IP Library Granted Patent US 7,766,676
Granted Patent B2
US 7,766,676 · App. 12/411,346 · Granted Aug 3, 2010

Electronic device

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,766,676
App. No.
12/411,346
Granted
Aug 3, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes an enclosure, a protecting member, and a power plug. The enclosure includes a top wall, a bottom wall, sidewalls, a socket, and a slot to receive an electronic card. The socket and the slot are defined in one of the sidewalls. The protecting member includes a receiving portion bounding the socket and the slot and a sliding plate capable of sliding to an open position and a closed position in the receiving portion. Movement of the sliding plate in the open position does not allow insertion of the power plug into the socket and allows the electronic card to be inserted into or removed from the slot, and movement of the sliding plate in the closed position allows insertion of the power plug into the socket and does not allow the electronic card to be inserted into or removed from the slot.

Claims (12)

1. An electronic device comprising:

an enclosure accommodating a plurality of electronic elements therein, the enclosure comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls, a socket, and a slot to receive an electronic card, the socket and the slot defined in one of the sidewalls, the top wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewalls cooperatively defining a receiving space to receive the plurality of electronic elements;

a protecting member to protect the electronic card, the protecting member comprising a receiving portion and a sliding plate capable of sliding to an open position and a closed position in the receiving portion, the receiving portion bounding the socket and the slot; and

a power plug inserted into the socket of the enclosure to provide power to the electronic device;

wherein movement of the sliding plate in the open position does not allow insertion of the power plug into the socket and allows the electronic card to be inserted into or removed from the slot, and wherein movement of the sliding plate in the closed position allows insertion of the power plug into the socket and does not allow the electronic card to be inserted into or removed from the slot.

2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion and the enclosure are integrally formed.

3. The electronic device as recited in claim 2 , wherein the receiving portion projects from one of the sidewalls.

4. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion defines a frame.

5. The electronic device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the receiving portion comprises a groove, and the sliding plate slides in the groove to the open and the closed positions.

6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls comprises a plurality of exterior sidewalls and an interior sidewall, wherein the interior wall is mechanically connected to one of the exterior sidewalls.

7. The electronic device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the socket and the slot are defined in the interior sidewall.

8. The electronic device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the receiving portion projects from the one of the exterior sidewalls that is mechanically connected to the interior sidewall.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 059791/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2009
From: HSIEH, MENG-HUNG; LIAO, CHUN-FA
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022452/0207 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0301246 · Apr 22, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090263994A1 · Oct 22, 2009