Motherboard sliding mechanism

• US 8,908,388 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2012
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoa C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cunningham, Xanthia C
• Application Number:
  US13/426,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20130039023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 992 Days
• Field of Search: 174/50, 174/520, 174/561, 174/562, 361/679.02, 361/652, 361/727, 361/732, 361/740, 361/741, 361/756, 361/809
• US Class Current: 361/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/184 Mounting of motherboards

Abstract

A motherboard sliding mechanism adapted for removing a motherboard out from a housing of an electronic device includes a bracket, a connecting member, and a sliding assembly. The bracket includes a supporting board and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the supporting board, the supporting board defines a guiding groove. The connecting member slidably passes through the guiding groove, and is capable of detachably fixing the bracket to the housing of the electronic device. The sliding assembly is rotatably assembled on the bracket and detachably connected to the connecting member. The sliding assembly is capable of being rotated to lock or unlock the connecting member to drive the connecting member lock or unlock with the bracket, and the motherboard sliding mechanism with the motherboard can be conveniently slid out of the housing of the electronic device or firmly fixed in the housing of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A motherboard sliding mechanism adapted for removing a motherboard out from a housing of an electronic device, comprising:

a bracket for mounting the motherboard, the bracket comprising a supporting board and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the supporting board, the supporting board defining a guiding groove and comprising a supporting surface and a recessed portion defined in the supporting surface adjacent to the sidewall, the bottom of the recessed portion defining a fixing hole adjacent to the sidewall, the guiding groove being adjacent to and apart from the fixing hole, and the fixing hole being between the sidewall and the guiding groove;

a connecting member slidably passing through the guiding groove, and being capable of detachably fixing the bracket to the housing of the electronic device;

a sliding assembly rotatably assembled on the bracket, and detachably connected to the connecting member, wherein the sidewall defines a substantially rectangular opening for assembling the sliding assembly, the sliding assembly is capable of being rotated to lock or unlock the connecting member to drive the connecting member to lock or unlock with the bracket, and the motherboard sliding mechanism with the motherboard are conveniently slid out of the housing of the electronic device or firmly fixed in the housing of the electronic device.

2. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 1, wherein the guiding groove comprises a restricting groove and an unlocking groove communicating with the restricting groove at an end of the restricting groove away from the sidewall, the connecting member is capable of sliding along the restricting groove and sliding out of the guiding groove through the unlocking groove.

3. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 2, wherein the supporting board further comprises a plurality of protrusions mounted on the supporting surface to fix and support the motherboard.

4. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 3, wherein the opening is located adjacent to the fixing hole.

5. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 4, wherein the sliding assembly comprises a sliding member, the sliding member comprises an operation portion, the shape of the operation portion corresponds to the shape of the rectangular opening to facilitate the installation of the sliding member on the bracket.

6. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 5, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises an assembling member, the operation portion comprises a pressing surface and an assembling surface opposite to the pressing surface, and an end of the assembling surface defines an assembling groove.

7. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 6, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises a fastener, the sliding member further comprises a connecting portion perpendicularly extending from the assembling surface, the connecting portion defines a rotating groove and a through hole at the center portion of the bottom of the rotating groove corresponding to the fixing hole, and the sliding member is rotatably fixed to the bracket via the fastener passing through the through hole and the fixing hole.

8. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 7, wherein the connecting member comprises a fixing member fixed to the housing of the electronic device and a shaft member sleeved on the fixing member, the shaft member slidably and detachably passes through the guiding groove of the bracket.

9. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 8, wherein the connecting portion further defines an arcuate sliding groove at a surface of the connecting portion opposite to the rotating groove, and an end of the shaft member is received in the arcuate sliding groove, and the shaft member is able to slide along the arcuate sliding groove.

10. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 9, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises an assembling member and a magnetic member, the assembling member comprises a base plate, a receiving portion extending out from the center portion of the base plate, and a receiving groove axially defined at an end of the receiving portion away from the base plate, and the magnetic member is received in the receiving groove.

11. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 10, wherein the assembling member with the magnetic member is engaged in the assembling groove of the sliding member.

12. The motherboard sliding mechanism of claim 11, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises a restricting member fixed to an end of the rectangular opening of the sidewall, and the restricting member is able to attract the magnetic member.

13. A motherboard sliding mechanism adapted for removing a motherboard out from a housing of an electronic device, comprising:

a bracket for mounting the motherboard, the bracket comprising a supporting board and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from an edge of the supporting board, the supporting board defining a guiding groove, the guiding groove comprising a restricting groove and an unlocking groove communicating with the restricting groove at an end of the restricting groove away from the sidewall;

a connecting member slidably passing through the guiding groove, and being capable of detachably fixing the bracket to the housing of the electronic device, the connecting member being configured for sliding along the restricting groove and sliding out of the guiding groove through the unlocking groove;

a sliding assembly rotatably assembled on the bracket, and detachably connected to the connecting member, wherein the sidewall defines a substantially rectangular opening for assembling the sliding assembly, the sliding assembly is capable of being rotated to lock or unlock the connecting member to drive the connecting member to lock or unlock with the bracket, and the motherboard sliding mechanism with the motherboard are conveniently slid out of the housing of the electronic device or firmly fixed in the housing of the electronic device.