Mounting apparatus for removable module
A mounting apparatus for mounting a removable module in a chassis with a sidewall defining a locking slot includes a locking member, and an operation member. The removable module includes a side plate defining a through slot, and an end plate defining a through hole adjacent to the end plate. The operation member is pivotably attached to an inner surface of the side plate. The locking member includes a mounting piece fixed to the inner surface of the side plate, and a resilient piece slantingly extending from the mounting piece. A wedge extends from the resilient piece. The operation member includes a handle and a pressing portion. The handle is operated to rotate the operation member in to make the pressing portion press the resilient piece toward the side plate, until the wedge extends through the through slot to lock in the locking slot of the sidewall.
1. An assembly comprising:
a chassis comprising a sidewall defining a locking slot;
a removable module comprising a side plate and an end plate perpendicularly connected to the side plate, the side plate defining a through slot, the end plate defining a through hole adjacent to the side plate
a mounting apparatus for mounting the removable module in the chassis, the mounting apparatus comprising
a locking member comprising a mounting piece mounted to an inner side of the side plate near the end plate and a resilient piece extending slantingly from one end of the mounting piece away from the side plate, the resilient piece comprising a wedge formed on one end of the resilient piece away from the mounting piece and facing the through slot; and
an operation member pivotably mounted to the inner side of the side plate, the operation member comprising a pressing portion, and a handle extendable through the through hole of the end plate, wherein the handle is manipulated to pivot the operation member around an axis perpendicular to the side plate such that the pressing portion presses the resilient piece to be deformed toward the side plate along a direction perpendicular to the side plate until the wedge extends through the through slot to engage in the locking slot.
2. The mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation member comprises a substantially fan-shaped main body, a pivot hole is defined in a center of a circle of the main body, a fastener extends through the pivot hole to screw into the side plate, to pivotably mount the operation member to the side plate.
3. The mounting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the handle is formed on a first side surface of the main body around an opening defined in a center of the main body, the pressing portion is formed from a circumference of the main body.
4. The mounting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a protrusion extends out from a second side of the main body adjacent to an end of the pressing portion, a raised bridge is formed from the inner side of the side plate, above the through slot, the protrusion is engageable in the bridge to fix the operation member.
5. The mounting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein two positioning holes are defined in the main body near the corresponding first and second sides, a distance between the pivot hole and one of the positioning holes is equal to a distance between the pivot hole and the other positioning hole, two positioning portions protrude from the inner side of the side plate, the positioning portions engage in the corresponding positioning holes, to position the operation member.
6. The mounting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a flexible tape is attached to the handle.
7. An assembly, comprising:
a chassis comprising a sidewall defining a locking slot;
a removable module comprising a side plate and an end plate perpendicularly connected to the side plate, the side plate defining a through slot, the end plate defining a through hole adjacent to the side plate;
a locking member comprising a mounting piece mounted to an inner side of the side plate near the end plate and a resilient piece extending slantingly from one end of the mounting piece away from the side plate, the resilient piece comprising a wedge formed from one end of the resilient piece away from the mounting piece and facing the through slot; and
an operation member pivotably mounted to the inner side of the side plate, and sandwiching the locking member together with the side plate, the operation member comprising a pressing portion, and a handle extendable through the through hole of the end plate, wherein the handle is manipulated to move the operation member such that the pressing portion presses the resilient piece to be deformed toward the side plate until the wedge extends through the through slot to engage in the locking slot.
8. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the operation member comprises a substantially fan-shaped main body, a pivot hole is defined in a center of a circle of the main body, a fastener extends through the pivot hole to screw into the side plate, to pivotably mount the operation member to the side plate.
9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the handle is formed on a first side of the main body around an opening defined in a center of the main body, the pressing portion is formed from a circumference of the main body.
10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein a protrusion extends out from a second side of the main body adjacent to an end of the pressing portion, a raised bridge is formed from the inner side of the side plate, above the through slot, the protrusion is engageable in the bridge to fix the operation member.
11. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein two positioning holes are defined in the main body near the corresponding first and second sides, a distance between the pivot hole and one of the positioning holes is equal to a distance between the pivot hole and the other positioning hole, two positioning portions protrude from the inner side of the side plate, the positioning portions engage in the corresponding positioning holes, to position the operation member.
12. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein a flexible tape is attached to the handle.