Handle assembly and server having the same

• US 9,795,051 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2016
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Pudong Technology Corp (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Pudong Technology Corp (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Huang, Ya-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): HAUGHTON, ANTHONY MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US15/086,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20170150634A1
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: 36167901, 36167902, 36167957, 36167958, 36167959
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0204 Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0221 Locks; Latches
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/023 Handles; Grips
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1487 Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1489 characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays H05K7/1491 takes precedence

Abstract

A handle assembly includes a base seat, a handle, and a button. The handle is pivotally connected with the base seat, and includes a retaining section. There is a fastening slot formed in the retaining section. The button includes a latch which is outwardly extended. When the button is moved to a first position, the latch engages into the fastening slot to restrict a movement of the retaining section, thereby preventing a pivoting movement of the handle relative to the base seat; and when the button is moved to a second position, the latch is separated away from the fastening slot to push the handle, so that the handle is pivoted along a direction away from the base seat, thereby to facilitate a user to grip the handle to pull a hard disk driver from a server.

Claims

1. A handle assembly configured for a user'"'"'s gripping thereon for moving an electronic device from a server, comprising:

a base seat;

a handle assembled on the base seat and having a first surface and a second surface, a height difference existing between the first surface and the second surface, the handle comprising;

a first pivot connection section located on a terminal of the handle and pivotally connected with the base seat;

a gripping section located on another terminal of the handle;

a retaining section outwardly extending from the first surface of the handle, and a fastening slot formed between the retaining section and the second surface of the handle; and

a button having a body section which is assembled on the base seat, and the button allowing movement thereof between a first position and a second position in respect to the base seat, and the button comprising a latch which is outwardly extended,

wherein when the button is moved to the first position, the latch engages into the fastening slot to restrict a movement of the retaining section, thereby preventing a pivoting movement of the handle relative to the base seat;

when the button is moved to the second position, the latch is separated away from the fastening slot to push the handle, so that the gripping section is pivoted along a direction away from the base seat;

wherein the base seat comprises a second pivot connection section, and the handle assembly comprises at least one return spring, a pivot, and at least one first inclined plane which is connected between the first surface and the second surface, the at least one return spring and the pivot are disposed on the second pivot connection section of the base seat and the first pivot connection section of the handle for pivotably connecting the first and second pivot connection sections together; and

wherein the at least one return spring is used for applying an elastic recovery force on the first pivot connection section of the handle to move the handle toward the base seat to rest on the latch of the button, such that when the button is moved to the first position along the at least one first inclined plane, the latch engages into the fastening slot to restrict the movement of the retaining section, thereby preventing the pivoting movement of the handle relative to the base seat.

2. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the button is moved to from the first position to the second position, the latch is separated away from the fastening slot to move along the at least one first inclined plane to push the handle, so that the gripping section is pivoted along the direction away from the base seat.

3. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second inclined plane is formed on the latch, which corresponds to the at least one first inclined plane of the handle, for guiding the latch when the button is moved from the second position to the first position in which the latch engages into the fastening slot or when the button is moved from the first position to the second position in which the latches separates away from the fastening slot.

4. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the retaining section comprises a horizontal wall and a hook end, the horizontal wall horizontally outwardly extends from the first surface of the handle, and the hook end vertically extends from the horizontal wall and corresponds to the second surface;

when the button is moved to the first position from the second position, the latch engages into the fastening slot along the at least one first inclined plane for blocking a movement of the hook end of the retaining section.

5. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base seat comprises a channel rail and an accommodating space, a notch is formed between the channel rail and the accommodating space, so as to enable the channel rail and the accommodating space to communicate with each other;

the accommodating space is used for assembling with the handle, and the channel rail is used for assembling with the body section of the button to allow the button for moving to the first position or the second position; and

the latch is integrally molded with the body section, and the latch outwardly extends from a lateral side of the body section and extends through the notch into the accommodating space to reach the retaining section of the handle when the button is at the first position.

6. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a positioning elastic piece disposed on the base seat, wherein the positioning elastic piece comprises a first engagement unit, and the button comprises a second engagement unit, when the latch of the button engages in the fastening slot of the handle, the first engagement unit of the positioning elastic piece engages with the second engagement unit of the button, thereby preventing a sliding movement of the latch of the button away from the fastening slot.

7. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the button is pushed to move from the first position to the second position, the positioning elastic piece is temporarily deflected, thereby enabling the second engagement unit of the button to be separated away from the first engagement unit of the positioning elastic piece.

8. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first engagement unit and the second engagement unit comprise at least one pair of structurally complementary protrusions and recesses.

9. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the button comprises a pushable button connected with the body section, for receiving a push force from the user to control a movement of the button.

10. The handle assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server comprises a chassis and the electronic device is mounted on a carrier, and wherein the base seat of the handle assembly is fixed on the carrier.

11. A handle assembly configured for a user'"'"'s gripping thereon for moving an electronic device from a server, comprising:

a base seat;

a handle assembled on the base seat and having a first surface and a second surface, a height difference existing between the first surface and the second surface, the handle comprising;

a first pivot connection section located on a terminal of the handle and pivotally connected with the base seat;

a gripping section located on another terminal of the handle;

a retaining section outwardly extending from the first surface of the handle, and a fastening slot formed between the retaining section and the second surface of the handle; and

a button having a body section which is assembled on the base seat, and the button allowing linear movement thereof between a first position and a second position in respect to the base seat, and the button comprising a latch which is outwardly extended and linearly movable with the button,

wherein when the button is moved to the first position, the latch engages into the fastening slot to restrict a movement of the retaining section, thereby preventing a pivoting movement of the handle relative to the base seat;

when the button is moved to the second position, the latch is separated away from the fastening slot to push the handle, so that the gripping section is pivoted along a direction away from the base seat;

wherein the base seat comprises a second pivot connection section, and the handle assembly comprises at least one return spring, a pivot, and at least one first inclined plane which is connected between the first surface and the second surface, the at least one return spring and the pivot are disposed on the second pivot connection section of the base seat and the first pivot connection section of the handle for pivotably connecting the first and second pivot connection sections together; and

wherein the at least one return spring is used for applying an elastic recovery force on the first pivot connection section of the handle to move the handle toward the base seat to rest on the latch of the button, such that when the button is moved to the first position along the at least one first inclined plane, the latch engages into the fastening slot to restrict the movement of the retaining section, thereby preventing the pivoting movement of the handle relative to the base seat.