic element, being arranged for enabling itself to be compressed when the opening is covered by the cap, while capable of being released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening;

wherein, the first elastic element and the at least one second elastic element are compressed when the opening is covered by the cap, and the first elastic element and the at least one second elastic element are released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening, bringing along the holder to rotate in a specific direction, and the at least one second elastic element is a spring piece, being integrally formed with the holder as an extension thereof;

wherein, a fixed end of at least one second element connects to the supporting panel, and a free end of the second elastic element connects to the casing.