Computer housing structure

1. A housing structure, comprising:

a main cabinet having an opening formed on one side thereof, a side panel to cover the opening, and a latch pivotally arranged on the main cabinet near the opening; and

an engaging mechanism having a sliding member and an elastic member, the sliding member being movably arranged on the main cabinet and adjacent to the latch, the elastic member being coupled to the main cabinet and the sliding member on opposite ends, at least one groove and at least one hook being formed on the sliding member and the side panel, respectively;

wherein the latch has a protruding portion, an inwardly curved portion is formed on a corner of the side panel, the latch is pivotally arranged on the side panel to complement the curved portion, a sloped surface is formed on one end of the sliding member with respect to the latch, wherein when the latch is pivoted, the protruding portion pushes the sloped surface to displace the sliding member, the rotation plane of the protruding portion is normal to and non-coplanar with respect to the displacement direction of the sloped surface.

2. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion is disposed toward the sliding member.

3. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein when the sliding member is not pushed by the latch, the sliding member is held by the elastic member, while the hook is engaged to the groove for covering the opening by the side panel, wherein when the sliding member is pushed by the latch, the hook is released from the groove for removing the side panel from the main cabinet.

4. The housing structure of claim 1 , wherein an extension is formed near an edge portion of the main cabinet, wherein the sliding member includes a main shaft and at least one sliding block, the sliding block being fixedly secured to the main shaft, and wherein the sliding member is movably arranged on the extension.

5. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein at least one first through hole and at least one second through hole are formed on the extension, and wherein the first through hole is substantially T-shaped with a narrow portion thereof formed along the longitudinal axis of the sliding member toward the latch.

6. The housing structure of claim 5 , wherein the sliding block has an engaging portion for snapping to the first through hole.

7. The housing structure of claim 6 , further comprising an elasticity-recovering member abutted to the main cabinet and the latch on opposite ends.

8. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the main shaft is made of metal.

9. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the main shaft is made of steel.

10. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the sliding block is made of plastic.

11. The housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the sliding block is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyoxymethylene, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, nylon, ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), rubber, and a combination thereof.

12. A housing structure, comprising:

a main cabinet having an opening formed on one side thereof, a side panel to cover the opening and a latch movably pivotally on the main cabinet near the opening; and

an engaging mechanism having a sliding member and an elastic member, the sliding member being movably arranged on the main cabinet and adjacent to the latch, the elastic member being coupled to the main cabinet and the sliding member on opposite ends, at least one groove and at least one hook being formed on the sliding member and the side panel, respectively;

wherein an extension is formed near an edge portion of the main cabinet, at least one first through hole and at least one second through hole are formed on the extension, the sliding member includes at least one sliding block, and the sliding block has an engaging portion for snapping to the first through hole, wherein the latch has a protruding portion, when the latch is pivoted, the protruding portion pushes the sloped surface to displace the sliding member, the rotation plane of the protruding portion is normal to and non-coplanar with respect to the displacement direction of the sloped surface.

13. The housing structure of claim 12 , wherein when the sliding member is not pushed by the latch, the sliding member is held by the elastic member, while the hook is engaged to the groove for covering the opening by the side panel, wherein when the sliding member is pushed by the latch, the hook is released from the groove for removing the side panel from the main cabinet.

14. A housing structure, comprising:

a main cabinet having an opening formed on one side thereof, a side panel to cover the opening and a latch pivotally arranged on the main cabinet near the opening;

an engaging mechanism having a sliding member and an elastic member, the sliding member being movably arranged on the main cabinet and adjacent to the latch, the elastic member being coupled to the main cabinet and the sliding member on opposite ends, at least one groove and at least one hook being formed on the sliding member and the side panel, respectively; and

an elasticity-recovering member having two opposite ends respectively abutted to the main cabinet and the latch, wherein the latch has a protruding portion, when the latch is pivoted, the protruding portion pushes the sloped surface to displace the sliding member, the rotation plane of the protruding portion is normal to and non-coplanar with respect to the displacement direction of the sloped surface.

15. The housing structure of claim 14 , wherein when the sliding member is not pushed by the latch, the sliding member is held by the elastic member, while the hook is engaged to the groove for covering the opening by the side panel, wherein when the sliding member is pushed by the latch, the hook is released from the groove for removing the side panel from the main cabinet.